Just what is a Lap Desk???

A friend mentioned that she didn't know what a lap desk was.

So I took a picture of the one I received as a gift from a friend.

This is the pillow side that is stuffed with fiberfill.

It sits on your lap.

This is the desk side which is a piece of 1/2 inch board that is smooth and hard.

It is a nice place to put a card or paper when writing.

Or a place for a book or magazine to rest while I am sitting on the couch and trying to read.

This is a side view.

We took a piece of rectangle fabric a little larger than the board.

Made box corners on it.  Then made piping out of a contrasting fabric, sewed

it on and then glued it down to the board leaving an opening

to stuff in the fiberfill.

I have to admit it took us 3 hours to make the first one 

but only about a half an hour to make the next one.

Happy Quilting!              Lynda

Lap desks, bindings and in progress!

A friend gave me a lap desk and then showed me how to make them.

I made Ellie a sweet flowery one to match her sweet personality.

Gavin got one that he says is covered in eyes....watching him all the time.

Wyatt's is covered in monsters......he wouldn't look at me for the picture.

I'm still trying to get rid of scraps!!

9 patches and hour glass blocks make up this picnic quilt.

Since I took this picture I have added a blue stop border.

Now I need to add a scrappy outer border and it will 

be ready for the quilter.

Why don't scraps ever diminish???

I finally put the binding on this purple marvel.  

Purple is my favorite color.

This quilt will look great in our purple guest bedroom.

I used a lavender flannel for the back. 

This quilt was made from a fabric I got for another project and never got around to making.

It has 4 different border fabrics.  I love the bright blue binding.

It will be given to a young couple who are getting married the first part of June.

Happy Quilting!                    Lynda

A Little of This and a Lot of That!

I haven't posted anything for a long time but that doesn't mean I've been slacking!

My husband found this old wooden high chair in a pile of stuff ready to go to the dump.

He knew I would love it so he picked it up and brought it home.

It is missing some rungs.  The seat is splitting and the tray is warped!

But I love the way it looks now all painted purple.

In a couple weeks there will be flowers growing in a pot in the center of the seat.

Won't that be beautiful????

Our 5 year old Grandson, Gavin, always sends me poop emoji on my phone.  He thinks it is so funny.

So when I found these poop emoji cupcakes we had to make them.

As you can see, he couldn't wait to start eating the frosting.

Our  7 year old Granddaughter, Ellie, is more into making something pretty to wear.

When she took her turn spending the night with Grandpa and Grandma 

she made a bright button bracelet and belt.  

It took a couple of hours to string all those buttons on but she stuck with it

and now has something fun to wear.

My friend, Janine, gave me some more fabric.  This time it was Christmas fabrics

in browns and reds.  I added solid fabric bows and now have the beginnings of

a Christmas quilt for someone in a few months. 

It still needs a border.  

It was so fast and easy.

The quilt on the right, Delectable Mountains, is the start of a quilt

for another Grandson, Spencer, who will be a senior in High School this

next year.  I now have the top finished and it is ready

to go to the quilter.

I think he will love it. 

I chose mountains because when they used to visit us here in Utah from Arkansas, 

he would always ask his Mom to take him up and drop him off in the 

mountains and let him see if he could survive with just a couple of tools

and a little food.  He wanted her to come back in 3 days to pick him up.

Luckily, she never gave in and did it but he sure begged a lot!

Often when Ellie and Gavin come over they like to go into my sewing room, cut up

lots of little scraps, and put pins into them and fasten them to

the ironing board.

I can get a lot of sewing in when they are playing with scraps.

During Christmas I made a few Trolls to give away to friends.  They turned out pretty cute.

I had a few left over scraps from a quilt and put them together to make these table toppers.

Of course, they are still just flimsies.

Add them to the pile!

I wanted to make a Snail's Trail quilt.  

Love all the pinks.

I think it needs a border but it has been set aside for other projects for now.

Now I need to take the projects I started but never finished and work through them to have a completed project!  I can't believe my Mom would work on only 1 project at a time, and finish it completely before starting another project. 

Happy Quilting!                        Lynda

I'm a bit embarrassed!

Yes, I am a bit embarrassed.  Two more tops that just needed borders!

I've mentioned my friend, Janine, before.  She buys fabric enough for

both of us to make a quilt.  Over a year ago she wanted to make a

Christmas Turning Twenty.

Soft flannels in red, green and tan.

Now that the borders are on, I'm happy.

Not even sure when I started this one.  I know I purchased the fabrics

for a 3D butterfly quilt.  Then I lost interest in that idea.

Saw a Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial and

decided these fabrics were perfect for that.

Just needed borders AGAIN.  

I used 4 different fabrics from the center of the quilt 

for each border.  

Another top completed!

Off to the next one.

Happy Quilting!                  Lynda

Another top done

Patriotic Stars

The center of this quilt has been complete for quite some time.  Once again, the fabric came from my friend, Leslie.

I added a small red border

then

used up several more of the 4 patches.

It is about 56 inches square and will look nice on 

the couch next July.

Such a great idea to finish just the top and count it done.

Now to dig through the pile and see what to work on next!

Happy Quilting!                 Lynda

Purple Sensation

A couple of years ago my friend, Janine, gave me a bunch of squares of purple fabrics.  I do love purple!  Decided to make a bunch of HST's and put together this quilt top from them. 

 Originally I was going to border in bright yellow and the 2nd border would be purple and yellow.  Couldn't find any purple and yellow fabric that I wanted but found this wonderful purple and green fabric.  So changed to a tiny green border and added the outer border.

Would you believe..........I just noticed a big mistake!!!

Now, do I take it apart and fix it or just leave it?

Update:  Only took 10 minutes but offending HST is now turned 1/4 turn and sewn back in place.  

Quilt is much happier now.

My goal over the next few weeks is to gather all the partially finished quilt tops and finish them.  I'm not going to worry about the backing or the quilting for now.  Just finish the top!!

Hopefully that will clean up my sewing room of some piles of unfinished items.  I have made myself a promise not to start any more..........not even one more.........quilt until I have cleaned out all the partially finished tops.  

Let's see if I can do just that!

Happy Quilting!                              Lynda

Baby quilt top for Nora Mae

I only saved 2 of my Dad's shirts......not enough!

This one and a pink one were my favorites.

He wore them a lot.  

I  cut some from the pink one I put in a quilt for my nephew.

I may still have enough to make a pillow from that.

This one I decided to make into a pillow first and use scraps for a quilt later..

I really should have saved more and made a pillow for each of his grandchildren.

Hind sight.........

My niece, who has 4 active boys, is going to have a sweet little girl.

Of course she needs a quilt from Aunt Lynda.

I didn't like the way the corner looked with the

stripes going the wrong way in half of the

4 patch.

So I had to take them apart and twist the one

corner stripe of the 4 patch

and sew it back in.

I like that much better!

Here is the top complete.  

After the initial cutting of the pieces,

it went quite quickly.

Now on to making a scrappy back and

then off to the quilters

in time for the baby shower

the middle of May.

Happy Quilting!               Lynda