A Good Start In January

It is a shame to invite folks to your blog (through Entrecard,Facebook,or Twitter) and not have been there that much myself. I vow to post more. The thing is, I just don't have a lot to say. But I want to thank all that have visited and left a comment. It helps.

I was reading someone's blog the other day and she was talking about that very thing and I realized that I am guilty of that same thing. It is like inviting someone to your house and not being home.

Today I thought I would post the latest quilt I have been working on. To start,the members of our quilt guild are required to make at least 4 cuddle quilts a year (these we donate to the Le Bonhuer) So anyway this is my first one for the year.
This was such a simple and fun quilt to make. I got the pattern from the Quiltville blog. If you ever want to learn how to do a certain block you can find it there with very easy instructions. Anyway once I made the first block, I could not stop until the quilt was finished. It is a small quilt only 48"X 48".
This is what one square looks like. I made 16 squares.

My quilting sister Mildred Puckett came over and showed me how to tie the quilt. Boy that saved a lot of time for me and I like the way it looks. I tied it with pink cotton crochet thread.

Now I know you will love this chenile pillow also. It will be listed for sale in my Etsy shop very soon. I will tell you that it is nice and big and fluffy. It is one of those pillows that you will want to hug when your (significant other) is not around.

I am trying to figure out what to do with this bag I made, I had some of the chenille leftover from the pillow so I decided to make this bag. This is as far as I got and now I don't know how I will do the handles. The ends are finished so I don't know what I am going to do with it so I am going to put it aside and do something else. Any suggestions?


This is one of the blocks for the quilt I am making for my granddaughter, it is a wonderful quilt that will look like a four story house when (whenever) I get done with it. But you can enjoy some of it now.



If you recognize what rooms these are, let me know then I will know that I am on the right track. Ha Ha.
Until next time, happy blogging!

New Pillows

These are some of the pillows that I will be listing in my Etsy shop real soon. I don't know if you remember me talking about mud cloth. But I was talking about how beautiful mud cloth is when you use it in patchwork. Well I put some in a couple of these pillows and it really made the animals jump out. These pillow are not made to try to match your decor but to accent. It is always nice to have one thing that doesn't match. At least that is what I think. So I love creating these pillows, I call them Gollie Gollie pillows because they are the ones that you hug while watching tv. Or set a plate of food or bowl of popcorn while watching a movie. When you get sick it will be your best friend. Which reminds me, my husband has this quilt that his mom made for him, I can tell when he is not feeling well because he will get that quilt and curl up in it. I call it his Gollie Gollie. That is the way you will feel about these pillows.
So keep watching my Etsy shop and you will be able to purchase one of these pillows. But you had better act fast because the pillows usually go quick. Everyone likes having a Gollie Gollie.

The dress

Well I finally did something with all those silks that I had. I made this wonderful dress. I haven't taken a picture of it yet but I can tell you a little bit about it, just to get you curious to come back. Once I decided to make a dress, actually I sent the photos of the fabric to my sister, Rita, and she said that she saw a beautiful soft, silky dress. That helped me a lot. Anyway as soon as the weather gets nice I will go outside and take a picture of the dress.
Last night I started an outfit for my granddaughter, Jurnee Simone, she had a birthday that I missed, on the 15th of June. As they get older it is hard to know what they will like. I have been really trying to keep up with my grandkids' birthdays. They come so quick that I don't get the things made in time. But I remember when I was a youngster, my grandmother made us pj, slippers, hats, robes and pillows, and I remember how we always looked forward to our new pjs that we knew she would give us at Christmas time and for our birthdays. And it was about 30 of us (grandkids). I have about 20. So as soon as I get one done, then it is time to do another. But I am determined to get caught up. But I love making things for them. When I think about my grandmother, I think about the wonderful gifts she used to make, and I think I want my grandkids to think of me the same way. It is funny that whenever my grandkids call me, they ask me what I am doing then they say "sewing?" I want them to remember me like that, always sewing and praying. Well I started out talking about that "dress" and ended up talking about my grandkids. I guess it is because I miss them so much.