Santa's Got the Goods Holiday theme.

Modern looking Christmas lap size 51 X 51 quilt. Purchased kit 2 years ago at Batik's shop in Wytheville, Virginia. On sale of course. We stopped Nov. 29 and it was their birthday sale that weekend. What luck, it was almost my birthday too.

Finished it this summer and will donate to FAW Auction.

Colonial Cheater Panel - FAW Auction

Practice Panel for custom quilting. Turned out nice. It is 48 X 48 and going to the FAW Church Auction on Monday, October 12, 2009

Library Raffle Quilt

I donated this 4PsP to my local library as a fund raiser. Tickets will be sold beginning in October 2009 and drawing to be held May 2010 at the time of the Tulip Festival. Mindy is currently a Board Member and Anneke is a frequent visitor.

Fabrics used: About 12 yards total!! Floral focus fabric is Empress Gardens by Hoffman, backing is by Karen Coombs from Blank Quilting.

Quilting: Over 1200 yards of Aurifil gold quilting thread!! Panto is Feathered Floral Frolic by JoAnn Gruber. Hand guided, no SLR.

Measurements: 84 X 100 after quilting.

Batting: Quilters Dream Select

Work in Progress---

More SP4P

Fun fishy 4psp chosen by Becky Faulkner for her Florida home. This was my gift to her as a thank you for putting my "things" in her perpetual garage sale this summer

More of 4PSP.

Spring 2009 First Quilt - completed this year is this Four Patch Stacked Posey with wild colors of lime green and shocking pink. Learned this pattern while in Florida at the Pioneer Creek Park Quilters Group. Lee was our instructor. Wild pink flowers was The King's Gardens by Jason Yenter for In the Beginning Fabrics. 2005 Dimples pink fabric for backing. Quilted with a double layer of Hobbs 80/20. Block sizes, Sashings, Corner stones cute yellow polka dots.
Finished to:

Panto, Feathered Floral Frolic by Jo Ann Gruber, completed it and given to GD #5.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 GD#2 Gramp and I left for a visit to the western states in our truck with tents and sleeping bags along. First stop, 500 miles, to Bloomington IN to watch GD#3 compete in a swimming competition. We had a lovely meal at Olive Garden, and now I feel miserable. 2 and 3 went swimming now we are getting ready to play cards.