Not a snow day but an ice day

Like much of the East Coast we are encased in ice. It is starting to melt and hopefully we will be able to get out of the house later today.

I am not complaining though because I have gotten a lot done being housebound. Here is my latest finished UFO. I am pretty sure I pieced this in1995 but not completely sure. Once again not fabrics I am in love with anymore but it is a nice quilt and I wanted it done.

This is a close up of the quilting. I did 3 straight lines in each "log". It went pretty fast and I even did the binding by machine.

I also found this miracle product. You use it to fuse leftover batting together. At first I was a little skeptical and I could always sew it together but this took me about 1 minute to do.

It is very light weight and very soft once it is fused on. I could not feel any difference when I layered the top and back. I give it a thumbs up! I got it through Keepsake Quilting.

Kelly

At The Library

Christine's Quilt

Some quilting friends of mine and myself hung our quilts at the  Henrietta Hankin Library in Chester Springs, PA. We hung some quilts there last year and got a huge positive response. Even yesterday people would walk by and oooh and ahhh.

This is a close up of Christine's quilt, I just love it and want to make one too.

This is another one of Christine's, my picture is not so good but the quilt is gorgeous!

These belong to Terry and Jane. (Jane's is on the bottom left the other 3 are Terry's.)

The 2 on the left are Cheryl's and the 2 on the right belong to Jane. The bird quilt was a part of a challenge we did last spring.

This very colorful quilt belongs to Cheryl. A nice bright quilt for a dark dreary day!

You can go to the websites of these talented ladies and see some more of their work.

Jane - http://janesquilts.com/index.htm


Terry - http://www.terrykramzar.com/


Cheryl's - http://www.cheryllynchquilts.com/

Kelly

Waiting for Spring.

I made this quilt last winter in anticipation of spring. It is from Applique Outside the Lines by Piece O' Cake. I love all of their quilts and as soon as I saw this one I just had to make it. I love how it graduates from the light colored backgrounds to the darker blue backgrounds....it is exactly like the book.

Here is a close up of the quilting which is just outline quilting around each leaf. I started to quilt the individual leaves (2) and decided it would take forever and quit.
This was a lot of fun to make and so easy. I think it is a good first applique project.

Kelly

Untitled

I made this quilt over the past 2 days while it snowed and snowed and snowed. I know it is a little "out" there but it has meaning to me. I like the bright yet soft colors and the hard edge of the black and grey. The ric rac gives it that extra edge even though we associate it with being sweet and nice.

The center is Our Lady of Guadalupe the patron saint of Mexico, I have had this fabric for a while and was waiting for a project. When I was a kid I would sit in mass and read all about the saints in the back of the missal. Most of them were being stoned to death or worse! I think I liked Our Lady of Guadalupe the best because her feast day is the day before my birthday.

Here is an up close picture of the quilting I did. I used a thread called Precensia on the flowered background and LOVED it. I can't believe how good it made my stitches look.

This is a detail of the fabric used in the borders, I added the X to both eyes.

This is the original iconic image which holds lots of symbolism. The one I thought was interesting is the light that surrounds her. Here is what I found:

The Indians worshipped the sun god. If the sun did not shine each day, they felt they had offended their god and would offer a human sacrifice, usually children. This shows that because she is surrounded by the sun, her God is more powerful.

Okay class is over for the day!

Kelly

Day to Sew

Yesterday they were predicting snow. We were in the 3 to 5 inch range.......a perfect day to sew. Everyone is gone, I can't go anywhere and the snow is beautiful. The plan was to quilt the basket quilt until I realized I had no batting. Scrambling to figure out what to do now. Time is ticking away.

I decided to redo my block because I wasn't so sure about the vase. Now I am happy with this one, it seems to ground the whole design. But I was not exactly in the mood to sit and applique, I try to save that for when I am hanging out with the family at night.

I put together a quilt that is very different. It went together fast and I started the machine quilting yesterday. This is another UFO of sorts that I wanted to get done this year. I will try to finish it today.

Needless to say they were wrong about the forecast. We ended up with 16 inches of snow. It's ok, another day to play in the sewing room.

Kelly

Color My World

My next basket quilt is ready to  be put together. I think the name of it will be Color My World. This was how I originally was going to set it...but changed my mind.

I decided to set it with 4 patches using some of the colors in the baskets. I divided the fabrics into 2 piles, hot colors and cold colors. I will use 2 of each "temperature" in a block.

I wanted to show this cutting mat that was a huge help cutting the squares.

It spins! I bought this over the summer and this is the first time it has been used. Because all the square were from scraps and all different sizes I cut them in sets of 4. It was super easy using the spinning mat.

My blocks are all together and today I hope to get the top sewn and be quilting it by tomorrow, fingers crossed.

Kelly

My Quilt in a Book

My friend Cheryl Lynch has a new book that just came out called "Quilt Fiesta". I made this quilt for her book. I must say it is exciting to see your work in a book! Stay tuned I will be giving away 2 of her books in the near future.

I used wonder under and machine buttonhole stitch around the applique. This had to be done in a relatively short amount of time...no time for needle turn! I love the happy colors and of course, polka dots.

I also recieved my first bee block today. I really like it and look forward to seeing the rest. Thanks Tracy!

Kelly