Bonnie inspired baby quilts.

So this quilt top is waiting to be quilted . It was done in March after Bonnie posted a "Green in March" challenge, No she was not doing a mystery but you could sew along with others from a free pattern at her web site. So I did :0). I'm very happy with the results so far.
The green and purple plaid shirt under the first block was my inspiration...it is so soft in color and texture and I pulled the rest of the fabrics from my stash to make this quilt. It was very satisfying.

Jared Takes a Wife

Carolina Crossroads

My friend Debby Brown gave me Bonnie's web address........ and as the saying goes....the rest is history.
I had never done a scrap quilt before that and never even heard of a mystery quilt.
Well my quilts have changed forever!
I have a new found freedom combining colors, shapes, and now even cutting up shirts
to include in quilts! I am enjoying quilting more than ever!
I hope you are too!
Happy Sewing,

Carolina Crossroads

Orangeless crush

If I make this quilt again......I will use orange :0)
I love the way the orange looks in Bonnie's quilt and all the
others who used orange. But when I do a mystery I use
only fabric on hand......using the stash is one of the fun
challenges of doing a mystery for me.

This quilt is now on my dear mother-in-laws bed........it looks
terrific there and was a great surprise for her for Christmas.

It was quilted by my friend and talented quilter Debby Brown.

Orangeless crush

Double Delight

Mystery Quilts

I love doing Mystery quilts and I'm longing for another one now :0).
I have done all of the ones so generously offered by Bonnie Hunter.
Have you visited her site to see all her free patterns?
She also has a great chat group at
Quiltvillechat.
Here is one of mysteries that I had quilted by Debby Brown and finished it up in April 2009.

Old Tobacco Road

Following Blogs

I've been following many blogs over this past year.
One of my favorites has been Lazy Gal Quilting, I enjoy
it so much I finally jumped in and participated in making
some blogs for Tonya.
I also send another one that I forgot to photograph before sending
but it was the word baby and you can see it on her blog :0).

Tonya has inspired me to make freestyle letter quilts for children
with their names done in the middle of the quilt surrounded by
crumb blocks I learn from Bonnie Hunter...........another
favorite blog.

Pokeytown Kim

So I've been asking other quilters from chat groups about blogging.......
many think it is a great way to keep a quilting journal, others say they
have enjoyed the friends they have made and other seem to just enjoy
a daily way to record what is happening in their world.
My daughter-in-law started blogging while living in Melbourne, Australia and still enjoys those
friendships years later.
Well this all appeals to me so in I jump :0)!
I hope to show some of my work, tell you about my little world
here in Pokeytown and get to know more of you in the blogging and
quilting world.