Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Different I Spy


     I have not done any sewing in several days.  I enjoyed a trip to the mountains of NC and a visit with a sister and brother-in-law.  While there I attended her quilt guild meeting.  I showed my brown crumb quilt and some members checked out Bonnie Hunter’s crumb piecing page.   I think I inspired them to have a crumb sew day. 

     Today was GCQ guild day.  It was great to see all the show and tell and especially the show and tell by new members of recent years.  Bonnie finished the binding on the I Spy quilt made by the Shandon Quilt group and passed it on to me to make the label.  It is loosely based on a Judy Martin pattern which is different than many I Spy quilts.  

Now maybe I can get back to quilting on the appliquéd animal quilt.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Crumb UFO Finished

   This evening I finished hand stitching the last of the binding on my brown crumb quilt so that is another UFO finished.  I did not piece the back so did not include the brown words I pieced.  I'm still thinking about whether to applique at least part of it onto the back when I add a label. I enjoy crumb piecing and plan to do more soon.  I have many scraps organized and ready. 

   I added borders to the animal applique comfort quilt and got it sandwiched so I can quilt it next week.  Since I have finished these hand applique blocks, I need to decide and prepare some more hand applique blocks to take with me when I am waiting some place. 

   A couple of others and I paper-pieced Christian symbol blocks and today I added sashing and cornerstones and quilted a small wallhanging that will be a going away gift for an interim associate pastor.  Tomorrow I will take it for another lady to hand stitch the binding and add a label.  

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Finished Comfort Quilt


      One day at a local fabric store I was browsing the clearance fabric which I did not need and I found some adorable duck fabric. It felt like good quality and was a really great price so I bought several years. Then I had to plan a quilt project to use it.  I used the duck fabric for the border.  I found the drawing of the little duck and designed the quilt in EQ. The ducks are fusible and machine applique. Today I finished it.