It Was A Sad Day

 

On April 1st our beloved Derby went to the

Rainbow Bridge.

There is no other westie in the world that looked

like Derby.  My heart is shattered and our house

seems so empty.  He would have been 16 at

the end of May.

The "Fire Alarm" Collection

 

My three projects using "Fire Alarm" are done.

Here are a few pictures I turned into Jaftex to use.

I normally don't make a pattern shown on the website with the 

collection but this one was easy and I liked it.

I'm saving these to add to the guild's makers sale in November.  

Onto the next collection "Autumn Vibes".

I'm working on the placemats with matching napkins.

It's spring which means it's bunny making time.

Progress

I finally received the 2 last bolts from Jaftex - one in

black and one in white.  The black was what I was

waiting for to start working with "Fire Alarm".

For once I decided to make the pattern shown with 

the fabric collection on the Jaftex site.

This quilt is all put together and it's waiting to be

quilted - hopefully, this weekend.

"Fire Alarm" continued ...

This is beginning of the 3rd quilt.

The 2nd quilt top [using the panel] is done.

It's almost spring and next up on the project list is this

collection called "Autumn Vibes".

I ordered pre-cut forms to use for making the 4 placemats.  

These are great and I'll share a photo of the package later

should anyone want to make perfect placemats.

I finished working with the "Born to be Wild" collection.

I have two little quilts made using the leftover fabric

that still need to be quilted.

"Born to be Wild"

I'm re-making this quilt pattern using the "Fire Alarm" 

collection.  It's super-easy and what's cool is this pattern

can be made in any size you need.

My Very Silly Monster Shapes from Henry Glass Fabrics

 

This is actually the back of the quilt which I needed a small amount 

of Peppered Cotton in a light brown to make it long enough.

Here are a few of the photo's turned in to Jaftex to use

to promote this line.

I did use every square inch of fabric in this line.

My little Dutch Iris are in full bloom.

I love the bright colors in this collection.

The soft book, pillowcase and quilt will make a nice

gift for one of the kids at camp next year.

Bagged & Ready to Go!

 

So this is what 140 quilts look like all bagged and ready for delivery

to Nicole at The Hole in the Wall Gang.  I did send her this

photo asking if this was just too darn many for the driver

to take back to Connecticut.  I'm waiting for her answer.

I still have over 100 quilts in my closet I'm saving

for next year when the Maryland camp opens.

Misc. Stuff

 

This Scottie quilt was a hard one to part with.

Quilts don't need to be complicated to be cute.

This was made for a FB friend who lives in Florida but came up to 

John Hopkins in Baltimore for a hip replacement.  She has several

of my quilts and when they travel by RV she takes them with

her.  My quilts have traveled more than me!

She received this two days ago.  I sent it to her SIL to take

to her while she is in recovery from surgery.  

Derby is still hanging in there.  We don't know how much longer he has.

He can't see, can't hear, has a bad heart and bad teeth.  He will

be 16 in May.

I've have several collections I'm working with now.  

This one just came in and I started working with it right

away.  The soft book is done plus I had enough fabric

left over to make a pillowcase.  I have the quilt ready

to be quilted as well as 5 others that I had in a stack.

The designer of this collection "My Silly Monster Shapes"

in a FB friend.  He's a great guy that teaches kids to draw.

The Hole in the Wall Gang Kids Camp 

I picked 140 quilts from the 230 in my storage closet.

Since our Maryland camp won't open until 2026 

I felt it was time to move some of them out

to make room for more.

Next week I set up a drop-off time 

at the Wye Mills location of the camp.  

Nicole, my contact will hand these off to the person

driving from the Connecticut camp.  The 140 quilts

 is a good starting point for that camp. I need

to ask just how many quilts they use per season.

Finished + 2 New Collections

"Country Fair"

I'm playing catch-up since we came back from vacation.

I wanted to make this quilt entirely of houses

{like the pattern suggested} but needed to get this one

done quickly so I cheated and added filler blocks.

I only have the top done - it needs to be quilted and bound

when I get myself caught up ... someday!

While away 2 new collections arrived.

This one is "Born to be Wild"

I have extra panels which will be given to the guild.

I pulled a pattern for this collection and made a test block 

today.  I liked it so I'll be going forward

with this one ... so stay tuned.

"Fire Alarm"

Our guild meeting is held in a fire house so this

quilt [and probably one more] will be saved for the 

guild's hand made sale in November.

I know 2 more collections are on the way to me

so I'd better stay focused and get these projects done.

Sparkles & Bolts

 

Wilson added to my collection of Roberto Coin jewelry.

This was my Valentine's Day gift - he got a box of chocolates.

I'm still missing 3 bolts from Jaftex. One basic black,

one basic white plus one 118" with a small leaf print.

It's tough to pick out fabrics that will be used as 'blenders'

for the year.  But I'll make due, I'm sure!

That's it until we get back from our smooth jazz cruise.

"Love Never Fails"

 

This is the collection "Love Never Fails" from Blank Quilting.

I'm doing my very best to get things semi-wrapped up 

before we go on vacation.

This pattern is simple and quick.  I made 2 quilts and will

finish them when we get back. 

This is the 2nd quilt and because they have a

religious theme I'm not sure what to do with them.