Enchanted Autumn

I have loved this quilt since I saw it hanging in a quilt shop south of Seattle 3 years ago.  I suggested it for our town's Quilting Club's (we are not a guild-nor do they want to be) Opportunity Quilt.  I organized the making of it but many ladies took home blocks that were turned and glued down so all they had to do was whipstitch around them.  I then sewed them all together when they came back to me.  Susie Johnson quilted it and Marilyn Hersey bound it.  Truly a group effort.  I think it turned out beautifully and it is hanging in the Crazy 9 Patch for the Quilt Run.  It felt good to hand it over to the ladies who will take care of ticket sales.

Enchanted Autumn by Verna Mosquera (Vintage Spools)

The Jury is Out

Not sure I am going to get everything done before i leave for the kids early Saturday morning.  I gave myself a B'day present of spending the day with my grandgirls.  Greg is staying home and I am taking christmas presents up.  I have 2 mug rugs to finish, 1 tree skirt to finish, 2 pillowcases and 2 key fobs to make.  I finished Sloan's stocking this morning and have the skirt cut out.  The mug rugs are almost done.   Was planning to sew yesterday as well but ended up at the allergist and a pass through the CT machine.  Hopefully the new antibiotics and the steroid will calm my allergies.

It is on the calendar-my first quilting class will be on Saturday, Feb.15 at the Crazy 9 Patch in Ramona. The title is "Exploring Color" (thank-you Wanda Hansen) and I am pretty excited.  If this one goes well, it will be followed by a class on Composition and Creativity .  I have some things up my sleeve to ensure the ladies who sign up have a great time.   The project will be a journal cover with a flower that looks like a color wheel on the front.

Sloan's Stocking

Applique Workshop

Spent the day at The Crazy 9 Patch working on prepping blocks to hand out at Back Country Quilters for the 2014 Opportunity quilt.  Only had 2 ladies show up but all the others are working on blocks at home. I got one prepped and glued down-just needs sewing.  Carolyn is finishing hers at home and she got 18 maple leaves handed out and gathered back finished-way to go!  Emily finished a block as well so all in all a very productive day.

Carolyn

Emily-a new member of Back Country Quilters

Carolyn brought back almost all of the Maple Leaves-The house was turned back in finished.  I love the colors in this quilt!

Ready for Sewing!

Martha getting buried in her work-the quilt run is next week

My peacock color wheel

I see wonky beautiful stars in peacock tones on cream.

I am making a block for Julie at Quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com.  She is turning 60 and wants 60 stars to make into a quilt.  She had a peacock for her color choice so I took my IPAD with the peacock enlarged to the Patch today and laid the Pad next to the bolts in the store and found some beautiful fabric for the wonky stars I am going to make on Sunday. The cream is the background.

Post Cards

Speaking of postcards, I worked through the process for the first one.  I think I am going to add a layer of single sided lightweight fusible to the back stamped fabric before fusing it to the peltex-don't  like the texture of the back.  the front was a piece I had done just playing with leftover triangles from a quilt and they looked like trees to me so I used some leaf stamps and a peace stamp and gold and brown inks.  For a first, I like it! I have some very traditional fabric from our local quilt shop, The Crazy 9 Patch,  for the demo-a Mother's Day post card.  Need to go to the Post Office to see how to mail these.  I have a plastic sleeve that they just fit into.

Going to "The Comforters" for our first Saturday of the month work day!

My favorite Things

Once a month I attend the Dear Jane Clinic at The Crazy 9 Patch in Ramona.  Our teacher, Susan Axelrod is excellent and I learn new things each month.  I got all my applique pieces prepped this week so I'll have some handwork to do.

Susan teaching template making

Monday, I joined my quilting buddies, Jan and Patsy, and we headed to Quilter's Paradise in Escondido to quilt 2 small quilts on the longarm machine.  We took a class together to learn how to use it-however, it seems as if we have to relearn it every time we go.  Then we went looking at sewing machines as Patsy needs a new one.

Jan and Patsy and the Longarm

I love the swirls on the back

The binding makes such a big difference!