This is my new 4 month old puppy. He is a Merle Great Dane. Isn't he cute :-). We have named him Jay - it has taken a week for us to decide on a name, but we finally got it. He has fit right in so far with our other 2 dogs in our crazy household. Everyone loves him and he has become the master of snatching socks (off your feet) and running. He is quite a character and I can't wait to watch him grow. This is my newest excuse for not sewing, but I should be making it back into my sewing room in the next week or two - it's calling me.
OK, So I sorta cheated and mailed this quiltop to my mom and had her take it to her local quilt shop to be quilted. I will NEVER finish another blanket again. It cost me less than $50 and this lady quilted my whole blanket with this cool stars and swirls design in varigated thread. AND she did the binding.
I absolutely love it! Isn't it pretty? My only complaint is the batting is really thin, so next time I will have to send my own.
Alot of my friends have seen this blanket, it was hanging on the wall in my old house as I was completing blocks.
Once I finished the whole top, I didn't like it all together so I took a few pieces off and made the blanket smaller. So it has become a large lap quilt (It was supposed to be a king).
It turned out so good! I am so proud. Don't tell anyone I cheated....
My 2nd international block! This one is going to Australia. My swap partner requested burgundy. I received this star last month and thought it was cute so I used the same pattern. It's called shooting star.
Here is the block I received. Thank you :-)
The inside is lime green with 1 big pocket.
Here is my August block for the Block of the month club on blockcentral.com. I only have 4 more blocks to go and it will be complete. It is such a pretty blanket already, I can't wait for it to be done. This square is called Union Star.
My husband received this entire set of furniture from his dad, who is no longer with us. We have had it as long as we have been together and it was our first sofa for years, before the dogs got a hold of it and did a great job of tearing it up. We stuck the whole set in the garage with the hope that one day I would take a class and figure out how to re-upholster. When we bought this house, we decided the basement was "the man cave" and this set was one of the important things that had to be setup for my husband to be able to use - this means I have to get to work. Well of course, I HATE classes so I didn't take a class, I did a little research online and decided I was ready. Of course it probably would have been very helpful to take some before pictures - sorry :-). This first picture is the couch with just the bottom lining almost complete - I have to put some tacks in a few places. 
This is how the cushions will look, they just need to be covered. This whole furniture thing is really a whole lot easier than it looks.
Here is a picture of the couch so you can get a general idea of what the loveseat looked like.
These are the blocks I received from my partner. Aren't they pretty? I really like this first one, the colors are exactly what I asked for.
Thanks Melissa, we can swap anytime :-)
I made this bag for my sons team mom. She puts in a lot of extra effort for our team and I wanted to show her some appreciation. I have done that job to many times and understand all the time consuming things that most parents don't understand. Thank you Lisa!
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I worked on these a few weeks ago but somehow failed to get them on the blog. This block is called a Double X. It looks a lot like January's block.
July's block is called Four Patch Star. It's different.
I found this cute pattern online for a tote bag. So I printed it and after about a year of saying how cute it was I decided to make one. Well that big bag is from the actual pattern, but after I made it I didn't like it - at least not for me. I was looking for a purse, not a tote. So I redid the whole pattern, added a bunch of pockets and ended up with the little bag. Aren't they cute! I am sending the big bag to my mom - she will love it. 
The turquise lined bag is the larger tote and the brown is my mew little purse. Check out the lining and the pockets!
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Here is the finished block :-).
I was doing really good and had my block almost done and my machine started making funny noises and now it has decided it's taking a mental break :-). So here is where I am until I have time to take it apart and figure out the problem.
I already received my partner blocks, she sent me two pretty blocks. I changed my request this month to earth tone stars. These are cute.
I still feel so far behind! I had time to work on two blocks this weekend. This first one is the April Block of the month - it is called Silver Lane.
This one is called Four Crowns. I really like this one. I love this blanket and can't wait for it to be completed.
I am finally getting back on track!!! Yeah me. I had time to get these blocks done before I go out of town this weekend. This block is called Liz's Lucky Star and I got this from my Fons & Porter Patriotic quilt book. I like these more than the one I made for my blanket.
I think it is really cool that you make these blocks in pairs and you will never have duplicate pairs. These blocks are going to Dana in Rimrock, AZ.
Here is the block I received. Thank you Dana :-).
I had to throw some pictures in of my beautiful flowers. I really wanted them to bloom before Memorial day, which didn't happen, but now they have bloomed and they are so pretty! I planted the Lily's last year and I love the colors.
Anyone that knows me knows I am lacking a green thumb, so I do well with low maintenance plants. I made my little cactus garden a few years ago and every year I add to it and cram some more plants in the pot. I don't remember this cactus ever having this many flowers.
Tangie left the blanket here when she was here for Thanksgiving so I snapped some pictures. The backing is the softest material. I really like this blanket.
We recently purchased this great new house (this is why I am so behind on sewing) and this is my fabulous porch swing! It needed pillows so I made some this weekend. I absolutely LOVE this fabric, you may see more of it later.
My first international block! This one is headed to Australia. The request was 30's prints. I am not so sure I accomplished this, but when I thought of the thirties I thought about those cool aprons they used to wear. The block is called "Another Star". I love stars.
Here is the block I received. Thank you Virginia.
I started with Tangie's baby blanket. Her shower is next weekend so I have to get this done. I got the whole top finished and it is all pinned together. For the first time ever, I didn't have the thread color I needed to start quilting it together - Can you believe that? Especially pink (I have 2 girls so I normally have tons of pinks and purples). So it was put back to the side once I got it all pinned together. It is going to be really cute once it's done.
