The Owls are Quilted!

They still need binding and label,

but the quilting is done!

4:00 pm The top is done!

Good thing this little quilt only measures 36" x 36".

Now I need to cook dinner and then quilt this baby.

I hope to send it out in the morning.

Wish me luck!

What a Hoot! What a Challenge!

Today I need to make from scratch

this small quilt from Exclusively Quilters.

They are going to have the sales reps take it out to quilt stores

and use it to display the fabric line.

There is a free pattern on their website.

Here is the link:

www.classiccottons.com/quilts/quilt-what-a-hoot-travel.pdf

Well, I need to get busy.

I will post later so you can see how much

progress I have made by the end of today.

ABB! (All But Borders)

Does it seem to anyone else that borders tend to take an extreme amount of time to actually get on the quilt?

Well, it does to me!

This one is finished being appliqued.

It sure was fun, you know the letters took longer than the rest of it.

I'll give you another peek when the borders are picked out and put on.

Now a bit of info from the shop, Bolts in the Bathtub.

Here is a new line that came in just recently.

It is from Wilmington Prints, Tranquil Moments.

Seashells and such, makes me want to head to the beach to go camping.

I will, I just have to wait a bit.

We have a few days booked at Carpinteria Beach (my favorite) the beginning of June.

Anyway, Dawna has been piecing the top for this quilt.

I think we will have a couple of kits made up soon.

Now for some Nimble Thimbles info:

We are working on putting together this Monsters Quilt.

Here are 2 of the 9 blocks.

I believe Ilana is going to get this top together for our group.

We love you, Ilana!

Linda has been working on a couple of our groups philanthropic quilts.

Here is one that is pieced.

This one is almost done being quilted by Linda.

She is doing a great job!

Check this out:

Peggy has a brand new baby!!

Well, actually is is a brand new Bernina 830 (lucky duck!)

She is awsome.

She had the machine, I mean baby, for less than a week

and was digitizing.  Amazing!

She did the block above and the block below.

I am anxiously awaiting all the new exciting things she will produce.

She has not named her baby yet, so if you have any ideas for her,

you can share them with me and I will pass them on.

I have so much to share today.

I was under a critical deadline a couple of weeks ago,

then came down with walking pnumonia,

then needed some very quiet down time.

I am back at it now and hope to post much more often.

I understand there are followers who expect new stuff frequently.

Next thing to share are a couple of blocks I have made since Friday.

We decided in out quilt group that there is someone we need to make a quilt for.

We are quilters, when there is a need, we quilt.

It's what we do.

So, anyone from Nimble Thimbles that is up to the challenge was requested to make 2 blocks:

10 1/2" x 10 1/2" unfinished.

One block pieced,

one block with a heart or hearts.

All to be done in pastels.

So here are mine:

Now I am off to do some machine quilting,

there is so much to do after you have been sick.

I hope to post real soon.

Love you, my friends,

Tiffany

My Robotic Girl

Lindsay, my wonderful and talented 16 year old, is on the Robotics team at her high school.

She is not actually part of the building crew for the robot this year.

She is in charge of spirit and imagery

She painted the wonderful mural for the team.

This year they are working with the Wizard of Oz theme.

This mural will hang in the pits at competition.

Team 399, from Lancaster High School, will be competing in Phoenix and Denver this year.

Last year the team place 6th in the world.

Another wonderful competition year is just a few weeks away.

The team hopes to qualify for the Nationals in Atlanta.

They revealed the robot today.

Here it is:

To find out more about robotics:

usfirst.org

To find out more about Lindsay's team:

team399.bmrd.net

Hopefully a story about today's Media Event will be in the local paper.

We would like to be front page, top of fold.

I will let you know tomorrow.

A Pile of Quilts!

What a pile of quilts!

Let me tell you all about them.

I have been developing patterns for Exclusively Quilters.

These are 6 of the newest quilts I have made.

I sent them off to New Hampshire today.

They are going to be shared with Keepsake Quilting on Thursday.

I am hopeful that they will want to carry one or more (lots more) in their next catalog.

This is waht they look like.

Tou can also find them on my website:

http://www.needleinahayesstack.com/

These quilts kicked my butt.

Now it is time to rest and get over being sick.

Sweet Valentine's Day

Carissa is gonna be in so much trouble.

She is my dear daughter.

She is 18, and has been dating Darrin for almost 3 years.

They decided to have a picnic today and no gift exchange.

She decorated the back end of the suburban she drives.

When she meets him at the park,

she will ask him to get the blanket

from the back of the suburban and well,

She went a bit overboard.

She stitched out the cutest pillows.

She made chocolate dipped strawberries.

He is getting some coupons.

She even made homemade fortune cookies, filled with personal fortunes.

There are a few other cute things she gathered.

And the box covered with pictures of them

Oh yes, she is gonna be in big trouble, in a good kinda way!

Hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day!