I am just NOT disciplined!

It has been wa-ay too long since I have posted. Life has been busy, busy, busy. There have been birthdays, anniversaries, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas to keep us all busy! Plus I feel that I should post pictures whenever I blog and getting the pictures from the camera to the computer is not in my repertoire. DH is trying to teach me. I think it is hopeless. I have been busy making more quilts for our local animal shelter. As you can see...I got quite a bit of the same fabrics. These were knits, actually. I got some pre-quilted backing material and thought these fabrics were destined to go together.
All of these quilts are between 18 x 18 to 24 x 24. I had fun trying to come up with different string styles to make these quilts unique. It is fun to try different patterns, styles and quilting techniques.
This is the back on all the knit quilts. I used more of the knit material to bind them. Not every quilt is a string. One is a 4-patch and the one below is a 9-patch. I like many, many kinds of quilts. I admire the makers of complicated and intricate quilts. I know I have a problem with those kinds of quilts. If I were to attempt them, they would have to absolutely perfect. I would be tearing out seams left and right because I would not be satisfied and it would frustrate me to no end. That is why I like the string quilts.
There is no right or wrong to the way you do it. Just an infinite amount of variations! Most of these quilts are quilted very simply, stitch in the ditch or in straight lines or some such. I got a quilting foot for Christmas that I haven't tried yet. I have started on a rag quilt for a nephew. I do work on bits of charity quilts in between.
After I get done with the rag quilt for my nephew (great nephew actually) I will have to make a quilt for each of his two sisters. Ideas are just swirling!
These two quilts were made from fairly small pieces of flannel. This was my experiment using a foundation and just sewing kinda willy-nilly. I think they turned out rather pretty. The foundations were 6 x 9 so the quilts came out to about 18 x 18
I must admit that I was glad t when I ran out of these knit fabrics. I had fun making different designs, but I was getting tired of the same 7 or 8 fabrics. I was going to buy binding, but money is tight and if I used the knits, I wouldn't have to make another quilt to use the end of it. I even used the dark blue knit to bind the two flannel quilts. Look at the first quilt on the page and you will see that it has the last of the usable fabric and I used two fabris for its binding.














Well...the holidays kinda messed me up. I didn't want to stick to the Metabolism Miracle. I just had fun and tried to NOT get carried away. I know I didn't lose any weight, but I didn't gain any either! I need to get back into exercising. I used to walk a mile or more a day. When I really get into my quilting, that is all I like to do. I guess I am just going to have to find moderation in all that I do. This being a mom and a wife can be difficult at times. Difficult, but so very rewarding! So I started phase one again. Or at least I am trying to. We got ths jar of cookies. They are like Mother's frosted animal cookies, only way better. They are very hard to stay away from. They are so-o goo-ood!! I feel my day is successful if I have only one handful. LOL

This just seems to be my DH time for dental problems. He has to go in and have oral surgery. So I get to babysit him since he will be groggy. I hope it solves the problems he has been having.

Our son C has his big truck here. He broke a frame rail and he has been welding it back together slowly but surely. It's kinda nice, we get to see him almost every weekend. I like to see my babies, even though they are adults now. We have two grandsons that we don't get to see often enough. I am just glad that I can usually watch them when my son D and his DW needs help.

Enough for now. I really want to go to Wal*Mart and get a couple of things before they close!