Wimberly Quilt Retreat

This weekend some of the girls from the Modern Quilt Guild went to the Wimberly Quilt Ranch for a Retreat.  It was awesome.  First off, I took the day off on Friday-sooo BONUS!!  I had along list of things I wanted to work on:
1.  Carpenter Quilt Pattern Top Done

2.  Baby Top for a friend of Mine (I didn't have it on my list of things to do, but I got inspired and did the top and the back.  It's ready to go) I'd take a picture, but don't want her to see it if she looks at my blog.
3. Eleanor Burns Turnover Twist- quilt back ( It's sort of done.  Mom already pieced the front and I liked the pattern and fabric so she gave it to me- I just have to put the back together. ) I have parts of it done, but needed more tan for the rest of the fabric.
4.  Continue to work on my Freebird Blocks.- I got about 20 more made.  I only have about 40 or so to go.
5.  Baby gifts for a friend of mine (Can't show a picture in case she views my blog)
6.  Virginia Tech Blocks- I didn't get to these. 
7.  Swoon- I didn't get to these .

It was a very productive weekend.  My back hurts like the dickens.  Although we have this little back massager machine called a Dolphin:

This little machine is the most AWESOME thing ever!! I have to get me one.

Mom's Chrismtas Present 2011

This was a Quilt I made for mom for Christmas 2011.

WIP- for Quilt Retreat

Next weekend I'm going to a quilt retreat with my sister Laura and our friends from the Austin Modern Quilt Guild.  I'm so excited.

Here is a list of the projects I've either started, or will be working on:
1.  Carpenters Star using a tutorial from :http://sewandsoquilts.blogspot.com/
I'm going to be doing a large one using a layer cake Laura gave me for my birthday so it's going to be huge!

2.  Finish working on my square blocks using Moda FreeBird.

3.  Baby Burp clothes
4.  Start 12 inch clocks in orange, maroon, white, and Virginia Tech Fabric for a Virginia Tech Quilt
5.  Sew Back for an Elenor Burns quilt top my mom gave to me.
6.  Sew a back for my New Wave Quilt
    7.  Swoon Quilt- Not sure what fabric I'm going to do for it yet- Maybe some Denyse Schmidt. 
    8.  I don't know the name of this quilt, but I saw it on http://quiltfrenzy.blogspot.com/2011/04/one-i-didnt-share-yet.html and I knew I had to try it eventually: Here is what it looks like on quilt frenzy:

Birthday

Today's my birthday!- My 39th birthday.  It's a little scary.  I haven't been quilting much lately because my machine is in the shop getting fixed- the bobbin message won't go away.  I"m still trying to finish my freebird quilt which I"ll probably finish at a mini retreat I have next week at a friends house.  I'm also trying to decide what to do at my Austin Quilt Guild retreat on Feb 3- Swoon Possibly  I think.

Stack and Wack

Here's a few pictures  of what I call stack and wack method. I only have about 60 or more or so to go!

Quilt for Mom and Dad's 70th, 80th Birthday and 40th Anniversary

Long Time no Post

This semester has been horrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbllllllllllllle so I haven't been posting much.  Now that I have a slight break I can post some new pictures of a few things I've (Laura too) done.