I knew I would love the Liz's Gift in these two fabrics. I love the feathered blue from the 1850 period of Reproduction fabric and the background is also 1800's.
Do you like the background fabric? I love that too, and think it would work up into a wonderful tote that I found at Fig Tree Quilts in the book Fabric & Threads.
I also want my Liz's Gift a bit bigger than the pattern that I am following; so, I have 2 more units of 8 blocks to sew up tonight.
I HOPE to post the top together sometime tomorrow. Can you say YUMMO with fabrics? I also got the go ahead to offer Jodi's Barrows technique in my shop!
It has been a good day!!
Well, girlfriends, I just had to share this block, even if it was taken with my phone and by my mess!! Enjoy!! Quilted Blessings!! Karen
Oh, by the way have you looked for the Comet?
March 12, 2013
March 11, 2013
Just Imagine!
Come Ride With Me! |
Scottie Basket |
Quilt Retreat Barn |
March 8, 2013
A Little Peak
March 7, 2013
It's All About the Engineer
A few days ago, I was cutting out the Winter Turkcy Tracks quilt...I did mention it frayed terribly on a previous blog, bare with me, ..I put up with it, and thought it was the fabric...not the engineer, me.... i.e. you know when your sweeper won't turn on and you find the cord been pulled out of the wall socket type thing.....well! "lightbulb moment"....I am cutting out the Liz's Gift quilt from Jodi BarrowsMailly Women Pattern Book
And the fabric I am working with was also fraying......ok, so, the engineer thought, " let's just change the rotary blade or sharpen it." I do have that nice blade sharpener in my shop also.....save alot of money on blade, for sure... Anyways, I had 2 blades in my rotary cutter!!! it was FULL of threads and a mess!!.....wha la!! ANSWER!! jokes on me!!.....wow! does it cut the strips I need for the LIz's Gift quilt so nicely now!! wooohooo! A happy Quilter here!!!
I worked last night on paper piecing....I have used that with my Dear Jane Quilt blocks also but, honestly, I put away my Jane in November to start my American Girl Sewing Christmas Bonanza, I kept busy at for weeks for my sweet youngest Grand gals.....Anyways, I found a couple free patterns online for paper piecing last night....I did do a tulip in a basket and somehow I thought a Farmhouse would be so" easy".....well, the tulip is fine but I have to tweak my farm house......When you paper piece do you leave the papers on the back if you are putting many rows of pieces together? Or do you take the paper off and do the 1/4 seam allowed? I left the paper on my farmhouse pieces and found it bulky; and think that is what did my porch roof "in"... My hub asked me if I used a level?...funny, carpenter Hub!!
I am so new at this but want to conquer things so I can teach it in my shop soon. I have to 'FIX' my farmhouse....the roof is not quite right and my porch rail ends up not under the porch roof! I think it was kind of a hard one to start out with....think I will do a kitty in a basket next....keep it simple.
Back to my Liz's Gift.....can't wait to see it come together. This has been on my to do "Basket List" for a couple years now. If I can ever help you out, just let me know!! Quilted Blessings! Karen
And the fabric I am working with was also fraying......ok, so, the engineer thought, " let's just change the rotary blade or sharpen it." I do have that nice blade sharpener in my shop also.....save alot of money on blade, for sure... Anyways, I had 2 blades in my rotary cutter!!! it was FULL of threads and a mess!!.....wha la!! ANSWER!! jokes on me!!.....wow! does it cut the strips I need for the LIz's Gift quilt so nicely now!! wooohooo! A happy Quilter here!!!
tulip basket |
Up Close |
I am so new at this but want to conquer things so I can teach it in my shop soon. I have to 'FIX' my farmhouse....the roof is not quite right and my porch rail ends up not under the porch roof! I think it was kind of a hard one to start out with....think I will do a kitty in a basket next....keep it simple.
Back to my Liz's Gift.....can't wait to see it come together. This has been on my to do "Basket List" for a couple years now. If I can ever help you out, just let me know!! Quilted Blessings! Karen
March 6, 2013
Paper Piecing
I am entering a new world of quilting to me today, plus I found the idea of using freezer paper designs with your longarm or free motion sewing machine quilting. Any help is always welcome huh?!! Sometimes, it seems it just comes knocking at your cabin door!!!
After seeing this on Pinterst, I figured doing some paper piecing with my picture Grad Quilt would really work well. Recently, I was able to connect to a great paper piecing Queen online and on Alex Anderson, & Caorl Doaks
I will see how my experiment goes with my ideas and give you a peak in a day or so. Quilted Blessings! Karen
After seeing this on Pinterst, I figured doing some paper piecing with my picture Grad Quilt would really work well. Recently, I was able to connect to a great paper piecing Queen online and on Alex Anderson, & Caorl Doaks
I will see how my experiment goes with my ideas and give you a peak in a day or so. Quilted Blessings! Karen
It's Working
Winter Turkey Tracks |
94x94 |
. My hub got his truck loaded with extra weight from rock salt bags and was able to get out !! So, the many Blue Spruce we are blessed with on our country property are scalloped in snow...it isn't going to last though, it will be 50 degrees in a few days....but it is Winter!! Spring is just 2 weeks away though and I think the groundhog did NOT see his shadow this year, so that could mean an early Spring. I can't wait to see our tulips and daffodils we buried in the ground last fall. It is always a great surprise to see where you planted them.....Seasons that God gives us without fail are just amazing; each has it's own importance and beauty. Enjoy the work, my pics are NOT that great...I have a stack of 6 quilt tops now to longarm but want to do a paper pieced top for my shop before I jump into the 2 Graduation Picture Quilts I need to start! God Bless, keep warm, and as always Quilted Blessings, Karen
March 5, 2013
PomPom Challenge
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