Sometimes life gets in the way of quilting. Anniversary trips to Europe, graduations, family health and medical issues–we have had them all! And it is summer time-
Plus at times, quilts at the long arm quilters just have to wait their turn in the queue to be machine quilted. Not very many new finished projects to show you today. But I will be showing you behind the scenes of “soon to be finished” items.
We are “up cycling” bags–those you get if you send a donation or shop at certain stores. Perfectly great canvas bags–but with a logo or script on one side. How many bags does one person need? So Diane is creating “quilt” bags.
Pretty nifty! Strong enough to carry a load and they identify a quilt lover! $10 each.
Another tea towel–in red work. This very friendly snowman is $9…a great gift!
Can you ever have too many table runners? No! Changing the table runner is a quick way to decorate for the season.
Flying geese in sweet pastel colors give off a spring feel. The table runner is approximately 16″ x 40″(guess who forgot to make notes) and is $40. It is machine quilted, machine washable and hand bound.
Remember this quilt?
Well, if you really enjoy making the pumpkin and maple leaf blocks and end up with three extra–you make a table runner.
Great idea!! The runner is machine piece, machine quilted and machine washable. The binding is hand sewn. The backing is the same as the border. $40
Want to see “behind the scenes”? Projects before they are polished and ready for you to purchase? The following is what we were working on last Wednesday.
Elaine is working with half square triangles in bright complimentary colors. She needs to spend a lot of time at the ironing board with this pattern. A good iron is as important as a good sewing machine.
Quilters fall into two camps–they find hand binding an enjoyable task or they don’t like the time it takes and avoid it, finding other methods to finish the quilt edges. Susan is finishing a holiday quilt with a binding that matches the backing.
Vicki is using a design board to arrange all those 2.5″ squares for one block in the “huge” quilt she is making–36 blocks? Notice—piecing takes fuel. I took these photos during the afternoon coffee break.
Can you guess what this is going to be? Look closely at the pattern.
The blue and white combination is ageless–and works year round. Judy chose these fabrics from our stash. The seam ripper might give you a hint how things are going.
Janis — the appliqué expert–is making wall hanging for autumn. So much work to be done before the actual appliquéing. As you can tell, we have an assortment of paper napkins for our use…
My holiday table runner certainly needs pressing before it is quilted.
Another blue and white table runner–Shirley is still searching for “bird eyes”…tiny black buttons she will sew on after she machine quilts it.
And folks, none of this gets done without fuel! We share with visitors, so if you are ever in the building, stop by and see what we are working on and enjoy a cup of coffee and a treat!
Quilts, Etc. 