KatyQuilts

I got this little top loaded up and this time, I knew just how I wanted to quilt it.

I used my pattern boards. This is the set up.

Here it is, half done.

I could have stopped here, but I unloaded the quilt, turned it 90 degrees and reloaded it.

Then I used the same pattern boards in this direction. You can see the different here.

Essentially, I’m quilting the whole thing twice. It’s a lot of work, but worth it.

Have a great day!

I’m getting to the end of this project! I didn’t have vintage stash with me in Arizona so as I came across pieces that needed replacing, I just skipped quilting them and moved on. Pieces like this.

I think I had eight pieces that needed replacing. Instead of taking the worn pieces out, I appliqued “new” vintage pieces over top.

These aren’t perfect matches, but they blend. The appliqué is now done and I need to go back and quilt these spots.

I even got the binding sewn on!

Time for some serious hand sewing and then a bath for this quilt.

Have a great day!

I was a bit under the weather this week, but I had good company.

My faithful friends never left my side. Daughter #2 sent pictures of our big prickly pear cactus that is blooming in AZ.

How beautiful is that? And one of our newly planted cactuses in back has really taken off as well.

I started reading a new book. Wow, is it good!

Have a great day!

You may remember my sewing days with my sweet DIL, here and here. She wanted to make a quilt for a friend that loves Jack Skellington. She found the perfect fabric and jumped right in hand piecing! During our sewing days, I taught her some rotary cutting skills and strip piecing on the machine. She did such a great job!

I brought her top back with me so I could quilt it for her. I decided to go with a large meander that would fade into the background to showcase her design.

I used a solid gray for the backing.

I love how it turned out! It’s on its way back to her so she can present it to her friend. I know he will love it.

I can’t wait until we can sew together again. She is such a sweetheart.

Have a great day!

I showed this little bit in the frame last weekend.

I did quick and easy random lines of stitching across it. Here is the back,

It just wasn’t screaming quilt to me, so I made another zippered bag.

It finished at about 12 by 6 inches.

I quite like this one. While I was at it, I grabbed another little bit I had stitched up years ago and finished it into a little bag as well.

I used part of a zipper for the loop.

This one is slightly smaller than the first. They are unfinished inside. I have no idea what to do with them, but at least they aren’t nagging me anymore.

Have a great day!

I have my Scrappy Strips top loaded on the frame and I’m trying to decide how to quilt it.

I use a free app on my iPad called You Doodle to draw on my photos and try out quilting designs. Mr. Wonderful gave me an Apple Pencil for my birthday and that is wonderful for this.

Have a great day!

I’ve had two beautiful layer cakes of Heather Bailey fabric for several years now.

As soon as I saw this, I knew that is what I wanted to do with them.

I even had the ruler!

But they waited for years until I found the perfect fabric for the curved strips. I realized, I already had it. This is a top quality Muslin and it is the perfect color.

I cut my pieces and I was ready to sew!

Wa, wa, waaaaaaa……

Yuck. Not a quitter, I tried again.

Yeah, not much improvement.

For the third try, I used Kona Snow.

Better, not good. My improv curves were smoother. I’m going to go watch videos on this and try again another day. Or I could cut my losses and use the rest of these fabrics for a different project altogether.

Either way, this project is in time out until I return to AZ. Have a great day!

I got a lot of stitching done on this vintage top while we were traveling. But as I was quilting, I found a few more fabrics that needed replacing.

I left those unquilted.

Today, I’m going to fix those spots and fill in the quilting there.

I have 75% of this quilted. I hope to finish by the end of this month.

Have a great day!