Priceless Christmas Wallhanging Swap 2009

The Priceless Quilters are Faye, Linda, Theresa, Peggy, Mariella

Deana, Deb, Karen, and Lorna

Not in attendance:  Loretta and Cori (they no longer live here)

Linda made this for Peggy

Peggy made this machine embroidered Christmas piece for Linda.  Even the border lace was made by Peggy.

Karen made this autumn colored table runner for Mariella.

Mariella made this Americana one for Karen.  She even gave her a quilt hanger for it.

Deb made this sewing notions quilt for Theresa.

Theresa made this cute project for Faye.

She also made her some paper folded German star ornaments.  They are a German family secret.

Faye made this yo-yo quilt for Cori.

Loretta made this table runner for Lorna.

Lorna made these monthly little quilts for me.  They came with a cute little stand made by my brother-in-law, Andy.  They are two sided and only one side can be seen.  They are pieced, cross stitched, and machine embroidered.

Cori made Loretta a cute little bag, but I did not get a photo for some reason.

Fall Retreat - Deb and Deb

Deb B also made the Monkey Business quilt in beautiful autumn, scrappy colors. She got her top completely finished also. I didn't get any photos, but she also completed a Santa quilt like Felicity's.



Deb W. completed three old projects as far as possible and got a good start on another. I didn't get photos of them all.
This is her first sampler quilt which brings back memories for me. I drove home on weekends to teach some friends quilting many many years ago. I taught a sampler quilt so as to teach the ladies several quiting techniques. Deb and LaWana both had purchased kits for a sampler, and the kits didn't have enough fabric in them. I redid the kits and added black fabric. This quilt is what she ended up with. She got it all together except for the larger outer setting triangles (she had to purchase more fabric) and borders.


In addition to these she completed a denim quilt with circles -- the type you snip the seams and let them rag. She also got a good start on appliqueing hearts onto her daughter's Merry Miss quilt.
Here is a star quilt she put borders on. It is now ready for her to quilt.

Short get-together

Some of us had a short little get-together two weeks ago. We were just going to take the kids swimming and visit for a couple of days but Jodi and Becky couldn't come. Because it was mom, Felicity, and I, we decided to sew.

I worked on buggy barn witches.

Jolynn and Jessi played with Felicity's boys. This is Jolynn and Payson.

Deb came after work and sewed her santas. She also made two receiving blankets but wouldn't let me put her pic on the net.

Felicity nearly finished her log cabin quilt. She began it at Marie's last month, but I didn't get a picture.

We decided that this little witch needs a body and these cute shoes.

Two finished projects

The Butler's Jelly Roll is what I named this quilt. Deb Butler shows up at my house to sew one night with a surprise. She bought each of us a jelly roll for only $15.00 each. That is really a steal. Anyway, she had a jelly roll pattern book, we selected one we liked, and sewed the entire quilt with borders all that night. It was so much fun!! I quilted it up within a couple of weeks, but didn't get the binding done until tonight. It is larger than a crib size but now big enough for a throw. I really don't know what I'll end up using it for.

This one was completely painless!



I also finished the binding on my snowflake quilt. I really like it done in attic windows. The one that is not centered was made by my mother-in-law. She donated hers to me because she wanted a different background. I love this one but wouldn't do it again.

Two more oldies completed!

I am altering this post to show a "favorite" quilt on the blogging Quilt Festival which was organized by Park City Girl. I don't know if this one's my fav but it has already been digitally photographed and posted.

I am so excited to move things off the "UFO" list and onto the "Completed" list.






This is a Persian Star block from Cheryl Phillips pattern. We made these last year at Mom's (Easter). I did my own thing with the blocks by overlapping them in the middle and sewing half blocks to the bottom edge. I was trying to use up some fabric and some stack-n-wack blocks rather than buy fabric. It is irregular shaped because it will hang on the wall. I think it is fun!




These birdhouses were from a round robin I joined at Ruby's Inn in Bryce Canyon. My blocks are the pink and green ones that look like the same fabric. This was easy and fun. I added the applique birds to add some focal points. This one goes out to Jolynn.



This is one I just machine quilted for Deb Butler. It is very like mine only in more greens than blues -- we shared the same fabric. I wanted Mom to see that Deb finally got hers done too. Yeah!

New photo link

I just added a new photo link to some pictures I took of a little weekend madness at Mom's this past weekend. Deb Butler, Felicity, Mom, and I got some UFO's (unfinished objects) a little further along.


The clock on the wall is an indication of how late we stayed up one night.





Deb completed her "buggy barn star" blocks. You can see one of them that she donated to Felicity's cowboy quilt.








She also assembled/bordered her log cabin star. It is so stunning!



Mom worked on a Utah quilt -- blocks from a round robin. We didn't care for the train, so we took it out. The top has a darling covered wagon with a quilt in the back and some mountains. It also has Arches National Park, Segolilies, coal mining tools, the Salt Lake City Temple, beehives, and seagulls.

Felicity completed her little cowboy quilt top (round robin) and her "country cottage" round robin.

Deana bound her pineapple log cabin spring wall hanging.


She also took apart and reassembled a 30's quilt she won a few years back,


and machine quilted a Mary and baby Jesus wall quilt,


and finished/started a couple blocks left from her miniature quilt.


We need many many more weekends with this much progress completed!