Ocean Waves Quilts

Doing some spring cleaning.......................

I am doing some spring cleaning. I decided to sell  some things that I find in my sewing room that I am no longer using. In the case of this  side winder bobbin winder, I bought it, and just never used it. I am the type that winds a kazillion bobbins ahead of time, so I never got use out of it. If anyone would like it, it is yours for $10, plus postage, which i would think would be approximately $5.95. If you would like it, e mail me at oceanwavesquilts@comcast.net. I will take a money order or pay pal. Thanks...stay tuned...more to come...Barb

Speaking of cute..........................

I know I am prejudiced...but I just had to say, I thought this picture of grandson Camden was SO cute! Granddaughters raelynn and Riley are coming to visit tomorrow, so hopefully I can get some latest pictures of them too. I look at this picture whenever I need a smile:)

Fun with Webkinz...............

  My granddaughters are just starting to get into webkinz. I bought them each one for their upcoming birthdays.  I thought I would make them a little "sleeping bag" for them. After they are done sleeping, you fold the pillow inside, pull out the strap, and your webkinz has a carrier so you can take it anywhere!

    This would also work very well for Beanie babies. I didn't have a pattern, just "winged it". I thought they came out cute!Two fat quarters will make the whole thing, including the pillow. I used grosgrain ribbon for the strap, but the same fabric could be used to make a strap as well.

   

Remember these fabrics?

 This is the "Frog" fabric medley, that my friend Helen had picked up at walmart. I thought the fabric was really cute for a little boy, and decent quality for Walmart.

 Above you will see a close-up of my free motion quilting. Baby quilts are a great way to try out something new, or just practice. I did a free-hand wave pattern on one of the quilts, and just a meander on the other.

 I used the disappearing 9 patch for a pattern. The June Tailor fusible batting worked really well. I find I can machine quilt so much faster with this batting, and NO PUCKERS! There were about 6 different fabrics in this medley, I used different fabrics in each of the quilts, and a different backing. This medley also comes in pink, which is equally adorable! 

     Hey, do your kids or grandkids have Webkinz? Since my son is now 32 years old, I had no idea what a Webkinz actually was. Well, I have two little granddaughters having a birthday soon, and they love Webkins, so, of course, their Gramma had to get them one! Soon I will show you the sleeping sack/purse that I came up with, for them to tote the new webkinz around! Stay tuned.......... 

April Bunny Tales Block

I finished the April "Bunny Tales" block. I am really enjoying having one of these to do each month. One of our local quilt shops, "Tumbleweed Quilts", used to do a block of the month. All of us in the "Ladies of the Evening" have really missed that. It was fun to see how each person made it their own.

These blocks from Bunny Tales are small, so I have enlarged my 30% to make small wallhangings. On this month's, I left off the bow, because I felt like it, lol!  I always told students in my classes, "It's your quilt, and you can do it however you want to".  It looks like  a beautiful day on Cape Cod today, too bad I have to work! Stay tuned.....................

Checking in on the "ladies of the evening"

It was a very small group tonight, some of those snow birds still not back, and others had other things to do. Mary was working on her "Bunny Tales" free block of the month.It's still a work in progress, but it is looking good.

Below is Rosemarie, working on a simple panel quilt for a "baby at risk" Rosemarie and Mary volunteer making these baby quilts. Above is Florence, she was working on some knitting.

We went out to eat to a local seafood restaurant before we met at our gathering place.  We all agreed we wouldn't go there again, the food sucked. Oh well, it meant we ate less, and thats a good thing!

 Kathie is away on vacation, I hope she gets back soon., we miss her! Peggy needs to get some shoulder surgery done so she can SEW! She is having sewing withdrawal! Good luck Peggy, heal fast!  Stay tuned.................

      

Do you remember your first cookie?

Grandson Camden munching on his very first cookie!

Busy Busy Busy.........

It's been a very busy week, everyone getting ready for Easter. I have been working "behind the scenes". I told you my friend Helen had bought some cute fabric at Walmart, with frogs on it. I Just thought it would make the cutest baby quilt for a baby boy.I will have some pictures to show you soon . I made the disappearing 9 patch. What an adorable pattern it makes!

I also have a good recipe to share with you. It is called 6 week bran muffin mix. you mix this up, and it keeps in your refridgerator for at least 6 weeks. When you want to bake them, it is a simple task to pop them in the oven. I  have added extra ingedients  to the basic mix,(right before baking), such as grated carrots, extra raisins, dried cranberries or nuts. Delicious!

 I will be back soon to show you the baby quilts in progress. Stay tuned...................   Here are the frog fabrics, aren't they cute? 

 Here is the recipe for you.

6 WEEK BRAN MUFFINS   15 oz. pkg. raisin bran 2 c. sugar 2 tsp. salt 5 c. flour 5 tsp. baking soda 4 eggs 1 qt. buttermilk (I used fat free) 1 c. canola oil Mix first 5 ingredients in a large bowl then add eggs, mixed with buttermilk and oil. Mix well by hand - no mixer. Store covered in refrigerator.  Fill muffin pans 3/4 full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Batter will last 6 weeks.

Peeking in on some of the "Ladies of the Evening"................................

Above is Kathie, with the great scrap quilt she made for donation. Below is Helen, working on a beautiful knitted afghan. Here is Jackie, working on some great table table mats, that are made to fit on a round dinner table. Cool! Below are some of the great flower pot blocks that Peggy won at Guild. I just love them. She is considering making a quilt for one of her granddaughters. Below is Peggy and Maryann. Mary Ann is working on a gorgeous needlepoint nutcracker. Somehow I missed Mary. I hope she brings one of her baby quilts for me to photograph. She and some of the others also make quilts for "babies at risk", in a friday morning group.

As I have talked about before, we have a weekly informal group that meets locally. In the winter, we don't have as many people, as some of them take off to warmer climates.

 This group has been meeting for over 20 years. We all learn from each other... sewing, knitting, advice, cooking, you name it...we have talked about it. This week I decided to bring my camera, so you can see what some of the ladies are up to. Below Peggy is holding up a couple more of the blocks she won, as Mary Ann looks on. 

The members of the group have changed as the years go on, some have lost interest, some have passed on. Each person has brought something special and unique to the group, I feel lucky to count these women as my friends.

 So..that leads me to a story about Walmart today, lol. Helen had come in the other night with some really cute fabric from Walmart that I thought would make an adorable baby boy quilt(more on the fabric later).

I met these two women in the fabric department. We got to talking about quilts, and babies, and life, lol.(yes, in the time it took us to buy fabric, lol.) Bill came along, and thought they were my friends. You know how it is...quilters are just always really nice people anyway,I invited them to come join us some wednesday night.

One of them,(I am sorry I can't remember their names)  "quilts day and night".  the other was making a million(lol)  fleece  blankets for an orphanage. her daughter is marrying a pastor, and they are helping these kids. (I told you we knew each other's life history, lol. The one making the fleece blankets said "I know if we lived nearby, we would hang out together". I knew what she meant, we just "clicked". So, ladies, if you are reading this, please come join us. We are meeting at 5 for dinner, if you want to join us there, call me!