From time to time, I have to decrease the amount of quilted and crafted items in the house or I would be covered up in them. So, time for a sample sale, to move some things into other hands. I have some cards left as well that were not appropriate for Safelight but still fun, …
Category: Quilting
Finishing The Quilting
After finishing the borders on the Kayla quilt, I loaded it on the longarm for quick quilting. I am using a light sage green Glide thread on top, with a matching green Bottom Line in the bobbin. The pantograph is one of my favorites for quick finishes called Fascination. It has long sweeping curves, and …
Sew Day Kayla Quilt
It is always fun to get together with friends to sew. Our local guild Area A (small group) did a sew day last week to get started on twin size quilts for the Safelight Shelter. The coordinator of the charity sew challenged us to make a quilt with a Villa Rosa Pattern card. The card …
Working on the Paris Quilt
Finally, a couple of days of no meetings or appointments meant I could get back to the Paris quilt. I am doing a simple Disappearing Nine Patch pattern. I cut the strips 5-1/2-inches by width of fabric, and sewed the sets. One tip for pressing, press to the common print in both strip sets each …
Project Linus Quilts and Baking Day
With Stashbusters check in coming on Friday, I needed to get these Project Linus quilts done. I'm going to have quite a bit of "fabric in" this month! It was a beautiful day when I loaded the second one onto the longarm frame. So, I opened all the windows to let in the fresh air …
Garden of Quilts Show Wrap Up
Our quilt show was really fabulous, and a huge success judging by the number of people who came and the complements we were getting as guests left. I have just a few more quilts to show of ones that caught my eye, but not nearly the number I wanted to photograph. I just ran out …
Amazing Garden of Quilts Show
With more than 250 entries in our guild's Garden of Quilts Show, there is no way I can begin to cover the amazing work displayed. Although I took a fair number of photos, I was focused on my assigned task of documenting the show overall, and I didn't get as many photos of individual quilts …
Project Linus Inspiration
I had a day free on Tuesday, and it was a rainy day, perfect for hiding out in my basement and putting thread into fabric. I have had a total lack of inspiration lately, and I think it is because I just don't need anything for myself or for a gift. So I turned my …
A Few Days to Piddle
After three out of town trips in just five weeks, I was happy to have a couple of days at home. I needed the time to catch up on a mountain of laundry and some house cleaning chores. What looked like a week of meetings cleared a bit as one meeting was canceled and an …
Finding Inspiration
Last week the Mancuso Quiltfest Show was held in Greenville, SC, and a few gal pals from our guild went with me to see it. I haven't been to this show before, mostly because the ticket price is a bit steep - $15 plus parking fee. I have had precious little sewing time lately, and …
