I am making a quilt for my daughter and the BOM too, also have some other projects at differnet stages but the main project at the moment is the wall hanging kit that I bought a few years ago but left until I had a bit more experience. After making the TQS BOM last year and learning so much it gave me the confidence to go ahead. But I do have to admit that it was actually easier than I first thought, its really all small blocks of different sizes that you just sew together, and the fabric is what really makes it also. The hardest part was cutting all the blocks out first, which I did very slowly and labeled them all in sip lock bags........xxxxxx to the inventor of those bags I tell you. I have yet to do the embellishments which are lots of leaves fussy cut and appliquéd all around and over the centre piece and thin black iron on tape on the pebbles to make steps on the bottom left hand corner. As it was the last kit there was not enough fabric in width for the wide pink and white strip pedestal so I had to sew to pieces together but thought when I have it quilted they could do some fancy work over the seam and you wont see it.....well that’s what I am hoping....he he he

I have enjoyed making it so much I thought next year I could make another one but use a totally different floral fabric, I was thinking I could just look at this one and then buy some fabric of the same type e.g. large floral....or small floral etc etc, there are always fantastic floral fabrics in the shops and the ones in groups would work well....if I am making any sense at all.

Ditto Kathy no wonder I cant sleep at night either

1. BOM- now on March, lots of applique there!
2. Challenge in my mini group- we decided to do patriotic, had to be at least one paper pieced star, I just pinned it and will quilt it in the times when I just can't pick up that milliner's needle. Will be finished by July 4. Here's a photo of it-
3. John Flynn Arabic Lattice kit, bought at Road to California, top is sewn together. Needs to be quilted.
4. Log cabin quilt, top finished 2 to 3 years ago, am stalled on the applique border due to some technical difficulties, like the design is too difficult for my present skills!

Oh yes, pressing HST's in preparation for making a quilt from them.
No wonder I can't sleep at night.
It's all good!

Kathy

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I worked on this quilt in a MYSTERY CLASS by Kay Isbell from Elaine's Quilty Shop in Hadley MI. I worked on it in an all day sew-in. Yesterday and today while the grandson was at an Easter Hunt I worked on it some more. I bought the focus fabrics but I have been pulling the rest of the fabrics from my stash. Every white on white patch is different.

Next sewing session I have to make more puss in the corner blocks. I am then going to switch out the blocks to shake up the colors as I did not have enough of the purpley colors for my Irish Chain. I am going with medium tones of raspberry and purples. I have not decided how I am going to organize my Irish Chain yet.

Every other PUSS IN CORNER block alternate raspberry and light purple / lavender.

Or

Should I have the lavenders all on the top left side fading into the raspberry.

I am very visual so I wont know what I like till I get it on the design wall. I often take pictures of my designs so I can remember the switches and it helps me fine tune the design.


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I am working on the potholders for the potholder exchange. I just finished sewing a mailbag for one of my daughters and also a case for my kindle. Terry--I love your trees.

Love the trees!

I'm quilting a table runner. . . I'm working on the borders; but doubt I finish it before the end of the month.

Hello Guild! Whatchya workin' on? Me...I'm doing a Rhapsody. Its pink! Not my favorite color! But it's lookin' way cool! I'll post pics when its done!