See ya's soon

Hi Nonni & Papa, I had a great time with my friends in Florida. I can't wait to see you at Easter!

Florida Trip

We took a little trip to Orlando this weekend for the Builders Show and to visit some of our Ol' Pals! Saturday we took the kids to St. Petersburg to have some fun at Pass-A-Grille beach. It was G's first time at the beach and she had a great time playing in the sand and splashing around in the ocean. The water was still a little chilly and she would only venture out until it was mid-calf but she made a game out of it and had lots and lots of fun. I have tons of pictures of her but these are my favorites!
"Thank you Charisse for giving us a great tip on which beach to go to"

Its Quiltin Time

This is the quilt that I had mentioned in a pervious post. It's for Genevieve's BIG girl bed.....Looks pretty small but the only way I was able to get the whole thing in the picture was to spread it out in the foyer and take the picture from upstairs!

Im not sure of the exact measurements, I do know however that it will fit a double sized bed. Now before you get really impressed let me tell you that it's only the top. I still have to find a backing, quilt it and add the binding. Im really only about half way there. Oh and I still have to paint the room and dresser, find a window treatment and accessorise the whole thing........What you're looking at is only the begining!!

Now, why is it that a cat will find the only thing in the room that you DON'T want them to lay on......?

Here she is!

......The Valentines Quilt!

Its a ragged quilt.....I really like making these they're FAST and FUN! Flannels work really great as well.
You start by putting the 5" squares together with a 5" coordinating fabric for the back and a 4" piece of batting in the middle of each then sewing them together using a 1/2" seam. You sew them so that the slavage edges are on the "right" side. Once you have them all sewn together you use very sharp scissors or shears and snip the edges that are sticking up like "fringe". This is the hardest part....The whole time Im thinking to my self "there has got to be a way to do this FASTER"? Once you're finished, you're vision is blurry, your hand is crippled and you have a cramp in your neck but that doesn't matter anymore..."YOU'RE FINISHED"!!!!
Last thing to do is throw it into the washing machine for a quick wash, then a tumble in the dryer to achieve that signature "Ragged" look!

Im still working on Genevieve's "BIG" traditional quilt. All of the pieces are finally cut and I've assembled one of the blocks, I only have 19 more to go "yipee"! The pattern is called "Turning 40" meaning that you use 40 different fat quarters. The blocks will look very "random" when it's finished. I'll then have to quilt it and add the binding. Im making this one for her "BIG BIRL" bed and so that she'll have something "her mommy made just for her" that she can keep forever. I'll post a picture once its completed.......Stay tuned!