Doesn't this look great?

He is my chiropractor.....

Oh, and he is holding a welcome sign I made for his office...it is a sawtooth cat block, and has magnets sewed into it to hold it on his office door. I fell in love with this pattern when Sharon showed me the quilt she made for Dylan. It is paperpieced. I made this one as a gift for Dr. Blood for being such great support to me the past few months after my MD abandoned me, and since my recent setback. I kinda thought the sawtooth back looked like a spine, and "WELCOME BACK" sounds appropriate for a chiropractors office, don't you think?

My First Picture Quilt

This is my first attempt at a picture quilt. It's copied from a photograph I took when Sheryl and I were paddling at Findley State Park a few years ago. The original photo won third place in a photo contest once.

This was a very fun thing to do. You take the photo to a copy shop and have them make a bigger copy of it. The largest they could make for me was 11 by 17. Next time, I'm going to try a place that can make a larger one for me. Anyway, then you use a light box - or a window like I did. Tape the copy on the window to trace patterns for the pieces. Use your main fabric as the foundation and build your photo on it. Using your patterns, make fusible pieces and fuse them to the foundation.

Then, use fabric markers and thread painting to create the highlights, shadows, and such. It was a lot of fun.

I just added a copy of the original photo.

Gift from my daughter

Krisha has such a creative brain. While I was in Ohio she made me this rose, completely made of fabric. She thought it all up in her head, she had no pattern or directions!

She was smart enough to make templates for her rose petals so that she can make more without having to figure it all out again!

She even put a little Ladybug on the leaf and added rose oil to make it smell real. I love it!

I WIN!

Candi and I started working on new purses while I was staying with her last week. By the end of the week we kinda ran outta steam (after we made Valentines gifts for our handsome grooms) So we challenged each other to finish our purses when I left. I finished mine today.

I made a couple of improvements/alterations to the original pattern, I added a magnetic snap to the top of the handle and I put one of the pockets on the inside.

I thought this was going to be an easy quick thing to do and ended up being a little more involved than I expected. It is far from perfect, but I love it!

Candi hurry up and finish yours!

Joann's Table Topper

Joann called me one day and asked me if I would make a table runner for her if she sends me the pattern and fabric. Of course, I said, sure! And it arrived in the mail in plenty of time for it to be one of my snowed-in projects.

When I got it in the mail, I thought: "Oh, My Feathers, what have I gotten myself into!" The picture looked like it would be hard! All those curves, and the odd shape!

Well, it wasn't all that hard. As a matter of fact it was kind of fun, and a very satisfying pattern to do. The hard part was putting the binding on. Even though I made bias binding which easily went around those curves, the inner corners were very difficult, and I will admit I didn't do that great of a job on them....

Joann is going to have to wait till I have time to "show and tell" at a few of my favorite quilt shops.

Kim and Candi's Valentines Projects

Kim and I have been having sew much fun sewing and creating together this week! She made this remote control organizer (in patriotic fabrics to match their decor) for Pete for Valentines Day. She made a coordinating one for her crocheting/knitting stuff and knick knacks. I loved them sew much that I made one for Randy. I added a little bag to the end (inspired by a thread catcher that I also copied from Kim) and found a really nice lion embroidery pattern to add to the top. They look almost as good as store bought!