tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205716849289526202024-02-07T19:36:10.984-08:00Quilts 'n' Kids 'n' StuffMy quilting, my kids and what's going on in my life.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-52585030562589469942018-08-29T17:55:00.001-07:002018-08-29T17:55:50.065-07:00Medical Updateon July 5, 2018 I had surgery. Six and a half hours to remove 6 tumors. All went well. 6 days in the hospital and 6 weeks with restriction of not more than 10 lbs lifting. I am now trying to get back to normal. Biopsy showed clear margins on the tumors and recommendation is no chemo unless a tumor shows up again. Ct scan scheduled for October 5.<br />
I am getting back to quilting, and glad that I can hold grandbabies again. I pieced and quilted a small quilt for a guild paint chip challenge the weekend after I came home from the hospital. It has been too long since I blogged. Totally cannot remember how to get photos to share.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-91804080313058983582018-04-30T21:20:00.001-07:002018-04-30T21:20:40.541-07:00Still waiting!I went April 23 to get a biopsy done. Needle biopsy of the mass in the sub hepatic region. Still waiting for the results. They said 5-7 business days, so before the end of this week.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-17025682651772766852018-04-07T21:42:00.000-07:002018-04-07T21:45:39.402-07:00Medical stuff I have high blood pressure. In 200?, when cardiologist had an ultrasound of my kidneys done, he found I had an adrenal adenoma on my right kidney. It was small and doctors decided to just watch it. In 2010 it had grown and it was decided to remove the adrenal gland and biopsy it in a laparoscopic, robotic surgery. It was supposed to be outpatient and take about an hour and a half and I might needd to stay overnight. I was in surgery for 5 hours and required 4 units of blood and stayed 9 days in the hospital. 5 small incisions plus a 6" incision. Biopsy was inconclusive , so I followed up with an oncologist and regular Ct scans. In 2014 the adenoma was growing again, and I found a different urologist. He said Ct scan showed adrenal with adenoma and a shriveled up kidney. Apparently the first doctor nicked the artery leading to the kidney and that is what he meant when he said things just fell apart when he got in there...anyway I had another surgery. New doctor said things were kind of mixed up inside me...intestine wrapped around kidney. Since kidney was not functioning and might later cause problems it was decided to remove it and we'll as the adrenal adenoma. Due to the mixed up insides a second surgeon was in the surgery in case a bowel resection was needed. Surgery went well, only 2 hours, not the predicted 3, (no bowel resection) and only a 2 day hospital stay despite a 9" incision. Again, inconclusive biopsy, and yearly follow-up Ct scans, the last of which was in June and was fine.<br />
I had a routine echocardiogram March 13 in anticipation of my March 27 cardiologist visit. Cardiologist said heart looks fine, but ultrasound picked up an enlargement of my liver and I needed to follow-up with my primary care physician. I called PCP and a liver scan was scheduled for March 30, Good Friday. On Easter Monday, April 2, I called doctor and he said the scan showed solid masses in right kidney area and liver. A Ct scan was ordered for the next day. On wWednesday, April 4, PCP called with results: not cysts, solid mass 2 x 3 x 5cm either arising from liver or between liver and pancreas. Time to see an oncologist to see what to do next. As I do not want to go back to the hospital where I had the first surgery (bad experience!) I asked PCP to refer me elsewhere. On Friday morning, the nurse told me I should be getting a call that afternoon from Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medical. Call never came and so I and still anxiously awaiting hearing from them. I will be on the phone again first thing Monday morning! Meanwhile I am trying not to be too anxious.<br />
<br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-42395404682964422222018-04-04T06:36:00.000-07:002018-04-04T06:36:23.536-07:00Might be time to blog again....It's been over 5 years nice I posted...might be time to start again.<br />
Lots has happened. I now have 10 grandchildren with 2 more due at the beginning of May and one more in August. I have a longarm quilting busines. We moved last October to Moore Ok and I am enjoying being close to all our activities.<br />
Krist, Victor and boys are living in Georgia and Kristi has graduated from Nursing school and gotten her BSN and is working as an ICU nurse. I can hardly believe Ski will be graduating high school this June and starting university at Georgia Tech this summer, Tony will be a Junior at Columbus High and Gianni will be a freshman. <br />
Josh has bought a second house and niece Claire and her son Remi are occupying his first house and relying on family to help them with their myriad of medical issues and appointments.<br />
Nick is still in the Navy with a home in Virginia Beach where his wife Jackie and daughter Serenity remain while he is stationed overseas.<br />
Jamie and Annie and sons Dominic (4) and Eli (2) now live in Yukon, OK and are expecting a baby in August...in utero nickname is T-Rex.<br />
Mimi and Trey are married. Trey is no longer in the army and they will be closing on a house in Norman at the end of this week. Trey's son Ethan has been with Mimi since 2 1/2 months after their wedding, while Trey was stationed overseas. Etan was just 17 months old when his mother left him with a friend who contacted Mimi. She became his legal guardian a month later. He is now 6 yrs old. They are expecting baby Donny in early May. <br />
Katy and Chris now have Patrick (5) and Amelia (3) and are expecting another baby girl in early May.<br />
Gabe and Kate were maried in December of 2016, and baby Leonidas Oliver Lynch was born December of 2017' just before Christmas. He is a happy baby and growing like a weed. They are currently living with JoeE.<br />
JoeE is still working at Climate Craft and bought a house for himself.<br />
RoseE is still living at home, but has started working as a nanny/mother's helper.<br />
Johnny is also still at home, not quite ready for college, although he is now 18.<br />
Gigi is busy with violin lessons and Orchestra 4 times a week.<br />
Denny retired from the USPS in December 2016....and went back the the same instructor work as a contract employee in January 2017. We found a house in Moore that we could buy before selling the old place and moved in October. We still need to get the old place listed and sold!<br />
