Henry Ate The Quilt

Our snow barely materialized. We got maybe an inch after they were forecasting 12" at one point. It still messed up the morning with icy roads. So with a whole day ahead of me I was not in much of a sewing mood.

I made this pot holder a few years ago and it looks it. I liked the size 5 x 9. It's the kind that you bend in half to use.

I am not sure how this happened..

Remember this cool fabric? It is more like a decorator weight. It will hold up better than regular cotton.

 The back.

I have been holding on to these fabrics waiting for something to do with them.

 The back.

I opted not to bind them as I know what they will look like in a few years. I have 5 more cut out, ready to sew.

My nod to Mad Men, love this back. In a way they kind of look like mini pads????

Okay, now about Henry......He is my son Dylan's dog. Apparently when he was a puppy he snacked on this quilt. It is very Thimbleberries, flannel, circa 1990's. I remember making this for him when he lived in West Chester with some buddies. To save money they kept the heat real low. If we went over we went in the spring and still kept our coats on ( :

 In no way shape or form did I have any of that fabric leftover! So rather than try to match it I let the flaw shine for all to see. It is in the washing machine now to make sure it held up. Yes or no? What do you think? Would this bug you? would you have to match it up better?

Kelly

Good Monday Morning

Good Morning! Yesterday I came home from our quilt getaway and am ready to greet the new week. It is amazing how just a little break from life and can get you into a different frame of mind. It helps that the sun is coming up earlier and staying light later, even if snow is predicted this week.

Every one had a good time and lots of work was accomplished.

I think the award of the weekend goes to Denise who made this quilt in time for a baby shower that was held yesterday  Talk about cutting it close! Yeah Denise!

I got 5 more FW blocks made.

Love this one!

I am not correcting the mistake in this one. It adds character....

I got half of these blocks completed and have plans to get them finished this week.

I also am about 3/4 the way through these. They took longer than I thought but were still pretty easy to do.

I won these in the Chinese Auction.

There was some shopping too. Lesson learned, look at the fabric your friends pick out before you check out. Stephanie had this in her pile when I spotted it. The line was about 15 people deep so I decided to skip it. She was nice enough to share a piece with me.

I also found this favorite in gray.

I am now in charge of our unofficial mascot, Max. He has been with us now for about 18 years??
I will warn you now, if you are easily offended don't look at the next picture. Why is he wearing a vest you ask?

Are you shocked? We quilters can get a little wild!

Kelly

Snowy, Freezing Rain, Rainy Friday

We woke up to snow this morning. I decided not to go to Zumba because I have to take mostly back roads to get there. It turns out it was a good idea because there were lots of accidents. So what's a person to do?
I am sure you have seen these blocks all over the place and they are so darn cute! I decided to make one just to see how easy, yep real easy. Too easy, there may be more of these in my future. If you want to make one, or some, you can find the tutorial at  Red Pepper Quilts.

I wanted to show you some potholders that Nancy who is a member of my guild made. She used my instructions and said they cam out perfect! I like how she centered "Merry Christmas" across the center. The polka dot binding is so perfect, the dots look like little snowballs.

I also worked on my Dylan quilt, 10 blocks down, 54 to go.....I like the green and I know he will too.
This weekend it is to be 63*. We are all going to be sick with the back and forth of hot and cold!
Enjoy it!

Kelly