Design Wall Monday

Well, it's only been a month....!! Went to our guild retreat in Homer and actually did some sewing (unlike some others I won't mention by name!). This was our mystery--Lake Clark by Grace L. I love it and will be doing more of the pattern, which if you know me is not a common occurrence. There are too many wonderful patterns to try out and sew little time!

I did mine with Asian, batiks and Jinny Beyer fabrics. There were kids, brights, florals, and everything else you could think of and they all looked great. Just have the borders to do--and I am about a quarter yard short of the last border fabric, so it won't be a wide as called for---have to make do. And will bind it in the red. Still have to re-tension Henrietta---I am very good at procrastination!

Design Wall Monday

This is on my wall:

And this is on Henrietta:

However, they may both be there awhile--I am working on a group challenge for the Alaska Fiber Festival---fun, fun, fun!!!! And back out I go!

#21

This is a shop sample using a gorgeous piece of peacock fabric and it's friends.

And since it is blue, I don't know where it will eventually live, but the fabric is really pretty!

#19

is a wedding gift--not my idea of a wedding quilt, but what the happy couple like, and after all, that's what it's all about---THEM, not me!!

#18

This is a Dear Jane Spring Fling 2004 swap that I finally put together. This is my first attempt at a scalloped border and it came out perfectly! This one is for me!!

#20

I know...#s 18 and 19 are not photographed yet, so... But here's #20...! It's now in the shop.

Flowers!!

These were delivered yesterday--DH is working and he always gets me flowers on my birthday! I had to email this photo to him so he could see how good he did!

I am going to friends for Thanksgiving dinner. I hope your day is good and you take time to thank God for all His blessings!!

Quilt finish #17

This has been a completed top since March 2012....but I have a few tops waiting to be completed!! Usually it is piecing the backs that derails the process, but sometimes it's not knowing what pattern to quilt. This fabric was gifted to me by my friend and employer and is from the book 6 halves make a whole. As you can tell by the title, there are 6 different half yard fabrics in this one plus the border.

Quilt finish # 16

This is the Dancing 9 patch on Bonnie Hunter's blog under the free pattern tab. I have been making 9 patches as leaders and enders and still have enough for at least 2 more quilts this size!

Design Wall Monday

This is all that's on my wall: two quilts are in the process of being bound and wonder of all wonders: 2 backs are pieced and ready to go!!!

These are leftover triangles from snowball blocks from one I'm binding now--we will see how big it grows!

Quilt finish #15

This is a jelly roll race with borders, and very bright! Becca gifted me with this jelly roll and since I have been itching to try this pattern (and I was at a retreat where I have been known to mess up the cutting of a Yellow Brick Road!!! (head hung in shame))I decided even I couldn't mess this up--and if I did, no one would know! And voila--it came out perfect! Of course I had to quilt it with hearts and there is even the word "Love" quilted on it!

I warned you it was bright!!

Quilt finish #14

Here is the housewarming gift for my sister's friend. It was his house we were staining boards for!

Still here

No. I'm not dead--just lazy! Will only show this picture of one of my Minnesota adventures (which happened quite a few times!)

The other two beauties are my sister and her daughter. We stained millions of feet of tongue and groove--the house will be beautiful!

Quilt Fair ribbons

Woohoo!
Entered four quilt items in the Ninilchik Fair. My colorful rainbow purse took a blue ribbon, as did my tablerunner and placemat set.  These were over the top for table items that will be used and abused--I custom quilted them and bound them all, but that's what got me the blue! Here are the placemats and napkins--no photo of the runner yet.

  I also got 2 seconds--one for the hexagon shaped topper and one for this:

I wasn't gonna enter it, but my sister talked me into it--glad she did!
This was finish #13.

Fun with Bonnie Hunter

I was in a class today with Bonnie Hunter-what a fabulous time!  We were working on Bow-Dacious and learning much!

Tonight we were treated to her trunk show--very entertaining and informative!

After her presentation those of us who had done her quilts got to show them---here are a few "Easy Street"s:

Tomorrow is "Love Shack" !!!!