And another little dude...

I had one more little dude quilt to make...and finally got it finished!  It only took me a day to do it since I already had the blocks cut out from another project.  It's just the doing it.  

But, in my defense, I did break my right foot (5th metatarsal) and had to wear a boot for 6 weeks.  Yes, I can sew with my left foot on the pedal...but it's not the most fluent.

The photo below shows the quilt with the binding.  I absolutely LOVE binding with striped bindings!!  These quilts went to little cousins.  Both baby boys are my hub's cousin's grandsons.  Whooo...that was a mouthful!!

Since I was kind of out of commission for awhile with my foot, I've been mentally putting together several projects.  The FIRST is to organize my sewing room.  Now to just do it...

For a new little boy...

I did this one this past week.  Hub's cousin just had another grandson...so a quilt was in order!

This one also used fabrics from (gasp) my stash.  All the prints in here were used in 2 quilts I made for my granddude, Grant.  I just love the bright primary colors.

The design is Fishing Net by Suzy Quilts.  This baby size is 35" x 39".

I love the little caterpillars on the backing fabric.

I did all the quilting with the Dual Feed (aka...walking foot) that's attached to my Bernina sewing machine.  I love the straight, precise, quilting with this design.

And another!

Yes, I've been bitten by the QuiltingBug.  Is there a 12-Step Program??

My knitting has pretty much taken a back seat.  I've got a cardigan over 3/4 done.  I just need to finish the one front yolk section, block & seam...and then the button band/s.  Guess I've lost my knitting mojo.☹️

This one started out as just 'playing' with fabric.  I had the 5" charm pack sitting around for awhile.  When I saw this design, I knew it was perfect for what I had.  I even had the white background fabric.  This was another fun one...with nothing but HST (half square triangles).  Also easy to quilt, doing both FMQ and also using my (attached) Bernina Dual Feed (aka...walking foot).

Once completed, I decided to donate this throw size to Quilts For Cure.  This is my 2nd to donate.

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Christmas Quilt

I finally made a 'couch quilt' for my daughter, Kendra.  I used some of the same fabrics as the one I made several years ago for her hubs, along with some leftover from Marshall's quilt I finished last summer.  

This was another quick project.   Since there was absolutely NO matching of seams involved, I zipped right through the piecing.  It was also quick to do the FMQ.  I worked 1/2 (3 long panels) at a time.  Personally, I think I did a bit toooooo much quilting on it, but that's just me.

 Here you can really see the dense quilting.

 All spread out on my couch before I wrapped it.

And...there was enough for a pillow case, too.

I have (for ME) the exact same quilt design cut out and strips (somewhat) pieced...just needs subcut and pieced into strips.  I just couldn't bring myself to FMQ the exact same thing right away!  I actually had mine cut/started first, but put it away to make this for Kendra's Christmas present.

I've been busy...

...since my last post!

I've been busy watching my little princess/granddaughter.  She is now officially at a sitter full-time. She was ready.  I was ready.  But...I miss seeing her (almost) every day.

I've also been quite busy quilting.  I did one of Angela Walters (The Midnight Quilter) Quilt-A-Long (Glorious Dawn).  As you can see, there were a LOT of pieces...and sewing...but it was so worth the effort.  I worked like a mad-woman to get it completed.  I almost sent it out to my long-arm quilter but am so glad I decided to plunge forward and to the FMQ myself.  Yes, there are 'not so perfect' quilting lines, but it turned out beautifully, even if I must say to myself!

This quilt currently has a place of honor on my living room couch.

Finally...

It's DONE!  I've only had the fabric for a couple years.  This is for my older son for his couch.  He wanted something he could curl up with...and completely cover his body for when he takes his 'Friday after work' nap.  

I got it back from the long-arm quilter on Friday, sewed the binding on Saturday...and gave it to Marshall when he came for breakfast today.

My original plan was to do some sort of Drunkard's Path (my all-time favorite design), but it just wasn't working for me.  I defaulted to the easy (and much loved by me) Rail Fence.  It's a perfect design for those fabrics!!

 Pre-wash/dry

 There he is, holding up the long quilt next to his 6'3" body. 

 I love bindings that have some sort of a stripe to them.

Didn't take long to machine sew the binding.

The final hand sewing took 4 hrs. 10 min...but who's counting?!

Good thing for the NCIS marathon on tv!

Definitely one of my favorites...just love the colors he picked out!

...off to decide on my next quilt project.

Keeping Busy...

I've been keeping busy with a LOT of quilting!  Guess a new machine puts  you in the mood.

This is my first donated to Quilts for Cure.  Just did simple straight stitching with a little serpintinein the borders.

Recipient unknown...unless my soon-to-be grandbaby is a Princess!  This one is also just straight lined quilting except for a little swirl in the borders.
ETA - YES, my new grandbaby is a Princess!  Ella joined us (a week late) on 4/24/18.

This is a floor quilt (for my house) for the new grand baby.  Again...straight stitching with serpentine in the borders.

This one's for ME.  Perfect for my feet/lap while on my recliner.  FMQ all the way on this one!  (don't look too closely...only my 2nd time!)