Feeling somewhat in a rut these last few weeks. Thinking about doing something different for a bit of a change. Maybe time to pull out a couple quilt books and do something different.
I have another Enchanted Garden block in the works. Not going to deal with the butterfly.
It is time to finish this project. I have been working on it for years. The goal is to finish by the January 2026 quilt show.The hang up has been the quilting on the blossoms. I am not a free motion quilter. Never have been able to get the hang of it This is done by twisting and turning the piece under the machine to get the nice curved quilting done. So doing this quilting on the project is a monumental chore for me.I have four more of them to accomplish and it is finally time to get myself together and do it. I have kept all the thread colors together so best to just grit my teeth and get busy.I have been a bit busy on this project with husband. We have two large pecan trees on our side yard and it is harvest time. He is busy knocking the hulls out of the trees, then once hulled they go in the oven for a couple hours, then shelled, then dried again and into the freezer. I think we are on gallon bag number 7 about 4 or 5 pounds of shelled nuts a bag. My contribution is picking the hulls off the ground and putting them into the buckets and vacuuming up the shells off the dining room floor after he finishes shelling them. And oh yes, the Christmas baklava!
Oh, baklava, I love it!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers, the new Enchanted Garden block and the wisteria! These petals look challenging to quilt.
ReplyDeleteYummy pecan nuts!
Thank you for sharing, and linking up today.
Your wall hanging is gorgeous! Definitely worth finishing up. Good luck with the quilting, fingers crossed it all goes well. Hope you get in lots of stitching time during your pecan harvest. It's a lot of work, but your payoff is pretty sweet.
ReplyDeleteThe new Enchanted Garden block will be beautiful. Love your fabric choices. And the wisteria project is gorgeous. I'm confident you'll get it finished with time to spare.
ReplyDeleteI love pecans so if you need some place to send your bounty.... Love your floral runner. Sorry the quilting part has delayed the finish, but oh so happy to hear you are back on it! It's going to be gorgeous. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Your quilting looks great to me. So do those pecans. Sounds like you have excellent plans for both projects.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is lovely! The colors are so intense and beautiful! Save some pecans for me!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers and that floral piece that you are struggling with the quilting is GORGEOUS! Have you tried leaving your feed dogs up when free motion quilting? Some people feel like they have more control and can produce smoother curves. Wishing you well!!!!---TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteYour block is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow, so lucky to have all those pecans off your trees! Even though you say it's not your thing, your quilting looks amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so striking. It is just beautiful. Just bite the bullet and jump into quilting it.
ReplyDeleteLove the floral runner, Donnalee. Looking forward to the next Enchanted Garden Block. Oh, PLEASE add that butterfly!! I love butterflies. LOL I would love to have some good candied pecans. I wish we had a couple of trees, or at least one! I think you are doing well on the quilting. It's harder for me to quilt on a domestic machine, but I do use it for smaller projects. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings!
ReplyDeleteHi Donnalee, picking pecan and getting them ready sounds like a lot of work but so rewarding! Best of luck with your FMQ - it really looks great so far :-)
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