Blogger's Quilt Festival, Spring 2014 (Modern)

 A Modern Quilt!

 I actually made this quilt last year as part of the Art Glass Gallery Challenge with an Angela Walters panel from her Textures line of fabric. The quilt didn't really have a known destination or reason for being except for completing the challenge. So I gave it to my husband, because there were no flowers or swirls and he liked the colors. So it sits folded over the back of a chair in my living room, unless it's chilly, then my husband wraps up in it.

This past Christmas we had new family members join are Christmas Eve party; my new son-in-law's mom, dad and sister. They fell in love with this quilt. They never realized that quilts could be modern and fun and fit in with today's styles.
 

 Just recently, I received the nicest note from my son-in-law's mom asking I would consider making this quilt again for her daughter for Christmas, offering to pay for it. She knows that I have a rule that I don't sell my quilts. It's hard to ask what they are really worth; fabric, thread, batting and time!

 It takes quite a bit of time to quilt a quilt like this.

Aurifil Thread 50wt used on the quilt. Quilted with a domestic machine; Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0

 This is the back of the quilt, I used the same color in both the top and the bobbin.

Faux Piped Binding (check out the tutorial here)

My husband has been generous and said that "we" could give her this quilt for Christmas and I could make him a new quilt. That's probably what I'm going to do. It has been quite an ego boost to have a young 30 something professional (my son-in-law's sister) really want one of my quilts.

The quilt is 54" x 63", Art Glass Gallery fabrics (Textures by Angela Walters), Quilters Dream Puff batting and lots and lots of Aurifil 50wt thread. The design is my own.

I'm linking up with Amy's Creative Side for the Blogger's Quilt Festival Spring 2014: Modern Quilts

Be sure to check out all of the fabulous quilts from around the world! They are FABULOUS!

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!

I guess I did create some quilts and other projects this year.

Pond Pillow

Koi Pond Quilt

Baby Wrenly Fleece

Tote and Queen of Hearts Purse

Orphan Baby Quilt

Make It Right Challenge Quilt

Elephants on Parade Quilt

Layers of Life and Love Quilt

Mug Rug Central

I also posted a few popular tutorials this year on basting with boards:

Board Basting with Pins Tutorial

Board Basting with Spray Adhesive

Hello 2014 - Here is to more creations and tutorials!

Linking up with Lily's Quilts for Fresh Sewing Day January!

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

[I'm] WIP[ped] Wednesday

 I finished my Make It Right challenge quilt, in the nick of time (11:00 p.m., 1 hour before it was due.) Unfortunately, the pictures looked like it was 0'dark thirty and somewhat uninspired. So yesterday, even though it was a bit overcast, I took some pictures outside..

The winner is chosen by how many "likes" and "pins" from the Art Gallery Fabrics "Make It Right" board on Pinterest. While I don't think I have a shot at winning, I don't really want to be "skunked" with hardly any likes or pins. Sadly, I currently only have 4 repins and 8 likes. Click here to see the Pinterest Board (you must have a Pinterest account). I'm pathetically asking for your "like".

I also started back up on my Layers Quilt. All nine blocks together (untrimmed), ready to sandwich and quilt. This will be a QAYG project using the technique here. I'm hoping that this will turn out to be a very special and meaningful quilt.

Stratified Layers of Earth - Do you see my inspiration?

My stepdaughter is a Special Ed teacher in a residential program for troubled youths. She asked me to hem a pair of suit pants for one of her students that is graduating from the program. I don't normally like to do work on clothing, but I really felt that this was a good cause. So I broke out my blind hem foot for the first time ever.

Strange little foot and a bit of a puzzle to figure out how to fold the material correctly, but oh so much easier to do than hand stitching.  I think it turned out pretty good.

Since I spent so much time on my garden this spring, I thought you might like a couple of pictures in bloom.

Black Lace Sambucus (ornamental eldiberry)

Humphrey sitting in front of the Corgi garden.

Here are this week's stats:
In-process: (3)
Express Your Love
Layers quilt
Grandma's Quilt
 

New projects: (0)

Finished (1)
Make It Right Challenge

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

 

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

Make It Right - Color Me Textured

I did it! I finished by Make It Right Challenge quilt at 10:30 p.m. last night, which was an hour and a half before the deadline. I decided to name my quilt Color Me Textured. I'm quite pleased with the results.

I used "Faux Piped Binding". Check out my tutorial, if you're interested.

Of course I used Aurifil Thread. Just love this stuff!

Besides using every bit of the Right Angles panel, I used Pure Elements Lemonade, Linen White and Moonstone.

I used Quilters Dream Puff batting and my method for pin basting using 1"x3" boards

The quilt ended up to be 54" x 63", with lots and lots of texture.

I'm planning on giving this quilt to my husband for his birthday on Sunday. I hope he'll enjoy it on cold winter nights watching TV.

I'm linking up today with Richard and Tanya Quilts for Finish Friday, Quokka Quilts for TGIFF and The Free-Motion Quilting Project for FMQ Friday. Of course I entered my quilt into the challenge and I'm shamelessly asking for your "Pins", once they have it posted. Click here to check out all of the quilts.


Color Me Textured and Color Me Quilty!

Pat

Gardening and Quilting

The perennial bed

Well, summer's here in upstate NY. How do I know?? Because it was 90's last week and 60's this week. AAAHHH, life in the Finger Lakes. All the gardens are weeded, pruned and mulched (4 1/2 cubic yards), which is no small task. I also dug up a ton of perennials and put in shrubs.

My newly re-done stone garden

New front corner

 

New front shrubs.

Not to worry, I still have been quilting every night on my Make It Right challenge quilt. Although I'm STILL not done, I'm almost there. Here's some pictures from the back side.

I'm linking up with A Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday and Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday.  

Color Me Quilty!

Pat