WIP Wednesday

Thanks to another snow day on Monday, I was able to get a little more quilting done on my Galloping through the Meadows quilt.

 All of the teal flower centers are now quilted - lots and lots of pebbles. I also have all of the white flowers outlined.

The back of the quilt look at the pebbles and outlining

 I have stitched two horses in the navy. I think they will standout a lot more once I quilt more densely around them.

I used Quilters Dream Wool batting and Aurifil 50wt thread. This project is a dream to quilt.

I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

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Pat

The Modern Quilt Guild/ Michael Miller Fabric Challenge Finish - YIPPEE!!!

Fastest quilt finish I've had in the longest time. Yippee, I finished my MQG/Michael Miller Fabric Challenge quilt. And I'm pleased with the result - The Deconstructed Pinwheel!

The back

This was a fun quilt to make. The finished size is 40" x 55 1/2". I used Quilters Dream Wool batting and of course yummy three different colors of Aurifil 50wt thread.

That empty spool on my Pfaff is my fav, # 5004. Fortunately, I just order some more of it through Hawthorne Threads.

To all my U.S. peeps, Happy Independence Day! To everyone else, Happy Finished Friday!


Today, I'm linking up with TGIFF,, Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop and Finish It Up Friday


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Pat 

Designing My Michael Miller Challenge Quilt

I love to design quilts, it's my absolute favorite part of quilting. I even like it better than free-motion quilting, and that's saying something. The only question is; does it turn out like what I see in my head vs. reality? This is for the Michael Miller quilt challenge through the Modern Quilt Guild.

My sketch of the design, inspired by this graphic design I found on Pinterest

I don't have all the pieces cut yet (many of them are just set in as color blocks at this point) and I had to order some more the coral/clementine color fabric. Each of the members of our modern quilt guild (IMQG), got an eighth of a yard of 6 different fabrics. We could add solids or Michael Miller prints. Needless to say this will be a fairly small baby quilt about 35"x 39". I'm already planning the FMQ.  So I ordered Aurifil thread to match some of the fabrics and I've already decided to use Quilters Dream Wool batting. LOVE both so much.

Today I'm linking up with Stitch by Stitch for Anything Goes Monday and Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday.

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Pat

WIP Wednesday: Almost a Finish!

Woohoo, I finished quilting my Tree quilt last night and got it trimmed. Now I just need to make and add the binding.

I was really disappointed with the teal fabric. I picked it up at Keepsake Quilting last year because it had an interesting texture.

But I had trouble piecing and quilting it. I will not use it again EVER! Look at the back (none of the tucks happened in the regular fabric portions.)

There is nothing like using quality products in your quilt! Love the Aurifil thread and Quilters Dream Wool batting (I will DEFINITELY be using that again)! The quilt is amazingly soft, even with all the quilting. I'm sure I can find someone to love this quilt, even with the tucks in the back!

Here are this week's stats:
In-process: (5)
Express Your Love
Humphrey's New Bed
Mod Ovals Quilt
Pantone Quilt 2014
Tree Quilt
 
New projects: (0) 

Finished (0)
 
I'm linking up with  Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday!

 

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Pat

Free Motion Friday

Hello, sorry I've been gone so long. I've been working on getting healthy. Walking 30 minutes EVERY morning, walking more throughout the day, lifting some hand weights and stretching. Also, I have been on the Paleo diet, which is the easiest thing in the world to stay on, but there is quite a bit of prep work. It is paying off, I've lost 23 lbs in 8 weeks!  But, I really miss blogging and of course quilting.

So now that this new lifestyle is becoming a little more of a habit, I've had some time to sit down and quilt. I've made some progress on my Tree quilt.

 I like that the "rings" of the quilt, starting with the trees, then the leaves, stacked wood/tree rings, wood grain, radiate out from the center.

 The love the texture of the Quilters Dream Wool batting with my favorite Aurifil 50wt thread!

The back looks kind of cool too, good texture.

I should be back much more regularly now. Today I'm linking up with the lovely Leah at the Free Motion Project for the Free Motion Quilting Project Link Up

Color Me Quilty!

Pat