Monday...Already!

I'm not sure where the weekend went. I'm not even sure I even got much done. I do know that I had a horrible migraine yesterday, so pretty much anything after 1 PM is a blur to me.

On Saturday, Grace and I managed to deliver some completed bags to the photographer. I need to make some more handles, so we will have another small load to deliver next Saturday too.

Since Photography by Brandi is out in the "country" we also managed to hit Needle Nest quilt shop in Louisburg. I love those ladies. I love that shop as well and managed to leave some money with them. Grace grabbed 4 fat quarters that she couldn't live without. One of them has already been deemed bag material. Maybe this week we can create something together.

The big fun for the weekend was having the family over to watch the big basketball game Saturday night - KU vs. UNC. Rock Chalk Jayhawk. After the game was over, we promptly invited everyone back to watch with us on Monday. Unfortunately no one accepted our invitation. My husband is convinced we had some good juju going on and that's why the team won. It was fun to see him not be able to wipe that HUGE smile off his face.

K State vs Kansas

We are definitely a KU (University of Kansas) house. I think my husband bleeds crimson and blue.

In honor of the basketball game going on, I thought I would share the K State quilt that I made for a friend. He happens to be here at the house cheering on his team. I can't remember where I found the K State material, but discovered it's definitely a collectors item. The fabric company that had it printed didn't have all the appropriate K State permissions in order and the fabric had to be pulled off the shelves. 20-20 hindsight, I wish I had bought a whole lot more.

I took a class at my LQS Prairie Points several years ago. Jeanne Poore taught the class and called the pattern Potato Chip. She said you can't just eat one chip and you can't just make one of these quilts. Jeanne was right! I think I made about 5 and finally retired the pattern for a while.

CLARIFICATION: The quilt was made when I took the class several years ago. I didn't want anyone to think I'm a superstar at finishing things. :-)

Honoring Kansas Victory

In honor of the University of Kansas winning the Orange bowl last night, I thought I would show 2 quilts I made.

The first is a king size quilt that I made for my husband. He's a huge Jayhawk fan, so I thought it would be fun to surprise him with a quilt. The Jayhawk blocks were found at a shop in Baldwin City, Kansas during the first Kansas City Quilt Shop Hop in 1997. I wasn't really sure what to do with them since they were screen printed and a bit bigger than I anticipated for the center of a block. After searching for the perfect Crimson & Blue fabrics, I decided on a variation of the log cabin that I had spied in an Eleanor Burns book.


Here is an up close of one of the blocks.


The second KU quilt I made was in 2004 for my newborn daughter. I figured that dad would be really impressed with me if I made a quilt for her with his favorite team mascot on it. I found the baby Jayhawk blocks at the same quilt store I purchased his from. A friend had a book that showed how to make the blocks so they sat on an angle. I think the book is Twist and Shout, but I can't seem to remember the name.


And a close up of one of the blocks.