Chloe is Growing

I finally have all the blocks completed for the Chloe quilt.  Now to stitch the five sections together and then to embroider the lilac blocks.  I have two blocks embroidered and the rest were to be completed after the top was pieced.  So onto the next steps.  Stay tuned...

Fabric Box

This is the fabric box that I made for Software Sampler this month. Each block is made with half square triangles that were stitched in the hoop. The box directions come from the Zakka Style book. I used "Taj Mahal" fabric from Exclusively Quilters.  The quilted design is from Sharon Schamber's "Vintage" collection from Purple Daisies. All the elements of this project fit together perfectly.  I really like this box!

Chloe is Started

This is one of the completed blocks of my Chloe quilt.  This quilt is a combination of pieced blocks and embroidery blocks.  The embroidery designs, thread, and fabric were purchased in a kit during my Bernina store's holiday pricing.  I will try to have it completed in a couple of weeks.

Storm at Sea

 Judy Danz quilted my Storm at Sea and did a wonderful job.  I asked her to emphasize the colorways.  She has some wide featherss and some narrow parts that follow the colors.  You can see the quilting when you enlarge the photo. The quilt gives you a happy feeling!

Canyon Vistas Quilt Show

Last Wednesday Canyon Vistas held their first ever Quilters', Carvers', and Creative Crafters' showcase.  We had been working on the organization of the event for a year.  It was a great success with lots of volunteers and many vendors from the park.  The maintenance people set up the standards for the show and hung the large quilts from the ceiling.  We had most of the quilts hung in an hour.  My green Nouveau Fleur quilt won first for viewer's choice.  The second place was Diane's John Deere tractor quilt that was completely hand-done.  The third place was Janice's Watercolor quilt.  It was a rainy day and we had so many people come to the showcase.  It was a successful event for everyone.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.  This is a quilt I completed in 2009 to remember all types of cancer with the different colors of the hearts.  I presented the quilt to the radiology department of my local cancer center after my last treatment.

This is a pattern from Smith Street Designs called Heart of My Heart. A quick quilt to complete.

Arizona Desert

This is a photo I took while we were on a jeep trail in the Arizona Desert.  There were six jeeps on the trek.  We usually take some kind of jeep trip on Thursday. We start about nine, take a lunch, and arrive back home in the afternoon.We are usually in the mountains and the high desert. A small area that we drove through had a high density of saguaro cactus.  It was hard to get it in a photo.