Friday Finish

I had a day at home to play.

My Good Fortune just needed a backing.

I looked and found a bolt that had enough left on it. 

Cut it, twice the width and sewed a seam.

Using the Red Snappers sure speeds up

the loading of 'Betsy'!

I used a quilt design by Anne Bright,

KaPow" panto.

It quilted up fairly fast.

8 total passes, 3 bobbins 

I used a Wool Batting & Glide Thread. 

Time to get it Bound! 

I love my  binder clips.

This quilt is registered for Tri-Cities show.

Tonight we get to be with Abby as she is Baptized.

She's the 4th Granddaughter to wear the White Dress!

More Fun from the WW Fair!

I didn't post the cute pictures that I took of the Ransom's two youngest.

NaDell took my picture stitching some HST's.

CeeDub was doing his Dutch Oven Demo right outside of the Pavilion this year.   

He made an Apple Crumble with Red Hots

Mexican Lasagna and a Stew with Kielbasa.

I rested a couple days and then put the two baby quilts on "Helga" "Betsy"

It took most of the day to make the backing, load and quilt the two 

Little Buckaroo quilts (as I have dubbed them).

48" square

They have Red Bandana Print on the back with Warm & Natural batting.
 I quilted Moons and Stars on them with Verigated Blue thread.
The pattern I wanted to put on them didn't work.

Maybe next time, Anne Bright's Team got me the right qli file so I can use it now.

That makes 2 of the September goals already crossed off the list!

These are the fastest quilts I've done in a long while. 

Just need to trim and bind them.  One will be in the Quilt show.

Judy D tells me it is National Sewing Month- I have missed a couple of days.

It's ok- I put in a LOT of hours last week.

I think I'll load another quilt on "Helga" " Betsy" and work on the 2 Challenge quilts Today.

Katie's Choice!

                                                       Here she is!  NO, Not the Baby...

                                       I got the quilt done before the baby got here. YEA! 
                                 I love this quilt,  It has been so fun to watch it take shape.

 The wind and rain was starting when I put it up outside for the pictures.

 

 Some of the first Blocks. Sister's Choice is a FREE Pattern HERE. 

Bonnie Hunter says 'Neutral is anything from White to Paper bag Brown'.

It wasn't not easy for me to use all these neutrals but I am glad I did.

 The full center.  At this point I didn't think it was big enough. I knew what border I wanted, but had to figure out how to make it work.  The fabrics I got from Kori's Grandma's Garage are used in the Ribbon Border. I made all the parts first thing when I got to the Retreat last Thursday. I had a little inspiration from Lori Holt HERE.

 

I am happy with the last border. Here it is on the floor at the Retreat.

 I think it looks like a "ruffle" around the center.

 



 
Here it is --Loaded on the Bernina Table ready for the quilting...I had to look through a few magazines for 'inspiration'.  Then I heard the quilt tell me to quilt "hearts" in there. Don't you love when the Quilt talks to You??

This one has been talking a lot! I had to put in the Girl's Basketball players fabric. I wonder what color her hair will be??? The challenge has already been issued for a Basketball game when the girls are old enough to dribble the Ball.

 

I had to 'meander' in the center since I only have that small space to quilt. I left the short sides to quilt after I turned it around and re-loaded it.  I had to turn it and reload it a 3rd time when I saw I'd forgotten a stitching line right by the first border. I NEED another hand to hold a ruler while I stitch straight lines.  There is 13" between the rails...I'm still waiting for the Bernina company to build a 'No bells and whistles'  machine that will fit and have the throat space so I can quilt my quilts and have a more "professional" finish.  In the meantime, this is all I can do.

 

I like to  see the quilting from the back. My hanging system works great outside.

Stained glass??

 I'm sure it will keep a little girl warm this coming Winter. I delivered it at the Baby Shower last night. I waited to write on the Label for the spelling of her name.
She will have a 'Big Girl' name after she is here, but she's just Katie for now.

 She can come anytime, her mother says... 

Quilting Gallery Contest Entry

I entered my newest FINISH in the weekly Quilting Gallery Contest. Click the link, go to Quilters Fun to see all the quilts entered and give me a Vote. 

It looks even better now that it is off the quilting table. I had to take it outside in the sun for a picture or two. 

 I love how the sunlight shines through. 

 I am even daring to show the back with my quilting....

It is pinned ready for me to hand stitch it down.  

I'm waiting to hear what her name is so I can add her Name to the Label.
She's was Born July 25th... in the WEEE hours.  I got a TEXT.

Congrats Brant and Tina!

I want to make this one again and again, maybe one with Boyish colors. What do you think??

It's went together really easy using the Go Cutter!

As a Side note: I saw a Link on Facebook that said in 1978 the first "Test Tube Baby" Louise Joy Brown was born in England, July 25th.  It's been a Great week for Babies.  Must have been that Super MOON!

Design Wall Monday - July 22, 2013

I did it! Be-Ribboned #2 is QUILTED and off the Table. It's not as good as I wanted but the Baby will not care, right?  Don't look too close at the un-regulated stitches.  I'm still practicing on that.  I do like the "Pebbles" I did around the Go Flowers. This was the sneak peek I showed my friend Saturday night at the Baseball game. She wants to make my Quilt too.  Yea, now to finish the pattern writing.

