Batik Baby Quilt

This is a photo of the baby quilt I just finished. The blocks feature novelty prints surrounded by batik fabrics. I backed this with a piece of fleece, turned the fleece to the front of the quilt and stitched it with a decorative stitch prior to trimming the fleece. I quilted these with free motion quilting. The size is approximately 36" x 45".

My 2nd floral block

This is the second of my set of blocks for the 12" floral block swap that I'm in. The green was a fat quarter and I got 2 blocks out of it. The floral is a scrap from a bigger quilt that I made. The block is called Pennsylvania. The blocks are due in February. I have 2 of these but still need to do the other 4 to make up my set of 6 plus 1 for me.

Christmas ornaments 2009

It's been tradition since my children were little to give Christmas ornaments to the kids. Sometimes these were purchased but most of the time it was something that I made. By the time my boys were grown, they were able to leave home with a boxful of ornaments which held special meaning and childhood memories. The tradition continues as I continue to give to my children, and now to the grandchildren, a new ornament annually. This year I made fabric stars. I stitched a Christmas button to the center of each one, front and back.

New bags made

Here are two bags that I made as Christmas gifts. They're made from 2 kitchen towels each. The outside has 2 large pockets front and back. The bag is very roomy but has no pockets inside so I made for each one, a purse organizer with a pocket size tissue holder and a fabric covered 3 x 5" notebook. There are 4 more pockets to hold additional items. I love having a purse organizer in my purse. Since I've been using one, I no longer have to dig to the bottom of my purse in search of something. I can find it in a pocket instead. This makes 3 of these bags that I've made but none for me so I think the next one may be for me.

floral swap

I've signed up for a floral block swap on the blockswappers yahoo group. I'll be making 2 different kinds of blocks. This is the first one, a churn dash block. I've made 6 identical to this one. I'll send the 6 blocks to the hostess for this swap and will receive in return 6 different blocks made by other quilters. This block I'll keep for me as it was made in addition to the 6 swap blocks. This is a 12" block (finished). The blocks are due 2/15/2010 so it's nice to have one set done early. I expect to receive my swap blocks back by early March. It's always fun to see all the lovely blocks with so many different fabrics in them.

Hand towel handbag

Hanging from the knobs on my cabinet doors is the little handbag that I made for my friend Jan's birthday. This is made from purchased purse handles and 2 kitchen towels. There are 4 large pockets on the outside (2 on the front and 2 on the back of the bag). The buttons are decorative only and help hold the little pleats at the top of each pocket. This is a very roomy handbag. It'll be great as a purse or as a bag to hold a craft project. It was quick and easy to do. A great little gift. I think I'll make a few more.