Mystery Blocks Done!!

These are my blocks for the new mystery that Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville.com has on her site. I changed the colors slightly so that I could call it Carolina Autumn since I don't celebrate Christmas but I love the layout and the pattern sooooo much. Bonnie is great to share with us even though she is going to publish this in her next book (can't wait). But once I got to this point I stopped because I wanted to do another set with more color control. Once I get them done I will post. I have them all cut out even down to the border so it shouldn't take me long. I have added a lot of blue and will probably call the next one Carolina Winter. Thanks again for your generosity Bonnie!!!!

And totally off topic it is 1 degree in Fredericktown, Missouri this morning. COOOOOOLLD!

Home Again !!!

You know that feeling you get when you've left home for a while and you walk in the front door and breathe a sigh of relief because you're back to your comfort zone? That's the way I feel about traditional piecing and quilting. **SIGH** I'm home again and loving it. I'm not even done with this topper!!!
:-O !! It actually has to have 2 more borders added to it but I just couldn't WAIT to put this on my blog. Yay tradition!!!
This is actually a pattern I found online called Old Virginia Calicos!!!














I also had my girls visit this past week. Boo Hoo, they're growing up too fast. Was it my Mom who said from 21 life is all downhill???
:-( Oh Well.

More Hard Time Rags!!!!

I made these rag quilts bigger than the first. These are 10x10 and they are wonderfully warm but this cutting is hard on the hands so I won't be making any more of these for a while unless someone requests it.

The first one is definitely one for a RAZORBACK FAN. The second one is just plain but don't the backs turn out great?? I love the way all the flannel looks together. Cozy and comfy.

Definitely Not Traditional

I thought I would take a different direction on these couch quilts I made. This is definitely not my traditional but it was something different that I wanted to try so here is CONCEPT:
(sorry so blurry!)



...the back with a close-up of the 4-square detail.


And here is BLOCK PARTY...

...this is the back.


And I finally got that book I was looking for from Marsha McCloskey. I can't wait to try the Triple Feathered Star!!!