Shamrock Wall Hanging

Winter seems to be dragging on forever and Easter is such a long way away.  I decided to brighten up the dining room wall with a happy shamrock wall hanging.

 

The ladybug has googly eyes and tiny buttons spots.

The background is pieced as is the binding.  Instead of quilting after appliqueing, I quilted as I sewed on the pieces.

 

Being snowbound has made me a busy Internet shopper.  I found this cute Charming Tails pin and made it into a magnet for the frig.

 

Also added a St. Patrick's mouse to my Charming Tails collection.

Lastly, found two tiny mice for the top of the bulletin board by the phone.

 

Tote Bags for Foster Children

The Millington Quilt Club has decided to make tote bags for foster children. The kids

 often carry their belonging from home to home in paper bags or cardboard boxes. 

 

Following Jenny's advice, instead of buying more fabric, I went through my stash and found some fabric and trims to make this tote.

 

The tote is large, about 13 inches high and 22 inches wide.  One side has a zipper pocket and the other a plain pocket.

 

The top has zippered flaps.

 

 

 

There are pockets all around the inside.  One large side pocket has a zipper.

 

 

Thanks to Julie and Carole, for putting together a pattern that was easy to work with.

Deer for a Dear

My great-niece, Audrey loves deer.  Her dad is a deer hunter and she helps him bait the deer and pretends to be a hunter also.  For Christmas, I made her a deer doll.

 

He is a white-tail deer.

 

I also made Audrey a deer hat.

 

This is cute Audrey modeling her hat on Christmas.

 

Nurse Tote Bag

For Christmas, I made my favorite RN a tote bag.  My niece, Kristin, is a hospice nurse.    I used a panel with nurse saying in the patchwork. 

 

 

The front of the back has a pocket with a magnetic snap.

 

 

This is the back.

 

 

 The inside of the bag has multiple pockets and a zippered section.

 

 

Mug Rugs with Crayon Embroidery

For Christmas, I made my daughters rug mugs with crayon embroidery. Jenny's has a hedgehog holding flowers.

 

Angela's mug rug has a bunny sledding in a teacup.

 

Penguin Mug Rugs and Hot Pads

I used some of the penguin fabric in my last post to make mug rugs for Christmas presents for my friends.

I also made penguin hot pads for a Secret Pal at TOPS and myself.

 

 

We exchanged 12.5 Christmas blocks at the Millington Quilt Club Christmas party yesterday.  I received two beautiful blocks.

Faith made this one with cardinals in the center block. 

Tammy made this pretty block.

 

The blocks are signed and dated.  I usually make an extra block each year....I have 15 blocks.  Eventually, I will have enough blocks to make a Christmas quilt.

 

Penguin Table Runner

I found some cute penguin fabric on Equilter and have been using it in projects.  I made myself a table runner for the holidays.

The trees in the center were paper pieced.

 

 

Candy cane fabric was used for the backing.

 

I made a trivet to coordinate with the table runner.  My peppermint candies didn't turn out as round as I would have liked, better luck next time :)

  

More of the penguin fabric was used in the trivet backing.