I'm making it up as I go along!!!!

Well, I set up my french doors (one of the entrances into my sewing room) with a piece of batting hanging down and have started laying out my blocks.

So this block...

and this block...

added to these blocks...
and starting to connect the blocks...

to here ....

Making it up as I go along and seeing where it leads me to (hopefully a finished quilt by next week!!!)

Phew! It's been awhile..

...since I posted but I have been working on my Hawaiian themed free pieced quilt (with bits of machine applique to help). It is freeeeeeezing outside so it is a good diversion to be thinking warm thoughts!




I have been diligently adding photos to my flickr set when I finish a block but I am not sure how many more blocks to add. I am under extreme pressure to have this done in just over a week.

Can I do it???????!!!!!!!!

Procrastination No More

I'm Finally binding the "Get Well Soon" Quilt! Yippeee!

I had put the top together so fast, had it ready to go, hand quilted half of it out, when I thought that I had forgotten to wash the RED corduroy... I then put this project on the shelf, because picking it apart, unpinning etc. was just to much for me to think about.

Then I thought about NOT using the corduroy because this corduroy was much stiffer then what I had used in the past. In past quilts I have used BIG wide soft corduroy, which makes for such a snugly blanket, it's glorious.
This was a tighter weave and the only red I could find, so I went with it.


This was a bit stiff and it hurt my fingers to hand quilt. But I was inspired by my own childhood "sick quilt" made of red corduroy, so it was a must to use on this.

As you can see above. I DID, rip out all the hand stitching, and started over machine quilting it.

I am SO HAPPY I did. It was fun to do, and since it's been washed again, Its so snuggly, my daughter was trying to sleep with it last night and I didn't even have the binding on it yet...


I'm so a Glad I did this project. Thanks Tonya, for this opportunity!
I might not have ever made it...otherwise.

I love it.

bloom

Hi! Jacquie here. My first goal for the new year is to tackle ufo's from 2008. So, I'm back in class and making progress. My project is a vase with log cabin flowers. It started with this vase. I added more to the opening as Tonya suggested to make it easier to piece in the stems.
Then came piecing in the flowers. Here's where I got stuck and and finally after reading Tonya's suggestion and studying her diagram I was able to piece in the flowers and stems. I really wanted three flowers, but after hours of drawing and sewing and ripping I settled for two.
Then I tackled some letters. b l o o m. Can you read it? I didn't get them as "free" as I wanted. They are a bit straight for me. I think I was concentrating so hard on the piecing I forgot about making them wonkier.
So here it is. "bloom". It's 19" x 38". Definitely bigger than I was planning. Well, I didn't REALLY have a plan. I do think it's fun and whimsical and will make a nice wall hanging. My only disappointment is that the background fabric is just cheap, thin, muslin. I started this as an experiment, never thinking it would be a piece I would love. The backing will be Alexander Henry's beach stripe and I haven't chosen a binding yet. Maybe polka dots?

The question I have for you is how would you quilt this? I really don't want to mess it up. Any ideas would be appreciated. It's been fun catching up on all your projects. Lots of very cool stuff! I'll look for your ideas and hopefully be back soon with a finish.

Proceeding at a snail's pace (Updated)

I'm quilting about 3 quilts at the same time, depending on my mood, but I thought I'd let you see what I did on my houses quilt yesterday.






Wooo hooo - I think someone's quilting is getting better!

Is that better? For some reason when I upload via Picasa the photos disappear.

Finished Mini

I knew this would be a crazy busy time of year, so when I went into this with simple in mind. This is my little simple house contribution.

Finished - Amanda at scrandasmusings

At last, my Home is Where the Heart is quilt is finished. It's been my first attempt at free piecing and wonky letters and was great fun to do. I've hand quilted it using big embroidery stitches and perle cotton and although it looks a bit wonky in the photograph I'm convincing myself that it's just because it's been folded up for a while! I've got a few other things to get on with now, but will certainly make another quilt in this style in due course - there's still lots of blank wall space to be filled!