This is a panel in the center which I love! This one even had a label to put my name & year on the back, hopefully 2010. I've been trying to do that more. Colors are actually burgundy and I'm going to get a brown backing for it to match the brown surrounding the Santa.

Here's a few more boxes...love the possum fabric I bought and used it all for boxes. The star shape box is Noah's ark.

Addicted to covered boxes!

Cool out of print or new fabrics and/or trims, are turning up more and more at Antique Shows or Flea Markets so I am exposed to them even when I don't head out the door to Fabric Depot. I never buy fat quarters like a lot of people I know because I can buy a full quarter yard for about the same price. But, in the end, I have too much fabric no matter what it cost. I have finally come to understand that I cannot possibly live long enough to use it all for quilts so covering boxes with said fabric is an excellent alternative and I love it! Anyone who gets presents from me might be obligated to give a covered gift box a home but that is their problem. B K Howell has great low prices on nested boxes and all the trimmings.

Man! I can't believe how long it has been since I came to my blog. I am, as usual in a big muddle of unfinished projects but have been plugging along on a few hand projects...cherry quilt mostly. I have 6 or 7 tops that I consider worthy that need to be put together. Unfortunately, once you use cotton batting , there's no going back so it's more expensive and I need to get a bunch. Fabric Depot will be having it on sale soon but I can't afford to stock up like I used to. I had some nice new large flannel blankets I was was thinking of shrinking and using but ended up donating them to a safe house.
Here is a pix of an old 1976 Blazer logo when they won the one and only championship game. I am thinking cross stitch maybe, for my daughter in law who works there. Problem is (besides ever getting it done) is that I really don't think she appreciates stuff like that and it is a lot of work. It came from an actual newspaper from the 76 victory and I would have rather transferred it right onto a piece of fabric but it's discolored at the fold and I couldn't scan that out. I have not tried freezer paper for that purpose yet but what I bought for my printer is too hard to peel off the fabric. Freezer paper would be MUCH cheaper so I need to try that. Plus the unlimited fabric choices! Don't get me started thinking about that. Anyone want a copy of this?

Another one finished!! Went pretty well but had small pieces and pattern you had to pay attention to. Made a mistake right in the middle but was easy to fix. It's almost inevitable that I would not get away one small fix. All I had left was the border and the hem so it should have been relatively easy.
But....when I measured off 5" for that from point A to C, I cut one length A to B which put me 3" short. dhhhh! So, had to piece it back together at which time fabric decided not to cooperate. But, I finally won and had it finished at 3 AM this
morning and am basically happy with it.

I actually made this one for my oldest son (he's been gone 10 years) but saw the way his dogs had ruined a couple of other ones so decided to wait until he moved into a better situation. That never really happened so I never gave it to him. I did make him a gorgeous green & gold one w/lions (for Richard the lion hearted, I told him) shortly before he died but it disappeared. So, I wasn't totally neglecting him. I can't believe it's been 10 years....seems like a couple of days ago! They say you never get over losing a child and it's sad but true. Rich was 39 so not really a child. His youngest brother now uses it for a bedspread.
Anyway, here's a tip...if you make a large quilt with heavy corduroy, it doesn't need a thick batting. I only found that out when my washing machine told me.

Not keeping up very well, am I? Have been having camera problems and I wanted to get a pix of my grandson's Michael Jordan quilt before I gave it to him. But not. It consisted of a poster size panel of M J's Looney Toons movie w/matching fabric + basketball fabric. Turned out great and, of course, it had a secret pocket w/Michael Jordan sports cards. I still have a couple of the poster panels but cannot find the same fabric that matches. If anyone has that overall fabric and wants to trade, I would be happy to do so.