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<br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-23982506400702314012013-02-13T21:43:00.001-08:002013-02-13T21:43:27.667-08:00Life Is Busy!Here it is, mid-February. Mimi and Trey have their wedding scheduled for May 4. I just today started working on Mimi's dress. Today's work went fairly well....getting close on the bodice pattern. Lots to do in the next 2.5 months, as I will need to find or make dresses for myself, RoseE, and Gigi too.<br />
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I found a cute baby quilt pattern to make for Patrick....thinking "easy pattern, I should be able to get it done by February 27, when he is due". But then came a phone call just after I went to bed February 2nd...Katy's water broke. Patrick Braden Jay was born at 8:58am, February 3, 2013....24 days early...he weighed in at 5 lbs. 14 oz. and 18.5" long. He is sweet and mother and baby are both doing well. So now my plan is to get his quilt done by his due date anyway!<br />
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Tomorrow is valentine's day...I have to get up early to go pick up a car for my brother, and then go to a funeral. After that I plan to do a bit on Mimi's pattern and then finish cutting and start sewing Patrick's quilt. I guess I ought to head to bed soon.<br />
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Since Christmas, I have quilted a few quilts, but I guess I don't know how to access the pictures on my iPad and get them on here....maybe next time. Too late tonight with a 6:00 alarm in the morningMichelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-11560843099456878972012-12-26T08:40:00.000-08:002012-12-26T08:40:16.824-08:00Boxing Day 2012Merry Boxing Day! The kids all liked there presents and Katy outdid herself on all the gifts she made:dresses for the girls, hats for Johnny, and an ornament for us with Patricks ultrasound picture and the saying "The best parents become Grandparents". I was floored to get an iPad from Joshua. Now I need to figure out how to make the most of it. Time to clean up all the mess from Christmas Day, make soup, do laundry and pack for a 5 day trip to Kentucky, go to the mall and get new notepads on my glasses and get RoseE's ears pierced, and go to Stitching Post and exchange the quilting template Denny bought for my Christmas gift ( I already have the one he bought so now I can pick out one I want). I wonder if I will find some time to quilt...I have 2 I need to get done ASAP for the latest Habitat For Humanity house recipients. After we get home, niece Claire and one or two kids will be coming for a weekend visit. I have to get Remi's quilt quilted and bound. Mid-January I head to Florida for a week to babysit the grandsons while Kristi goes to Georgia to find a house to move to at the end of March. Victor started working in GA just before Thanksgiving. Hoping they get to stay there a long time! After Florida we start to focus on Mimi's May 4, 2013 wedding to Trey Trammell, and the arrival of Patrick Liam Jay (Chris and Katy's baby) in late February. Life does stay busy!Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-38100366610848927282012-07-06T06:36:00.000-07:002012-07-06T06:36:12.282-07:00It's been too long since I posted! Oh my! where does the time go? Since my last post a lot has happened. Katy and Chris are married (May 25) and are expecting a honeymoon baby! Mimi is engaged and trying to get a date set at church. Her fiance, Trey, is in the US Army and is now in Okinawa for a 2 year assignment. His sgt. suggested they have the wedding before the halfway point of his tour rather than later if he wants Mimi to move over there. So their originally planned July 6 date is out and Mimi needs to okay a date with Fr.Boyer. Too much to go into here...<br />
I need to get back into quilting, so I brought 4 tops home from Community Project workday at the end of June. An unexpected trip to Kentucky last weekend kept me from getting going on them. Denny bought me Red Sappers for the quilting machine and I have done 2 quilts since the wedding and I do like them. No time for anymore here today. The washer is beeping at me. It's grocery shopping day. And CL is now meeting on Friday evenings. Having both Gabe and JoeE gone at camp has the house awfully quiet! Annie and Jamie are there too. When Jamie goes back to work later this month he will be going to Cameroon and next to The Congo. Jim has an office job starting in OKC on Monday, and will be staying in the guest house guest room weekdays until they can get relocated.<br />
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<br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-10011894567900913502012-02-27T07:17:00.003-08:002012-02-27T07:31:58.413-08:00Design Wall Monday<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u>I brought home a bread bag full of fabric samples from Ladies' Auxiliary quilting a few weeks ago. On my design wall today are rectangles to make a third quilt top. </u></span></div><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwZXUKPzVYj8dyRwzCA_pVdoZxKhbAoBYB0SaMNzZsBUo64bfL8ZFIVMXRMcEEN8EC-n618dtv0irzft8P2W3a4bRinlIbAD2QgqYj4kRWQOSiSDiL8dhyphenhyphenReV6M19cxX7fW8wPqE-CwzB/s400/DWM+2-27-2012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713835175884424162" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u>The first top I made from the small (5x6) rectangles in the bag. Kind of busy, but enough order to make a passable quilt.</u></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwZXUKPzVYj8dyRwzCA_pVdoZxKhbAoBYB0SaMNzZsBUo64bfL8ZFIVMXRMcEEN8EC-n618dtv0irzft8P2W3a4bRinlIbAD2QgqYj4kRWQOSiSDiL8dhyphenhyphenReV6M19cxX7fW8wPqE-CwzB/s1600/DWM+2-27-2012.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj132B3q26nIjgYyhJdfmMXgV5-NveFoeA9xFaDFHsIqXQFFa69PsUKRnd-jG7URIuC03yxsAtRXBzIxgxIWpmFu40zUiqLvuqBh34vX6XJdwgieqezhaekBp2e8861iNJXaMk2v8xMGlBr/s1600/Sample+rectangles+%25231.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj132B3q26nIjgYyhJdfmMXgV5-NveFoeA9xFaDFHsIqXQFFa69PsUKRnd-jG7URIuC03yxsAtRXBzIxgxIWpmFu40zUiqLvuqBh34vX6XJdwgieqezhaekBp2e8861iNJXaMk2v8xMGlBr/s400/Sample+rectangles+%25231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713835175145629522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj132B3q26nIjgYyhJdfmMXgV5-NveFoeA9xFaDFHsIqXQFFa69PsUKRnd-jG7URIuC03yxsAtRXBzIxgxIWpmFu40zUiqLvuqBh34vX6XJdwgieqezhaekBp2e8861iNJXaMk2v8xMGlBr/s1600/Sample+rectangles+%25231.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "></a><div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u>Next I used large rectangles and made this diagonal rows design. </u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj132B3q26nIjgYyhJdfmMXgV5-NveFoeA9xFaDFHsIqXQFFa69PsUKRnd-jG7URIuC03yxsAtRXBzIxgxIWpmFu40zUiqLvuqBh34vX6XJdwgieqezhaekBp2e8861iNJXaMk2v8xMGlBr/s1600/Sample+rectangles+%25231.