Catching up

I realized I hadn't posted in a few days and thought I would catch you up today. I am near the finish line with the customer quilts. I have one more to do, then I am officially done. I'll still be busy, but mostly with my own projects.

First up, customer stuff.

This is the finished repair. I removed the tattered binding and replaced it.

I replaced 15 pieces of various blocks, like this one. Holes and tears.

The center and the two squares next to it are new. I re-quilt them after appliquéing them in place.

There were a few holes in the backing, too and they are all fixed as well. I just washed the quilt and now, it is fluffy and soft. They called it Aunt Ted's Magic Quilt. The family members have used the quilt as healing balm since 1966. I think most of the fabrics used are 1950s. It's a great quilt!

The first of my last two customer quilts is a two sided behemoth.

This is the top, 103x103"

Panto: Phoenix

The quilt on the back is a Christmas bedspread. I centered the top to the back to keep it within the borders. My advise would be to not do a two sided quilt this way. Make the back main pattern about 4 inches smaller than the top, then add a wide border to the back to make it the proper size. The quilter won't struggle with trying to keep a not always square top right at the edge of your border. The quilt will have a nice border around the main pattern that way. 

Here is an example of a customer's two sided tee shirt quilt done that way.

This is the front

Here is the back, with the wide border. It looks as nice as the top, right?! 

Unfortunately, most of the tan border will go bye-bye when this quilt is trimmed. 

The customer requested 'no trim' on my end.

Next was this sampler Quilt of Valor.

Panto: Simply stars

Nice starry back.

Remember the gray and turquoise quilt? I worked on it for a couple of days. Here is how it progressed.

The last row, ready to sew

Almost all the blocks fit on the design wall. I moved them around until I got them where I liked the placement.

I sewed the rows into sections of twos and staged them on the big Gammill.

Somehow, when I sewed them together, I accidentally reversed one of the sets. Oops. I didn't see the error until I got to the second set and noticed the pattern isn't right. After some thought ( and a few bad words) I decided it would take forever to pick it all out and start over, so I left it and kept quilting.

Panto: rounded squares

I found the backing in our local quilt shop, and added the gray dot binding.

This quilt is really soft and drapes nicely. I think it's still a wonderful quilt.

Don't forget the label!

Here's a new customer request. They had a throw blanket of their winter getaway and wanted fixed so it could be hung on a wall.

I added a hanging sleeve just below the top fringe. Wow, was this blanket squidgy!! I used lots of pins and managed to keep the sleeve straight. Job well done.

That's it for all the customer projects I did in the last few days. You can see why I haven't posted like I should. I kept busy and can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I have my next project stacked and ready to go!

You'll see what it is tomorrow! 

Funday Sunday is also Mother's Day, and Mr Wazoo got me this lovely pot of mixed flowers. They should keep me happy all summer!

We haver a spot for them in the garden. He will do that tomorrow...then, we'll enjoy a steak dinner!

Happy Mother's Day to all you quilty Moms out there.