My Chicken Quilt

This is my favorite quilt I am making. I need a couple more eyes for my chickens and then I can get it quilted.

These are my idea of country colors. Sorry its a big quilt and hard to layout and get a total view. Will post more later!

Australia Block Exchange Swaps

I love this quilt block I received from my Australia Block exchange group. http://quiltingblockswapsaustralia.blogspot.com/


Thank you so much Fiona @ http://bubzrugz.blogspot.com/.

 I wanted country color stars...this is an Ohio Star..I love everything about this block for my first block my swap partner did an awesome job!!!

Quilt Block Swaps

YAYA! Another block, I have on its way to Australia for my end of the block swap. 

This pattern was called the Twist, a little tricky with the last part but fingers crossed its ok for my 

partner. I am all caught up on my blocks till end of the month!!

I also joined another swap that starts, next month i think!

We will be swapping Seven (7) gifts using with the letters of the word FRIENDS. I am so excited to do this swap my partner is in Illinois. Little does she know yet I'm born and raised from Ohio and for about 3 yrs I also lived in Illinois. I can't stress how wonderfully fun it is to be part of swaps monthly!!! I love it!!

Its closed but I'll link the page for the next time she opens it others can join! Love to see new people!
 http://www.sewprimkhris.blogspot.com/

everyone has " Lil' Bit of Country" in them self

till next time

Elle

THIS IS ME!!

BTW follow bloggers thought I would explain that picture in my blog is my awesome 5 yr old son. He is so handsome...must better on the eyes than me... but for though of you who do read this and wonder what does Elle look like well here I am :

Can you tell by the smile they said: "SMILE" ya I hate the camera! 

One thing as well as quilting I am doing is LOSING WEIGHT and BEING HEALTHY for my son. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in Feb of this year and its been hard to handle it. I should also let you know that instead of cemo I'm trying to "heal" my thyroid so the natural treatments instead. 

A long hall but hopefully successful!!! I may blog about this at times as well. So please bare with me!!!

Lil' bit of country no matter what!!

Elle

Quilt Block Swaps

I have joined a swap BOM with some people and this is the block I'm sending to Austria. I had to wait till I though my swap partner received it...It was late though..shame on me!!! But she request a churn done in vial war colors. This is what I came up with...I hope she loves it!!!  I love the fabric.... the next one I'm doing is with brights love the colors of the ones I'm sending!

Quilts

Well since I'm a new blogger and trying to get caught up a little, I feel like I'm going to over blog today but I'll post more pictures and stuff so people can get to know me better. Thanks in advance for understanding and baring with me.

This is going to be a collections of "some" Quilt I have made through out the years. We switched computers in 2012 so some pictures are still on the old computer.

So here we go on a quilt journey:

This is one of three baby wall hangings I made the last couple months. I made two of this cute fairy print. This is the boy wall hanging I made.  (in the two shown these went to Virginia a cousin of mine just had a set of twins.)

I have a friend who made this pattern at a quilt retreat so I ran home and made it:

Like most Quilters we all have our UFOs to work on. The picture above was a Settler's Day Challenge, we was given 2 printed fabrics and a button to work into the project.  I was going to enter the challenge with a friend of mine 5 years ago but life took a different turn. If you have read any of my blog, I bet there is an idea why I did not get it done in time for the challenge. I had a rough pregnancy. (but he is soo worth it!) I have plans after I get this Quilted and bidded to give it to my sister in law. I made her a birthday board (will explain what this is in a later post) and this lap quilt will go with it nicely.

So after hours cleaning my floor and tape down the back to lay out the rest and pin it to get it ready to quilt, I have some puckers. So I have to go back to the drawing board and re-lay it out. (Yes sometimes I am a perfectionist).  I have since heard about a product called 505 basting spray. Where you hang the backing up with pins nice and taut, then spray the basting and keep adding the layers. I am thinking I will be trying that soon.

So it may not be alot so far but more will come!! I promise!

Lil' Bit of Country gal

Elle

Valentine Cards

My little man

For the past 2 years we have made our own Valentine's Day cards. FOr a 5 year he has 35 people who receives these cards. My little man is for sure a ham! It at times was so hard to get him to smile and hold hand but we got it done. Like the year before they was a hit.

My little man 2011

This was 2011 and ALOT of fun to make.
I have no idea what we are doing for 2013. Bad news he out grow his red western shirt. I guess I will be looking for a new one and new idea for a card.

Let me know what you think.

Lil' bit of country in this gal

Elle