Ninja Turtle Car Seat cover

My friend Jennifer is pregnant with a little boy and due any day now. She wanted to have a ninja turtle theme but it isnt exactly easy to find ninja turtle baby stuff. So I made her a Ninja Turtle Car Seat Cover! I used fleece for the applique so I wouldnt have to satin or blanket stitche the edges considering it is pretty complex. She loves it!

Purse Challenge

The purse challenge is underway, and I have got a good start on mine. I want to keep it! I hope everyone is having a good time. JoAnn and I are going to figure out a date for part two...the exchange. Do any of you have dates you can't go? It will be at JoAnn and Bob's.

Quilt Escape

Kim and I attended the Quilt Escape retreat weekend at Shawnee State Park this past weekend.  I had a GREAT time!  The quilt I made at the retreat is called "One Block Wonder", but I gave my own version a name.  I call it "Not Your Typical Grandma's Flower Garden".  This morning, I woke up at 3:45 and couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up and put the borders on.  Now it is ready to load up on the frame and let Madame Gazelle do her magic!

Purse Challenge

Trish and I had a purse challenge with some fat quarters I bought on clearance while at the Sokum Fest with Sharon. I just divied up the fabric, and we had to use each fabric at least once in the purse, but were also allowed to add fabric if we wanted. I guess Maggie picked Trisha's purse as the winner. She did a great job with this paper pieced maple leaf pattern, didnt she? I used some redwork to quilt some of mine, and some wonder under applique leafs.

ABCs and 123s

Here is my latest quilt. I am teaching myself to paper piece and thought these simple ABC blocks would be a good place to start. I found the 123 panels on Ebay and decided to incorporate them into the quilt.

I made my new grand daughter a baby quilt using some of the same fabrics from this quilt. I am going to save this one to send her for her first birthday.

Here is my latest quilt finished

This quilt is a mixture of paper piecing and applique.  I loved making it.  Got the pattern from a book called "Flying Colors"  It measures approximately 20 wide by 36 high.

Recipe for a Happy Life

I saw a plaque set that had this on it in a Figi's catalogue and I liked it sew much I decided to make my own version.

I know it is too small to read sew I will tell you that it says
Live like heaven begins tomorrow.
Love like you have never been hurt before.
Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.