nautical banners

We spent last weekend celebrating the marriage of my son… the rehearsal dinner on Friday

 evening and the wedding on Saturday evening.  The charming old church is

close to a big lake in Oklahoma, so naturally, we had to have an evening cruise on the lake for the

rehearsal dinner on Friday evening.

It was great fun, with lots of Mexican food, beverages, and "stories" with many

 close friends and family.  I knew there wasn't much need in decorating with the

beautiful lake surrounding us, so I just made a few banners to hang and flutter

 while we were cruising around on the boat : )

I didn't get any good pics on the boat of the nautical banners, so these pics will have to do!

For dessert we had the cutest sugar cookies shaped like anchors, but did I

get any pics before they were all gone….nope : )

It was a fabulous weekend, and now I have a wonderful daughter-in-law!!

piece,

elizabeth

banner day

The OKCMQG is having a quilt show in October.  We are gathering banners

from our members to hang from the rafters!  We have over 60 members, so if

we each make two banners, we will have a lovely display above our quilts.

I first made these little cuties for "To Boston With Love" that I posted about here.

These are the banners that I made for Boston...

The tutorial can be found here, and believe me, they are a quick project that make quite

a cheerful display : )

For the October show banners, I started with strips of colors that were chosen for us

to use, so that all of our different banners will go together well.  Our local quilt shop,

 Oklahoma Quiltworks, sold bundles of fabric in our colors making it easy for people like me!

I used improv piecing by cutting the strips of fabric at different angles and this

is what I came up with for my banners.

As one of my FB followers commented:  "It looks like they are holding hands" : )

I look forward to seeing what my guild friends come up with when

making their banners!

piece,

elizabeth

little quilt monday~~~baby banner

Little Quilt Monday

My daughter and I hosted a baby shower today and I made

a banner to celebrate the occasion.

I used felted wool, and a cute zigzag fabric, along with some

embroidery thread.  This was a fun, easy project : )

The mother-to-be plans to hang this when the little guy is born

to welcome him home.  I think banners are such a fun addition

to a celebration....especially a precious birth!  

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1.  This link-up party is for any small project.  For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2.  They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3.  If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

4.   If you are interested, you can add your pictures to my flickr group here, or join my Facebook group here. 

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

show off friday~~~to boston with love

Show Off Friday

I decided to make a few flags for a project that began with the 

Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild.

It is a fast, easy project that gave me a chance to send something
to Boston with love from Oklahoma.

If you are interested in sending a flag there is still a little time.
Send your flags to Amy and check her blog for details...
she needs the flags by May 21st.

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth