One More Down...100 More to Go

Hi Everyone,

Well, here I am again with another finished quilt. This one is for Matt's friend, Ryan. He loved Matt's quilt and just kept asking me..."will you make me one, will you make me one? I'll pay you for it" I said, Ryan, they are very expensive and the material alone can cost anywhere from $80 to $150 dollars just to make the top. Then, you have to buy the batting, the backing material, there are classes to pay for, etc. Anyway, Ryan is a big help to me driving Matt around all the time so I figured what he spends in gas money I'll make him a quilt. He loved the black paisley material that I made with Matt's quilt and I had some left over so I incorporated it into Ryan's quilt. Boys, you know....nothing even remotely flowery and very specific, just black, white, and gray...so I was able to come up with this.

It was a pretty easy pattern and went together really simply. I love the black and paisley borders, and I wish my camera took better pictures so you could really see the detail. I saw this quilt in watercolor colors and it really was beautiful. However, this serves the purpose for the boys.

Now that this one is done, I'm deep into making my niece's quilt (Amie). Her quilt will be the most beautiful one to date. It's all done with appliqued hearts of soft pinks and greens on a deep burgundy background. She loves hearts and this pattern has 31 of them !!!! The hearts are all "paper pieced" and then appliqued. Boy, what a challenge, but a great learning experience. I won't put pictures up until after I give it to her for her birthday because I don't want her to see it.

I have also finished the "big sister" quilt for my friend, Sharon's granddaughter, but again she looks at my blog and wants to be surprised, so I'll put up a picture after I give that one to her as well. I have also finished the quilt top for the "big brother quilt for Tina's grandson. It's being quilted as we speak and I hope to give it to Tina before school lets out. If that's not enough, I have four baby quilts in the process; three ready to be quilted and one that needs to be made. Ok, go ahead.......I OBSESSED !!!!! It's therapy and so much fun. Besides, I made the big brother and big sister quilts all in one "free sew" day at Leah's. If the room is not being used, students can sign up for it. Well, that's what I did. I made those two quilts, Sharon's on Mother's Day and the other one on Memorial Day. Guess what I'm doing for Father's Day ??? You guessed it !!! Junior and I went in together and got Craig three tickets to the Dodger game. Gee, Craig, Junior and Matt will leave me all alone on Father's Day, what a shame....NOT!!! I get to go sew and not feel guilty.

Anyway, I have to work...but I'd rather sew. Many more pictures to follow. Love to all of my wonderful family and friends !!! Life is too short, you have to grab the bull by the horns !!!

Love, Karene