Halloween Applique

All machine applique, this makes a great wall hanging or add to it for a full quilt. Teri completed this on her new embrodoriy machine.

Random Pieced

I did this one. My sister had been collecting "cow" material for a long time. I took and just started sewing pieces together. No pattern, no set design, I just started sewing peices together. I love how it finished up!

Tori's Sample Blocks

There are still a few in the group working on their sampler quilt. Tori is doing her's in black and white with a touch of red. It is coming along nicely!

Here are some close-ups of the blocks...

             

My Dads' Shirts

My dad passed away 3 years ago. As my mom went through his clothes, there were some shirts that she just didn't want to get rid of! When she came to visit me, she brought them along and we started makeing a quilt for her and all of my siblings out of the shirts. We added pictures of dad with each of us, his Forest Service patches and even the pockets with a copy of the last 3x5 card with his list of 'things to do'. I am adding sayings that both mom and dad used to tell me like "Build Memories","True happiness is living the gospel", "Leave it cleaner than you find it" "Happiness is not always doing what you like, but liking what you do".

 Now Mom is hand quilting each of them for us. this will be something that will be treasured forever. I will post mine when it is completed.

Below - This is the first one she completed, with pictues of her and Dad.

Fisrt Quilt

I love to watch as the rising generation gets a tast of creating their own quilts. This is my niece with her first quilt she did with her mom.

Boarder make a difference

Teri made these beautiful quilts in an attempt to use up some of her excess material.  One of the things she used these to point out to the rest of us is how just the boarder can make a different to the overall look of the quilt. The base quilt is exactly the seam, the only difference is the boarders.

American Quilts

With the great success of the Texas Quilt, Teri added these to the quilts she is selling.

Blind Tie Demo

I love it when my mom comes to visit. On this particular trip she agreed to teach the quilting group how to do the blind tie she does on all the quilts that she makes for the grandkids. Dave is helping her get everything set up.

The following week the ladies asked Mom to teach them how to crochet around baby bibs. We couldn't get the hemstitch done, so instead she showed them how to crochet a kitchen hand towel. They loved the project and almost everyone completed one. I didn't get to be there becasue of work, so Mom made sure to take pictures for me to post.

Nifty fabric/quilted containers

When Teri and I went to the International Quilt Show Market, I found this great pattern to make handy decorative baskets from 2 square pieces of material. They make up fast and are soooo cool and useful. I have shared it with several ladies...here are a few that they have done.

The last picture is of me and my sister.

'Life Story' Quilt

While working at the Hobby Lobby in Tomball an older couple came in with this quilt, I was amazed! Each block represents event in their life. The husband started telling us about their adventures from each block. They let me take this picture to share with you here. This is quite a keepsake; they said each of their children wants one of their own.

Texas Quilt

The Missionaries in Teri's ward asked her to make them a Texas quilt...this is what she came up with. I absolutely LOVE what she did and the Missionaries were thrilled! With just a little encouragement, she is now making these for sell.

China Trip

Last year Dave and I took a trip to visit my sister who lives in China. This is the book I put together about that incredible experience. I use heritage makers to put it together.

Graduation Quilt Tradition

As each child graduates from High School, my Mom makes them a quilt. Here is Sarah with her quilt. It is a large gingham square with cross stitch to make the design.

This is a pictre of my mom with the quilt hanging up so you can see the work better.

This quilt was tied by the young women of our Ward. Amy desined it, I sewed it and the gilrs tied it for her. They do a quilt each year for the girls graduating.

Heritage Makers

I enjoy creating books with Heritage Makers. I have completed a family year book for 2005 and one about by childhood. If you would like to see them here's a link:

Irving's 2005 - Year book for the year 2005

Jolene's Childhood - Pictures from my growing-up years

Check out Heritage Makers about making your own book.http://www.heritagemakers.com/

Roosters

This Rooster quilt is all hand appliqued! Teri did it just to learn and master the blanket stitch. She ended up giving it to a friend of her sisters. If you click on the picture, I think you can see all the stitched that were put into creating each rooster.

Burnt Edge Roses

Have I mentioned how much I enjoy working at Hobby Lobby? I love meeting the people and hearing about new ideas. Every day I work someone comes in to buy some poly-satin material to make flowers for their girls hair. I finally learned how they are done and have gone wild making them. Here are pictures of some I have done. If you are interested, I can make a demo of how to do them...and internet class :)

More of Grandma's Blankets

I just couldn't resist posting these pictures of some of my Grandsons' enjoying the blankets my mom made for them! Don't they just make you smile!!!!

Never a Better Hero

Hope you enjoy this one. Do you have one to share with me?

Quilt Block Holder

One of the greatest things about the quilt group is sharing ideas! Tori brought this to class and we all wanted to make one! It is a simple holder for blocks being worked on. It  holds them out straight so you don't have to keep ironing them as you want to see them all laied out together.

So we figured out a pattern and we spent a day make our own. Here is some pictures of some completed in class. Most didn't decorate theirs on the front, but it serves the same purpose.

No Ordinary Man

Hope you enjoy this one. I love to listen to it over and over....

Quilt As You Go

With the Quilting Group starting up again for the new 2010 year, Teri came up with a great new project that several are doing. We will post their pictures as we have them completed. This is the one that Teri did so everyone could see a completed project. it is a quilt as you go project. As you sew the strips together, you sew through the batting and the back. Some great color choices have been selected - can't wait to see some finished projects!

Cathy's Rag Quilt

Last fall Cathy and I were at a Family Camp where all of your children were content and happy playing in the beautiful hill country while several of us Mom's got to take some time to sew. Cathy has been collecting this material for some time and we finally had a few hours to put it together. I left the brown boarder at home, but we got the center part done that week. Cathy even did most of the sewing on this project!!!! She wasn't looking forward to it, but ended up feeling extremely accomplished!

His Hands

Just wanted to share another of my favorite song/videos with you...

Touch of the Masters Hand

ust found this and wanted to share it. It is one of my favorites! The first is in story form the second is in song. Let me know what one you like best.

'I Spy'

I have shown pictures of 'I Spy' quilts that my sister, mom and I have done int the past. I like putting picture of things we have all done to inspire other to make quilts of their own. That is what happened with this on! :) We got a new member for our quilt group when she came over to learn how to do the 'I Spy' with the folded corners. A fun technique but it takes a lot of time.

Below is a quilt this quilter completed using sashing between each of the pictures.