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOJsOStgASgZ2QejRwBia5B25cxhAvA_Pw-16px_w0Q2qoZ-VcidmVvoSG4bLpAVEkKsQs2gXvDo3D-ADslYUfH7w8AtRBEXdmb5X5kr7LvTWTv1a7Vl76wMVt6mD8Tb4jP6e1U1X_NRH/s400/Sample+rectangles+%25232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713835186939220962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u>There are lots of rectangles left, but the busyness and colors just ar</u></span><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; ">en't playing well, so I may call it quits at 3 tops. I have a wedding dress to be getting started on!</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-72515034994115128162012-02-06T20:25:00.000-08:002012-02-06T20:38:31.309-08:00Wrap Them In Love<div><br /></div>I mailed a box today to Wrap Them In Love. 7 quilts sent to me by other Sunshine Guild members for quilting, 2 from Mom, 1 of my own and a NAQG Community projects reject. Pictured below are one of Mom's, mine, and 3 by Sarah L. 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Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-84662107183043642042012-01-13T09:09:00.000-08:002012-01-13T09:32:55.864-08:00Advent friends "Scrappy Trips"The scrappy trips blocks have become quilts and been given to our Advent Friends. They were well received! <br />
If you look carefully you will notice that I had to trim blocks down. One of the hazards of swaps and lottos is that with so many different makers , not all the blocks are always the same size. If the sizes are close enough I can fudge them together with slightly narrower of larger seam allowances, but if there is a 1/2" difference that would leave no seam allowances at all, which was the case with one of two of these blocks. So I decided to trim all of the blocks down to the smallest size and to use sashing strips so I wouldn't be bothered by the seams not lining up. I added the black cornerstones to continue the diagonal dark line formed by the blocks.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0m6vzqFDk4EyfmBSmUYKkUxXOcCLukyfxmacj_N6J5xOgsJ32EaiVTTxVRwTqioP-ruypKOe1SxIj7MywwydbGNmNYZVEp4-vqJx66_iM_YOLaJCxG-5ic8WeEQ9xm1S64qWH9l_4d03/s1600/%252363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0m6vzqFDk4EyfmBSmUYKkUxXOcCLukyfxmacj_N6J5xOgsJ32EaiVTTxVRwTqioP-ruypKOe1SxIj7MywwydbGNmNYZVEp4-vqJx66_iM_YOLaJCxG-5ic8WeEQ9xm1S64qWH9l_4d03/s400/%252363.JPG" width="300" /></a>The Smaller quilt is for a 5 year old girl. I chose the blocks with the brighter colors and novelty fabrics and used bright red paisley for the sashing and binding. The border fabric is butterflies on a bright blue background and all of the butterflies are edged in red.<br />
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The larger quilt is for the mom of the family. It has the remaining lotto blocks. On of the blocks failed to mead fabric selection guidelines but I liked it anyway and it helped me decide sashing color. Blocks were not supposed to be monochromatic in addition to the dark/black diagonal fabric. But one block that came is done with all blue fabrics. It is a beautiful block but does stand out somewhat due to its lack of other colors. We (Denny usually collaborates with me on block placement) decided to make sure all the blocks adjoining the blue block had blue in them to kind of bleed the color out across the quilt top. Actually there were only a few blocks that did not contain some blue! I chose a teal blue floral print for the sashings and binding. There was enough of the large floral I used for the border to make a back for the quilt as well.<br />
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Again the tumbling hearts quilting , but on this one I used a color of thread called "Blue Moon." <br />
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Scrappy Trips Around The World is a great way to use up 2.5"strips longer than 16 inches. The pattern for Scrappy Trips Blocks a'la Bonnie K. Hunter, can be found at <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html">http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html</a>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-19972501971249243662011-12-27T11:12:00.000-08:002011-12-27T11:12:51.081-08:00Design Wall Monday...but it's Tuesday today!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what's on my design wall. These will be the final gifts to our advent friends, so I need to get them done by January 8th. Mother and daughter scrappy trips quilts from November block lotto winnings!</td></tr>
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<br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-2905124456319259432011-12-27T09:36:00.002-08:002011-12-27T11:08:40.873-08:00I've been busy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've been very busy. My quilts quilted on the Tin Lizzie now number sixty-one! 11 of those were included in my Christmas gifting!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st gift quilt is and ABC quilt for granddaughter Serenity. I quilted the letters of the alphabet in the blocks adjoining pictures depicting things that start with each letter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The backing is a pretty floral from the stash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up is a quilt for my sister, Mary.<br />This is made from winning of the September 2011 block lotto. Batik Curvy Rail blocks. Quilted in an all-over freehand design I'm calling "Sun Swirl Meander "</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of Mary's quilt also from the stash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next a quillow for Mimi.<br />I used liberated astar block which I also won in the block lotto. These have been aging for over a year. Bright green sashings of different sizes horizontally and vertically and rectangular red cornerstones finished by a fun border fabric and red binding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilting shows really well on the dark green corduroy backing. I quilted a freehand ribbon-flower meander. the pillow panel is made fro a cotton velour. A very comfy-cozy quillow. Mimi loves it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quillow for Katy. WHen she told me she wanted a new quillow I decided I could find blocks in the UFO stash that would work. First I found 15 Swapper's Star blocks that I swapped several years ago. Not enough for a quilt top, but if I made 2 more and did alternate blocks..hmmm...could work. Then I found a bag of forgotten swapped 9-patch blocks in the same size as the stars. Surely from the 100 or so 9-patches I could find 18 that would work with the stars. I think I did! Floral border (aqnd backing) from the extensive floral stash at the guest house. This quilt came together in just a few days. I quilted with a funky feather meander allover design.