Another Day!

Someone said it was going to turn cold again, but it hasn't yet. Oh well. that's Texas for you. Today I'm workint in my sewing room; it's a mess! I'm going to reward myself and work on denim tote bags later. I remembered I had started some before I returned to the t-shirt quilt. It's been delivered and customer loved it. Her son is 6' 3", so it's a little big -- about 74" by 92". Hope this photo works.

My latest t-shirt quilt

Hello! Not sure why, but I'm having a hard time blogging, so been doing Facebook. I'm going to try again. Hope it works this time! For the last two years, I've been very busy with my local Senior Center. A few months ago, we had major water damage, so it's been closed. We're lucky that lunches can still be eatten at our Recreation Center, but all other activities are on hold. The remodeling is almost completed; we should be back to normal in January. I've been keeping myself busy with memory/tshirt quilts. I just mailed one today and have one more to finish this week. My DD & I did a local craft show last Saturday. It was a bust for me, but I did pass out cards for the t-shirt quilt. So, maybe I'll have orders next week. Have a great day! Well, my photo didn't show up. Here's a link to etsy and the newest t-shirt quilt. https://www.etsy.com/listing/211091148/raggy-handmade-t-shirt-memory-quilt?

Good Friday

Where has the time gone?  Seems like just yesterday it was Ash Wednesday!  We're going to have pancakes for dinner tonight.  What are you having?
I just posted a few new items in my selling blog, RaggyAnne, and noticed I have just a few followers.  Won't you be my follower?
I'm working on another raggy quilt for our Senior Center.  I'm happy to report that three out of the five I made for them has sold.  We're also working on cosmetic bags to sell for the Center also.
Hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend.

Crown Royal Raggy Quilt

Good Morning!  Wonder what the weather will be today?  For the last few days, it's been a little chilly; DH & I even wore our windbreakers.  I believe it's usually warmer this time of year in Texas.
My latest project has been a Crown Royal Raggy Quilt.  It was a custom order; my customer gave me the Crown Royal bags -- they weren't fun to cut up, lol.  Of course, it was done in the raggy style.  But I'm proud of the way it came out.  This is truly a OOAK (one of a kind).  So now, I've made several Memory Quilts and one Crown Royal Quilt; I hope to make a T-Shirt Quilt soon.  Let me know what type of custom quilt you would like me to make for you......

Pretty day here in Texas!

Today is the beginning of our annual Heritage Festival and it was a beautiful day.  The rest of the week is going to be pretty; I'm so glad; we've had too many rainy days in the last few years.

I'm finally posting a photo of the D9P raggy quilt I made for our Senior Center.  I enjoyed making it.......

Raggy Nautical Quilt

I've been busy sewing and babysitting.  Story of my life, lol.  I did finish the Nautical raggy quilt and delivered it to my customer; haven't heard if her hubby liked it or not.  I've also done other sewing; made cat toys, cat play mats, and baby security lovies.  Check out my etsy shop for some of my listings.  Here is a photo of the Nautical Quilt:

Finished Memory Quilts!

So much for posting about my progress on the Memory Quilts, lol.  I stayed busy from December 3rd until last night when I washed the last two quilts.  My customer picked up the 7 lap quilts today and was so pleased that she cried.  She has been a wonderful customer and even payed more than we had agreed on.  I'm hoping this is the beginning of a new career for me.  I'm still trying to figure out my price list.  I'm positive I charged less than I should have on these first ones.  However, I look on it as a learning experience.  Here are 3 of the quilts:

Good early Morning!

Don't you hate when you wake up extra early and can't fall back to sleep?  Unfortunately, I do that all the time.  What do you do?  I either "play" on computer, read or sew.  Today I decided to blog, lol.
I'm posting two photos of my newest patriotic quilt.  I started this a while back.  I offered to trade fabrics with some of my friends so I could make a quilt for charity.  Of course, my wonderful friends just sent blocks.  I made one quilt, but had blocks left over.  So, I added a few more blocks and made a raggy, sampler quilt.  If or when it sells, the profit will go toward shipping care packages to military.  It is about 48" by 58" and has 100% cotton on front and back and flannel on the inside.  Please e-mail me if you are interested.

