FALL RUNNER MISHAP

I consider myself at least a intermediate quilter.  I hope I am not the only one that makes these silly mistakes.  I was completely down to the last row of quilting on my fall runner.  I discover that my back is slightly short on one of the sides.  Good grief now what does one do!  I could shorten it, I was not crazy about doing that.  I took a bit more time and discovered that once my binding was on and turned over the back to hand sew down I could cover up the mishap.

Well here it is done, and no one will ever know that that back was slightly short.  I was able to completely cover it up with the folded over binding.  Its a finish so I am linking up with:

Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Busy Hands Quilts

PAINTED QUILTING

I have finally after a good deal of experimentation started to figure out this painting on fabric.  These two blocks are done.  Well maybe done, I think they might need a bit of work blending the colors.  

I am still working on this one.  It has a way to go.  I am not sure how I will quilt these.  I have toyed with doing some stitch outlining of the stems and blooms and not sure how to quilt the backgrounds as of yet.  I think there is still a bit of work to blend the colors a bit more, but they are more or less on their way to a good finish.  

They are still a work in progress so I am linking up with:

Brooke at Silly Mama Quilts

The Needle and Thread Network

Susan at Mid Week Makers

INTRIGUING INTERLEAVES

A couple of weeks ago I took a workshop through my guild with Mel Beach.  We had such a great time, and within another afternoon I had finished my piece.  I promised myself when I reduced my work schedule from three days a week down to one I would take every opportunity to take the classes that my guild offers.  I have another schedule in May.  They are not alway something I will do again, but you learn something new in every class you have the opportunity to take.  

Its a finish and up on the wall in the entry so I'm linking up with:

Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Busy Hands Quilts

FAT QUARTER QUILT ALONG #4

I down loaded April's Fat Quarter Shop Quilt Along this week.  It is the bottom right block.  I make six blocks of each month.  Thus far block number 4 has only this one.  Its all those little 1 inch finished squares and half square triangles, YUCK!!!!! They are a real pain.  Well I have five more to go, and at least they are cut out.  

WIP Oh yes, so I am linking up with 

To Do Tuesday

Brooke at Silly Mama Quilts

The Needle and Thread Network

Mid Week Makers

BLUE DAHLIA COMPLETE

My Blue Dahlia top is done.  Off to the quilter.  I had originally planned on quilting it myself, but frankly it is bigger than I am comfortable doing.  I hope to have a talk with my quilter and I am sure she can do what I had planned in my own mind, and much better than I would have succeeded in doing.  So nice to get this done. 

So I am linking up with:

Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Busy Hands Quilts

DOUBLE WEDDING RING PART 3

Well the project is coming along.  I fear I am running out of fabric choices, so I may have to get on line and see what I can do.  Plus my bestie Brooke has offered to go through her stash and see what she can de-shrash for me.   These templates are Victoria Findley Wolfe's, which I borrow from a friend.  I love them, as they are 20 inches across a completed ring.  The nice thing is you have to cut out all your pieces and construct them in rows.  Then you just sew the rows together.  Tips: Starch does wonders for  piecing these, and Fons and Porter Fabric glue instead of pinning.  Never thought I would actually do one of these and this has been so much fun.  

No it is not done, but it is on its way so I am linking up:

Brooke at Silly Mam Quilts

Susan at Mid Week Makers

The Needle and Thread Network   

FLYING GEESE

My quilt guild does a Hot August Night Challenge each year. Often times they have a theme, but this year they gave us a specific pattern we had to use instead.  It was to cut seven fabrics at 2.5 inches by 18 inches together, and one had to be a white or light colored.  The remain six could be anything you wanted even scrappy. The strips were then cut at 2.5 inches and the light square moved down to make a pattern of your choice.  I decided to do a V pattern.  I also cut my strips three inches to give my other six fabrics a better showcase.  I ended up using the scraps left over from my Blue Dahlia quilt top, which is still in progress.  
I quilted this piece with straight stitching using 28 and 12wt threads diagonally in the V pattern.  We are required to give our pieces a name.  Mine Flying Geese.  I know I am a bit early, but this idea sprang into my head and I had to run with it.  I think I just might have a winner.

This is almost a finish, just a bit more binding to sew down.

Crazy Mom Quilts

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Busy Hands Quilts 

DOUBLE WEDDING RING AT LARGE

A couple weeks ago I finally decided to try my hand at a project I have considered for several years.  The problem that came about was that these blocks are really quite small and were not giving me the featured fabrics a big enough area. 
I talked to a friend at my guild, that offered to lend me her Double Wedding Ring templates by Victoria Finley Wolfe.

Wow what a difference.  Now this is exactly what I had in mind.  Plus with these bigger pieces they go together much easier and lets face it I do not have to make so many of them to boot.  I do have to say that two of the things I learned in the Craftsy class that I purchased on Double Wedding Rings quilts was the use of Fons and Porter fabric glue.  That curved piecing works great with only a pin or two.  There are no wrinkles or gathering.  Plus the advice on making sure you starch the fabric really well helps too.  

Yes it is still a work in progress, but I am way happier with it.

To Do Tuesday

Brooke at Silly Mama Quilts

The Needle and Thread Network

Mid Week Makers

  

FINISH A LONG 2017 Q2 GOALS

Three projects I should really finish in the second quarter of 2017

My Blue Dahlia quilt.  I have it three quarters done.  It is number one on my priority list.  

My fall appliqué wall hanging.  Lots more leaves and a ton of quilting to accomplish. Fall is a bit of the time away for now, but I really should get busy as time flies.  

Now this is a real goal.  I have thought about making a Double Wedding Ring quilt for years.  I actually made one ring years ago and tossed that idea out the window.  I'm back at it again with more success.  I really love this idea so far, so I am putting a pretty high priority on this one.  

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