Oasis

I got this pattern from Pretti at Sew Pretti.  She called it Oasis....but hers is blue and white. My Oasis is bolder.

I used two different red and brown fabrics and alternated the blocks.

These are the two different blocks. Just simple rectangles put together. I cut them 3" x 4.5".

It came out 55x57", a pretty good couch size. It will get quilted up pretty soon, I think, because I have a plan in mind. It is in the queue behind one other quilt.

My Trees are Full of Birds

This quilt has been finished for a couple of months, but my studio piecing machine was in the shop to repair the needle threader and i didn't want to bring it to the house to put on the binding, since that table was covered in projects also. haha  And, once the machine came back, I started piecing something else and didn't want to disturb that project either.

If you don't turn on the embroidery machine, things get done. So, here it is. It is 71x74". I THINK it was Leila Guardunia that designed these blocks. We got 1 each week for a year. I did 2 of each. There are 110 six inch paper pieced blocks. She came up with some fun designs.

I used a lot of green scraps and used up some bird fabric for the other half of the block.

Most designs were pretty simple and not many pieces, but some were a bit more involved.

This was an easy project...when you only have to do a block a week.

If I wasn't so lazy i could have pieced them on point and they would have looked more like trees. haha

The back is a tan paisley.

Top thread was Glide Light Olive; bobbin was Bottom Line Taupe.  I used a panto called Funky Fleur-de-lys by Keryn Emmerson.

I have one more to get a binding on then I will be caught up again. But, I am going to my sister's for a few days tomorrow, so it will probably be next week before that happens.

Little League

Finally, I have something to show that got finished. Well, finished piecing, not finished quilted. haha

I'm calling this one Little League. It's an Anita Goodesign embroidery CD ... wish it had more bears in different positions, but it is what it is.

The cheering fans are in the bleachers to watch the game.

The outfielder is awesome

The batter is up and ready

The pitcher is trying to psych him out. haha

The coach is there to keep an eye on things.

The bat boy is waiting for some action.

Sports equipment laying around on the bottom.

It is 40x58. Once it gets quilted, it will need to find a little boy who loves baseball.

April UFO Challenge Report

April was a crazy month...as most of them are.

I got some piecing finished....

Part of the Catch Me quilt...

Jack's Ducks was pieced...

The matching game quilt top was finished....

Things I got quilted....

Elementary Jelly Roll

And, it usually never happens, but I actually quilted two things that I had just finished piecing this month, too....

Jack's Ducks....for my cousin's 7th grandson

And, the Matching Game quilt was quilted also this month.

I've been making books.

I finished up the Alphabet book and the Counting book and sent them on their way.

And, my favorite so far....A Home for Max

Max looks high and low for a home....and, in the end finds just the right one.

These books are so much fun. I have several patterns and have started on the next one, titled Night Night

But, sad to say, I did not actually finish quilting the UFO for April. It is on the frame, and has a few more rows to go. If I don't get with the program, I will be seriously behind. I hope to catch up in May.

A Book .... A Home for Max

Max is a sad little dog that is currently living in his suitcase....searching for the perfect home.

Although he has a pillow...and his bone....a suitcase is just not a proper home.

He tried the frog....but it's just too wet

Mr. frog agreed

He went to the desert...it was just too dry

Mr. snake agreed

Max tried the garden...with the gopher...just too low and no sunshine in there.

Mr. gopher said there was no room and he didn't want to share his carrots.

He looked in the tree...but it was too high to jump up.

Ms. bird agreed and said Max needed wings.

He checked with Mr. Bear...but it was too big.

And who wants a bear for a room mate.

He looked in the house....and found a mouse hole...but it was too small. The cats tail is loose...as are the curtains

Mama mouse and her 2 babies said he wouldn't fit.

He checked out another tree....because Max likes trees...but it was too tight.

Mr. owl said he needs his sleep and doesn't want a room mate.

Then Max found it...and it was Just Right. 

Max is now a happy dog.

This book is for little Vivienne. The hope is that she will stop running long enough to look at it. 

A Home for Max

I have found the most wonderful book patterns on Etsy. I am making some books about a dog named Max.

This is Max

This is the cover. Poor Max is living in a suitcase until he finds a proper home.

He has looked high.....

And low.....  and not found the perfect home yet.

Some homes are just too big...and who wants a bear as a room mate.

Some homes are just too wet.... and frogs are noisy

Check out this cute frog...

All the little animals pull out of their homes....but are attached so they don't get lost.

I have a few more pages to finish yet. I am in love with Max and his books.