Cooper's Dino Quilt

Dino Crazy Quilt

Twin-sized dino-themed crazy quilt in the tradition of my great grandmother’s crazy quilts.

1st Sampler – In Honor of GG

Today (February 22, 2011) would have been my GG’s 97th birthday.  In honor of that, I thought I would post about the quilt I made her over 10 years ago.  GG’s Chicken Quilt This quilt was a blast to put together. It was my first attempt at a WHOLE quilt, and I made it as…

Purple Pizzaz

A few summers ago I made a quilt for my sister.  Actually, the project began nearly 2 BEFORE that, and a good friend of mine helped. We were taking a quilting class together, just for fun.  It was a once a month class and every month we learned a new technique and pieced 1 block. …

Grade 2 Baby Quilt

My youngest son started his school year off with 2 teachers.  His afternoon teacher was having a baby, and meant to work until May before having her baby hopefully late in May.  She ended up having to leave work early for bed rest and had her baby a bit early.  The children in class love…

Teacher Quilt Gift

At the end of every school year it takes some real creativity to show your children’s teachers how much you appreciate them… again. Most of them probably have a cupboard full of “Best Teacher” mugs. And how many apples can a teacher stand? Paperweight for their desk? Some little ‘teacher’ knick-knack? I wanted to put…