What's happening? A quilt show, some quilting and a bit of sewing, that's what! It has been cool and rainy here, perfect days for staying in and getting some work done. Customer quilts have been finished and I even had time to learn and practice using the block quilting feature on the HQ. Good for me! Let's dive in...
The week started with this colorful customer quilt
Quilted with variegated thread in the Irate pattern
Its a great looking combination that looks nice together.
I made one of the Villa Rosa designs that come on these small postcards. They go together easily and are a snap to finish. I had the blocks done by closing time.
Next up, this jelly roll race done in reproduction fabrics.
I used a swirly, flowery panto on this one. It came out very pretty.
Nice blue backing, the quilt going to a 13 year old girl for her birthday.
One afternoon, I quickly put together this small kit made for the evening guild. It is quilted and bound and ready to go.
Here is a quilt I made (Villa Rosa) from a 10" pack of Ruby Star fabrics. I made this top just for fun.
Panto: Stacked Snails
Cheerful cherries on the back.
My big guild had an auction of quilts from a member who is seriously down-sizing.
I bid on quite a few of them, and went home with four vintage quilts for my collection!
Our president, Leslie, reading us the rules in front of the quilt that took in the most money for the guild. The final bid was $750!!! Wow! Not one of the quilts that went home with me...
I'll have to photograph my buys and put them here next time.
Outside, these pansies popped up following the hard freeze we had a couple weeks ago. What resilience they have!
Inside the studio, I spent two days quilting this lovely (and giant) star sampler for a customer.
The panto is a complex combination of flowers, swirls and vines with leaves. Each row took a long time tp do, but I think it was worth the time to use one as beautiful as this one.
It really looks nice in the open areas of the quilt.
Coordinated backing.
I made this little quilt to practice setting patterns in blocks.
Here is one that had a hiccup. I don't think it was supposed to have a double line in the feathers.
I was happy when this fell precisely in all four quadrants.
I set up the inside of the block, then hand guided the frame.
Most of the stitching on the back looked fine. But...
The first row had a major tension dilemma. I left the mistakes in because they didn't affect the integrity of the quilt, just looked really bad. After a tension adjustment, it went well.
Sunday, we took a quick trip to Watkinsville for a quilt show. Here are the quilts that I liked best.
