Another Snuggly Silky Heaven Blankie

I TOTALLY forgot to take pictures of this before I gave it away :(

This is another of those tricot and minky blankets with a satin binding. 

We all love them and all of the kids want them now!

This blankie was made for my daughters nieces first birthday. 

Little Miss Lila Mae loved it :-)

#BFTPqal Week 3

Welcome to week 3 of The Blocks From the Past Quilt Along!

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This week we are headed back over to Natalies place for pages 8, 9, & 60 over at natalie-ever-after.blogspot.com

There is a TON of applique in this project.  (A third of the blocks are applique.)

We all have our favorite methods of applique.  Each quilting host will share with you their favorite method of applique.  I use a template free back basting needle turn applique.  HERE is an awesome tutorial of the method from Tropical Applique.  HERE is another super slick tutorial by Applique Addict.

Enjoy!!!

Here is what I accomplished this week :-)

All of this applique might kill me!!  For the flower one, I actually ended up using freezer paper templates.  The shapes are SO small!!!

For this one, I used the back basting method and pretty much hate the result :/

I am going to redo it with a freezer paper template.

Click HERE to go back to the Schedule Post. Be sure to tag your progress on Instagram with #BFTPqal.  You can also join our Flickr group HERE.

Caterpillar Cactus Love

Here is sweet Molly's quilt.

After designing Sarah's Turtle Love, their Dad (Adam Ford) had to come up with an equally cute design for Bittie Molly's quilt,

I love this sweet little (FAT) cross eyed caterpillar.

Again, the quilting was done by SUPER Stacy Simmons.

She is a ROCK STAR!!!

Mom and dad requested that the borders be different for each quilt.

I am so in love with these two quilts!  

And here are the two mini Divas with their quilts :)

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Baby Turtle Love

A few years back, my sister in law and I plotted and planned to make quilts for her little girls, that we all affectionately call the Bitties. (They were born 9 1/2 months apart)

When Sarah saw her dad (you want to click that link) draw a picture of a mushroom, she called it a baby turtle.  That inspired this drawing, that was turned into this quilt :)

Applique is the perfect meduim for this design.

The border is 3" squares.

The quilting was done by the AMAZING Stacy Simmons.

It is so perfect!

Come back in a few days to see Molly's matching quilt.

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#BFTPqal Week 2

Welcome to week 2 of The Blocks From the Past Quilt Along!

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Did you get your book yet?  I am loving mine :)

This weeks official post is over at Natalie's blog  natalie-ever-after.blogspot.com. (more HERE)

She will be sharing hints and tips about fabric selection and the yardage requirements.

I have decided to use all of my colorful solid scraps for this project. They are all of the colors from the rainbow. I have also decided to use various shades of grey for the background. (I AM SUPER EXCITED)

My official blog posts come later, but each Monday, I will share my progress :)

I have decided on my layout.  I am going to do things a little differently than the book suggest.  I am going to enlarge 3 of the applique blocks to 18" and 7 more the of applique blocks to 12".  The rest of the blocks will remain 6".  I do have to add 3 more 6" blocks, which I am excited about :)

Barbie, over at thequiltingmill.blogspot.com also has different plans for her layout. She is making hers into a medallion. It is going to be AMAZING!!!

Here are the blocks that I have completed this week.

 Carrie Nation

Duck and Ducklings

Eagle

Happy Quilting!!!

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And for extra fun, be sure to link up :)

An InLinkz Link-up

The EPIC Cradles

Because my husband is as crazy as I am, he had to make his new grand babies cradles!

Bennett's mommy requested a more traditional style cradle fashioned after a cradle that she saw at a  colonial fair.

For baby Olivia, my husband decided to surprise her parents with an amazing Super Mario Brothers style cradle.

He and painted the whole thing and really hit the nail on the head.

The babies (and parents) love their special presents from grandpa!

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Christmas Notebooks

For a quick gift for Christmas, a covered notebook is perfect!

This one was for our modern guilds Christmas swap!

These two were for my boys teachers :)

I sure hope they all liked them!  I sure love mine!

(yes! Someday, I will do a tutorial for you! ;))

***CLICK FOR THE TUTORIAL HERE!!!***

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Karen's Quilts for Christmas

(I got a new laptop for Christmas so I can finally blog again :))

Just before Christmas, I received a special custom quilt order from a dear friend whose mother (Karen) passed away a few years ago.  I have made two other quilts for this special family.

(You can read about the other quilts I have made for Karen's husband and son HERE & HERE)

This time the quilts were to be made for Karen's three daughters.

I finished them back in December.

This beauty was made for Chrisann, my dear friend.

It, like all of the rest, are made from Karen's clothes.

Each quilt has a special label for each daughter.

This quilt is my favorite and is for Heidi.

The red and white are so perfect together.

All of the quilting was done by the AMAZING Stacy Simmons.

This cheerful quilt is for Jenn.

Many of these clothes were worn in Karen's last few weeks of life.

It is always such a special privileged to make a quilt for someone out of their loved ones clothes. 

 I really cherish the opportunity!

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