Dinosaur Quilt for Takuma Komiya Saunders

Once again I have been inspired by Deb Hardin. We are expecting two grand children this year, a girl and then a boy, so I was looking for a cute baby quilt idea. Deb was doing this pattern her new grandson and so I tried it in girl fabric and boy fabric. Natalie helped me find some fabrics for both when I was in Texas in February of 2014. The Dino fabric on the bottom is the main fabric for the boy baby but that is the only one that is original to our choices as shown in the fabric photo. However, this fabric reminded me of Brad's interest in Dinosaurs when he was little so I just had to make it for his little boy. I finally found the right fabrics so here we go.

I had to do some looking for things that would match the dinosaurs as well as the pattern. This is the pattern called Chirp Chirp (from Quilts and More Spring 2010 magazine.) Some how that name doesn't fit the dinosaur theme . . . Maybe it should be called Dino the Dinosaur . . . just a thought.

 
I actually found a remnant of blue pokadot minkie for the back . .  YEAH!

The most challenging part of this quilt was designing the big dinosaur! The orange fabric also says Dinosaurs all over it.

I had fun quilting this one to look dinosaurish . . .

I finally finished the binding in Vancouver hotel room after Takuma was born.

 Takuma Komiya Saunders was born on July 14, 2014. The quilt is 40.5" x 52.5"

Dragonfly Quilt for Vivian Rose Saunders

Here is the girl version of the Chirp Chirp pattern I was talking about.

The hard part of this one is finding the right color for the back . . . the search is on!

The finished quilt is 40.5" x 52.5".

This was given to Vivian on the 9th of November 2014. The same time that Jameson got his

2013 Christmas Quilt by Victoria

After Christmas was all over Victoria started working on this quilt using the same Box Trot pattern.

This is the way it worked.

Including little Thalia who just wanted to hug the quilt.

The finished product!

Quilted and bound by the 11th of January 2014! Way to go Victoria!

Christmas Quilt for Jon - in a hurry

Victoria arrived early in December 2013 with a project that needed doing fast for a Christmas. So we put our heads together and created this Box Trot quilt in a jiffy!

The lay out looks better finished! Unfortunately, I never got a picture of the finished product! Merry Christmas to Jon Kapcsos aka Manny.

The Snowman Quilt - Let it Snow series

In August of 2012 I started cutting out the snowman quilt from the series of flannel titled "Let it Snow".

In 2013 I sewed it all together prior to going to Natalie's.

So the little snow quilt was fringed in Texas and sent to California. Snow to the snowless!

I had to turn this upside down so you could see the cute snowmen!

Finally finished in Nov 2013!

Cake for Noah Jennnison

We had a Service Auction at Relief Society in March. It was fun. We were each given 1500 monopoly bucks to spend on a silent auction part or a bidding auction. The items auctioned were things each of us could do as a service. I chose to donate a "make you a cake" service. It is now July and here is my cake. Nicki (Davidson) Jennison bought my service and her son's birthday was on July 3rd. She wanted a skateboard cake, so voila

I discovered that Hostess is really gone in Canada. I was hoping for chocolate cake donut wheels but I couldn't find them. Tim Horton donuts are too large so I found these . . . it worked.

Quilt for Thalia

The last time I was in Texas we went to The Dripping Springs Quilt shop. They had a cute little quilt on display so we chose fabric and made this little butterfly quilt.

We started cutting this before Victoria and Thalia's visit in April and I quilted it before she returned to California.

this was my first attempt at meandering quilting. It is a very random method but it was fun.

We stopped by to show visit Grandma. She loved seeing both Thalia and her quilt, but mostly Thalia!

Victoria's two snuggly pups "helped" out while I bound the quilt. One chewed up the spool of thread as well as snuggling. Jealousy?

And the finished product!!! Enjoy it Thalia. tlhe finished quilt is 39" x 50"

Asian Quilt for Akina - Dec 2012

A long time ago Victoria and I were in Tannel's Quilt shop in Lethbridge and saw some beautiful Asian fabric. So here is what we came up with.

We bought fabric then had to figure out how to assemble it in August of 2012. Here is the process. The pattern is called Shoji.

I had red minkie and needed a binding.

It looked better with black minki and so here is the finished quilt. I know I took some time but it was quilted in Dec and became a christmas gift for Akina.

Christmas morning . . . .

Simple Things Sunday #110 - Fun of the season

The Christmas season means many things to people. To us it is the birth of the Savior that is most important. We do have small and simple things that we enjoy doing with the kids at this time. Here we are decorating sugar cookies to share with others. I love the joy on these little faces! The are being creative and engaged in the task they are doing. It was fun!

(actually taken near San Antonio,Texas while visiting grandkids)

Simple Things Sunday #109 - The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel 

It is the first Sunday in December and I have been reading about the birth of Jesus. I can think of nothing more simple and beautiful than the smile of a baby so newly come to earth. She looks at lights a lot and it makes me wonder what she sees or remembers with the light. Here is our littlest Angel

Location: Earth! Taken with a fixed lens 50/1.8. I am experimenting to learn how to use this lens.