One down, One to go!!!

Finished the boarders on one quilt, now to finish the other.....
Two daughters, two quilts.... Lap quilts to curl up with on the couch.  Let me know what you think I would love to hear from everyone.

thanks for stopping by
Happy Quilting!!!
Karen

The Winner and my new project

Hi all,

We have a new recipient of the Traveling Stash box # 4....... Vroomans Quilts

In our age of technology..... I went old school.... put the numbers in a bowl and chose one... Yeah I know.... Old school but it works... Congrats on your win....Sharon I will be sending the box soon.....


My new project.....

a few blocks done.....

These are for my girls.... yes I will split it between two of them....
Going very quickly... 2 jelly rolls that i got from Joanns, when???? Long time ago...
But still have quilts to finish and since I am a hand quilter they don't seem to get done very soon.... but I am trying to teach myself machine quilting.....

I received 5 tops from the Tucson Quilters Guild and I will practice this weekend..... I am hoping... Then maybe I will be confident enough to quilt all the tops I have not finished!!!! Hoping and Hoping......

Have a great weekend..
Hughs
and Happy Quilting

Super Bowl Sunday

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by!

What did you get to do for Super Bowl, I watched most of the commercials, the Budweiser Clydesdale's are my favorite every year. My dear hubby watched the game and I listened while I put the binding on my Son in Law's quilt.  Last weekend I finally got all the blocks together and now it is ready for the frame.

Do to an unfortunate accident..... (Me & the dog) I have not opened the Traveling stash box yet, but plan to very very soon, hopping tonight..... You can find the information here

Our 45lb bulldog took a flying (and I mean flying) leap at the patio chair..... guess I should have not have had myself turned and standing next to the chair!!!! She hit the chair, that hit me in the ribs.  Low and behold I am a lot sore and cant pick up much for a few days......  We will see how that goes.... Been to urgent care, x rays are OK but doc wanted me to go to ER..... Since I have a heart condition they tend to freak out...  I will think on that one for a few days.....

Anyway here are a few pictures of Brandon's quilt top finished (the son in law)  Hope to get quilting on it soon.

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Quilting!

Karen

Finally Finished and still working on

I finished the binding on Colton's quilt this morning.  My toes are cold since my sewing room is on the north and east walls of the house and does not warm up during the winter.

Love you Colton, next I am going to finish my other two quilts for my grandchildren Kevin and Lexus, sorry it has taken grandma so long, but just have to quilt them.

Found my next sewing machine at the quilt show yesterday...... To buy or not to buy????  We will see......

Now to box it up and ship it back to him before winter is over with!!

Kevin's quilt with border.

This is Lexus with part of the boarder, opps guess I don't have pictures of this with the final boarder, will have to fix that.

This is Kevin's Quilt top......

Both are the same blocks just different colors


I did find one yeah!!


Thanks for stopping by, have a great Sunday!!!

Karen

Colton our new grandbaby

Since my last post (way to long) I have not been in my sewing room since April (so sad)  I have been working on taking care of me..... Not the family but me... since I was diagnosed with heart disease last December and had one stent, another one in March 2012 been a long year.  I have totally changed my eating habits (yes I do cheat, don't we all.....? lol) And I work out at the gym. And again I am finally in my sewing room again... Went to see my new grand baby Colt (colton) the beginning of December 2012 and totally loved spending time with my exceptional daughter and grandchildren Kevin and Lexus (they are 12) and Colton (new)... Did not want to come home... but here I am a week before Christmas and working on his quilt.

 This is Colton's quilt I have it 1/2 sewn together as of tonight.....Yeah

 Lenea (my oldest and colton sleeping.... so cute.... LOVE this picture

 Out day at Myrtle Beach... Loved it, a little cold My Daughter and grandchildren... yes  all three of them are mine and I love them, miss them and would do anything for them. they are great and love their baby brother.... Kevin is so hansom!!!!

 Oh yes this is me.... 54 and lost 35 pounds....

 My oldest daughter Lenea and my youngest daughter MJ.... aren't they beautiful?????

