The Best of my Life.....Quilting and Grandkids

I can not believe it has been 5 months since my last post. I wondered if I shouldn't just close down the blog, but I remembered it's main purpose.....for them.....

 

So what has been happening? TJ turned 8 last week. I had them for Spring break. 

He is growing so fast and I miss that baby boy. This trip he decided he did not need his morning hugs any more...he was 8 now, ya know! I had a heart to heart and convinced him those morning hugs would always be needed! Emerson is growing too!!

She is such a sweet girl, but a bit of a drama queen at times....

She was left out when the boys went down the street...she is still too little to go in the road. I let her come "quilt" with me and she got happy again. Speaking of quilting....she got her quilt!!!

She was thrilled with it. I was happy with it too. I have gotten a lot of quilting done over the winter months. I finished that baby quilt from the last post I made.

The texture was wonderful.

I also made 3 tied quilts for my 3 cousins. Their dad died several years ago and I made quilts using his flannel shirts. Robby and Meghan were very surprised to see them (Sarah was not there, but she got hers too).

I made several minis and a table runner...all gifts.

All hand quilted. Earlier tonight, I took the last quilting stitches in my latest project, a baby quilt for a shower on Saturday.

I will bind it tomorrow and have set a record for myself. I quilted this 50x50 quilt by hand in two weeks. It usually takes me 6....I will say I enjoy it more when I can take my time! 

My next project is going to be a scrap quilt....oh and 2 more baby quilts. There is a baby boom at my church!!! All the scraps are chosen and ready to cut.

I can't have a post without sharing the girls....Sassy is still queen of the castle.

Cammy has all the attitude!! She was being told to MOVE off of that quilt.....see the ears? She was giving me what Winona calls the "stink eye"!

I promise to come back SOON, and catch you up on my kids. Leave a comment and let me know you are still out there!!! ;)

A Quilty Update

 Happy 4th of July!!! Our day has been HOT!! We did go see Brave, and  the kids spent the rest of the afternoon in the little pool. Now everyone is just "moping", as Sweetheart calls it. 

I thought I would pop in and give you all a quilting update. I will be honest....I lost my quilting mojo several months ago, and am just getting it back, so maybe being back on the blog will help with that. I started working on Emerson's "Star Quilt" last spring.....so far I have 5 out of 12 blocks done. She can't pick her favorite, because she "loves them all"!

It is too hot to hand quilt on that big UGRR Sampler, so I have put it away for now. Hand applique seems the answer. I am working on block 3 of Henrietta Whiskers....still. I bought this neat lap desk at Target yesterday. I LOVE it!!!!

It makes my time with the block in my lap much easier and more enjoyable. I duct taped that pincushion to the desk for easy use. It is the best $12 I've spent in a loooong time! I also have a new case to keep my applique supplies in. 

It is a cosmetics bag from "31 Bags". Actually, it is the double one, and has a whole other zipper section. It will be nice when I have 2 applique projects going at once.....which I plan to......

This quilt is my next big applique project....Folk Art Blooms, by Buggy Barn. I won't start it til I finish the Henrietta Whiskers quilt top, BUT.....see that bottom right hand corner block? That one is getting done for a wall hanging. Each block measures 20x20, so they are big. I will start it as soon as block number 3 (or maybe number 4 since it is all prepped) is finished....it will be a nice break and get something in the hoop small enough to tolerate in this heat. I have the fabrics pulled already.

Those colors are much nicer in person. :( 

So that is my quilty update. Hopefully there will be more to share before another 3 months goes by without touching a needle!!

The grandkids are here til Friday. Sweetheart goes back to work tomorrow after 4 days off. It will be a quiet day here....I may even stay in my jammies!!! The temps are suppose to be triple digits again, so we will lay low, which means lots of applique time!

Hope your 4th was as blessed as mine!

Bren