This morning's coffee on the porch with Penny was uneventful. It is gently raining and there is neither bird nor deer to entertain us. That's okay, though, because we have the whole day to sew and putter in the studio. I may go to see Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris this afternoon, but that depends on my movie friend, Leslie, and whether or not she can get away. It doesn't matter. I have lots of projects to keep me busy.
My trunk show on Monday was well received at the assisted living facility in Ellijay. The ladies were attentive and asked many questions.Thanks to my hauler-holder-folder buddy, Audrey, for her help with the heavy bags of quilts.
Back in the studio, I finished some customer projects and worked on a few projects of my own! First, was this flowery garden of Tilda fabrics. I thought butterflies flitting over the top would be appropriate to the subject matter.
So fresh and pretty! The maker tells me she didn't repeat any of the fabrics! Wow!
Butterflies, swirls and flowers in the quilting.
The backing is a lovely toile de Jouy. Idyllic scenes in the countryside.
I bought the pattern for the Mondo bag on one of my recent fabric shopping trips, and decided to give it a whirl even though I hate making bags. It turned out well, but it is really big! (I guess that's why it is the Mondo bag...) I had a box of leftover Kaffe 2 1/2" strips, so I used them in this project. The lining is a green and periwinkle dot fabric.
Here it is! I figure I can get a pretty big quilt in here for show and tell.
I like the lining, too!
Here is a look at one of the other sides. The blue fabric peeking out of the inside is the panel with the pocket in it. It's kind of a stupid pocket because it is on a slant in the bag. anything you put inn it would inevitably fall out. If I make another one, it won't have a pocket.
I recently succumbed to a dear friend's request to quilt her niece's first quilt. I figured it would be a small project, easily quilted and returned to the customer. Oh boy, was I wrong! It is 106x112". It took two days to finish, but it looks nice. She plans to use it on her king sized bed. I'm happy to not have to apply the binding!
One giant batik quilt. Perfectly square and flat! Pretty good for a first quilt.
I used a non-directional panto because I had to load the quilt sideways to fit it on.
The backing is this lighter batik, so I used a lighter thread than the steel blue one on the front.
A good way to switch gears is to make a 2-3-2-6 charity quilt...or two! That's what I did yesterday.
This fabric is from the sale room inn the Hayesville, NC shop. I think it will be a swell quilt for a gentleman in the nursing home.
Panto: Abracadabra
Solid steel blue on the back.
The second top is finished and will be quilted today. These fabrics came from Hobby Lobby.
If you want a chuckle every day and are on Pinterest, there is a guy from the UK who draws ridiculous pictures of reader's pets, complete with his take on their personalities. You should check him out. Here is my favorite so far, Patti O'Doors. Click the photo to see it enlarged.
