Belated birthday

Happy belated birthday, Mike! Good intentions are not always the best intentions. This was embroidered a month early and the front was pieced in time but then it sat as I tried to quiet my inner critic who whispered in my ear that it was not good enough. I really dislike that little person who snipes and snaps at my creations. So it took me a month after the birthday to finish and give away. Sorry, big guy, but here he is "Buffalo on a stick!"The pattern is one of badbirds free giveaways with a wonky log cabin around it. Simple one piece back and then quilted in a spiraling square and hung on a piece of Sasser farm tree for that artsy-fartsy look. I hope you enjoy a reminder of that wonderful vacation to Yellowstone. Thank you and Martha for the memories and many more happy birthdays for you!

Giant Granny Square (forgot to post)

The fact that this blanket has not been blogged about does not mean that I don't absolutely, completely, and totally love it. It was so much fun to crochet and gave me great pleasure. I is laying on a king size bed for size reference. I had the hardest time stopping this project, I loved the weight of it on my lap and it just grew and grew.
Inspired by attic 24 and all her crochety goodness, I just had to pick up the hook again. I had not crocheted since home ec class in the 70's, but I quickly remembered the basics. How about this for weird, my home ec teacher is now my mother in law. I love her dearly but sometimes she chides me gently for not remembering something she taught me.
Oh well, back to the blanket. I definitely see more hooking in my future. And this blanket makes me very happy every time I look at it.

Pretty in Pink

This is my third quilt and I am so pleased with it. It is bigger than the first two so I feel a better baby quilt. This is for our granddaughter, Emerson Rose, to be born in December. Her bedding is black and white.
I used log cabin blocks with the flower in the center hand quilted. The rest of the quilt was quilted in the ditches except for a swirly stitch in the outside border.
The back is pieced in strips from leftovers.
I love everything about quilting but especially the ability to play with colors in a faster method than knitting. I am all about instant gratification or at least quicker gratification.
The fourth quilt is going to be twin size for our teenager son and he has picked out all browns (boring) but I will persevere with the monotonous colors to please him.
Thanks again to all the quilters who post on flicker with their amazing quilts. You give me inspiration and brighten my day.

2nd quilt, same song

The addiction is complete. I am officially a quilter. Second quilt finished, and next one on cutting board. This is so much fun!!
Another crib quilt from leftover charms of Tula Pink's Hushabye line. I used a disappearing 9 patch as the block design and quilted in a spiraling square inside block. I purposely kept it wonky to add movement to the quilt.

Close up of quilting.

Back of quilt.

Next quilt is crib size also, then on to twin size. Next one will be a log cabin version, it may not be traditional, still playing with design.
Flicker and quilting blogs, once again, are totally to blame for enabling my OCD side and keeping my brain totally overstimulated. Thanks!

Farm family

We are suckers for any kind of animal. Meet Hef, the bunny. He was an Easter present for Trey, the animal loving teenager. Oh, dear, teenager...that makes me feel so old. When the baby is a teen, then I must have aged also. Oh well, still young at heart.
And the animals keep my young. They absolutely delight me every day. And Hef is no exception. He is our first time at bunny keeping and I didn't know what great personalities they had. He cracks me up with his antics and need for attention. Truly a great pet - quite messy - but now he is outdoors where bunnies belong unless they are potty trained.

First quilt finished

My first quilt is finished and I loved the whole process. My borrowed Bernina worked like a dream and I am so happy with the finished product, even though I feel as if I cheated a little. Using the charm packs was so easy. But I wanted easy for my first quilt. Simple square on the front and I pieced the back.
I quilted with lines on either side of the seams and it turned as I hoped.
Next project, disappearing nine patch blocks with left over charms and add a border to finish it off.

First quilt

My first quilt top and back are finished and ready to quilt. I am so excited that I can't see straight. It was such a simple quilt that I almost feel bad about bragging. I bought the charm packs of Tula Pink's Hushabye and arranged and then sewed. The back has a strip of blocks in the middle and two coordinating fabrics on either end. I plan to quilt with straight lines on either side of all seams.
I had left over charms so I assembled some of them in a disappearing 9 patch block. I think I will have enough for six of these blocks and then planning on improvising around them to get the another quilt.
I want to thank all the wonderful quilters out there who blog, quilt dad, red pepper quilts, cluck cluck sew, to name a few. They have given me the courage and confidence to begin. Also they
have all written such great tutorials that even beginners can quilt. Thank you for all the time you have put into your blogs, you will never know how much inspiration they have given strangers.