Edie's Quilts

Julia picked this bouquet for Grandma today, and put it in her bike basket for the ride to Grandma's house!

We were treated to a quilt show & tell!

My mom's friend, Edie, dropped off a stack of 9 quilt tops that she had started when she lived in Florida. They are all different and fun! Simple patterns in great old calicoes and solids.

I love that gray print in the middle quilt below.

The drunkards path is awesome! Hand-pieced and I love that mint!
Mustard and gray? Oh, yes!

Look at this elongated hexagon! These fabrics came from her mother-in-law's stash, so some of them are really old.

A grandmother's flower garden. Is it a requirement for every quilter to have one of these in our UFO stash? I have one, my mother started one...

Edie found the pattern in a magazine, then used the magazine pages for the foundations. She thinks it was started about 30 years ago. She'll be working on this one this summer.

This one is crazy cool! Double knit polyester!
Edie didn't make this one; she bought it at a yard sale.
The colors and prints are awesome.

I offered my assistance in layering and basting or tying, so you'll probably be seeing more of these when the weather cools off.

Thanks for sharing your work, Edie!

Summer Crafts Part 1

I decided I should try to make something every day this summer.
Something quilty or crafty or yummy!
So far, most of my crafts have been samples for Bible Camp.

Julia brought up the bead bins last weekend to repair some of her broken bracelets.
I finally made myself a necklace to hang my reading glasses from. I've been wanting one since I bought the glasses a couple of years ago. There's a matching bracelet, too.


I made the beads months ago. They are rolled from recycled paper. The process is addicting! Fabric ads from quilting magazines make the prettiest beads!

On deck for tomorrow: God's eyes.
Coming soon: My 200th post giveaway!

edit: I just joined a Paper Bead Trade. How fun is that?!

QOV Thank You

One of the Quilts of Valor that Julia collected for her Silver Award project was given to Colonel Mark Sheehan, just before he deployed to Afghanistan last November. We've known Mark and his family through school and church since our kids were all little.

Mark's daughter Mary was confirmed with Julia a few days before Mark came home. That night, her mom told me about this gift for Julia that would be coming home with him:
a mission-flown American flag!


The entire presentation case is incredible- the flag, a certificate with her name on it signed by the Commander, pilots and loadmasters of a C-130-J, and patches from the 143rd Airlift Squadron. When he delivered it today, he said he was the only one in his unit with a cool quilt!

We're so honored to have this amazing representation of our freedom in our home!

First Day of Summer

How we spent the first day of summer...

Watched two new fawns scamper about the back yard.

Mama knocked some seeds to the ground for her little ones.

Layed out my hexie table runner, in situ.

Watched Pete's team overcome a 5 run deficit to win a playoff game.

Unfortunately, Julia and Pete are still taking final exams. They'll be done tomorrow, then summer vacation can begin!

Hexie Love

I've jumped on the hexie bandwagon!

Did I need a new project? Of course not!
Am I loving it? YES!!

It will be my summer take along project.
Here it is in action at Pete's baseball game.
(That's him standing at home plate, ready to catch the next inning.)

I'm using the same pile of modern fabrics that are in the Bento blocks. Hey, they were out!
I wasn't sure if I wanted linen or white cotton in between the flowers.
The linen was closer! Ha, ha.

A must have these days in my hand sewing kit:
Reading glasses!

I'm dragging Janet with me to the Etsy Party at Craftland tonight!
I need to print some business cards and be sure to wear one of my pins.
Will we see you there?

More Mod Bentos

OK. I think I'm done piecing bento blocks!


At the beginning, I was almost paralyzed with fear.
What if I picked horrible combinations and no one wants to use my blocks?

After Julia's help getting started and a couple of blocks under my belt,
the process became so fun and freeing!

Nothing bad will happen if the combos are not perfect.
No one will be harmed if I put a Heather Bailey next to a Jane Sassaman!

My happy assortment of blocks makes my smile!

Visit the Flickr pool to see other people's blocks!
On Flickr, I did my best to label the fabrics I used, in case you see something you have to have!

Bento Block 4

Here's my fourth bento block for the swap. Now I need to decide if I'm going to make more or stop here. Four blocks could be a wall hanging or a table runner. I probably don't need anything bigger than that.


I think they look so cool together!

I can't wait to see what I get from other quilters!

I've been hoarding some of these prints in my stash for years.
It's fun to get them all out and play!