Royal Blue

Royal Blue is finally quilted and ready to sell on etsy.com.  I love the way it turned out!!!  https://www.etsy.com/listing/129674329/royal-blue



Finished Quilt of Valor!

Warm Wonders

Warm Wonders is a 2-block pattern that I got out of a 1950's book that my mom had.  This is the first 2-block quilt I have done.  I love it!  I love how the colors play off each other and the blocks are invisible.  It makes me very happy!  It was also very quick to put together...only about 2 or 3 mornings sewing; and another 1 or 2 to quilt.  I machine quilted this one using a utility diagonal stitch.  Pattern is available upon request, just mssg me.  Finished size is 70" square which makes it perfect for a lap quilt.

Wall Flowers

Wall Flowers would look great on the wall of a nursery.  This is a machine applique piece onto an extra large Ohio Star background. 

Miriam

Table Topper for Christmas

I made a matching table topper for Christmas.  I plan to make stockings, but i need a break from this fabric for a minute.  Besides, Halloween is soon and I need to start making a costume or two for Kristin. Pattern Available soon,

Time

I wish I had more time...between taking my daughter to her activities, taking care of my hubby, taking care of my sick mom and trying to maintain a semi-clean and organized home life, I am swamped.  I just spent 2 hours cleaning my house and had to take a break.  I wish I just spent two hours quilting.  I'm getting pretty good with my Flynn Quilting Frame.  I am getting faster and more accurate.  I am learning exactly when to roll and how far. I have even gotten to the point I can roll is just minutes! I am learning exactly how little movement it takes to create pretty pictures.  I finished quilting the Fall quilt and am working on the frame-free-motion center panel.  I'm glad I started learning on a quilt I don't really care about because I am making lots of mistakes and it is nice to not feel like I have to unpick the flaws.  I just got started on a Neapolitan Quilt I made 2 years ago that I tied.  The ties were coming undone and it is one of my everyday-use quilts so I decided to try it next.  I am using a Leaf and Swirl edge to edge design.  I like doing this a whole lot better than Meander design, but I am having some issues keeping the size of the leaves consistent across the length of the quilt.  The leaves tend to be smaller towards the outside edges and larger in the middle.  I'll get it...eventually.  See, now I have even less time....I just spent 20 minutes writing this and trying to get a pic to upload from my e-mail.  Aaaaahhhhh,  better go cook dinner, we are having Beef Enchiladas tonight.

Learning is Hard Work

Learning is Hard Work.  I finally got a chance to start machine quilting yesterday and I love it!  I took a little while to learn how to move the quilt and how and when to roll, but free-motion quilting is free-motion quilting.  After the learning curve, I really enjoyed myself.  I feel like I have gone from clueless beginner to almost intermediate in the space of one quilt.  I can't wait to get onto the next one and try some other designs.  I learned alot....patience, spacing, concentration, persistance...all of the things that every body I know has to learn over and over again.  I love it! 

Left:  Beginning       Right:  Finished

Flynn Quilting

Ma

Who has the best mom in the world?  If you said my MOM, you would be right!  Mom just purchased the Flynn Quilting system for me. http://www.flynnquilt.com/   See, what did I tell you, great mom, eh?  I am hoping that I will be able to take what I've learned recently about free motion quilting and apply it to machine quilting actual, life-sized quilts.  It is just in time too, I counted and I now have 7 completed quilt tops.  There is great irony here, because all the quilts my family uses are store-bought or tied.  Here goes nothing!