Two More Finished . . .

with the economic times we're in . . . I find I don't have the extra $$ I used to . . . to indulge in the kind of fabric and pattern buying I could just a few short years ago . . .

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so now I'm trying to "shop" in my own stash . . . and I've found so many UNfinished quilts it was amazing . . . so I have been on a path of "finishing" . . . and it really is rewarding . . .

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now I try to only buy what I need to finish something I already have . . . of course . . . then there are always some new things that I just have to make . . . but I do try to not buy fabric now unless

I have a definite purpose for it . . .

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here are 2 that I finished recently . . . they are from 2 different classes I took when I first started . . . sampler blocks . . . done in basically the same colors . . . so I decided to finished them alike so I can use them on twin beds in one of our guest rooms . . .

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these photos are before they went to the quilter . . . they are back now and I just need to put the bindings on . . . they look like identical quilts . . . but they really aren't . . . the blocks are all different . . . and the fabrics are too . . . only the block sashings and the black border are the same . . .

How to Make Your Own Mosaic . . .

some people have asked how they can make their own mosaic . . . I got the idea from my daughter-in-law who found it originally on this blog . . . bohogirl . . .

here are the instructions . . . you will need to join Flickr and Mosaic Maker . . .

type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search . . .

using only the first page . . . click on your favorite image . . .

then copy and paste the URL for that image into the mosaic maker . . .

make any arrangement you would like . . . I used 3 columns with 4 rows . . .

these are the questions . . .
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you attend?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10.What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name.

Sienna's Baby Quilt . . .

this is Sienna's baby quilt . . . "yellow brick road" . . . my first finished quilt after starting classes . . .

I chose the seals because her grandfather loves the seals at Pier 39 in San Francisco . . . funny thing is . . . now at almost 4 years old . . . she loves them too ! ! !

Olivia's Baby Quilt . . .

this is little Olivia's baby quilt . . . I fell in love with the Asian paper dolls fabric . . . had to have it . . . just perfect for her !!

Sienna's "1st Birthday" Quilt . . .

this was Little Miss Sienna's "1st birthday" quilt . . . I was a little more ambitious 4 years ago when she was born . . . so embroidered pillows to match . . .

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the Sun is for "good morning" . . . and the little bear with the night cap was for "good night" . . .

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I made a quilt for each girl when they were newborn . . . so of course . . . they had to have another when they turned one . . . at least Gran thought so . . . LOL . . .

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I keep saying they are NOT getting another one until they are 5 . . . BUT . . . I keep finding fabric that would be so perfect for them . . .

Olivia's "1st Birthday" Quilt . . .

Little Miss Olivia finally got her "1st birthday" quilt . . . a little late . . . on our recent trip to the West Coast . . .

Closer Look . . .

here's a closer look at the Civil War fabrics I've collected so far for my special project . . . not sure I will use all of them . . . and . . . I'm still collecting !!

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I still haven't made it up to the shops in Sturbridge Village . . . hopefully this coming weekend . . .

Amish Country Visit . . .

we went to Amish Country the last few days and had a great time . . . food was wonderful . . .

I thought I would spend a ton of $$ on fabric . . . went to several shops . . . and bought NOTHING . . . there just wasn't anything there I wanted . . . everything was kind of old . . . fabrics I saw 2 years ago in my local shops . . . I was bummed !! . . . I guess I have the best 4 shops right where I live !!

I did find a good Amish bookstore . . . so I found a new author of Amish books, which I really like to read . . .

the other disappointment was Hershey . . . we went there to buy raspberry chocolate chips . . . Hershey has always been the only place I could get them . . . and . . . they are NOT making them anymore . . . darn . . . I loved putting them in my brownies . . .

but we still had a good trip . . . spent time with some friends . . . and then went to Philadelphia to meet up with my son and his family from Virginia . . . we toured the US Mint and the Benjamin Franklin Science Museum . . . and most important . . . we got to spend time with our 2 grandsons . . . always fun ! ! !

Civil War Fabrics . . .

. . . some Civil Wars fabrics for a special project I will be doing with a friend . . . we're not starting for a few months . . . so I still have time to collect moreeeeeeeee . . . YEAH !
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. . . buying and collecting the fabrics is such a fun part of quilting ! ! !