Michelle's Quilt

My daughter Michelle started this quilt when she was visiting us in September.  It is the Turning Twenty Again pattern, which is a great pattern for a beginning quilter like herself.  She had a small fabric stash and also used some fabrics from my, rather large, stash.... to make this gorgeous quilt!  As part of my Christmas gift to her, I bought the backing, batting and quilted it for her.  It turned out great and with that nice, soft minkie fabric on the back, it's quite snuggly!  I think she was pleased with the result of all of her hard work and I do believe she enjoyed the process too!

Are you making quilting goals for the NEW YEAR?  I've started making a few in my head.  I need to write them down and ponder what I can realistically do in one year 😁  It's always fun to dream of doing much more though isn't it?

Family Fun!

We've had several days of holiday family fun with three of our children and friends!  We were able to escape Pirate's Cove, ate too much food, enjoyed opening gifts on Christmas Day, played new board games (some favorites were Kingdomino, Captain Sonar, and Bunny, Bunny, Moose, Moose - pictured below :),and  flying my husband's drone and taking pictures and videos of ourselves (bottom picture)!  I hope you and your families all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas too.  Looking forward to the NEW YEAR!

Quiltfolk

I received my new issue of Quiltfolk in the mail this week and it's all about our next door neighbor - Utah!  Each magazine (which is really more like a book including beautiful photography, wonderful stories and no advertising) features a different state and highlights the quilt happenings in that state.  I am excited to read what they've highlighted for Utah.  Since we live so close, and have family there, I have visited and participated in many quilt happenings in Utah.  So excited for this issue!

36 Years!!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband of 36 years!!

LFE 💗💋

Wool Gatherers

I'm a little late showing these photos of Show and Tell at Wool Gatherers this month but here they are!

Mary shared the beautiful pumpkin above and her sister Kathy showed me more of the flowers she did on her Summer Blooms bag.  They are looking amazing!!

What do you think of this fun idea??  Wool mistletoe!!  Made by Lorraine :)



And Becky is working on her wool trucks!



I am trying to finish up my Sue Spargo Block of the Month for 2018 and should be able to share pictures of it pretty soon. I am loving it!  After the holidays I have a lot of projects I want to get working on!

How about you??

Fingerless Mitts

I finished the fingerless mitts I started in my knitting class! I really like them 😊

Quilts for Auction

A friend of mine sent these pictures from a fundraiser she went to for Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.  These beautiful quilts were all made and donated to be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to the hospital.  What an amazing display of the generosity of quilters, because anyone who quilts know that these all took a lot of time and talent to make.  I didn't hear how much the quilts brought in for the fundraiser but I imagine it was a lot :)

This would be my husband's favorite!

Miss Cutie Pie visited Santa this week and brought him her list!  Apparently she wrote it herself and it had Doggies on it 😁

From what I hear, the Cabela's Santa experience is the best!  They even went ice fishing and caught a real fish, which was then cleaned and cooked for them right there!  Santa has come a long way since my kids were little!

Have a great Monday!!

She doesn't look super thrilled by the fish ....

Mug Mats and More

I February I am teaching a Back Basting Hand Appliqué class at Black Sheep Handworx Studio.  I really, really like this method of hand appliqué and hope to be able to inspire others to try it as well.  We will be making this simple flower with leaves.  I turned mine into a mug mat, but it can be added to a bag, made into a quilt block or just about anything.  If you want to check out all of the classes Laura is offering at her studio the first quarter of 2019, go here:
http://www.laurashome.com/store/

Speaking of mug mats - June made all of these pretty mug mats using English Paper Piecing.  I love them!  I may just have to make a few...


And, speaking of English Paper Piecing, check out the new Millie Stars quilt-along for 2019 at Katja's Quilt Shoppe here:
https://www.katjasquiltshoppe.com/quilt-alongs/millie-stars/

This year she has instructions for EPP and regular piecing.  The quilt is gorgeous too - more modern looking.

One more Annie Unrein bag to show off - made by Eddy.  Most who took the class complained about the binding, but they all look good and it seems like most, if not all, have finished!  That's saying something!

Have you ever seen a smile cuter than this??  💖

Colorado West Quilt Guild Party

Wednesday was the day of Holiday Parties.  At the CWQG party in the evening we had a potluck dinner, games, and Show and Tell.  We also had a special show and tell, where members could share a hand made decoration or gift and share a memory about it.  We brought donations, either food or money for the Community Food Bank.

Hearing the memories shared by members, such as this one by Gig who told us that her father made this quilt for her (and made one for each of his daughters), was really touching.  I enjoyed it very much.

Mary showed us a holiday table topper made by her one and only sister, Betty (who is also in our guild).

We had regular Show and Tell too.  I think the Giraffe pillowcase above is just too dang cute.

Kathy presented a power point of all of the upcoming programs and workshops for 2019 - a fun year ahead for the guild with inspiring speakers!


Holiday shopping done yet?  I'm heading out tomorrow for a few, hopefully quick, errands!
Have a great weekend!

Sunset Slope Quilt Guild Party

Yesterday I went to two quilt guild parties.  The Sunset Slope Quilt Guild, which meets in the morning, invited the CO West Quilt Guild (evening group) to their Christmas party.  It was a lot of fun!  These first four pictures are of the 25 quilts the members have gathered to go to the victims of the fires in Paradise, CA.

These next few photos are of Show and Tell. The amazing labyrinth quilt above was made by my friend Sherida.  I love this quilt!  It looks like you can step right into it!

Several ladies finished their bags from the Annie Unrein class.  Most complained about putting the binding on.... 😮

We had a lovely potluck luncheon and a gift exchange after the meeting.  A big thanks to SSQ for the invite!


I was inspired to donate two of my quilts (pictured below) to the fire victims.  I have too many quilts at home that aren't getting used!  They might as well be put to good use.

Tomorrow I'll share photos from the CWQG party last evening.  It's a festive time of year for sure!