new projects.

the Gryffindor scarf

knitted handbag

GRYFFINDOR!!!!!!!

I made this for Tyler Flowers, he is a friend to my two oldest girls and came with us to the
midnight premire event for the last Harry Potter movie on the 15th of July. It was a wonderful
night and we all had a great time. When we saw someone with a knitted Gryffindor scarf and I
said I thought I could do that he asked me to make him one so I did and here is the end
results. I just have a dislike for the way the opposite color shows when you bring it up the side of
the work. but I love the scarf no matter what. it is more than 2 yards long.

cute slippers

I just made these to donate to my girls auction to earn money for girls camp.

Sarai's blanket to take to school

This is my latest project. knitting a blanket for my daughter Sarai to take with her to collage. She turns 18 in just over two weeks and then graduates from High School and then she will be heading off to collage in the fall. So far it is about half way done. It makes me think of icecream.

How did it work

Just so you know it work wonderful that last project of my.
All my cords stayed right where I wanted them and we
always had them handy. and no tanglements took place.

My latest project

This is my latest project. It is a four pocket travel cord carryer. don't have a cute name for it yet though. It was

fun to make and now I have a place for all my cords when

I travel. neat huh. I like it and the button hole works to

hang it on a hook with.

This is my latest quilt.

I made this for the principal at my
youngest school. He is being transfered
after seven years.

my new toys

I love this. I always use the pencils but they always brake. even if you buy the more spendy ones they still brake. So I decided to try this and yea it works. ya pushe the yellow button at the bottom and you can replace the chalk. I got this kit for I think around $12.00 but it was totally worth the money. I also got new sheers, titaium blades. yippie.

My book made it to amazon

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_16?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+disappointing+homecoming&sprefix=A+Disappointing+

you can get it at amazon now this is very exciting. I just want people to buy it and then read it and tell a friend if they like it or not.
name of book: A Disappointing Homecoming
Author: Patty Boat (pen name)

my latest projects

All these clothes I've posted on Craigs list for sale. I need to raise a little money to go to Seattle for the Bon Jovi concert. I have the tickets now I need to pay for the train and suviniors. Which I plan to buy saveral things, a tee, CD, and anything else I see I want. So I need money. and this is how I've chosen to make it. with luck anyway. prices range from $8.00 to $5.00. they've been up two days hoping to hear from someone soon.

Where you can get it.

PublishAmerica.com online bookstore.
Patty Boat

My book cover art.

I know this isn't a quilt but I still had to share. Release date is set for Oct. 24, 2009.

Ahoy matty.

I love my pirates. I made this messenger bag my hand. Didn't feel like using the sewing machine this time.

back cover photo. I'm not chosing this one.

This is from a serious of pictures my husband took last night so I can chose 3 to send to the publisher for promotion material and for the back of the book. I don't like the way I look in picture. not photogenic like my girls. Now to the other thing I wanted to tell you. I was sent a bunch of things telling me about the next step and one of the options for me is to sent the publisher a list of e-mails of friends and family to recieve an e-mail announcement about the release of my book. If you'd like to get the e-mail from my publisher send me your e-mail to mine. patdavila@juno.com
This is so exciting I am still beside my self. yea.

I'm getting published!

Ok so as I said before I was offered a contract to publish my book. I had a friend look it over he is a contract lawyer. He said it was a good contract and fair so I signed it this morning and sent it back to them. My book "A disappointing Homecoming" is about Luke James return from the middle East after being wounded in the war. His journey home takes many turns with faith building expirences along the way. I believe it is one of my best. I've written 10 books and about 10 children's books. But I have been working on getting published for about 2 1/2 years now. This has been the most amazing week I've ever had. So we will just wait now for production to start. Yea me.

This is not quilting but here goes.

The publishing company that I sent my manuscript to called me today and said they want to publish it. Yea me. My sister and her co-worker jumped up and down at work for me today. Yea them. I am beside myself today but trying to remember that it's not published yet. I still have to read the contract again and wait to hear from the lawyer I e-mailed it to before I agree to it. But either way a traditional company wants to publish my book and thinks it has a chance. yea.

And the winner is!

A couple of month back I asked for
donations for my girls to raise money
to go to girls camp this summer.
Well Ginny from

http://ginnysquilts.blogspot.com/

sent me her pink pokadot purse which
was baught for a little girl by her mom
to carry her scripture's in every week to

church. That was until she got a better
look at it. She kind of wants to keep it
for herself, but I think she will give it
to Quinn like she planned. Her purse sold
for about $20.00 So she wins this quilt.
Ginny e-mail me at patdavila@juno.com

and give my the address where to send
this. Thank you so much your donation
help so much it was a big hit with the little
girl who got it. she was carrying it around
empty very proud of her treasure.

It's te cats meow

So here's the top of this quilt.

I'm thinking fr a border that

I will try to find a striped fabric

with all these colors. When it's

put on the striped will radiate out to

the edges. Just the picture in my

head. share your thoughts for

a boardor.

Its the cats meow

The first block is done. I love it when I put them together I think
I might use another thin strip of the tan/yellow between the

blocks. Opinions are welcome as always.It was my sisters idea

to put a strip around the block to bring out the yellow in the cats.

I love the idea, i really like these blocks. I think it is one of my

favorites I've done in a while.

the top is on

I finished this top this morning.
I went with purple for the boarder
because I find that I was leaning
toward the green again. I love green.

I wanted to go with something

different.