Mother's Day 2011

Mother's Day Photo Gift with my beautiful grandkids, Cohen, Abby and Kyleigh! I love you!!

Amy Butler Dress

Here's the dress I made Abby Lu from a tank shirt and Amy Butler fabrics. It was so easy!
I have another one on the sewing table with a white tank shirt and some awesome fabric Anna selected for Abby.

Love, TJ

Quilt Show Kerrville 2011

My daughter has taken an interest in quilting! Yeah, somebody to share my hobby. Tiffany made her first quilt and I did the binding for her. She entered it in the Kerrville Quilt Show during May, and SHE WON 2nd place in the novice division. I am so proud of her...she was surprised! I had to keep it a secret for several days, DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT WAS?


On another note, I made a dress for Abby and she wore it to a photo session with cousins, Kyleigh and Cohen to take pictures for my Mother's Day present from Anna and Marc. What fun that was and the pictures are awesome!


I kept Kyleigh and Cohen for several weeks while Tiffany finished up school. She teaches in Gonzales and the grandkids go to school in New Braunfels. Different schedules. Tiffany also had to attend a class in Austin for several days. K & C attended Boys and Girls Club in Fredericksburg and had a blast! Good programs, clubs and outings...


I have finished two more quilts. One for Abby Lu and the other for grandkids when visiting Nana.


I have two more cut out and started sewing one of them for Kyleigh. Teaching a few quilt classes at local quilt store and enjoying every minute of it..


Will have picutres soon!

Finally I have internet services. I have lived in Fredericksburg since first part of December and decided I needed cable and internet after all. So I am back in business.


Love, TJ

Spring is in the air!

I have been busy! Commissioned to make a baby quilt for a couple in Washington. Completed it and delivered it last week..baby blue, beige and brown...really soft and sweet! Remember those UFOs I needed to complete...I have four quilts that need binding, yeah! So let's see that leaves 6 more to go..I am getting there.

Since my last post, I have retired, moved back to Fredericksburg and I can quilt again! I have joined the Kerrville and Fredericksburg quilt guilds and also a quilting bee with my mom's cousin, Betty Blackwell who lives in Kerrville. Betty's group is such an inspiration..these are a group of talented ladies and I look forward to learning from them.

On a sad note, my sister, Loretta left this earth last Sunday and joined the angels in heaven. She had been ill for many years and moved from Louisiana to Kerrville last fall to be near family. Living in Fredericksburg I was able to visit her more often. and I cherish the memories we were able to make. My prayers are with her daughters and their families. A memorial service will be held in April. Thanks to those of you for your phone calls and messages.

This week is spring break for Kyleigh and Cohen. Each one will spend some time with me and I look forward to some good times...

Will post pictures as soon as I can...


Love, TJ

Project Update

Projects...Back in April I decided to set a goal and complete as many UFOs as I could by end of summer. So far, I have completed my daughter's 2009 Christmas trip to Colorado scrapbook, made three pillowcase tops for Kyleigh, Abby and Adisyn, a pair of surfer shorts for Cohen, a couple zipper bags for grandbabies to carry their map color pencils and several posey pins for upcoming quilt show boutique. I am making progress, lots more to go. I have been under the weather with upper respiratory issues and on days when I can work on my "bucket list", I get busy even if it's for a short period of time. Helps make the day go by! Also, working on couple projects with my daughter, Tiffany. Gotta get them done before school starts!!!! Better get going. Will post picutres later.

Love, TJ

So much to do, so little time!

Have you ever felt that your life was running away and you forgot to get on the train? I have a bucket list of projects that I want to complete and yet I wonder where I will find the time to get them all done! My goal is to complete all "ufo" projects by the end of summer....let's see how many will I need to do each month???? Better get started, April is half over..

Will share my progress with you soon!

Abby Lu's Christmas Onesie Dress

Sweet Abby Lu in her onesie dress decked out for Christmas!