Beginner Quilters

     Monday evening at JoAnn Fabrics I taught 2 beginner quilters to make the Ohio Star block.
They did a great job on their 1st blocks so I wanted to share.
     Here is Deborah with her block                         and here is Linda with her block.
     

The directions also give them most of the parts for a second block with a slight change in the position of the dark and medium value pieces.

On these cold days it is great to enjoy some time sewing and quilting.

Finishes

     I finished the last FMQ on the bug jar baby quilt and hand sewed the back of the binding Saturday morning while watching “Sewing with Nancy” on TV.

I quilted the Echo Shortcut motif ( learned from Leah Day) in the red made-fabric border, then a simple meander in the green outer border.  

     In the afternoon I quilted a large meander on this adult comfort quilt for guild.  The guild cuts and packages kits which members sew together.  Most adult kits are 5" squares and finish at 60 by 72". I sandwiched and quilted the top another member sewed together.  There are other members who will add the binding. 

   I have a small version of Bonnie Hunter’s “Grand Illusion” Mystery from 2014 sandwiched and ready to be quilted next but it will probably wait a week.  Starting next Thursday I will be substituting for the nanny and taking care of granddaughters for a week. Hopefully Mattie and I will have time for another sewing lesson.

Enjoy a relaxing few minutes to sew, quilt and create.

Progress on Quilting

   I am working on quilting the bug jar quilt for a baby gift.  I meandered the brown background and used a beige and brown variegated thread to free-motion quilt "woodgrain" on the bookshelf  areas.

   I hope I am not quilting too heavily because I want it to still be cuddly.

Hope you find some time to sew or quilt.