Swoon Sighting

I took a break this afternoon from machine quilting a king-size quilt and popped in at the Lebanon Quilters Guild Quilt Show.  I got to see this lovely Swoon quilt as a result.

Camille's Swoon quilt has been on my Quilting-To-Do List for a while now!

:)

Today

Basting a king-size wedding quilt with help from my sister!

Yoga pants and American Patchwork and Quilting Radio were most definitely needed for all the hours spent pin basting on the floor!

:)

Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine LOVE

Oooh, this is the first issue of Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine that I've been able to get my hands on.  LOVE it!!!  

I've already added two more quilts to my never-ending Quilting-To-Do List!

:)

Making Progress

With 396 yo yo's completed, I'm over 3/4 of the way to the finish line for my Christmas Yo Yo Quilt.

I'm still not sure how big I want to make it, so I keep stitching away!

I figure I can make some pillows with any leftovers.

:)

Suburbs Swirls

Kathy O. just e-mailed me these pictures - she's in the middle of quilting my Suburbs quilt.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!

I knew I couldn't pull off machine quilting those amazing swirls on my own, but hopefully some day with lots of practice I'll get there!

Don't you love the movement it gives, the feeling of the wind swirling around?

Can't wait to see it in person!!

T-Shirt Quilt for Kristen

I had to take Kristen's brightly-colored t-shirt quilt out for a photo shoot on the very fields where some of these shirts were worn!

It's a surprise for her from her mom and sister; can't wait to hear how she likes it!

:)

Laurie's Quilt

Just finished machine quilting this lovely quilt for my friend Laurie!

I had my usual "I-think-I'm-going-to-have-a-stroke" sensation as I got started, as free motion quilting is far from perfect, and the imperfections of it (especially when you're quilting someone else's quilt!) can really whack you out.  But, as always, once I am able to embrace the imperfections, I find that I really enjoy the process!

The combination of practicing my FMQ designs on a big white board and Laurie's input re: the quilt designs was helpful in getting started.

Laurie wanted a lot of movement in the quilting vs. straight lines, so we chose spirals, stipples, and loops.

Because I've done so much stippling over the years, I'm comfortable stippling.

But, I still need to work at perfecting some of my other FMQ designs.  

As I always tell myself, "Angela Walters says you don't get better by ripping, you get better by quilting", so I resisted the urge to redo several sections of stitching.  :)

Thanks, Laurie, for trusting me with your quilt!