IT ARRIVED!!

My, "LoveBird Lane" block of the month arrived today!!!

It is sooo pretty. The photos on line do this block of the month no justice.

A huge thank you to, "Quilts in Montana" for all their help with this project. http://www.quiltsinmontana.com/

Off the the sewing room to get this month's installment done. Watch for the update. :)

Heart of Roses is DONE!!

Well the binding is on and the quilt is on the top of the pile of quilts to return to Joe.

I just know that Sharon is smiling down on this quilt.

Heart of Roses update

The Heart of Roses quilt is DONE!!!
I am going to work on the binding after dinner. I will post photo tomorrow!! I am so excited.
Penny

Today's progress on the Heart of Roses

These are photos of the Heart of Roses quilt center. I am thrilled with the way it is turning out. Holy cow it has been a lot of work but well worth it so far. I can't wait to be able to give it to Joe Joe, Sharon's husband.

Heart of Roses

Well, I pinned the last of Sharon's quilts onto the long arm today. This quilt is called, "Heart of Roses" and is all hand appliqued. Sharon and I first saw this quilt in Lancaster and we both bought the patten book. Sharon has made so many of these. She was a master at needle turn applique. The reason it is the last to be pinned on was because I was so worried about doing this quilt justice on the long arm. Sharon would have hand quilted this quilt and I want to honor her with the best quilting I can do.

Well, I think she would have been happy with it so far. I am really proud of how it looks so far.

Left side of the pillow tuck

Center applique of the pillow tuck

Left side of the pillow tuck applique

Border

I will post more photos at the end of my time at the long arm tomorrow.

Been a while I see

Gosh, where did the month go? Life here has been really busy. With the lovely spring weather we have been having I have been riding, a lot. I joined a local riding group and they have organized rides each weekend. This ride was at Eagles Mere PA, we rode 16-18 miles in the state park.


Bear is the Paint

Bear's butt is on the far left.

I have also been quilting like crazy. I uploaded new photos onto the website

http://www.pennyspatches.com/

click on quilts for sale to view some of them.

I hope your month has gone well also and that you have gotten a chance to sew.

Peaceful Piecing,
Penny

Quilts for kids

Well, they are done and packed in a box ready to send.
Five quilts, all going to "Quilts for Kids"

To learn more about "Quilts for Kids" or to request your own free kit please click on the link below.

http://www.quiltsforkids.org/

I challenge all of my friends to make at least one quilt.

Penny

New Photos

I uploaded new photos onto the website. Click on the link, and look under, "Customer Quilts".

http://www.pennyspatches.com

Really happy with the way they turned out.

Penny

Quilts for Kids

Our daughter Samantha joined the, "Quilts for Kids" challenge. She ordered her free quilt kit last week and it arrived Thursday. http://www.quiltsforkids.org/

Once we opened the kit and saw the pattern I pulled fabric from the stash and joined her on her mission. The tops we made will become quilts for an ill children. Here we are with our finished tops.

It was so much fun working along side Samantha on this special project.

If you wish to join us and make your own quilt for an ill child here is the link to order your quilt kit. There is no fee for the kit, just the cost to return the finished quilt. I am offering to stipple any of the Downy quilts for $5.oo each. This will cover the cost of batting and return mail. .

Peaceful Piecing.

It is DONE

I was hired to custom make a quilt they had seen on line. So, they brought me a photo and an Internet link. I had no pattern, only the photos. The center was a Lone Star, and a dear friend shared the pattern for that. But the rest of the quilt I was on my own. There was a lot of math involved with this one.

Well, after months of sewing, and quilting and other projects thrown in, their quilt is DONE!! Now, keep in mind, I didn't quilt this one. I subcontracted the machine quilting. At the time, I didn't think I was ready to do something this fancy. But, I think I am ready now, and will do mine.

I am so proud of the finished project. I hope they will be too.

Here is the quilt on a queen size bed

The bottom corner

Edge scallops

Between the stars

Inner border