Thursday, February 23, 2017

English Paper Piecing and a few Comfort Quilts!

Spent some time cleaning out my stash!
Filled two grocery bags full of fabric and quilt tops
to donate to the Comfort Quilt Programs at
Silver City Quilt Guild and
Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild
need to support both my guilds!!

These quilt tops have been sitting for years…
that tells me I'm never going to finish them
and it's time to let them go…
that way someone could enjoy them!

Really like the way SCQG and RNQG 
are handling their Comfort Quilt Program…
A member makes a top, another member quilts the quilt
and then another member binds the quilt!
It is a great group effort!





In between sending six quilts to 
Mad About Quilts to be basted (Hate that job!)
I've started an English Paper Piecing project!
Not that I need another project…
but what can I say this one spoke to me!!

Sue Daley's "Quatro Colours"
The pieces are just the right size for me!
Have to admit I have the whole 
Millefiori, New Hexagon and La Passacaglia collections
but for some reason found them intimidating daunting!
But this CUTIE seemed very doable!

Two of my quilt friends
Linda and Ronni
gave me a way too cute box for quilty stuff
it works perfect for my Quatro Color pieces!

One side fits all the tools and my needle book!
the other side is great for the papers and pieces!

Ta-Da!
My first paper pieced flower!!
(fabric from Bonnie and Camille)

So CUTE!!!


Have a great Quilty Day and enjoy the process
           Janet

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Another quilt retreat!


January was definitely Quilt Retreat month!
I had the opportunity to get away to my second retreat 
a few weeks ago - so wonderful to get out with other quilters!
The creativity was just outstanding!!

My days were spent working on two different donation quilts,
one for SCQG's Comfort Quilt program and the other for
Quilts of Valor (ran out of sashing fabric so could not finish that one!)

Here is my pile of cut fabric for a disappearing 9 patch

Using a speckled background batik fabric
and bright 5" precut batik squares-
it was fun putting it all together
then slicing it up!


rearranging it, 

and then stitching it back together!

now it just needs some boarders
(which were left at home!!)
 and it will be ready for someone in the guild to quilt!!
Hopefully it will go to someone who really needs a bit of comfort!

After returning from my fabulous three day retreat
it was time to get serious and get quilt tops and backs ready
to be basted - since that is NOT my favorite job
and I have FIVE that need to be done 
I'm opting to send them
out to be basted! 
Here are three ready to go!

This is a block that all go on the back of my "Snap shots" 
quilt - pattern was a BOM last year from the Fat Quarter Shop.
Such a fun quilt to make!
Since in was a camera - it just call for a family photo!


more photos of the quilts once they are basted
and I start quilting them on my Janome 6600!
Can't wait! Need to get them all quilted
for SCQG's show in September!!
May even have two more to add to the pile by then!!

Let's not forget 
Super Bowl 51
Wha-Hoo
LOVE those Patriots!!
Usually I can appliqué while watching the game…
but not this one! 
Emotions were all over the place…
they were off to a horrible start - so depressing, then
BOOM
they woke up came to life and made the greatest come back in history!
It's funny everyone is down on the Patriots for always winning…
well I grew up watch a Dad who support the worst loosing team ever!
He had seasons tickets and went to every game … and they mostly always lost!
He still stuck by them…
I'm sure he was looking down from is 50 yard line seat in heaven
and was over joyed at such a come back win!
Thinking of you Dad - miss ya <3

Ok tears dried … now back to quilting!