Shameless Tease

Okay, actually I'm shameless and a tease! I'll start with the tease. I've been quilting my Make It Right challenge quilt. Oh, it is fun. I can't share the whole quilt, but I can show you what I'm quilting; slate tile and paisley, both of which are on Leah Day's 365+ designs.

the back

I want to make sure that there is a lot of texture in the quilt since a) the line of fabric is call Textures and b) Angela Walters (the fabric designer) is an amazing long-arm quilter.  I'm using Aurifil thread and Quilters Dream Puff batting. LOVE both products, they are my favorite combination, not to mention that this fabric line is in my favorite color palette of lime and teal. You won't have to wait long, I have to have it done by June 6th.

Okay, so now for the shameless part, I would like to ask for your VOTE(S) over at the Blogger's Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side. 

I have my Elephant quilt in the bed category

And my Koi Pond quilt in the Home Machine Quilted category

All you have to do is click on my link, then click on the word "Vote" and voila' you're done!

I'm linking up today with Leah Day for FMQ Friday, can't wait to see what everyone's been up to this week.

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

WIP Wednesday

I have been working diligently on my "Make It Right" challenge quilt. The top is done, the quilt is basted. The problem is that I can't really show it to you, it's a secret.  Okay, I'll show you a sneak peek.

 I know that this isn't much of a sneak peek, you'll just have to wait until June 6th. Something else is different in this picture. I switched the spare bedroom and my sewing room. Do guests need more room that me for my sewing???  I think not!  Anyway, I'm not fully settled yet, but it is going to be cool. When it's done I will show you pictures of the room. My new setup is SWEET! I was able to baste this quilt sitting next my sewing machine.

Needless to say, the quilt only took an hour or so to press and baste. Now on to the fun part, FMQ. And I plan on quilting the snot out of it!

I also finished my Elephant quilt, just in time to enter it in the Blogger's Quilt Festival in the Bed Quilts category.

I also entered my Koi Pond quilt into the home machine quilted category. 

Voting starts on Friday, May 24. I'm shamelessly asking if you will consider voting for my quilts in their respective categories, but you really do need to check out all of the quilts. They are a world of inspiration.

Here are this week's stats:
In-process: (4)
Express Your Love
Layers quilt
Grandma's Quilt
Making It Right Challenge

New projects: (0)


Finished (1)
Elephant quilt

I'm linking up with  Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday!

 

 

Color Me Quilty!

 

Pat

Koi Pond Quilt

This time, Amy at My Creative Side, is allowing two quilt entries into the Blogger's Quilt Festival. So, I decided that I should enter my Koi Pond quilt into the Home Machine Quilted category., since I entered my Elephants on Parade quilt into the Bed Quilt Category.

 Here are some close-up shots of the quilting, during the quilting process

 Here are some photos of what the quilting looks like on the back.

Quilt specifications: Size 56" x 76"
Thread: pieced and quilted with Aurifil.
Batting: Quilters Dream Request - a low loft cotton. It quilted beautifully.
Quilting: All free motion quilted on a domestic machine; Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0. The only element that was marked, were the Koi (fish). All of the rest of the quilting was done freehand.

Completed in January 2013, this was really a first for me at letting go and creating this quilt in a very improv method. This quilt was so much fun to make.

You really do need to check out all of the quilts at the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

Elephants On Parade

My Elephant quilt is complete. It is, in my opinion, fit for a queen. Well, it is a generous queen size, 94" wide and 100" long. I quilted it in three long panels and joined them with this QAYG method here.

I free motion quilted this quilt on my domestic machine (Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0) using Aurifil thread (I pieced it with this thread too).

I used the fun variegated (aqua/teal) thread to quilt the elephant panel. It was my first time using a variegated thread, I think it turned out very cool.

The diamond pattern was the first time I straight line quilted. I really like the texture. And speaking of texture, I used Quilters Dream Puff batting. Nobody's going to get cold using this quilt. I love this batting.

  I think that the striped binding looks good with both the back and the front. I pieced the back of the quilt with large blocks of color.

 My goal was to have a reversible quilt. I was please how well I got the elephants on the front to line up with the color breaks on the back.

I'm entering this quilt in the Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. You really do have to visit to see all of the magnificent quilts. I'm entering mine in the bed quilt category.  I (shamelessly) hope you will consider nominating and voting for this quilt.

I'm also linking up with TGIFF,  Finish Friday, and FMQ Friday

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

WIP Wednesday

Almost done! My Elephant quilt that is. All three panels are joined and the binding is made.

Pictures of the joining strips, both panels, front and back.

 I'm quite pleased with how well the joining strips blend into the design. I don't think you can tell that the quilt was made in three panels.

Binding is ready to go!

I'm a sucker for striped binding. I'm ready to put it on and finish up this quilt. This is the biggest quilt (queen size) to date I've done completely, start to finish. It WILL be done for the Blogger's Quilt Festival, just two more days

Here are this week's stats:
In-process: (5)
Elephant quilt
Express Your Love
Layers quilt
Grandma's Quilt
Making It Right Challenge

New projects: (0)


Finished (0)


I'm linking up with  Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday!

 

 

Color Me Quilty!

 

Pat

Slow Progress

I have been a bit quiet lately. It's spring in upstate New York, which means gardening. I have what seems like MILES of garden beds. They are overwhelming in the spring. So this year I'm ripping out a lot of perennials and putting in shrubs. Yesterday I planted 5 shrubs and 4 trees. Not to worry, I still have plenty of flowers, just trying to make my gardens a little more reasonable. I mean, I need more time to sew!

Last night I did get a chance to work on my Elephant quilt.

I've got the first two panels joined using the small strip method. I've never worked on a quilt this big (queen sized). Yikes it's heavy!  Hopefully I can finish it in time for the Blogger's Quilt Festival on Friday, that is if my gardening does kill me first! ;)

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

I Have A WINNER!

Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway is over...now to the fun of finding winners! Thank you to all that participated, your wonderful comments make it all worth while.

The winner of the shot cottons is...

Cynthia, I will be emailing you shortly! Congratulations!

Color Me Quilty!

Pat