Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts

Monday, September 6, 2010

what a gift!


My husband has an Aunt who is a quilting extraordinaire, seriously, she makes beautiful quilts. She has a fabric stash and quilting room that would make most quilters drool, cabinets lined with fabric, and color coordinated. Oh to have a room like that!
Well, now I do! She knows that I enjoy quilting and decided my sister-in-law and I would be the recipients of a recent purge! There is nearly 70 pounds of fabric on the table and I had to take a picture because it was so beautiful! I'm itching to start about a thousand projects with it but need to finish up some other projects I'm currently working on first. I know my husband would appreciate that. Besides, having all that fabric, which looks like my own personal fabric store, makes me a little giddy! My sister does not get it, she thinks it's beautiful all right but it's not her thing. Mom on the other hand totally gets it! She's a fellow quilter and appreciates what a wonderful gift this is. It's getting to be that time of year when I start thinking about Christmas giving and am pretty sure there is a major quilting bee in our future. Last year we pulled off three quilts in the fall and the fall before was a huge undertaking for my Grandmother's bed. We made a Christmas quilt, (she LOVES Christmas) it was a ton of work and lots of pieces and a very happy Grandmother. I wonder what is in store this year.... I know one thing, I cannot wait to start!
Thank you so much Aunt Judy, what a blessing you've given me! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

A Needle Roll

Last night I was feeling both frustrated and creative; so I made a needle roll, for the knitting needles the kitten keeps knocking over. Hence the frustration.... well I can look on the bright side, at least she's not eating them like Harley did as a puppy, what a stupid dog! Metal knitting needles who-da-think, a tasty treat!

..............................fabric selection
................................deciding how I want it to look

...............decorative stitching added, because I can...
.............................top stitching to finish it
............needles all fit, that' a good thing since I just "winged it"
..............the result, it works, no needles all over the floor

hummm, I wonder what she'll find to play with now??