Quilts in January

Here are the first couple customer quilts that I quilted in January.
The first one has wintery fabrics, including pinecones and holly.  It is made from large blocks of rectangles and a square.  It's quilted with a woodsy pattern of pinecones, acorns, leaves and branches.  It turned out great and would look perfect in a cabin!

 Next up is a small quilt.  Wide table runner size.  Log cabin blocks in red and creams.  I used a feather with flower in cream areas and another free-hand feather design in the red areas.   A double feathered wreath is in the center (red).  

 

New Year Resolutions

Hope you are ready for the New Year!  I am making resolutions by the handful and one of them is to be healthier in 2011.  I joined a health club and I'm working to make exercise a healthy habit.
I also joined www.sparkpeople.com, an on-line website that helps me track my nutrition, fitness and other goals.  I love the menu plans and calorie tracker.  It's free - so check it out.

I did not quilt or piece anything over the Christmas holiday.  I took a break from all sewing and quilting activities.  But it's back to work now.  I am quilting a customer quilt right now - a "Cinco De Mayo" quilt (Karen Stone pattern) and I'll share pictures when it's done.  It's very time consuming.

Hope you are all quilting and sewing to your heart's content!   
 

Apron Exchange

The WannaBee’s exchanged aprons last night.  It was fun to see what everyone made!  We pulled names, so each apron was made with that person in mind.  Here are some pictures…

A shoe theme with crisscross straps in the back.

Makes me want to sing Edelweiss!  Cute snowflake buttons outline the pocket.

A perfect fit for this gourmet cook!

Amy Butler fabric was used in this apron and there's even a loop for your kitchen towel!

  

A great color combo and lots of ruffles!

A smock-style that is reversible! 

We’ll all be cooking up something de-lish in these aprons! 

A Social Network Christmas

Bee XMas Dinner

I am so blessed to be part of this Bee.  They have been together for 20 years and adopted me a few years ago.   We had a pincushion exchange and just look at all the creative pincushions!  Click on the picture for a close up.

We can’t figure out how the batik one (middle) was made. 
The one on the left is a squirrel on a ball.  I didn’t get his tail in the shot. 

All the gals are so creative!

December Quilting

Here is a circular Christmas tree skirt.  Customer, Marge M. made this with the wedge ruler.

I saw more hexagons in December...this one was hand-pieced by JoAnne L.  I quilted small arcs around each side of each hexagon and put a star in the very center.  The little black diamonds are quilted too, but you can't see the quilting.

 I am finally piecing something.  This is a patriotic log cabin block.  I saw a quilt with similar blocks at a quilt show a couple years ago and always wanted to make one.  This is my sample block - before cutting and piecing the rest of the blocks.  It is 6" finished and will be made into a table runner... one day.  My first log cabin block ever! 

That's it for now.  I have a new camera and learning how to use it.  I still take blurry pictures.  It's operator error, not the camera.  I need steady hands.  Or a tripod.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Hope you all have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving Day!  God Bless,

Julie