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| Here are my floating triangles on the design wall - if you are interested in seeing the original pattern, it can be found here: Stoney Creek I haven't sewn them up together yet, I need to be wide awake to tackle those Y-seams! ;-) |
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| So much procrastination over such a small project, isn't that always the ways though? |
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| Here's the back, made up various bits and pieces from the scrap pile. |
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| Here's a look at the backyard this morning...fog and frost...winter's well on its way. |
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| This is my Cool Blues quilt and has been sitting in the UFO pile since June, just waiting for the binding...sure hope I can find the fabric...have you done that too? Set aside fabric for binding then use it in another project? Fingers crossed that fabric is just where I left it.....somewhere in the sewing room ;-) |
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| A closer look - each block is made of eight hourglass blocks and sixteen flying geese. There are sixteen blocks in the quilt...oh yes, that's a whole lot of flying geese. I had this quilt long-armed. I'm not brave enough to machine quilt a queen-size quilt on my little Janome (yet!). |
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| The second project in the works, my First Snowfall quilt - I'll add a one-inch blue border around this and add another white border before putting it together and quilting it. I'll be quilting this one myself. UFO list - 1.girl guide charity quilts 2.my charming stars 3. Stoney Creek 4. Red and white quilt 6. Christmas stockings 7. Flower power wall hanging is it my imagination, or is this list getting longer...? |
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| Welcome to Monika of My Sweet Prairie, thanks for joining! Be sure to check out what Monika and all the other talented folks are up to at the needle and thread network. |
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| Anyway, I am determined to get this little guy done. I made this last year and it's been sitting in the UFO pile waiting for me to add buttons for the eyes and then make the backing and quilt it. I have 18 days before Halloween and I will. get. this. done. Other works in progress 1. My un-bento box 2. red and white 3. cool blues 4. girl guide charity quilts 5. let it snow 6. victorian gothic |
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| Take a peek at some other fab projects here. |
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| Sometimes you need to take a look at where you've been in order to appreciate how far you've come. It's been over eight years since I first saw Alex Anderson on tv on a show called Simply Quilts. I always believed quilting was out of my reach because I am not and never was a "sewer" - someone who can magically whip up the frothiest dresses for their daughters and the coolest outfits for their sons. No, that's not me...I was the kind of mother who, in desperation, used the glue gun to finish putting together her children's Power Ranger's costumes for Hallowe'en oh so many years ago. I wish I were kidding...really, I do. |
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| I never imagined that I would find myself, years later, taking part in on-line quilting bees, making free-form quilts like this red & white one, embracing the freedom of liberated quilting, testing the waters of the modern quilt styles, and yes, even learning how to applique...and finding so many others who feel the same way I do. Who knew? |
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| This is where I began, over eight years ago. Three hand-pieced blocks and crooked as all get out, but it was enough to get me hooked on quilting. It's been a grand adventure so far being part of the quilting world and it all began with Alex Anderson's Simply Quilts! Thanks Alex! |
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| My jelly roll all ready to go... |
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| Ready, set.....sew!!! |
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| Hours later (yes, hours), my quilt top is done. It took me over 35 minutes just to get the first row done. Then I actually stopped to press the seam...I'm thinking that's not something you do if you're in a rush. ;-) |
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I used some 10-inch squares I had on hand to test her 10-minute block method out. It was pretty cool to make a Cathedral Windows block in such a short time. It makes a very large block, I cut this one down to 18 inches to make a pillow then used it to practice my free-motion quilting.   |
