Winter Challenge

 

Just a little more tweaking then the binding and crystals

Block Of The Month

A few of FB gals decided that we want to make this cute snowman quilt for next winter.    We are going to do it as a block of the month .    We'll post each block as we finish them.    This will be a fun goal for me. 

                                 The pattern is called "Merry Merry Snowmen"  by Bunny Hill

                                                 Ordered the pattern, just waiting for it's arrival

       Using French General fabric which I have quite a bit left over from other project

                                                      CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED

Small Project

Little ruler work this evening ....

Deciding if I should paint the initials and flowers

Nine More Days

My favorite quilt from 2013

                                                   Vintage panel cut, pieced, and quilted

My Daughter

Proud Mama

Feather Weight Pad Gift Set

Reversible feather weight pad and arm/thread catcher

Make a nice quick gift for a feather weight friend

                                                Arm cover is used as a thread catcher also

Reversible pad 

                                                                     pad is 16 x 16

Christmas Stockings

 Draw out a rectangle  stocking to what ever size you would like to make on a grid .....   Mine are 9x24 .    Then glue your pattern to poster board to stabilize.    Cut out the stocking and trace on your fabric.  I marked the cuff, heel and toe first, then quilted.   Used a stencil for the main pattern, quilted, and then the background fill small of different stitches or interest.   Here I traced two on half yard of dupioni silk .    The cut out the stocking making sure you leave 1/4" for seam ....

It will look like this when cut

Here I cut a piece for the back which is just a triangle.    Lay the stocking on top with right side facing in.    Sew all the way around starting at the top but leave the top cuff open to turn right side out. 

Leave top open just sew around the outside....    turn 

                                                                 right side turned out

cut out lining ( I used muslin )

leave a space open in the toe for turning ....    sew toe close after turning.

 I sewed an extra stitch around the top of the cuff.

                                                  The added crystals for a little bling

French General Finished

Ruler work and freehand micro fill

ANOTHER UFO

Started this quilt top in 2010 decided it was time to get it finished

Love these colors...   can't wait to quilt this baby!

Love those small prints too!

FRENCH GENERAL QUILT TOP

                This was pieced a few years back...   decided that it was time to get it quilted.

I took the square shapes from the quilt top  for the quilting theme

Micro fill will go in the blank areas

Playing Catch Up

Finally attached all the little crystal on this baby.....    Taking it for show and tell tomorrow for our longarm guild.    Panels are so easy to practice on and give as gifts.   The next class I teach it will be with panels,  straight line, feathers, micro fill and etc.     What fun!

Playing catch up.....    Customers quilt from her mother,   all hand pieced.    Semi custom quilting this to get rid of the fullness and securing the little stitches .....    I could just see her sitting and piecing this together. 

New Quilt Inspiration

Put this bouquet together,  found a bag of potpourri that matched on sale while I was at Michael's  yesterday......   These colors inspired me to come up with a quilt pattern for the bedroom.    Now to find the right fabric..  Thinking it is time to start going through my stash first before I hit the quilt shops. 

Got off FB  for a year to focus on my blogging...   the computer is all set up with EQ7 and my design software.   The studio is clean an rearrange and I'm ready to start quilting again.