Quilt Pictures

I'm not sure if I have written about these or not . . . so if I have, gently remind me and I will just chalk it up to my getting older.

These are not all of the quilts but I wanted to start a Quilt Journal to document what I have made and so I can get ideas for future quilts.

Wool Re-Work for Randy and Irene Lytle

This was a quilt, made by Randy's grandmother about 1920, that had been unfortunately ruined from inappropriate use (someone wrapped a deer in it) and had blood stains as well as moth holes. Using the best looking squares, I repaired and trimmed them. I sewed the blocks together and re-attached the circles. With the left-over squares, I fashioned a border. Using a wool backing under the top, the top was attached to a felt backing. It obviously is not as large as the original but it did make a lovely wall-hanging.

This is a quilt Lindsay and I made for her friend, Sienna. We used a charm pack and added borders, binding, and backing. It was hand-quilted.

This is one of my favorites. It was made with a jelly-roll using black and white fabrics with a splash of green. The squares were made from various cut lengths from the jelly-roll. The borders are actually a cheater fabric. The backing and border is the same green as the corner pieces. It was made for my daughter, Lindsay Denter, in celebration of her 25th birthday.

This is a table topper that was made from leftover squares from a larger quilt. It is one of my favorite blocks to make. It was made for Lindsay's friend, Emily, and it was hand-quilted.

Here is the most recent table runner I made.

It isn't quite finished;

it is shown without the binding.

I am trying to finish a previous one

(this will be the 7th one I've done in the past few months).

Two things I love about table runners is

they are so decorative and

they are fairly easy to make.

I will get started on a larger size quilt in a month or so.

The saying is true: Time does really fly when you are having fun.

(updated later on in the day)

As noted by B in the Comments Section:

We celebrated 29 Years together.

I love my husband very much.

Thank you; it has been a wonderful ride.

I am looking forward to many more years together!

Our neighbors will celebrate 58 years together on February 14.

Congratulations to the Behnings!

This past month has been busy, hectic, delightful, and of course, fun.

We've been to the San Francisco area and ate some great seafood,

walked along the ocean and saw a crow playing in flight,

visited with family and ate more great food,

went to the Sacramento Temple,

B rode 125 miles from Davis to Calistoga and back,

sewed three table toppers,

and watched some fun basketball games.

We've watched some more ballgames here in town,

been to Phoenix to another game,

driven to Beaver via Beryl (now that was interesting),

and had a bunch of doggie mishaps.

The dogs went to Doggie Disneyland

(thanks AJ for watching them)

and have been on some incredible walks

(just ask DB about what it was like down by the river),

they've had at least 4 baths in a week

(the last one with tomato juice as a result of being skunked),

and Buster broke a nail

(lots of blood -- not with too much damage)

and got his winter trim.

We've gotten the yard ready for spring

(pre-emergent, fertilizer, aerated, clean up, roses trimmed, etc),

and have finally cleaned the garage

and now all the vehicles can park inside of it!

And those are the things I can remember.

Because I forget a lot of things, too. (Sorry Bear Cubs)

Books I read this month:

Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Born Naked by Farley Mowat

The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Infidel by Ayann Hirsi Ali

To The Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson

by Heidi S. Swinton

I am currently reading

At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman

In the spirit of creativity,

I designed a table topper

by using combined methods from other quilts I have previously made.

Picture will be posted soon.