My Sister's Amazing Quilt E-Patterns

I know I'm a little prejudiced but I can't help it. I'm proud as a peacock about my sister's wall or frame quilted wall art. Just when I think I've seen her most beautiful creation along comes another one. I think she's amazing. I hope you do, too.

If you'd like to buy any of her instant download e-patterns just click on the picture or link below for the creation you're interested in. I hope you enjoy sewing her quilted designs. 

 

BUTTERFLY TRILOGY

MAGNOLIA

SILENT NIGHT

FALL HARVEST

COME SAIL AWAY

FLOWER TRILOGY

Alpacas Under The Sycamore

MOMS JOY

Sunset Silhouettes

Cattails

Trillium Blues

DADS TIGER

Sunny Day Suzie

Pretty Pink Cones

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Butterfly Trilogy - New E-Pattern By Inspired Creations By D

My sister just loves sewing, quilting, flowers, gardens, animals, and insects - like butterflies.  So, I shouldn't have been surprised when she designed a butterfly quilt trilogy e-pattern.    Of course I LOVE everything she does but I have to say that she just keeps getting better and better and better.  How beautiful are they?

Here's what she had to say about her design:

Butterflies, butterflies and more butterflies. BUTTERFLY TRILOGY is my second pattern in my trilogy series. I absolutely love the Spring when the gardens are coming to life. I have so many beautiful things going on at once; but one of those things I really enjoy seeing is the Monarch and Swallowtail butterflies flying from flower to flower. Living in the North I don't get to see the beautiful Blue Morpho butterfly as it stays in the Southern most zones, but because it is my favorite color, I thought it was the right thing to include as the third item in this trilogy. 3 designs in 1 pattern; make one or all three. Keep one for yourself and give two as gifts or keep all three, or give all three as gifts - so many possibilities in 1 pattern!

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LOVE Winter Floral Arrangements

Over the years I have experimented with different ways to create floral arrangements. One year I wanted to create miniature trees so my basement was filled with pine needle branches hanging from the rafters and drying upside down,

Another year I wanted to create dried floral arrangements so my basement was filled with perennial flowers from my gardens. The trees and arrangements looked pretty when completed but just didn't last. Plus, they created a moth problem. So, I stopped making them.

Then there were the pine-cones of all types and sizes that I and other family members gathered. They made beautiful pine-cone baskets that I've posted about many, many times. All of the pine-cone baskets I made years and years ago are still being displayed. They still look wonderful.

Then there were the dried floral arrangements that I made from dried floral I had bought that were supposedly treated so they would last. They didn't and also generated moths. So, out they all went.

The only things that have lasted are the pine-cone baskets and the silk floral arrangements I have made over the years. They're all beautiful to look at and don't generate moths. When I first started creating silk arrangements over 25 years ago there weren't a lot of silk floral to choose from and most weren't very real looking. That's why I always preferred the dried floral. However, over the years the silk floral have gotten more realistic looking and there are more and more to choose from for every season and holiday.

I've created many, many silk floral for every season and for every holiday to decorate my home and love them. Of course, I'd rather have real flowers everywhere but I'd have to be a millionaire, make that billionaire, to afford decorating my house that way. I'll stick with the silk floral.

Here's some of the winter silk floral that are decorating my house for the winter season:

I love creating with the silk floral and love shopping through the floral sections of A.C. Moore, Joann's and Michaels. If I have a silk floral arrangement in mind that I want to make I wait for the 30% to 50% off sale at any one of those stores. Never buy the floral at regular price. They ALWAYS go on sale before the holiday or season or after the holiday or season. I prefer the pre holiday or season sales several months before the actual holiday or season as you have the best selection then.

I usually create one silk floral arrangement at a time and can spend a couple hours deciding which silk floral stems to buy. I hold them all in my hand and go back and forth and up and down the aisles with different stem selections until I get the right color blends and sizes I want. I always know what size arrangement I want to create and what basket or container I'm going to use ahead of time.

Right now I have more than enough silk floral arrangements to choose from. Making them is the easy part. Choosing which to use each holiday or season is the hard part as I can't use them all.

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of my winter silk floral arrangements.

Gotta LOVE Snowmen and Snowladies

I HATE snow, but I LOVE snowmen and snow-ladies. So, its no surprise that I love to decorate my home during the winter season with some of the snow men and snow-ladies I have made. Some are my designs. Some are dolls I made based on other doll makers designs.  I hope you enjoy my snowmen decorations.

On the left is a snowman I call "Charlie" and he was made based upon a "From My Heart To Yours" pattern. He stands 30" tall. His wool hat was one of my old ones and his flannel scarf was made from one of my younger brothers old flannel shirts.

On the right is Snow Go Noodles. He's one of my designs and is a 28" country snowman decoration.

On the left is Nellie Snow-lady. She's one of my designs and is a 23" snow-lady doll. 

In the upper right hand corner is "Snow Cone Sam. He's 26" and was made based upon a "Time Worn Treasures" pattern. His jeans were from my two year old grandson, Noodles. 

Sweetheart Faith is in the lower right hand corner. She's also one of my designs. 

On the left is "Sam, The Skiing Snowman." Hubby and I stenciled and painted his ski's. He stands 36" tall and was made based upon a "Maggie Ann & Friends" pattern. He's wearing one of my brothers old wool hats and the scarf around his neck is an old scarf given to us many years ago from someone in the family. His rolled up socks belong to my younger brother.  In the upper right hand corner is two more of my designs - Doug The Handy Dandy Gentleman and Petronella The Birdhouse Lady.  He's a 13" Victorian snowman.   Petronella is a 13" Victorian snow-lady.   

In the lower right hand corner is two more of my designs - Brr... It's Cold Outside! Bruce and Brr... Why Is It So Cold! Laura.  Bruce is a 9" snowman doll.    Laura is a 9" Victorian snow-lady. 


On the top right hand shelf is one of my first snowman designs - Brian Snow Buddy.

On the second shelf are two more of my designs - Jerry Snow Guy and Sissie Snow Gal.  He's a 10" country snowman.   Sissie is a 10" country snow-lady. 

And, on the bottom shelf are two more of my designs -Benjamin Cross My Heart and Isabell Cross My Heart.  He's a 7" primitive shelf sitter snowman.    Isabell is a 7" primitive shelf sitter snow-lady. 

The Birthday Flowers This Year

To me one of the most beautiful things in this world are flowers. It doesn't matter how hard you try you can NEVER capture their natural beauty - you just can't. It is perfection beyond human capabilities as far as I'm concerned.

Hubby knows I feel this way which is why every year for my birthday he surprises me with astonishing flower bouquets. Last month he got me another "Oh, my god!" arrangement.

You know, one of those floral arrangements that just cause your jaw to drop and your mouth to be wide open in astonishment. I just LOVE those kind of arrangements.

And, of course, I have to take a few pictures.  Okay, maybe more than a few.  I can't help it.  They just amaze me with their beauty.

I hope you would agree.

Thanks for the flowers and beautiful images, dear.