Showing posts with label Lilly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lilly. Show all posts
Monday, October 25, 2010
Happy 5th Birthday!
To our sweet girl Lilly....
We hope you know how much joy you've brought into our lives you sweet little pumpkin!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Pets on Quilts Contest
Here's my entry for SewCalGal's very fun Pets on Quilts Contest!
As I mentioned in my last post, I can't lay a quilt or piece of fabric on the floor without Lilly getting into the action!
Here she's modeling the Tessellating Cats quilts (this is the closest Lilly has ever been to a cat). This quilt is probably 13 years old now and was made in a class held at my LQS. I remember taking the class because my husband and daughter had their "Indian Princesses" camping weekend that weekend and I thought, perfect opportunity to take a quilt class. Any quilt class. And this was it! I remember it being a lot of fun to make the quilt and I collected different fabrics for the "balls". Some are scraps from friends and just looking at them brings back nice memories. This would make a great gift for a kitty-loving friend, but I would have to make another, because I just can't give this one up o:)
Now, I want to run on over to SewCalGal's blog to see the parade of pets and quilts!
As I mentioned in my last post, I can't lay a quilt or piece of fabric on the floor without Lilly getting into the action!
Here she's modeling the Tessellating Cats quilts (this is the closest Lilly has ever been to a cat). This quilt is probably 13 years old now and was made in a class held at my LQS. I remember taking the class because my husband and daughter had their "Indian Princesses" camping weekend that weekend and I thought, perfect opportunity to take a quilt class. Any quilt class. And this was it! I remember it being a lot of fun to make the quilt and I collected different fabrics for the "balls". Some are scraps from friends and just looking at them brings back nice memories. This would make a great gift for a kitty-loving friend, but I would have to make another, because I just can't give this one up o:)
Now, I want to run on over to SewCalGal's blog to see the parade of pets and quilts!
Gone to the Dogs!
It must be "pet month" around blogland, I've already found two contests involving our furry friends and I just couldn't resist! First, the wonderful Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs is hosting a pet contest, so I had to submit a photo of Lilly (no, she really didn't drink that beer o:)...
The photo above is just a gratuitous shot because I think she's so stinkin' cute. Ahhh, puppy love!
Then I found out that SewCalGal is hosting a Pets on Quilts contest. I'll doing a separate post on my entry for that. While you can choose to enter a photo of your pet on a quilt or a pet-related quilt, I chose both options in one as you'll see! Now, the quilt I am entering is a cat quilt, but I have purchased lots of fabrics to make dog quilts, just haven't gotten there yet....here are two stacks of fabrics just waiting for the inspiration to strike to make them into the perfect quilts. These are just fun....
And I fell in love with this beautiful toile and coordinating fabrics...
I love seeing quilt models of the canine or feline variety. Every time I put a piece of fabric or a quilt down on the floor, Lilly's right in the middle. Either just sitting there looking regal or rolling around around on it. I don't get that, but whatever. Maybe she really, really likes quilts??? On my unexpected day off the other week, I thought I would use part of the time to get some backs together for a couple of tops and captured this ....
Well, it's now after 7pm on Sunday night and no sewing has gotten done this weekend yet at all. But, it was (or is that, was not) for a good cause. We just got home today from a day at my aunt's house lounging by the pool, eating great food and enjoying being together (the whole family went, even Lilly who had a ball) . Yesterday, I did some pro bono work all day with a group called Wills for Heroes Foundation. I just found out about this wonderful organization the other week from a paralegal association I belong to. I found out that after 9/11, it was found that many of the first responders who lost their lives did not have wills and this organization was started in response to that need. The organization was hosting an event in our area for police, firefighters, EMTs, and their spouses/significant others to have Wills and Powers of Attorney prepared for them by volunteer attorneys and paralegals who specialize in trusts and estates work. It was busy, busy yesterday (talk about trial by fire, being so busy and with not quite enough volunteers for the day, it was pretty much "just get started" after our two hours of training for my first time)! But, so very rewarding. I got to help a number of really wonderful couples and felt like I made a bit of a difference. What a wonderful day it was and I am looking forward to my next event - on 9/11 of all days.
