About Me
- Laurdee
- A little bit about me, and why I made a BLOG (can you believe it??). I suppose you could say I'm "middle age", though I don't believe it! Yes, I'm in my late 50s, but certainly don't feel it! At least not on most days. I'm from a suburb of Buffalo, NY, born here and except for the 8.5 years we lived in Montreal, been here my whole life. My husband is from here, also. I work in a cardiology office, "switchboard operator" is the official title. It's a job, and it's a paycheck. Enough said. I have 2 grown daughters, and I'm a grandma to 2 wonderful granddaughters. And a husband of almost 35 years. What more could one ask for? So, why did I make a BLOG? Good question. I'm not a writer, so there won't be any extraordinarily written stories here. Just me and my keyboard. I guess I wanted a place to share my thought and pictures about my quilts. This has been an amazing journey for me...one I wish I had started years ago.
Winter 2011~
Winter 2011~
I wish there was more time! More time to quilt, more time to relax! Just time to enjoy life! There's so much stress in my (and most people's) life, that I'm simply not enjoying it. I'm trying! We now actually have FUN in the cold, snowy winter! We go snowshoeing with amazing friends. We hike, and bike and I run! The hiking and biking are fun...the running? Not so much. But I do it. I ran 5 miles in the Turkey Trot this past Thanksgiving! First time in that event. Larry stayed home and cooked! Loved that part!
But I think about all that I want to do. I just turned 59...can't believe that! 59! When did I get that OLD?? Funny thing is, I'm more active NOW than I was back when I was YOUNG! I'm in better shape, and I think I'm a happier person.
Just wish I had more time....
Saturday, May 15, 2010
A square is a square... ~ May 2010
This quilt was made to be raffled off to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes.
Finally Finished
This quilt, which I did "finally finish", was made for a young woman I work with. She picked out almost all of the fabric, and then I had to figure out what to do with it! There were SO many different fabrics, I had no idea what to do or how it would turn out. I'm glad to say, I'm very pleased with the outcome. though these are not colors I would normally use, or combine, I'm happy with the result, and so was she!
Memories of Mom
This one touches me every time I look at it. A lot of tears went into making it, also. I've used 2 of mom's hankies and in the bottom corner, are a bunch of her buttons. This proudly hangs in my living room
Quilt made for baby Charlie~ June 2009
this one was made for my best friend, Linda's first grandchild
Hearts of Love
I made this quilt for Courtney's 11th b'day. The hearts are all machine appliques (my first attempt ever), and the quilt is supposed to be a twin size, but you can see, it fits a queen size bed.
Life's a Beach
This quilt was made for Linda, my best friend! As far as we are concerned, we should be living on the beach. Fabrics all have something to do with the beach, from the ocean blue, to pepples, to wine!
To Serve and Protect
This was the first quilt I ever got paid for making! It was for a little boy who's dad is a police officer
Starry Night
This was made as a "block of the month". It's now a wallhanging for Debbie. My first real attempt at so many triangles!
Color Me Happy
This was made for a lady at work, for her granddaughter. Loved working with such bright colors!
Spring 2008
Just wanted to add a few pictures..way down at the bottom of the page!
Fit for a Princess
Ah, this was a lot of quilting! This is the one where I practiced something different, free-motion style, in each block. Love the way it turned out.
A Hole in One
I made this one for larry's b'day last year. I'm proud to say, he uses it every night on the couch!!
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