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is folded into a pillow. I used another 9 patch and border fabric to make the pillow panel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next I quilted six quilt tops Mom had made to be donated to a veteran's center. I only took picture of 5 of them. This one is outline quilted on the appliqued picture, meandered in the background and a simply feather type border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one has star centered fan quilting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlined the Eagles and ribbon candy in the border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlined the flag and the rest is allover paisley echo freehand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the above.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the following. The quilting really shows up well on this. I did a fairly detailed outlining of the center panel, a swirl centered fan freehand, and a simple feather border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of the above. <br />I also quilted one more for Mom, but failed to take a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last quilt is Johnny's. I asked him his favorite color: green. Found a large piece of green I thought he would like in the stash and used it for backing, binding, and the main diagonal of Scrappy Trips Blocks from <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html">Bonnie Hunter's website</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I quilted with a freehand swirl centered fan design. i love the texture fan quilting gives to a quilt.</td></tr>
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In addition to the quilts I made 4 scarves, 3 skirts, 2 aprons (cooking and woodworking) , a fabric journal cover, a pair of pajamas and an apple crumb pie...No pictures of any of those...<br /><br /><br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-57520265299799692322011-10-02T19:16:00.000-07:002011-10-02T19:54:41.991-07:005 more quilted in 3 days time...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Mom brought me 4 quilts Monday that needed quilting. Three of them had been</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"> pillowcased and turned and I said I could try to put them on the longarm to quilt rather than tying them. The first one i just did a quick meander, and it turned out okay, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrujARx-VYQCl0xlOvynXTDGwadthO_33xvxOwbtGkST2QWxesV2dW2b0WIu_keoWD4Em3arW1m3xWMXnEYoCJv91UnLTu8qnTMlu1H8-TmgMGlj7tfmA7NyqmYBajj9K8NaDHRf1ptPUp/s1600/%252335.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrujARx-VYQCl0xlOvynXTDGwadthO_33xvxOwbtGkST2QWxesV2dW2b0WIu_keoWD4Em3arW1m3xWMXnEYoCJv91UnLTu8qnTMlu1H8-TmgMGlj7tfmA7NyqmYBajj9K8NaDHRf1ptPUp/s400/%252335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088391957398050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>so the next 2 I did "in the ditch" quilting....but not really a ditch as they were cheater panels not pieced tops</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H4ZyybYMSnKSH4-pBaRjJDN1Y5zEmBPvhUGPENwzb4Q0ZTO4MwFii0cmtUFr3XOW-t6-ea64A7u_bhfoOewNEVDKlc38m0oyZoLkQXexpIDkdpYOQVrd6UYLcTYzc8RTYL4n-oicPcfQ/s1600/%252336.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H4ZyybYMSnKSH4-pBaRjJDN1Y5zEmBPvhUGPENwzb4Q0ZTO4MwFii0cmtUFr3XOW-t6-ea64A7u_bhfoOewNEVDKlc38m0oyZoLkQXexpIDkdpYOQVrd6UYLcTYzc8RTYL4n-oicPcfQ/s400/%252336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088396448082018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ox5JDQL6Vi5jLMEdc-jiHvS6zaWTK-27iMcu_HaFk21nwEnrLYeyiV2MADO6eyBRsq8PPAYc8DLEduEwjoY4VC5zo81OsNycQvogk0HRghUNcpq440LcOC9Dok-u8cF0Dm9TOa3bOM7M/s400/%252336+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088395498448562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqS_EUjHtcOpWjMPcvbSon_bPKY6cDUtPAZzSqQncluxKr5zzZ0tVvSOK0_lhFfmmB1u1ATMMbzIffGwqxNEyvR2c7e-byyJbaR2ZPmSer59AqzFpq0o-v7cGVCJi4LpA9jWb5YCPRkmo/s1600/%252337.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqS_EUjHtcOpWjMPcvbSon_bPKY6cDUtPAZzSqQncluxKr5zzZ0tVvSOK0_lhFfmmB1u1ATMMbzIffGwqxNEyvR2c7e-byyJbaR2ZPmSer59AqzFpq0o-v7cGVCJi4LpA9jWb5YCPRkmo/s400/%252337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088397415819922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><span class="Apple-style-span">They turned out pretty nice, and will be going to the KC Ladies auxilary for their charities. The 4th was a panel and I had to piece together the batting.</span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b6F37WBVDGo8O-z5LK-bYDAglCXDQ5lS8b_ipOBdkqCwRBXWKu-y9KNqFuzRd_4_LUacJdrv2FmB-NoDjE7I9T3kzqZswqBnk9Er-gRHSannmDJIKvn7U7ycKe75XuAX3eV-XtfcGGWd/s400/%252338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088404783976194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I quilted and bound it... Note to self and anyone else who might care...printed checks should not be cut WOF for binding strips if you want the checks to line up right. note the twisted look because the checks are crooked.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"> Then I decided to quilt one of mine for Community projects.</span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><u><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz_Pz7OJbrEwgt0Oo7TwguPKU3X8gR0Ln8aIsMBpdZhBgu6YIt_200RD76hb5cEqmAMoKlo56QKtvSvKfEHY5FUrlREMWwqAc2FOKN6VtgiEN3nfAPiYQtOD7ESTmA-0sVNhYIhFusIdT/s400/%252339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659089921276928002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></u></span></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></div><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>The fun thing is the binding...Mom brought me a baggie with some bindings in it and one was the leftover binding from when I made Katy's hearts and chains quilt (appliqued hearts set in an Irish Chain)with a scalloped edge 13 years ago...narrow bias binding , but the colors worked. I usually like darker binding but the pink and purple theme was a bit dark and the binding was pink and purple as well. I quilted a freehand flowers and ribbons design. </div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxQ8DezewAVKIa0YmgLf5mYA62SikKJ6XpAjwXrpCHLK-2mFsVJs_jN2UgvAiE26WEoWCaIgdhdQQ8wcN-TiP_DvlDOCzDFK8DyJgOblNs-df6ua_SotIRtX5FCidYDJA5XF8hKXO78Ef/s400/%252339+quilting.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659089920242587202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><u></u></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div> I think the binding looks better with the back of the quilt than the top..</div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><u><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9zDvsU0iFHP8JWopQ29KDmj92PAIGpFizKVlj0cyxS7dfp2eAnV8pCwW9piLr8HAW5V42pXO43gtyoNUKkWKEUgZDUJBMRqMUzJ3HGJuIZmVweWPMLdVR1REIJi137NC9Xqe2wezcGny/s400/%252339+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659089924376345666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></u></span></div><div></div></div><div>I think I have 5 left to quilt for community projects and another 5 or so for Sunshine. Guess I'll be busy. But I have NAQG board meeting Monday, KC Ladies Auxillary meeting Tuesday, girls to the dentist Tuesday, and boys to the dentist Thursday (different dentists). And Denny is working days for the next couple of months so he won't be doing school with the kids....but maybe I can have him take them to R.E Wednesday evening so I can just stay home!</div></span></div>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-33837379099914186432011-09-29T11:57:00.000-07:002011-09-29T11:57:32.862-07:00A quilt for Kayla<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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I went ahead and bound and labeled that last quilt for Community Projects....after I had quilted, bound and labeled this one that Mom left for me to do last week.<br />
