500th Post

Here's a link to the previous fabric baby book I wrote for my eighth grandchild.

http://quiltncards.blogspot.com/2013/02/8s-new-book.html

Couldn't think of any other way to get it on here.

Just realized this is my 500th post. I'm thinking I should have a giveaway... Lets see... I'll give my flower paper pieced square to one of my followers who comments. We'll pull a name off this post's comments. Giveaway is now closed... Winner = Julierose

Just realized I haven't shown the block before. Here's a picture

I'm going to give this until Sunday, then on Sunday we'll pick a name and award the block. Remember you have to be a follower and leave a comment to be considered. Good Luck. (Now closed.)

Hugs,

Terri

Baby Book Finished

Almost the same pictures...

All sewn together Ashleigh... Now I need the address you will be at on Saturday or Monday next.

hugs,

 

Terri

"Writing" a book!

For my first Great Grandguy:  Paged out this way, (see the pin at left) but not finished with the sewing together.

He was called "Little Bear" while being assembled, so when I saw this paper piecing pattern in "Better Homes and Gardens 501 Quilt Blocks" page 158 I knew this would be the front of the book.

The birds are part of G. Grandguy's Grandpa's wedding quilt. ..The heart is from Sewhooked's free patterns (made without the pink ribbon).

Granddaughter plays keyboard, so the instruments are included as an I Spy "page". The star is another Sewhooked free patterns.

The angels are to remind us of G. Grandguy's Grandma... my Daughter.  The  butterfly is from "365 Paper Piecing Patterns (my bible - a gift from my Sister - Hi Barbara)"  I modified the pattern to make it easier!

Next pages:  balloons - nice colorful ones.  The Hand is for High Fives with his absent Great Granny (me). It's a pattern from Sewhooked. 

The back of the book is baseballs.... he is a boy after all.  I hope to finish this in a couple of days and send it out for his Very Unbirthday.

So Ashleigh watch for this to arrive, but don't tell Little Bear. It's a secret. (Email me your current address... I don't think I have it.)

Have a wonderful weekend all you viewers.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Hugs,

 

Terri

June Oneth!

Rainbow Scrap Challenge has set the colors for June 2016 for blues and lime green! Just the colors I want to use for a Storm At Sea for my Alyssa (granddaughter).  I'm starting a wedding quilt for her...
Still working on the Love Ring (uses the Drunkard's Path pattern) for another granddaughter (Rachael) getting married some time (this month?). They'll probably be given late... I'm no where near to the finish.
Val is looking for a few good quilters to join in her I Spy fabric exchange. Check her blog for the rules. I have some fabrics, but not the right stuff.

My African Violet is really outdoing itself this year. I've pinched a few of the leaves and started 4 for the Halloween giveaway.  Hope they all take. Here I think that indoor plants will be more desired. Lots of the plants I brought with me have died. Lack of sunshine, is the cause, I think.

Well, back to the secret project that everyone knows about... I was just too excited about it not to share.  Got a star nearly done and two different hands cut out and fabric chosen. Gotta find a few more patterns, (Just remembered some butterflies I made years ago.) maybe some I Spy fabrics, too.  (Star, below, still needs to be sewn together.)

Sew, that is all from here. Hope your there is sunny and warm... we are not!

Hugs,

Terri

#8's new book

I finished the cloth book for our 8th grandkid.  Here are the pictures.

front of the book (We're all friends, right? Then I will confess that the paper pieced heart was supposed to be the front, and wound up on the back.. C'est la Vie!)

Inside pages - now I notice every smaller piece is tilted the same way. Oh well, he is only 6 months old on Sunday next.  He won't care.

A cute doggie print, and a paper pieced butterfly.

 Just some prints - I tried to figure out what boys like.

Aaaaand here is the back - notice my high tech photo identification. I couldn't figure out the other stuff.  I have found Facebook though. (Some think that I figured that out, but I still don't know what I'm doing... it's different than blogging.)
So that's the big show for today. Tomorrow I'll show the rest of the Folsom Quilt Show. Forgot about that.  See you tomorrow.

Hugs,

Terri