Cat Park & Pictures

 Posted by Tanya.

2 Finished Quilts 

Dot's and Owls and 

Blue and White Rag Quilt

I took the two rag quilts I finished up last week to the park to take some better pictures and to get a few pictures of the younger kids.  The first one is turquoise and white with turquoise rose buds. I did a center layer of flannel on this one, instead of batting.  The second is owls, brown with big dots and ivory minky.  I decided I really don't like doing minky very well in a rag quilt.  It stretches weird. Jared didn't have school today and  I figured after a  few chores we could eat lunch at park and they could play while I got a few pictures of quilts and  them.

 The first little while they seemed to be enjoying themselves.  Julia likes to sit and pull grass and hunt for leaves to crumble.  Jared  liked the playground. 

He also really likes cats, so I took a few pictures of him with the sculptures. This didn't last very long when I got this from Julia.  I guess  this means it is time to go home.  

   We will pick a winner for the charm pack Tuesday and email them.  We will post winner on Wednesday.

Back to the Beginning!

Both Tanya and I started working on the beginner quilt along by quilting gallery and sadly we did not follow along as well as we should have.  Tanya was planning to make one top and I was going to make 2 (you know I have to show off).  Well I failed and Tanya is now working to finish my top and she finally finished finished hers (OK she sewed the top and basted it and I quilted it) It is not washed yet, but it is complete and will go to one of Tanya's Sisters for Christmas.

I sent the kids up to take a picture so I could post this before bed and my son though it was funny to take a picture of Rebecca standing on the chair holding the quilt while she was flipping it around and since she protested about the picture, you know I just had to post it.  Something about bad hair?  14 year old girls, like any boys are out there looking at her hair on a quilting blog.

She did manage to get it turned around and hiding the hair.  We also picked the winner of last months Link A Finish Friday with Prizes.

Tanya threw them all in the bowl (she wrote down all of the LAFF entry's) and Jared took care of drawing out the winner.

It's almost more effort then its worth to get a picture of him holding the winning number, he keeps moving it in and out, lol. He is so cute!

The winner's quilt came complete with a cute quilt tester.

The winner is Shanna from Sparrow in Flight  the Quilts name is Once Upon a Pinwheel.  I will email her and let her know she won.  She won a 15$ gift certificate from our sponsor Fat Quarter Shop

 http://www.fatquartershop.com/ their blog http://www.fatquartershop.blogspot.com/ and Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/FatQuarterShop

P.S. You still have one day left to enter the drawing to win a charm pack go here to enter.

Rebecca's Skeleton Quilt

Hello, My name is Rebecca I am the brains behind Richard and Tanya Quilts (Not! dad speaking) ya what ever! hey if you what to know how to quilt this quite here read here 

Cut 40 6x6 in squares 

do it in five different colors 8 blocks each

small border 2 in cut 4

big border 6 in cut 4 to five

back

 biding cut 2 1/2 in cut 4 to 5

 sew 5 by 8 blocks iron open

sew on small border iron open

sew big border  iron open

The above was from Rebecca our 14 year old she is taking a sewing class at High School and we are proud of the quilt that she made.

Link a Finish Friday #39

It is now time for Link A Finish Friday.  Today I would like to start with a big thank you to Fat Quarter Shop who has offered to Sponsor our Link A Finish Friday with Prizes.  This month's winner (November) will win a $15 gift certificate to spend on Fat Quarter Shop.  I will announce Octobers winner in the next couple days.

Please remember to thank our sponsor by visiting their store at http://www.fatquartershop.com/ their blog http://www.fatquartershop.blogspot.com/ and Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/FatQuarterShop

The 2 most visited links from last week was Meet Biggie Smalls from Just Something I made

and Irish Sister #3 from Butterfly Angels Quilts

So for the rules.

1) Who likes rules. Toss them out.
2) Add a link to your finish blog or where ever you show off your finishes (Not limited to quilts but I like them the most).
3) Visit a few of the finishes and comment or encourage them on.
4) Monthly random winner picked from all of the months linkups to $15 gift card from Fat Quarter Shop.

Not required but fun to do

1) Follow my blog.
2) Follow the blog of all those that link.
3) Link back to my blog.
4) No finish, go quilt and stop reading the web.

Flowers All Around

This week is our week on the Glorious Autumn Block Party and I share the week with Sandi and Faith and many wonderful sponsors.  Please make sure you take the time to visit each of our sites on our perspective days.

Tuesday, Oct. 30 Richard and Tanya Quilts

Wednesday, Oct. 31 Sandi - A Legacy of Stitches

Thursday, Nov. 1 Faith - Fresh Lemon Quilts

 This is the second baby quilt out of the Amelia fabric.  This one is also a random patchwork.  The back and binding on this are both turquoise daisies.  Tanya really likes the bright flowers from this line.