KatyQuilts

I’ve been waiting a long time to share this project that I started back in October. I’ve kept it under wraps, but I can share it now that it has finally been gifted. 

I cut the pieces before I left for AZ. I pieced the top there, and I quilted it when I got home in February. I got the idea from a picture I saw on Pinterest. I tracked it down and it turns out that quilt was made by Life Sew Crafty. Her quilt is much bigger and she cleverly pieced hers to even represent all the counties. I didn’t even try that, I just wanted the outline to be recognizable as Michigan.

I used randomly placed small squares, large squares, and rectangles to fill in the pixelated outline.

I wanted the quilting to have the feel of a topographical map. It is all freehand work.

Many of the prints are from a Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements line. The blue is Moda Grunge, but I don’t remember the exact color. I included a lot of prints with French elements as they will be traveling to France for their honeymoon, and math/ruler stuff for the engineer in the family.

And just for fun, here is an in progress picture showing the top before quilting.

The quilting makes all the difference!

This quilt was made as a shower gift for Daughter #3 and soon to be SIL #2. I will eventually make a bed quilt for them, but she didn’t know what she wanted just yet. I couldn’t let the occasion pass without any quilt, so I made this throw for them. They both love our state of Michigan!

And here is the happy couple! Aren’t they beautiful?

I love them dearly and have no doubt that this is truly a match made in heaven.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Busy Hands Quilts Lizzie Lenard Vintage Sewing

It’s that time of the month……hahahaha! I crack myself up!

It’s time to look at my goals.  This is what I put down at the end of February.

1. I want to get this quilt top marked for quilting and basted on the long arm to take with me. Done! And the quilting is coming along faster than expected!
2. I have to get the top done for Daughter #2’s QOV . Done! In fact, the whole quilt is finished except for the label. I won’t be sharing any more pictures of this until after I present it. 
3.  I want to get another QOV top done for presentation in May. Not done. But it is started.
4. I need to get my Gwennie Medallion top done so I can quilt it in April and send it off for the show at Quilt Works.  Done, quilted, and bound! And ready to ship!
5.  I want to get one of the small tops I made finished for our local Habitat for Humanity quilt show/silent auction. Done! 

I also finished the grad quilt for my nephew and will share that soon. On to April!

1. I must piece and finish the QOV for presentation in May.

2. I want to finish my Scrappy Rectangles quilt. 

3.  Finish hand quilting my vintage top. 

I have another trip planned this month back to Wisconsin so we shall see what I get done.

Have a great day!
 

Linking up with My Quilt Infatuation

My local guild held our Quilt show last weekend. My City Sampler Quilt took second place in the Art Quilts category.

There were so many beautiful Quilts! I thought I would share a few with you today and some more in a second post. I’ve included close ups of the labels to give credit to the makers.

I think this next one was pretty much my favorite! 

Hope you enjoyed these!

Have a great day!

All I have left for this Quilt of Valor, is the binding and label! 

Here are a few glimpses of the quilting. The color is way off in the first picture.

I won’t show any more of this until after it is presented. 

Have a great day!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts

Still working on the same two projects. But I hate to miss a day of blogging, so how about a dog on a quilt?

This old dog will soon turn 15 so he does a lot of this.

Oh, and those labels I needed? I totally cheated.

Have a great day!

I really hate making labels. But now I have three of them to do before dropping my quilts off for our local show. Did I mention they are due this morning? Yeah….

Anyway, our local guild holds a show every other year. These are the three I am entering.

These will probably get quick hand written labels on muslin. I have several other quilts that I want to make embroidered labels for. I started one yesterday, but clearly Mr. Embroidery Machine and I were not getting along.

I had too much non-sewing stuff to do so I didn’t have time to mess with it. I’ll try again today.

Have a great day!

I’m actively working on several different projects right now. I didn’t make as much progress on my hand quilting last week, but I’m back at it now. I can’t say my stitches are improving, but I sure love the texture.

I’ve also started machine quilting the QOV. It is mostly ruler  work and slow going.

And far from perfect at that! Here is a little look at the back.

I have a machine embroidery project that I hope to work on today as well. So much to do, so little time.

Have a great day!