Texas

We were all very sad to hear that our dear friend Bliss was moving away, so we wanted to make her a quilt to remember us by. This is what we came up with. We all donated fabric and took part in creating the quilt. There were days when we weren't sure it was going to be finished in time because of illness, a wedding, vacations, etc., but it all came together at last and we were able to give it to her on the day they loaded for the move. Bliss, we all miss you lots!

A little bit of Texas going to Korea

We have some friends that are from Korea and she is going home for her sisters wedding.  I wanted to send a gift to both of their parents.... something that represented Texas but was easy to pack.  Table runners were the perfect answer!

The pictures don't show very well (I didn't think to do a close up in my not-so-good multi-tasking day) but the blue material has a cowboy rope pattern throughout and the red one is a funky cowboy fabric.

The backing is what really says Texas....

Saying goodbye to another friend...

My friend, Melissa is moving (Take a look at her fabulous blog)

So sad for me. Can you guess what her going away present was?

A quilt.

Of course!

Note the kitten at the top.... my son thought it would add a nice touch to the photo.

Texas!

I just finished this quilt today for a friend that

has spent the last few years in Texas for her

husband's medical school and residency.

My friend came up with the idea and her

husband made the Texas pattern for me.

On a stolen hospital sheet.

But I won't tell.

some easy baby quilts.

here are some easy ideas for baby blankets.

these are all quilts that we made last year.

i'm still dealing with sick kids.

but, i'm dreaming of quilting...

Quilt for a New Cowpoke

Bliss and I have a friend who just adopted a little boy from Russia.........any excuse to make a quilt!

We used a vintage-looking print for the large blocks with little cowboys and cowgirls and trimmed them out with a pieced sashing of smaller squares.

I backed the quilt with a snuggly flannel and appliqued his name.
A fast and easy keepsake!

The Stars at Night....

....Deep in the heart of Texas....

[did I mention we have a little state pride down here?]

I have made several of these quilts now and have done different style blocks on each one. Nine patch, rail fence, whatever. Each section is 4x8 and each block is 6.5 inches (including seam allowance) so it makes a nice size lap quilt.

The star is appliqued on leaving a 0.5 inch border which I then clip fringe style so it 'rags' nicely when washed.

Everything's bigger in Texas! ~

Lubbock Quilt

Bliss has been after me to post some pics of my 'Lubbock quilt.'

She and I have made a couple of these quilts [on a much smaller scale] for friends who have moved away.

I got a bit carried away on mine; it's between a Queen and King size. It was fun to make [but not to quilt]; I backed it with a fine gauge courdoury, so it's very heavy.

Bliss here.... this is a picture of the Lubbock quilt we all made for our quilting friend Julie Olson who deserted us to move to Michigan.