2 QUILTS SOLD

These 2 quilts had not had anyone express an interest in them this week, but this morning 2 different neighbors came by and each had recently redecorated bedrooms that would match the quilt they wanted, so they have found a home.

P.S. REGARDING QUILT SALE

I am having such a response by people interested in these quilts that I MAY end up having to let the listed price be a starting bid price if many people are interested in the same quilt.  I am not positive yet as to how to handle it as I don't want to make people feel I am trying to take advantage of them.  Comments welcome. Thanks

SALE, SALE, SALE

BEFORE LOOKING AT THE QUILTS I HAVE JUST POSTED IN THE TWO NEWEST POSTS FROM TODAY, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN DOWN A WAYS AND UNDER THE QUILT CALLED "Candy Dots"  THERE IS AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS QUILT SALE AND WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.  Please contact me if you have any questions.  These quilts will be posted while I am out of town from Jan. 16th through Feb. 6th, and when I return I will check and see if any of you were interested in buying one of my quilts.  Thanks for your support! When I get back in town, if you don't hear from me because I have gotten busy, please email me.

QUILTS FOR SALE 1-14-2011

FAUX CATHEDRAL WINDOWS

This baby quilt looks very old-fashioned and is made to look like a traditional cathedral windows quilt. This quilt is made with primary colors so it can be for a boy if you want. This has frayed edges like the one above and is 36 inches square.  Please double click on photos for a closer look at the details.  Cost $50

BACKYARD BLOOMS

This quilt is 68X58 inches and was designed by my friend, Barbara Jones, of the Quilt Soup Company here in Bountiful.  All of the appliqued blocks are done by hand using the needle-turn method with no stitches visible from the front of the quilt.  I spend many, many hours on each block.  On the back of the quilt I have used extra pieces of the same fabrics you see on the front and pieced the entire back so you are really getting a reversible quilt.  Because of the time involved in making this and the detailed machine quilting on the front,  I am asking $250.  All of the machine quilting on these quilts were done by Black Cat Quilting of Centerville.

FALL LEAVES

This is another hand appliqued quilt in bright, fun colors. I currently have this quilt on display at a quilt shop in SLC, but will be bringing it home soon.  It is about 65 X 73 inches.  Cost is $175

RED BIRD

This design is by the Kati Cupcake company.  I love the colorful flowers.  All of the blocks are hand appliqued.  The quilt measures 44 X 53 inches.  Cost is $100

LITTLE BOY BLUE

This fun quilt has not been quilted yet, but is at the quilter right now.  It is hard to find fabric for little boys and I fell in love with these.  All pieces are hand appliqued. I made this quilt smaller than the original pattern, so I don't know the exact measurements, but I believe it is about 45 X 60 inches.  I am asking $75

LEAVES OF GREEN

This another one of my favorite quilts; simple, clean lines with a traditional look.  There are 120 hand appliqued leaves on the quilt!  The green is soft and meant to look like fabrics used in the 1930s.  It has been washed and dried so the batting shrunk up and gives the quilt an antique look to it.  This one is 64 X 72 inches and I am asking  $210

SPRING BASKETS

I couldn't resist making this one when I saw the pattern, and when I found these fabrics I knew it was a match made in Heaven.  The quilt is 48 inches square and is all hand appliqued.  This cost is $125

QUILTS FOR SALE 1-14-2011

CANDY  DOTS

THIS IS A BABY QUILT WITH CIRCLES THAT ARE TOP-STITCHED DOWN, THEN THEY FRAY AROUND THE EDGES AFTER WASHING AND THERE ARE LITTLE YO-YOS IN APPLIQUED IN BETWEEN THE BIG CIRCLES.  THIS QUILT IS 46 inches square. If you double click on the photo it will enlarge for a better look.  I am asking $65

QUILTS FOR SALE 1-14-2011

Hello friends:  In the next couple of days I will be posting some of my quilts which I hope to sell.  I have a worthy cause that all the profits will go to, however it is not something you can declare on your taxes.  I will not be charging for any of the time it took me to make the quilts, and in some cases the asking price will be less than the total cost to me for fabrics and quilting.  I will post a suggested price, which will be the lowest possible price and then I will either take bids or just sell them for that price.  I haven't made up my mind yet.  Your input would be appreciated.  Thanks for your help.

NEW YEAR'S GOALS

I was listening to NPR radio around New Year's Day and one of the stories was about a guy who made a resolution last year to send out a hand-written thank you note every day for a whole year.  They were
not long, but simply a couple of lines, which were always appreciated by their recipients.  One day he wrote one to the guy at Starbuck's who calls him by name every morning when he goes in and knows exactly what he always wants to order.  He realized that sometimes it is just the little things like that which can make your day.

My goal is not so grandiose, just one or two thank you notes each week for 2011.  I am pretty good at recognizing my blessings, but I figure I can use some improvement in expressing that gratitude in writing.  After all, who doesn't like to open the mail box and fine a note of thanks from someone unexpected?  How many times do we see people behind the scenes, quietly serving others, not asking for or expecting praise, just doing what needs to be done?  I hope I can bring some small amount of joy this coming year as I strive to keep my goal.  So keep looking in your mail box, who knows what you might find?

ZEN EXPERIENCE FOR THE NEW YEAR

I have been contemplating what to share on my blog for this new year, then an experience I had this morning made up my mind for me.  It is kind of a personal experience and I hope some of you will at least be able to relate and comprehend.

I go to my massage therapist, Janeal, once a month ( more if I over-do at tennis ). She has made me a true believer, not only in the importance of touch and massage and working out tense muscles, but in what is called "energy work".  Now don't get weirded out, but she has helped me experience the body's energy flows, or "chi" as they call it in Asia.  They can get blocked up with stress and illness and other things and your body just doesn't feel right.  I believe that not all therapists are spiritually in touch enough to have this gift and ability to get your energies flowing again, but Janeal does.  Today was one of those perfect Zen like days when for whatever reasons our energy and spirits connected in a way I have never felt before.  It was as if there was an open conduit between us and our energies were flowing back and forth between us and I felt a peace come over me and it was almost an out-of-body experience.

I have to interject here, that lately I have felt particularly close to my husband, Gary, and we have felt a special connectedness with one another.

At the end of the massage, Janeal patted me on the shoulder and said, " There you go, Marygirl".  Janeal then thought to herself, "Why on earth did I say that?  Why did I call her Marygirl?"  After getting dressed I walked into Janeal's office area and told her that she must truly have been in-synch with me today because the only person who calls me Marygirl is Gary.  Call it Kismet, Serendipidy, whatever you like-- it was a special experience for me and what a way to initiate my new year of 2011.