My Quilt at Houston International!

The picture at the top of my blog shows two quilts that I made for the charity, Quilts Beyond Borders. The pink, orange and black quilt is for a young lady "graduating" from an orphanage in Russia. The green one with the orange ribbon will be on display at QBB's booth at the Houston International Quilt Festival and auctioned off for their charity!! I feel so honored. Here's the link showing some additional pics and info (it's the August 20, 2012 post):  http://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/2012/08/.  Check out all the links on Carla's blog that describe her cool charity. Maybe you'd like to make a quilt to bring a smile to one of "her" orphans.

Giraffe Love baby quilt for charity auction

How it all started

I used to be a hobby hopper.  I've tried my hand at knitting, crochet, needlepoint, cross stitch, picture taking, piano playing, jewelry making and then did tole painting for a while.  When I switched to stained glass, after a friend suggested taking a class, I stuck with it for 3 years and thought I had settled in.  Now I QUILT and I love it!

My daughter says I've found my niche.  It's actually partly her fault. She and another friend wanted to attend the Quilt Fiesta and I said I didn't need another hobby (Oh, and I work full-time too!).  When I saw those beautiful machine appliqued pieces, I was a goner.  I HATE hand sewing (maybe that's the reason for all that early hopping).  But machine applique; that's something I can get into.

Well, I've now been quilting for 4 years and am truly addicted; and like most quilters, I'm excited to share my addiction with you.