The Quilt Show comes to an end...

This quilt was GORGEOUS...The back was as gorgeous as the frong...the green is all done in thread...I have the front/back of the full quilt together, as well as the close up shot of the center. I hope you enjoyed the pics of the longarm quilting show!!!



Hugs,
Laurie

There's still more!!!

I saw this quilt last year, it was best of show, and saw it again this year because they had a display of all the BOS quilts displayed. It was a neat display. This is by Renae Haddidin. It was a whole cloth and the diamonds forming the circles were done completely in thread using her longarm! The octogon is done with embroidery. I wish I had taken a pic of the back of this one...it was TOTALLY different and she lined it up perfectly...AMAZING piece of work! Here's a link to her website with this quilt...it shows the back! This won best of show in the clothing section...this was amazing to me...I spent a long time looking at this! Notice the decorated tennis shoes! LOL...those are bright buttons!
The applique and color choices are superb on this ensemble!
I loved the weaving look to this one! I wish I had gotten a closer pic of the quilting though.
Batiks...gotta LOVE batiks!
I hope you are enjoying the show!
Hugs
Laurie

Just when you thought I was out of pics! LOL

Here is a big cat quilt! I'm not a cat fan and I'm not sure why I took it...but it is by the quilt that won best of show. (to the right) A closeup of the feathering and meandering on the black squares...this is brave by the longarmer! Just MHO!
A closeup of the cat, this was all piece work, not applique.
I loved this colorwash piano...
and the quilting was fun as well!!!
Believe it or not...there are more to come...enjoy!
Hugs
Laurie

A few more quilt pics

I'm getting to the end...but here a few more! THis is a whole cloth quilt. I thought I had closeups but I guess I don't. Being a breast cancer survivor I found this one a hoot! Meaningful and humorous...exactly how I attacked the dreaded "C" and survived!
Notice the boobies around the outer borders? I was giggling to myself! Too funny!!! I just wish I had caught the maker of this one so I could've talked to her!

I should have more quilt pics tomorrow...Have a great day!

Hugs
Laurie

How I grieve

You might remember that almost 2 weeks ago, an online quilting buddy, Cheri, died of brain cancer. I was fortunate to meet her in person and went to her funeral in Arkansas. While driving there I saw billboards for a quilt store so I stopped! I love brights as did Cheri. I found some AWESOME Jane Sassaman's and bought 1/2 yard cuts of 5 of fabrics. (4 of them JS) I didn't have a clue as to what I wanted to do with them but bought them anyway! We've all done that a time or two!!!

Last weekend I thought, this quilt needs to be made in honor of Cheri! SO...I set out to find a pattern that was FAST and would SHOWCASE these gorgeous fabrics. I found "Turning 20" by Tricia Cribbs and it called for 20 FQ's. I thought, hmmmmm...I can get 20 FQ's out of my fabric that I bought!!! SO...I set to work CUT CUT OOPS CUT...that OOPS was a miscut and I had to put my project on hold until I could get more fabric! The fabric arrived and here are pics of the top.

The pattern calls for 3.5" borders all the way around but I like it as it is and don't want it any bigger. It's meant to be a lapquilt for me and remind me of Cheri and the love she had for quilting! I think I might call it "Shine On Cheri" but I'm open to ideas!

I wish the computer showed the vibrant colors! They are SO fun!!! Enjoy!!!!
Hugs
Laurie

New look!!

Hi everyone!

I felt my blog was boring so I updated...what a TON of work this is! LOL...problem though, I spent a long time bolding all the type and it worked when I previewd my updates. Then I published it and it won't show up! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...hopefully it's bloggerland's fault!!! I rechecked the html and it's all BOLDED...who knows!

I hope you enjoy it!
Laurie
PS(the bolding of the font made it easier to read!)

Had a great day!

Hi everyone in BlogLand!
I had a great day today. Went to church with dh and then lunch...our new routine! ;o) Then did some weeding and pool cleaning. Then I went to watch my 2 oldest boys play softball...2 games back to back! THEN...went to watch my 2 youngest boys (the middle boy being involved in both softball AND soccer) and my daughter play soccer! That was FUN...

We then cooked pork on the grill and everyone was together...all 6 of us! It was a gorgeous day/night out and we ate on the deck and then enjoyed a few beers as well! Just a fun, enjoyable evening!

Here are more pics from the quilt show as well! ENJOY!!!
HUGS
Laurie


I love the B9P...have yet to make one though! I do have fabrics for one!
Here is a NYB that was pieced by someone and quiltd by a gal that I know here in KC. They won a ribbon!
This clown quilt was waaaaaaay too adorable!!!

5 more quilts for ya!

I thought the edges on this one were amazing and loved the cross center... the quilting was fun! ;)
I have a little quilting buddy, well, she's not little, she's taller than me...and her "motto" in life is FROG, meaning Fully Rely On God! I had to take these pics for her!

the closeup of this frog and the rest of the row was done in 1/2" finished squares! YIKES!!!
I hope you enjoyed the show! There are still more to come!
Hugs
Laurie

Ahhhhhhh...more eye candy!

Here are more pics from the show! I hope you like them!
Hugs
Laurie

A return to the quilt show...

Judy, Mary and any other longarmers out there...a couple of these are for you! LOL...Nichole Webb actually QUILTS with this machine! She and her dh drove all the way from the west coast so she could enter this! The story she told was that she had a falling out with the maker of her longarm and decided to cover it up! LOL





I thought this quilt was simple, but pretty!!!




I hope you enjoyed the show! Look for more to come!!! ;-D
Hugs
Laurie

Still here

I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words about my mom! She was a special lady.

Another special lady, whom I met once in person, and was in contact with on various quilting message boards, lost her battle with brain cancer on Sunday. Cheri was a neat lady and it was an honor to have dinner with her and her dh 2.5 yrs ago or so. I will be traveling to Arkansas tomorrow to represent several of her internet quilty friends. Her dd is also an avid quilter, I haven't met her in person yet, but we have a special friendship. It will be a difficult trip and full of emotion.

Please keep Cheri's family in your prayers over the next few days and weeks to come! I'll check in when I get back.

Have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!
Hugs
Laurie

Remembering Mom

Today is the 14th anniversary of my mom's death from ovarian cancer. She lived 7.5 years with OC and the Mayo Clinic called her a miracle for that era. Truly she was. She lived almost 5 years cancer free and truly enjoyed life to the fullest. She took myself and each of my sisters on a trip to Europe (dad doesn't like to travel)...one to Amsterdam, one to Denmark, and we went to London...a trip I'll truly cherish as mom died a year later.

My mom is definitely someone that I admired with every fiber of my being. She was kind, gentle, loved Christ, her family and my dad with all of her heart and soul. The courage she displayed while battling the cancer was truly admirable. She never once complained and she called each of us kids when she decided to stop treatment and just LIVE. She wanted to be sure we were all OK with her decision. Of course, mom started with the oldest and worked her way to the youngest...ME...and our conversation was difficult. She had held all of her emotions in and they let loose with me. All I could do was cry with her and tell her that I respected her decision and would always be there and love her!

I also remember a chat with mom about a month before she died. I had driven to see her (only an hour from where I lived in MN) and just spend the day taking care of her. Mom said to me, "Laurie, please do not be sad when I am gone." I looked at her, with HUGE TEARS in my eyes and said, "Oh mom, you know I can't promise you that. I WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH because you are my best friend!" We cried together! (I have tears in my eyes now as I type this.)

When mom died, 5/20/92 at 5:45 AM, my heart physically hurt...YES...physically hurt. I didn't realize how difficult it would be, because you see, I thought it would be a blessing and that she would now be with Christ. Well, at that moment it wasn't how I felt...I felt a deep sense of loss and like a part of me had died when she died. I cried every day for 2 weeks and would pick up the phone to call her everytime the kids did somethign that I knew grandma would want to know...that was the hardest thing to overcome...picking up the phone and calling mom...(sigh)

My mom's favorite bird was the cardinal, her favorite flower the pink rose. The morning she died, dad called the local catholic funeral home. The Mackens came to get mom, asked dad if he wanted more time with her and any requests. Dad said he had already said his goodbyes (she died in his arms in their home) and to please be careful with her. While dad sat in the living room waiting for the Mackens to take care of mom he looked out the front window. There on the gutter, looking into the house was a CARDINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mom was taking care of dad in death as well as life! To this day, when I see a MALE CARDINAL I say HI MOM. The kids say it's weird cuz grandma was obviously female and why would she come back as a male cardninal! I said cuz it was her FAVORITE! I know mom laughs every time that chat happens!

This morning, as I was working in the garden and by the pool, I could hear a cardinal singing at the top of its lungs but I could NOT see it...I still said HI MOM!!!

That's probably enough ramblings about mom. Here is a picture of mom and dad...their last formal pic...not sure what year it was though. She was a beautiful woman!


On a final note...to honor my mom I got one final tattoo...her favorite flower with her initials, PF for Patricia Fischer, in the stem. I got this about a month ago and wanted to wait to unveil it until today! :oD


Thanks for letting me remember mom here. I will share more quilt pics as soon as I get them off of my camera. There are more to come!

Have a great day!
Hugs
Laurie

More Eye Candy

For all of you cat lovers out there!!!
HUGE Eagle Stack and Whack...it was neat!
Pretty applique
FUNNY!!! We should ALL have one of these on our sewing room door!!!!
I just like this one!
That's it for today! And until upload the rest! I hope you enjoyed!
Hugs
Laurie
PS...amy, I don't remember how that tie dye quilt was quilted sorry!

Belated Happy Mother's Day

I hope all had a fantastic Mother's Day! My day was fun...but TOOOOOOOO much food! YIKES! I feel bloated! We went to brunch AND dinner! (sigh) Back to Weight Watcher's with a vengance today! Here's a pic of DH and I at brunch! I got my jacket at the IMQA show!

Darilyn, this one's for you!!! I looked at this quilt while strolling the aisle and thought...WHY would someone put a huge "P" on their quilt. Then I stood back and GASPED! It is a GORGEOUS pineapple using the double wedding ring technique!!! Darilyn, and Hawaii quickly came to mind!!!

I loved the quilting on this...Judy, gorgeous feathing!!!
That's the quilt eye candy for today! There are LOTS MORE to come!!!

Have a great day!
Hugs,
Laurie

More eye Candy from IMQA

I LOVE brights...so here are 2 quilts that caught my eye! They are BRIGHT!!! Enjoy!
Hugs
Laurie