Bow Tie Hugs and Kisses

I started this project with traditional colors and fabric design with a bow-tie block in mind.  No particular amount of blocks or setting decided on. Made with a charm pack, the actual fabric collection determined  the layout and size. I had about 6 or 7 left over charms.  It will be a little table runner!

I like to meander over the surface of a small quilt. Since I bough a bolt of black cotton ON SALE last week, I decided to bind it in black.  Yes, good idea!

Embroidered Blocks

I got the idea for this from a quilt I saw on Pinterest. http://yarnstorm.blogs.com/jane_brocket/2014/03/garden-party.html
I knew I had found the project for the vintage linens I had purchased at estate sales and had in a box in the garage.  I also had a cut up house dress with woven girls and boys I got at a thrift store season end "everything fre" sale in Texas while visiting my dad. I cut 5 1/2 inch squares and put them together in a simple 5X5 grid.

It would like pretty edged with the vintage hand crocheted lace I cut off the edge of one of the tablecloths.

Ocean Waves

This pattern has always fascinated me, made as a set of Half Square Triangles, in concentric sets that swirl and flow, I imagined the illusion of sparkling rainbows across the gently moving water of a sunset over the ocean in my San Diego area home.

This is one of my very favorite quilts.  It is up on the wall during the summer and I always feel the calm peace of the sunset when I look at it.