June

On my birthday, I scheduled Family Pictures.........so I didn't get as many complaints as usual because everyone was trying to be nice for my birthday. It turned out to be a good plan! Steve Watson took them and did a fabulous job!

Denim Quilts

For Christmas I made each of my 4 sons a King Size Denim Quilt! Crazy I know but they all loved our family one so with money tight and a stack of jeans almost my height it sounded good at the time. I got the quilt tops done for Christmas morning (not bad since I started this project Dec 3rd). Then in January I finished them up! It has been a lot of work, and more time consuming than I thought it would be, but so rewarding as I see them used often!

They were sewn on my Grandma Deaun Shelley's Necchi ( a heavy duty sewing machine that she used often). As I sewed I could see her in my mind working on lots of projects for her family. The quilts were also made out of many memorable jeans......some when the kids were little.......twin boys jeans with tiny pockets on them..........and some from family..........the most noticeable are my Dad's jean pockets because he carried a comb in one pocket and a wallet in the other. Each of the boys have at least one comb pocket and one wallet pocket from their Grandfather! All in all I am so glad I made them and hope they will be enjoyed for years to come!

Now I need to make the girls each one.....

Andrew's Quilt

Ben's Quilt

Matt's Quilt

Joshua's Quilt

Andrew's Driving?!?

Andrew has his learning permit............lookout world!