Two Lips

For the past year my Applique Society group has been exchanging "two lip" blocks. We chose a very easy pattern and a different color each month. At each of our monthly meetings our members would bring in several blocks in the chosen color. The blocks could be entered in the raffle or could be donated to become a charity quilt at the end of the year. Depending on how many blocks were entered several people could be chosen to win the blocks in the raffle. A block would be drawn out of the bag of entries and if it was yours you would win all or some of those in the bag.

Last month we brought out all the "common good" blocks that were to be assembled into charity quilts. We are making small lap quilts. I decided to take a group of "non-traditional color" blocks and assemble them. Pictured above is my final product.

Happy 27th Birthday Sean.

This is a picture of Sean and his sister. This is my favorite time. For one month only, it appears I planned my children two years apart. In reality they are 13 months apart.

Happy Valentine's Day. Had dinner at home tonight with my sweetie. We spent most of the day painting the kitchen of our new house. It looks like hot chocolate. It rained most of the day but we need the rain. No sewing today with all the painting.

Like father like son

On his very first day of daycare my little grandson Mason got his first discipline referral. Is it possible an eight month old baby can hit another baby? Yup. He got a little excited with his toys and hit another playmate. The daycare wrote up an "incident report". Silly. This little precious thing couldn't hurt a fly. Mimi loves you Mason. Don't worry. Your daddy got in trouble his first day of school too.

In the beginning...

After living vicariously through many, many other blogs I have decided to jump into the fray. I have noticed how talented other quilters are, the friendships forged and inspiration gained. I hope to gain all of the above.
So first...a little about me. I am a 50 year old woman, an empty nester with a son and daughter. My son is married and has an 8 month old son. I am the happiest "Mimi" alive. Mason is an absolute delight and I can't get enough of him. My daughter lives and works in Washington, DC. I miss her terribly ( she has been there 3 1/2 years). We scrapbook together when she comes home. It's the only time I scrap.
I am a school nurse at a high school. Every day is different. Some days are great and some not so much.
In my spare time I love to quilt. My earliest recollection of quilting is as a fourth grader cutting up scraps of my mom's fabric and trying to sew it together. I was not too successful in that endeavor--imagine trying to cut even squares with scissors. I learned to sew, mostly clothes, from my mom and of course in home ec. I took a beginning quilting class in 1980 at Daisy Kingdom in Portland, Oregon. I've been quilting ever since. I have also smocked, tatted, and tried my hand at tole painting. I always come back to my first love--quilting.
The name of my blog-- I am the worlds greatest starter of quilts. Finishing is another story. I have a huge stack of tops (or flimsy's) but none have been quilted and bound. That's my goal for this year.