Semi-sappy intro... Finished... 2001 Spring 2001: Lucy block for LABMED quilt II Spring 2001: "Around the World Quilt in a Day" Later 2001: Mimi's crocheted blanket December 2001 - December 2002: MIDIMaze aprons Late 2001/early 2002: Miranda's nightgown Fall 2001: dalmatian latch-hook pillow for friend Benjamin for the holidays 2002 Spring 2002: Lucy memorial Friendship Star blocks for LABMED quilt III June 2002: birthday pillow for cousin Rachel July 2002: "Clifford" sleeping bag for friend Julia's birthday Summer 2002: Fourth of July quilt becomes 9/11 gift for firemen Spring/summer 2002: leotard for Tanya doll Fall 2002: silly crocheted hat for Charlotte Fall 2002: nice crocheted beret for Miranda 2003 January 2003: a "French flag" pillow with an embroidered "M" for Miranda started fall 2002/finished early February 2003: turned fancy corduroy baby bonnet into fancy doll dress July 2003: another birthday pillow for Rachel July 2003: "Clifford" tiny doll sleeping bag plus heart-shaped piggy bank for friend Julia's birthday July 2003: Lucy memorial log cabin block for LABMED quilt IV 2004 July-August 2004: "Around the World" doll quilt for Mimi to match Miranda's big one September-early October 2004: "Rubber Ducky" lap quilt for Charlotte Summer 2004-ongoing: assorted crocheted items - doll hats and scarves, mostly Fall 2004: 1st crocheted granny square ever Fall 2004: knitted hat for my dad 2005 March 2005: knitted poncho for Miranda finished spring 2005: crocheted hat for baby sister of a gymnastics friend - I neglected to take a photo and she hasn't given me one yet :-< August 2005: quick baby quilt for friend Amy's shower Just before Thanksgiving 2005: finished variegated green-white-blue crocheted hat (started a year ago!) -- possibly for me Just after Thanksgiving 2005: finished all-white baby-sized crocheted hat (started a year ago!) -- now, who to give this to? Save to sell someday? Thanksgiving week 2005: started *and finished* peach-and-white knitted scarf for C (not from the special yarn yet) Now, and for a long time, in progress... Spring 2002-: blue/white Log Cabin quilt(s) Future plans... a "French flag" doll quilt to match Miranda's pillow, from the scraps left from the firemen's quilt a Lucy pillow along the lines of the first Lucy block some things for Charlotte many more ideas... Online quilting & other craft reference materials; amazing custom-made items Quilting & other craft books, etc. available via Amazon.com (or other channels) Page last updated 08/28/05

July 2003: Lucy memorial block for LABMED's quilt IV Spring 2003: LABMED chose "A Dog for All Reasons" as their quilt theme. Since my previous log cabin blocks had come out pretty well and were fun to do, that route was an easy decision. After much consideration of animal-print and food-print fabrics, I decided to honor Lucy using a different approach. She was a goofy, homey dog, and I grew up in the 70s, so 70s fabrics seemed about right. Last year I donated a lot of contemporary white-on-blue fabric for this year's quilt. It features a Lab going through what looks like a marsh. Sue Erickson of LABMED opted to use it as this year's backing material. With a bit of this backing fabric as my central square, I selected as many red-and-white and multicolored 70s fabrics as seemed to be in my stash and laid them out. I added one more contemporary fabric, the one with the squiggly stripes, because it reminded me of water and Lucy loved to swim. After a few days of rearranging and relayering and asking other folks' opinions of different combos and color ranges, I chose the fabrics shown. The happy, homey, outdoorsy red and white fabrics on the top and left move from tiny to larger prints. The brighter fabrics on the bottom and right have water, fruit, and flower patterns of about the same scale but slightly different color combos. The block is bordered with the center fabric to make sure it would blend with any other blocks people sent in. You can see the finished 2003 LABMED IV quilt at the bottom of the LABMED quilt gallery. You can also examine each of the blocks from this quilt.

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