Quilt Across Texas

Well, this Region 8 (Gulf Coast/South Texas) has 15 quilt shops participating, and none are in Deep South Texas. Boo Hoo!!!
You purchase a passport, visit all the shops and get your passport stamped, get a free quilt block pattern from each shop, and then you can enter their drawing for prizes. In order to enter into the Texas-wide drawing (for the big grand prizes) you must also visit quilt shops in other regions.  Well, that just about leaves us out.
We should start one down here and everyone must visit quilt shops (3?) and quilt shows at the various RV Parks!!! ( this is my idea and it is great! ! !)

http://www.quiltacrosstexas.com/region_8.asp

New Quilting Bee

I have a wonderful neighbor/friend that invited me to her quilting bee.
I am honored to be included in this endeavor.
St. Johns Quilters
(I think that is their name) Heehee
I am excited!!!!
Thank you Elida and Evelyn and Tina.........
I am excited too.

Quilts for Charity

Our quilts are made up of 8"X9" blocks, 7 across and 11 down and they are tied. Our group makes about 500 a year. They are blessed and given to needy children.

Here are three quilt tops folded on my table.

This one is at the quilting bee, being pinned for final sewing.

Flag quilt for 9-11

I made this quilt for the "Piecemakers" quilting for charity. Here it is on my loveseat.

The other members ironed it and added batting and a back and tied the quilt.

All the members quickly finished the quilt and show it to the Pastor. (Our Saviour Lutheran Church)

It is now proudly hanging in the church, ready for Labor Day and 9-11.

Me and My Stitches

Me and My Stitches

Check out these amazing miniature quilts done up in jewelry.
I love them....contest going on now to win a piece of your choice.
K.

Scarf #14-Shriver Scarf...11" done.

I am a slow knitter, and I had to teach myself to knit cables in order to make this scarf. Very easy, just slow.......and I like to speed crochet. Been busy making Quilts for Charity. Made 4 quilt tops. One last week and three this week. Saw my quilt being finished when I drop off the three on Tuesday. Took all my granddaughters with me so they can see where I spend my Tuesdays.

Scarf #13 Double Shell with sc and dc edge.

The Pattern, because you asked for it...

As per Needlework book...DOUBLE SHELL EDGING: Ch 19. Row 1: sk 9 ch, 1 shell (4dc, ch3, 4dc) in next ch, sk 5ch, 1 shell in next ch, sk 2ch, 1dtr in last ch, ch5, turn. Row2: 1 shell in each 3-ch sp of shell below, 1 dtr in last dc ...of 2nd shell, ch 5, turn. Repeat Row 2 for pattern, ending last row with ch1, 1 dc in last dc; do not turn.

Then I did 3 sc in each opening on each side and whatever fit on the bottoms.

Then followed with dc all around. Ta Dah! A little free form.

Special Olympic Scarf #12 in Broomstick Lace Stitch

Scarf #11 for Special Olympics

Jacob's Ladder

Ta-dah! The finished scarf. I did a sc in blue all around the scarf. This was so much easier that I thought. Jacob's Ladder is the stitch.

Scarf #10 for Special Olympics

This is a crocheted V-Stitch with 2 rows of sc in red and six two-colored pom poms. Made the pom poms with a Clover pom pom maker.

When my granddaughter "K" was little, she called palm trees Pom-Pom trees. Brings back such sweet memories.