Diary of a French Braid Quilt

This is a fun pattern I am working on called French Braid. Begin with the center square, brown and green floral. Add strips to each side....Scroll down for more....

Continue to add more strips in the color progression:

Keep adding:

Then you will end up with one panel! After doing 4 panels, I will add seperator bands and hopefully by early fall I will show you the finished quilt! This is an easy pattern to follow, the hardest part is picking out the fabric colors, but that can be fun too!

Life Goes On.... And we're lovin' It!

Oh what a busy month it has been! We had a great week-end with our daughter and her family, as it was "community" day here in our little corner of the world. Charley was in charge of the car show again, while my time was filled up with our annual quilt show. Lots of work setting it up and taking down, but many hands make light work!
We enjoyed the time with Lisa and Brady and our special grandchildren, we are so blessed!

Here are Ryley and Brenna mastering the climbing wall!

And of course Maya had fun too! It was a great day...

The Little Reader

Isn't this the cutest little girl? She grabbed this book and wrestled it into the chair with her, so she could begin her study. She is so precious....

My Sewing Space

Some folks on my Etsy team have expressed a desire to see others' work space, so here's a little vision of my "world!" Kind of messy here, but hey, it's a workshop! It's here that all the magic happens........

What's in the Works?

This is a little quilt I am finishing up for one of the very special people in my life.
It is Mary Engelbreit's "Recipe for Friendship." Made from a layer cake, (precut fabrics),
it was fast and easy.

Maya's new dress

I just finished making this little dress for Maya. I found the fabric in February and knew I had to make it into a little dress for Maya.
It was fun to make, I can't wait to see her in it!

Multnomah Falls near Portland OR

Charley and I just returned from a fun week-end in Portland, Oregon where he attended a car swap meet and I enjoyed riding the MET and shopping! I caught this morning shot of the falls on way home. As you can see I was shooting into the sun, which we were happy to see after 2 days of rain.

See my new little quilt in my etsy shop today!

Quilt in the Works!

I am finishing this quilt up today, tommorow will get it on the longarm, then watch for it in my Etsy shop next week! It is full of spring colors, I keep trying to bring spring, but it just doesn't seem to be working!