See for Yourself

This is the signature quilt we made for Dad, so that he knows that he is loved. Each one in the family signed a block, I pieced them together, and Dawn quilted it with minkee on the back. (I think it made his recovery from cancer surgery so much easier!)I left this quilt with the quilter (Delene) while we were in Nauvoo, and when I got back it was magically done! I love it.
This was made from a charm square packet, so easy, and I just machine tacked each intersection for the quilting. I wonder who will get this one?

Quilts, What Else?

I have decided to use this space to record the quilts I am working on, as well as a few other events. It took me a while to get back into sewing after coming home from Nauvoo, with the holidays and all.
This is a table mat I made to demonstrate curved piecing. During the winter's cold evenings I hand-quilted it, and then bound it with bias binding.

We also had a project to paint and re-carpet our bedroom this winter. So of course I needed a new quilt for my own bed. That doesn't happen very often. This simple pattern was easy to piece, and it looks good on the bed. Dawn quilted it for me, and I love it.

Watch for more additions...................

Pedicures

The day before my Mom left to go back to Washington, we went in for pedicures. Her foot was better, and Mary Dawn did a great job at her beauty school. The only problem is, I want one every day!

My Mom's Visit

If your foot looks like this, it is a spider bite, and you had better get to the doctor quickly! My Mom is here visiting for a couple of weeks, and we took her to the emergency room. It is now improving, but it was miserable for a while........
She is pretty tough, so that didn't slow her down much. She loved reading to all these lovely great-grandchildren. She kept them all enthralled, and they DO love books. Who do you think started that?
From left to right, we have Weston, Rhya, Mary, Joshua, Travis, Casey, and Braden.

The Year of Three Baby Boys.......

Let me introduce: Oliver, Joshua, and Truman.
We had fun getting these babies together, and it would be interesting to put "thought bubbles", and hear what each one is thinking. What do you think they are saying?
And, here are the Moms................
And the proud grandma. The babies can all smile, but they don't think it is important right now.

Babies and Quilts

I can't believe I haven't posted for so long. We have had three new grandsons born between Dec. 9 and January 11. And since I am evidently not a very good picture-taker, you can go to my girl's blogs to see our three darling new grandsons. I will just show you the quilts I made for them. This one is a "pretty" one for Truman, as per Kallie's request. I even machine-quilted it myself!
The plaid for Oliver is made from flannels, quilted by Aunt Dawn.

Joshua gets sailboats, quilted by Aunt Dawn.
I spend several days in Provo, and did get a couple of pictures. Here is a cute one........Max loves his BYU shirt, but I hear his new favorite is his new "football helmet" shirt.

Merry Christmas 2009

On Christmas Eve day, we had all the family here (except the Provo kids). Jamie is hiding her belly, I think, and we are all eating easy, fun foods. We had a good day, and then on Christmas Day we went to visit at Jamie's house, and at Adrienne's house, watching all the kids play with new toys.
We enjoyed having Laura and Nick stay home for a few days. Laura brought matching earrings for us! And Santa DID find us.........