DQS 12 Button 150

DQS 12 Button 150, a photo by Miss Emily D on Flickr.

I joined this swap on Flickr and can't wait to get started on it. It is going to be so much fun playing with all these talented ladies.

I'm in a Slump!

After I finished the tumbler quilt from my last post, I have been in a slump.  I just can't seem to get my mojo on.  Have you ever had that happen to you?  I want to sew, I have lot's of ideas, I just can't seem to get motivated.   What do you do to snap out of it?

My First Finish for 2012!

I am so excited to have my first finished quilt for 2012. I started this one a couple months ago. I don't turn them out as quickly as a lot of quilters because I normally hand quilt. I love the red and aqua color combination and this line (bliss by Bonnie and Camille) does not disappoint. Perfect for this pattern. My dd, Misty, claimed this one for her house. The older daughter, Amy, has claimed the next one already. It will be made of the red and aqua line called sugar and spice.

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

Hope you and your family are enjoying this special time of year!

A Doll Quilt for Ava

It's Ava's 6th birthday this Friday.  I knew I wanted to make something special for her.  I settled on a doll quilt.  I love dots and incorporated them into many of the aspects of this little quilt.  I started with the fabric.  The background fabric is little dots.  Most of the yo yos are made with different polka dot fabrics.  I sewed them to fabric in a grid pattern.  Then I sewed the grids with perle cotton.  I used a different color thread for each one.  I ended with a colorful striped binding.  I love the way it turned out.  I hope Ava likes it.  I think I need to get a new baby doll to go with it!

Our Family

This post isn't about anything crafty.  I just wanted to share some family pictures we had made at the local nature preservative.  It's not easy getting this many people together in one place.  And trying to get everyone to look at the camera at the same time is really tricky.  Just forget about getting everyone to smile.  Considering how windy the day was and that there were four little ones five or younger, I think they turned out pretty good.

Amy's Quilt Bloggers' Festival

Once again Amy at http://amyscreativeside.com/ is having her quilters blog fest.  She does this in the spring and fall every year and it is sew much fun to see all the beautiful quilts and meet new blogging friends.

The quilt I'm showing this year is my first attempt with perle cotton.  I love the look of it, but am not quite sure I have the hang of it.  It is kind of difficult to pull through the layers.  The pattern I used was adapted from one I saw using layer cakes.  This one was made using charm squares I got at a steal from Connecting Threads and some Kona cotton.  It turned out fresh and springy and although I am in love with it, I decided my sister should have it for her new house.  The great thing is, she loves it, too!