 Me and MJ

 Colton

 Lenea out on the town with hubby Brandon,,,,, Beautiful!!!!!

 Colton is a chunk and I think this picture looks like my baby brother Pat?????

Big sister Lexus taking care of Colton, does not look quite and big in this picture....LOL But they are both beautiful to me!!!!

I am about ready to move to the east coast so I don't miss anything, they have been gone to long and grandma misses them every day.... they are so much a part of my heart...

Thanks for checking in
Karen
Merry Christmas

New Grandbaby!!!!

We are expecting a new grand baby in November and a new grand nephew in July!! We are so excited.  With all of my recent medical issues, it is even more important to get me healthy again.  That is what I will be working on.  My taxes are done and we break even this year, since the last dependent has left the coop last year, no deduction this year, so sad.  But when I heard the news, I started this one.......

This is for our new grand child, I have not decided about our grand nephew just yet but working on it.
Thanks for stopping, have a GREAT day! Karen

Sewing

I am in my sewing room, a few more blocks on my son in laws quilt. (Storm at Sea) Since I spent the last 2 days in the hospital for my second stent placement in 3 months, I needed something to do.  I have lots of projects to work on and have enjoyed all the inspiration that I get from everyone's wonderful blogs (thank you all)

Started this one just after the kids got married (will be 2yrs in June) boy does time fly by....

I have 10 sections done so far and will sew them together, I can't sit to long so I am going to get back to it! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Started Quilting

I finally loaded Mike's quilt on the frame.  This is the first one that is not a practice quilt, Yeah!! I started to use the panto boards until I got to the center...Black thread on dark background is a little hard to see but it does hide all my mistakes.  In progress and work on a few hours at a time, we will see.  Hope to have quilted this weekend or maybe next.... We will see.

03/31/2012
I finished Mike's quilt last weekend. My first finished quilt for 2012, hope to get more done! Yeah!! I tagged it and presented to my nephew, he was so pleased...

Mikes quilt

I started another quilt by request of my sister in law.  This one is for mikie, was suppose to be done in November 2011, but low and behold, just after starting, I got sick. Yuck.  After 2 months and thousands of dollars later, I am on the mend. 

I have not blogged in a very very long time, but seeing the awesome job my sister has done on her blog I am inspired again..... We will try.  Anyway back to the new quilt with pillow shams even.

It too large to get a good picture on the wall but you get the idea.  Now have to get it on the frame and get quilted.  Still working on the pillow shams but have to get more thread.

Fathers Day

I guess it is appropriate that I started this special quilt on Mothers day and finished the top on Fathers Day.  In the process i have put boarders on my granddaughters quilt and finished the top on my grandson's quilt.  I have been busy, with a baby quilt top done for a friend and another for a friend of my son's.  since I have been out of my sewing room for so long, it is about time I started finishing what has been a long list of project unfinished.

Mothers Day

This would be the first Mothers Day ever that all my children were not at home. I was lucky and had them all together for Easter, Yeah.
Very Quiet, Shelby (my lab) let me sleep till 7am (very unusual for her), met my sister at the park for a 3 mile walk.  Home again after stopping at the store and my dear HB was asleep again.  (seems to be doing alot of that this past week)

OK to my sewing room, I started a project during the week all light and dark blues cut on the bias. Special gift for a special person. I put in sappy movies and drank a pot of coffee and sewed and starched all day. In between all the waves of tears, just because! I don't ever think in my quilting years that I have starched and ironed so much. lol. I got 4 panels done and it took most of my weekend. 

Started dinner for us bout 4pm and Travis showed up about 6 (just in time for dinner) and MJ about 8pm.  Had a nice visit then off to bed, had to work in the AM.

This is what I have so far:

Still have lots of work to do!!!

Project Bunny finished

Since Christmas is just around the corner, finished my Granddaughters Day/Night bunny this morning.  Finishing lace and ribbons done, dresses on and Wallah! finished just in time to get it in with the packages to NC.

 Night time bunny above

Day time bunny