KatyQuilts

I had a great day with Baby E yesterday. He rolled over for the first time while he was here! However, he did not nap much. So this is all I got done while he was here.

These are for the Cascadia Mystery quilt hosted by Humble Quilts. I am way behind on this project.

Last night I started quilting the next QOV.

I can see looking at these pictures that I missed a line of quilting in the white. I hope to make progress on the quilting before work today but I won’t come close to finishing. I have errands to run, laundry to finish, and shopping to do.

Speaking of shopping, I was on Amazon last night and this popped up.

Too funny! I am really struggling t come up with Christmas ideas this year. I want to fill that cart and give it purpose! I just don’t know what to fill it with!

And here is a picture of my little buddy during our walk yesterday.

I love those cheeks!

Linking up with Connie at Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday

I’ve been making QOVs for a few years now. Recently, I signed up as a long armer to quilt tops made by other QOV volunteers. I am working with a Michigan group called the Stitching Sisters. I picked up a box of quilt tops/backings the other day and got the first one quilted yesterday. I don’t know the name of the pattern but I really like it!

I finished the quilting last night.

I used a pantograph called Celtic Maze by Patricia Ritter from Urban Elementz. I used Affinity variegated thread in the top and Magnaglide bobbins in white for the back, Hobbs 80/20 batting. I love the texture on the back.

The next top is loaded on the frame and ready to quilt!

Yesterday, I received a very special note in the mail from the daughter of a QOV recipient. I made the quilt last fall. He passed away on November 1st of this year. Here is the note.

Yes, I cried.

Here is the quilt.

I don’t think any of us that have not served in the military have any real clue how profound the impact and sacrifice of serving really is. It is humbling to have a hand in saying thank you to our nation’s heroes. Raphael served in World War II. He was 90 years old when he passed into eternity.

To learn more about how you can help cover our nations heroes, go to Quilts of Valor Foundation. Can’t make a whole quilt or top? Alicia over at Alycia Quilts is holding a block drive.

This is a quilt I made at nearly 20 years ago. It used to hang in our school room when we were homeschooling. I have always liked it. I didn’t use a pattern, just figured each letter out as I went.

I machine quilted this with my 1955 Singer 201 with cross hatching in the center and the Baptist Fan pattern in the border. I marked everything before starting the quilting.

I had hubby hang this curtain rod up in my sewing room. I bought cafe rings/clips to make it easy to hang different quilts here. It is working out quite well!

Time again to share with you what I have in progress. So far this week, I have been working on star blocks.

Before I started, I had quite a debate with myself regarding size. I went with 8 inch blocks and I think they are just right.

I love having all my pieces cut and ready to go whenever I have a few minutes to sew.

What are you working on this Wednesday?

Linking up with Lorna to Let’s Bee Sewcial and Lee for WIP Wednesday.

I finished piecing the baby quilt and got the quilting done. Here is the top.

Pretty simple. Here is a bit of the quilting.

I unpacked from my trip and did a little housework but not near as much as I should have. Quilting was more fun! I also watched the two DVDs that came with the book, Mastering the Art of McTavishing. I love the look of this style of quilting. I hope some day that I can master this as well!

Today, I need to do some laundry and it is my long day at work. I hope to sneak in a few star blocks as well.

Linking up with Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday.

I am home again! Because of a winter snowstorm due to arrive in Wisconsin today, I left a day early making an already short trip, even shorter! I had several hours of nasty roads to contend with still but I made it. I am thankful for a day off today, though I have plenty to do.

This is what I had on my design wall when I left town.

This will be a simple baby quilt for a shower Daughter #3 is going to. I hope to finish this top today and get it in the frame.

I stopped at one quilt shop on my way home last week. It is Jeri’s Quilt Patch in Norway, Michigan. It is a lovely shop. I found some Metropolitan Fair fabric for a border for my churn dash quilt.

I also picked up a roll of fat quarters. She makes up bundles with fabrics from several different fabric lines. I liked this one because of the shirting prints.

This roll of 10 FQs was only $15.

I also stopped at a Good Will along the way and picked up these three feed sacks for $1.99!

There really are three there but two are the same print. I also got this yard of vintage Santas.

It is only 36 inches from selvedge to selvedge.

Time to get to work! Linking up with Patchwork Times for DWMonday and Stitch by Stitch for Anything Goes.