Saturday, April 21, 2012

Busy Busy

I've been busy cutting, piecing and working on my Free Motion Quilting. I'm getting better at it......I think..?
Here's what has been accomplished this week......


I loved the way this lil Boy Baby Quilt turned out. This is such an easy block to make....
There are 12 blocks in the body of the quilt. The center rectangle is cut at 6 1/2" X 10" and the two blue rectangles are cut at 31/2" x 10". A blue rectangle on each side of the center rectangle. Two seams to sew and the block is done. I got the block pattern from a tutorial by Quilting in the Rain. She has such fun ideas!
I may do this block again in pinks!  Just not today..........lol




A 22" square Table Topper 
This one can be completed in a few hours. It's just 2 1/2" strips.
I made it yesterday...start to finish. (4.20.12)





This one is 15 X 37 1/2 Table Topper. As you can see, it is reversible. :)
I started the blocks for this on Friday (4.19.12), but then couldn't figure out how to quilt it without taking away from the block design. This morning I just decided to stitch a bunch of small loops on the white areas. Some stitch-in-the-Ditch along the white border and  ..............  Waaa-LA!  It's done. :o)



Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Sweethearts Baby Quilt

Have been back at home for a few days now. It took the first couple of days to get back into our routine. Yesterday, I finally got into the frame of mind to get back to quilting. So I finished a project that was started before we went to KY. Here it is..........Sweethearts!  







Thursday, April 12, 2012

Brad

Well, it has been some very trying last 10 days or so. On March 30th, my hubby received a phone call from Frankfort, KY that his older brother, Brad, 71, was gravely ill. After staying in contact with the VA Hospital in Lexington, KY and friends of Brad's and wrapping up some business here at home (Cleveland, OH) we traveled to Frankfort on April 5th. Arriving in the late afternoon, we went directly to the VA Med Ctr in Lexington. We were pleased to see that Brad was able to communicate with us, mostly through writing because of the oxygen equipment. The two brothers cleared the air on some issues. It was wonderful to see that Brad still had a sense of humor about him, all while knowing that his body was failing. On Friday the 6th, after we left to get some lunch Brad requested his doctor and made the very Brave decision that he did not want the option of any machines, respirators, ventilators or other life-saving devices. When we returned to the Hospital, we found that Brad had been moved to the 'Comfort Care' floor and spent a couple of late hours with his brother. After conferring with the staff that there was no definite idea of how long Brad would continue to hang on, my hubby & I decided to return to Ohio on Saturday. We spent some time with Brad Saturday morning and told him that we were heading back home and that we would return. Brad smiled and waved us off. So, we got on the highway and headed north, traveling for about an hour and a half when the Hospital called. Brad waited until we were far enough away that we would not have to watch his final moments. We firmly believe that Brad did not want his little brother to see him fade, did not want his little brother to have to remember that moment.
Saturday afternoon, April 7th, Brad passed away with his pride, his dignity and being a protective Big Brother.
     Because we lived in different states, I didn't know Brad all that well, but I will never forget him blowing me kisses as we were leaving from one of our visits.
On Tuesday, the 10th, we had his service and sent him off to Sinatra's 'My Way'.
Brad was a respected attorney, loved his classic Porsche, his gardening, reading two novels per week and up til about 10 years ago had his pilot's license for small aircraft. He was still Best Friends with his College Frat Brother, Witt, and they began their passion for flying during their years at Ohio University (Athens,OH).
Next week we will be shipping Brad's ashes to Witt, where Witt (also 71) will be piloting Brad's last flight and distributing his ashes over their favorite private airport.
Fly free, fly strong and may your next three-point landing be in the comfort of God's hands.
2/12/1941 - 4/7/2012


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Car Fabrics Pics

Hi, a while back I received my car fabrics. There were requests for pics. Soooo here they are.....




On this last one, the striped fabric was a separate purchase at the Orig Sewing & Quilt Expo (Cleveland, OH IX Center)  I think they go quite well together.  :)

What do you think of the assortment of fabrics????