A Nasty Headache....

Has gotten me down. Needless to say, I havent been very creative (or obsessed) lately. Lucky for me, I have friends who ARE obsessed & creative, and have provided me with pics of their most recent work.
Nancy and Vicki were both inspired by Rouenneries by French General....and here's what they were compelled to make. (We'll go alphabetically!)
First is Nancy's Basket Quilt. She took her inspiration from an Alex Anderson pattern.And now here is Vicki's.

Same fabrics, with a very different look. I'll add the pattern name when Vicki sees this and lets me know what it was....(Stars of Grace from McCalls Quilting October 2009)

Both are absolutely beautiful quilts. Thanks for sharing them Chicks.

A Beautiful, Sunny Friday......

And for some reason I'm spending way too much of it on this computer, rather than being near a sunny window or actually getting outside and enjoying it!
Anyway..........here is my first block of Juniper and Mistletoe. I'm not totally happy with my stitching on the stars. I didn't do a good job of matching thread colors so every single stinking stitch shows.
Oh well. I'm not tearing anything out.
However, seeing the way they turned out sort of takes away my urge to work on the next block. So---don't expect to see the next one any time soon!

Just Thought I'd Share...

This was a freebie from Blackbird Designs. I finished the stitching sometime last weekend. Not yet sure how I intend to finish it, but hopefully I can make a decision and get to it soon.
(Notice my nifty new ironing board cover....a super deal from TJ Maxx...I Love It!)

The Youngest Daughter is leaving tomorrow, before the crack of dawn (ugh!) to spend the rest of Fashion Week in NYC with her Big Sister. She'll be working backstage (as a volunteer) at the show of the designer her sister works for. It should be a very memorable experience!!!
Hopefully there will be some fun and interesting photos to share.

You chicks have a great day.......and remember, those quilts aren't going to make themselves while you are surfing blogs!

Happy Valentines Day 2010

I've been trying to put a post together for about 30 minutes now with no success. My pics don't want to load correctly and I'm about to throw the computer across the room.....So much for the warm, fuzzy feelings I have after receiving a beautiful heart-shaped box of Godivas from my One and Only......

Since I'm not a quitter....I'll keep trying.

Speaking of my beautiful heart-shaped box of Godivas:

Here is my 9th block of Simply Vintage. I have obviously taken a few liberties with the design in an effort to make it my own. I'm not sure that I'm finished with it. I see a leaf that I dislike greatly, so that may have to be removed and replaced. I'll stare at the block for awhile and see how I feel after a day or two.

Here are the fingerless gloves that I started, well, more than a year ago? At the Harbor Star...before Vicki moved to Florida so that might be more than 18 months ago? All I've had left to do on them for the last year was finish one thumb. Just 1! So last weekend I picked went on a search for the needles, found them , and had them finished in about 15 minutes.

Ok. That's all I have. Not enjoying the whole blogging thing right now, so I'm going to shut down this computer and walk away. Talk to ya later!

The Quilty Chicks meet Gwen Marston

Yep! That's us. We visited Cameo Quilt Guild on Thursday to hear Gwens lecture on Abstract Quilts in Solids, and on Friday morning we attended her workshop. I think that we learned alot, and I was amazed that Faye (the blond Chick) was able to break free and do as much as she did. (Faye usually likes patterns and rules!)

Nancy hit the ground running- she cut a big pile of strips and worked out her Liberated Greek Key and did a great job of it. She got lots of compliments from the other participants. I didn't fare as well as Faye & Nancy. I didn't get much sleep the night before, and I never quite found my groove. Also, as Gwen said, it's harder to work small than large, and that proved true for me. Anyway, I'm looking forward to pulling out my pile of fabrics and trying again....and I'm really looking forward to attending Gwen's retreat in Elk Rapids this coming September! I've wanted to go for years and I've finally committed to going.

A quick word about the Cameo Quilt Guild.....What a happy, friendly group of women ! This guild has some good speakers lined up for the year, and I'm looking forward to visiting them again.

That's all for now chicks!

Farm Girls Winter Get Away

Hi Chicks!

I'm just back home from a long weekend get-away to the farm. My sister-in-law Al and my friend Claudette joined me Friday thru Sunday....and then I decided to stay until today (Tuesday) .

Claudette is into paper & photography, among other things. She worked on some scrapbook page lay-outs and made ALOT of her beautiful gift cards.

Al makes jewelry, and she stayed busy most of the time making some beautiful necklaces.
The three of us also managed to make a mess!
I also got a chance to do some late night reading.....this book was excellent!
And, hiding behind the book, is my latest finish:
Just one block left to make for the Simply Vintage quilt. Then there is a border of 1/2 square's to do, and then another border with 100+ leaves....but I'm not going to think about that right now!

I did work on a few other projects, but I've shared enough for now. I have time to make up on the treadmill after being away for so long, and then a guild meeting to attend tonight.

Later chicks!

b

My First 2010 Finish,,,,I Think

Here's the youngest child, modeling the Prairie Paisley Disappearing Nine-Patch.

The light was best outside for the pic....so she willingly stepped out into the snow to assist me.

You'll notice we hardly have any snow at all. The weather forecasters predicted The End Of The World, and as is usually the case, we barely got anything at all!

So that's it. A short post, but a post none the less!