One more quilt finished.

I just finished my next quilt for my daughter's bedroom. She chose the flower material and the purple back. It was a little difficult to figure out what to do with all of the flowers and make it look half way reasonable. My quilter did a fantastic job in putting it all together!
I also belong to a stitching group consisting of ladies from work. Here is my latest stitching project. You embroider the pattern, tea dye it and then you chalk inside figures. The chalk we use is located by all of the scrapbooking supplies. You can add texture and highlights, shadows and anything else that you want to add. It certainly has been fun creating different pictures.

Starting third grade this week. Can't imagine that she is actually old enough to be going to third grade. She is so excited to be going back to school. She was getting extremely bored at home and loves being with everyone again. Tried to get pictures of the boys on their 1st day back to school, they hate their pictures taken and so that was a no go.

China Girls Reunion 2008

My daughter and I just returned from our annual China Girls Reunion. Everyone from our travel group to adopt girls from China get together every year to keep in touch and see how everyone has grown. This year it was held in West Yellowstone. It was really good to get the girls together to play and get reaquainted. It's amazing how they just pick up from where they left off last year and play and socialize. This year, they decided that they all needed email addresses to keep in touch with each other. We all agreed that they could do that under strict conditions. They all agreed and they have now progressed in the cyber world. Attached are some of the pictures that we took of our trip. Enjoy!

latest with a wave

I just completed my latest quilt and I decided to be bold and go out on a limb with this one. I tried the new ruler from June Tailor called the Fancy Frame for Decorative Quilt Borders. I read about this ruler on my favorite Quilt Taffy blog site and decided I would try it. Now note, there is a wavy edge and a scallop edge on this ruler. Remember - baby steps, baby steps. I tried the wavy edge. It was so easy I couldn't believe it! It really put a wonderful edge on the quilt. It is a gentle curve and doesn't stretch hardly at all. It really makes you feel like you have mastered something. I highly recommend this ruler!

I received these quilt blocks in an exchange that our quilt group does every year. Yes, I was pretty scared of the focus fabric that was chosen when I was away visiting my ailing mother back east. It is the border fabric of beach balls. Okay, I have to admit that it turned out pretty cute. Thanks everyone! I also have a wonderful quilter friend who quilted this. She is amazing. If you need a quilter, I can probably hook you up!

I gave this quilt away to a dear friend of mine who was in great need of a hug. She is such a great example to everyone and is helping everyone but herself. Hope it makes her feel loved and appreciated!