And the Quilt goes to.........

Well, yesterday was a crazy day between my youngest son getting braces and my oldest son's car breaking down. Whew....glad it's over and today can be a little more calm.
Thank you all for the comments. I just finished another quilt using Amy Butler fabrics and a simple pattern. I love how it came out.

So....I had my husband pick a No. between 1-7 and he picked No. 2!!! So Miss Ani Hearts Japan is receiving this little bit of happiness. You can email me your addy @ judy.csr@hotmail.com and I will get it postal this week.

And just a scrappy page of my hubby and our cute lil puppy Lilly. They so adore each other!

Quilt Give-away

It's been so long that I've had this baby quilt in my car to donate to the children's hospital. It got a little buried behind some other things I keep in my car and that's why it's so wrinkled up now, but I think it's high time it found a new home. It measures 43 x 57 and would make a perfect baby quilt to keep in your car! I used scraps from other projects and just tied it with some embroidery floss. It's filled with a poly/cotten blend and hasn't been washed yet. If you'd like to have it, leave me a comment here and Tues./Wed. of next week I will draw a name and it will be yours! All I ask is you pay it forward and do something nice for someone else.

Something new

I think I totally forgot how to post on this blog, so I'm giving it a try. Some scrap pages that I recently made. The first one is from the holidays. We were at a friend's house for an Xmas get-together. Lots of fun with Mike's CHP buddies. The second one is a page I like to do every year that is a review of some fun times and pics that I like.

A Long Time Coming

Ta Da......a quilt that has been in the making for many years! I have a tendency to start projects, get inspired to create something else, and then lose track of how many UFOs I have. This one came out of the back of my UFO drawer and I've been plugging away on it for the the last month or two. And now it's finally done!
That feels good. And the best part is I still like it as much as I did when I started it! Yay! The yo-yo flowers just make me happy.

Thanks to my girl, Cathy, for kicking my butt in gear and for her help doing the wonderful stippling behind the yo-yos. Still need to take a full photo so you can see the crow that's on it.

Altered Monogram

So, here's a little something that I got around to doing last week. I must say I haven't altered many items, so this was a good test to see if I could do it. I think the hardest part is knowing when to stop and say "It's Done". A neighbor's daughter is going away to college this fall and I made this for her as a gift. I hope she likes it. Everything was from my stash. I love it when I can use up
some older products too (not that I can EVER use up everything).

Been on a quilting binge....getting projects farther along. Stay tuned for a picture of a COMPLETED quilt. I must say it feels great getting them finished. Thinking about trying to
sell a few, maybe on e-bay or something. I always look forward to the piecing part of a
quilt but not so much the quilting part. Maybe some day I'll be over that fear. I think that I just need to do it more to be more confident. We'll see.

This is Why

This is why Michael wants to attend the Art Institute next fall. This is all done in Photoshop in the course of 3 hours. Ever since his interview with the school last week, he's been a little more excited about his art. The school is in west Sacramento and is fairly new. They opened last October, so it's a small campus. I think that it is a great fit for him. I can't say how excited (and broke) I will be if he gets in. They still have to send for his transcripts and he needs to maintain a good GPA his senior year to get the final acceptance letter. I can't foresee any problems there.
This piece is so serene and calm......Enjoy!