Hi. I'm back. Didn't mean to take an almost two month hiatus but, as they say, life got in the way. BUT, I haven't been too idle so I've got a few things to show for myself.
First up is a quilt I made to donate to a
Wounded Warriors charity event my son & DIL are hosting this weekend. I chose to go modern and I made
Elizabeth Hartman's Marmalade quilt ....
I went ultra-modern with the quilting....very graphic in the background...
and wiggles in the diamonds.
I chose this backing that incorporated the teal and greens from the diamonds...
Elizabeth's pattern made this quilt really easy to put together and it looks great! I know I'll be making at least a couple more - I want one of my own and so does my DIL!! I hope it's a hit at the event and brings in lots of money for the charity!
Earlier this month, I celebrated Mother's Day by taking my mom and my aunt to the Quilter's Tea at the
Cafe Gallery hosted by
Old City Quilts. We also invited my new sis-in-law Cathy and her mom. This is the second time they've done the tea and my mom and I went last year. We hope they continue as we'd like to make it a tradition!
(Me, Aunt Janice, my Mom, Cathy's Mom, Cathy)
The gifts were lovely...a lovely china tea cup and saucer filled with candies and cookies, mug rugs and a flowery FQ with a nice discount coupon for the quilt shop!
Of course I had to drag my mom and aunt (both non-quilters) to the quilt shop after the tea so I could use that coupon that was burning a hole in my pocket. It was hysterical to see my (as I said, non-quilter) aunt "help" some of the customers at the cutting table choose fabric. But, that's her! I think they both really enjoyed themselves. And, I picked up some FQs...neutrals (to make
this) and a red FQ to add to a version of
this project that I decided I needed to make. (There I go with my copycatting ways again!)
I'll be back with more soon!
9 comments:
Love the quilt, love the goodies, love the fact that you're back.
And I just thought I'd share that I also had an Aunt Janice. Now I have a daughter Janice, who goes by name Janni.
what fun you've been having
I LOVE the marmalade quilt!!!
LOVE the marmalade quilt! Are they going to raffle it there? You'll have to keep us posted on how much it raises. It's so gorgeous, i don't know if I could part with that one!
I've always liked that Marmalade pattern. Yours is wonderful!
Your Marmalade Quilt turned out beautifully!
You have had a busy time. The WW quilt is looking great. Good luck with the charity event.
That looks like a lovely way to celebrate Mother's Day together.
And I like the look of both the quilts you are planning with the fabrics you purchased.
Good luck!
I love the color choices for your Marmalade quilt and the quilting is fantastic!
Glad you are back :-) The quilt is wonderful! I'm sure it will help such a worthy cause.
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