Jen & Jill Hanging

This is a reproduction of a pattern I did earlier this year.  You can see it here.  It was called Country Breeze.  This one I've named Jen & Jill.  I love this one.  It's so bright and colorful.  I made this for my friend Jen.  I'm thinking she's going to love it.  I hope so anyway.  She's a great girl!

I especially loved how the binding turned out on this quilt.  SO CUTE!!  

I'm in love..........

So, I've never posted twice in one day, and probably never will again.  (at least, I don't' think I have).  I'm in love and I'm not talking about my hubs either.  (well, I'm in love with him as well).  This is my new love.  I've never felt so much love for something in my life.  It makes my heart go pitter patter.  This is the real thing.  I know there has to be someone else out there that feels the same way I do.  OK ok.............I'm in love with free motion quilting.  I know I've blogged free motion before.  However, what's a girl to do with so much emotion and feeling.  

PS-I just hope free motion feels the same about me.  I'll update you all on wedding details with free motion.  lol

I won my FIRST giveaway!

This is what I won.  How cute, a flower pot block.  I'm not sure how I'll finish this, but the wheels are turning in my head.  

I won this from the darling Pat's blog. She has to be the nicest person I know.  She took me right under her "blogging" wing.  She has helped me so much.  I know if I have a sewing, blogging or anything question, I can ask her.  If she don't know, she'll find out.  She's the BEST!  Thanks so much Pat.

There's a thief in our church.

Yeah, I know...........bet you had to read that title again.  Well, here's what happened.  We have a secret pal program at our church.  I'm sure we all know what that is.  I am my mom's secret pal.  (we draw names and I just happened to get hers)  Last night the hubs and I took a card with a gift card inside the card to the church.  No one was there.  We put her card on her pew where she sits.  Before, one of her gifts was misplaced, so I wanted to be certain she got this.  So, I called her later in the day and casually asked "what did you get from your secret pal"?  She said "nothing".  I was like WHAT?  Then I had to tell her I was her secret pal, and I dropped the card off last night.  Well, she went back to the church to "search" and see if someone picked it up and left it somewhere.  Sure enough, she found the card shredded in the women's bathroom trash can.  She was in tears.  Someone had opened her card, took out the gift card and then shredded the card and envelope.  I AM LIVID!!!!  How dare someone take something that isn't theirs.  We have it narrowed down to 2 people and are pretty certain we know which one took the gift card.  I'll update you all later on what happens, because we have a plan!  I did call the pastor and let him know there's a thief in his church.

Let me also add.........I've always attended church.  Here recently I've seen the "bad" things church people do.  I'm very discouraged.  Some of these people I really look up too as to how to live my life right.  What do you do when your "leaders" are bad?  When the elders in your own church are not good people??  We've long been thinking about finding a new church.  I think it's finally time. 

Black & White purse for MOM

My mom is very much the "girly" type and will change her purse according to what she's wearing.  (I don't do that).  haha  So, here I've made her a black and white purse for church.  She has brown and plain white and several others I've made.  However, she didn't have black and white.  I called her this morning to wish her Happy Mother's Day and to ask what color she was wearing to church.  She said blue and white, and I said, how about black and white.  She said she thinks she can do that. ;)   Yesterday we had lunch together, just her and I, then I took her to Lowe's and she picked out her some flowers.  She liked that.  Today my brother and I will have a cook out for her at his place.  We tend to smother her with love and attention.  She loves it though.   HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOTHER'S  especially to my blog mom, PAT.  I love her!!

Retro Stars Completed

WOW, I could not put this quilt down till it was all done.  I worked on it all day yesterday and finished around 7pm.  I sooooo wanted to blog it last night, but didn't since I had already blogged.  I liked this picture below so much I added it to my sidebar.  Just thought it was a good pic.

I originally started making this quilt/wall hanging for my brother.  It matches his couch.  When I showed it to him, it was obvious to me, he didn't like it at all.  He wouldn't know good taste if it bit him in the butt.  So, it will now remain in my home.  I'll hang it somewhere.  I love it.  Although the border is sooo different from the blocks, I still love it.  AND......it's my first free motion complete.  WOOHOO.  GO ME!!

Sneak Peek at Border and "real" free motion.

Yes, I did realize my other free motion quilt wasn't "real" free motion.  It was kinda big and crazy and all over the place.  My goal on that other quilt was not to hit any of the objects on the fabric.  Anyway.......check out this free motion.  I'm so proud of me!  (I'm patting myself on the back as we speak, or type)  As you also can see, I choose the stripe fabric.  I'm not going to quilt over the stars.  I'm hoping it will make them POP out.  We'll see. This is really going to be a "wonky" quilt.  But hey!!  I like it.