Pillow finishes

August is starting on a positive sewing note...

I finished 2, yes two, pillows yesterday!

yea!

Quilting

 I did this all freehand. 

 I need to get some arc shaped rulers and learn to use them...

 I did the dresden on the left first and then thought of the squiggly rays that I did on the blue one.  

 The signature quilt is done.

This morning before work I made the binding and sewed it on this evening.

I just need to hand stitch it to the back.  

Our co-worker, whom this quilt is for, is back in the hospital so I feel an urgency to get this done.

Saturday sewing

After Shop Hopping all day Wednesday, working Thursday and finishing the Shop Hop on Friday, I was ready for some serious sewing time.

First thing was to finish the binding (by hand) on my Opal Pillow. I sat on the deck  while stitching.

 Next, I sewed the last signature block together, which meant I could sew the final row together and add it to the rest of the top!  

(54 x 64)

 I sewed a border around the Metro Rings block to get it up to size for a 20 inch pillow  and then cut the leftover batting and muslin for it and the two Dresden blocks, also destined to be pillows.  Now just need to finish a quilt that's waiting on HQ to be able to quilt these up.

And finally it was on to Curve it Up Sampler. 

I sewed the first row together and then decided I wanted to add a narrow strip between the blocks.  I measured the small piece of grey fabric I had left and figured that if I didn't make a single cutting error I would just have enough for

1 1/4 inch strips.  I would have preferred 1 1/2.

So after un-sewing the first row I got busy and have the top together now and one row of the outer sashing on...I see a flimsy in the near future.

You may remember that I LOL when Jenny & her sister challenged us to get the top done by July 1. 

But then they added that those who did would be entered to win 3 of her patterns....that stopped the lol-ing. :)

dresden pillow

has it's binding. 

I bought this book a few weeks ago.  

Thursday I loaded my Modern Misfits quilt, thinking that I was just going to put on the channel locks and straight line quilt it. 

I put the channel locks on and then had a nagging little noise in the back of my head.  I stopped and flipped through Angela's book for a minute. It was sitting right there...And then it came back to me, I had changed my mind and wanted to try these swirls w/pebbles that  she shows in the book.

oh I'm in l.o.v.e.  

It takes a little time and I have the quilt loaded longways so a row seems like it's going on forever, but now I'm almost 1/2 way done. I'm quilting with the lights off-the machine lights and most of the overhead lights.  The antique thread I bought for this quilt matches the background fabric so perfectly that I can't see it well enough with the lights on. I'm throwing in a random square or triangle or rectangle to break up the swirls.  I thought of this after it was loaded so I have no way of spacing them. 

I almost didn't do this but then thought heck it's a learning experience and it's a modern look I'm going for and...yada yada yada...Oh yeah, it's MY quilt!  

(why do I have these conversations with myself?)

I'm also not quilting swirls in the pieced blocks just the background.  I'm not sure what I'll do with those, will see when I get there. :)

modern misfits 68 x 95

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PENGUINS HOCKEY TODAY!!

FINALLY!!

The withdraw symptoms in this house have been awful.

fun times, fun times.

Life is good.