Denim Rag Rug Charity Quilt

 The Relief Society, our church's charitable organization, has some 6 inch blocks of denim and corduroy that had been cut from pants.  They asked us to make rag quilts to put in the New Mexico State Trooper cars for the homeless and others the police officers thought needed them.   When I was choosing my squares I went for the colored ones.  I wanted a colorful quilt.  This is what I came up with. 

The denim from the front have different colors on the back to make this pattern.  I was limited in my design by the colors I had.  I did not enjoy making this quilt.  Denim is hard to sew.  However, I really love the way it turned out.  Just a tip...I turned the denim wrong side out so the quilt looks more new and not worn out.  

Audra's Doll Quilt

 This Doll quilt was made as a sample of a quilt done by Missouri Star Quilt Company.  They have a video on line showing a whole quilt done with this method here.

 I have chosen my quilting from a book by Angela Walters.  I love her quilting.  It is modern, fresh and youthful (all the things I am not!)

 This is the quilting on one part of the star.

 Angela have this beautiful fern type quilting.  I put it in this spare triangle.

 I quilted the date right into the quilt.

 The label shows I made it.

 I quilted her name on it so years from now she will know I made this quilt for her.

 More quilting.

 The back of those side triangles.

The quilting on the back.

I hope Audra will love this quilt.  I can't give it to her until I have one ready for her sister. This was a fun quilt to make.  I hope you all enjoyed looking at it.

Spring Flowers Scripture bag

 My cousin, Julie, asked me for my scripture bag pattern.  I don't have one and just made a bag from looking at another bag, so I told her I would make a bag to send her so she could look at it to make her own bag.  One of these bags is for her.  Basically  you just:

1. Sew up the side.
2. Sew across the corner to make the square bottom.
3. Sew across the top of the bag at the seam to hold the seam flat.
4.  Press the bag in a box shape.
5.  Make a handle using the napkin.
 I cut a 4 inch strip of napkin. 
I leave the hem at the bottom of the handle, but cut the side hems off.
I press both sides to the center and add a 1 inch strip of batting.
I like to topstitch a lot. I think it makes a prettier bag.
6. Sew the handle to the bag through the button with my sewing machine.
I just tape the button to the handle and pin the handle to the bag.
I sew right through the tape.
I put my stitch lenght on 0 and adjust the zig zag to the button hole width.

 To make these two bags I used two placemats and a matching napkin.  The napkin is used to make the handle.  I believe I bought these from Kohl's.  They have very nice, expensive placemats and napkins that usually sell for $6 or $7 a placemat, but I bought these on sale for less than $2 a piece.  Most of the sale items I bought at Kohl's were only $1.  So you could make a bag for $2.  There is also a plastic canvas rectangle at the bottom to add support.  You can cover it if you want, but I chose not to cover mine.

Here they are side by side.  The pattern is just what was printed on the placemat.  They aren't exactly alike.   Her R.S. was planning on using these to give to the girls who are graduating from high school.

Horsin' Around Quilt

 This is a really fun fabric line called "Horsin' Around."  I got the pattern at the first quilt retreat that I attended.  It used one layer cake.  (Click on photo to see the fabrics better.)

 The quilting is done by my longarm quilter, Kathy Wolfe.  She does amazing work.

There are some really fun fabrics in this collection.

I used some of my extra layer cake pieces on the back. It looks pretty fun.

When I was making this quilt my thought was to give it to my #1 granddaughter.  Then I was afraid it was to masculine.  I thought about giving it to my grandson.  So I decided to ask my granddaughter what she thought of two of my quilts.  She said they were both pretty.  I asked her which one she liked best and she chose "Horsin' Around."  I guess I did "know" her after all!