Ready to get back to quilting.

I've got the top together but had taken a couple days off from sewing. This pattern goes together really quick. I'm starting to like nice and easy tops. Now ready to get the top in the frame and get her quilted.

Double Takes II

Double Takes II by Anka Treasures is my new project.  I think it will go together pretty fast.
I'm using 1 layer cake - Woodland Bloom by Lila Tueller.
Pink dots - backing
Teal - outer border
Dk pink - inner border

Garden Club Quilt

This is one of my favorite quilts. It's by Smith Street Designs. An embroidery applique program that is great. They're instructions and construction info is easy to follow. It was time consuming but well worth it. I have a few of their programs and would highly recommend them. I hadn't done a quilt so detailed before and was scared to quilt it myself. So I had it quilted by Charisma. She did a beautiful job.



Quilt of 2011

These are most of the quilts I made last year. I wanted to make them for family members that I knew would love them.

The first one is French Roses by Heather French.

Flea Market Quilt from Quilter's Newletter magazine. 

Isabella is a free pattern from Hancocks of Paducah.

Yellow and Blue Dresdon.

Logcabin and Stars

Rustling Leaves - a BOM from Joann's

Batik Maple Leaves

Dolly Claire



Scrappy Medalion



American Beauty BOM

I pieced this quilt and Charisma did the awesome quilting.

The following are tops I bought on Ebay. I added wider borders and quilted.

These I saw pictures of and designed a pattern myself.

I saw the layout of an embroidery progam of Elepinks and designed a pattern for this one. I added appliqued flowers,

I can't find the pattern I used for this quilt but I think it's a Jacob's ladder.

 

My Sewing Room

I know I'm blessed with a wonderful sewing room. I love spending time in here. With all the windows, the light is great. Last summer before my Avanta arrived, I cleaned, organized, painted, and made new curtains. It was so organized I still haven't found a few things.

Hi!

Hi, my name is Jeri and I'm a quilt addict. I could sew and quilt 24 hrs a day, but I have to sleep sometime. I love to quilt on my HQ18 Avanta. I began quilting with my Mother-in-law about 28 yrs ago. I loved handquilting, but it was so hard on my wrist that I couldn't quilt very long. I didn't enjoy machine quilting on a domestic machine, so I looked into longarms. I started machine quilting about 2 yrs ago on a Viking Mega Quilter w/ an 8" throat, using a Handiquilter table top frame. It was good starter setup but I knew after the first quilt I wanted something bigger. Last summer I got my Avanta and went wild with it. I made 20 quilts last year. I did use a couple tops purchased from ebay but most I pieced myself. I am starting to quilt for others, so if you need a top quilted just let me know.