We have been very fortunate to not have the extreme heat that other parts of the country are enduring. It hit 90 a couple of times, but nothing too bad. I'm still wearing long sleeves in the studio! It is cool in there.
Slow going with repairs has me falling behind on my tentative schedule. I'm plugging along on the wool camp quilt and have all the handwork done on a 'regular' repair. The batik quilt is quilted and has the binding on, but I have yet to find the time to do the hand sewing. Maybe this week...
Customer quilting moves along apace, and I'm starting to see the end of the queue. Here are some finishes.
This pretty quilt showcases Aboriginal prints.
African samba is the panto.
Looks great on the back!
The backing was skillfully pieced.
This was one of two tee shirt quilts for a lucky granddaughter.
The bed sized quilt got my go-to panto for tee shirt quilts, rounded squares.
The backing is so busy, no quilting shows!
This lively quilt was fun to quilt!
The panto (very hard to pick out on the busy fabrics) is a stylized flower that looks like the block .
Wild Brandon Mabley backing.
This elegant quilt is made from William Morris print fabrics. The subtle colors are nicely complimented by the black sashing and borders.
The panto is called Espalier
Even the backing is lovely.
Next was this eye popping HST quilt. It is right up my alley!
The pointy-petal flowers mimic the flowers in the fabrics.
Another wonderful bold printed backing.
I did a tutorial for the evening guild last month about quilt-as-you-go, and made the samples for the block progression and assembly from my scrap stash. Afterward, I decided to keep sewing and make a quilt. Here is my progress:
The blocks (with the yellow fabric on the upper right of the picture) for a chevron style quilt are scrappy colors with black polks-dot fabric through the center.
I started the monochromatic blocks with my red scraps.
Here are the red blocks.
A few days later, I had the blue, purple and yellow blocks made
I have added green blocks to the mix, and have the orange strips ready to tackle when I have a bit of time. I may move things around, but I can figure that out later. Wait until you see the back!
I found this quilt on Pinterest and decided I would make a similar one for Mr W's nephew's wedding present. All their registry items are neutrals, and their taste runs toward modern. It may not be my taste, but I think it's pretty. I have all the fabrics selected, washed and ready to start. I wonder if I can get it done in 25 days...
I'll leave you with some flower shots. I guess deer don't prefer these. They have eaten everything else!
This pot reminds me of one of my favorite quilts.
I won prizes with this color combination!
See?!
These wild azalea bloom on Brasstown Bald weeks after ours are done.
Bright lilies
Our bee balm is doing fine
I love the color of bee balm!
One of our garden visitors!
This is my peas in a pod sculpture that is outside the studio door
See if you think this 'pea' looks like our good friend from Wisconsin...
Mr B (not pea. ha ha)
Our best friends from Door County stopped in for a couple of days.
We had a grand time seeing the sights here.
