Quilting Catch Up! (and other stuff)

I got to show off a couple of other quilt finishes at our meeting last week.  These weren't UFO's, since I got both patterns as Christmas gifts.  Both are Elizabeth Hartman patterns.

This first one is a pattern Sarah got me called Lookout.  I made the small version which could be a large baby quilt.  It's all from my scraps and it turned out so cute!  It has a blue plaid flannel back so will be super snuggly.

The second one is a pattern David got me called Randolph and Rudy.  I spent most of January making the bears and deer.  They turned out so cute.  This is the large version and it has the same blue plaid flannel on the back.

 I also got Sarah's 4-H t-shirt quilt longarmed and finished in time for the guild meeting.

This was the quilting design she picked for the quilt.  We quilted it in gold thread.

This was a UFO.  She wanted it large enough for her bed.  She'll be visiting next week, so can take it back to St. Pete's with her.

And I have been working on some baby quilts for one of our charity projects.  I had a Thomas the Train layer cake and have been making some tops from that.  I have 2 hanging in the closet and another cut and ready to sew together.

I also got Sarah's college t-shirt collection cut, stabilized and sewn into a quilt top.  She will take it with her and go to The Quilted Cow in St. Peter's to pick out some backing for it.  It's another UFO so will be glad to check it off the list.

And it was time for the bacon bits to arrive.............all 2700!  I got to help.

And I had to do some of the feedings which is really just a time every 4 hours to wake them up and encourage them to eat.  They especially like to sleep at this stage, even in the feeders.

Of course, all this activity made me hungry, so one night we did grilled pork chops with pineapple salsa and cilantro lime rice for supper.  Delicious!

It's another blustery day here!

Christi

Snow, Cold, and Spring Fever

 When last I blogged, we were in the midst of big snows, and lots of cold weather. I can't count the number of days David spent in flannel shirts (and he really doesn't like flannel).  I even purchased some more just to keep from having to do laundry every other day.  All of this winter weather led to a bad case of Spring Fever.  I spent my days finishing the Orange Crush quilt............

Here it is on the longarm.  I put this little topper on the longarm at the bottom of the quilt and quilted it as well.

They are both fully finished now and ready for show and tell at guild tomorrow night.  Such nice spring looking fabric.

And then, I just couldn't help myself, so I made a rabbit..............and some paper pieced carrots.

Here is the flimsy of this wall hanging.  It's not quilted yet, but will be soon so that I can hang it for Easter.

The whole thing was so fun to make.  The bunny comes from the Elizabeth Hartman Bunny Bunch pattern and the carrots are paper pieced from a pattern I downloaded.  Each carrot is different.  The bunny's shirt fabric came from the fat quarter I received from our guild's Quilted Cow box.  I will be using this as my challenge project for guild.  We had to use some of the fat quarter we were given and keep the dimensions to less than 80 inches in perimeter and a few other requirements (which I may have bent the rules on a little).  

All of the bad weather found Mabel getting to spend more time inside...........

She helped bind the Orange Crush quilt.

She tried to take on Esme with a pencil, but Esme wasn't having it and got the pencil away from her.

And the back of the couch became a favorite place to sleep.

More cutting table mischief.......

Orange Crush was a UFO, so that crosses another off my list.  More finishes to come.

Christi