Cowboy/Cowgirl Baby Quilt

Someone donated these fabric scraps to Trail Ridge Quilters in Estes Park, Colorado and I made a baby quilt.  Believe me, there was nothing left when I finished - just 2 cowboys and 2 cowgirls.   The design is simple 9 patch blocks with fussy cut centers for the cowboy/cowgirl blocks.  Trail Ridge Quilters is a group of ladies who make quilted items and sell them, with all proceeds going to the Health Center Foundation.  The Health Center allows the group to store their merchandise, fabric and tools in a closet near the room where they meet every Tuesday afternoon.  

Flower Garden Quilt

I made this quilt from a Thimbleberries design called "Flower Garden" several years ago when we lived in our 100 year old house on Maine Street in Enid, Oklahoma.  The colors coordinated with the stenciled walls of the master bedroom.  However, because of its size, I was afraid to quilt it and just left it.  

Jump forward three houses and the colors work great in our log home in Estes Park, Colorado, so I quilted it.  Originally, it was designed as a queen size with a pillow tuck.  By turning it 90 degrees, and not tucking much into the footboard, it now rests on our king size bed. (I found the cranberry colored pillow shams at Wal-Mart.)

Stencil Club Voices

I was thrilled to be asked to join Stencil Girl's Stencil Club Voices in September and October.  They sent me the stencils in advance and asked me to create something with them.  The first set was called "Caves and Ladders."  The large stencil was a well, but I saw a basket, so I made this Bible journaling spread about baby Moses' being rescued by pharoah's daughter from the basket his mother had made. 

In addition to the September club large stencil, I used some designed by Carolyn Dube for the reeds and title.  All stencils are available from the Stencil Girl website.

After applying two coats of clear gesso to the pages, I used Distress Oxide inks for the background and stenciling.  

Come back in a few weeks to see what I did with the October club stencils.