These People...

Now that I have a laptop to blog on I will have a few catch-up posts to do. I have had quite a bit going on in my life in the last four to five months that I'd like to get down in writing before I forget too many details.

This post is all about pictures. We celebrated Christmas with our kids in between Christmas and New Year's Day. (Welcome to the world of having married kids and grown-up kids with real-life jobs.)

I accidentally left my camera at my son's house one night. This is a bit of what I found on my camera:

What was it I said about having grown-up married kids?

My sophisticated daughter-in-law.

My beautiful daughter:

My son-in-law was busy working while all the shenanigans were going on.

What is a selfie, Mommy?  (Those blue eyes melt me every time I see them.)

 

I laughed so hard when I first saw these pictures. I may have grown-up kids, but they still are awfully goofy and I love that so very much!

A Week

It's been a week since I posted anything.

Let's just sum up the week with these photos:

Meet Lydia Mae.

And yes, I am the Grammy who has this sweet face as the wall paper on her phone.

Some Quilts

I thought I would post some pictures of a few of the quilts I made over the past year. I know I have a few readers who would like to see them.

I made this quilt for a cousin and her husband. They are just absolutely great people and we love spending time with them. They love the Lord and are very encouraging people.

The pattern is called Double Slice Layer Cake. I think I found the pattern in a book, but I don't have access to the book right now, so I can't link to it. (Yay for moving!) But here's a link to a YouTube tutorial for the same pattern. (A "Layer Cake" is a pre-cut package of fabric cut into 10" squares.) I love how the borders turned out. I've tried a few times to create my own borders (not following any directions) and this is the first one that turned out even better than I thought it would! The scrappy binding is  a perfect finish.

The backing was pretty fun too! It's a print that combines all the fabrics in the line together. In the corner with a red frame around it is the label. I try to make a label for each quilt. My sewing machine has a few simple fonts to choose from.


Below is a wall hanging quilt I made for my hubby's birthday. Well, he only opened a box full of fabric, not the actual finished quilt.

The pattern is called Kaleidoscope.  I bought a ruler that included the pattern. This was easier than it looks, which is a fun thing. Looks impressive, but is pretty simple.

I put a red and black binding on it and had it quilted with red thread.

I am pleased with how it turned out. Hubby is going to hang it in his new office. I sure hope he has the wall space! I haven't asked him that yet.

I'll periodically put up pictures of the quilts I've made. Last year was a prolific quilt making year. It's fun to have a record of them.