Well, after some thinking I've decided to add a blog so that anyone who's interested can follow the happenings around here. Currently I'm working on a green butterfly print lap quilt for Calleigh to use when she's downstairs to nap or watch tv with. Then I have a lime green quilt I'll be making that's a twin size for her. I also have some other butterfly print fabrics that will make at least two more quilts after that.
My mom gave me 13 finished quilt tops this last weekend. She just doesn't have the interest/finances to finish them now so she gave them to me to finish. I have 9 that are a 48" by 48" size and 4 that are 60" by 72". She used a sewing machine to put them together though. I'll be getting backing fabric and yarn as I can to get them finished and listed for sale.
And since she was in the 'giving' mood she also gave me a bunch of blocks that her grandma (my great-grandma) made so they're over 100 years old. I'd like to do something with them but I'm hesitant as the fabric seems to be rather fragile and definately not like anything that's made today!
She also gave me an almost finished top that my grandma had been doing when she passed away and several blocks that she never got put together. I'm going to make a nice queen size quilt out of the blocks, I'll put some sashing in between each block since there aren't a whole lot.
I'm also going to start experimenting with some different quilt block patterns. The square block is nice but I'm growing bored of doing just those and as a result I'm losing interest in those kinds of tops. Everything will still be stitched by hand, I'll just be using different patterns. I'll post some pictures soon.
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