Finish...my new mantra

Good Morning and welcome to the last few days of 2013. I have to say I am not sad to see this year leave, it certainly hasn't been a great one but I have hope that 2014 will be much better. I hope you have a wonderful new year celebration and if you are on the roads be very safe, find a designated driver.

My new mantra for the new year is to finish projects. I know many of us say that and I too have been saying that for several years. My last post was about quilts I had finished in 2013. However, I plan to do more finishing this year and maybe starting less new quilts. I found many blocks that have been started for quilts but I have no idea what their actual home would be. So I get to play with the blocks and create something new and wonderful. Most of these quilts will be donated to charity as my children have plenty of quilts and if they want something they are pretty specific about it!

Here is a Christmas Snails Trail quilt that was started several
years ago and I quilted it and bound it. Not sure where
this will end up just yet!

I think I have to find another way to take pictures instead of having my hubby hold them up! Another quilt that finally was quilted and bound was my first attempt at a red work quilt. The blocks were done as we traveled on summer vacations and then put into a quilt top. My younger daughter has claimed this one!

This quilt was stippled around the red work. I am sorry
 this last picture is tilted. It wasn't that way on my screen.
I enjoyed working on this quilt but not sure there is another

one in my future!

I saved the best for last though. This is a western themed quilt for my oldest daughter. I love how it turned out and she did too. This was a kit that I bought while we were on vacation in Maggie Valley, NC. I love their quilt shop. Here is a link to their site Maggie Valley NC Quilt shop. Go check out their website.

This is the western quilt. I loved all the fabrics.
 I quilted the Raindrops and Oak leaves pattern on this
quilt. 

Today I have found some pink blocks that look like hearts and I think I am going to put them into a baby quilt for a special friend who is having a baby girl. I also finished a long over due wedding quilt but can't post pictures of that just yet. I know I said no more new quilts but I had to start a quilt from my new book from Bonnie Hunter. It's her Star Gazing pattern, here is one block and now I have to figure out how to finish it! It's a great pattern for me because it uses 2 1/2 in strips and that is the same size as the bindings for all my quilts! I love how fast it went together, before I knew it I had 11 blocks done! 

What are you finishing this year? Be sure to visit the patterns for sale page and favorite it. I will have some changes coming to that page over the next few days. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR~     WELCOME 2014

Quilts I have finished...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. We did and now the house is settling down again. Actually it started to settle last night after all the dinner dishes were loaded in the dishwasher and I got to put my feet up. We had a great day with our family and talking to friends and extended family online. What did we all do before facebook and twitter, etc. Ma Bell was our best friend then and we also had more face to face contact.

This is our dog Jake, sometimes he makes
it challenging for me to quilt when
he lays his head near my foot pedal! 

This is a very scrappy quilt
made from left over blocks from
other quilts. This was also
donated to church.

I have been busy working on a variety of things but today I was able to put the binding on a baby quilt (no picture yet until the mom gets it at her shower) and a charity quilt.

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This is my daughter Carol's black and white quilt. It came out really well and she loves it. I finished this earlier in the year.

This is a 4 patch baby quilt I put the binding on today. I am going to donate this to the homeless mission at our church.


I am also working on the Celtic Mystery from Quiltville http://quiltville.blogspot.com/  My quilt sections are coming along nicely but I ran out of orange so my daughter and I made a quick trip to the fabric store today. From working on this quilt I learned that I have a fairly decent amount of yellows and greens but hardly any orange. I think I am ok for now however. Here are my sections. Tomorrow we get step 5 I can't wait!!!

I hope you have a great night! I am off to find something else to finish. I would like to get some projects done before the new year starts! What will you be working on? Please post pictures and comments. I would love to hear from you!