Before my grand daughter Aria was born I made her a gender neutral quilt because her parents chose not to find out if they were having a boy or girl. My daughter Kayla decorated the nursery with a cute mint/gray color scheme that I matched for Aria’s quilt. You can read about that quilt here. InfantsContinue reading “Strip Quilt”
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The Grandkids Room
A couple of months ago I shared with you a set of sheets I found that inspired me to make a star quilt for the room where my grandkids stay when they come to visit. You can read that post here. Those sheets and that quilt were the focal point for decorating the rest ofContinue reading “The Grandkids Room”
Sneak Peak
Six weeks ago I sent a quilt top I had made to The Missouri Star Quilting Company for machine quilting services. You can read the story behind this particular quilt here. Today it came back to me and I am soooooo excited. I love how it turned out…..here is a sneak peak. This weekend I will be makingContinue reading “Sneak Peak”
It started with a set of sheets…..
I had been thinking about updating one of the bedrooms in our home where the grandkids usually stay when they come to visit. It was still decorated in high-school-girl turquoise and lavender from several years ago when I still had a high school girl living here. I had seen a set of sheets at TargetContinue reading “It started with a set of sheets…..”
Color Block Quilt
I recently completed a color block quilt for my soon to be born third grandchild. The parents decided not to learn if their newborn would be a girl or boy so they chose the neutral colors of grey and mint for decorating the nursery. I love this combination of colors and since I had made aContinue reading “Color Block Quilt”
Field Trip to Missouri Star Quilt Company
A few weeks ago by sister, brother-in-law, Dave and I took a day trip about an hour or so north of Kansas City to a small town called Hamilton, Missouri. Prior to 2008, this small town was best known for it’s most famous son, J.C. Penney, a retailer and philanthropist. In late 2008, a phenonomonContinue reading “Field Trip to Missouri Star Quilt Company”
If this quilt could talk….
My second grandchild was born in March, a beautiful little girl named Alexia Grace. Months before her arrival her mom showed me the fabrics she had picked out at Carousel Designs to have drapes, a crib skirt, sheets and a changing table pad custom made. Since fabric was available by the yard, I had the fabulous ideaContinue reading “If this quilt could talk….”
Gray Strip Baby Quilt
I have been wanting to try a strip quilt for a long time and when the opportunity arose to make another baby quilt I decided it would be the perfect project. Strip quilts are often made to use up leftover scraps of fabric since they are just long strips of fabric sewn together. For thisContinue reading “Gray Strip Baby Quilt”
November Chalkboard Art
I finally had some time this past weekend to create the November chalkboard for my kitchen. Did you notice the bright colors? I had been hearing via blogland about a product called Chalk Markers that has the bold vibrancy of markers but the easy clean-up of chalk. I also had been looking for chalk withContinue reading “November Chalkboard Art”
Most Welcome Guests
Our house was buzzing with activity today. We knew the new AC unit was scheduled for today and after waiting 7 full days to get on their install schedule, I could not have been happier to see anyone. This past week has really made me appreciate the convenience and luxury of air conditioning that weContinue reading “Most Welcome Guests”