Pony Express quilt

You know how every now and then you start working on a project, and it just doesn't speak to you?  I've been working on this quilt for over 2 weeks,and I've struggled with every single block.  I've been frustrated, but the quilt is so pretty.  My customer Karen made it, and the colors are great, and she did a great job of piecing it, so I wanted to post some photos of it. 

Hope you enjoyed looking.  I think I'll have it done by tomorrow, and Karen will get to take it back home.  I hope she likes it. 

Ya'll have a blessed day!  And thanks for looking,

Leslie

The baby quilt

I finally finished the baby quilt!  About time, Lucy was born 2 days ago :)  The quilting itself didn't take me too long, it's just the binding I always get bogged down on.  I hate doing the binding.  Think it would be OK for a long armer to hire someone else to do the binding?  HaHa. 

Anyway, Lucy is just adorable, and here are a few photos of her new quilt.  Not showing the quilt with the baby for the mom's privacy.

this is the back side.  The quilting doesn't really show up though.

This is the label I made for the back.  It's from the shower invitation, I just added the made by, and for sections.

It's a lot cuter in person.  The quilting is done with bright pink thread, but just doesn't show up well in the photos.  It's a fun quilt, and Mom and Dad are thrilled.  I'm pretty sure they are just thrilled with the baby, but we'll just act like it the quilt.  LOL

Ya'll have a blessed day, and I'll be back

Table topper for practice

Well, I got some new rulers for curved cross hatching, in the other day, so I found an old table topper I pieced a few years ago, and played with the rulers.  Here are a few photos.  They work pretty well, but I just have to learn to hold them still.  I had a problem with them sliding and that tends to mess up the continuity of the cross hatch.  Glad this was just for practice.  I'd hate to have to rip it out and start over. :)

Hannah's Hat

Wow!  It's been a while since I've blogged anything.  I've been pretty busy on the long arm this past week.  That's good for business, but it's taking me away from my piecing and sewing which kind of makes me sad ;(
I just finished another Texas Tech t-shirt quilt, but forgot to take pictures of it before the customer picked it up.  She was in a hurry for it, as she was giving it to her grandson for his birthday gift.  I'll just say it turned out really good. 

I don't have any other pictures of quilts right now, but thought I would share with you some pictures of a little hat I made my grandaughter. 

Here she is wearing it before it was finished.  She was so excited to put it on she ran downstairs to show it to Mommy and Daddy.  Daddy took the picture with his phone.  Isn't her smile just the cutest?



Here is the finished hat.  She hasn't gotten to try it on yet.  I hope the flower isn't too overpowering!