Monday, October 11, 2010

Judith's quilt

I finished this quilt on Friday but did not have a chance to post it.



This is Judith's quilt.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Customer's Quilt

 Mary Lou's Quilt



 I had a busy day today. I finished up Mary Lou's quilt and did both of Barbara's
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 Barbara's quilt


 Barbara's ornament quilt.


Field Hockey

 In the Fall every Saturday morning is Field Hockey games.

  My daughter plays and she just loves it.  

 She is on the red team and she is the one in all of the pictures.



Sunday, October 3, 2010

My Circle Quilt


 I quilted and bound my Circle Quit on Friday. I got up at 4:15am. By 4:30 I was quilting. I finished the quilting about 6am, just in time to get my husband up for work. The way I went about doing this quilt was a little different than my typical approach. Usually I buy fabric I love and put it in my stash.  I go to Lancaster PA once or twice a year and I get most of my fabric there. Then when I decide to start a quilt I just go to my stash for the fabric. 7-Sisters Quilt Guild decided we were going to make this quilt. I knew I wanted to make mine these colors but had none in my stash. This is a color combination that I have been introduced to since I started blogging. So I went to a blog to find the fabric and ordered it from an Etsy Shop. I got it from Sew Deerly Loved. This is the first time I can remember having the pattern chosen before the fabric.
 Every time I finish a quilt I throw it in the washer and dryer as soon as I have it bound. I just love how it looks after it is dried.

 Using the Accuquilt Go makes it a breeze to cut circles. The idea for this quilt came from the magazine Quilts and More, Summer 2010. I adjusted the size so we could use the GO cutter. The pattern called for 6 1/2" circles and 10" squares. I changed to 5" circles and 8 1/2" squares. 


 This quilt was also a little different for me because it was the first time I did the raw edge applique' with a straight stitch. You stitch about 1/4 inch away from the edge. Then after it is washed the edges fray. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this look, but I love it. I think this would be great for a baby quit because of the texture.

This quilt is supposed to be for me but so many people I know want it including my daughter.


Thursday, September 30, 2010

Jean's Quilt

This is Jean's quilt..  

 I finished it today. Right after I took it off of the longarm my electric went out. Luckily it was only off about and hour and a half.

Love that black, white and yellow.

Clove


My 13 year-old daughter is a collector! She has several collections but I think my favorite one is her collection of clove tins. You might ask why would a teenager collect clove tins. She has  a black cat named Clove. One time when her and I were out antiqueing (I think it was summer 2009) I noticed one of these. When I showed it to her she had a fit. Since then our eyes are always on the lookout for cloves. She took this picture because my parents were here for a visit this past weekend. They are retired and love to shop, especially when they have something to look for. I think my daughter might be getting some clove tins for Christmas.



Now, back to quilting. Here are 2 quilts that I quilted this week. They both belong to Linda.





Monday, September 27, 2010

Young Life Golf Tournament

The battery of the cart died while the kids were serving the golfers.

My husband and I are on the local Young Life Committee. Friday we put on our First Annual Golf Classic. We were both on the golf subcommittee and he was the chair. The past few weeks he has been consumed with preparations. Well, it was a huge success and I am so glad to have it behind us. We were fortunate that the kids had a half day of school on Friday so some of them were able to help out.


My daughter handing lunch to a volunteer leader.