Monthly Archives: July 2009
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The Prize Babies – 1888
This is one of my favorite antiques in my home. My mother-in-law was an antique dealer, and she gave me this one Christmas years ago. On the back is a label that says “The Prize Babies” copyright 1888. It is a CHROMOLITHOGRAPH. You can read about the process that is used to create something like this here and read about the creator, Louis Prang, here. I don’t know too many people who can resist a picture of an adorable baby. This is on my wall just above another adorable baby… my first grandchild, Jacob.
When Jacob was still in his Mommy’s tummy, I made him a little quilt with dog houses on it. It was hand quilted, and it had all my love, heart, hopes and prayers stitched into it over a period of about seven months.
This “Country Barns” quilt was made for my first baby, Sean, in 1977. Sean is Jacob’s Daddy. Who makes quilts for other “prize babies?” You know, those adorable babies of celebrities? I was sitting here looking at my “prize babies” and wondered what the quilts of celebrities look like. Who makes them? What do they look like? You just know that they will be great… probably hand quilted and flawless. Can you find pictures of them online? So I did a search. I didn’t have luck. Can you find some?
I challenge you to spend a few minutes and look for baby quilts for famous babies. If you find some, let us know by posting the website address in the comments area below. It would be great if you could include photos on YOUR blog and link to them in the comments! Let’s see what we can find! (I’ll keep looking, too!)
Caron, Where Are You?

So, what have I been doing? Hmmmm. Here’s a glance at a quilt border…
and a quilt block to go in my basket quilt.
Four days ago I joined SparkPeople. I need to be healthier, thinner, and gorgeous for my baby’s wedding next spring. So it’s about time I did something!
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Last weekend Dean and I met up with Loren, Margaret and her parents to look at a house they wanted to buy. It is gorgeous, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Everyone gave it a big thumbs up, and on Monday they put in an offer. Tuesday, they got the word they were hoping to hear: YES! They are so excited, and so are we. They close on the house in about a month, so I need to work on the muscles in my arms and back. Sounds like a moving party to me!
Progress is Made
New Quilters – So Much to Learn!
Do you remember when you first started quilting? I remember it seemed like there was SO much to learn all at once, and I saw so many beautiful quilts and wanted one every bit as beautiful.
Applique – Check!
Remember the block I started here? I set my mind to it and finished it this weekend… at 8:30 PM Sunday night. YIPPIE!
Lanterns Lacking in Luminosity

I’m trying to put a different quilting design in each of the lanterns, and I’m running out of any ideas. If you have any, I’d LOVE to hear from you, please!!! Ronda? Vicki? Carla? Dolly? Susan? Mark? Ami? Anybody?
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It annoys me when people think that mentioning important people in a conversation will cause them to appear more important. But did you know that if you drop names on your blog, it actually might get you more hits? One blog I read regularly, Happy Zombie had an article today about getting increased hits on her blog for a previous entry about Mike Rowe. Now, people searching for Debbie Rowe (ala Jackson fame) are landing on her quilt blog!
So it caused me to wonder if it really works. Let’s try it! I’ll start and use some kinda-sorta-famous names of people and places in this blog entry. I know that links help, so I’ll do a quickie search and see if I can toss some links in here somewhere. You do the same on yours, and let’s see what it does, OK? Just blather on. See what happens. Right now my hit counter is at 29,153. I will report back in one week, next Friday, July 17th.
Here goes my attempt:Jinny Beyer sat and stitched on my Tumbling Blocks quilts in the 1980’s when we taught at a conference together. I treasure that quilt. Speaking of quilting, I attended, taught at and had a quilt hanging in the very first AQS show in Paducah. Gosh, I’m old! Caryl Bryer Fallert’s work was included in my second book. I met Doris Day and Carrie Fisher back in the mid 1970’s at the Minskoff Theater in NYC. My brother was in the men’s room at an airport once with John McCain. John came out of the stall and walked up to someone and immediately shook his hand. Then he left the bathroom… yes, without washing his hands! Gross! I love listening to and watching Lionel Richie sing. Always have. He did a great job at the Michael Jackson Memorial, don’t you think? I went to Interlochen for a few summers in the early to mid 1970’s. Leslie Giammanco was there at the same time I was, and was also in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta “Patience.” Now, Leslie is on Broadway and working as a vocal coach in NYC. Talented girl, that Leslie! Speaking of famous people, I’d like to see an image of Jesus Christ somewhere unexpected sometime. You know how people see Him on rocks, in trees, in cereal… like that! I think that would be cool! He’s not even close to being in the same category as Jesus, but Michael Moore and my husband Dean Mosey (hey, I think he’s famous!)were in a wedding together years ago.
Ok, I am done blathering. Get the idea? See if it helps your hit counter. If it doesn’t, at least you added one fun blog entry!
Now it’s YOUR turn!
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