Max--I loved both your quilts but particularly the red strip. Thanks so much for the explanation.
I went out shopping for spray adhesive and came home with a bias maker as well. Celtic Knot from Leavenworth retreat has given me a bug for a new technique. I am getting set for a cold winter.
Thea--Love your dog quilt.
Wendy : I have finished quilting the bed quilt I started 15 years ago. Woo Hoo!!!! Now for the binding. I can't wait to finish it completely and get it washed.
I have finished quilting the bed quilt I started 15 years ago. Woo Hoo!!!! Now for the binding. I can't wait to finish it completely and get it washed.
Wendy, I just got a 15 yr old quilt back from the quilter! It took me that long to decide to spend the money that it cost me. I need to bind it now too. I should have done it a long time ago, and it wouldn't have cost nearly so much. I is a king quilt, so you can only imagine the cost. I machine quilted a baby quilt this week and it looks a mess, in my opinion. It will be a while before I attempt to do a large quilt by machine. I need a lot more practice.
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Putting my current quilt project on hold because I want to move on to this pattern I just bought. Although when it comes time to work on the stars border I will be ready to move on because the middle is what interests me. This is a pattern from P3 dESIGNS.
from TN
Very cute Bev, cannot wait to see it completed. Great use of a Log Cabin block!
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
Elaine, I admire that you attempted the machine quilting even on a baby quilt. I have only done "stitch in the ditch" quilting on my machine. I am too afraid to try free motion. Maybe when I have more than 1 1/2 years in this quilting business I may grow some courage.
I wont be quilting for a couple of weeks as I am going to visit family in Missouri.
Donna:I wont be quilting for a couple of weeks as I am going to visit family in Missouri.
Have fun Donna and we will see you when you return.
MaxNTopeka:A picture is worth a 1000 words, Marie!
Thanks Max, the picture makes everything instantly clear, even to tired brains like mine!
Spud, great photo of all those colorful quilts for your grandkids. I bet you're happy to be so close to finishing them, that is a BIG accomplishment.
I've been working on my next scrap squad quilt, 52 ohio star blocks made and now I'm sewing them together. I was tired of looking at that quilt so I took a break and made this little midget block from sentimentalstitches.com
All those tiny pieces wasn't much of a restful break, but now going back to sewing star blocks together will seem like a piece of cake.
Jacy, that is very cool and I have to agree, it does not look all that relaxing.
The Old and the Ugly -- After all you experts saying how this or that one is flawed and you might have to call it a failure, I thought I'd show you a real wreck. This one was made some years ago, facing a crisis move, not in a great frame of mind, to use up the last scraps in the basket, whether they matched anything or not. It is sort of a mix of thunderbird, deformed chicken, alien visitor, and a train wreck. Proving no quilt is a useless throwaway, it hangs in the bathroom. Seeing it frequently reminds me to watch for missed stitches and crooked corners. Pic was hard to take, as you can't really get a good view except from the best seat in the house. Squint your eyes and peek, here it is:
See, I told you.
Bev ,very pretty wall hanging , have fun with it .
EAT!! SLEEP !! QUILT!!
Jacy I love it so pretty .Are you planning on using this in something?
Joe, I wish I could produce a train wreck like that.
Patti
Chiliwist Valley
Joe , It may be a train wreck but it looks good to me . great job of using up your scraps . I just seem to collect them, to darn many bags full .