March

My batik NYBeauty is finally, really done!

I am so glad I added the outside border and that I had just enough of the black/blue background fabric to make it with...sweated a little near the end.

And now it waits to be quilted.

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We had a blast on the guilds retreat. I finished this baby quilt top - it's waiting to be quilted.

              And made good progress in the blocks for  this one.

     I've been diligently piecing additional blocks as time permits. I am the using Simple  Marks line from Malka Dubrawsky and Grunge "marshmallow" for the background.  Still deciding on what to use for the circle appliqués...I have some time for that!

And I put together the four blocks I made with osnaburg for the background.

         I was only going to make one; a pillow then I made two ... Three and who needs three pillows the same 

Some things never change with me.

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Lotsa quilting for others going on too.

Not sure if I showed the mod squad group quilt so I'll throw it in, still need to finish the binding on it. Sigh.

        Fun times, fun times

           Life is Good!

QOV

I just finished quilting this cool Stars and Stripes quilt.  I quilted E's & 3's with white thread.

Great texture in the back.

Last week I custom quilted this wall quilt, I think it is 54 inches square.

Feathers everywhere!!

This was my first time using a curved edge design on a quilt.  I used my new Sidekick ruler from Sew Kind of Wonderful- it worked great.

The guild quilt retreat is next weekend.

I need to get organized for that-- can't wait! 

Speaking of guild; the raffle quilt was well received! Yay!

Even Jo was happy!!

More swoon pictures

Pittsburgh is in the frigid zone weather wise but I figured if I wanted a couple pictures of the entire quilt I'd have to go out today.

I forgot to mention the quilt measures 90 x 106.

 I loved making it and quilting it; I hope to make one of my own this year!!

As usual I apologize for crapola photos!!

Swooning Somerset

I am very happy that the guild raffle quilt is done!

I custom quilted it. 

The background in a swirl and the block background with the same swirl only as a fill. Each block I quilted differently.  I sewed the binding to the top but someone else will hand sew it to the back!  Yea!!

The back looks pretty cool too. 

January 30th

Wow that was a fast month!

So I just finished the NYB

I am really really happy with it.

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I have the first row quilted on the Swoon quilt.  I'm doing a larger swirl in the background between the blocks 

and the same swirl only small as a fill in the white areas of each block. After that's all done, I'll go back and quilt in each star.

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I got to babysit this morning😍

If you would have told me a couple years ago that the most fun ever is sitting and crawling around on a living room floor playing with someone who drools, can only says few words: hi, bye,uh-oh, happy; I would not have believed it!!!  But it's true!!!

Fun times, fun times!

Life is good!

New York Beauty

I feel like I could just continue making blocks and playing with the layout of this forever!

I did rip out the outside wedge shapes on two of the blocks that were  just too light. Amazingly, I was able to save the block!!! Yea

Each block is an investment in time and the idea of ruining one made me stop and think.  But I know me; and if I hadn't my eye would forever be drawn right to them.  Not good! 

Of course as I'm looking at this photo I see things I could move...

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I did start quilting the Swoon  raffle quilt quilt--another yea!  

I was planning on custom quilting it.but then I remembered I had pressed the seams open so there went that idea, which involved a lot of SID. Oh well.

My plan is to have it finished in a week or two! 

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I have finished a few customer quilts this month too.

Fun times fun times!!

Uh-Oh

Someone's design wall has project overload!!