A Quilt for Carter by Mary Lee

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This quilt was made by my grandmother, Mary Lee. She is the person who taught me how to hand quilt. I love this quilt! Although it is a pre-printed pattern, my grandmother does a beautiful job of quilting around every little detail in the pattern. It is absolutely gorgeous!

Carter's Diaper Bag

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This is a diaper bag that I made for my new nephew, Carter James. It was my first experience with machine quilting. I struggled with the quilting part, but I really like the way the bag turned out. Also, it was my first time using fusible interfacing, too! I loved it! It makes hemming so much easier!

Baby Elkin's Quilt

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I made this quilt over the past two weeks for a friend/co-worker's baby! It was a pre-printed pattern that I hand quilted over the lines on. I absolutely love the little animals in the pattern!

Carter and Champ's Quilt

I recently finished my first fully pieced quilt.  I made it for my new nephew Carter and his puppy Champ.  I love the way the quilt top looks, but I do not like the backing or machine quilting.  I tried to free-motion quilt, but it did not turn out very well.  It will probably be awhile before I try to machine quilt again.  I've got to research the method more.

JoAnn's Fabric and Crafts

Today, I went to JoAnn's Fabric and Crafts for the first time.  While there I bought some fabric to start a quilt top for my good friend, Christy Thompson's, little boy that she is expecting in December.  I won't post any pictures on here because I want it to be a surprise.  However, I also bought some 5" x 5" pre-cut squares in a floral pattern that I am going to use to make a quilt for my mom.  I am very excited about my fabulous finds today!  I really like JoAnn's.  Personally, I think it was much better than Hancocks for novelty cotton prints.  I would have preferred to go to Hobby Lobby, but seeing as how it was Sunday they were not open.  Here are some pictures of the pre-cut squares I found.

Crackers in Bed

This is a picture by Norman Rockwell that I recently stumbled upon on Google images.  I absolutely love it!  It illustrates my teenage years very well....and for that matter....my adulthood, too!  Except for the fact that I have cat in place of the dog!  It is a desire of mine to own this one day, but I know that it will probably never happen.  Maybe I see I nice reproduction in my future...

School is back from the summer!

So the academic year is back in session for teachers in my neck of the woods! I just spent the past week trying to get my NEW art room put together! I have unpacked all my boxes and stored most of my supplies away. I still have a few things that need to go in my storage closet, but I am waiting on a metal storage rack that should be in by Friday or Monday. All teachers will back for in-service on Tuesday. So, needless to say, my long days of rest, reading (for pleasure), sewing and quilting are long gone for a few months! I'll still be doing these things, but much slower than I did this summer! I am hoping that this is going to be a great year! I am working on finishing up my mother-in-law's quilt, which I started in November 2009, before I start and finish anymore projects! I will also be working on Carter's baby quilt, too! I'll post pics of both soon!