Pinwheel Quilt = Complete!

Exciting news!  My second quilt top (the fist one I did all by myself, out of a class), is complete!  That's right!  I started this Feb of 2010 and I finished it this past Spring, 2012!

And,here it is!

I must say, the puppy in the picture is pretty cute too ;). A friend of mine machine quilted it for me, and I must say, I am loving the yellow binding on it!  So happy it is completed!

A year of quilts

Ok, so maybe that is a slight lie... More like 13 months of quilts! So, it has been a busy year in a lot of ways, which is why there have not been many posts.  So, here is a recap of what has been going on.  Since I have 13 months to run through, I may miss some things, however, I promise to get the big things.

August 2011 - traveled to WI and San Francisco
September 2011 - got a new job at a new company!
October 2011 - moved back into the McKinley Mansion & did a month is manual labor getting the condo read to rent.  It paid off, as it rented in 2 weeks!
December 2011 - traveled to MI for Christmas
January 2012 - adopted two 4 month old puppies!
July 2012 - traveled to WI for a wedding
September 2012 - got a new job at the new company mentioned above

Sprinkled in the months above we're two trips to CA for work and a couple weekends in Tucson. I also passed 3 insurance exams for work, which require a good amount of studying.  But, the good news is, I was still quilting, just not posting!

So here, without further ado, is the past year in quilts!

Dresden Plate Quilt 
(For myself, I am currently using this one on my bed!)

Shabby Seams

Baby Quilt for Best Friend Kindall & her Husband, Chad.

Baby Girl Marie

My baby girl Lilly Loo helping her mama!

 

 

Modern Log Cabin Quilt Top

(No plans for this one, but I was hording the fabric for some time!)

 

 

 

Hexagon Quilt for my Mom

 

 

 

 

Baby Boy 9-patch

(Quilting this myself for one of 2 friends that are currently preggo with a baby boy!)

 

 

Spinner

(No plans for this one, probably will set it aside until a friend has a baby girl!)

 

 

 

20 blocks for "Stars and Stripes" Quilt

 

 

 

Quilt Rack

(I refinished this by staining and distressing it.  I did not crochet the blanket on the rack)

 

 

 

As you can tell, I have 3 quilt tops that still need to be quilted, so the plan is to get busy on those!

 



 





Baby Quilt for the Ezell Family

Amidst a move and a house re-model, I managed to whip this little lovely together for a good friends baby shower that is in a few weeks! It is just like the last shabby seams quilt, however, I used a little Minky on the back because kids (and adults) seem to LOVE it. It is a little difficult to work with but it is totally worth it! In the end, I think it turned out adorable and I can not wait to give it to Stephanie, Josh, and little Logan in a few weeks at the shower for their new little girl that is on the way!

Here are a few pictures.... don't mind the mess in the back and the concrete floors. Maybe the next post will show case our re-modeled home instead of a quilt!

Quilt Roll-Call

Since this is a new blog, I wanted to post a quilt roll call. This is something that I wanted to do on the old blog, but was not sure how to begin. So, I think this may be the perfect time and place!

Shabby Seams

A Quilt as you go, mock cathedral window quilt

July 2011

Robots

For my cousin Kelly's new baby boy, Rohan!

June 2011

Spider-Sense

A quilt for my nephew Jesse Dayne

April 2011

Giddy Quilt

For my Nice, Alaina Grace

My first minky back quilt

February 2011

Botany Pin Wheels

Top Constructed: February 2011

Finished product still to come!

Quilt for Kids

March 2010

My very first Quilt!

February 2010

New Blog

Since most of the blogs I like to follow seem to be on blogger, I have decided to link from my old blog to my new blog... here! When I started my first blog, I didn't know which blog hosting site to use. I am not sure if this will be any better than my old word press blog, but, I think that it is easier to use for sure! So, here is to the new blog!