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History: Dally and Ralph Wedding Gift, May 1999

This was my first real attempt at a pieced quilt. 1999. Previously I had made some appliqued quilts, and I had the nerve to give them as gifts; but really I should have hidden them...... I believe this pattern is called Garden Trellis

I try to sign the quilt with something I have written that is meaningful and personal; this one is no exception, it reads:

May the warmth of love,
The piecing of life pleasures,
The weave of souls intertwined,
Comfort you, keep you and bring you joy.

9/2/08 I was reminded today that the wedding was actually in 98....it just took me a year to get this quilt done and present it at their open house; the inscription is dated for 99....thank you Dally!

History Oscar's Quilt 2005

My great nephew Oscar baby shower quilt. All bugs amphibians and creepy crawlers....

History 1995 ... Trash to treasure YKK

Back in the early 90's we were living in Matthews, North Carolina. I was working at the local "Piece Goods Shop" fabric store and volunteering at Crown Point Elementary School. At some point the fabric shop was revamping it's inventory and had decided to toss out this zipper rack. Never feeling right about tossing such useful items into the dumpster I took it home and with the help of my (now ex) husband removed the metal hanging rods and replaced them with dowels and washers. I made slings out of flag bunting to hold the books and turned the door around to disguise the YKK logo. My two daughters kindergarten teachers were happy with it and I like to think it is still in service. My daughters, one is pictured in the first photo, just graduated from high school so I am sure that it has since made friends with the land fill, but it was a fun experiment!

TTFN

OOh Wee, I'm done for this show!! I opted out of the bow ties (though I still think it's a good idea) and made small handbags for little ladies and a sampling of bibs. No big story here. I used what I had for materials hoped they turned out OK.

Every project seems to have a life of its own and I had a lot of fun today (with more stress thrown in.....)

Let's hope we have good weather tomorrow!!

"Do you like my hat?"

Here is a sampling of the fleece hats. It is tough making them 'your own'. The orange one is for an adult (what else would I do with this colored fleece than make a hunters cap?) The berets are toddler size, but I only have an adult head to model on (live or otherwise) so the bottom edge isn't looking the way it should. This last little plaid one has ears, and I am still working on getting my proportions right. Do you like it?

More to come....

cul de sac

This is the last set of bags completed today.

Two of the travel bags and one last "To Go" handbag.

Tomorrow should be an interesting change of pace as I start and finish the baby items and (gasp) some bow ties....maybe a jacket too....you never know how the spirits will move me.