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A lil of our Christmas

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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I tell ya...tryin to figure out what to get Lil Lilly's boyfriend was a chore. I kept thinkin in the back of my mind I'd find somethin on my trips thru the stores while Christmas shoppin.......that didnt happen. Just COULD NOT find anything that I thought he'd like, need, or want. So.....the night of Dec 21, I started him a quilt. I worked frantically until 2 am that night. Then got up and had to go buy a few things for it, the material for the underside, and the binding the next day. Came home that night and worked until 3 am finishin it up. I was really wonderin if I'd get it done. He and Lil Lilly were to exchange gifts the next day 23rd, cuz he was goin out of town for Christmas. I washed it after finishin it, and then put it in the dryer the mornin of the 23rd......got it out, folded up...in a box and wrapped about 30 minutes before he got here. LOL It was still warm from the dryer I think haha. Anyway, he loved it. Since he drives Mr Lilly's dad's race car I thought it appropriate to use a racin theme. The squares of this quilt are from an upholstry sample book that I'd gotten a while back thinkin it'd make a good sturdy quilt.
Here's a pic of it.
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Then.....sometime this last summer Lil Lilly had gotten her "sparkly belt" hung over the saddle horn durin a run, and it broke in half. So that's what she's been wantin for Christmas. So he got her one. But as a joke, he wanted to do somethin else. So I helped him out. He'd told her he got her somethin in a black velvet box. So....I took a piece of hay twine, put some fabric glue on it....then put glitter all over it. Walla.....a sparkly belt. Coiled it up, and put it in a lil black velvet jewelry box.
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Then the real one he got her...it's really cute. Has cowboy boots all the way around it, and lots of rhinestones.
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She got him a tool kit. Since ya need that kinda thang when your at the race track. And he didnt have any tools.
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(Mrs Greg......just so ya don't feel alone...these four pictures took me the biggest part of an hour to get loaded into photobucket. I even tried the bulk uploader and it never would load) I really think it's because photobucket has sooooo many people usin it, it's just slower than all git out.
 

Mrs.Greg

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The quilt was a special gift Lilly,I sooo wish I had one ounce of that kinda talent in my body...I just DO NOT have the patience :oops:

Nice pics :)

Greg also figured that it was too many people that was causing the photo-bucket problam,but thx for the bulk uploader advice...I'm going to try that
 

Jassy

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I've said it so many times before...you have such creative talent as it is...but then to tackle a quilt 48hrs before you need it???? Yur crazy...but if anyone could pull it off you could...Whew...

I got a chuckle out of the "joke" belt...now that's funny...never a dull moment in your household, and it seems like Lil Lilly's boyfriend has a good sense of humor too...

Glad you all had a great day...now RELAX !!!!
 

Soapweed

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Nice quilt, Jersey Lilly. You are one ambitious gal to pull off such a difficult project in such jig time. The young man will always appreciate your efforts.
 

Faster horses

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Lilly, you are truly UNBELIEVABLE!!!! To start a quilt on Dec. 21 to be given on Dec. 23rd...remarkable...now you need a nap, I'm sure.
Oops, on second thought, you probably don't...so what project are you working on next????????????? :p
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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Project???? nothin at the moment. I do that kinda thing in a rush....or push myself to get somethin finished, and it kinda kills the urge to do anything for a while. I'll hafta post some pictures tho of the blue jeans I did for Lil Lilly for Christmas. They turned out kinda neat.
 
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