Back to School

Every year I make new quilt valences for my classroom. This year I added a new table cloth and the very cute fabric basket. The idea came from a Quilt Taffy post.

Blessings for Peter

Peter has cut my hair for more than 10 years. He and his wife are some of the nicest people I know. When it rains, he and his brother walk the ladies out to the car with umbrellas so our newly styled hair stays nice and dry. Every hair cut ends with a hug and "Blessings!"

Number 2 is also blue!

This is the second quilt finished in July. I do really well starting quilts, not so well in the finishing department. I love to use charm squares for a quick quilt. This one took 3 packs of an April Cornell Moda collection and is for a friend who is recovering from breast cancer. I have way too many friends, parents and grandparents of students who have struggled with cancer. I started making quilts as a way to give a lasting hug and to honor the gift these people are to so many. I quilt a small gift box shape into each quilt.

Summer Stash Challenge

Using fabric from my blue tub and scraps from a Posh kit I bought from Quilt Taffy, I made this lap quilt for my sister-in-law Peggy's 50th birthday. Nothing fancy, yet these six inch squares represent the blue dishes found in her grandmother's Marthas Vineyard dining room. The colorful border looks like the gingerbread houses found in the island's historic Campground. The border and backing fabric are from Susan Branch's Vineyard collection. My husband will be delivering the quilt at a surprise birthday party this weekend.

Quilt Giveaway!

I'll do anything to win a prize, including finally working on this blog. I set it up a year ago and then walked away. Now I have a reason to figure out how to post...a quilt giveaway! Check out this lovely quilter's blog and see the details.

Day One

This is my first post and opportunity to figure out the formatting on this "easy" blog tool. The more blogs I check out, I am totally impressed and a bit overwhelmed at all the options, or lack of options due to my ability! I hope this is the first of many and that these post continue to show my growth as a blogger.