That silly lil' Doe!

Show and Tell

Hello there!!

I haven't done anything crafty lately so i'll just show you one of my quilts you haven't seen before. This is a quilt I made seven years ago. Ooops, make that 6 years ago (see note below). My first paper-foundation quilt and the second quilt I ever made. Ok, maybe the third quilt if I count the quilt I made in beginner's quilting class. I was such a newbie I wasn't afraid to try anything. I used Aunt Grace Thru the Year fabric collection, my very first 30's repro (love it!), Little Foot paper foundation, heavy cotton chenille for backing and no batting. Donna did such a beautiful job quilting this for me. The Binding Queen couldn't stop talking how easy it was to bind it. hehehe! She thoroughly enjoyed binding it for me... NOT! She said the chenille was soo thick she had a hard time sewing the binding on and broke all her fingers in the process. Ok, the last part wasn't true. She threatened to charge me double even triple the next time I give her a quilt with heavy backing. Grrrrrr!

Update: Ooopsy! I knew something was wrong when I read Dawn's comment. I've been quilting for six years not seven. Just to be sure, I had to find the first quilting magazine I ever bought. It was AP&Q Quilt Sampler 2002. That same year, they released a special issue called Century of Quilts. Aaaah, I feel much better now. LOL!

Have a wonderful weekend. Toodles!

Bloggy update

I think it's time for a change.
The girls are taking over this blog. Not that there's anything wrong with that but they need their own playground. It's better that way, I think. My sewing machine and my WIPs are crying for some time in the spotlight. I feel for them. Really. I mean, the girls can be guest bloggers here once in a while just not all the time. After days of trying to figure out how to create a weblog (again), I finally have their space up and running. It still needs a lot of tweaking but at least I got it started. Won't you please check it out? Let me know what you think? Many thanks!

Happy Mother's Day

Have a lovely weekend...

CRACK du jour!

Been too busy...

...playing with my dolls! LOL!

I'm not going to give up quilting/crafting all together but I've decided to divert my fabric fund and spend my free time on my new obsession or should I say, my crack du jour - Blythe dolls and doll accessories! Just kidding! To be on a fabric diet again is not a bad idea though. The last time it took me about a month before I caved in and splurged. I'm still hoping to purchase "wee play" fabric collection but I'm not in a hurry. You'll see why.

Just in case you want to know how my doll collecting has gotten out of control in a few weeks, see them gerrrlzz below. My fabric fund is becoming none existent because now I buy clothes, shoes and re-ment miniatures for my girls. Then I spent most of my free time taking pictures of them. Lucky for me Sweetie and I have an understanding, I've got my dolls and softies and he has his action figures and DVD collection. Remember Buddy? hehehe! He's one of Sweetie's toys.


Here they are wearing Feltland knitted clothes and Princess Sara mary jane shoes. Sophie, the girl wearing a red dress, is also wearing a red knitted hat from TIB.

Sophie (Rainy Day Parade), Quinn (Tailor Gibson), Georgie, short for Georgina (PrimaDolly Saffy Encore), Wren (Gentle River)

Devon (PrimaDolly Ashlet), Kennedy (Welcome Winter) and my favorite girl, Emma (the cat)!

Crazy, huh?! Hmm, I think I should be on a dolly diet starting...NOW!