Then I found out that SewCalGal is hosting a Pets on Quilts contest. I'll doing a separate post on my entry for that. While you can choose to enter a photo of your pet on a quilt or a pet-related quilt, I chose both options in one as you'll see! Now, the quilt I am entering is a cat quilt, but I have purchased lots of fabrics to make dog quilts, just haven't gotten there yet....here are two stacks of fabrics just waiting for the inspiration to strike to make them into the perfect quilts. These are just fun....
And I fell in love with this beautiful toile and coordinating fabrics...
I love seeing quilt models of the canine or feline variety. Every time I put a piece of fabric or a quilt down on the floor, Lilly's right in the middle. Either just sitting there looking regal or rolling around around on it. I don't get that, but whatever. Maybe she really, really likes quilts??? On my unexpected day off the other week, I thought I would use part of the time to get some backs together for a couple of tops and captured this ....
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Here’s the roundup for this third week of May Mayhem. This past week was mostly all about Madeline. She’s lovely…
Life got in the way a little bit so I didn’t get to spend as much time as I normally like to in my sewing haven.
Here’s the breakdown of what I accomplished:
Monday – completed two Madeline blocks. 1.5 hours. I had to use a different method of making the geese in this block due to the use of the charm squares. This slowed me down! I really, really like my Eleanor Burns flying geese rulers. However, even if I had the size fabric needed, EB doesn’t have a ruler for the size I needed which was 1-3/4 x 3. So, I just had to suck it up and do it. This method didn’t allow me to be as precise as I can be with EB, but I slogged through and made it work.
Tuesday – another two Madeline blocks completed. I got a little faster – only took 1 hour total tonight
Wednesday – ditto Tuesday
Thursday – this is where it all fell apart – LOL! I got home and a family member had heard some fantastic news about a new job and I spent the evening helping him go over his offer letter. Whew! He’d been (we’d all been) on pins and needles all week waiting to hear. I was so glad for him. So, we had some celebratory wine and all I managed was perusing my new Quilt Sampler and Quilter’s Home mags before I was out for the count!
Friday – Oh my, Friday. We offered to babysit our 11yo grandson while my step-son and DIL went to the Big Apple for a concert Friday night. They have a new puppy. His name is Leo. He so stinkin’ cute, I can hardly stand it. Meet Leo…(this is him on a skate board)
Since Leo is so new to the world I just felt terrible that this little one would be left home alone all night with just folks coming over to let him out now and then. I said, no, really, we’ll take him for the night. How bad can it be?
This is Lilly.
I introduced Lilly in my first post. Lilly’s a diva. While she goes to Doggie Day Camp and is very social, she DOES NOT like her territory encroached on by other doggies (even if they are very, very cute). So, Lilly was not a happy camper. It was tense. All evening long. So, we spent the evening blocking. Making sure Leo didn’t eat anything he wasn’t supposed to and that he didn’t get too near Lilly. Exhausting! So, all I was able to muster was another 15 minutes or so of quilty magazine reading.
Saturday – coming down the home stretch with Madeline – rest of the blocks finished and put together and inner border put on – about 2 hours
Sunday – Chose and set up pantograph on the frame for quilting the Flying Cranes quilt. And Madeline was completed! (Well, the top anyway). About 1.5 hours total.
Boy, this month is flying by!
Life got in the way a little bit so I didn’t get to spend as much time as I normally like to in my sewing haven.
Here’s the breakdown of what I accomplished:
Monday – completed two Madeline blocks. 1.5 hours. I had to use a different method of making the geese in this block due to the use of the charm squares. This slowed me down! I really, really like my Eleanor Burns flying geese rulers. However, even if I had the size fabric needed, EB doesn’t have a ruler for the size I needed which was 1-3/4 x 3. So, I just had to suck it up and do it. This method didn’t allow me to be as precise as I can be with EB, but I slogged through and made it work.
