wow, i couldn't help but commment! that is sooo pretty! and that's all hand quilted?!?! man, you have got some patience! i too miss the card catalogs, such fond memories of them in the old library.....hmmm... anyway, beautiful quilt and such a clever idea!
good job,

SmithyBoy

wow, that is a beautiful quilt! great job! did you use a pattern or did you make it up? either way, it is gorgeous.  i love the dark, rich, yummy fabrics and how the binding contrasts the border! good job,

SmithyBoy

wow, that is amazing! i can't believe you hand-beaded that, it is so beautiful!! GREAT job, i wish i had a reason and a body to wear something like that!

i always get so excited when a gallery finally rolls around!

i have officially sent my MYB out as of.....yesterday! woohoo! i am soo excited to recieve mine you don't even know!    anyway, thanks for organizing, i just might have to sign up for the next round!! (that is if i ever finish my project from this round )
SmithyBoy

  adorable!!! i love that fabric, totally fab!  good job on the back with the ruching, such a nice detail. it looks really cute on you, i like the lace for straps, keep up the good work   


SmithyBoy!

Those are great!  i've seen a lot of your work on here, and i must say, you are very talented!  i'm pretty sure i'm going to explode if i don't make me one of these soon    about how much fabric do you think it took? hopefully i can find some fabric in my stash as cute as yours!! my favorite is definitely the striped one! it looks great with the puff sleeved top underneath!


Great job,
SmithyBoy

actually, come to think of it, i have some of those!  they're meant for fertilizer? but i got them in a smelly jelly (air freshener) diy kit from a swap! woo hoo! i have soo many i'll have to try this tomorrow!! yay, thanks for the ideas! i'll let you all know how it goes!

SmithyBoy

I have a beautiful english bulldog, Princess, and she gets pretty hot in the summer.  She has a lot of extra skin so she has a lot of extra warmth too.  Any idea how to keep her cool? i've seen dog toys that you fill with water so when they chew on it it cools them but they are too expensive for me she does wear a collar all the time so maybe something that ways? i need ideas or she might melt!! (jk) she doesn't mind wearing clothes either: here is a pic of her so you can see her extra neck fur and how cute she is!
 i mean, how big she is...

thanks in advance,
SmithyBoy

thank you so much! i did mine with two layers of cotton, and one layer of batting in between that was 1/2" smaller all around so it wouldn't show when i sewed them together...i did clip all my seams, including the outermost edging...BUT i must warn you that although the clipping looks so much nicer because it unravels faster, you must be VERY careful not to clip the stitching! i ended up with 4 huge! holes in it after it came out of the wash because i clipped the stitiching!! (and it was a PITA to sew back together!!)  good luck with yours i would love to see pics when you're done?!?!? 

SmithyBoy