Dirty Boys

Things I've Been Working On

This one started as a Crazy Nine-Patch Lattice Quilt, but after I made the nine-patch blocks I discovered it was a baby quilt and I didn't have enough to make more....so, enter a little improvisation (mess?).  This is an early picture, there will be the thin yellow border around all of that center grid and the outside border of the larger squares may still change several times as I go.  Back when I did the Treasure Shop Hop I decided to get 1 fat quarter from each shop, these are the fabrics from that adventure.

Geeze, lady!  Been sewing long?!  These blocks for my local quilt group are supposed to look like that.  Beth got her inspiration from the Waverunner quilt along.  Some of Beth's fabrics are also from fat quarters purchased on the Shop Hop, this was a fun idea we plan to do again next year (buying a fat quarter at each shop, I mean).

Veggie Tales is a blanket for West Coast/Central Oddball Knitters (although, I think our group name has changed several times so I don't really know what to call it anymore).  If you are a knitter and would like to join our group, feel free to leave a comment and I can email you more info, or you can find us on Ravelry, I think we're called Western Regions Oddball Baby Blankets there (see how one could get confused on what to call the group?).

For my local quilt group.  I'm unsure of what the pattern is but Terri will end up trimming those little points to create "square" rows and then place them side by side in zigzag form.

Sara borrowed some of my Crazy Curve templates, used up some of her fabric scraps she had on hand and asked us to make a block that looks like this - I'm not sure what she plans to do with them.

I bought this quilt kit awhile back and pieced together the top.  It also came with the binding fabric and I purchased the backing fabric at the same time.  Last week I bought some batting so one of these days I can get it all together.  The pattern is called Fire Escape.

3 and Grumpy

My baby, Calvin, turned 3 on Friday!

Trying to show me how old he is

Frustrated with Mommy for taking pictures - how dare I?

Decorating cupcakes for his party

A Blogging Award? For ME?

Linda over at Stray Stitches awarded me with an award:

Thank you, Linda!

There are rules to this award...
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share seven things about yourself on the post.
3. Pass the award to fifteen bloggers that you think deserve it.
4. Lastly, contact all of the bloggers that you've picked for the award.

Here are seven things about me...

1.  I have 2 sons, hence the title of my blog, and I love being a mama of boys!

2.  I am a hunter...of big game, you know, elk, deer, etc. but I have yet to actually "seal the deal."

3.  I'm pretty new to quilting, but it is definitely a passion.

4.  I love thunderstorms, especially those in the summer.

5.  I would love to be good enough at it to be able to decorate cakes as a job.

6.  I sometimes feel like I've missed out on something by not growing up in a small town, I blame this on listening to country music (although I do listen to many kinds of music).  I do think the small town way of life is something that would suit my family.

7.   After seeing some of the online quilting bee groups that make a block for each other each month, I created a local group like these.  We are currently into our second year and it's so fun to see people's skills developing (including my own) and friendships forming! 

Now, I will pass this award on to 15 of my favorite bloggers (though, really, I love so many).  Most of these are "smaller" bloggers so I hope you will visit their blog, show them some love and if you like what you see, become a follower, because we all love new followers!

1. Life As A Lee

2. Applique Addict

3. Renegade Quilter

4. Ardea's Nest

5. Kate Quilts

6. Wyoming Breezes

7. Twin Fibers

8. Crazy Mom Quilts

9. Jaxson's Journey With Sensory Processing Disorder

10. The Vintage Sheet Blog

11. Stash Resolution

12. Polka Dot Classic

13. HoneyBear Lane

14. Lucky Duck Dreams

15. Teaginny Designs

If any of you came over from Stray Stitches and are new to my blog, welcome.  

I haven't been blogging very consistently lately as we've been adjusting to new schedules with work, school, etc.  I hope to get back in the groove and post more very soon!

Have a Fabulous Friday and Wonderful Weekend!