Shop Hop & Pincushions

Sandy & I decided at the last minute to go on our first 'Shop Hop'. We had a blast and visited all the shops in one day. I was inspired to make pincushions......

This little bird was a giveaway pattern.

Sandy shared the star shaped pattern she bought and the 4-patch I made on my own.

Bags and Crocheted Baby Blankets with Hats

I bought a stash of baby yarn before I left the world of working at IBM. I love to crochet the baby blankets and hats pictured below while watching Laker games. As you can see, I've watched a few Laker games!!
I'm thinking of putting them up for sale on Etsy.com. The blankets are approximately 32" wide and 36" long. They are made with a 'V' stitch in a stripe pattern. The blankets are sooo soft, can be machine washed 'gentle', and put in the dryer at a low temperature.

Sandy and I bought patterns & fabric at the 2010 Long Beach Quilt Show to make the purses shown below. The pattern is "Carmel" designed by "A Quilter's Dream". It takes 6 fat quarters to make one.

Sandy finished her purse before me. Sandy is blessed with a talent for design. The bag displayed on the pattern was plain. Sandy added this big button on her bag and I loved it.......hence, big 'ol buttons on my bags!

Snowman Table Runner

I loved this little quilt as soon as I saw it at Piecemakers in Costa Mesa. The quilt they had on display was bordered with a wedding ring pattern. I decided to make it easy and add a simple border, especially since I love the snowman fabric I found at M & L Fabrics.

Oops.... I guess I got my toes in the picture below!

Two Quilts Completed in the Fall 2010

I completed the 2 quilts below in the fall of 2010.

I bought the redwork quilt pattern at the Sew Fun Club at Moore's Sewing Center. The machine embroidery went very fast. I dyed the white on white backing with red dye as Lynda Howell had done on her example at Sew Fun Club. The dye ran on mine and made the fabric a pinkish color with splashes of red. I need to work on that process to get it right because it looks good on a 2 color quilt. The characters are really cute which adds a whimsical tone to the quilt. I love it!

Holiday Redwork

Machine Embroidery Designs by Lynda Howell

The next quilt is a block of the month quilt provided by Bunnyhill Designs. This is the first one I made and loved doing it. A pattern is put on the Bunnyhill Designs website the 5th of every month. It's fun and I look forward seeing what the pattern will look like. The quilt, A Tisket, A Tasket, has a monthly theme for example July is based on the Fourth of July, October has a witch and a cat, and April has the Easter bunny with eggs in the basket. I used the applique fabric in the quilt to make borders around each block and around the whole quilt.

A Tisket, A Tasket

Bunnyhill Designs Block of the Month 2009

Happy New Year 2011

A belated "Happy New Year" to you!
It's been 6 months since I've posted to my blog. I've finished many projects since my last post about the Long Beach Quilt Show. I will share them with you in my next post.
This past Saturday, Sandy, John, & I went to the Road to California quilt show held at the Ontario Convention Center. We had a great time and bought alot of good stuff. I think all 3 of us were worn out by the time we got home. The show was wonderful and the quilts were beautiful. Of course, Sandy & I love to shop. I don't think we hit just about every vendor's booth!!

John, Brenda, & Sandy at Road to California - Jan 21, 2011