Its Here...and its all Mine!!!

Hurrah...look what showed up in the post today...my quilt from Nancy Furniss in Idaho! She was my secret partner in the Doll Quilt Swap on about.com, and she must have read my mind!
I absolutely LOVE Fall colored quilts, and the pattern she chose is perfect! She even included a green border...my favorite color. This quilt will look awesome in our home...now i just need to decide which room to hang it in :)
And take a look at the beautiful embroidery for the label...this is truly a gem Nancy, i LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Thank you Thank you Thank you :)
p.s. did i mention she also entered me in a raffle for a quilt made thru her guild...very thoughtful!

Doll Quilt Swap VII ~ Finally Finished!

Well, this little quilt, "Crazy for Purple", is on its way to its new owner (its a surprise, so i wont mention any names here). It was part of a swap on about.com, and the deadline is the 31st, so i finished just in time. I always get so engrossed in the quilt im making, that i forget about the one coming to me...so when one arrives for me, its always a nice surprise!
The deadline for this quilt almost passed me by, as i have been sick the ENTIRE month of August! Lightheaded, dizzy, chills, fatigued, nausea and other unmentionables...off and on for 3 1/2 weeks and lost about 15 pounds (and no, im not pregnant). All my tests came out clear, which is great, but also frustrating, as they dont know whats wrong with me. I thought maybe it was our well water, but that was tested, and its clean too! I swim in our river a lot, and thought maybe it was giardia, but that test also came back clean. Of course, its common to have that and have clear test results, so i may still have it, but if i do, its almost finished running its course, so there's no point in getting meds now. Let me just say, that whatever it was...it was MISERABLE, and i dont wish that upon anyone! I am slowly feeling better, but need to eat about every two hours or i get lightheaded again...probably from all the weight loss. Anyways, thats why ive been a bit quiet this month, but here's to a fabulous September!!! Cheers~

Naptime for Jordyn

Jordyn was in her room for about 20 minutes, when i decided to see exactly what she was up to during her supposed naptime. Look at all the excuses she comes up with....she even tries to sing me a song! :) Enjoy!

Teaser #4

Here is another teaser of the quilt im making for the doll quilt swap on about.com. Getting close to finishing with the embroidery, and then its on to buttons and beads :) Wont be long now!

Wordless Wednesday

Poudre Canyon Quilt Show

This years quilt show was done a little differently. Normally we have a big craft fair along with the quilt show, but since the new mill levy passed and we are getting a new fire station/community center, our old community center is in the process of being torn down. Therefore, it was decided to do a community garage sale, and a smaller quilt show with just the quilters from the canyon.

With fewer participants, the show was a little smaller this year, but not by much! Look at all these lovely quilts!

i was able to enter a few doll quilts from the ALQS swap, along with Berdena's 90th birthday quilt (you can see them up at the front of the chapel). I always give my quilts away and therefore, dont normally have any to show, so it was nice to have a few to share this year! I included a few detailed shots of some quilts that stood out to me...enjoy the pics......




and here is a shot of jordyn being silly with her cousins after a day fishing with grandpa...pardon the grain of the photo, but i didnt realize my ISO was set so high when i ran out to take it :(

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

Wildflower Wednesday

Ball Nipple Cactus, or Ball Cactus are mysteriously everywhere...and many times you dont even know they are there until they bloom. Once in a while i find a patch growing in the yard or field, and ill scoop them up and put them in my cactus planter...dont want the little one stepping on them. I found this batch growing in some weeds near a neighbors yard, and it had soooo many blooms on it i just had to take a pic. Its probably been there for years, and i only discovered it this time because of all the bright pink shining up at me among a field of green. :)

Common Harebell are very delicate purple bells. They grow on long skinny stems and seem to grow all over around here. I find them quite beautiful and they remind me of something a fairy might wear as a hat or dress! :)

Doll Quilt Swap VII ~ Teaser #3