Saturday April 14th 2012

I am shana's daughter Janetta named after her mommy ( i love my name very much) my mom and grandma taught me when i was young to embrodiery it was bambi and yes i still have it.... i was 5 yrs old. i was hooked my fingers loved it my heart began to sing...... as i grew up i lost track of sewing for a while BOYS CAME important for a bit but i did play under moms alot! with my little brother harold. at 13 i made a quilt which i still have to put in my hope chest for when i had children ironic it was a boys quilt my first child was a boy lol guess my mind already new. after i was married my sewing came back to me i was 19 years old and needed a outlet if started with teaching myself how to sew clothes for my son then moved into curtains and clothes for others. after a divorce i tried my hand back into the world of quilts BIG MISTAKE! now i am just a 4th generation quilter of my family and now i am too ADDICTED!!! I love to quilt as much as possible and i make my own designs. quilting has become my passion and i hope to share it with my granddaughters as they grow older as i have with my own daughters who i hope one day will pick up the quilting bug too. even my son gave his hand at it once wonder will he ever finish his quilt him and his sister began in high school??? maybe i mom can hope..... all in all i guess i can blame my mom and grandma for givng me this bug of quilting and i know if my grandma was here today she would be amazed and proud of my purple heart design and how many soliders i have given them too so in a end of this i say KEEP QUILTING IT KEEPS YOUR MIND HAPPY!! qouted after aunt saima another quilter i love! my moms sister! hugs to you all till next time happy quilting!

sun bonnet doll block

The finished Block is then sewn to a print block to make a strip of the quilt 

next time I will show you the finished top. when I get my cast off.

The sun bonnet doll block

Making a Sun Bonnet Doll block

The pattern cut out of card board

used to cut out the print material.

Here the pattern is drawn on a piece of muslin 8 1/2 X 11.

The hand and foot are drawn freehand.

The dress is cut 1/4 inch lager then the cutout pattern then appliqued to the block

next time we will finish the block 

Sun bonnet dolls twin size

This is an old pattern called the Sun Bonnet Doll quilt.

Two of the blocks the red has not been embroider

back of block

The dress and bonnet are Appliquéd to a  8 X 11 inch muslin block then embroiderer with a button hole stitch all work is done by hand.  

Blocks laid out  to see what the finish quilt will look like

This quilt can be ready to ship in two weeks and will sell for 90.00 USD plus shipping.  You can chose the color of the plain strips and the back  I normally get a twin size flat sheet for the back.

my latest quilt

Embroidered Boys and Girls 

This Quilt is ready to ship 

Crib size 35 X 50 inches

50.00 USD plus shipping 

email Shana at durhamshana@gmail.com to order

sun flowers and bees

All cotton print front and back

35 X 41 the right size for stroller or car seat

45.00 USD plus shipping 

Rocking Horse

pinning the top to the frame

This  one is called little 

Roses  it is 41 X 48 crib size

sell price is 50.00 USD plus shipping

made with all cotton print front and back

Making a rocking horse baby quilt