Amid taking care of my baby boy, I have found time here and there to work on a couple of quilts. One of these projects is Cora’s quilt for her bed. She has seen me make quilt after quilt but none have been for her. (Don’t worry she has plenty!) Finally, I’m working on her quilt. But it has been…
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Progress on Cora’s Quilt
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This project will be filled with my favorites: rainbows of color and 1930s fabrics. Me likey colors. Me likey colors, a lot. Me no likey cutting fabric. Ahem. My baby is five months old and has stopped sleeping though the night. I’d like to blame the use of “me likey” on him. I don’t think it would make a difference…
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A quilter’s new year
I think that the quilter’s new year starts December 26th. Just sayin’. I swore I would take this week off. But I got the itch! So, I got my machine back out and set up. QY2011 (that’s Quiling Year 2011 to you) starts off with these lovelies: A project for my biggest daughter. I keep making quilts and she keeps…
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Why I quilt
To hear my daughter running in the family room dragging her “big qwuilt” behind her. Tuck me in mommy. No mommy wit my qwuilt. *contented sigh* — Edited to add a full picture of her “qwuilt” And a pic of the back. It measure 88 inches by 65 inches. Pattern found here.
Finishes (just) in time for Christmas
For the bestest mother-in-law in the world, I made this quilt: The fabric line is by Heather Mulder Peterson and called Home for the Holidays. I used a pattern by Oh Fransson. Love her style, envy her energy! I quilted it using red thread with a flower pattern. Also finished a couple of weeks ago, but for the Bryan house…
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