Book Review... Long Arm Quilting

For the long arm quilters... check out Angela Walter book.Free Motion Quilting..really great reference book.

For the crazy quilter...great reference for hand stitching.

Quilt that has caused my meltdown.

This week I posted frustration about a quilt in progress.  I took it to my Thursday guild and they helped me resolve my problem.

I thought you might like the item that caused my grief.  I am still piecing the border - but at least I have a plan.  Hope you like it.

The next stress is quilting...

Crown of Thorns

For months, I have been busy piecing a Crown of Thorns quilt.  I am so close to finishing, in fact, I am at the outer border and I can not get the border to fit.  I just want to cry.

A book - Beyond the Block

At a recent quilt show in Salem, IL I saw a quilt made from the book - Beyond the Block by Crafty ol Broads (Linda Johnson and Jane Wells).   I want to make this quilt so I tried to find the book.   It seems it is out of print so I had my library borrow the book and today it arrived.

After only a short time of thumbing through the pages - I can tell you I can not wait to try my hand at one of these quilts.  Why - because of the way it uses color, strips, blocks, curves, stars & so much more.  If you can - find this book and take a look.  It will spark your creativity.

A New Toy

I have a new toy....A Ladder ..
A Rotarian friend made a ladder to display my quilts at home and at quilt shows.
It was a major success at the Calhoun County Barn Quilt Tour.  In fact, the cameras were snapping and
I heard a lot of "honey do" themes while the patrons oohed and aahed over my toy.

I love it..  In fact, I have my father's old ladder and plan to add it to my home's decor.

What do you think?

Finished Bear Claw Quilt

You can not see all of this 104 x 104 quilt as the bed is only a queen size.  The there is a nice border that helps make the quilt. I designed it in EQ7 and it went together without a hitch.

Time to get back to work

It is time to get back to work. Here is a list of a few my UFO's.

I still have my crazy quilt Xmas tree to complete.

Then, there are the 6 or 7 current UFO quilts to complete.  Yes - there are more UFO's but these are on the counter waiting for action.

Just finished piecing and quilting a 104 x 104" bear claw quilt for a customer.  She started this project 10 years ago and now it is done.  Looks great - can't wait for her to see it.  Sorry no photo.

I have a new goal - set up a good spot for photo shots.  This is a must.

ARe there any ideas out there???