Guilty...again!
Still not posting as often as I should, but honest, I've been busy making stuff, and going to guild meetings, and going to shows, and, and, and...you get the idea.
Anyway, since our last visit, I have completed ten little birds to hang on branches near the front door. They are so cute and you can't help but smile when you walk into the house and see them.
The ASQ guild (Across the Square Quilters) in Charlotte has had me very busy. I volunteered to complete a baby quilt for a local charity called Siren. We did a Friday and Saturday Sew-In to make lap and bed quilts for the VA's in Battle Creek. Mine is about 100 stitches away from being done and I'll take it tomorrow night.
I utilized my half hexy template from Missouri Star Quilt Company and created a cute little lap quilt top just to see how the template worked. I have nearly completed a small and medium sized Christmas wall hanging and have also delved into a larger, self designed (kind of) coffee cup quilt made with scraps and yardages I procured from a yard sale over Frontier Days. This last project is on-going and will probably take a few weeks longer since I only work on it between all other projects.
Also from Missouri Star was a binding tool I've tried out now three times and what a blessing!!!! No more bulky binding ends and a huge time saver! Invest in one if you're serious about quilting!
Craftsy posted up the last of the two blocks in their series. In November we'll be sashing, bordering and piecing our quilt top together. December will be show and tell time for all of our completed projects. The TRR guild (in Hastings) received a snowball block for the 10 1/2 inch we donate each month and I received an honorable mention from last months elder care facility contest for my donated wall hanging.
What else? I did not receive the Treasurer position at TRR which is probably just as well. I think driving over there is going to be too much for me to deal with in crappy weather and honestly, January's meeting is now cancelled therefore I will actually only have had access 10 of the 12 months of my paid membership.
I have yet to obtain a long arm. The "Christmas" quilt was then added to the pile to be quilted since it's really too big to get under my machine. I've tried. Honestly, I have. But even the baby quilt was difficult to quilt and I seem to, no matter how well I baste and am careful while quilting, get a pucker or two under the damn thing. So, last count, the pile is at 20 tops.
Until next time!
Anyway, since our last visit, I have completed ten little birds to hang on branches near the front door. They are so cute and you can't help but smile when you walk into the house and see them.
The ASQ guild (Across the Square Quilters) in Charlotte has had me very busy. I volunteered to complete a baby quilt for a local charity called Siren. We did a Friday and Saturday Sew-In to make lap and bed quilts for the VA's in Battle Creek. Mine is about 100 stitches away from being done and I'll take it tomorrow night.
I utilized my half hexy template from Missouri Star Quilt Company and created a cute little lap quilt top just to see how the template worked. I have nearly completed a small and medium sized Christmas wall hanging and have also delved into a larger, self designed (kind of) coffee cup quilt made with scraps and yardages I procured from a yard sale over Frontier Days. This last project is on-going and will probably take a few weeks longer since I only work on it between all other projects.
Also from Missouri Star was a binding tool I've tried out now three times and what a blessing!!!! No more bulky binding ends and a huge time saver! Invest in one if you're serious about quilting!
Craftsy posted up the last of the two blocks in their series. In November we'll be sashing, bordering and piecing our quilt top together. December will be show and tell time for all of our completed projects. The TRR guild (in Hastings) received a snowball block for the 10 1/2 inch we donate each month and I received an honorable mention from last months elder care facility contest for my donated wall hanging.
What else? I did not receive the Treasurer position at TRR which is probably just as well. I think driving over there is going to be too much for me to deal with in crappy weather and honestly, January's meeting is now cancelled therefore I will actually only have had access 10 of the 12 months of my paid membership.
I have yet to obtain a long arm. The "Christmas" quilt was then added to the pile to be quilted since it's really too big to get under my machine. I've tried. Honestly, I have. But even the baby quilt was difficult to quilt and I seem to, no matter how well I baste and am careful while quilting, get a pucker or two under the damn thing. So, last count, the pile is at 20 tops.
Until next time!
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