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New Quilts

This is made from stash, except for the backing...I really love making the Irish Chain pattern. I ran out of one of the fabrics, so had to make a design decision...this is the result!




This quilt is made entirely from stash. It is for a friend who battled colon cancer and won!!




This quilt was given to me by the ladies on the Loose Threads list. I was signed up for a block swap with them, but had to cancel because of my surgery. Each of the ladies made an extra block for me and my friend Judy did the quilting...it is truly beautiful!!

Holiday Season!

It is the Holiday Season and this picture is my way of saying Merry Chirstmas!! My husband said that over the last 10 years (while I was sick), I had lost my sense of fun...I think I've found it again!! Hopefully the picture will not frighten you...lol. :)

Holiday Greetings

Please send a card to our troops!

LBS Lost!

I went to see my surgeon today and I have now lost 73 pounds!!! I'm down 4 sizes, and feel 100% better...like my old self! I am almost half way to my goal. Life is good.

Give Away!!

Dana, of the Old Red Barn Co. blog is having a give away...three of the most beautiful quilts I've ever seen. Jut click on "blog" to get to her wonderful blog with the give away rules! Here is a picture of my favorite quilt!

Weigh-In Day!

Russ and I weighed in today...he is down a total of 25.4 lbs and I'm down 64.5 lbs!! Yay for us!!! :):)

I've been busy getting ready to go to a quilt retreat on Thursday am...can't wait...so excited. I don't really have any quilts for show and tell, most of my bed sized quilts left the house right after coming back from the quilter's! LOL. But I do have a bunch of placemats and table runners finished, so guess those will have to do.

Several Finishes

Yesterday I finished the binding on the last of the 4 quilts Francie brought to me...and bound the runners for her and Old Auntie for Christmas. Yeah!!! Also finished my greedy gift for retreat, a Christmas wall hanging.

This is the Christmas wall hanging, "Christmas Pines".


This is Old Aunties Christmas present...hope she likes it!


This is Francie's...and I know she likes it, cause I showed it to her!


This is a fall runner I made and put on my Etsy store to sell...probably won't sell tho...so far only 2 postcards have sold.

Quilts, Quilts, Quilts

I have been working like a speed demon making quilted Christmas presents. So far I have 2 table runners and 1 (6) set placemats for my son and daughter-in-law; 1 (4) set placemats and 2 quilts for daughter #1 and husband; 5 sets (4) Christmas placemats for Russ's staff and boss, and 2 runners for my sister and auntie ready to quilt. Francie (sis) dropped 4 quilts off yesterday for me to bind...and I have one quilt of mine that Francie sandwiched and I need to quilt. Whew!!!

I started an Etsy store for some postcards, cup sleeves and a couple of runners. So far I have sold 1 postcard...hopefully business will pick up. LOL. :):)

Russ and I weighed in last week and he is down almost 20 lbs, and I'm down 53 lbs. Tried to get a new picture, but both looked like I ate small children for snacks! :)

Christmas Presents

This set of placemats are not Christmas presents...I made them just because for my sister, Francie.

These are all Christmas presents for my son Jim and his wife Cathy. Hope they like them!

Table Runner & Placemats

I finished a set of six placemats and a matching runner for my daughter Melissa. She picked out the fabrics (4 packs of 5 inch charms). I think they came out pretty.

I'm On a Roll!!

This quilt is from a Flower Pot Swap on Pat Sloan's Swap list. I added 3 blocks of my own and it is ready to go to its new home. There is a lady veteran in my daughter Melissa's church who I believe needs to know someone appreciates the job she did, and the sacrifices she made. It will be a good fit.

Another Finish!

I finished the binding on this quilt today and added the label. It is for a veteran in my middle daughter's church...I'm hoping he won't notice that I turned some of the blocks wrong...someday I will make a perfect quilt.
EDIT: The pattern is from Bonnie Hunter's site, Quiltville.com. It is called Boxy Stars.

Grandbaby and a Finish!

I finally got around to pulling fabrics for Bonnie Hunter's newest mystery, Old Tobacco Road. Other people are working on the quilt already...not me. Maybe next week I can start.

This is a quilt I finished for my eldest daughter, Sandy Lee...I can't think of a name for it...any ideas??? It came back from the longarm quilter last week.
EDIT: Linda left a comment...she suggested Shangri La...which is the name of line of fabric...great idea!!! Thank you.

This is Rheaya Ann...she spent 3 days with us a couple of weeks ago...Isn't she just the cutest! Rheaya is our youngest of 11 grandchildren (10 girls, one boy). Her day care people have taught her to point at her left palm to tell you when she is hungry...too adorable!

Francie's Quilt

This is a baby quilt my sister Francie, just finished. Isn't it adorable!?! I told her it is a happy quilt.

Wall Hanging

I finished this small wall hanging yesterday...the fabrics are my hand dyes. The background fabric has paint sticks rubbed over a template. Then I embellished with beads and crystals. It was a fun piece to make...it is for my sister, Francie.

Another Day, Another Pound

Russ and I weighed in yesterday, another 5 lbs for him and another 10 lbs for me! We are doing so well, except Russ says he is starving to death! :):)!

I added a weight loss ticker for him...under the clock.

I am able to see my face emerging from the yuck...it is a good thing.

Finally...a Finish!

I finally finished something! I made 12 postcards...six of them are already in the mail and no pictures. But here are the last six. They are my hand dyes with foiled pears. I free motioned (not well) quilted around them and then decided they were a bit flat. So added some crystals to jazz them up. The borders are again, hand dyes cut with a wavy rotary cutter blade, fused down and stitched down the middle.



I also finally got the borders on my Orange Crush quilt...nothing like being slow :)
I ran out of border fabric so had to make a design decision (fix a mess up) on the top border. I think it worked out just fine! I will post a picture when I can.

New Diet

Last night for dinner I had 1/8th cup of tuna with a tiny amount of mayo and 2 T of unsweetened applesauce with raspberry...LIFE IS GOOD!! I know it must sound as though I am focusing on food, but that really hasn't happened. I have no appetite, but have to eat...to eat something that tastes good goes a long way in keeping me eating.

Doctor Visit

Went to the doctor appt today and all is well. I have lost 22.5 lbs since July 16...and the best thing they have upped my diet to puree!! Life is good.