Garfield is avoiding the Holiday shipping rush!!

It's the holiday season in the Gerber household and with all the packages coming and going, Garfield has decided to take this opportunity

 to try and ship Nermal to Abu Dhabi!! (Again)

Thanks to Terri, Garfield came to live with us 6 years ago, and wasn't he cute!

He has become a big part of this family, literally!!

He is a big boy!!

He is Jim's buddy and not a lap cat!!

When I was laid off in 2009, I needed someone to keep me company

when Jim was at work. 

Terri, Cassandra and Richelle found this little guy at the intersection of our road.

Bill said NO to more cats!!  Jim said NO also, but he changed his mind!

Terri said we had to name him Nermal,

the "cutest kitten in the whole world" and Garfield's nemesis.

Nermal has helped on many of my quilting projects.

But at times Garfield and Nermal just don't get along!

So Garfield packed Nermal up for a trip to Abu Dhabi!!

Garfield looks kind of relaxed about the whole situation!!!

So I rescued Nermal and decided to send Jim to New York instead!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Jim, Darlene, Garfield and Nermal !!

2012 Pets on Quilt Show

I have decided to enter Nermal in the 2012 Pets on Quilt Show.

This is Nermal on my Framed Bargello quilt top.

Nermal helping me with my Kaleidescope quilt.

Nermal testing out my Christmas Day and Night.

Nermal and Terri's Leap Frog quilt.

Nermal is sure helpful!!!

I hope you have enjoyed my picutres of Nermal.

Harvest Cabins has gone to it's new home.

When my sister Dawn was here last year she picked this Harvest Cabins quilt out. 

I told her I would get it quilted and send it back to Florida with my Dad last Fall.  It did get quilted by Jennifer McCann, but I had not completed the binding. 

Doesn't Nermal look great with this as a background?

So when she decided to visit this month to spend time with my Mom Cindy after her breast cancer surgery, I decided to get it bound so she could take it back with her.

She helped me pick out the fabric binding, it's a diagonal strip from Moda from the Gobble Gobble line by Sandy Gervais.

I like the way that a diagonal binding finishes off a quilt.

This was the first quilt on my 2012 UFO list, and the 4th item I have finished off the list so far!!

Another 2012 UFO completed!!

I have completed another Unfinished Object that was on my list for 2012.

My two Bargello Color Wheel wall hangings.  I made these using a pattern called Bargello Color Wheel by Cheryl Phillips.  It included an acrylic 10 degree template that is used to cut the wedged pieces from the strip sets.

Nermal thought they were fine without borders and a center circle.

Now I need to decide if I will quilt them or have Jennifer quilt them.

Vote for Garfield and Nermal

I have been pattern testing for The Quilt Pattern Magazine for the last year.  It is an online magazine that has a variety of styles, patterns and projects for beginning quilts and those with many years of experence like myself.

The magazine is currently running a Quilt Kitties competition and you can help Nermal or Garfield to win!

Nermal is Kittie contestant # 4

Garfield is Kittie contestant # 5

Please VOTE !!

You can only vote once so please share with your friends and family!!

Check out the Halloween Quilts and Vote

I have entered my Mom's Scary Kittens pillows at the Quilting Gallery themed quilt contest.

Please enjoy looking at the all the different Halloween quilts and Vote!!

Halloween Kittens

A couple of weeks ago I found this Halloween Kittens fabric at Keepsake Quilting from Hoffman Fabrics.

I have never been a big Halloween fan, but this fabric just was so cute!!

I sent a picture to my Mom and see decided she wanted a couple pillows for her 70th Birthday.

Nermal is helping me press Grandma's pillow top!!

There faces and customes are just so cute!!!  Nermal and Garfield sure have a little devil inside of them!

 And check out this little witch!!

If you look close you can see the spiderweb motif I designed for the machine quilting.

Nermal decided to cozy up with these cute kitties!

The pillows are 14" and I think the orange and brown work well with the fabric.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!