Jeanette's doily

Here is Jeanette's lovely little doily which came in the mail yesterday. My round on this doily will be the last and the completed doily will be mailed back to Jeanette.

Anke's doily

This is my round added to Anke's doily. I'll now send it along to Jeanette who will add the last round before mailing it back to Anke.

No Mail Round Robin Border 6

Border 6 is complete and so this is the completed quilt top which is 45 x 60". I'll plan to get it quilted this summer. I still need to choose and decide what to use for backing. I have made a decision regarding the binding. I'll use the lighter yellow that I used in this quilt. I have enough fabric and I think it will add interest to the quilt.

BQ Baby Quilt

This little quilt is approx. 36 x 45", a size that I like to use for baby quilts. This quilt went to a co-worker. The nursery is done in red and white, making this very appropriate. I used novelty fabrics that either a boy or girl could enjoy as the parents didn't want to know before the birth what the baby was. Baby will arrive any day now so we'll all find out soon.

Anniversary heart

This little heart is tatted with size 30 vintage thread with 50 gold seed beads. It will go to a couple who is celebrating their 50th anniversary. I've made a couple of these before and they have been much appreciated. I usually include a comment or two about the heart such as:

The heart is a symbol of love and this one represents how special your love is as it has one gold bead for each year that you've been married. Happy 50th Anniverssary!

The pattern for this heart is by Betsy Evans, copyright 1998.

No Mail Round Robin Border 5

This little quilt is getting more interesting with each added border. I had used a couple fat quarters for my center and another border and there wasn't enough length for this border yet I wanted something similar. So I went through my fabric cabinet and at first thought that I had nothing to use but then found a stripe with lovely little rose and purple flowers on it. I could easily cut the strips that I needed from this and the stem of flowers would be centered on each strip. I'm trying really hard to use fabrics that I have rather than going out to buy more. I like the result.

NMRR 2

Here's my No Mail Round Robin with border 4 added. Sorry that it is tilted a bit. Guess I need more practice with placement on the wall and photography. It was nice to find that the next set of directions had been posted when I got home after being out of town for about a week. Once again, this was a quick border to put on.

baby afghan

I started a baby afghan a few weeks ago to use up some yarn that I had left over from other projects. Now I have a baby gift ready when I need one. As there is considerably more pink than the other colors, this would probably be best for a girl.