Marianne, that is adorable! I love that you turned 2 of the blocks over so it was reversible!

I finished my lone star baby quilt, and started the quilting on it. Also, I think I'm going to work up the nerve to take one of my other quilts to the county fair and enter it, assuming I've read the entry instructions correctly. :gulp: I have no idea what to expect, but it's a pretty good piece, for me, so we'll see.

Here's the lone star, with the "woven" (checkerboard) background. First time doing a lone star, first time doing Y seams, and I am pleased to say I didn't have to rip out any! Yay!!! This was before I pressed it; it lays flat now

Thanks Marianne,
I really am enjoying the longarm machine. And even though it was 'putsy', I do like how my little woolen appliqué piece is coming along.

Luann

Luann, your custom quilted screen print quilt is fabulous. so many lovely quilt patterns incorporated - you have really taken to longarm quilting. Your wool applique piece is very, very nice too. the flowers really pop on the black background.

Marianne

Boy this virtual retreat has me hoppin!!
This first piece is wool appliqué pieces on black muslin, measuring in at 4x5 inches finished. The sashings are 1/2inch wide,finished. The black border was cut 2 1/2 inches and there is supposed to be one more border of 1 inch finished half square triangles! Yikes, I'm not good at these tiny pieces, but so far, I've only redone one seam.


I can't find my 'Thangles'. I don't want to trash my sewing room looking for them. So, it's either wait for them to turn up, or get cracking and just cut and sew!! Perhaps tomorrow,,,
And tonight I finished all of the 'crazy I am!' Custom quilting on my deconstructed screen prints quilt. This was pieced very improvisationally. That made the quilting take a lot of time. Even though my machine has the computer, I still put in over 14 hours on the longarm, resizing blocks so they would fit the spaces. Remind me that improv pieces should be quilted with an overall, edge to edge design, for sanity sake! So here it is, tada!


And here's where it is now,



I'm taking a break on the screen porch.
See y'all tomorrow in the sewing room.
Luann

Have fun and please take some pics for us both of you.

Great, Kathy! Quilting in the Garden is an annual pilgrimage for me. I'll stop by and say hello!

clhdabb wrote:
I hope you'll come back to Alden Lane Saturday or Sunday for the quilt show. It's very pretty with the quilts hanging from ropes strung from all the huge oak trees. I'll be sitting with the Outlander charity quilt first hours Saturday and last hours on Sunday.

Kathy

Marianne - love your four patch it looks great!
Charae - I'm jealous have fun at Alden Lane on Wednesday.

Barb

I think using our practice pieces in a useful way helps us to want to practice even more.
You could easily create charity quilts with your method. Anyone receiving them would be blessed, and usually they don't go to any of the 'quilt police' , so we can relax and just fmq for the enjoyment of practice.
And, Your table topper is reversible, that's an added benefit! At least in my house it sure is.

I did put up a blog post for those of you interested,
www.letscreatetoday.blogspot.com

Luann

I have been out of the loop for far too long, but I have been lurking lately and am in awe by all I see! I am finally getting back to quilting. I'm jump starting it by taking Alex's class at Alden Lane Wednesday. Anyone else signed up for "Flower Power"? I'd love to meet you there.

Oh my goodness - I didn't realise my house was turned sideways

Sorry about that - fortunately a four patch is a four patch is a four patch no matter how you turn it
Marianne

So much to look at - lovely quilts, stars and photos. Thank you everybody who is sharing work, buys and other stuff here at our retreat! Much appreciated

A finish for me today - decided to turn FMQ samplers into a table topper for our much battered table in the kitchen. I couldn't quite decide what I wanted to use the squares for because I didn't really like them together but by chance I dropped them on the floor when moving stuff around and when I picked them up I had two of them with the back fabric side up and it was glaringly obvious suddenly that I should make one big four patch! So here we are: 1 QAYG table topper from FMQ sampler squares (42" finished)


one side


the other side
Marianne

Heather, I love the idea of weaving the two birthstone colors together! How very special, and creative!

Annis, Fun! Good luck with your first big group! I'm sorry to see another quilt store close its doors! There is one for sale here in town, but it is just because the owner is at the age when she wants to retire.

Lotti, I see you' we been out snapping pictures again! Beautiful!

Luann, what I like best in your pictures are.......the aqua (mint?) Birkenstocks! I have a friend with a pair of orange ones like those. When you mentioned the "honey wagon" it reminded me........When I was around 10, we lived in Japan. I would always see the Japanese people take their "honey buckets" (on a pole, one swinging in front and one behind for balance) out to the fields, for fertilizing! I'll bet they don't do THAT any more!

Dawn

Heather,
Your lone star is looking good!

Lotti,
Your pictures remind me of a brief stay in Germany. The hilly area behind our town was a relaxing place to walk. As long as the 'honey wagon' hadn't gone out recently!! LOL

LUANN