Monday Monday

After the power sewing session last week, I have not even touched my sewing machine since I got home. It felt good to get a start on the bowtie quilt.

I really like how this is turning out. All the bowties are vintage feedsack fabrics and the backgrounds are modern up to date fabrics.

I loved the ballerinas on this fabric and didn't have enough to make one of the squares. I resorted to the old fashion way of piecing it to make it work.

This one feels very contemporary to me, I could see this in a current collection.

How fun is this?

Even I who struggle with contrast realized a lot of these were low contrast. I went ahead and used them any way. I like how some of them fade in and out, like old quilts. It makes you have to really look at the fabrics.

One of the things I bought at the quilt show were these bundles of hand dyed wool.  I have a definite project in mind for these little pretties.

I really like how they are gradated. Isn't this a pretty blue?

This is where I got them. Jackie is a fun person with lots of beautiful wool. Call or email her if you have something in mind.

We had some campers in our woods this weekend.

Griffin and Elliot

My grandsons, Griffin and Elliot camped out with their mom and dad. They cooked sausage over the campfire in the morning, with some honey buns to go along just in case.........

Kelly

Not Much

I don't have that much to show you today. I have not had a lot of time to sew and it is pretty aggravating!
The first 4 blocks are for the Quilt Along I am doing. This one is supposed to have a connection to your mom/parents. Both of my parents liked to garden, I love to garden (well some days...).

These are not in order.....this is to represent your favorite movie, using solids with different hues. Our family's favorite movie is Stand By Me. It is a turning of age movie (my favorite) and all the boys in it are best buddies, true blue friends. Did you know blue stands for loyalty?

Your connection with your children/ special children in your life. I have 3 sons and one daughter they are all in their 30's but when I dream of them it is always as children, never older than 10. I am sure there is something Freudian there...

This one is your favorite TV show, using complimentary colors. Hands down mine is Breaking Bad. The blue represents the color of the drug that he produced, it was special because it was blue. The yellow, sunny happy, flowers portray the false sense of normalcy they tried to keep in their home, while he sold drugs.

 A few ladies have sent me pictures of their almost finished mystery quilts. This is Lee with a bright and happy runner.

Kathleen's.....

Nancy's.....

and Debbie's. Nice job ladies!

Last night at Penn Oaks our speaker was Jackie Gauker of Jackie's Woolens. Isn't this a gorgeous quilt?
I really like the half square triangles around each block.

If you want to check out more about Jackie you can go to her Facebook page.

The thing I like about her wool is that she has some very pretty colors. I could not resist.

How cute are these?

Kelly