Commission

A girlfriend saw some of the Veterans quilts I made last month & really wanted an eagle quilt for her daughter who teaches at one of our local schools. So I got to work. Sorry I don't have photos from this particular project. 

I'm quilting it on my Janome because it's not that big. I think she will like it.

Just Before Thanksgiving

Hi everyone! 

This is a busy time around my house.....getting ready for Thanksgiving......all that cooking.....you know how it is.

I did manage to get some sewing in. I sewed two borders on this beauty. I love it. The final measurement is 70 inches square.

Then, last week I quilted my hand embroidered ABC quilt at a great place I mentions some posts back, "Seldom Seen Quilting Studio" in Waxahachie, Texas. Diana, the owner, is always on hand to help and give suggestions.

Here's a close up. Now to get the binding on......maybe after Thanksgiving........giggles!!!

Mini Wednesday

"66 T-Bird Road Trip"
This is the latest installment of mini quilts.

I've had this piece for a couple of years made from scraps of Moda fabrics. It's been lost, found, shuffled around & well, I'm finally doing something about it!!

I'm thinking driving down the middle of the highway is the way to go on this one. I'm not sure about the greenery as of yet.

I improved with more interest on the sides of the road & and added mountains ahead.

It needed something else so I added a tree line. Much better!

Now on to quilting & binding.....

I followed the cloud pattern of the fabric.

I meandered around the T-Bird.

Did some straight stitching on the grassy area.

Then did binding in black. The finished mini measures 12 3/4" by 18 1/2". All fabrics are from my scrap basket.

Love it!!!

DWM-BOW

#6 of Gone Fishin is here.

My favorite fabric is the underbelly geometric scrap. I only had a little bit of it so I don't

know the designer.

 

 

 Next, another finish. You remember this little quilt "In These Shoes"

Well I was very busy sewing and binding all weekend.
I used Gene's method of basting: hairspray!!
It worked like a charm. Thank you Gene for that fantastic suggestion. It worked like a charm!
 

Here are a few close-ups. I did tiny meandering throughout the quilt.

I bound the quilt in black.

 

Judy is our hostess for DWM so pop over and say Howdy!!

Compilation

As some of you know, I'm on a quest to find a quick and easy way to baste a quilt. In a couple of previous posts I asked for suggestions and received some great one which I wanted to compile and repost so I'd know exactly where all the info was stored. (In other words, this is the only way I can keep up with it)

 

• Marla's Crafts says that she uses pinmoors which I will have to research a little more before I purchase any. She stated that the pinmoors are a bit pricey but she likes them more than safety pins.
• Deb uses 505 spray on her projects and only pins when she runs out of spray.  I have, in the past used 505 spray so Deb jogged my memory.
• Tammy said that she uses pins to baste her quilts and has yet to find an easy and less time consuming way.
• Dena uses Sulky's kk2000 adhesive spray. She likes it because you only use a small amount and it doesn't harm the environment.
• Paula likes to thread baste her quilts. She uses a water soluble thread. I think that's neat and will have to try that one myself.
• Lefuntz uses 505 spray adhesive on small quilts and had never tried it on large quilt. She will also going to try out the pinmoors very soon.
• Doniene uses a spray to baste and then pins her quilts.
• Gene uses hairspray to baste his quilts and has a video to show how it's done.

Many thanks to everyone for your help. I have enjoyed hearing about your techniques and Gene's video which I hope everyone will take time to watch.

Now here's my first finish of July......machine quilted and bound. Can I get a whoop, whoop!!