4th of July decorating

We are feelin' patriotic around here these days

as my son Aidan, who is going to Western Illinois University in the fall,

has also signed up for ROTC.

You go Aidan!
We are so proud of him, he is such a great kid.
He has the heart of a volunteer and good christian values to back it up. I know he is going to be a force to reckon with at college! LOL!

Here is my little display on top of my antique doll cabinet.
That doll was my very first pattern called Justice. She is getting naturally old and faded now! It has been almost 10 years since I made her! She is the only model I never sold from my first line of patterns. I'm sure I will keep her always.
xox
~Annie

Rainy Day Blues

Here is my sweet puppy Carmel hanging out with me while I work. Can you guess what she would rather be doing? LOL!

How sad is this face?

Hopefully we will have sun tomorrow!
xox
~Annie

Baskets of Bloomers

I have finished block 4. I am now officially 1/4 done with this quilt!

Here are the blocks so far:

I am mostly using left over squares from various charm packs. Cotton Blossoms is one of them, designed by Bonnie and Camille. I love them! I wish I still had more of this fabric.

Lookie what I learned how to do!!

Take MUCH better product photos!

Isn't that much better? I'm super excited about this. Hey, it doesn't take much to get me going!! LOL!

Meanwhile the quilting bug is still in full force. Here is my grandmothers flower garden. This is too fun!

This photo was taken BEFORE I learned my new techniques!! LOL!

What have YOU been working on?

Basket Applique Quilt

I have finally really learned how to applique, and I am in LOVE!! I adore applique and I am picturing all of the quilts, wall hangings, table toppers, place mats, and runners I am going to make! Here is one of the pieces I am learning on. It is a quilt by Kim Diehl, from her book Simple Blessings. The quilts is called Baskets of Bloomers. 

Super Fun!!!

I already showed you the first block, but here it is again,

This is called Tulips. Here is the second block,

Gerbera Daisies

And the third block,

Pomegranates

They are all needle-turn applique. So much fun!! There are 9 blocks in all to make a square wallhanging. But I am going to make a throw for my living room, so I am going to add 3 more blocks. I am going to use the basket but put my 2 cats and my dog in them. Then it will be more of a rectangle, and a good throw size.

I'm lovin' it!