Grocery Bag ?

This bag has the pocket with embroidery of a sunflower (since the bag came from the Sunflower market, it gave me the idea.

I added a pocket and on the pocket I made the yoyo flowers. Bee buttons are in the center of each flower.

Our quilt store had a challenge this month, to take the canvas grocery bags that stores sell us for .99 and individualize it. So here is the result of "Sunshine Market" canvas bag. The bottom is about worn out, so I will end up reinforcing it with cloth scraps as well.
Why don't all of you try changing your bags to be fun and interesting. The pieces I used were all just scraps of fabrics. The different bags that our customers did were all quite fascinating and of course original.

Arizona remembered

A reversible quilt, just completed. I took a class from Jean Hoagland entitled "stack-n-whack". It was wonderful fun, and what great designs were created. I named the quilt from childhood memories of the beautiful turquoise work done by the American Indian Natives who live in AZ. By the way, to see it in larger format, just double click on the images you wish to view.
Fabric is 100% domestic cotton. Quilt measures 72x64. This, or a custom quilt of this size can be completed for you at the low cost of $600.

Hummingbirds for Spring

These turned out very nice, even if I do say so myself. I am loving my embroidery machine....thanks to a great Santa named Bill.
I decided to do quest towels and/or tea towels and needed to pull some antics in getting the patterns to coordinate. I purchased pre-made linen towels. The embroidery pattern for the hummingbirds alone was 28 thread changes....so I was constantly changing threads and re-threading the needle.
Hope you enjoy them. Price for a set of 2 is $40. Customized to your liking- so go ahead and place your orders.

It's a new month in 2009

Well, here we go into March already... Time sure flies fast.
I was able to fix a little fun cone shaped basket and this is what it looks like.
It is small only about 8" long and 4" across the opening. I am not sure what I will do with it yet, but is cute and I did the applique by hand.

February block of month progress

So here is the latest. As you will see Each month I add to the beautiful center feathered star pattern.
This month I was to put the large half square triangles which are shown in the red print. Then put the inner border together (not an easy feat as each of the squares was 1" and set on it's side) but a new technique that I was happy to learn. Afterall that is the purpose of doing a block each month.
Who will the lucky recipient be for this quilt next January? It not for me to say at this time. Most of my things are done as gifts, and I may just 'gift myself'...
Anyway, I hope you are all enjoying my blog site.
Make it a happy day- EVERYDAY!

It's the west

Hi there Partner...
Time for everyone to put on their chaps, hats and spurs and get out to the Rodeo. Yep it is February and the last two weeks of this month are big deal here in Southeast AZ.... So cowboy it up.

Will add the lastest pic of my February Block of the Month by the end of the week.

Have a Rootin Tootin Day

Let's Play Ball

Happy Valentine's Day to all.
I just finished the first commissioned quilt. I was asked to do a Chicago Cubs theme and to make 2 of them for her sons'. This is a picture of it.
I did an embroidery with red threads in each of the large dark blue squares. Some of the squares are names of players (past and present), the years that the cubs won the world series (now over a century since they have won); boys playing baseball, a baseball diamond and the words 'Wrigley Field'; a baseball glove and ball and bat. So there is a pretty good variety.
Over all the sewing took approx 40hrs; cutting fabric into the right size pieces and shapes - 10hrs; embroidery- 11hrs; quilting time- 12hrs; sewing the binding on by hand-4hrs. So add it all up 77hrs. I made less than $4 an hour.