My family consists of two Australian Shepherds, one boy, and one girl. The hubby and I live upstairs and his two sisters share the basement. We live out of town in a rural area up on a small hill.
I have been
quilting off and on since the early '80s. The first quilt I did with my
mom, was one where we used a sheet, stamped the flowers of the States on it,
embroidered it and then did the quilting by hand. That was a lot of
work. My dad made us a quilt frame so we could work on it. I know
people these days may frown on using sheets as backing, but my Mom used them
and I still have the Wedding Ring quilt she made for me and the back has lasted
longer than the front, she did it all by hand. My quilting consists of
making tops, I do quilt some on my machine and want to learn some ruler
quilting and more free motion. I also have an embroidery machine I enjoy
using. I tend to jump from project to project, depending on how I am
feeling that day. Which in turn, gives me quite a few UFO's. Hehehe.
I also have a
small Etsy shop called Castle's Attic. I am selling some pre-cut and
pre-fused doggies for applique.
I have a local quilt
shop or LQS in Kelso Washington, which is ten miles away. The Paisley
Duck is a fantastic little shop, so I am giving a shout out to my quilting
buddies and the two wonderful ladies who run the shop. Susie Meyers is the
Owner and Ms. Paisley :) Pam McPheeters is the hardest working woman I
have ever met. I wish I had her energy! We have a lot of fun,
Susie runs some great classes, plus Paisley Duck University, where you can
start at the beginning and learn how to quilt, sew, etc. We also go on
retreats twice a year.
I live in Castle Rock, which is the gateway to Mount St. Helens, if you were around in 1980, the mountain blew. I moved up here a year later from Colorado with my Parents and hubby. Castle Rock is 160 miles south of Seattle and 63 miles North of Portland Oregon. It is a lovely, little town and has been in America Blooms and won a few awards for flowers.
Here are the projects I made with "Fireside Pups" by Robert Giordano:
1. Dog Pillow, Dog Bed, and Dog Stockings
2. Triangle Mat
for a table, back and front.
3.Front Door
hanger at Christmas
4 Advent
Calendar. I was going to add numbers and bones, but I figured people
could do whatever they wanted with one.
4 comments:
Cute projects using adorable fabric! :-)
Good job! Like what you did with these cute fabrics.
The puppies are so cute and these projects fit nicely because you have 2 dogs. They will get used and loved!
Those stockings are so cute! Nice job on all the projects 😀
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