My 1st Whole Cloth Quilts

This is my 1st whole cloth quilt. I really like doing this. I think I will be doing alot more of these in the near future.

Happy 2016

I can't believe the holidays are over. It seemed to go by so fast. Well I just started sewing again after a long break. I feel so much better than before. I have few goals for the new year.
1. To take better care of myself. Exercise and eat right.
2. Sew or quilt almost every day. I'd like to say everyday but I'm trying to be realistic.
3. Well then there's try to keep up with the house and laundry.

I'm working on The Hunter Star. I used the Acquilt die, it made it so fast and easy to cut out. I'll post pictures soon.

I hope I'm back.

I have been lost for a while. I'm trying to get my feet moving again. My sweet family helped me move my sewing room downstairs. It's a great space. I was hoping a change would help reboot my love of quilting. This was last October and I'm still unpacking boxes. It's not that I have that much stuff, it's I feel lost down there. A few weeks ago Jessica (my daughter) and I made a christening gown for her boss' daughter. I really enjoyed it. My sewing machine died soon after that, so I was able to buy a new one. I got a great deal on a HV Designer Ruby Deluxe. We set it up a few days ago and today I'm finally going to get down there a sew something. I have a few projects started and I have a quilt in the frame. That poor quilt has been in for over a year. But that's all about to change.

Where has this year gone.

Can't believe it's September. I need to get my head together and start my Christmas sewing.
I have to make lists and organize my thoughts and plans. I will need a few days before I'm ready to attack. It will all start in the sewing room. So if you don't here from me in a few days I'll be in there somewhere.

Hope everyone had a great holiday. I can't believe it's the new year already. Happy New Year!!!
I made a couple quilts for Christmas but I don't have the pictures yet. I'll post them sometime soon. I really want to get a lot of thing done this year. I have some UFOs to do. Maybe 4 or 5. So that's a big goal for this year. The one that's on most peoples list is to lost some weight, I'd be happy with about 50 to 75 lbs gone. I'm so happy I don't have to add quitting smoking. I did that 1 1/2 yrs ago. That's one I'm very proud about. Hope to put the weight lose in that column. My plan is to keep up with this blog a few times a week, post pictures of quilts I've done, and hopefully some customers quilts too.

Happy Thanksgiving. We had a good time at our daughter's home today. Great food and wonderful company.

This hasn't been a good quilting year for me. I was sick in Feb. Then I spent the whole month of August with my Mom after her heart surgery, She's doing great. Then I got sick early Sept, thru to
middle of October. I have been trying to get back into quilting. A lot of reading and planning. I
 did get one done, still need to bind it.

 

 

 

Can't believe it's March already. I just haven't been in the sewing room much. I'm almost done with Block #4. Hope to get back in the sewing mood soon.

I finally remembered how to post pictures.

This is the center panel for "My Tweets"

                                                           Close up of center.

 Block #1

 Block #2

Block #3

I figure if I can get 1 block a week finished, I would have this quilt done by summer.

1st UFO to work on.

I have decided to work on My Tweets" from One Piece at a Time. I have the large center panel and 4 or 5 blocks finished. I will post pictures of my blocks tomorrow.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Holiday. I have had my quilting break and I'm ready to get back in my sewing room. I have so many UFOs going I don't know were to start. I feel like writing them down,  putting them in a bowl and pulling a UFO out. So I'll let you know which one I have chosen tommorrow. I have a QofV on the frame that I plan to finish today. I have 2 more to get out this week.
I finally broke down and tried a Pantogram and I really like it. I had tried one a few years ago and just couldn't stay on the line, so I gave up. Now that I have more experience it was so easy and fun. I see doing more pantos in my future.

Old Fashioned Charm

I've had this pattern for a few years and am finally getting started on it. It's called Old Fashioned Charm by Lydia Quigley. It's 64"x74" but I want to make it king size. The smaller size calls for 50 pieced blocks and 49 5 1/2" white blocks. I have cut enough pieces to make the 50 pieced blocks and started sewing them. I like the fabric I'm using but wish I would have used alittle darker, I'm hoping they won't disappear when put together. Here's the fabric:

These are some of the pieced blocks.

I have so many more to go. This may become a lap quilt instead of a king. We will have to see.

26 blocks done and ?? more to go.



Sorry I haven't been on for a while. Life has been happening. I do have a few quilts done and a few more to finish piecing. I'll post picture of some of them tomorrow. Just wanting to let you all know I was still around.

2nd Double Takes II

After doing the first one, I knew I wanted to do another - maybe for our room. I fell in love with this line of fabric at my LQS. It's Treasures by Chabby Chic. It's so summery and I was suprised my Hubby didn't mind the use of pinks and greens for our bedroom. I added more squares and borders to make it 110 x 105
I need to trim and bind it. Then I'll get a picture of the whole quilt.

Back of the quilt.

Finally one for me!

After doing so many quilts for family last year I decided I needed to do one for me. My daughter gave me this top she purchased on ebay. I love doing curved crosshatching and I'm happy how it turned out.

Another painted quilt!

I really like doing these little quilts

Quilt Painting

I watched a video on QNNtv's Quilt IT! on quilt painting with Irena Bluhm. I just loved the look of her quilts, so I had to give it a try. I need to bind it. I'm so happy with how this turned out and it was so easy. My mind is just spinning with ideas.

Finished Double Takes II

I finish this a couple days ago but didn't get pictures until today. I didn't do anything fancy just a simple meander. This pattern was so quick and easy I think I'll have to do another one soon.

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