Saturday, February 8, 2014

Quilts galore 02/08/14

Hi pals,

Momma was messing around with the computer and guess what happened?  She tried to downloads some apps from the app store and they wouldn't download.  Keep in mind this computer is NEW and came with Windows 8 installed.  There was a option to upgrade to Windows 8.1 which momma allowed and everything was fine until she tried to download some apps.  The Microsoft Mr. Fix it had three choices for troubleshooting the issue:  The first two were simple enough that momma could easily follow but they did not resolve the issue.  The third option was more complicated so momma opted to "restore" the computer to the original state.  The only problem with that was it wiped out Windows 8.1 and now we are back to Windows 8.  Phooey!   Momma searched and search for the FREE Windows 8.1 offer but couldn't find it.  And to make matters even worse, momma has already written the Dogster Memorial and it went off into cyber space.  Momma was in a panic...Where the heck is my memorial???  Luckily after nearly having a heart attack, momma found the document on the computer so she quickly had daddy re-set the printer information and then printed it out, just in case - BOL

In between messing with the computer, momma took some photos of some of the quilts she has made over the years.  Often times momma gives them away to family or people who have undergone major events.  One went to a family that lost everything in one of the roaring fires that Southern California experienced.  The quilts that go to family members are only "on loan" just in case they do not take care of them.  Grandpa took the three quilts that momma had made for him and Grandma and threw them in the bottom of a closet and the cat made them into a soft potty box.  Momma took them back after she found out, washed them and got all the stains out.  She then gave them away to people who would appreciate them. 

Anyhow, here are some photos:

This quilt won first place in the Del Mar Fair.  Momma doesn't use it too much since we still have dirt and mud and she doesn't want it ruined.  It is a TRIP AROUNF THE WORLD pattern



 
Here is a Log Cabin quilt that momma made.  Both the Trip around the world and this quilt are big enough for a king size bed.  Momma did the everything expect for the machine quilting as she sent both quilts out to have them done professionally.

This is a !/2 Log cabin pattern - It's a wall hanging but momma has to finish doing the binding on it.  Maybe tomorrow - BOL, BOL


Here is a small wall hanging but momma can't remember what the pattern is called (she's old you know).  It will be hung in the guest bedroom once that room gets finished.

This is one of momma's favorite quilts.  It's made for the daybed but it is extra long and wide - perfect for snuggling under.  It is a SCRAP quilt done is the CRAZY Quilt pattern. 

This is one of the harder quilts momma made.  It's a Bison that momma found the instructions for doing but she had to enlarge the quilt to be a twin size instead of a wall hanging, thus the red arrows that were added.  The pattern was composed of a million small pieces that had to be pieced together separately and took forever.  The quilt is old and is now falling apart but quilts should be used and enjoyed.


This is another wall hanging - patter called Autumn leaves. 

Finally, one more wall hanging of sail boats.  Momma has searched and searched for the instructions on how to make this quilt and can't find them anymore. 

Momma has lots of fabric so she has lots of scraps. 


Here is a snap shot of the messy sewing room.  All that stuff in the background is FABRIC!  Yup, momma is a fabricholic - BOL, BOL.

Momma is supposed to be working on the Birthday quilt for daddy but ran out of the yellow plaid fabric so it is sitting on chair undone.  Hopefully there will still be flannel fabric at Walmart when the humans go to town next week.  If not, momma is going to have to get creative on how to finish daddy's quilt.

For those of you who are interested in making quilts and have never done them before, momma suggests that you start with either the TRIP AROUND THE WORLD or most of the LOG CABIN patterns (Be careful of some of the really fancy LOG CABIN instructions for pictured quilts are they can be complicated).

Hugs and kisses,

Coco Rose and Puff Darby

13 comments:

  1. Love your Mommas quilts... so pretty! My momma is a fabricholic, too! If your Momma can't find da fabric she wants in da store, she should look online... my Momma has ordered from Fabric.com and equilter.com before...

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    1. Hi Finley, Momma does buy fabric from Fabric.com, in fact, she just got a shipment of fabric from them this last week. She wasn't aware of equilter.com and will have to check them out - Thank you for telling us about them.

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  2. Wow! Lovely pieces, and what a lot of love & hard work went into those quilts!

    MY growlmy? Nope...not fur her, BOL!
    She did do a fair bit of crocheting, she 'invented' baby blankies to give away, all were original with no written instructions. So she took pictures of them...but she hasn't done any of that since my unfurs were small...her hands hurt a lot after doing that kind of stuff...um, she's old, too, BOL!

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    1. Momma can only crochet one stitch type and then she uses it to make baby blankets. She can't follow or understand crochet instructions as she finds them too confusing. She has too many unfinished projects as it is so she doesn't need to start anything new - BOL

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  3. What pawsome quilts! Finley's momma's made some quilts, but my momma has not tried yet.

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    1. When your momma decides to try to make a quilt suggest that she start with something small such as a baby quilt or a lap quilt just to get the feel of things and to see if she likes making them. Also start with a beginners pattern, something easy. If she starts out with something too advanced she can get very frustrated.

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  4. Oh, those are bee-yu-tif-ul!
    Thank yu so much fur showin them to us.
    Yur Momma is Furry Talented!

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    1. Thank you Zoe, Puffy and I like to help momma with her quilting. We supervise and offer suggestions - BOL.

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  5. Crikey .... CocoRose and Puffy .... your Momma is soooooooooo clever. those quilts are BEAUTIFUL and that's fair dinkum! My Mum couldn't sew to save herself but she LOVES seeing what other people do. She can't cook either. Bit hopeless my Mum. She's also good at losing stuff on the computer. She's written about 3 posts for my blog that will never see the light of day. She just presses a button and they disappear FOREVER. At least your Momma can get yours back.

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    1. Momma can only sew quilts - can't make clothes that don't look like they came from the Goodwill - BOL, BOL. Momma isn't the best of cooks either. She has what is called "Good luck" dinners - if your luck is with you the dinner is good, but if it is terrible then you didn't have "Good Luck" - BOL, BOL. Momma was lucky this time that she was able to recover the document - hey, maybe she should go in the kitchen and cook while her luck is with her....

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  6. Those quilts are beautiful! Momma's sister makes quilts, but momma just doesn't have the patience for doing. She admires anyone that does quilting. Wonderful work and thanks for sharing the photos with us.

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  7. WOW. Momma and me are very impressed!! Those quilts are beautiful!!

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  8. Beeyooteeful quilts yur Momma maded, Coco Wose an' Puff. It r bery obbious dat yu pupses helbed hur wif dem!

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