More Handmade Gifts...

This could go on for a bit, yet...

A few gifts I made have yet to be given.

I'll post photos of them as they are received.

 I showed the coco express quilt at our 

Thanksgiving celebration and Jill fell in love with it!

I didn't give it to her, though.

I did, however, make these two pillow covers.
Quilted.  Decorative.  18".

One for her birthday and one for her Christmas gift.

For my sister, Joyce, I used scraps

of her black & white quilt to make these.

Also quilted.
The first two are 14" and the third is 18".

 

My sister, Julie, received these today.

Four 15" cloth napkins.

The colors are much prettier than shown.

Perhaps she'll take a photo I can snag from her.

(she didn't want pillows)

I guess that's it.

Thus far.

About 5 things left to show.

Yeah, I know, I am a slowpoke.

But, hey!
I am all excited...

and so looking forward to the new year!

I have many projects in mind that 

I am really looking forward to working on. 

One goal I am setting for myself this next year...

increase the level of difficulty in what I do with my quilts.  

AND, I have a lot of organizing and

rearranging to do in the very near future.    

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

The Coco Express is Coming!

I need to add a few smallish borders, but here it is.

I don't do random well.  I really don't.

To me, there is always a pattern in my randomness.

That's one of the things I had

some difficulty with when rug hooking.

Trying to do backgrounds the way I wanted them to look.

(and, by the way, that is the reason my

big a** star rug is not yet finished)

So.  I decided to put the quilt top together this way.

Course, then I had to work with values.

Another trouble spot with me.

But, I think I did okay.

Darks, lights, mediums pretty well balanced.

Don't you think?

Gonna read tonight.

Snack = honey crisp apple.

Yum!

With caramel dip.

{grin}

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Next Up...

I love these yummy browns...

coco express by jo morton.

(first blogged about here)

  

I spent some time admiring them

and then cut each of the

13 fat quarters into 5" squares.

For a total of 156 squares.

(yeah, I know...I am showing only 12 of the prints)

But, hey!
I now know what I'm going to do with them.

{grin}

Stay tuned!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Today's Mail...

A few weeks ago,
I received a Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate.
Had a great time picking and choosing
and changing my mind...and changing it back.
Finally made my choices and placed my order.

The order came today.
3 things.

I'm only able to show you one, though.
Just cuz.

This is a fat quarter bundle of Coco Express by Jo Morton!

Be sure to 'click to enlarge' so you are able to

get a good look at these 13 luscious fabrics!Not sure what I'm going to do with it.

Will just drool over it for awhile, I guess.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10