My Secret Garden

Since I finished my garden tonight I thought I would add my Secret Garden Quilt. This quilt is covered with the flowers and fairys that I love and would imagine would be in my garden.

Fall is here and quilting time again.

Well I put the garden to bed today as we have a severe freeze warning for tonight. The pumpkins are harvested. The tomatos are all in the house. The green beans..... well they will stop blooming after tonight. So it is now quilting time.

My List:
1. Hoffman Challenge 2012; waiting for the fabric to hit the stores.
2. Crown Royal Quilt: Family contribution quilt
3. Rachels wedding quilt
4. Em's graduation quilt; maybe done by graduation from college, did not make it for high school
5. Jenny Byer quilt
6. Judy Neimeyer 4th of July quilt
7. Lilac quilt
8. Redwork quilt
9. Jess quilt
10. Fox quilt

So now I have my list made for the winter sewing expo. Of course I forgot to mention Festival of trees and Christmas gifts. We will see what happens.

Bruno is back home!

After 16 months Bruno is back home. He has criss crossed the country a couple of times. And he brought home a ribbon. Now we will see if he gets excepted to a couple more quilt shows.

Hoffman 2012 Fabric

The Hoffman Fabric for 2012 has been released and here is what it looks like. Time to start designing next years entry. It is the colors I really like its lavender and green.

Boise Basin Quilt Show 2011

Thank you to Pat Wagner for finding that Julia Ravenscroft had taken a picture of my Hoffman jacket at the Boise Quilt Show. I had to work and was not able to go. Here is her photo. I am very thankful to Julia for the photo.

2011 Hoffman Challenge!

Third time in 3 years to get excepted to the Hoffman Challenge feels great. Even better is that Lynnette's sister Trudy fellow quilt show junky took best first time entry in dolls. I challenged her last January at the Road to California show to enter and she did it! She is a magical doll maker. I am so excited for her.

Its there!

Well my kimono is in Colorado according to the tracking info from the U.S.P.S. I am waiting to get the e-mail telling me they have recieved it. Then I get to wait until the end of July beginning of August to hear if it will be excepted.  Now it's hurry up and wait................................................................................

Both Sides Now, My 2011 Hoffman Challenge Kimono

Back side of the Kimono showing flying geese and cathedral window piecing.

Both Sides Now, My 2011 Hoffman Challenge Kimono

A view of the back of the Kimono. Hand and machine quilted. Hand beaded.

Both Sides Now, My 2011 Hoffman Challenge Kimono

Almost done and ready to send off to the competition. Just needs a few more beads and a little more fussing.

Both Sides Now, My 2011 Hoffman Challenge Kimono

Macro view to show machine quilting and beading on back of the Kimono.

Both Sides Now, My 2011 Hoffman Challenge Kimono

Back side of the Kimono

Both Sides Now, My 2011 Hoffman Challenge Kimono

Front side of my Kimono almost done still beading.

2011 Hoffman Challenge

My Challenge is starting to come together. My 30th Wedding Anniversary kimono. I will not be able to wear it as I have made it in miniature.That has been a bigger challenge making it smaller. I have done the piecing and will now start the quilting. Then the beading etc. Still dreaming the things I am planning to do to complete the project. July 15th is my deadline. 

Bruno

My 2010 Hoffman Challenge entry. Took Curators Choice in mixed technique "pieced and applique". Bruno is currently touring the country on view at many quilt shows.

The Desert Blooms Quilt Show 2011

My Hoffman Challenge Jacket won 2 ribbons at the DSQ quilt show .

First Post

I have decided to start a new blog just for my quilting and designs. This is the birth of all the ideas that are running constantly in my mind. It is time for me to start putting them down so that they will stop waking me up at night.