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I have more tops waiting...2 from Mom and a crumb quilt I made last weekend are all ready to go except I need to cut batting. I think I can get 4 smallish quilts out of the one king size W&N batting I have, but I'm just not sure I want to cut it up. Wal-Mart isn't carrying the cotton batting anymore...at least it hasn't been in the store when I have checked lately. And I haven't been seeing king size poly batting either. I really need to just bite the bullet and buy a roll of 96" wide cotton batting like we get for the guild community projects.</div>
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Mimi express a liking and desire for a crumb block quilt when she moves out and gets a full size bed after seeing this crumb quilt top I made last weekend. So I am sewing crumb blocks since the scrap drawer was getting too full anyway and I have no other projects lined up that I have to be working on. </div>
<br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-22211247315423019012011-09-10T09:06:00.000-07:002011-09-10T09:57:22.976-07:00More Quilts...Since my last post I have quilted 4 quilts. One for Habitat House, one for Sharon N., one to enter in the County Fair, and one for NAQG community projects. I have had the one for Habitat for a few months and have been procrastinating. It is a BIG quilt 102x 90, and had a n applique design on the border. I could not get inspired with an idea of how to quilt it, so I just didn't even try. I finally decided I had to get it done and pulled it out and draped it over the rails of the quilting machine and waited for an idea. It didn't take long before the quilt "spoke" to me and said to take off the applique. Once I did that it was clear how I needed to quilt it. It was great practice as I did the same freehand design in 120 triangles!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMrEyJ3e7zetR48OQud-XCs7kONtN7kkexszGCDvBKOtwcS4rH2UugusoEHwdM9tG9ZRC2Qy7YNXV1JIizBqdcrcnbOzSqplaiG3AQcUVrWao9mZMaVZ_IVdxAUnqQ9rXkYR8NcK8mCV5/s1600/SQ+inSQ+Close-up.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMrEyJ3e7zetR48OQud-XCs7kONtN7kkexszGCDvBKOtwcS4rH2UugusoEHwdM9tG9ZRC2Qy7YNXV1JIizBqdcrcnbOzSqplaiG3AQcUVrWao9mZMaVZ_IVdxAUnqQ9rXkYR8NcK8mCV5/s400/SQ+inSQ+Close-up.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650764945583028146" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnIGMf_mA7mF-EY81ezU5hayoRVR6mBqmFwUXErUKNmZYOCiGYKQvymBhQGFGnLWXsT8JlJzD54SLcx4Z9C-LCXf_R2JtVgVTwtvGuWTxLKNorq-9xFNcDCqgBWSBle-f3bvFCpjgjbb4/s1600/habitat+big.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnIGMf_mA7mF-EY81ezU5hayoRVR6mBqmFwUXErUKNmZYOCiGYKQvymBhQGFGnLWXsT8JlJzD54SLcx4Z9C-LCXf_R2JtVgVTwtvGuWTxLKNorq-9xFNcDCqgBWSBle-f3bvFCpjgjbb4/s400/habitat+big.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650764946371649202" /></a>The next I did was for Sharon N. She said she would pay me to practice on it. She really did not like how the top had turned out and thought she would just donate it when it was finished. It was another case of the quilting making the quilt , because she was thrilled with how it looked when I was done with it. I had thought I would do meandering feathers and actually did start out with those, but it quickly became apparent to me that was the wrong thing. So I spent 2 hours ripping out what I had done.and then let it rest overnight and thought about it. I also asked Denny for ideas, and ended up somewhat following his suggestion.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QaWNhEyPtDMr_DQ-6QZEjSJQKW991G5hpsY0pFH_ZxAfz4nhSengkH6TG-QC2zoXMEZHtMgxQ4P-PcOE65GetINlVqewwekV_wN9HtLvA5OGZCcPbaHXGCqw_46pPtIxstZviIV-VHTI/s1600/%252326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QaWNhEyPtDMr_DQ-6QZEjSJQKW991G5hpsY0pFH_ZxAfz4nhSengkH6TG-QC2zoXMEZHtMgxQ4P-PcOE65GetINlVqewwekV_wN9HtLvA5OGZCcPbaHXGCqw_46pPtIxstZviIV-VHTI/s400/%252326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650766834990427154" /></a>Next I decided I ought to enter a quilt in the Cleveland County Fair. I had a top and back Just waiting to be quilted, so I thought why not. I was impressed with how it turned out, and apparently the judges at the Fair were too. It won a 1st place ribbon!</div>[<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3o3pRXE9TMu5wcntDZGv4Xgcp4ano9hCsBVoJ-BRkzR9eR5CuCD5QSMvezAVpnLfjRbysYUzHE4MAYFJ-bjNC-Xa9zYLQesCPimytPb5swdSfjS1m5DTsQE2nYpFtBbAemwGcscm2-d9/s1600/fair+finish.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3o3pRXE9TMu5wcntDZGv4Xgcp4ano9hCsBVoJ-BRkzR9eR5CuCD5QSMvezAVpnLfjRbysYUzHE4MAYFJ-bjNC-Xa9zYLQesCPimytPb5swdSfjS1m5DTsQE2nYpFtBbAemwGcscm2-d9/s320/fair+finish.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650769843743385026" style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx2gxDNhYOahtRW1GGc8hekqwoxA0PeTBo5OCs8CyROxfWhWmiHR8O9xFJtjjxBjYkbOV3SO8MuZ48rDPhTKHfbvJDjvVRJ0ngBUxwd4UocS6wABPiuEBu1zcp8oKj56JtCVWMKfNGdos/s1600/fresh+back.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx2gxDNhYOahtRW1GGc8hekqwoxA0PeTBo5OCs8CyROxfWhWmiHR8O9xFJtjjxBjYkbOV3SO8MuZ48rDPhTKHfbvJDjvVRJ0ngBUxwd4UocS6wABPiuEBu1zcp8oKj56JtCVWMKfNGdos/s320/fresh+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650769846256614754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nWHQuHv66KNxh_kMrwQGZL_Fhs9JorRsxDO6ZuRfkrzPySQWKmBQZgIVyjbRfsgVX_ervvSBgxYPgusG7fo_o_Oicdmer-dm3jZ_IIt2LDgJbunxBFw9yhbCxbw-lSufPi7v1uAFfPl2/s320/b2.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650769846334192914" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnZwhIOoj903kH7uk8L6qoM1EANt3KgYn3XlBOMdG_iEyKPqKq864abCwvUepqzJ1KIHj-PqxPRn5I2LP_Jxb4gEHpbMsyf4OjQM8s18-6Q54eOxQ_kq43z6L-kKS2rRZM8uCBJpwwyi4/s320/b1.