Team Work

A little team work went into the making of this quilt top.  Two other women and myself made the string blocks. I took them home from Quilts From The Bluffs quilt day and I finished up the quilt Thursday.  So nice to get it to this stage.

And it shows you how quilters use team work to get the quilt done!

Binding

I finished making my binding for my Iowa quilt this morning.

I love the colors.  And here is the Iowa quilt top.  Not sure if I had shared this.  

Now to decide on the backing.  I had some Warren Kimble fabric that I thought I would use, but I don't have enough.  I'm sure if I search hard enough through my stash, I will find something.

Catching Up

I've been catching up on a few things.  I did finish my table runner made with "Winterlude" by Moda.  Nice to have that project done, even if it's not on the UFO list.

The second weekend in June, my friend Patti, my sister Deb, and I went to Patti's cabin for a mini retreat to celebrate the end of Deb's cancer treatments.   It was rainy all weekend, but still fun.  The last day the sun did peek out.

Deb and I did work on a fun little quilt.  Took a little shop hopping to find the fabric.  We ended up at Jo-Ann's in Des Moines, the last resort, and found the fabric we wanted.  I need to get busy this week and finish up that project.  :-)

Hope you have had some fun times sewing these past few weeks.

School's Out!

School's out for summer!  So far I've been busy cleaning my sewing room and organizing some projects to get me ready for summer sewing!  Stay tuned for further happenings....

Rag Quilt

I made a little rag quilt for our dog Alina.  She is getting so old and has never liked sleeping in a dog bed or on a pillow.  She has just slept on the rug next to the bed.

I started clipping last night while watching a movie.  Hope to finish the clipping today.  I had some of the blocks already sewn with an X.  But the ones around the outer edge I did yesterday.  I still have a ton of denim squares from old jeans.  I'm thinking I need to make a few more.

I've been using my Featherweight machine as my Bernina is in the shop.  This little machine is such a work horse.  It went through 8 layers of fabric, 4 layers denim and 4 layers flannel, with out a change in sound.  Just love how it sews.

I did get a call that my Bernina is all better now and that I can go pick her up.  I'll do that on Monday, after work.

The Best Laid Plans

The best laid plans can sometimes go awry.  I was working on a project when my machine jammed with thread in the thread take-up lever.  I couldn't get it out.  So it's heading off to be fixed along with a cleaning and oiling.  Good thing I have another machine.  I got out my little Featherweight.

I was able to finish my homework for my sampler class tomorrow night.  Yeah!!  Plus this is the machine I use for classes and retreats so will need to pack it up again now that I'm done with it.

Getting Close

I have a table runner that is getting close to being done!  I need to sandwich, quilt it and bind and it will be done!

I won the charm pack, "Winterlude" by 3 Sisters for Moda fabrics at Quack Therapy.  (Our local quilt shop Cut Up & Quilt has a monthly gathering to show us all the newest items added to the shop called Quack Therapy.)   This fabric is so pretty.  It's not on the the UFO list, just something I wanted to get finished