I had someone deliver this quilt top one day in a bag were it had been put in hopes of one day becoming a quilt. So many times when families are going through a loved ones items after they pass away they find quilt tops that are incomplete. When I see one that needs to be finished I can't wait to see what can be done...This one took a little bit of creative thought.  

I wonder if the quilt was never finished because it could not be squared up?

I studied this quilt 5 or 6 times before I decided the best fix for it was to applique the star on muslin whole cloth. It is not the normal way to finish a star like this, but This star was really calling to me...

Once I had it pinned to the fabric I had to fold and tuck some area of the quilt so it would lay correctly. 

Once pinned and tucked and Appliqued, I had a longarm quilter do a beautiful pattern over the quilt. 

I just love the way this quilt turned out.

Do you have a quilt that needs to be finished and the pattern has disappeared somewhere along the way.  Don't give up on it, there is a way to put your quilt together. You would not want to lose a beautiful piece of your past without a fight.

Halloween Fun

Wow time flies when your busy working on projects. Halloween themes and colors are my favorite so here is what I've been doing...

This was a kit that I received in my block of the month program. Pattern and fabric was included in this cute little kit.

This was my spin on the same pattern with fabrics from my stash.

I like to make seasonal quilts for my office at work. This was a kit for a wall hanging my Mom gave me. I whipped it up in an afternoon, and binded it the next evening while watching TV.

I worked on a Halloween bag

This is the inside...

And I made a Halloween Box, just for the fun of it...

In between these projects I worked on an antique star quilt that is being quilted so I can bind it in the next week or two. I also put together a baby quilt that is being quilted and will be binded as well. And I started putting together blocks for my version of  "The Grich Quilt". 

I had to make myself ship this...

I participate in a few Swap-Bot fun exchanges each month. It is so much fun to send goodies and to get surprises. I mailed out this mini-quilt...a nine-patch last week. As I started finishing it up I tried to figure out how I could swap it with something else. The colors just worked so well. 

I hope my partner enjoys the pretty blend. Take a look...tell me what you think.

Fall is in the Air!

I know it's a little early , but  If you live in the Deep South (Alabama), you know that temperatures stay in the 90's-100 through October and later. Yesterday we actually had a cool front move in, we got down to 70's and 80's. I could not resist finishing up a Halloween Mug Rug. 

Bat's, Spider's, Dot's, spider web's  and Candy Corn. 

I just love Halloween Color's they are so pretty. 

Halloween in such a fun Holiday...I work as a  nurse at an elementary  school and I am looking forward to dressing up for Halloween this year. Last year I dressed up as a firefighter and the kid's loved it. 

This year I want to be a witch, I found this really great hat...

Now where can I find a really great dress and broom?

A Texas Longhorn Quilt

I have put together this beautiful Texas Longhorn Quilt for a friend of my son. He and his brother grew up with my boy's. He contacted me and asked me to make a quilt for a special person in his life. She had made an Auburn University quilt for him and he decided that he wanted her to have a special quilt of her own.

I put together a scrappy quilt that uses a variety of Texas fabrics. I blended the fabrics with black fabrics and then bordered the quilt with cowboy boots. I hope it wasn't to corny that I included Cowboy boots. The fabric blended so well with the colors in the quilt. 

It is probably difficult to tell but the quilting on the top is footballs and goal posts. For a football quilt I thought it was perfect.

The boot fabric was also used on the back of the quilt. 

I put the quilt in the mail first thing this morning, I can't wait to see how well the quilt goes over. What would your favorite quilt be? 

What is your football team... the next football quilt will be a Wisconsin Badger quilt. Blocks are completed and now they need to be assembled. 

Are you ready for some Football and Tail gating?

In the GREAT state of Alabama football is everything...you must pick your favorite team. There are several GREAT teams but when picking you have to pick between Auburn and Alabama. At my house it is Auburn all the way, at my brother's Alabama is the favorite. Starting next week every weekend will revolve around YOUR team. You don't plan weddings for these Saturday's if you expect to see a crowd...never make someone pick between a wedding and a football game. Season tickets are to expensive to ask people to pick. I made these cute Checker Board table topper's with tailgating in mind. Adults and kids are alike...a good game of checkers can help pass the time right up to game time! 

I am selling these in my etsy shop http://QuiltDailey.Etsy.com

Pick your favorite team and enjoy the football!

Mini-Quilt from Fat Quarter's

Here is the Mini-Quilt I made from the Fat Quarter Pack I purchased with the gift certificate I won.

I love the colors.

These are not the usual blends of colors I pick when I quilt. I do love the look of it though. 

Do you have colors that you are drawn to? 

Do you know what they are? 

I know I lean to fall colors, Oranges, Browns, Rusts, Greens. 

I always try to put together a pretty back as well...what do you think? do you go simple or do you want a pretty backing?