Hello, Hello, Hello!

Hello again,
It's been a while since I added anything new.  Spring and summer months are hard, because there are so many other things to do - mostly outside.  I've had a chance to work on a few things in the last few months.  I just didn't find the time to share them.  Since my last post, I have made two quilts and about five new cards.  I  did manage to get pictures of them, although not very good ones.  I bought a new camera and am just learning how to use it.  These pictures look really washed out from the end product.  It's supposed to be a GOOD camera, but it's user error that needs a lot of work and practice.

Well anyway, here is one of the quilts that I made for my lovely daughter-in-law.  She graduated from nursing school after lots of hard work.  She loves purple and I really like blues and purples together.  I trimmed it in lime green and then edged it in the butterfly material. 

 For the back, I bought a really soft blanket in purple of course.  It gives the quilt weight and also makes it really warm and cuddly.  I understand her two puppies really like it.

To add some fun, I did some embroidery in the middle of all the blue stars with designs that had butterflies in them.  I used a blue thread that was similar to the background.  It doesn't sound like it would be very neat, but it really adds a soft look without being really bold against all the other material colors.

After I finished all of the sewing on the quilt, I added jewels with a jewel setting hot gun.  It really made the embroidery stand out and also made it look really girly.

I couldn't help myself, I also had to make her a card to go with the quilt.  I tried to keep to the butterfly theme by adding one to the inside of the card.

Well, that's it for now.  I'll try and get something else posted in the next day or so.  Thanks for stopping by!