Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Never met a quilter I didn't like.

I can honestly say that I’ve never met a quilter I didn’t like. As a whole, you will never meet a nicer group of people. Today I spoke to a lady from Round Rock, who’s only been quilting for a short time but what love she has for the craft. I guess you could say that about any of us. I mean this is a quilting blog. But seriously, quilting is something that touches people at their core. For me, when I create a quilt it’s almost like having a child. I start off with an idea of what I think it’s going to look like. Then as it develops it takes on a life of its own. It gets influenced by the people I meet during its development and before you know it. It is all finished and ready to leave the nest. Then sometimes (only sometimes) I turn all crazy mother-in-law; should I give this person my quilt? Are they going to love and take care of it the way it should be cared for? Then I realize, this is a business and I’m crazy. So, I call my customer or give the quilt as a gift. Maybe this was a little too much information, a little too early in this blog. However, quilters also have a great sense of humor. – Piece out! 

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Boy Scout Quilt

Dino Tied Quilt

Maple Leaf Quilt

Baseball Rag Quilt

Hot Dog Quilt

Westwood High School Quilt

Vista Ridge High School Quilt

McNeil Swimmer's T-shirt Quilt

McNeil Mavericks T-shirt Quilt

Marathon Runner's T-shirt Quilt

HMS & Faubion T-shirt Quilt

Ethan Strong's T-shirt Quilt

Central Catholic School in San Antonio

Cub Scout Quilt

I Spy Quilt

Aunt Lucille's Brown Quilt

Birds & Butterfly Quilt

Vintage Quilt

Bring me your Granny's unfinished quilt top and I will give you back a beautifully quilted heirloom quilt.

Duck Baby Quilt

Dinosaur Quilt

Harley Davidson Quilt

Vista Ridge Band Quilt

Connally High School


Memory Quilt

I made this quilt for little Miss Amanda Beeler.  I babysit her & she is the sweetest little girl.  The bee square is actually her foot print.  They only stay small for a short period of time.

Jollyville Select Volleyball

Rag Quilt - Pink & Aqua

Cedar Park Typhoons

Thanks to Mary Ann Kilburn!  This t-shirt quilt was a joy to make.

Memorial Quilt -

Stack & wack quilt made with the scraps from a loved one who has passed away.  

Western Quilt


Thanks to Mary Ann Zurek for allowing me to quilt her grandson's beautiful western quilt.

Vista Ridge High School / Texas Tech

Just finished with another t-shirt quilt for Debra Foster's daughter.  Have fun at Texas Tech this year!

Bright & Beautiful Quilt

Thank you Anna Fell.  I think your quilt turned out beautiful.

Don't wait until the last minute to order inventory.

About 2 months ago I went to place and order for my favorite Polyester monofilament invisible thread with my supplier.  Day after day their website continued to say, "OUT OF STOCK." Finally I decide this is for the birds so I called them up. I asked the girl if she could tell me when they would get their invisible thread back in stock. She dodged this way. I dodged that way. Finally I got her pinned down only to find out; they weren't out of stock. They were out of a manufactor. Huge difference!! Since then I've tested several different monofilament threads and I haven’t loved any of them. I am back to using my usual So Fine on all my t-shirt quilts. The moral of this story is: "Don't get all your thread from one basket because your basket might just get a whole in it."