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650769849981828994" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H2DEhFrXJ4yfCMvP0vEtSSUib7M4H0nkPWDruSklFu5VooIB8z2hh3_KiVH3SyPqGVacu-cTKbPaGEuUzJ6RbWravbHgQshdCVprm3kmBECDlE3nGNTytScKtntBxkjJMtJYZ8HetrTI/s1600/b3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H2DEhFrXJ4yfCMvP0vEtSSUib7M4H0nkPWDruSklFu5VooIB8z2hh3_KiVH3SyPqGVacu-cTKbPaGEuUzJ6RbWravbHgQshdCVprm3kmBECDlE3nGNTytScKtntBxkjJMtJYZ8HetrTI/s320/b3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650769853758382130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0Cqc5FSz_HORDePkjmcOQWIMR1juyNhA1Z3zXdXMkLMvcbjQ_8nujQbtu9Z29P4H5Zn2qfXvF0B56ppaGDiB75mTxGUCKunBPF3Tbo7XI99YtYmWHFbN6SGOZL2rDSyiYmmOAERXTot2/s320/b5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650773514365904722" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDEUZryZvur72SsVWOkG-Gs88R4b11W35BvtvPDzABQmzpTnx51imGnG7HGZftnRyhcqBZ8g-7loggoNiURi0mS3klDb7Rz3-rfngkeq9xZr8yXDoWNv3aWIw4LHDE7q-lp0eo8dm0Gxz/s1600/b6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDEUZryZvur72SsVWOkG-Gs88R4b11W35BvtvPDzABQmzpTnx51imGnG7HGZftnRyhcqBZ8g-7loggoNiURi0mS3klDb7Rz3-rfngkeq9xZr8yXDoWNv3aWIw4LHDE7q-lp0eo8dm0Gxz/s320/b6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650773516682675346" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlElmpv1Ts7nfodswlnu0dRlyPGg0QGVuQHdFEFyoCt7X_dOImype6nrb_xzWCvkdb0QOmn7u_lHj0DWN4t2DNKQzq0xhqdV1PGC9tjKw6Pe8jJ48MqGgFD4BWdaH1YXZAy4Jo-YGa-hq/s320/b4.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650773513301093362" /><br /><br />Last one i did is for NAQG Community projects. I wanted to quilt this one because it was so nice and the backing fabric is gorgeous! I did a leaves, loops and ribbons meander.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eEOtFDvQXFcXXw7BiRn-6mYuAKXUS8hz3DB5Zv8_ACyYy_Knmo2sKOSGL3CiQzH0mZ0O3pOOA3kB5kBy00W1GwH50WHS5lkSA3DSawfP1sAN1thu3a80cg_NelQscnHZUUDd76cDqlIh/s1600/%252328+back.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eEOtFDvQXFcXXw7BiRn-6mYuAKXUS8hz3DB5Zv8_ACyYy_Knmo2sKOSGL3CiQzH0mZ0O3pOOA3kB5kBy00W1GwH50WHS5lkSA3DSawfP1sAN1thu3a80cg_NelQscnHZUUDd76cDqlIh/s400/%252328+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650775825164701682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2y_aGpJMtIqCPOVpscfTYoayl6CVnu3ti-b2N6nF4iEwhZdPUqPz9II-lth8pQssoeOkMTF7jJkxM3zmk_Y-jEAmvPKMxivVbsXr5UC90TKOqcnlDI9EJh8Y3pBka5F1FxyrpRo0BwOau/s1600/%252328.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2y_aGpJMtIqCPOVpscfTYoayl6CVnu3ti-b2N6nF4iEwhZdPUqPz9II-lth8pQssoeOkMTF7jJkxM3zmk_Y-jEAmvPKMxivVbsXr5UC90TKOqcnlDI9EJh8Y3pBka5F1FxyrpRo0BwOau/s400/%252328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650775819728155794" /></a>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-91485576543201972142011-08-14T14:48:00.000-07:002011-08-14T14:58:00.998-07:00I've been busy and sick....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyivludTEaXqnwqfIOUvGS8dtGNXywFmgZlMg7h9GCrX4E2izvAA0cP9cqj74Yynf7gM0SUjtGq65X8ueJQhwpAAuwA_nsQHjlapOcO7eZcmOCAftMVyVv061LS-KXokVBRAN0UtTjQnS/s1600/taz+cu.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyivludTEaXqnwqfIOUvGS8dtGNXywFmgZlMg7h9GCrX4E2izvAA0cP9cqj74Yynf7gM0SUjtGq65X8ueJQhwpAAuwA_nsQHjlapOcO7eZcmOCAftMVyVv061LS-KXokVBRAN0UtTjQnS/s400/taz+cu.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833793456324882" border="0" /></a>
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<br />I had a busy week getting ready for the KC's garage sale and then I was home sick Saturday, the day of the sale. Something hit me with a fever, achy, sensitive skin (fan blowing on me hurt!), and diarrhea. But I did get another quilt on the machine early in the week and got it quilted Friday evening before I started feeling bad. This one is for NAQG community projects. I didn't make the top, just brought it home to make the backing, quilt, label and bind. Yesterday I was too miserable to bind it. But I got it done today...going a bit stir crazy with nothing to do but feel bad! I hope this quilt cheers up a child in need. I quilted with chained spirals.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZpr6cZJsml8bMmI5iixDtLH-qRfAvd357r_07oMcABd85cfDxkUhcY-r4V8LY1qJwbmMcKIyez6_BUmyrM99oRbBH2fR0PDfs30wwEcgV1onq3C4DDnqVixYCHUMpYkLcw0QNPkmVzNy/s1600/Taz+back.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZpr6cZJsml8bMmI5iixDtLH-qRfAvd357r_07oMcABd85cfDxkUhcY-r4V8LY1qJwbmMcKIyez6_BUmyrM99oRbBH2fR0PDfs30wwEcgV1onq3C4DDnqVixYCHUMpYkLcw0QNPkmVzNy/s400/Taz+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833855071550210" border="0" /></a>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-16371748599864714992011-08-08T20:49:00.000-07:002011-08-08T20:56:18.524-07:00Another being paid forward<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgH9g2zLuAkopDXO5V9i42jmiVJuX7bdJA-JXtGaVcCVGY5xd6Pd_JbtEXkHIAbRhbTLbe60XOVMnjAfmxshuEC1R6DrqxfT-KzadbU6mLU-uwQoS_cyGbMrNVEM3kXrtRPpPrLf9E5Yl/s1600/Stacks.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgH9g2zLuAkopDXO5V9i42jmiVJuX7bdJA-JXtGaVcCVGY5xd6Pd_JbtEXkHIAbRhbTLbe60XOVMnjAfmxshuEC1R6DrqxfT-KzadbU6mLU-uwQoS_cyGbMrNVEM3kXrtRPpPrLf9E5Yl/s400/Stacks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638699451985518146" border="0" /></a>
<br />This one is made from another set of Lotto blocks. Theses were called Stacks as they look rather like a stack of books. Rather than making a strippie, Chinese Coins type of setting I alternated the way the blocks were turned and added a simple, narrow white border. I quilted it with a linked spiral pattern. Then I used up bits of leftover binding for a scrappy finish. My niece Claire signed up on my pay it forward post and I will be sending this one to her.
<br />Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-59168865084384489402011-08-03T20:06:00.000-07:002011-08-03T20:15:09.592-07:00UFO/pay it forwardI signed up for a pay it forward swap earlier this year and decided to send this quilt as a gift in the swap. I won the wonky shoo fly blocks in April of 2010. I think they made up into a nice cheerful quilt.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Xvj0Rd6KtxHOwkFswQK-eubEQDekuDe-cwcdi0jmOdfhNevdPM6zzsjYIhYudcxCrXLx95wm0WDXEICM81ObLfzQ0HAgQFFXDaExpQkVT_yx7r-mPF5F-LIKGlqg79iyt0pL_SvBk6EX/s1600/100b7850.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Xvj0Rd6KtxHOwkFswQK-eubEQDekuDe-cwcdi0jmOdfhNevdPM6zzsjYIhYudcxCrXLx95wm0WDXEICM81ObLfzQ0HAgQFFXDaExpQkVT_yx7r-mPF5F-LIKGlqg79iyt0pL_SvBk6EX/s400/100b7850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832715419737010" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdi_3CvbVvhRLVl7bGs6f3l4nQcjFeDxBPjfpfBR2uIisXJGYkZU7f_GPWapbwpVVikxEh49UWXkKymz2SV2dBfpUwZfaAz56ta6koG2RnRhanKfDqRHM0hsFo5mdNqtzdgdSRA2e7Q0F/s1600/%252322+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdi_3CvbVvhRLVl7bGs6f3l4nQcjFeDxBPjfpfBR2uIisXJGYkZU7f_GPWapbwpVVikxEh49UWXkKymz2SV2dBfpUwZfaAz56ta6koG2RnRhanKfDqRHM0hsFo5mdNqtzdgdSRA2e7Q0F/s400/%252322+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832723173567714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzjyFdFcNhMkPGf2Idva1zJyGQdELyKgMTEZZ4eHr-qffSVFF3kdK-iGH5x0-opjb1FqnClBYKwa1uQ45GVyhUsB6YYv8-Yj4LaO8MZ5EEMPxvrSRGopvHQvEfYMuWGvD0OOMFASPYp3i/s1600/%252322+quilting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzjyFdFcNhMkPGf2Idva1zJyGQdELyKgMTEZZ4eHr-qffSVFF3kdK-iGH5x0-opjb1FqnClBYKwa1uQ45GVyhUsB6YYv8-Yj4LaO8MZ5EEMPxvrSRGopvHQvEfYMuWGvD0OOMFASPYp3i/s400/%252322+quilting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832735381844530" border="0" /></a><br />I tried to do different filler quilting on each block but ended up repeating a few. And then a circle/oval in each block center. Those circles were the most time consuming part of the quilt due to stopping and starting and burying the thread tails...but I am getting better at putting the needle down in the right spot to keep things neat!.