My long neglected blog needs a little attention!
Even though the blog has been quiet - I’ve been busy!!
A little traveling, a little teaching at guilds and shops,
A little painting and lots of quilting!!
Here are a few highlights….
Biggest News ….
My house has an addition that was for my mom,
after her passing we made it into a game room with big tv and pool table …
It did not get much use - so we donated the pool table and made the room
Into my Quilt Studio!!!! Mom would be happy!!!
If you notice I kept the pool table lights!
My pressing station with three rolling pieces that hold project boxes.
All (well most!) of my fabric is wrapped on comic boards
And displayed in IKEA Billy bookcases.
My sewing island constitutes of a pressing station,
Cutting station, Bernina sewing area and my big Janome table and machine.
I LOVE it!!!
Plus I have the big tv to watch while sewing!!
My Painting station got a refresh too!!
As far as quilting I’ve been busy making samples
For QuiltCorner Studio in Sandwich MA
“Roulette” pattern by Sarah Thomas
Made with Guidry Guice fabrics
Kits for this available at QuiltConer Studio!
Another Laura Heine “Pincushion”
For a class at All About Quilts in Walpole
Had tons of FUN making this one!
Fabrics by Tula Pink and fussy cut for center squares.
Kits available at QuiltCorner Studio
?? I can not remember the name of the pattern!!
A blue and green Christmas quilt!!
Pattern Christmas Cheer by Corinne Sovey
Fabrics by Camille
Quick 3 yard quilt
This Iconic pattern by Vanessa Goertzen
Is becoming my all time favorite pattern to make!
This on features dog print fabrics
My intended quilting design
Unfortunately did not work out…
My Janome did NOT like quilting
With fleece on the back….
So I had to resort to boring straight line quilting!!
Which is still in progress as I was aggravated!!!
Hubby spotted this beautiful fox scampering
thru our backyard a few months ago!
My daughter who works as the athletic trainer
asked if I would make a special quilt -
It was for the Tulane baseball team…
And it’s HUGE.
Since the tallest guy is 6’8” she asked for it to
Cover them up when they crashed in the locker room!
The label!
This is a great project…
Pattern - A Room with a View from byAnnie
Fabrics by Tula Pink.
My suggestion is to read ALL the directions
Before starting!!
Don’t go it alone - you will only be frustrated…
Ask me how I know!!!!!
The Ships…
The final marking to the quilt designs on the border are going on!!
I am determined to have this quilt DONE for my guilds
Quilt show in September!
Speaking of the Silver City’s Quilt Show,
This is my Starry, Starry Night challenge entry!
Bight Guidry Guice fabrics on a black background!
Pattern: Star Burst by Gourmet Quilter
Anther entry will be this Storm at Sea quilter
That was started after taking a workshop from David Sirota.
The fabric called Effervescence from Kaufman fabrics
Just happened to be sitting in my fabric stash and was perfect
For my vision of a color wheel quilt.
Once it was completed it reminded me of the
sunny sky over the deep ocean.
With a roll of wide Golden Threads Paper
I started drawing out my quilting design
Quilting on my Janome, since this was a small quilt
I had an easy time of it. I hardest part - picking
All the Golden Threads paper out of my stitching!
But totally worth it!
Really Happy with how this one came out out.
The quilting is hard to see in photos,
Here is a close up of the face in the sun.
My water color painting has taken a bit of a backseat
Since I’ve been stitching up a storm the past few months,
Here are a few of the projects I worked on.
My sister is taking a trip to Paris - so I just had to paint her
A card with the Eiffel Tower - to get here ready!!
My friend had lost her beloved dog Molly
After scrolling thru photos I selected this one to paint.
When you give a gift like this and the recipient cries
You know what you’ve painted looks like their pet!
Yes - she cried …a lot!
My favorite painting to date is my Raven!
Painting in an online class with Alex Cantù of the Netherlands!
Still picking away at this cross stitch project!
Currently this is the state of my design walls!
Three appliqué projects.
One is ready for quilting - just need a few ideas!
The two blue blocks are the first two blocks from Becky Goldsmith’s
Block of the month - Blooming Joy.
And the nine small blocks are the Bain of my existence!!
Little Pots by Wendy Williams
I’ve started this wool appliqué project three times
Only to get a few blocks in and hate my background choices,
Thinking third times a charm - I’m liking this version!!
And on my other design walls if another
Christmas Cheer quilt - in very bright solid colors!
Just need to stitch up a few more blocks
And it Done!!
Sew as you see my blog has been slacking,
But I have not!!
Have a great Quilty Day and enjoy the process!
Janet
