finished tops...

Last Monday Karen and I went to our first EVER quilt guild meeting. They proclaim themselves to be laid back and with no rules. We enjoyed it very much. We paid our $5.00 dollar yearly dues and became official members of the Blue Earth Valley Quilters Guild. 

During the meeting there was some discussion on.... 

Girlfriend or Boyfriend quilts. In general, no one wants to make them.

What if they break up?? Are they the kiss of death to a couple?

Crispy has a girlfriend. Of course I want to give her a quilt...but you know she is

"only a girlfriend"

After thinking about it some more, I decided I will get this star top quilted and give it to her. It has been sitting in the closet for several years. I made it during the summer of 2010.

(Quilt Along 2010)

I think I even have some pink fabric for the back!

It is better to give it away to be used, instead of gathering dust in the closet. 

Big sewing day yesterday. I finished the scrappy trip quilt (no picture)

and the mini-me....

It is for my cousin Gwen's grandson. He was born a couple weeks ago. It has left over Block Lotto blocks from hers and a few more I made. I didn't use plaid for the new blocks. 

Instead of mother/daughter quilts, they are 

grandma/grandson quilts.

Block directions here....(hot-crossed-9-patch-block-tutorial)

block lotto blocks.....

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This is the quilt made from split star blocks I won at Block Lotto. (last fall I think)

The blocks required solid white fabric. There was no solid white at my house. 

Our good friend Dave (sticking out from behind the quilt) was in Mason City. He called and asked if we needed anything. I told him white fabric. He said, "No problem."

I was so surprised and happy. 

I promised that if I won, the quilt was his. 

It was his turn to be happy and surprised when I did win the blocks.

He picked out the navy and gold colors to sash it with. He even shopped by himself for that fabric! 

He loves that the blocks are made by quilters from all over.

He loves it SO much that it is no longer for his bed. He wants to hang it.

So today we are all going shopping for supplies to get this hung in his living room.

This is the back of it. Dave was in the Navy during Vietnam.

Two weeks ago Karen and I went to Blue Earth Minnesota for a Wood Carvers/Quilt show.

We have wanted to go to a guild meeting up there for months now. They say they are the guild with no rules. We liked that idea. But haven't made it yet.

Karen and I have talked about taking up wood carving. These are just too cute.

But with work and sewing we feel that is enough for now.

They had Darlene Zimmerman the "feed sack lady" there doing a trunk show.

I loved this blue and white quilt she was talking about. It is two different blocks set on point. 

Here are a couple more of her quilts....

Beautiful.

We also decided to take part in this years challenge. For $10.00 you bought a package of 10 inch polka dot fabrics. 24 in all. 

I am combining them with these fabrics.

Making another Block Lotto block from the past.

They are the Star Crossed blocks from December of 2012. There wasn't a link to the directions.

But! there was a link to the Split Star directions

I think I am caught up now.

School started and we were hit with a heat wave. We were getting out a few hours early every day. All this did was give me a couple extra hours of not doing much of anything.

The coming week is looking a whole lot better.