Tuesday – another two Madeline blocks completed. I got a little faster – only took 1 hour total tonight
Wednesday – ditto Tuesday
Thursday – this is where it all fell apart – LOL! I got home and a family member had heard some fantastic news about a new job and I spent the evening helping him go over his offer letter. Whew! He’d been (we’d all been) on pins and needles all week waiting to hear. I was so glad for him. So, we had some celebratory wine and all I managed was perusing my new Quilt Sampler and Quilter’s Home mags before I was out for the count!
Friday – Oh my, Friday. We offered to babysit our 11yo grandson while my step-son and DIL went to the Big Apple for a concert Friday night. They have a new puppy. His name is Leo. He so stinkin’ cute, I can hardly stand it. Meet Leo…(this is him on a skate board)
Since Leo is so new to the world I just felt terrible that this little one would be left home alone all night with just folks coming over to let him out now and then. I said, no, really, we’ll take him for the night. How bad can it be?
This is Lilly.
I introduced Lilly in my first post. Lilly’s a diva. While she goes to Doggie Day Camp and is very social, she DOES NOT like her territory encroached on by other doggies (even if they are very, very cute). So, Lilly was not a happy camper. It was tense. All evening long. So, we spent the evening blocking. Making sure Leo didn’t eat anything he wasn’t supposed to and that he didn’t get too near Lilly. Exhausting! So, all I was able to muster was another 15 minutes or so of quilty magazine reading.
Saturday – coming down the home stretch with Madeline – rest of the blocks finished and put together and inner border put on – about 2 hours
Sunday – Chose and set up pantograph on the frame for quilting the Flying Cranes quilt. And Madeline was completed! (Well, the top anyway). About 1.5 hours total.
Boy, this month is flying by!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Hello Blogland!
Hello Blogland! I so enjoy all of the wonderful blogs and podcasts that I follow and thought I’d throw my 2 cents in too! I want this blog to be a place where I chronicle my quilts, ones I’ve finished, ones in progress, in a bag waiting to be finished, in my head and in the many, many kits I can’t seem to stop buying. Some other passions besides quilting that I’ll probably throw in from time to time are my family, including our sweet (well, most of the time) Pekingese Lilly
(she was Prom Queen at her Day Camp prom you know!), cooking and books I enjoy. Oh, and our trips to Disney World. Our family LOVES Disney!
This is Lilly with her "Prom Date" Bob...(sorry, I just had to....)
I’ve been an obsessed quilter for about 16 years now. When I got bit by the quilting bug, I got bit hard! I’ve just about tried it all and love most of it. There are so many quilts to make and so little time! There’s so much fabric and not enough money to buy it all! I piece my quilts on my beloved Bernina Virtuosa 160 and quilt them on my HQ16. I do a bit of hand embroidery but most of my applique is by machine. I am grateful for the joy that quilting brings to me – not just in the making, but in the community and sense of satisfaction I get from it. I hope you find something of interest in what I share.
Happy Quilting!
Denise in PA
(she was Prom Queen at her Day Camp prom you know!), cooking and books I enjoy. Oh, and our trips to Disney World. Our family LOVES Disney!
This is Lilly with her "Prom Date" Bob...(sorry, I just had to....)
I’ve been an obsessed quilter for about 16 years now. When I got bit by the quilting bug, I got bit hard! I’ve just about tried it all and love most of it. There are so many quilts to make and so little time! There’s so much fabric and not enough money to buy it all! I piece my quilts on my beloved Bernina Virtuosa 160 and quilt them on my HQ16. I do a bit of hand embroidery but most of my applique is by machine. I am grateful for the joy that quilting brings to me – not just in the making, but in the community and sense of satisfaction I get from it. I hope you find something of interest in what I share.
Happy Quilting!
Denise in PA
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