 Swirly Quilting on the corners

 Close-up of the Feather Border

Janet O asked to see an example of my Feathers.  

 I  quilted up to the stroke of Midnight Saturday night so I had the final Feathers in the border to do this Morning.  I took the quilt out and turned it so I could quilt it in one pass. 

The stitches are pretty big but they blend in pretty good with the faux stitches in the border fabric.

 My favorite part is Cutting it off the leaders!!! 

Sorry, Tina I didn't have enough of the Border fabric for the back.

The final result- before Binding.

I must have had the backing too tight on that bottom border, opps. Lessons learned.

The Baby Girl "Katie's Choice" quilt needs to be finished next. I just have to decide on the quilting.

The letters are all made for the Fair Banner.  I'll work on this more this coming week-end. 

I found more of the background fabric I needed while Shop Hopping in Pendleton. 

I didn't end up going to the rest of the shops this past week-end, I was too busy Quilting. 

Only 5 more weeks until the FAIR!

I'm linking up to Patchworktimes as usual this Monday...HERE

Ready, Set, Quilt

I thought I had time to wait for my Long Arm friends to get back in town so this quilt could get quilted.  NOT so...My Daughters-by-Love informed me that they don't plan on making their due dates.

 It's CRUNCHTIME!

I HAVE to quilt this one by myself on my Bernina Table.  I got DH at one of his few spare moments, and he helped me put some White Duct Tape onto the Leaders to re-attach them to the poles.  I switched out "HELGA" for my trusty "Bernina 140".  I know it won't make the birds nests underneath.  

The quilting I want to do will be similar to what Natalia Bonner did on the "Original" quilt I made for the 2011 McCall's Quilt Design Star Contest.  IN MY DREAMS--- I know I can do it!  

Taking a BIG, DEEP Breath and Going for it!  Wish me LUCK! 

I got the Go-Friendly Logo in my email so the Pattern is in the works.  Pattern is coming SOON!

My Christmas Lone Star is DONE!

I'm so glad I could get this #4 UFO done.  This quilt will grace my bed at Christmas time this year. A Christmas quilt not in the traditional colors of the Season. Many of the fabrics are from my days at Hancock Fabrics. The outer border is Debbie Mumm and the setting Triangles and squares are Nancy Halvorsen.  YEA! I only have 3 left to make to cover all of the beds in our house.  I see on the ticker at the bottom of my BLOG that there are only 130 days until that magical Day.    It only took about 10 hours to Quilt on the APQS with Side Saddle at Lynn's. It's not perfect but done is better than perfect, right.  I don't want to even think of how many rows and hours it would have taken on my Quilt Table. It's my 2nd Lone Star and it took me 6 years to get it finished. I started this at a Guild Sew-in at the Airport.  Thanks to Eddie Walker and her simplified method of making this Lone Star.  There were just enough strips sewn to cut for the center and the extra pieces made it all the way around for the diagonal stripe border.  I love the swirls pattern that echo three of the fabrics in the Star and background fabrics.  I also am happy with the texture that the Tuscany Batting gives it.  I have used the extra strips to make the binding and it is sewn on.  I need to print a LABEL to sew on.

Why oh Why???

Why did I wait so long??  To get my Mega Quilter put on the table.  I am so glad I finally did.  I can say that it works like a dream.  I never thought I would have as much fun playing as I did today.
The machine fits 'just right' on the part of the table that moves along the frame. I have both of the controls on there... it took a bit to figure out that only when the presser foot is down does the machine work. Very interesting that I have to re-learn how to run this machine. My 1st Viking.

  I had these two mini quilts about the same size to quilt- so I put them on together and Quilted them.

I sewed a strip between to connect them. It will be cut off now and they can be bound and finished.

 12 Days- by Temecula Quilts Co.  Made with Civil War fabrics

Elizabeth's #2 design - from my 2.5" scraps

I need a LOT more practice on free-motion quilting and stopping and starting this machine.  I have to figure out the why the thread keeps breaking.  There is a Thread cutter and a Needle Threader on it that I am confused on how to utilize fully.  I'll be going down to ask questions again. I only broke one needle- Opps!

Tuesday Ta-Da

 It's been over 6 month's since I got this Round Robin home and on the quilting table.  It came off today after a few more hours of stitching.  I watched my DVR-ed "Hatfields and McCoys" Part one while I quilted.

Here it is laid out on my floor before trimming.  I had to take it out to Lynn's shop to do that with her Big, long rulers and table space.  I found a nice striped fabric to use for the binding while I was out there. Also pictured is a closer up photo of the quilting of the center. I found when I laid it out the main reason to keep track of what was quilted where...I did meander in place of what was in the top part of the white space.  Oh well.  It is DONE and off my Quilting  table.  Now I can switch to my Mega Quilter and play with a bit more space.  YEA!  I'll have my Bernina to stitch and piece with again.  I just have to corner the DH- Paul when he isn't off at the Church to help lift it into place.