Shadow Stars

Shadow Stars

This quilt is a Karen Coombs pattern made up of batiks collected on various road trips. I started making it in 2010. Pete would always comment on how he liked the bight colours and the contrasts.  I finally finished the top and had it long arm quilted by Mary Gunson before I moved. It was kind of hidden in plain sight in my sewing room just needing binding which I finished last night.  Since Pete was very supportive of my quilting and it was the last one he saw me working on, I  will be keeping it for myself.

Giving Quilt

Giving Quilt

Here is my finished top for the Giving Quilt challenge issued by Cathy at our Xmas lunch.I put an extra border on it to make it a little bigger. Looking at it now, I don't know if the green border suits it but there is a polka dot in the blue squares that is the same colour. It was easy to make but even though I had the pattern in front of me and the pieces set out as they were in the picture, I did sew the 2 sections together wrong. That was 64  seams to pick out. I think I just swore the one time though when I saw the mistake.
Another really snowy day to stay in and sew, I'm planning on making and sewing on the binding for the Shadow Stars.

Flurries of snow and flurries of finishes...

Sunbonnet Sues

Bright 9-Patches

WTP close up

Winnie the Pooh

Duckies

Train Set with Animals

Scrappy Flannel Squares

Blue and White Flannel Squares

Here are pictures of finishes done in January while the snow was blowing then the rain teeming down and  BBC mysteries on the DVD player.

• The scrappy flannel squares are made from leftovers from Elizabeth, Cathy and me

 

 

 The train set was a panel of cut outs to make stuffed toys from the SB stash. I fused and machine appliqued them and put in the animal stripes to make it bigger. The duckies is more of the same as the train set.The blue and white squares are from Elizabeth's stash, already cut. And I just yesterday got more items from her stash. Winnie the Pooh in a piece of yardage, probably backing to go with a panel or something. I took a closeup as the figures can't be made out. That will go to Project Linus through the Kincardine Guild.The 9 patches were made and in my stash waiting for something to be done with them. So I put them together with sashing and will keep this one back for a someday quilt.And the SB Sues came from Joanne's stash. They were already fused so I appliqued them down and made up 9 patches to make it bigger.

A good day to stay inside and......

out my front door

finish up the last 2 quilts that are basted. I did about 6 this month but they all need to be bound yet.  There is a large one from Cathy's class at SB left to do but I have decided to get off my butt and do it on my big machine now that it's working. I am still intimidated by it.

Now to go brush off the car!

my car

My First Finish of 2013

Happy New Year to anyone who sees this!

These little duckies are my first finish of the year although they were started last year. The ducks were in a donation at ScrapBags and were meant to be stuffed toys.  The pink background and the flannel backing with little ducks on it were also donations. They were re purposed into a baby quilt. There are  toy train pieces also meant to be stuffed toys which I made into a top. There also were 6 Sunbonnet Sues from Joanne's stash. I did machine applique them as  they were just  fused. I need to make some 9 patch alternate blocks to make a decent size top. The SS finished at a scant 12" square and I had to do math to figure out how big to make  9 patches for the alternates which turned out to be 4 3/8's. I for one do not like the math of quilting. I found 3 tops that I had made in the fall which were under stuff so out of sight ,out of mind. They are flannel made from Elizabeths and Cathy's stashes. I have my own stash to use up and should stay away from these donations although.....Elizabeth is having a clean out...

Last Scrapbag day for the year

...was yesterday and we tied 5 more quilts. I remembered in the night to take my camera but by morning had forgotten. Linda took a couple pictures, one of Fiona's bright yellow "Tasty Treat" and my red "Double Slice" which she emailed. I tried to get them out of there to post here but they are now lost. I did bring the Double Slice home to bind so I will eventually post it.

We also went for our Christmas lunch and a good time was had by all. With 6 weeks until the next meeting, I should be able to get a lot done.Joanne gave me 4 baby panels though and some already made up Sunbonnet Sue squares.  I do have some nice stretches of time off coming up so I should be able to finish things from my todo list while adding more of course.

Sewcializers Christmas Lunch

Today was our group's annual lunch and gift exchange. Of course I forgot my camera. Gayle received a beautiful colour wheel clock from Fiona. Many lovely birthday and Christmas gifts were exchanged along with lots of laughs.

Afterwards I went into work to bid in the Silent Auction Fundraiser. All the items were donated and the girls raised $1500.00 for a needy single mother for Christmas. They did a great job for a last minute project. $75.00 of that was mine, I won 4 items all told, one being a $99.00 purse. I donated the Jewel Box quilt from the last retreat which was won by Peggy in the front office.A nice juicy bid too!

I took the Scrapbag donations for the United Church into work . It was said that a dolly quilt would have been nice for someone so I just made one up for her out of squares already cut, no batting and just a flannel backing.

Some of us will be doing a Jennifer Chiavarini  giving quilt.  Cathy issued the challenge for the winter. Mine will go to Project Linus which is what the book is about according to Joanne. I haven't read it yet and missed her last one too.

Next week will be the last Scrapbag tying day and lunch for the year. What an amazing job these ladies did.183 quilts this year, I'm proud to know them.