PURSES, PURSES, PURSES

I recently finished appliqueing this funky cute quilt with lots of purses on it.  The pattern and fabric line are by Dana Brooks and the line is called "ooh, la la".  I gave the quilt to my sweet friend, Linda Bailey.

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LITTLE CHICKEN

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I call this quilt Little Chicken and it is a Quilt Soup pattern by Barbara Jones.  Oh so sweet!

By the way, this was quilted by Kathryn Lindsay of Black Cat Quilting.

RIDER'S NEW RAG

This is the new quilt I made for our little Rider, Kevin, Day who came to us last week.  Mary-silver.blogspot.comgo to see Rider's new quilt

Malad Brainbuster Quilt

I know this is a funny title for this quilt.  The original pattern is by Laurie Bird, but Barb Jones and I wanted to make some changes to the pattern and make it more our own.  It took us all weekend in Malad, Idaho, where Barb has a wonderful retreat home.  She had to completely re-do all the math and we changed something in each of the blocks.  Then we went on a fabric hunt and I chose fabrics which are not in my 'usual and customary' comfort zone, but I love, love, love the results.  I will keep this one and use it as a topped on our bed.

GOD'S BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS

Yosemite Park in California is now one of my all-time favorite places in the world.  We are so lucky to have this wonderful park so close by.  We went with 2 other couples and made sort of last-minute arrangements so had to stay at a motel 60 minutes outside the park, but it was still worth the driving.  We flew in to a small airport in Mariposa, CA, about 5 minutes from our hotel.

There are lots of short hikes that take you to breath-taking vantage points.  Most hikes were from 1 to 3 miles each way.  I would recommend shelling out the $25 or so to take what they call the 'tram' ride through the valley floor with a ranger who points things out and tells you the history of Yosemite.  There are also free shuttle buses to get you around as well.  One day we went around and came in through the south entrance instead of the west entrance and drove to the trailhead leading to a fantastic grove of giant sequoias.  We met up with a nice young ranger and went with him on the hiking tour of the grove.  We had a nice lunch at the Wawona Hotel which is over 100 years old.

Because of the cool Spring and extra snow and rain, the park looked as if it was still April instead of August.  The falls which are usually dried up or semi-dried up by now were in full force and there were meadows with millions of lupine flowers about 2 ft. tall.  I will try to find that picture and add it below.  We spent 3 full days there and next year hope to take some of our kids and grandchildren and let Gary go up half-dome.

CHERRY CIAPINNO

New twist on an old pattern.  Barbara Jones of Quilt Soup created a quilt pattern a few years ago, called Ciappino.  She just came out with a new line of fabric called Cherry Fizz and I thought it would be fun to re-make Ciapinno in her newest fabric.  She like the results and is reissuing that pattern with the new fabric in it and renaming it Cherry Ciapinno.  I love the clean, crisp colors and the pop the black adds to the quilt.

BABY BUDS

This fun quilt is made by top-stitching the flowers onto the blocks, then after quilt is bound you wash and dry and edges of flowers fray up.

GROOVY BABY

This bright applique is a pattern by Barbara Jones of the Quilt Soup Company. Goes together quick and easy and has fun, wide ric-rac on the pieced blocks.

New Quilts For Spring

GORDON'S QUILT
     We have a dear friend, Dr. Gordon George, who recently passed away after losing his battle with cancer.  Gordon was the fun at every party and loved to laugh and joke and tease.  I made this autograph quilt for him and gave it to him and his lovely wife, Leslie, to have their friends and co-workers express their feelings for Gordon on his quilt.  Gordon is no longer with us physically, but Leslie can enjoy this now and think of her sweetheart whenever she does.

                 PEACE OUT

I named this quilt after one of my daughter's favorite sayings.  This applique quilt has one block with little birds (we will call them doves of peace) flying around in a circle.  It also has a panel in the top of the quilt with the birds flying across the quilt.  At this tumultuous time in our world we could all wish for more peace.  This also reminds me of Gordon's funeral where several doves of peace were released into the air at the end of his burial service.  We know you are at peace now, Gordon- love ya

EASY BAKE, by Cluck Cluck Sew

I made this quilt top and back this weekend for the daughter of a friend who is having her first baby. For more info on the quilt, visit my other blog at www.Mary-silver.blogspot.com  Thanks

DOT TO DOT QUILT

HERE IS A NEW, FUN, BRIGHT QUILT.  The quilting on it was done by Kathryn Lindsay, or Black Cat Quilting.  Shannon has taken a liking to this one, but who knows where it will end up.

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