Quilting by the Bay

Quilting by the Bay Quilt Shop located in Panama City, Florida; has asked me to come and teach a class!  The class will be held in their newly renovated classroom that has seating for up to 28 students.  The classroom has ironing stations, great lighting, and a kitchen area for lunch. I am looking forward to meeting new friends and having a fun time sewing.  It will be fun to see the different fabrics the students have selected to make their sewing machine mats.  See you there tomorrow!  

Happy Valentine's Day!

#Jen Kingwell Quilt Along

When I saw this quilt on the cover of Jen Kingwell's book, Quilt Lovely, I knew immediately that I liked the design. There is just something about that scrappy look with all those yellow and orange fabrics mixed in.  I knew the blocks (flowers) were hand pieced, but I was up for the challenge.  Today I am auditioning fabrics for the center circles to be the flower centers.
Posted for my friends participating in the Jen Kingwell, Daisy Do Quiltalong.

Happy New Year 2016

Happy New Year!  I will always be grateful for the support and encouragement from all my quilting friends this past year.  This month marks the one year anniversary of my blogging adventure!  I will be looking forward to this new year 2016,  and all the new things that I will create with my needle and thread!  Let us all remember to give thanks for all our blessings!

Feeling Excited!

I am so very excited to share with you that my pattern, Sewing Machine Mat, is now available to purchase at these shops.  TJ's Fabric located in Troy, Alabama and at Quilting by the Bay located in Panama City, Florida.

This photo is the shop sample at TJ's Fabrics in Troy, Alabama.

The sewing themed fabrics and bright colors just make this fun!

Jordan's T-Shirt Quilt

This quilt was not promised to be completed by Christmas, but I really pushed and stitched a lot, and I got it finished!  I was so happy to deliver this T-shirt quilt to Jordan's Mom, Joyce, last week.  I think the sashing is very happy!  And so was Jordan!

Quilt Starter

Here in the deep South, it is time to pick the cotton!  Back during the Summer the plants bloomed with beautiful pink and white blossoms, then the blossoms turned into the pods of cotton. Now the plants are ready to be defoliated.  After defoliation, the pods of cotton are picked, then baled in the field, and then transported to the cotton gin. 
I call this QUILT STARTER!

This photo shows the beautiful pods of puffy cotton before the defoliation process.

This photo shows the plants after the defoliation process and just before picking.

I call these plants Swamp Daisies.  During the Autumn season, these beauties are blooming in the damp road side areas near creeks. The beauty that God has planted for us to enjoy is amazing.  Today would be a good day to take a slow drive in the countryside to enjoy. 

Snuggle Under This

Look who is peeking from behind her quilt...Sarah's T-shirt quilt is now completed and she has taken it back to college with her.  Looks to me like she loves it!