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Monday, January 15, 2007

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I just have to include this picture of our long-haired mini-dachshund, Copper. He is SUCH a little card and brings us so much laughter each and every day!! I'm a cat person, myself, but absolutely love this little guy and would recommend the breed to anyone who is looking for a great indoor dog.

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About Me

Name: Shannon

Location: Iowa, United States

I am a wife, SAHM, daughter, sister and friend but mostly, I am an obsessed QUILTER. Join me in my ramblings about my wonderful hubby, four children (ages 9, 5, 3 and 8 months), four cats (Boobi, Redi, Misa and Cooper), a mini-dachshund puppy (Copper) and LOTS of outdoor farm cats (Fluffernutter, Coal, Cali, Tux, Smoky, Blackie, Stripee, Whiskers, MommaKitty, Patches, Snowy, BlockHead and Tiger). Also...my fabric and pattern addictions and my latest quilt projects (which are supposed to be designed to use up my stash but don't always work out that way!!). We live and farm in the middle of nowhere but it's home :)

Current Quilt Projects (as of 04/03/07)

1. Sharon's Round Robin
2. Seaside Rose twin bed quilt for Afton
3. Peek-a-Boo Nature Quilt for Gage - Baby Size; About 1/2 of the blocks are done...just need to get back to it!
4. Monogram Quilt for Gracie
4. Starburst Quilt for Baby Austyn; fabrics are all here and ready to go
REMAINING YEAR GOALS
- 1. Quilted Zippered Duffle Bag - Fabric has been purchased and pattern is cut out; just needs put together!
- 2. Show Stopper Neck Purse - I intend to make two of these - one for me and one as a gift for my friend Sharon for any future trips we might be taking
- 3. Pastel Tie-Dye "Bug" Quilt - Twin Size; I haven't started on this one yet although I do have the main focus fabric and some coordinating Minkee.
- 4. Nana's Quilt for Girls' Room; a "hand project" to do appliqued leaves
- 5. Triple Irish Chain Colorwash Quilt - Top is 90% put together...need to put the additional side squares on and three borders
- 6. Take Along Cutting and Pressing Board; I would really like to get this done to be able to take with me to CCQ and classes...I pulled the pattern out again to see what I needed...I already have the *cutest* quilt lady fabric to cover it with.
- 7. Wizard of Oz Quilt - Lap Size; cut out and ready to go
  OTHER PROJECTS
  - *On-the-Fringe Tote for Afton - A simple little fringy purse that I had intended to get made for her birthday
  - *Stained Glass Cats Wallhanging...this is one I'm going to have to draft the pattern myself. My stepfather bought my birthmother this awesome stained glass piece when she was ill and dying from cancer. I'd really like to remake it in fabric in her honor and as a reminder of our love for cats.
  - *Sunbonnet Sue in Embroidery...I bought this book when Afton was a baby and it's actually two Sues playing together. Now that we know she's going to have a sister for sure, I think it would make a really cute wallhanging for their room.
  - *Carolina Lily...this has always been one of my favorite patterns and I would love to have one for myself. It's probably a ways down the road, tho...
  - *Wool Hearts and Flowers Wallhanging...this is an "in-progress" piece in that I have all of the wool I need now and have all of my templates cut out. I just haven't gotten any further on it yet. I should get moving on it because I could take it along for my handwork.
  - *Affairs of the Heart by Aie Rossman...I bought this book last year and absolutely fell in love with it since it combines applique and embroidery. Now to just get Sharon to sit down with me and teach me how to applique!!!!
  - *Vintage Girls and Boys...I'm not sure how much of this fabric I have and it's laid out to be panels. It's the cutest Michael Miller print and is what really got me started on their fabric line. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet.
  - *Batik Stained Glass...This is another idea I have that I hope to get done someday...I have a lot of saved photos of "iron work" that is scrolled and think it would make the neatest stained glass wallhangings. Have to draft my own patterns, tho.
  - *Blue and White Wedgeworks 3-D Dresden Plate...I saw this one in the Cities when I visited one of my favorite shops there. It is gorgeous done up in blues and whites (scrappy) and the 3-D effect is so COOL!!! I have done one other pattern from her book so know how the technique works...it's just a matter of getting it into the prioritized list. This is one that I would REALLY like to have done for next year's quilt show since it's so different.
  - *Dresden Plate 30's...my birthmother cleaned out an apartment that was FULL of stuff and found an entire box of pre-cut petals for a Dresden Plate quilt. All are from original 30's prints. I just have to find time to piece them.
  - *Americana Rag Quilt; started on this a couple of years ago to put up in my bathroom that has an Americana theme...it's made from denim and red, blue and tan fabrics. The blocks have either hearts or stars in them that are then cut into fourths and rearranged to give it a more scrappy look. It probably wouldn't be a hard one to finish if I'd just make the time to do so.
  - *Paris Cat and Friendly Felines Bags; I have all of my fabrics for this, too...and Heaven knows I can always use more bags. Really should move this up the list and finish something for myself. :)
  - *An old JD wallhanging for the boys' room started YEARS ago
  - *Revamping some old embroidered blocks that were in my own baby quilt
  - *Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks that I picked up at a garage sale

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