Quilting

I like to plan ahead when I can.  It may seem crazy, but I am looking ahead to the holiday season, and if this quilt is going to be quilted and ready to go by late November, now is a good time to get it out the door to the quilter. This is my Return…

The weather here in the Monterey area has been breathtakingly gorgeous all weekend, so I am afraid I have not gotten in much sewing time.  I started a project for Sara, and hope to show pictures of that later this week.  My husband and I spent hours in the car Saturday and Sunday, driving down…

The Celebrate Spring Fatquarter Challenge between Darlene of Quilting Daze, Dawn of Quilts and Pieces, and myself is officially over.  The challenge was issued by Darlene and the task was to use the same fatquarter fabric group (Celebrate Spring by Sandy Gervais for Moda), and create independent quilting projects within a one month time frame. …

I thought it might be time to show you all another quilt made by my sister Kate.  This bargello quilt is a real beauty. It is the second bargello quilt that she has made. Instead of me telling you all about it, here you have it straight from Kate: "Well, the book I used is…

As you know, Darlene of Quilting Daze and Dawn of Quilts and Pieces and I have been working on a Spring Fatquarter Challenge, each of us using the same fabric line "Celebrate Spring" designed by Sandy Gervais for Moda.  We began the challenge on May 1, posting a little clue about our work in progress…

My goodness.  What a surprise to me that so many blogging friends were interested in adopting my orphan Christmas quilt blocks!  I printed out all the entries and placed them in my favorite green hat.  I tossed them around for a while, then, closing my eyes and holding my breath….. I pulled out this slip…

It’s pink and green and burgundy and it’s DONE.  I have been working on this thing for over a year off and on, and was determined to finally complete it as part of my recent Banish the UFO’s pledge.  The pattern is Six Degrees by Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company, and the fabric is Anna’s Starry…

Ever since I finished my Provence Baskets quilt top, I can’t stop yearning to use those bright primary colors again in another quilt.  When I see Darlene’s Cherries Jubilee blocks, it turns this yearning feeling into a complete obsession.  I don’t have the entire Cherries Jubilee bundle (boy, was that ever short sighted of me),…

Sticking with my goal to finish one "almost done" project per weekend, I got the borders sewn on to my Provence Baskets quilt.  You may recall that when I was piecing these blocks, I felt that they were very far removed from my usual palette, and had quite a few doubts that this quilt was…

Another one finished!  You have to imagine me doing my friend Darlene‘s victory dance {"another one bites the dust, another one’s done and another one’s done and another one bites the dust (boom boom)"}.  My current goal is to complete an unfinished project each weekend until most of my project boxes are empty.  No starting…