I only know of one woman who quilts
that just buys enough fabric for the quilt
that she is currently working on. She has been
quilting for over 40 years.
I guess she learned a lesson long ago.
I have donated boxes of fabric to the
local Mennonite good will and still have
tubs of it left!
Since my husband passed away; I'm
desperately trying to downsize.
I have lots of greens that I had collected for
my applique work.
I love this fabric and didn't want to cut it up.
So I made a table runner out of it.
This is the back - one solid piece also.
I had fabric left over from the binding; so I made
a couple of coasters.
Happy Quilting!
This is my WIP (works in progress) # 6
I made this table runner using the
quilt block "Ocean Waves" awhile back.
I was debating on how I would quilt this..?
Traditional or modern?
I had my walking foot attached to the machine
and decided to use just the straight stitch,
using variegated thread.
So I started to quilt the wavy lines trying to imitate
the lines in the fabric.
I love the wonky movement in this runner!
I used a white fabric on the back - where
you can see the wonky stitching.
Measures 41" long and 19" wide
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Going through my fabric stash (oh my!)
I decided to postpone my WIP and use
some of the fabrics that I have been collecting.
Stay tuned!
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Around Lancaster
I was looking out the back door and saw this beautiful
sky line!
Taking a walk in Long's Park the other day where
there were lots of Seagulls (herring?)
Walking around I saw this tree that had
recently fell, probably during the last
bad storm.
Happy Quilting!
Hello Spring! (i think)
I had taken a class from my friend Kathi
Beginners Bargello. I thought that it would
be very confusing but it turned out very
nice!
It's a Landscape Bargello and it was fun
to do, not confusing to me at all.
The back is one solid piece and I added
a sleeve for hanging.
I just did some free motion quilting around
the clouds; the rest is straight stitch in the
ditch.
I had some fabric left over and decided to
use it to make a small Landscape Bargello
table mat and coasters.
Again, I just did straight stitch in the ditch
quilting.
So, not only did I finish the WIP (work in
progress) but I used some of my stash fabrics.
If you're interested in making a Bargello;
Bonnie Hunter has a great tutorial ----
Scrappy Bargello
From my backyard
Grackles
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Another WIP (works in progress) finished!
Am I running low yet? Nope!
I had a bag full of 9 patches - made out of
strips that were 1 1/2" wide.
Not knowing what I wanted to do with them
exactly; so they were put away.
So, they came out of the WIP draw and I
thought that I would make a table runner out
of them.
Table runner is 30" x 18 1/2"
I really like the fabric but don't know the
manufacturer, as I bought them as Fat
Quarters. The look of it reminds me of a
Romantic Cottage style.
I wanted to try something new, so I decided
to use a decorative stitch around the sashing.
I think that it gives it a nice touch. The quilting
is just a plain cross hatch.
The back of the table runner is a solid olive
green but with the quilting in a cranberry color
it has a nice contrast and the runner now can
be reversible.
We have all these pretty decorative stitches
built in our machines and they should be
used more. Don't you think?
I had lots more 9 patches left, so I made
some matching mats. Mats are 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" each.
Around Lancaster
Happy Quilting!
