Jacobs Ladder for Erika

 I am inspired by a nurse I met many years ago who took a travel assignment with us for a season. We stayed in touch over Face, and I was able to share her growing career and education as well as her meeting her life partner and recently marrying him. She watched me become a GrandNanny and retire. We both consoled one another over losing beloved family and laughed at each other's pet's antics. 

She is just finishing her Doctorate in Nursing and it's high time I made her a quilt!

A traditional Jacob's Ladder quilt to symbolize her climb. Congratulations Dear Erika!

Make a Jacob's Ladder Quilt with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star (Video Tutorial)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9rczgG9a2A

Faith 2023 Intention

 Instead of a New Year's Resolution, Pete and I each set an "Intention." We selected a word that spoke to us for the New Year. The idea is to meditate the word, journal it, pray it, practice it, define it. 

Pete choose FAITH. So I made him a masculine Jacob's Ladder Quilt and appliqued his Intention onto it. 

Triple Play: 3 NEW Jacob's Ladder Quilts with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnE6DXdQ1HY

CONNECT 2023

 What is God calling me to in 2023?

On Sunday, January 1, 2023, our priest changed up the services and instead of a sermon, invited us to participate by listening to several readings. We were given time after each reading to meditate and asked to jot down words that were meaningful.  I wrote down CONNECT even before we started. From the readings I wrote, Give You Peace, The Work of your Fingers, and Treasured. I continued the next several days with the readi gs and realized God was calling me to CONNECT for 2023. Connect with God, family, feelings, ministry, my husband. 

In order to meditate on and pray this year, I made my own Intention Quilt. 

Inspired by a Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial https://youtu.be/zq6zRYLMHK4

I used quarter yard cutes cut into 9.5 inch blocks. Thr block size finishes at 6". 

Nightfall in Blues

 First finish 2023, New Years Day. 

Inspired by a tutorial on Missouri Star Quilts, https://youtu.be/UhTooAVmjZE

I made this quilt from blues and contrasts purchased at JoAnn Fabrics from their own inexpensive line, Quilters Paradise. On sale for just $2.99 a yard, I bought around 24 quarter yards and added a few fabrics from stash. 

The block is a split HST; easy but busy, and I started with a 9.5 inch (v 10") to accommodate my quarters.  

Patty commented on this quilt that they were "her colors" and ahe told me she was inspired by my CONNECT quilt to set a 2023 intention. Her word would be CARE. So I added a bit to this quilt and gifted it to Patty. 

Soft Half Square Triangles

 Made with a charm pack plus yardage, set in the Circle Of Nine design, this quilt is HST's and setting rectangles. 

The pattern is inspired by a tutorial on half square triangles, and Misty made hers from charms. 

https://youtu.be/6t3LrkFb_Cs

SOLD! On etsy

Pinwheel Wreath Celestial Magic

 Inspired by the weekly tutorial on Missouri Star Quilt, 

https://youtu.be/BVO_zMVrvLQ

I immediatly knew I could make it using 1 charm pack to complete (4) 20" squares. 

The name of the charm pack is Celestial Magic. The background is a sale light gray blue I bought a bolt of. There were 8 leftover charms, so I made them into 32 HST and fiddled around until I happened upon the flying geese configuration.  My left over was EXACTLY 2 HSTs. 

Up for sale on ETSY. 

Retirement Quilt for Suzanne

 

My earliest NICU team consisted of Sprout, Suzanne and myself. We made a well balanced team, leaning g on each other for support and skills. 

Suzanne has always loved Halloween, and throws the greatest biggest parties every year. Of course I needed her retirement quilt to be a Halloween theme!

I will deliver it to the hospital tomorrow and all her friends will write their inscriptions. 

https://youtu.be/LDT1a2oHleU