Working long hours

Hey! I have been working non- stop to get the backload quilted and out to the snowbirds. The countdown is on to their departure, so I am quilting in overdrive to get their projects done.
One of the biggest projects was a tee shirt quilt where the customer didn't want sashing, and wanted all 50 shirts in the quilt!! Wow. I made the quilt, and it is HUGE.( and somewhat obscene as well) Didn't know if I should post photos, but decided that if they were far enough away and maybe upside down, it would be okay. I just want you to see what a giant king sized quilt looks like. Oh well, all bound and ready for pick up!

There's plenty more to come, so stay tuned. Happy quilting!

Trenton Florida outdoor show

Here are the pictures from Trenton. The whole event was wonderful! Now, I have to go to bed and get ready to work tomorrow.

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So Excited!! A big adventure this weekend!

My friend Carole and I are going on a quilt adventure tomorrow and Saturday. First to Lakeland and The Patchwork Pig quilt shop. Then, off to Tomorrow's Treasures Too, in Ocala. We'll spend the night there after our busy shopping day, and then we'll be off to Trenton on Saturday for the outdoor quilt and craft show. I've never been to an outdoor show and I am so excited to see it. We will take plenty of photos so I can post a blow by blow account of the whole wonderful adventure. Stay tuned for the details! Playing hooky never felt so decadently good!!!

More memory quilts, this time from shirts and ties

My friend, Carole, has been very busy making memory quilts for a family who lost two members in an accident. The quilts are made from the shirts and neckties of the men who passed away.
If you would ever like to have quilts like this, I highly recommend Carole's Quilts to help you. The business is listed in my links. Check it out. ( Carole made the quilts from the last blog post, too!)

Here are the quilts Carole made.

Deja vu...all over again!

I know these quilts look like I've posted a picture over and over, but they are all different! My friend made them for her client out of the mother's clothing. There is a quilt for each member of the family to remember their mother by. I think it is a wonderful and useful remembrance of the mother they love. I like quilting memory quilts, and I hope someday my quilts will give lasting memories to my own family.

Back to the machine, and lovin' it!

I am getting up to speed with customer quilts. It feels nice to make some headway with all the backlog, and my back is holding up pretty well. Fingers crossed for the next flurry! Today, I am off to my sewing club and then it's back to the grindstone on Thursday.
Incidentally, you should check out this blog I found while poking around on the blogosphere. It has a potpourri of interesting quilts, tutorials, recipes, and even vintage Pyrex! Too cool! http://incolororder.blogspot.com

See you later!

My quilts from the show, and my customer winners

I hate to toot my own horn, but toot away!! One of my customer's quilts was Judge's choice and another was Viewer's choice. I like that. People like the quilts and that is wonderful validation of my vision as a quilter. 

My own entries were things I had in the closet from guild challenges and mystery quilts, a class sample and my signature quilt from my stint as president of one guild. I never thought these were special enough to be show quilts, but I was wrong. Any quilt we spend time planning and making is show material. Maybe not best of show stuff, but projects people like to see and get inspiration from. 

Thank you to all the viewers who liked my friend's quilt and rewarded us with the honor of Viewer's choice. This meant more to me than a first place ribbon. They liked my work and I'm feeling good because of it.   

Judge's  choice

Viewer's choice 

Guild Quilt show slideshow

Hi everyone! The Disconnected Piecer's Show is a wrap and I have assembled the slideshow for you. The  show was a wonderful success, and now I am back to work quilting to catch up.

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