Design Wall Monday/2008 2nd Saturday

Here's what's up today. This is the 2008 BOM fro the LQS. I'm not sure I like it. I'm going to finish it up and maybe give it away. The director of the San Antonio Childcare Center is looking for a quilt to raffle as a fundraiser so I'll probably offer it to her. Check out Judy's website for more quilter's design walls.

I spend Friday and Saturday getting 9 quilts ready for the longarm. One is for a paying customer, four will be donations and four are my own quilt tops. It sure feels good to be getting my own tops finished!

Design Wall Monday

I haven't had anything on my design wall for a while. I've been busy starting up my longarm quilting business! Things are going well and I need to finish some of my UFOs so I can quilt them. This Carpenter's Square is from a class I took last summer. My sewing machine breaking slowed me down a bit. The top is now half finished.

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Design Wall Monday

This is what's on my design wall this week. I only have to decide on the borders. I'm thinking yellow is the way to go. I can't show the other side because it has the blocks from Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt in Quiltmaker magazine. I think I know how it will turn out but I don't want to spoil it for anyone else.

Fonthill Quilt wins Best of Show!

Here is it, hanging at the Sonoma County Fair. I hoped to win something but best of show was a big surprise. It placed second at the Marin County Fair.

I also entered the Storm at Sea quilt that Tamara and I made in the group category. They don't ask for all the names on the entry form so only my name shows on the quilt. It won Best of Section. This same quilt placed 4th at the Marin County Fair. This quilt is only 22x30".

On a worrisome note, my dogs broke into the cabinet under the kitchen sink yesterday and ate a box of decon. Since it wasn't apparent who ate how much, I rushed them all to the vet. It seems that Roxy (pictured) ate it and maybe not the others but they are all receiving treatment, just in case. I did a little research about this and treatment is very effective so she'll probably be fine. I'll post an update next week.

Green Quilt #6

Here's the finished Green Quilt #6, ready to be quilted.

Design Wall Monday

I'm a day late but yesterday didn't go as planned, of course. Here's what's on my design wall:

This pattern is called Carriage House by Pat Speth.

And the other side:

This is an Irish Chain from Bonnie Hunter's website, Quiltville.com. This is a pattern she mentioned in her Enders and Leaders article. There are no actual instructions but it wasn't hard to figure out. It just needs a border, then it's ready to quilt.

All a part of my effort to reduce the amount of scraps I have.

Design Wall Monday

...or, Return of the Green Quilt. This is what's on my design wall today, another green quilt. This would be #6 in the green series. I thought I was finished with the green scraps but while I was visiting Nancy in Oregon, I kept thinking of green (Oregon is very green...) So at the Stitchin' Post quilt shop in Sisters, OR, I purchased 13 green fat quarters. Together with the green scraps I had leftover, I started this quilt. The rows haven't all been sewn together and they are a little off. The lower right side is finished and should give you an idea of the finished product. I should have this finished in a couple of days. I have a couple of more ideas for green scraps, so this is not the end of green quilts for me. I think I may need a 12 step program...

The Monday after I returned from Oregon, Tamara was kind enought to press my scraps for me so I could cut them up. Now I can't get the scrap drawers shut so I'll be knocking out a few scrap quilts until things are under control.