Blue Ribbon Quilt!

Here I am at the Colorado State Fair Quilt show next to the Blue Ribbon winning quilt that I quilted for my customer, Dixie. Its a beautifully embroidered pink floral quilt on black background and I custom quilted some flowers, leaves and vines in it. It was Dixie's first time to enter in the fair, so I am thrilled that we got a blue ribbon. Two other customers of mine also won 3rd and 4th place ribbons for their quilts.

Memory Quilt

My customer, Jodi, commissioned me to make her a memory quilt using her late husband's jeans and pants. She selected 88 of her favorite family photos to put in the center of the blocks, and she also bought some different fabrics at the quilt store to go along with the pants. She is thrilled with the result and it looks great in her bedroom.
Now we are working on a coordinating valance for her window with the leftover border fabric.
It was alot of work, but its so much better than keeping pictures in a photo album that you never look at. This way you can see them all the time and just have fun remembering the good times.
Picture quilts are hand washed and air-dried for cleaning. The pictures will last a long time if cared for properly.
So try it!!

busy...busy...busy!!

Hello,
Haven't been here in a while...
Had several quilts going for customers this summer and now am helping my quilt club plan their annual fund-raiser: Holiday Fair 2008!
Its a quilt show, boutique and silent auction all wrapped up in one day! We have Connie's School of Dance coming to entertain us while we shop!! And of course, quilters always have treats to hand out - so Christmas cookies of all kinds will be handed out for shoppers as well.
Its fun to see all the members get so excited about their donations and we hope to have a great and prosperous time. It will be Saturday November 1st noon -5pm.
I have a few days off from my in-town orthodontist job so plan to be in the quilting studio catching up!!