The School Nurse has arrived...

Last week school started and I started a new job. It has been an exciting time for me. I have transitioned from an Industrial Nurse, Safety Manager, Assisted Living Nurse, to an Elementary School Nurse. What a fun environment to work in. I went from major injuried and Workers Compensation Issuses to Sraped Knees, loose teeth, Stomach Aches and Missing your Mom and Dad. What a GREAT environment. I walked into a blank space.

It took some scrambling to pull together furniture and turning my office into a comfortable place to be every day.

Not only did I start my new job, my youngest son started college at Auburn University in Auburn Alabama.

As Mr. Rose started helping me pull the office together, I started working on my special touches. When you Quilt and do all kinds of Crafts you have to come up with the right look. Here is mine...

I wanted a pretty quilted sign...

I bought a set of 4 blank cork boards and took this great fabric and acessorized.

These were brown bins, that needed just a little something. Storage bins are a must in my new space.

Brown Curtains with a strip of my fabric give privacy from the class next door.

Office supplies that coordinate the look.

I decided to make some great covered thumb tacks.

When I found this great orange clock I had to have it. It really tops off the whole look.

There are a few special items that are still in the works but they are going to be completed in the next few days.

I cut out fabric letters to help other teachers on my hall with a special sign. They had a great idea, and I had the fabric to help with the letters. I will get more completed over the weekend and hopefully be able to show you the whole look.

6 additional blocks are completed

If someone had told me I would make Basket blocks I would have laughed, Baskets Blocks are not my quilting style. I'm not sure why but before these 12 blocks I had not thought of making these. They are pretty and they have enough challenge to make them interesting. Now I am so disappointed that I can't put this quilt together yet. I will need to find 5 yards for backing and binding for this beautiful quilt, which can be ordered on line. I hope to get to it in the next few weeks.

You have to love the beautiful browns and teals

Pinks and Burgundy's

with such beautiful designs.

These are all beautiful colors and designs that will be perfect once they are combined into a quilt.

I am so mixed on how I want to back this quilt. I have thought about two ideas. One large piece of fabric for the backing or fabric cut into squares the same size as the block and quilted individually and do a type of quilt as you go.

Either way the quilt will be beautiful. I will post once a decision has been made.

Finally my Beautiful Amy Butler Style Quilt is Finished

I have completed the beautiful Quilt from the Amy Butler Pattern with all the bright fabrics. I think it turned out beautifully. I have listed it on my Etsy site, I love the quilt and it was so painful to list it. But a quilt this special needs to be shared. Here are the pictures.

The Quilt Lists for $175.00 and I have had several inquiry's. This will be a gorgeous Baby Quilt. Very hip, very trendy Baby Quilt.

Beautiful Backing Fabric

Check out my shop http://www.quiltdailey.etsy.com/ for this and other items.

I worked on a Quilt Top last week that I REALLY love, I am usually a very traditional style type quilter, this one is an Amy Butler pattern called Belle. I had a variety of fabrics that I wanted use in my process. This quilt will finish out close to 47" X 60", and it will look great (if I do say so myself).  I already have fabric to do this quilt in a pink, black and bright green version. With the variety of bright bold colors, this is a very happy quilt.Can't you just picture this quilt would as a great children's quilt, a lap quilt that you could curl up in a chair with, or draped on a window seat or favorite rocker. I have found a backing fabric that will be perfect. I should be able to get started on the backing in the next 3 weeks.

I know that time will drag by but working at two jobs, both part time, will take up a great deal of time. It seems that working occasionally at two different places is harder than when I had a full time position. I think its because I work different times and different shifts.

I would love to know what some of your opinions are,

What would you do, stick with the traditional?

or go forward with these big bold prints?

Tooth Fairy Boxes

I just returned from the post office. Someone in Idaho purchased 100 Tooth Fairy Boxes for their Dental Office. How GREAT is that. What a PERFECT idea. I had not thought about these boxes for a while. When the children were little I can remember the Sterling Silver ones, which were pretty, but pricey as well. I shipped out the following styles...if you know someone who might be interested in these let me know. They are really cute ideas. The cost of each box is $4.00, but I will give quantity pricing. just email or convo me from my etsy site http://quiltdailey.etsy.com

When placing an order you can go with, Boy, Girl, or Mixed.

Key Fob give-a-way

I am going to give away a key fob of your choice, from my http://www.quiltdailey.etsy.com/ site, when my blog following reaches 50 people. These are fun key fobs made with Quilt Store quality fabric. Check out my blog and check out my store.

All About Baskets

I posted a basket block picture a few weeks ago. I think you should know a little bit about the block. I am re posting along with the picture of the project it goes with. www.stitchinheaven.com have block party's from time to time, this is the summer Spring Fling party block program that is made with the Moda Blush fabric. It is really coming along great. I have completed 6 blocks and I am waiting on the other 6. They are coming two at a time every other week.

The pattern is pictured with a different fabric family, which is really pretty, but I like the Moda Blush Fabric. I have not been able to order the finishing kit for the project but I am saving all my scraps and I hope to get the kit before the project ends. Working part time makes it difficult to get the kit right now. Here are the 6 completed blocks including the 1st block again...

I didn't mention the absolute best part, these blocks are a great buy at $5.00 each. Fun project, easy to follow project, and Great pricing.

As I go I am placing my pattern and color sheets in a handy sleeve this makes it easy to find the whole project and I have a tendency to pull all the pages out and envision the process over and over. Once I complete this project I will put the pages in a loose leaf notebook. 

I have done this with all of my block of the month patterns over the years. I've gone back a few times with other fabric waves and put together my own block of the month (personal use only) project. Sometimes as with this block, I want to see it finished out in a different way. I have never been disappointed.