Karla Blevins's Page

thanks for asking me to be your friend. Keep up showing us your handiwork!

Hi Karla,
Thanks for the info on the toys. And I'm delighted to be your friend on QWU. I work for Oracle-USA as a 'mobile' consultant, working on projects for a giant insurance company creating their insurance forms for Travel and Airline agencies.
Working from home has its benefits, but I really wish I could just stay home to quilt, sew and watch my granddaughter. I'm thinking of putting in for my retirement this year, 40 years of working for others is finally taking its toll on my patience and brain.
Sorry about the loss of your kitty. It's sad to give up our pets but we must think also of their quality of life. I'm sure she has left you with good memories.
I have been looking at my boxes of patterns to see if I still have that blanket with pockets, once I find it I'll send it to you.
Warm regards (stay cool) - Aida

We probably know some mutual people. My husband went to college with Tim Waller of Holdrege. (Waller Feedyards). I've also been to the Holdrege quilt shop a few times. :0)

Hi Karla, thank you for the friend request. I think you'll enjoy the site. If you like hand quilting, you might want to think about the "Around the Quilt Frame" group of hand quilters (many machine quilt as well). We have a good time there. I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures!

Hi Karla, I am delighted to be your friend. I love this site and have learned much from it, and have developed some wonderful friendships on it. Some of my friends I have met face to face as a result of being on this site and others I have yet to meet. The pillowcases were not my original idea but I "improved" on the way they were done from the original case I saw. I am happy to give you the directions on how I did them. And the advent calendar quilt, again was not my original idea for the quilt itself, but the implementation of the daily bags to open was my idea. Again, I am happy to share all of that with you too. I have 3 friends that I helped make the same calendar for last year and I have 2 more that want to make them this year. I have saved all my daily gift and activities for the bags from each year and can show you what kind of things I did. For instance, one of the days might have a small craft--I would include everything needed to complete the craft so mom or dad didn't have to go looking for tape or glue or anything and the kids could start right away upon opening the bag. some days had a small treat. A couple of the days had items in them that the kids were to share with a neighbor or friend. Another day might they would find a Christmas mug for each child, a package of hot cocoa for each family member and a Christmas story book with instructions to make the cocoa and read the story. My gchildren and my kids love this tradition each year. The kids can't wait to open their bag each day. Anyway, I am happy to give you more details, maybe in an email so it doesn't take up so much room here.

Yep, a fellow Husker, but we're at the western end of the state, south of North Platte. My kids go to school at Chadron State, one a senior and one a freshman, so we're rapidly facing an empty nest. Will look forward to getting to know you better.

Thank you, Karla......sounds like you're a busy gal. Not too far from the KC area where I'm at - nice to meet another "mid-westerner". You will enjoy this site! I find there are times I spend way too much time reading and admiring the other quilts! Welcome!!

Hi Karla, just received your invitation to be friends. Looking forward to chatting online. Thanks.

Years ago, McCall's had a pattern a blanket that has pockets for beanie babies. I bought it because I have a large collection of Beanie Babies (actually, most of the cats collection), and I planned on making the blanket. Let me see if I still have it, and I'd gladly give you the directions.

You'd surely be very busy with the quilts you are planning to make. It's lots of fun though, a great stress reliever.
Cheers - Aida