I made this quilt for my daughter for her birthday.  Her living room is red with black and white accents.  I got most of the squares from a charm pack swap here on Craftster from MareMare.  I pieced it and quilted it by machine.  Don't look too closely because I am just learning the machine quilting thing.  (I outline stitched it).  My daughter loved it.  Here's the back.

I posted about this quilt in December when I finished it. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=283186.msg3208178#msg3208178 I got so many wonderful comments, I wanted to share my accomplishment with you all.  This year I decided to enter it in our state fair (KY).  I didn't expect to win anything cause I had entered a quilt a couple of years ago and didn't win.  But I was hoping I would at least get an honorable mention.  Imagine my pride when I found out not only did I win a blue ribbon but I was honored to have my quilt placed in the glass showcase.  Thanks for all your encouragement.

This baby quilt was started by a fellow crafster from Australia.  She decided after piecing and quilting one square, she really didn't like it very much and offered it to the first taker.  I am the lucky recipient.  I think this quilt is adorable.  I finished quilting the squares in the same manner she did.  I quilted around the border and added a binding.  I think the finished product turned out great!

Here's a close up.  I meant to post this originally but I was having a problem uploading it.  Prairie points are super simple and I would love to walk you through them if you need it.

This is a quilt I made for my latest grandbaby.  It's from a pattern from Eleanor Burns.  I added the yoyos because the white squares where just blank.  I pieced by machine and quilted it by hand.  I'm not brave enough yet to try machine quilting.

Here's a picture of the back.

Here are all my strips.  I'm not sure which are which, but I bet you all know.  I think they are going to work great together!

I decided that I always make quilts for everyone else, so I wanted to make one for me.  Problem was, I have a king size bed.  And I chose grandmother's flower garden, so I pieced it by hand.  After I had it all pieced, I decided to quilt it by hand, too.  Once I finished quilting, I needed to make the binding, and since I had done everything else by hand I figured I would put the binding on by hand, too.  So, every single stitch is done by my tired fingers.  I love the results!

These are my fabrics.  I am so happy to be included in this swap.  I am sending them out tomorrow.  Sure hope this new grandbaby is a girl cuz if not, one of the other granddaughters will enjoy the new quilt.

This is my spot!   


These are my fabrics. There's a grandbaby on the way and I thought this would be a great opportunity to make a special quilt for the new baby.

My Monday update - sent all my fabric out today. BTW, it cost $15.85.  I received fabric from whoopdedo, KRB and Laural.
Group 2: Audrey's group
                          sent fabrics on   rec'd fabrics on   sent block on   received block on
audrey1999             11-24                12-05
whoopdedoo_5         11-24                11-24                                  12-19
1boy1girl1kitty2        11-24                12-05
glittergirl94              11-24                12-06
klum78                    11-24                12-04
southern flower        11-24                12-01
gordongirl                11-24                11-28
chinarockfishakm       11-24                12-06
KRB                        11-24                11-24                                  12-15
Laural                     11-24                11-24                                  12-08
RitaPizza                 11-24                11-28
SandyBradley     Me!!!

One trick I thought of, was to take a picture of the fabric and the address label as I receive it, so I don't get it confused with someone elses.




I made this sample block of my fabrics to test it for blocks for others.  Problem is, it took me two days to do it so I think it is the only one like this I'll make, although, I love the way it turned out.
Rita, I love your block you made for yourself.  Perfect for the theme of your fabrics!

Laural, I love the block you made for me. Perfect! 

KRB, this is your block.  When I saw your fabric, for some reason, I thought of butterflies.  I hope you don't mind the scraps I added from my stash.  Hope you love it as much as I do!


Here's your block Whoopdedo.  It's called Kentucky Bluegrass.  Hope you like it!

This is your block, Laurel. As simple as it looks, it was confusing keeping the colors straight. It's called Star Shadow. Hope you like it.

Here's your block Ritapizza.  I kind of let the fabric tell me what to do. Hope it fits with your theme!

I made this block for GordonGirl but it turned out to be only 12" square, so I'll be making a different one. Sorry it turned out short, hope you can use it for something!

GordonGirl, here's the other block I made for you. It is 12 1/2".


a block for glittergirl

Here's a flower I made for Southern Flower

Here's one for Klum

My last block for Chinarockfish

This is the quilt I made for my grandson, Kody.  The picture on it is one Kody drew of himself skateboarding.  I copied it onto muslin from my computer and added some random blocks to it.  I used a lot of plaids trying to keep it masculine for him.  The quilt hanging on the wall behind Kody is one I made completely by hand.  It originally was going to be made of 3/4 inch blocks but after making five blocks with 100 squares in each block, I decided I would use different size blocks to finish it.  I backed it with flannel so it is real cozy.  I call it "around the block".