Baby Quilts for Sale and some Yummies...

So, I have been sewing for my craft show booth, even if I haven't been posting too many pictures.  I thought it would be fun to take a picture of all of these quilts at the same time.  But I couldn't wait anymore - here are the first 8, with 4 more in the works!

My little helper :)  I have had a lot of help with these quilts, too.  A friend quilted all of them with perfection, complete with minky backs!  She also whipped a couple of the tops up too.  :)  When I got them back from her, I have been sewing the bindings on the front and passing them to my mother-in-law who has been hand stitching the bindings on the back.  Thank you to both of you!

Timothy really enjoyed the farm ones...especially the tractor blocks.  My favorite of the group has to be the pastel one on the right in the picture above.  Lots of pretty little flowers, bunnies, and little girls sitting cross-legged and reading books to chickens.  :)

The pastel one in this picture is flannel.  The rest of them are quilting cotton from good shops with cotton batting.

I have been enjoying the work with all of the minky backs!

So there you go.  8 blankets done with 4 more that I will show you when they are completed.  They all measure in at 27" x 32", perfect for tucking in a carseat, stroller, or your diaper bag.  I am selling them for $40, so if you need a blanket or know someone who would like to receive one as a gift, let me know.  :)  My first craft show will be in October, so act now, or the one you want may be gone!

More craft-showing items to come.  :)

Adoption update:  No news.  Praying continuously.

Canning update: (because you love knowing what is in my pantry...admit it)

 9 - 12 oz. jars of chokecherry syrup (soooo good!)

8 - 8 oz. jars of peach salsa (yummy!)

9 - 8 oz. jars of pizza sauce!  (super easy, and so nice to know we can whip out pizza night and have sauce from our tomatoes!)

Star Sampler

Star Sampler Quilt

102" x 102" (ish)

Quilted by Nancy's Custom Machine Quilting

Most of the patterns are from www.freshlemonsquilts.com

(you can flip back to previous posts for all of the links)

Fabric bought at www.pinkcastlefabrics.com

It's done!  It's on our bed!!  I am so happy this project, started last September/October is checked off the list and we can use it!  Nancy did an awesome job on the quilting.  I finished it off with a pop of red for the binding.  It is a good thing that I had a friend's quilt display still in my garage so I could get a picture of this thing all in one shot. (Thanks Harriet!  I'll bring it quilt guild with me!)  :)  On to the next thing...

My happy, blue-eyed helper

Back Home!

:)

The quilt for our bed is back from the quilters and it is beautiful!  Nancy did an amazing job and now all there is left for me to do is the binding (in a fiery coral!).  It is amazing how the quilting is the same pattern in every block, but looks different on each star.

Tigger thinks she is going to be taking long naps on it already.  HA!  Keep dreaming cat...  :)

Mid August Garden

Well, as you can see, things have gotten a little bushy in the garden.  The tomatoes and cucumbers have reached the hedge stage and we are finally enjoying their produce.  You'll notice a rather bare spot in front here.  The pumpkins were done.  We got 6 beautiful pumpkins hardening on the deck (I'll have to grab pictures of them soon) and the vines were dying, so we ripped them out.  I wonder if it was just too moist for them, or they were just done, I am not sure.  Anyway, we have a crop of bush beans planted in there under some grass clippings.  Hopefully we will get a second crop in here before it gets too cold.

Jared had fun picking these monsters that were finally more red than green.  They will become a nice batch of salsa that he will probably eat singlehandedly.  :)

Peek-a-boo!

Hope you have a great week!