Valentine quilt for my honey

This week I worked on this little "throw" type quilt for my honey.  It has a valentine theme and measures about 50x32.

Rough Layout using 8" Blocks

All stitched together

Finished product

I ironed the hearts on using a light fuser then stitched around them using a applique stitch.  For border, I used 4" strips cut from an old sheet folded in half to two inches and then sewn on using the standard binding method.  We have and old double recliner.  The purpose for this quilt is to drape over the back of the recline for a decoration.

 

New Quilt is finished

Today I finished up this crib size quilt that I am making for my new great grand-daughter.

It was cold here today and foggy most of the day.  We ventured out a little bit but not too much.  I noted that there was lots of traffic today along main street.  There was a long line of cars lining up to get into the Lewisville school parking lot for some reason.

Home made Christmas Quilts

I started making quilts back in 2009 after I purchased a new sewing machine for my wife and she wouldn't use it.  My first quilt was a disaster but I learned.  Here are three Christmas quilts that I made over the next few years.

Since we have all the quilts that we need, I have been making crib style quilts lately and giving them to the Options 360 pregnancy center.  They give free ultra sounds to pregnant women and encourage them to keep their babies rather than choose abortion.

Shopping today.  We headed out to Walmart in our Jeep.  About a block from home, we encountered an old Russian man standing by his big tricycle looking rather lost.  We stopped and asked if he needed help.  Of course he could not speak English but he pointed to his tricycle chain.  It was off so he could not ride.  He was also so feeble, or tired that he could not bend over to fix it or push the trike either.  I got out and fixed his chain then helped him back on the trike.  He was grateful and pedaled off toward home.

Average crowd at Walmart.  Being a rebel, I wore a mask to get in the door, but once inside, I took it off and put it in my pocket.

This afternoon I finished up a quilt that I have been working on with at "Cat" theme. 

Gee, I have not entered anything into Blogger in a long time.

Today, I mowed the yard before it got too hot outside.  I made our lawn great again!!

After lunch, I finished up a quilting project that I was working on.  A small 4th of July deco quilt.  It is a simple one but it was fun to do.  It's two sided with the opposite side appropriate for Valentine's day or may be even Christmas.

Yesterday, I made the Roses great again.  I pulled off all the ugly or diseased stuff, then sprayed them with "Disease B Gone" and then gave them a shot of Rose Food.  Today they look better.