Hexagon Love

And here I have been thinking I made so many but really I haven't. I need to get busy. It is enjoyable though. I'm using the stamp system to make them and it's so easy really. It's so much easier than cutting out paper pieces and fabric pieces. . . to me anyway :0)

Antique Quilt

I was recently gifted this quilt. It belonged to my great grandmother. I was just overcome. It is such a beautiful quilt. I will have to load a close up of the quilting. It is amazing and all done by hand.

The quilt had a large brown circle on it as well as brown lines along it's folds. I soaked it in Vintage Textile Soak (recommended by my LQS) and all the stains disappeared. I couldn't be happier with this product.

Now my question is does anyone know the name of this pattern?

Here is a t-shirt quilt I also finished recently for a Georgia graduate.

Bird Watching and a little quilting

I've had my camera posted at my back door aimed at the feeder lately. I'm starting to enjoy watching the visitors to the feeder. Its the same ones day after day. I am a novice at this so forgive me if I incorrectly named these. I identified them using the Cornell Institute's Ornithology Lab. A great site for birding.

Brown Headed Nuthatch and Tufted Titmouse

Female Cardinal

The cardinals are so skittish it's hard to get them on camera.

House Finch

Tufted Titmouse

One of my favorites. I think his crest gives him a jaunty look and he's just so cute!
White Breasted Nuthatch

This little fellow digs through the feeder and throws everything on the ground till he gets to the corn. That's all he wants.

But I still found time to finish this memory quilt for a customer.

Wow! I've been lax.

I've been very lax about posting. I have quite a few updates though. I finished the Thimbleberries Home and Garden quilt to give to my mother-in-law. I had completed the top some time ago (as in about 2-3 years ago) and decided I did not like it. The large floral prints just do not appeal to me so I put it away. She loved it though so that worked out wonderfully. I quilted it and gave it to her. This is a block from my LQS Saturday sampler. It's a lovely quilt when finished and I'm very excited about working these blocks. I picked up some crossstitch again over the Christmas holidays. I haven't done any cross stitching in so long but I enjoyed doing it again. This is Cranberry Pinafore by Shepherd's Bush. I now have it framed so I will have to get that picture up.
I'm hard at work on Winter Wonderland by Crabapple Hill. This is a UFO that I started a couple years ago and put down for one reason or another. I have decided this yearI will finish several UFOs and this is number one to finish.

And last but certainly not least something new. As you know I make quite a few t-shirt and memory quilts. This is the first time I've done a calendar quilt. This quit was made from calendars that a customer's mother had collected over the years. They began in 1978! It was challenging to develop the layout as they are so long and narrow and she did want them all on one quilt. I decided to do front and back.