Working hard and having fun

 I had a few finishes this week and it feels good! First up is a vintage quilt from the customer's great aunt. She had the top and needed it finished for her sister. It only needed one block to be repaired, which I did after I got it quilted.

The quilt was fairly square, but I did take in the borders at a couple of spots to get them straight. I gave the whole top a good starch and press then went to work. I used my go-to pattern for this age of quilt, Rounded Squares. It adds texture, holds everything together and doesn't take away from the fabric selection in the blocks. 

I had this fabric for the backing in my stash, and it is identical to a fabric in the quilt. The double pink sashing is also from my stash to compliment the cornerstones.

Next up, the queen lone star vintage top. I did some sewing to get the setting squares and triangles to fit, and did the starch and press routine again.

Some of the points at the edges were nipped when trimmed and bound, but it couldn't be helped as they extended to the edge of the quilt. For the number of diamonds hand stitched together, this top was square and pretty flat. 

Baptist fan quilting

White backing shows all the wobbles...it still looks really nice. I did the binding in the blue seen in the photos, and still have a label to add to finish the job!

I also quilted two QOVs from the same maker. They both feature a giant star with triangles on two sides forming a border.

Loads of different patriotic fabrics give the quilt sparkle

Simply Stars panto in gold thread

I had enough of the backing left to sew up the binding for the quilt.

Number two is the same pattern with fabrics in different positions.

Same panto and thread

Great allover flags for the backing.

I started working on a quilt I saw in Texas at my sister's guild show. The vendor for the pattern book was an Aussie lady who traveled all over Australia in a caravan (RV) with her husband for a year. She made one block a day during the trip and finished it exactly a year later. It has 365 four inch blocks! So far, I have made 9. I'll be at this for quite a while, I think!

This is the center of the quilt. It is 12" square. I have to do the embellishment stitching on the blocks. The next round has 16 blocks!

I got to thinking about all my quilts while pulling some out for a trunk show next week and thought you might enjoy seeing where they are in my house. Lots of pictures and a messy house!

Two quilts on our bed. Its been cold!

Quilt on a trunk

Quilt on the bedroom wall

Quilt on the dining area wall

Five quilts on a ladder in the living room.

I change these out periodically.

Quilt in the peak of the living room. Mr Wazoo says it is never coming down.

Three snuggle quilts on the sofa. I use one most nights while watching TV.

Four quilts in decorative baskets by the couch. A pretty girl photobombing the shot.

Two quilts on the guest bed.

Three quilts on the small stand, and five on the ladder.

Tw quilts in a basket in the guest room.

A small quilt on my Singer 401.😉 Guest room.

I change the bigger quilt monthly. The Kaffe stripes one stays there.

Both in the studio.

Guild challenge and Rat Race quilts on the studio wall

Not a quilt, but a Barn quilt from Mr W for Christmas!

We like Bigfoot...

Another guild challenge and a shop challenge quilt in the studio.

One of my miniatures and a guild challenge quilt in the studio bathroom!

A gift from a man who lived next door in Wisconsin. I made him a quilt while he was dealing with cancer treatments, and he hand stitched this block for me as a thank you. I cherish this because he has since passed away.

Fish quilts made in two different classes in Florida live in the studio bathroom, too.

We recently re-folded the quilts on this shelf unit. There are 78 here, and sixteen more in my duffles, ready for my program in Dawsonville. Figuring in the sixty quilts I gave away last year...that's a pile of quilts. If we ever had a fire, I would probably try to save some quilts. It would be a devastating loss to have them burn up. Or my stash!!! Yikes! I would have a nervous breakdown if I lost it all. I think I need to give away a bunch more to assure my legacy.