New doll/pincushion

I made this doll/pincushion for the person who gave me gifts in my quilt guild's secret sister program. It is a pattern by Kate Erbach. I think it is such a fun pattern! She is a pincushion and her hands hold scissors and thread. She has got the greatest feet and sandals. I might make myself one too!

Happy Mother's Day

I hope all the mothers out there have a wonderful day. I love my kids and grandkids!

Doll, paper art, Easter

 Here is another pixie from the Allison Morano pattern . She is for my secret sister reveal. I can't give a doll til then or they would guess it was me! LOL Mine likes the color green.

 Here is a bookmark of Alice from Alice in Wonderland I made for a challenge at Cloth Doll Aristry.

 Here are my grandkids at my Sister in Law's on Easter. Calvin and Kassy
















                                                                         Kassy looking for eggs!

Calvin looking for eggs

Grandpa and Mallorie

Mallorie in her Easter outfit I made

Challenge doll and a quilt

 I have been working on a challenge for my quilt guild. The theme is fantasy garden. I was allowed to make a doll so I did. I used Allsion Marano's Vernal Muse pattern and then put her on a base which I had glued flowers and grass and rocks. The yellow, red and green fabrics were the ones we were given to work with for the challenge.

 Side view sows her hat which was a Christmas tree ornament. She has little leaf wings. I named her Garden Fairy.

This is my granddaughter Mallorie's quilt that I finally quilted and gave to her. It was supposed to be for Christmas. Well, better late than never! I made the top from a flannel jelly roll and then the back was flannel too. Hard to quilt on my home machine but I finished.

Steampunk Doll

This is my Steampunk doll. She is going to a luncheon for free flight ladies. They all are pilots and love to fly the dirigibles. She has on her wing hat she has earned. Plus her winged flight key. She loves dressing up for her luncheons.

Christmas

Here are a few pictures of my family celebration. We had lots of fun. Christmas Eve spent and my hubby's parents with all his family there. Christmas Day we go to his parents and open a few gifts and we eat breakfast there. Then we go back to our house with just my daughters and their families and we open presents there. They go home and we take a short nap and then go back to hubby's parents for dinner.

1st- my hubby at his parents

 2nd- Mallorie











3rd- Kassy, Mallorie and Calvin at our house (grandkids)

 4th- Samantha and Stepanie (my daughters), Mallorie and Kassy

5th- Kassy and Brain (Samantha's hubby)

6th- Calvin, Chad (Stephanie's hubby), Stephanie, Kassy, Samantha, Mallorie at bottom and Brian just a bit in the picture

My wonderful gifts from my swap partner

 I was in a Christmas swap in my Yahoo
C-R-A-F-T group. We had to make/buy presents for each letter in Christmas. This is what my partner Pam sent to me.
first pic- all wrapped







second pic-  C for candy dish with some yummy chocolate truffles,  H for Hana-no-en (celebration of flowers) a beautiful fabric necklace, R for ribbon, a wonderful zippered ribbon bag

third pic- I for inspiration from a fabric artist...Laura Gunn. A beautiful handmade purse 

fourth pic- S for Suzi-Mari handballs, a wonderful fabric ball that makes noise when you toss it! T for tea, a lovely quilted Kimono hanging and a Japanese tea set

fifth pic- M for mugs, wonderful quilted snowmen mug rugs

sixth pic- A for Asian inspired. This magnificent doll that Pam made. It has joints at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle! Such a lot of work went into this fabulous doll!!!!

seventh pic- S for snow, this cute snowman mug with matching spoon!

eighth pic- all opened, all my treasures

Pam was such a fabulous partner and really was thoughtful in all the gifts! Here is a link to see what I got for Pam  She was happy with her gifts too!