Orange Peel Quilt

This quilt was made for my youngest son and his wife for Christmas. It seems to be a tradition for me now to complete a project on Christmas eve (10:30 p.m. this time!). I thought I was going to pull my hair out on this one! It really appears to be such a simple pattern. It took f.o.r.e.v.e.r. I kept running out of supplies and had to order more to match. I couldn't get most of my points to match (no surpise there!), you name it. But, now it's finished and the recipients seem quite pleased with it. It's about 100x 110. I actually meant for it to be 110x110, but that didn't happenIt's machine quilted using my walking foot and a curvy-lined stitch.

I have to admit that the back is my favorite part of this quilt. It's the Good Neighbors quilt backing fabric by Amanda Jean Nyberg. LOVE it!! The colors were perfect for this quilt.

Woven Wonder

I used a couple of cute jelly roll fabrics by Riley Blake in this one. It's about 52x62 and it is straight-line machine quilted. One of those supposedly easy rag quilt, and quilt-as-you-go things. A little out of my comfort zone, but it was kinda fun.

Candy Squares

This is from a Craftsy quilt kit I picked up some time ago. I added jumbo rick-rack to the border to add some interest. It's about 54x66. Machine quilted. I am loving all the bright batik colors.

Family Pictures

We try to get our family picture done every few years. We have grown quite a bit, so we've certainly seen a lot of changes.

This one totally cracks me up because we couldn't get our one and ONLY grandson to smile. He wanted nothing to do with sitting with all those girls and getting his picture taken again. We took him away from trying to climb a tree and he was none too happy about it.

It's so hard to get everyone together anymore! We do at least all live in the same state now, so it's not as difficult as it used to be. Just love these cute people!

Halloween 2015

Halloween fun. We're trying to get more into Halloween, since the grand kids are getting older and it's a big deal to them. I even won the adult costume prize! All the kids and grandkids were so awesome. It was so much fun. I already have next years' costume planned out :)

Downton Abbey-inspired Quilt Finish

I actually completed this lap-sized quilt a month ago, but I was having some computer issues. I am working on three (and another in the planning stages) quilts right now. This quilt has some Downton Abbey fabrics in it, so it's a vintage-inspired quilt. I machine quilted it.

More Stuff

A trip to Key West

We also have a couple of new GRAND babes. They are adorable, of course!

Oh, they are soooo sweet! Just love them to pieces!!

A Trip to Seattle

A quick trip to the Seattle area a couple of weeks ago took me to visit my Mom and a couple of my sisters. I got to see one niece also. The weather was perfect! Seems Idaho has traded places with the Seattle area when it comes to weather. When we left our daughter's house in Boise it was raining, and had been raining for a week. The Seattle area was all blue skies, all weekend long! It was wonderful.

No quilt progress AT ALL. Gardening and travel.

Spring Turns Into Summer

There was a bird trying to build a nest in my front door wreath for three days in a row in early spring. I succeeded in chasing her away, but now it kind of makes me sad. Spring is quickly turning into the longer and warmer days of summer. Don't get me wrong! I'm not complaining, it's just that Spring seems so fleeting.

I am trying to enjoy these flowers for as long as I can. The Hyacinths and tulips and daffodils, etc. do not last long enough! I am hoping these Lily's will last much longer. We have cool nights here in Idaho, so that helps. But it also requires a few extra precautions, like putting my tomato plants in these cool greenhouses Terry made for us:

My summer is already booked with gardening galore and several trips off and on, so not much quilting getting done around here. This is my latest project:

Don't judge! At least it's cut out, right?! It's going to be a Downton Abbey-inspired lap size quilt for a niece...someday!

FINALLY! New Living Room Furniture

It took many weeks of shopping and research to decide what I wanted for my living room. I am so pleased with my choice. Now I need to find the perfect area rug.

Bee my Honey

Finally, a finish! I have several more quilts in the planning stages right now, so I will be posting more this year. We have officially moved across the country (a permanent move, I hope) and sold our businesses in the Midwest.