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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Pocketed Elephant Wall-Hanging from Thailand

This is a pocketed wall hanging from Thailand, and was given to Janice, my late sister-in-law, by a Thai friend who visited her native land.  My brother gave it to me when we were cleaning Janice's sewing room.




Saturday, May 17, 2014

Second Set: Casserole Dish Cover and Potholders

This casserole dish carrier, hotpad, and fingertip potholder set is for my great-niece Abigail and her fiancé, Kyle, who will be getting married June 1st.










Friday, April 11, 2014

Marching Teddy Mug Rug



This mug rug is for Josiah for his birthday; he just turned four.  He didn't get a mug rug at Christmas time, because I ran out (though I gave him other things in its place).  So I borrowed back the mug I gave him, and made a rug to match it.

The rug measures 8" x 9½".  The blue edge is a flange.














Friday, March 14, 2014

Sheltie Dog Wallhanging

Tonight I finished a Sheltie dog 'fabric photo' wallhanging I've been making for a friend and customer, Kat Scribner, patterned after her much-loved Sheltie, Kody.  It measures 19" x 20".  I have 80 ½ hours in it.
















This is the picture Kat sent me:



Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Cathedral Windows Pillow Complete



This afternoon I went to our local quilt shop -- the only one in town, at the moment, because the other one had to move out of the lovely building they were renting, as the owner sold it.  And of course, the fabric I needed for the back of the pillow . . . . . is in a moving van somewhere, waiting to be unloaded at a new location, if or when ('when', I hope) a new location is found.

I got some fabric that, while not perfect, didn't clash, at least.  I found some trim at Wal-Mart, came home, and finished putting the pillow all together. 

Also pictured is the fabric I purchased at the quilt shop for a project I will soon start for a customer -- she wants an appliqué 'photo' of her little Sheltie dog.








Thursday, January 30, 2014

Cathedral Windows Pillow Top Done (almost)



The pillow top is now done, except for little covered buttons I will put at the corner of each Cathedral Window, and cording I will put inside the blue border.  The piping is ready to be sewn onto the border.  I think I will buy more of that blue fabric for the back -- I used up every scrap making the border and piping.


I got the pillow form at the Goodwill tonight.  It cost $1.44, counting tax.  





Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Cathedral Windows, continued



I got a little more done on the Cathedral Windows today; the pillow top is about one-third complete.