KatyQuilts

Move been putting off this project. See how crooked the printing is?

Ugh. I set myself a goal of finishing this today.

These bits need to be cut with scissors.

Then you sew the front to the back then add the bottom. You also have to put a bit of cardboard cut to size and some weight to make them stand up. I used a flat rock in the bottom of each one.

But they helped me out a lot by letting me know what side of this piece is the front and which is the back.

I never would have known. 😆

Happily, I met my goal!

Have a great day!

I thought this top would be easy to get ready for hand quilting.

I was wrong. Very wrong. When I pressed the top, I realized how bad it was. There is often a reason you find unfinished tops!

First, the edges had been chewed. That was a pretty easy fix as I trimmed the borders down by a lot. This gave me enough to add borders on the two sides that didn’t have any.

The top wasn’t too bad, until that bottom row that flared out like a skirt.

I removed that and it was already better.

The sashing is not a problem so much as the blocks. Some were machine pieced.

Some hand pieced. And some were a combination of the two. All this to say, sizes varied.

I have a couple holes to repair as well.

And you can see here why the two sides never had borders added.

At this point, I decided to just trim the ends and not worry about losing points.

I ended up shortening that row I had removed by running a few tiny seams in the sashing. Then I sewed it back on.

It is still is not great. But it is flatter than it was.

Now I’m rethinking my decision to hand quilt this. I might just machine quilt in a random grid and call it good. I’m kind of sick of it right now.

Have a great day.

Here are some more pieces that caught my eye at the art museum. Info is below each photo. Enjoy!

Mr. Wonderful surprised me with these new tree ornaments! The one on the left is a Harley VRod like his. The one on the right is a Harley 48 just like mine.

Oh, Silly Willy!

I bought a panel like this when my kids were little and I first started sewing. Every year before opening gifts, my son would use this set to tell the Christmas story. He often got creative. One year he talked about Mary and Joseph meeting on a dating site. 🙄

I gave that set to him when his boys were tiny. Then I found another panel and made one for Daughter #1 to use with her boys. I found a couple more at Goodwill one year and tucked them away. Daughter #2 found them in my stash and wants hers now. I guess I need to get sewing!

Speaking of Daughter #2, we made this apron together recently. As I mentioned, she went digging in my stash and found this fabric and off we went!

And lastly, I finally finished this puzzle!

This might have been the hardest puzzle I’ve ever done.

Lastly, I was asked how I choose a color for the “background “ of a scrappy quilt like the one I showed yesterday.

There isn’t any real magic. I usually pick a solid that I have on hand that I think goes with the prints. In this case, I think yellow, lavender, pink, green, nearly anything would work!

Have a great day!

After a big push, this top is in the frame. I took an informal poll on Instagram and as a result of that, this is the pantograph that I settled on.

So far, so good.

My drunkards path blocks are coming along as well.

Little by little, things get done. Though I will say, having a retired partner makes sewing time a bit harder to find!

Have a great day!

I’ve been in the mood for a hand quilting project. I pulled these two tops out of the stash for consideration.

This one reminds me of peppermint candy. I think it would made a fun Christmas quilt. It needs a few repairs, but very doable. I was thinking about using pink thread, possibly perle cotton, and big Baptist fans.

I’d forgotten I had this next one.

It needs a few repairs as well, but less than I remembered.

The hand piecing is lovely.

Hmmmm…. I think due to the season, I’m leaning toward the first one. I need to think about it some more.

Have a great day!

I’m still working on this here and there.

After making 20 blocks, I decided it was time to stop and take stock. This pile shows all the bits I had left.

I decided I needed 10 more blocks to make a good size lap quilt. Thankfully, I had more of this blue solid. I got cutting and now I’m ready to sew some more.

Have a great day!

The mister and I scored free tickets to the art museum. It was fantastic! Here are a few that caught my eye. Artist info is below each photo.

I’ll share more in future posts.

Have a great day!