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I am often trying to come up with ideas for baby boy quilts and when I saw these fabrics, I didn't hesitate. I really like this neutral palette, and these southwestern prints are just perfect here in our corner of the world.And it didn't take me long to cut squares for a little gingham quilt.If you've been reading here for long, you know I love a good gingham quilt.They're timeless and classic

 I'm always in need of masculine quilts, but they seem more challenging to plan for me. This particlular quilt doesn't have a home yet, but I felt called to make it when I tossed this dark brown fabric into a basket and it landed next to this.I pulled a few coordinates and this 5-yard quilt pattern felt like a perfect combination.The pattern is called Jitterbug, from the book Step it Up

 The last few days of October, I saw a quilt using this fabricAnd instantly, I heard God whisper, "Brenna". Brenna is a close friend of our girl's. They were once co-workers and although they have changed jobs, their friendship has endured. Brenna is like family and an honorary aunt to baby L. I've spent time with her numerous times and she's just a gem. She's also a bookworm like us,

 Wow! THAT year sure flew by! I spent the year working on projects on our mountain property with DH and sneaking in time to sew as time allowed. I always have multiple projects going at once. I'm always pulling fabric for one project, cutting another, piecing a third, and binding a fourth. That process works well for me and it allowed me to finish 19 quilts this year. That's a record

 DH was a ranch manager for 40 years - since he graduated from college (Gig 'em Ags - class of 85) and he retired from a paycheck last year although we still have cattle. The last 20 years he managed a 128,000 acre ranch and through those years we had numerous families live and work at what was known as the North Camp camp. One family left to move back closer to family after 3 years, but

 I bought this blue western fabric last year and paired it with the neutral plaid and tan from my stash for this project. I made this for a son of friends who worked for us when DH managed ranches.I chose a 3-yard quilt pattern called ArcadeI increased the size to use the fabric I had and was able to make it 62" x 62"This was a very fast one to make. While I was piecing the quilt for

I started a tradition of giving the grandchildren an I Spy Quilt on their 2nd birthday and in a few weeks, it'll be time to celebrate this little one's special day.I've always liked the idea of I Spy quilts and I started collecting novelty fabrics about 5 years ago. I have more than I'll EVER use, but I had so much fun choosing which ones to include in this oneI used a pattern from Missouri

 In 2020 I'd gone to Amarillo, TX with a friend and as we headed back home, we stopped at a quilt shop in Clovis, NM. The first thing we saw when we walked in was this quilt on the wall and I don't know what it was, but we both instantly fell in love with it and had the quilt shop owner cut kits for us. I don't generally like making quilts from kits because I like selecting my own fabrics,

 I have a soft place in my heart for Winnie the Pooh. I am a huge fan of this wise little bear and a Winnie the Pooh quilt has been long overdue.I've hunted Pooh fabric for a long time, but this was my favorite as it most closely resembled my memories of these beloved characters.We didn't let the chiddlers watch much television when they were small, but I do remember buying 8 tracks of a

 A few years ago I made couple of gingham baby quilts for a friend's twin granddaughtersAnd soon after, I made a third that our granddaughter has claimedAnd I've made another hereAnd when I stumbled upon this print, I thought a gray and white quilt would be fun. As much as I love this print, I will say I struggled with the strings...so many strings! It's a Michael Miller fabric and this is

 Today I've got another old, recently finished, UFO to herald in first day of summer. I think it was around 2010 when I found a bin of fruit and vegetable fat quarters at a quilt shop in Buda, Texas and I bought 20 of them. I hadn't been making quilts very long and I didn't know what to make with them so they sat for a long time and when I saw the Chandelier quilt pattern, I

 As soon as I finished the Smokey the Bear top, I took it to Jackie and asked her to put it in front of the 3 quilts I had taken her earlier. A few days later she called and said it was ready. She and Sandy are so very kind.Last month, I had mentioned about possibly making a Smokey the Bear quilt as a fund raiser for our local volunteer fire department. Our little town is home to Smokey the

I don't remember where I picked this print up, but it didn't have any company name on the selvedge so it was probably from Walmart or Hobby Lobby years ago. I thought the colors were great and who doesn't love cheeky baby dinosaurs.

 This is my 1st quilt finish of the year. Yes, it's another gingham quilt. I like the simple, timeless, classic design and I really like having a few on hand to welcome new babies. Last month I needed 2 and it was so nice to have some ready.Sometimes a fabric just feels right for a gingham quilt. Such was the case for this sweet floral and coordinating fabrics I pulled from my stash back in

Early last year, we were thinking that there was a good possibility that we may move. We just had to sit back and let God work. I figured I wouldn't be sewing much when or if that happened so I hit the ground running at the first of the year and sewed any time I got the chance, trying to finish quilt tops so that when the time came and I wasn't sewing, I'd be able to hand tops off to Jackie and

 I've always heard that time speeds up as you age so I've come to the conclusion that I am getting old. How else do I explain that this year just zoomed by? I always say I don't get to sew much, but my list of finishes this year says otherwise. However, most of these quilts began the year at Jackie's and only needed to be bound once they were quilted so my list is a bit deceiving. Still, a

We're adding to the family! And it's a boy! Let the baby quilt making commence! Our girl said they wanted to decorate the baby's room with a few antique duck decoys so I went on a duck hunt.

I pieced this quilt back in March 2019 and finally finished last Saturday night. 4 years from start to finish if you don't count the fact that I bought the fat quarters in a quilt shop in Buda, Texas in 2010.

Last year I made an I Spy quilt for my coworker's cousin. I'd been collecting novelty fabrics for a while, knowing there were more I Spy quilts in my futureI so enjoyed selecting fun printsAnd I put 110 different ones in this special quilt that was really hard to photograph in the bright sunSandy added the perfect quilting patterns called Jigsaw and it finishes at 60 x65I added this fun stripe

In 2019 I stumbled upon this HST triangle quilt on Instagram and I fell for it hard. Handmade MyrthI have a healthy collection of low volume prints and this is the perfect way to showcase them, but I'd be lying if I said I still didn't bring them home from time to time I intended to make this a long term leader-ender project, but once I sewed a few, I simply could not stop. I had so much fun