Time to try a T-shirt quilt...

One of my sweet SIL's asked if we could put together a T-shirt quilt for their oldest daughter graduating high school soon.....Having never made one, I didn't hesitate to say YES and proceed to look up directions everywhere I could think of!!  ;-)  Feelin' pretty confident now....
                                         She'll be attending this fine university where our oldest son also went. He donated this OLD t-shirt to the cause.

Here's the auditioning of sashing and

arranging...so far I like it. DS's lovely wife helped me pick the patterned fabric. The two smaller squares and an outside border

will be this dark green batik from the stash.

And just because she's so cute--here's a picture of DGD Logan (and her boyfriend Evan) at the ACS Relay for Life this past weekend.

Happy Sewing all!  :-)

 

mug rugs and more......

 

Mug rugs for a couple friends that don't read this blog...one March birthday and one April birthday. Really like the backing fabric of both also!
DH and I took an anniversary weekend in Marine City, MI at a beautiful Bed and Breakfast named The Heather House...

If you ever get the chance, look them up! Beautifully decorated and our hostess, Barbara, was wonderful. Another couple staying had the same anniversary!

There's a very nice quilt shop in the main shopping district that features a quilters' retreat in a lovely appointed upper floor. Up to 6 quilters can stay and sew to their hearts content! Quilting Dreams is the name.
Joan DeRue is the owner who was nice enough to give us a tour of her shop--upstairs and down!

Her website is http://quilting-dreams.com/ and she specializes in reproduction fabrics.
One of the best parts of Marine City is the St. Clair River and the freighter traffic you can watch float by!!

Have a great week and enjoy some scenery and some sewing!! :-)

 

A little finish and a little start......

Finished a little Disappearing 9 patch for the baby boy bundle DD and DSIL have started! They're due the 3rd week of August.

The sun was out for a while, so over the picnic table it went.

FMQ'd a few words in one of the borders, ala BQFF, Judy. That was fun!

No tulips here outside--but some lovely ones from BQFF, Barbara. Pop over to her site and enjoy a quilt show Smilebox!! (thanks again, Barb)    Have a great week everyone!!

Happy Easter....

Resistance was futile...... ;-)

Held out as long as I could...looking at all the beautiful examples of the Scrappy Trip Alongs (tutorial by Bonnie Hunter). Even copied the directions over 2 weeks ago. But when you KNOW you have plenty of 2 1/2 inch strips already cut and ready to use...

how long can you hold out?? :-) It was fun and fast, so I see more of them in my future. That is when we're not having fun with our grand daughter Logan.

She's absolutely irresistible too!!
Have a great weekend........

At year's end...where to start??

Received this beautiful Christmas tree from Barb...here's the amazing quilting detail-- Thankyou Barb!
Love the fabric choices!! And this little gem (measuring approx. 1 1/2 inches total!) is from Judy...

It's so pretty on a sweater.Thankyou, Judy! The detail is amazing here too! Ok, enough about me. Take a look at this quilt created by a 19 year old young man for his bride-to-be! The only thing his Mom asked me to do was put a white binding on! (He couldn't pick a color or a pattern--so he chose white, very logical!)

His Mom said he found a tutorial online and jumped in! I was very proud to be asked to bind it--just by machine, so he could have it back quickly...

After finishing this, it got me thinking of all the semi-unfinished quilts in my own sewing room!! Where to start?? ;-)
Have a HAPPY and safe New Year! Enjoy everything this wonderful season has to offer. And get some time in for quilting!! :-)

Have a Merry Little Christmas now....

Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Men............See you in 2013! Have a safe and Happy New Year.