I have been a busy bee in the studio, quilting all the projects in the queue. I was totally caught up (except for the custom job I am working on) when I took in three more quilts. A manageable number. Here are the latest finishes.
Number one is this beautiful batik strippy quilt.
Panto is Feather swirl
The backing is a soft linen fabric.
Next is this Kaffe Fassett project, also using a jelly roll. Everything pops on the black and white background
Panto: Woven wind
Milifiore backing is really pretty, too.
This was a challenge at the customer's guild. They had to make a quilt with a pieced border. For a brand new quilter, she did a great job!
Gotta love a John Deere tractor!
Panto: Funky fans
Everything used to make the quilt was free! Scraps from a friend, the panel from the free table at guild, and the soft flannel backing from a family clearing out grandma's stash.
I did some sewing on the weekend and put together one of the quilts I made blocks for at the retreat. It is a charity quilt for Family Connection in Blue Ridge. The other quilt is also a charity project made by someone in the evening guild. I had two Quilts of Valor here, too, and got one of those done.
This is a lovely pattern for a QOV.
Panto: Simply stars
A real wowser of a backing, too!
I made these blocks from a 10" squares pack at the retreat
Flower Power panto.
I got this bright backing from the sale room at my local quilt shop.
Someone in the evening guild made this one.It is a simple but elegant looking pattern, don't you think?
Panto: One side feathers
Pink back and gray stripe for the binding.
I'll get that sewn down tonight.
I did one repair and two tee shirt quilts this week, as well. The tee shirt quilts are wall hanging size, and were a challenge because of the condition of the shirts. They were full of holes!! Big holes and small holes...lots of holes! After stabilizing the shirts with fusible interfacing, I mended the holes with the darning stitch on my Bernina. Once the holes were flat and mended, the projects were easy to put together. The customer provided the fabric for the sashing and borders. I used fabric from my stash for the backs and customer fabric for the bindings.
Have never heard of the band the customer's son liked. Probably either heavy metal or grunge.
I used my favorite tee shirt quilt panto, Rounded diamonds
I had globs of this solid from a lady who was getting rid of her sewing stuff. Perfect for this project.
Here is the second one. One for Mom and one for girlfriend.
The guy with the shirts died quite unexpectedly.
Same panto on number two.
Same backing, too.
This was the dumbest repair I have ever done! I got a call from a woman in Ellijay that she had a quilt needing repairs. She said it is the quilt she uses on her bed, so it needs to be done quickly. I said okay and told her I would meet her at the fabric shop to get the quilt. She brought it in a pillow case and handed it to me, thanking me for doing this for her. Then she left...without us looking at the damage and making a plan for repairs and the cost. To my surprise, the quilt had only 5 small (nickel sized) holes and a small place where the fabric was worn on the edge. I did the repairs and washed the quilt . Here it is. It is a really nice, soft, hand quilted and colorful quilt. I like it very much. I can't believe I have to drive 22 miles to Ellijay twice for a $15 repair. Oh well, it looks good as new!
This was a vintage top another customer bought from Ebay and wanted finished for a bed in her home. After starching the daylights out of it, I quilted and bound it.
The panto os Basketweave
I wouldn't have chosen this fabric for the back, but it's not my quilt.
After washing the quilt is brighter and softer.
A friend made this at the same retreat I was at. The fabrics were a fat quarter pack and look beautiful and restful together.
I used the swirly feather panto again. I like it!
Gorgeous ombre Gulf stream colored backing.
Another friend made this at the retreat for her niece. The fabric has ghosts and bats on it, so I chose ghosts for the quilting.
I like all the fabrics used in this quilt. I like the ghosts, too!
I also made and applied the binding.
My show quilt top is finally done and in the queue. I trimmed it today. I have to do the customer's show quilt first, then will begin quilting mine. The show is looming! I have been organizing the demos and the quilt turnings, and preparing for the judging room. Before you know it, the show will have come and gone and will just be another memory. After the dust settles from the show, I hope to do some serious sewing! So many quilts to make...so little time to make them. Here is the photo with the bottom border on but not trimmed, and the customer quilt I am working on. It's a beauty!
I hope to get to this sometime next week.
Stitching the ditches is slow going. There are LOTS of ditches!!
My daughter has been in Wisconsin visiting the family before her three month trip to France. On a lovely Summer day, she took my grandson on a hike in one of the parks near Madison. Grandson face-timed me that evening, all a twitter about the day and his big adventure with his aunt! I miss my hometown, but I miss these people more.
Meanwhile, I'll quilt!
The view from the top of the hill at Pheasant Branch Conservancy
The state capitol is the bump on the horizon on the far left of the photo, next to the clump of trees. There is an ordinance in Madison that buildings within a number of miles from the capitol can't be over five stories tall. So, no matter what direction you are from Madison, you can see the Capitol. That is so cool, and I have loved spotting the dome every time I returned from a trip.
Two tired hikers taking a shady rest.
