MONKEY QUILT, MY SON, AND PUPPIES

Good morning everyone, I just couldn't wait to show you the monkey quilt i have been working on. i have a new grandson coming the end of next month--Jagger Luke--. I am so excited and I just can't wait. it needs borders and i still need to decide on the backing so it's not finished but i really wanted to show you. i am so pleased at how it is turning out. I am going to make some burp cloths, bibs and washcloths too sometime between now and then.

My son was up last week to help me get the gardens cleaned out and ready for planting season. I bought 2 new rose bushes. I have no idea where they will go but I'll find perfect spots for them. The clean-up didn't go nearly as well as planned. The wind blew! and blew, it was cold, and when i was going to take him home, it started snowing!!! It snowed 3 days and rained when it wasn't snowing. It's been cold and windy on top of all that. I am so ready for some spring weather and some pretty flowers in my yard. It doesn't help that my best friend is having 70-80 degrees and keeps rubbing it in.............lol........ I know this really is winter's last hurrah but it seems the winter lasts longer every year. Do you feel that way too?







I have picked out patterns for the 2 doll quilts I'm making for christmas, one is a big kitty and the other has 9 cupcakes. The cupcakes are all appliqued of course and i haven't sat down and just played with the new sewing machine to be proficient with satin stitch so I need to make time to do that before i attempt those cupcakes.

and I have been working on a quilt for my oldest granddaughter, Hannah, in purple and green, her favorite colors. It's a simple diagonal strip block with lots of colors and patterns. I will use either solid green or purple for the sashing and probably the other for one of the borders. She has a full size bed so i am making lots and lots of blocks. Did i mention lots of blocks? lol. I sew and sew and sew and still have a pile to sew--or pin--or unpin and piles of different size strips placed strategically on the arm of my comfy chair for easy reach and that works great until a puppy decides she needs lap time,then i have a mess! But it's all good, I love my critters







Well, enough of quilting and projects for now. I thought I'd show a couple pictures of my little buddies. Tessa is almost 4 now (the tiny chihuahua) and cinder (the chihuahua mix) is just 7 months. They are such good friends and almost always sleep and nap close to each other.

And here is another one of my son, Jon. He is so good with the pups and they love him!! He makes the perfect little puppy pillow, don't you think? lol He is such a handsome guy and still single--with no grandbabies for me yet. He tells me he doesn't want any but moms can always hope, can't they?

Thanks for stopping by and reading my ramblings. I will have more pics to show you next time

I'd love to here about your projects

sara

look at what i have been working on

here is my favorite secind son (our little joke) holding the heart and butterfly quilt.

Here is the heart and butterfly doll quilt I have been working on forever. The cupcake backing goes great and what little girl doesn't like cupcakes? I used the pink with white heart print I used on the butterflies for the binding and I am almost done with the hand stitching. I think it really turned out cute and I hope Delsie will like wrapping her favorite baby doll in it. There is nothing as cute as a little girl carrying her baby. This is her Christmas present for this year. She will be about 21/2 and I think that's the perfect age for it. I hope she enjoys it.

I love this yellow rose counted x-stitch i just did! I did the center and it goes inside the paper frame below. It went pretty fast and it turned out so well. My father's favorite flower was the yellow rose so it's special to me. I need to find the perfect frame for it and I plan to hang it in my craft room.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my projects. I will more to show you tomorrow. It's getting late and morning always seems to come before I am ready to greet it.

Thanks for taking time to stop by and reading my ramblings and I"d love to see some of what you have been working on. Send me a pic and I'll be sure to get them posted

Sara