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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Birthday Boy

This month Trav turned the big 35 years old! It seems so old to me, being only 27 (okay I will turn 28 in 2 1/2 months, but still). We did a VERY low key birthday. Trav just wanted to stay home and wanted Papa Murphy's pizza. I ordered two stuffed ones, and it lasted us for 4 different meals!

I love my MAN!! For his birthday, Nathan wrapped tons of different things around the house! It was so cute! Then we went to the store and got him a few gifts, a Large glass mug, a Raiders lanyard, contanier of candy corn and pumpkins and lighters. Nathan insteaded on getting him something scary because, Daddy loves scary movies....so he got him lighters! Was a silly kid! He also is getting a new computer game that is coming out in November, we pre-ordered it. I can't remember what it's called and he has told me SO MANY TIMES! Oh well.

Kimball isn't in the pictures because he had fallen asleep, he had had a long night before and got up early.

Please ignore the dirty counter

He got a store bought cake from Smith's (Kroger), it turned out to be really good! It was super moist! The next day I made him some spiced cupcakes and brownie cupcakes (turned out weird, but everyone loved them). We took them to his Mom's for his birthday celebration with his family.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Springville Quilt Show

A few weeks ago I was able to attend the Springville, UT Quilt show. I was going to enter a quilt of mine, but I didn't make it in time! Darn it! Next year.

There were tons of beautiful quilts, but not many that were my taste....but here are some that I thought deserved mentioning....

This was a small beautiful quilt, although my camera didn't do a great job, in fact all my pictures are VERY lacking, but alas....no money to buy a better camera...but I am VERY tempted to save for a new one!

I love this, each block was about 2"! She used scraps from friends from all over. She also hand quilted, very pretty!

I noticed a very popular theme, quilt art. Also stitching art. These were so pretty! I loved them and I think one of these will be in my future! I want to try one, just once. If you can do a close up on it, do it, you will see all the different fabric! The one of the temple, each tree had about 10+ pieces of fabric on it.

I really liked this yin-yang look of this quilt. I also liked the colors. I think it would be awesome to make a more prominent pink and brown one. Does anyone know what this block is??

Loved this quilt, it was probably a queen size with all of these different blocks, all scrap. I loved the cool colors! Right up my isle! Although how would one make this? Just make different size Dresden blocks? The middle is a yo-yo. Does anyone know what this block is??

These are some cute one...the top left was made to put in her children's room. So cute! I think it would be awesome to do a quilt along and do each different block! Then the cats for my aunt who just loves them! Then the top right, I have a goal to make one of these one of these days, definitely need to get better first. Then the bottom right is from V&Co! Love the different pink in it!

The top left was made in a quilt guild, each took a letter of the alphabet and made something featuring it, and had to use 3 different types of stitching, IE applique, patchwork and something else. I really liked this one. The then the bottom left, it was a large quilt, but this one block was all.LOVED it! I definitely want to make one some day. So pretty to just feature some colors. The top right used just two different leave pedals, it is so pretty! The the bottom right, thought it was an AWESOME modern quilt, and a GREAT idea to do in a modern quilt guild meeting.

Then every year there is Halloween quilts. These were the two different ones. I love the different blocks and jut the variety that it shows! Awesome quilts!

Next year I definitely want to enter at least one of my quilts, if not two....any suggestions???

Down to Business....

Wow I have neglected my blog for too long!! Sorry everyone....so down to business....

1. Ronny the Robot Winner:
Out of 18 people who entered, we have a winner....

Congratulations Caroline!!

Caroline said...
Okay, I'll be honest: I don't pay much attention to who writes the patterns for the quilts, and I was AMAZED to see that all of the quilts that I've bookmarked as "To-make someday" are yours. But I have to say this little robot one is quite cute. We love robots in this house (I was the finalist in the last Moda Bake Shop contest with the Robot Toothfairy pillow) so I know that this quilt will be on my SON'S "Mommy's needs to make for me" list. :)

I will be emailing you to get your address to send it to you!

Overall the favorite quilt from Moda (that I made) is #1 Robot Love, #2 American Pinwheel and #3 Hidden Stars.

I wonder if people think my quilts are too hard, what do you all think?

2. Do to lack of interest there will be NO NFL square swap. WAHHHHHH!!! I was really excited to do this but only one person signed up! Oh well...if anyone gets interested in the future let me know!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

My little scout...

***If you are looking for the NFL Square Swap, Click here***

This summer I (with Nathan and Kimball) got to go with our ward's cub scouts to a cultural museum at BYU.

Brandon was SUPER hyper in this small museum with about 50+ other cub scouts and parents....

sometimes his fellow scouts have little patience with him, but for the most part they like him.

We tried looking at all of the different facts about our state and the American Indians that were in Utah....but they just didn't hold their attention....

So we spent a lot of time making crafts....

Then we got to make hieroglyphics...Brandon made a REALLY cute saying....he was rather creative....(I couldn't find where I put it....somewhere around here...)

In this picture...he looks like me...instead of just Travis...

We then had an area were we could try to build a hut like the American Indians did (I forget who they were, thankfully I'm not a history teacher!)

Nathan just made a teepee....

Kimball and his friend just liked to dig...

After the museum we went to a duck pond over at BYU....it was all fun and games until the boys started throwing rocks at the turtles!! We put a stop to that right away....

For this activity Brandon earned a lot of different achievement awards and earned a badge too!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Robot Love on the Moda Bake Shop

Yeah another one is finished! Robot Love! The tutorial for this can be found on the Moda Bake Shop.

I am just in love with this quilt! I have had this design in my head for it since FEBRUARY! And it has taken me well over 6 months to get it finished!

I did make this one for Brandon, and he LOVES it. Although at first he told me he wanted a dinosaur quilt instead of a robot quilt, but once I told him that was fine I could find another boy who like robots, he said he wanted the robot quilt!

For the quilting I did pebble stitching around the raw edge robot on the front, so on the back you would get this awesome outline, and then for the sashing I did just a 1/4" line.

I am so happy this quilt is done and am VERY happy with it!

When I was stewing on the idea in my head, I found this Robot guy pattern at Material Girls. I had to buy him!

I decided that I would have a giveaway for this little pattern, since this is my 7th Moda Bake Shop quilt!
This pattern makes this cute little guy, Randy the Robot, which goes GREAT with this quilt! He measures little over 20" tall.

Giveaway details:

So if you want to win him, here is what you can do...

1. Leave a comment telling me what is your favorite of my Moda Bake Shop Quilts.
2. Giveaway ends Saturday September 10th at 10pm MST.

Easy isn't it? I you do like my blog, I would love to have more followers! I love to see that people like my different quilts and my babbling! Lets face it, I like being popular!

Moda Bake Shop Quilts: