Be My Valentine

This little cutie was shipped off in the mail yesterday, as a birthday gift to my mother in law, who will ring in a new year on Friday. I've lost track of how many wall hangings I've made for her over the years, suffice it to say... a lot! She changes them out seasonally, and I always look to see which one is up when we visit, just for kicks. She asked for a Christmas wall hangign a couple of years ago, so I figured she'd enjoy a valentine version, too. I have a feeling she'll be tickled pink by the vintage valentines, which is right up her alley.

Buggy

Not so long ago, while organizing my fabrics, I came across a bag full of these bug jar blocks. I made several of these very adorable quilts in a short span of time, and then I stopped. After a several year hiatus, I was ready to get these made up into a quilt, and here it is!

Look at the Birdie

Once upon a time I bought a package of two one yard precuts. They were meant to be turned into an apron or some sort of project. Meh. I turned them in to a quilt for Project Linus-- my 70th quilt for PL as it turns out! How about that? Good stuff!

Teddy Bear Picnic

Here's another panel that I quilted up recently. It's backed and bound with coordinates, and turned out pretty cute!

Green and Gray

Oh, this quilt! I was given 16 squares of this yellow-y green fabric, and a bunch of matching strips. I could not, for the life of me, figure out what to do with it. It hovered over the trash can more than once, each time getting pulled back at the last minute. Finally, in a moment of inspiration, it was paired with charcoal gray, and voila! I love the modern simplicity of this quilt-- it's terribly appealing! It will need to find just the right home to be appreciated, but I feel certain that it will.

Here it is, 2012. In fact, here it is 1-2-12. As I've been spending time in my sewing room the past couple of days, it seemed like it might be a good time to finish some projects that got started but never finished. Along those lines, I've sewed a binding on one quilt, quilted and bound another, and am currently piecing together blocks made from fabric I picked up on vacation the year before last-- I think I'm off to a good start!

Sweet Safari

Recently I was given a number of very sweet panels, which I have been enjoying sewing up. I've just been doing eyeballed (read: not even remotely perfect!) sorta straight lines. No measuring, just quilted. It went very fast and was really fun, and looks pretty cute, too! I made two of this panel, and both are bound in a tiny little white on green polka dot. Fun!

On Eagle's Wings

Truth be told, this quilt isn't my style, but it does fit in to one of my goals-- making more boy oriented quilts. The front features an eagle print and a multi colored print that coordinates. The back is one big piece of deer themed fabric. Very masculine! I hope it will suit a young guy!