But on that note, I have finished my own version of a barn quilt which will be hung on our cabin in the Poconos when the weather warms above freezing! Here is the finished product:
It is appropriately enough, a log cabin block!
I have also finished, well except for the binding, two little quilts (42" x 59") for a friends two grand daughters, ages 2 and 1. They were fun to do and were quilted by Karen Thompson. These are on schedule for completion the next two weeks.
Her bedroom is done in pink and brown and I was lucky enough to find this fabric at my LQS.
Here is her sister's quilt:
The binding has been started and I decided to try these little clips rather than pinning. I will let you know how that goes.
This quilt has "back art" included on the back. This was a, um, design flaw. The fabric requirements were a bit fuzzy on the pattern for this quilt so I was short by a few inches. I had extra of the coordinating fabrics so I got creative. I like this pattern so I rewrote the fabric requirements for my own future reference. I did not have this issue with the first quilt since I already had that fabric which turned out to be more than enough.
So, for my planned projects, there is a quilt for my son for no particular reason other than my sweet grand daughter asked for it. On a recent trip to Florida to visit them, she asked if I could make him a Florida Gator quilt that he could use when he was watching the games. We shopped together for the fabric and found Florida Gator themed fabric. I may have enough for a pillow case as well.
Then there are some table runners on the list for Christmas. One will be made using a template from the Missouri Quilt Company. I have recently gotten hooked on their You Tube tutorials. I have a lot of holiday fabrics so this should be a good way to use some of them.
As part of my always on-going organization of my sewing room, I have now taken inventory of my rulers and tools. An eye opening experience. I will put this in a database of sorts that can be stored on my smartphone so I can minimize duplication of rulers which I discovered has been a problem in the past! I will share my totals in a future blog - but trust me, it will be a bit of a shocker.
Well, enough for now. We are packing up to go home to the NJ abode after a wonderful birthday week at the cabin. Got lots of snow but I was also able to get lots of quilting done! I like those weeks!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family! It is certainly a time for me to be thankful on multiple levels.
My quest to quilt continues!
