A Christmas present finish!

Well, close. The binding is done and now I just need to make a label. :-). I'm so happy that I finished the binding on it. I should get the label made tonight and will take a pic then!

Fluffly Rag Quilt & FNSI check-in

I've been to the laundry mat and the rag quilt is fluffed!





I may take it back for another fluffing. Anyone know how many "fluffs" should be done on a rag quilt?

I also have about 1/4 of the throw bound. I'm getting ready to watch White Christmas and will work on it some more. Talk to you later!


~QB29

Christmas Decorations!!!!!!

I got to put up my Christmas decorations this year :-). Last year I was so busy with school that they stayed in storage.
My tree:

Angel on top:

Stuffed lion because I was a Phi Mu in college:
Mickey soccer player because I played soccer as a kid:

Hand painted animal ornaments from the local zoo from my childhood. I also have a tiger and a polar bear:
Handmade ornaments that my mom made back in the 70's:


Jesus is the reason for the season:

Jim Shore doggy:

Favorite glass blown ornament:

Jim Shore wise men:

Jim Shore Mary, Joseph, and Jesus:

Mom's nativity set made by her godmother:

~QB29

My newest design!

For Christmas I received fabric from 3 different people! My Aunt sent backing fabric plus three different focus fabrics. My mom gave me a charm pack, and my sister gave me a honey bun roll. I've dug into the honey bun roll and here's the design I've come up with:

The 16-patches are made up of 1" squares. The white border to each of the 16 patches are actually the white print that was in the honey bun. The sashing is also 1" wide. The cornerstones will be one of the "lighter" prints in the honey bun. The white inner border will probably have to be a white solid or tone on tone, as there is not enough in the honeybun to do a white inner border. The pink will be one of the prints, but I am ordering a couple yards for the border and binding. The quilt will finish at 39" - 43", depending on how wide I make the outer border. The minimum I'll make it is 4", but I may make it 6", depending on how it looks.

The honey bun was Mary Engelbreit's "Baskets of Flowers" for Moda.

I'll post a pic when I'm done sewing the top. I hope to finish it this weekend. I'm getting the boys tomorrow afternoon and keeping them through supper on Monday to help my sister out. Her daycare is closed all week, but she can't take the whole week off work.

My mom gave me the Critters Charm Pack from Studio E Fabrics.

I'm not sure what pattern I'll use yet.

~QB29