Found someone with the dragon!

Farmer Orna's Farm

Found someone that has the Zen Mansion!

"A-VitaminFarmer"'s Farm

New Pocket Frogs!

I only have 2 of these so far!  Can't wait!  Ooh, I love Pocket Frogs!

New Bandanas

We heard the word "biscuit" and Mom finally got a good photo of us!

Scary Noise this morning!

7:00 this morning a scary noise terrified the dogs-and me- till I remembered I've heard that noise before!!  Ran outside in my PJs and took this photo just as it was ascending.  It had been right over the house!  Wow!  Looks like a good idea for hay art....hmmmmm!

Quilts I've made

Here are some of the quilts that I have made (or attempted!).  I tend to start one and not finish it!

Size:  Wallhanging
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes
I designed?: No
Status: Finished!
History:  Pattern look challenging and I was up for it! Was fun to put together.

Size:  Large Wallhanging
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No
Status: Top not done
History:  Saw this kit and thought it would be fun.  Learned the hard way that
HeatnBond Ultrahold is NOT sewable.  Argh!

Size:  Baby quilt
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No
Status: Finished!
History:  Saw this kit and thought it would be fun to work with Minkee.

Size:  Large baby quilt
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes
I designed?: No but I did pick out fabrics.
Status: Finished!
History:  I LOVE MINKEE!  So soft!  Each square is 10"x10" as shown by ruler.

Size:  Wallhanging or Throw
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes, but I added a blue crab.
I designed?: No but sand-dollar topstitching was my idea.
Status: Finished!
History:  Saw this pattern and it reminded me of Chesapeake Bay.  The back fabric is a blue crab pattern.

Size:  Baby quilt
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes!
Status: Finished!
History:  For my niece's new baby, Beverly, born May 14, 2011.  Backing is pink Minkee!

Size:  Twin
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Bound but not quilted
History:  Love blue/white.

Size:  Wallhanging
Kit?: No
Pattern?: Yes
I designed?: No
Status: Not finished with top-need to finish adding whiskers.
History:  Saw this pattern and thought it looked colorful.

Size:  Throw
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No but added dark green Minkee as the backing fabric.
Status: Finished!
History:  Loved the stripes and optical illusion of this quilt.  Would do another one in a heartbeat.

Size:  Wallhanging or Table Runner
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Need to add the stems to each leaf and quilt the layers.
History:  Saw the quilt square and thought it would look good in my dining room.

Size:  Couch pillow
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Top not done
History:  Love crazy quilts and the look of hand-stitched embroidery.

Size:  Full
Kit?: Yes
Pattern?: No
I designed?: No
Status: Bound but not quilted
History:  My first block-of-the-month kit.

Size:  Queen
Kit?: No
Pattern?: No
I designed?: Yes
Status: Bound but not quilted
History:  My very first quilt that I designed.  Has been sitting on shelf in closet for many, many years.

Size:  Baby quilts
Kit?: Left one was not, right one was.
Pattern?: Left one was, right one was not.
I designed?: No
Status: Finished!
History:  Love working with Minkee and soft fabrics.

Creating "Cars 2" car ... Carla Veloso #8

This was my second attempt at "freehanding" the design.

(Cross-stitch grid paper is great!)