Well this isn't exactly quilting but honestly I have been busy and I have lots planned.  First of all I made six little Rudolph and Clarice aprons for my granddaughter, Riley, seen here on the left, and her five best friends. I think they turned out super cute and the girls were thrilled.  At age six they got to do some Christmas cooking and baking, for the first time, at their annual Christmas party.  I have a feeling that I will be doing a lot of sewing for these wonderful little girls as they grow up.

 FORD
FRITZ

We said goodbye to two of our best friends today.  For the past twenty years they have brought untold joy and laughter into our lives.  We love you forever Fritz and Ford.

Time to start thinking about making Christmas gifts.

We moved to Ohio, from West Virginia, thirteen years ago. Hubby and I both grew up in West Virginia and are ready to return to live out our retirement years. Thus we have looked at many homes, of all descriptions over the past couple of years. Here is a house that I would have considered buying when our kids were growing up but now we don't need all the rooms this house provides. But...you gotta see the wood floors. This house was built in 1900 when elegant craftsmanship was a given, and believe me, the floors are elegant to say the least. This is perhaps what they referred to as the formal living room or maybe it is the "sitting room". No matter, look at those parquet floors. Can you imagine what it would cost to have a floor like that installed today?


As a quilter I was more interested the floor below. Again a wooden floor, but look at the design, pinwheels. How elegant would that be for a sewing room. I covet that floor.

We are expecting our first great-granddaughter, Naomi, the end of August which calls for a little girls quilt. I selected this pattern and fabric from Anne Sutton at Bunny Hill Designs. It was a great pattern to work with and the fabric is dreamy.

A great photographer I am not, but hopefully the beauty of this quilt comes through in spite of my lack of picture taking talent. Time to send it off to Mary at Quilt Hollow for her to do her magic.