Fabric Bonaza!!!!

Wow, two posts in one week for me!!! But I did want to show off my recent fabrics. Some of you may remember that I won Maureen's fabric giveaway!! (I was so very excited!!) I received them last week and just wanted to show them off. As all of you know, photos really don't do the fabric justice, but they are truly lovely!!

I separated them into two groups, because this second group fits together with some other fabric I had.

Lovely Cheddars and Dark Navy and Black!!

Goes perfect with some fat quarters that my dear friend Janet sent me!! 

Thanks Bunches!!!

 With this fabric, I'm planning on making the following quilt (I'll keep adding to the fabric) without the center medallion, just the nine patch and Kentucky crossroads.

 This picture is in one of my all time favorite books

 

Now this last fabric photo was a gift to myself. I had gone to the LQS for some fabric for a Christmas project and of course what sane quilter would not look on the sale table. Found these two nice fabrics, went to the cutting table and Joanna gave me everything on each bolt for the sale price of one yard!!! Got 1 1/2 yds of the green and 2 1/2 yds of the cream!!! Merry Christmas to me!!!

Blessed Christmas to All!!!

CWR BOW - Christmas Greetings BOM - Baby Quilt - New Project

I LOVE this time of year!!! The colors, the smells, the memories, making new memories, decorations, baking, cooking, family time, sharing, giving - the whole deal!! 

I LOVE reading everyone's blog and seeing the things you are working on and your Christmas posts! I've been posting my photos of my decorations on my house blog (button in my side bar).

And I'm still working on quilt projects - you all keep me motivated and inspired!!!

CWR Block # 50 - Grapes of Wrath

Christmas Greetings BOM - Christmas Star

(57 pieces in a 6 inch block and I machined pieced it for a change!!)

Baby quilt for a friend. I started hand quilting  it today as we traveled to pick up supplies (150 mile round trip)

And finally,  my new project that I started. Really it is Laura's fault!!! She is posting daily, lovely Christmas quilts on her blog Pine Ridge Quilter and I thought wouldn't it be fun to a have a Christmas quilt for every bed in my house (that would be 5)! So, you got it, I've begun making blocks for bed size Christmas quilts!! I still had some fabric left from my Christmas small quilt projects. I loved a lot of the blocks that we made for the CWR BOW, so I started making some of those with the Christmas fabrics, plus a few other patterns as I think of them. No time limit on finishing, just going to sew until the fabric is gone!

Blessed Christmas to Each of You!!!

CWR Block #49 and I'm a Winner!!!

This week's CWR Block was Yankee Puzzle - a simple but very appropriate block! I loved making it and love looking at all the color combos out there!!

I also finished my yahoo group small quilt one on one swap, but don't want to post it until my partner gets it. Janene lives in Yackandandah Victoria Australia and I put it in the post today - she should have it within two weeks!! Then I'll post. So even though I don't have many pictures, I have been busy. As I was putting on the binding last night, Mike asked me, "How many of those are you going to make? It seems like you are always working on something!!!"  I fix him 2 meals a day - what more could a guy want!! LOL!!!


And imagine my surprise when I logged on and went to my dashboard and was scanning the blogs that I follow and my name - yes, MY NAME jumped out at me on Maureen's - Pursuit of Quilts blog that I was the winner of her anniversary giveaway!!! Thanks Maureen - I'm already planning something to make!!! How fun is that - an early Christmas present for me!!!!

Blessed Christmas to All!!!!

Sorta Quilt Related

So do you remember this?

My Great Grandmother's Pillow Sham that my future DIL had framed for me.

Well, go here to see their engagement pictures. A little added story, when you get to the pictures of an old pickup - that was my dad's and he took me to my wedding in it!

Blessed Holiday Season Ya'll

 

CWR Block - West Virginia

Can't really believe we only have 5 blocks left!! This has been such a fun journey for me. I was wondering what I would do next year? Find another BOW project in blog land? I really think I'm going to finish a couple of scrappy quilts that I have cut most of the pieces for. If  I sew a block a week I can finish 2 or 3!!! Now, let's see if I can keep to it.......

Blessings!!!!

Quilt update!!

Wow, what a wonderful Thanksgiving week we had!! Our youngest daughter surprised us and came home Monday evening. Her Tuesday and Wednesday classes had been canceled!! She stayed until Friday evening. Our son came home Wednesday evening and stayed until Friday late. Our oldest daughter and her husband were home for Thursday. Then Saturday morning we traveled to Weatherford to see them and our second daughter and her husband came from his parent's, so we were able to spend the weekend with them. Such rich times!!!! Didn't get to see our son's fiance' though. Her grandmother had recently passed away and her family spent time in Kansas City.

I did finish all the Christmas small quilts and the girls made their choices. I think they are all pleased, and will enjoy them. And the two left were my favorites!!! I got the Ohio Star from group 1 and the hour glass from group 2.

Group 1 Front and Back

Group 2 Front and Back

This was a very rewarding project for me!!! Still have a few Christmas scraps/pieces left, so will try to make some potholders!

Blessings

Absolutely lovely giveaway

Debbie at Love the Decor is having a wonderful holiday giveaway, plus she has a really neat blog and a wonderful attitude about life!! I so enjoyed visiting her blog for the first time today! So go on over and enjoy!!

Very Blessed Thanksgiving to All!!!!