A Mama Who Loves to Quilt

One thing I've learned recently.  Find a good, quick, quilt pattern, make it, and repeat.  In anticipation for heading to Guatemala, I started a quilt for Kenzie's Mission President and his wife.  I used the same pattern as I did for President and Hermana Heaton.  Turning Twenty. I grabbed fat quarters I already owned and went for it.  When the top was done, I didn't really like it.  No time for starting again, so I just continued on.  I paid some else to do the quilting this time.  Not enough time for everything.  Kim had it quilted up in no time. 

The backing came from Corn Wagon and I had a different binding I was going to use, but decided I had enough prints going on, so I just used the same as the back.  I started calling this quilt the ugly quilt.  When I showed it to a few friends, they were honest enough to say *It's OK*.  Thanks girls for not lying to me, I would have never been able to trust you again :) When I had it completely finished I kept telling myself - It's not so bad.  But it really was.  The thing is, this quilt was going to Guatemala, where everything works there.  And when I got it there, it totally was fine.  Funny thing though, I carried it around and it was so stinkin' hot there, I just laughed to myself.  That quilt will never be cuddled with.  At best it will lay across a chair, but most likely will sit in a closet.  Oh well.  So much for the ugly quilt.  Karly loved it when I showed it to her.  Love that girl!

My favorite part?  My new LABELS!!!! 

They are the wrong color (I ordered gray & red), but I still love them.  I've used several on my latest sewing projects and I get giddy everytime I see one.

Brooke told me not to use labels because then people won't think I made it.  I still love them.

Don't you?