Raggy Quilt, Raggy Totebag

Hello!  I've been keeping myself busy doing raggy stuff this month.  Our small town has a wonderful Senior Center; our quilting ladies meet on Wednesday.  Some of the ladies are working on a hand-sewn, hand-quilted Southern Belle quilt.  I decided to work on raggy items instead.  Our Director asked me to teach a class.  The 1st week we did a raggy runner; the 2nd week I gave out the instructions for a raggy quilt.  This week I did raggy totes.  (I'll show a photo of the totes after they are washed.)  We had fun and I think the ladies enjoyed the classes.



It's March!

Seems like the year is flying by; it's already the 13th day of March. I'm still sewing up a storm. Here is the latest boy I Spy raggy quilt I made. I can make whatever size you want; just ask.

Peaceful Sunday....

It's been raining for a couple of days; it finally stopped today. Now, it's almost winter again. Good time to snuggle up in a warm quilt. My friend received her blue/yellow raggy quilt, which is about 46" by 58". I also made a girl I Spy quilt, which is about 36" square. You will notice that no two prints are identical; that is why all my quilts are one of a kind. If you're interested, I can custom make you a raggy quilt.

Good Morning, Wednesday, February 1st!

Good Morning! It's February 1st and it's muggy and drizzling, but I'm still glad to be alive. How about you?
I've been busy sewing and babysitting. What a great combination! I've been working on a special order; she wanted a blue & yellow raggy lap quilt. I'll post it as soon as it arrives in North Carolina.
Today I'm going to start on an I Spy raggy quilt. I only have one little blankie left to sell -- after all the ones I've made in the past. Maybe I'll make more than one, lol. Here is a photo of one of my I Spy quilts.
Have a great day!

Baby Set

We've been enjoying pretty weather here. Hope the weekend is the same. I've been busy sewing on raggy items. My latest project is a raggy baby quilt and raggy diaper bag. I love the cute novelty prints, don't you? I will be listing in our selling blog and can also do a custom order with your choice of colors.

new Raggy Round Robin quilt

The other day, I blogged about the beautiful raggy round robin I received back. Well, it's now clipped and washed. I took a photo and measured it; it's 91" x 83". I wanted to show it off. Thanks again to my Quilting Corner friends!

Cold Day in Southeast Texas

I know our cold weather here cannot compare to other states with ice and snow, but southeast Texas has a short winter. My body is not used to the coldness of today. So, I did no crafting today, but did manage to wash a few dishes and cook Chickenetti for dinner. When my DH brought in the mail, there was a beat up box; I knew immediately what it was. I'm in a few wonderful eBay quilting groups. In one of them, we did a raggy round robin. It was fun, but DH kept asking if I realized how much time I was spending on them. I said yes, and I would receive a raggy quilt back some day. Well, he thinks now it was worth all the time. My round robin is gorgeous! It's so large that I couldn't take the whole quilt all by myself, but I wanted to show it before it was clipped. When I clip and wash it, I'll take another photo, but will do it with help so the whole thing can be pictured. This should keep me warm while I'm clipping it, lol. Thanks to all my Quilting Corner friends.

Finally!

I finally finished my latest raggy quilt. This is truely a OOAK (one of a kind). I used some scrappy strip blocks from a swap I did years ago; plus I made more blocks. The size is 46" x 56" and has a charm border. I will be listing this quilt soon; not sure where yet.

Peaceful January Sunday

I'm so glad it's not rainy today. It's almost like spring here in southeast Texas. So glad some of my grandkids live close to us. Here are our two youngest DGKs. Meagan is now 16 mos. and Madison is now 15 mos. They both love grandpa!
I'm still working on the scrappy strip quilt. Almost through with the inside; I'm still thinking of the border.....

Yea Friday!

Even though I'm now retired, I still love the weekends. It's a free, relaxed time. This weekend I'm hoping to get back to my reorganization of my sewing room. It might take me all year, but it will be done in 2010!
I did manage to list some auctions on eBay. Here is one of them: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300389124929&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT. Check them out. I do love making the scrappy strips. Today I'm putting together a raggy quilt from blocks I swapped in an eBay group years ago. I'll post a photo when it's completed.

Newest Raggy Quilt

I've been working on a raggy quilt. It is pink & brown, about 35" by 44"; perfect size for a toddler bed or baby crib, or a lap quilt. The top is cotton and chenille, back & inside flannel. These are sewed with the traditional X and washed once to start the bloom. It will be list this weekend on one of my sites -- not sure of which one yet. If you are interested, just e-mail me.