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-6103939168072814212011-07-31T20:33:00.000-07:002011-07-31T21:08:33.380-07:00Catching up on what I've been doingI haven't been quilting as much as I would like. But I have done 4 quilts since my last post. I have also driven /chaperoned a few youth group outings....Turner Falls, OKC Zoo and White Water Bay. Fun but time consuming...but the kids are worth it. Anyway, back to the quilts. I quilted another one for Habitat for Humanity house, similar to the first. This time I quilted a baptist fan pattern over the whole quilt rather than outlining the roads etc....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHli_qiC1BeVHAR9nUCHGEMqNo-2joRIeuVgoXPuG9CmfJEHw6ja0f5klEKutKjSZ-fAKIs2mECahM3apOD4DjvPGISkhmrRwms2lEGZ8WRwYoQXyiEYpgklY3poorLPKN48fqRoKh6E2/s1600/Habitat+%25232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHli_qiC1BeVHAR9nUCHGEMqNo-2joRIeuVgoXPuG9CmfJEHw6ja0f5klEKutKjSZ-fAKIs2mECahM3apOD4DjvPGISkhmrRwms2lEGZ8WRwYoQXyiEYpgklY3poorLPKN48fqRoKh6E2/s400/Habitat+%25232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727113141349250" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEtHVFGgvE-j0epTmcn-vhArVo3M-WSLuV3zmLcNlwhaC2hdiiw5e-nVwBtKgZ0k9FmSMOxkAS8dTOpk2CRy2qqtvSzrQU2UxzRTnMQbr-fgUVZEly7rYDvRdSzUg2wUvLLfy4Acje__U/s1600/Habitat+%25232+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEtHVFGgvE-j0epTmcn-vhArVo3M-WSLuV3zmLcNlwhaC2hdiiw5e-nVwBtKgZ0k9FmSMOxkAS8dTOpk2CRy2qqtvSzrQU2UxzRTnMQbr-fgUVZEly7rYDvRdSzUg2wUvLLfy4Acje__U/s400/Habitat+%25232+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727120012509922" border="0" /></a>Next in line was a Sunbonnet Sue ABC quilt made from embroidered blocks from Anne W. I did simple quilting to show up the embroidered blocks. This one is for NAQG Community Projects.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6drwf95Xuq2IY1SNppgRzPtkmFMsKt6uepmSksoyPdoUheVGBJp6zHmlVhxuszST4tzxlyosqRgesEz9odhoaO3LCt6h-CQFD5HhQk-3JD93-lCbtgc2tEFMMB7_wzyoaz8mQ4wMOhz6/s1600/SBSABC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6drwf95Xuq2IY1SNppgRzPtkmFMsKt6uepmSksoyPdoUheVGBJp6zHmlVhxuszST4tzxlyosqRgesEz9odhoaO3LCt6h-CQFD5HhQk-3JD93-lCbtgc2tEFMMB7_wzyoaz8mQ4wMOhz6/s400/SBSABC.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727103827819282" border="0" /></a><br />After a couple of busy weeks and no quilting I finally got busy and finished Sara's wedding quilt from Mom. I had to add the borders and piece the back and quilt and bind. I've been practicing on the white board and decided to quilt with an allover freehand "funky feathers" I am very pleased with how it turned out!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgqK_9m54BzFTTmmOszXNea9A-9JwjwfTj2SFTE07IzX8QlgbGt8GKVghX_Rq30KIXlH8Xk02chFIox8I2JjU5X3dCLZFDVXVcaBzRaIuxUUOrDKJ8ndkeGbARX_D7lxxADIZXgNJI2WH/s1600/Sara%2527a+Quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgqK_9m54BzFTTmmOszXNea9A-9JwjwfTj2SFTE07IzX8QlgbGt8GKVghX_Rq30KIXlH8Xk02chFIox8I2JjU5X3dCLZFDVXVcaBzRaIuxUUOrDKJ8ndkeGbARX_D7lxxADIZXgNJI2WH/s400/Sara%2527a+Quilt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727127852654786" border="0" /></a><br />I decided the quilting should be done with dark blue thread to help tie the whole thing together and to break up those big blight blue snowball blocks. Mom started this quilt 16 years ago and her fabric choices weren't at all what they would be now, but the quilting sure did help this quilt.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLJn5exn2q0_iT42LeVmLMZg8GH29gIh4j8IYxoBz7qAPKTr_1KMxjdP1vl5jEPzPMF0Qcg29VURHFdQBeTozBkOBGalScd6qEAy2jFtlEbBeZxUPokHnE0TYFJuGBgTBaSE5UbjlRBHt/s1600/Sara%2527s+quilting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLJn5exn2q0_iT42LeVmLMZg8GH29gIh4j8IYxoBz7qAPKTr_1KMxjdP1vl5jEPzPMF0Qcg29VURHFdQBeTozBkOBGalScd6qEAy2jFtlEbBeZxUPokHnE0TYFJuGBgTBaSE5UbjlRBHt/s400/Sara%2527s+quilting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727132468224674" border="0" /></a><br />The back was pieced, but if I do a quilt this big again it will not have seam running both horizontal and vertical on the back....it makes it hard to roll the back on evenly. If I must piece a large back I'll do all horizontal seams or diagonal seams...but wide backing fabric sure would make it easier!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLJn5exn2q0_iT42LeVmLMZg8GH29gIh4j8IYxoBz7qAPKTr_1KMxjdP1vl5jEPzPMF0Qcg29VURHFdQBeTozBkOBGalScd6qEAy2jFtlEbBeZxUPokHnE0TYFJuGBgTBaSE5UbjlRBHt/s1600/Sara%2527s+quilting.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqEUP8-GmAgslE9FtteJu7M9hDn-GBohHlKMxT9yP1XtgHVRELn3_yQVzGyJ9ZfUVhzLQ1viowjIC5L2QX2s8ndermEXUtBhqHsphihlArPxF8rgdszTE4c025RfoOxv2MiG9AY06aoe8/s1600/Sara%2527s+quilt+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqEUP8-GmAgslE9FtteJu7M9hDn-GBohHlKMxT9yP1XtgHVRELn3_yQVzGyJ9ZfUVhzLQ1viowjIC5L2QX2s8ndermEXUtBhqHsphihlArPxF8rgdszTE4c025RfoOxv2MiG9AY06aoe8/s400/Sara%2527s+quilt+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727425874512834" border="0" /></a>This quilt turned out 99" x 87" and I'll say I will draw an absolute size limit at 104". <br />I really enjoyed doing the funky feathers and decided it would be a good design to use on my first "customer quilt". Sharon N. said she would pay me to practice on her quilt. I hope she likes what I did! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg695bxeBk39kzenhvMogm_fOdBnSHIdt1uUGoElzxsOaVhhq47BwUpKzmxmqMOrKuH4GQwX-5apHGa2x7Ljaud4v9XTjoAExk70xDtwLeQOY8wx281XbROPKUi-jMMEaM_nsQ2Jcinz4uT/s1600/Sharon+N.+%252321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg695bxeBk39kzenhvMogm_fOdBnSHIdt1uUGoElzxsOaVhhq47BwUpKzmxmqMOrKuH4GQwX-5apHGa2x7Ljaud4v9XTjoAExk70xDtwLeQOY8wx281XbROPKUi-jMMEaM_nsQ2Jcinz4uT/s400/Sharon+N.+%252321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727433337635522" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq1t0neEcIAINb8aYH8HaI52tGgPksHQKZFmT7p4GzxRvuG8tpbDg_rODKHT2gMTuQNJ_M0LTs6uwq9awMBNjzGnHJB_ULUNvr_aImt1tQSvMpChDQ4P_NEHu4Kiz-i4vBoKlzhh69ya4/s1600/%252321+quilting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq1t0neEcIAINb8aYH8HaI52tGgPksHQKZFmT7p4GzxRvuG8tpbDg_rODKHT2gMTuQNJ_M0LTs6uwq9awMBNjzGnHJB_ULUNvr_aImt1tQSvMpChDQ4P_NEHu4Kiz-i4vBoKlzhh69ya4/s400/%252321+quilting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727438888727602" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8S3LFJRFug9PWBQddlgpVvSgsT-5lE4HeQ0jsSPQj3WwNFh1nDPwlzem7_iLv6CAUzRmj-mD7tvQmt2uxnEo6Gurn5rHguDVyTXPg2jKaELLnWozGiUKlaXBHjymJZ0ndE_JXgJfZxSH/s1600/%252321+back+closeup.