Do you remember these?

Do you remember these?

Well add these...

And you get these beauties...

Put them together and you get this wonderful thing..

The center for my Lone Star quilt "Over the Border" from the Material Obsession 2 book. I only have eight more of these to piece. I replaced the brown from the book with the Indigo. It is made all of batiks from my stash :-)...My 3 year old helped me place the colors. I love the way she was care free about the color placement. I would have been so rigid with it. Now all I have to do is sew 8 more of these star points and figure out the background fabric and  the border fabric...these are giving me a hard time. I think I will head to one of my favorite LQS tomorrow to try and find them. Wish me luck!

I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by this quilt, so I decided not to hand piece it like I had originally thought about doing, and I did a little online research.  I found this great video series here (just search Lone Star Quilt)! I really love the idea of basting the strips together and checking your points so you can correct errors if need be.  So after watching that last night, I got this accomplished today! :-) So far I love it...now to just find the borders. I hope maybe to have the center of the quilt finished before I have to return to work on Tuesday. Keep your fingers crossed! 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Everyone!

Tornado Relief: Can you help?

Can you help? I have been watching all the devastation on TV about the tornadoes that are wrecking havoc on our southern states.   It especially hits home when my husband's Aunt and Cousin lost countless things just a few weeks ago in the tornadoes that hit Deltaville, VA.  Both houses have been totaled not to mention 3 vehicles, a garage, boats, golf carts, etc.  My hubby's Aunt was very lucky she was home at the time and lived to talk about the events of that evening. 

One of the blogs I follow Jennifer can Quilt and fellow Richmond Quilter, Jennifer is trying to help in a little way. She is right it is time for us to start taking care of each other here in the states as much as we help all the other countries in need.  She is having a giveaway for one of her beautiful quilts for anyone who donates their time, money, or blood to help tornado victims.

My heart sank watching those in Joplin, MO and then again when FEMA denied money to those in Southwest VA who have been hit by tornadoes.  American come on and step up to the plate.  GIVE whatever you can give,  go registrar to win a chance at Jennifer's quilt, and even make quilts for those who have lost everything.  By the way follow Jennifer's blog, she gives some beautiful inspiration! Blessings to you and yours and may God keep you all safe during this scary weather season.

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope this day has brought you many smiles, laughs, and giggles from the ones your love. My family let me have a wonderful nap, and now I get to go do some sewing and cutting! Love all around to you and yours!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Stack of Diamonds

stack of diamonds
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I have fallen in love with "Over the Border" version of the Lone Star Quilt from the Material Obsession 2 book. I love the balance of cool and warm colors. I am going to convert it into my own bright version in Batiks, all of which were sitting in my stash (jumps up and down and dances). I am thinking of hand sewing this and making it my summer travel project, whatcha think?


I also have been working on a UFO chick quilt for a friend, it is a secret project so I can not share any photos right now. So what are you working on right now? Any secrets in your neck of the woods??

I am still among the living...I think!

I am sorry to each of you for this being my only post in what feels like forever... this has been the worst month in a long time.  My supervisor has been off work dealing with some family health issues, and that has piled the work on me, I am miserable at my job and really pondering whether I want to go back to school and obtain my RN or find a new job. I did get a call back interview the other day, and I liked what they had to say about the position..so do I take the offer i feel might be on my way? or do I find a way to work and go back to school. Oh I wish I had a crystal ball. 

And as if all that was not enough, my oldest daughter was hospitalized last week with walking pneumonia. Praises to God, she is out of the hospital and much better! but have you ever spent the night in the hospital with a 3 year old? It is definitely an experience I hope never to repeat again. 

I have only been able to do a little bit of sewing, a project for a dear friend of mine that I want to do for my creative 2011 resolution!. As soon as I have the top pieced I will get you pics.  

Again, I hope you all understand my absence and please forgive me.  I hope to be up and running creatively very soon. I think I need some catching up on sleep first! Happy Easter and Welcome Spring. :-)

Just one star blocks

Just one star blocks
Originally uploaded by lovesewspecial

Well we (my dear members and myself) made two blocks for the Just one Star can comfort a solider. I hope that we can get more made here soon. I got to start a new project yesterday, My hummingbird quilt. So far I am in love with it. I got 12 of 50 blocks made! :-) Hopefully, I can keep up the momentum and finish a top that I am working on for my friend Susan! it is a secret and I am super happy about how it is looking so far!

One Star can comfort a solider!

Have you heard about this wonderful program sponsored by Moda, Quilts of Valor and headed by the Semper fi fund?

It is a challange by Moda to make 100 quilts by Flag Day June 14, 2010.  That means making 1800 star blocks.  You can find all the good information and the star pattern here! But I have a feeling they will make 3 times that many quilts. They are asking quilters to make one star in blue or red and sign your name and location to the block and mail them in. Moda and some wonderful quilters will peice, quilt, and bind the quilts to be given to our service men. Can you ask for a better reason to sew than that!

So as many of you know,  I am a CTRS (certified therapeutic recreation specialist) who works with disabled adults in a daycare setting. They wanted to do an activity around quilts since Saturday is national quilt day! I saw this call for action last week and decided it might be perfect for us! I pitched it to them today and we are IN!! They are already asking me if I can make enough for a whole quilt for a solider? 

I even offered to give some fabric from my stash so that they can choose their fabrics to make their stars! I know it may not seem like alot, but for these folks who are already disabled and want to help others, they jumped (some of them literally) at the chance to say thank you even if it is in a small way, and even if it means I may spend all weekend sewing blocks together! I am super excited about it! Hurah! as one of my former military members put it! :-) all smiles!

Who is in with me? check out Rachel's blog for a challenge to go with this quilt challenge!