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8S3LFJRFug9PWBQddlgpVvSgsT-5lE4HeQ0jsSPQj3WwNFh1nDPwlzem7_iLv6CAUzRmj-mD7tvQmt2uxnEo6Gurn5rHguDVyTXPg2jKaELLnWozGiUKlaXBHjymJZ0ndE_JXgJfZxSH/s400/%252321+back+closeup.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635727444479675330" border="0" /></a><br />I have a few more community projects quilts, a large one for Habitat for Humanity house,and another for Sharon N. waiting in the wings. I also have somewhere to go every evening this week ( hope to get some quilting done during the days I'm home) and next week will be Knights of Columbus Garage sale keeping me busy Tuesday thru Friday afternoons and early evening and Saturday most of the day...maybe I'll do some late night quilting if I have any energy left.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-83514779567320792302011-06-30T10:19:00.000-07:002011-06-30T10:53:23.497-07:00Another One for Community Projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJvX7x2Ap0Zev3iZ83nqpZ-fj9qOpzQPvIsMi9Iw2xxtQ6Gsbb-QgVaM50JZJz7vNg_ZOv2r-dq3Dkk2tuCH4XvmodQmLacg7f9GRtQ9Dxnd8m_0AgTTC1qmSMhkQ_BF67lrGkHfGWx1i/s1600/Clowns+Quilt+back.JPG"><br /></a><br />I brought some blocks home Monday evening from NAQG Community Projects workday. While returning all my sewing supplies to their rightful places at home I pulled the blocks out and decided to arrange them on the design wall. Then I decided to just sew a few together and I ended up staying up until 1 a.m. and finishing the quilt top. Yesterday I got it quilted and this morning I added the binding and label.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xcuPE-0XYbiR68A3nBBWZMDLb-MTdfM0pX-QQYmTGAIrlvvHLDv5Oa2gUEKHPTa78gjkI2Pf3CvHt-RJ7414wpvb42sSk46kxJPoFZCrPFnJ9lS9U4neXd7SV1fGhhravenFUPvbKX22/s1600/Clowns+quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xcuPE-0XYbiR68A3nBBWZMDLb-MTdfM0pX-QQYmTGAIrlvvHLDv5Oa2gUEKHPTa78gjkI2Pf3CvHt-RJ7414wpvb42sSk46kxJPoFZCrPFnJ9lS9U4neXd7SV1fGhhravenFUPvbKX22/s400/Clowns+quilt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070375234347266" border="0" /></a> I did a faux piped binding again. This time because I had found a piece of fabric i wanted to use for the binding but it was only 8" by width of fabric. I knew I would need 5 WOF strips to bind the quilt. My normal binding is cut in 2.5" strips. But if I do the faux piped binding the binding fabric is cut 1.5" and the piping fabric is cut 1.75" so I had enough to do that. And I do like the extra little pop the binding gives to the finished quilt. In this case it helped carry the white used in the center blocks out to the edge of the quilt. My freehand quilting design on this quilt is loops and asterisks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXtOjZ0CGkCjcXn8UbFKYL7tgLCc6dmVuR2xNivdmby5n7fnWc7oNvw10kyDWxoqv7kAAaC6-_zjUQmR_Cv4qPXzawbEsNld5vBqdCImHCYfzfQJg9KzTMCFud4B2QuM50TjkEGq7Q6u6/s1600/Loops+and+Asterisks+quilting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXtOjZ0CGkCjcXn8UbFKYL7tgLCc6dmVuR2xNivdmby5n7fnWc7oNvw10kyDWxoqv7kAAaC6-_zjUQmR_Cv4qPXzawbEsNld5vBqdCImHCYfzfQJg9KzTMCFud4B2QuM50TjkEGq7Q6u6/s400/Loops+and+Asterisks+quilting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070390451350338" border="0" /></a><br />I used some polka dot fabrics I bought a few years ago for the backing. I hope some child in a crisis situation finds some comfort from this quilt.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJvX7x2Ap0Zev3iZ83nqpZ-fj9qOpzQPvIsMi9Iw2xxtQ6Gsbb-QgVaM50JZJz7vNg_ZOv2r-dq3Dkk2tuCH4XvmodQmLacg7f9GRtQ9Dxnd8m_0AgTTC1qmSMhkQ_BF67lrGkHfGWx1i/s1600/Clowns+Quilt+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJvX7x2Ap0Zev3iZ83nqpZ-fj9qOpzQPvIsMi9Iw2xxtQ6Gsbb-QgVaM50JZJz7vNg_ZOv2r-dq3Dkk2tuCH4XvmodQmLacg7f9GRtQ9Dxnd8m_0AgTTC1qmSMhkQ_BF67lrGkHfGWx1i/s400/Clowns+Quilt+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070384444438818" border="0" /></a>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-65179951352140894292011-06-28T14:11:00.000-07:002011-06-28T15:26:51.216-07:00So I have been busy...what's new? Ginger made a little quilt top and had me quilt it for her...she told me what to do in each area. This was not done on Lizzie but on my regular sewing machine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs3UEkYu6qhIxoUprGbcGzsrnl3E3aPNsLVzTexWbskv44EtBT19auR-jNNqPlWLWUNOlakh3K0mxQ8tLqnOk9bWK6OA7A5CRF8P5Q0s7QgvliL-demrFxLccu8ddNCY02vvUm-tuIPDu/s1600/G%2527s+quilt++up+close.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs3UEkYu6qhIxoUprGbcGzsrnl3E3aPNsLVzTexWbskv44EtBT19auR-jNNqPlWLWUNOlakh3K0mxQ8tLqnOk9bWK6OA7A5CRF8P5Q0s7QgvliL-demrFxLccu8ddNCY02vvUm-tuIPDu/s400/G%2527s+quilt++up+close.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623388073601652066" border="0" /></a><br />I think the feathers turned out rather nice and they are small, as you can tell in the following picture:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppcsQASZQyMtn0jYPRoEGU_sUWDj5KlkEhHDH0LwiTju2Xi116xBpmc9FgdkUbCQiYU6J5Do8oBkrIXcY-NzM8hceD4_fz8rHcKXrVgaCUkSWMdwBts5dhMUX8fb72tFceq5NWIkjHkqA/s1600/Ginger+and+quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppcsQASZQyMtn0jYPRoEGU_sUWDj5KlkEhHDH0LwiTju2Xi116xBpmc9FgdkUbCQiYU6J5Do8oBkrIXcY-NzM8hceD4_fz8rHcKXrVgaCUkSWMdwBts5dhMUX8fb72tFceq5NWIkjHkqA/s400/Ginger+and+quilt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623388067250537314" border="0" /></a><br />After a busy week and weekend I spent the next week wishing I could just stay home but still had too many activities . But I did manage to get some quilting done. First I had a top from Guild community projects, a simple large 4-Patch alternated with muslin squares. Fabrics choices were, shall we say, interesting. I would not have used fall colors green and pink together, but someone was using up leftovers. Anyway I quilted an all over design which haven't named, with green thread to break up that big expanse of muslin. After quilting I bound it with green and added a pink piping to help tie the blocks together. Once it was finished I liked it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08f3eHWL1PSwgyxCUdMpWadLc0QjmmRKcNQnLEvNQVuc59GNBEedIIwV2B4KVb9X8CEMQDkQ0QSdRsxG_VARRrc_IV3-FN9jKnSs8I4W0qiSJ5tTrL7mXGkO3_gAgNhIhb5ro-nHRiLEr/s1600/CP+4patch.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08f3eHWL1PSwgyxCUdMpWadLc0QjmmRKcNQnLEvNQVuc59GNBEedIIwV2B4KVb9X8CEMQDkQ0QSdRsxG_VARRrc_IV3-FN9jKnSs8I4W0qiSJ5tTrL7mXGkO3_gAgNhIhb5ro-nHRiLEr/s400/CP+4patch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623388076048412770" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKfPr-pkKO57aEx7ZZKRlfn77xuf9vNTfCMOgwgRUFc0CmQYFhx1d3-GSkqiy8_4flU84RWqV9RKmp1WG84nS56OGEblm5lpx_2ai3T-x7LpIDDf625sUACnBXyRxMLaVg-ZdMX1QlkDQ/s1600/CP+4patch+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKfPr-pkKO57aEx7ZZKRlfn77xuf9vNTfCMOgwgRUFc0CmQYFhx1d3-GSkqiy8_4flU84RWqV9RKmp1WG84nS56OGEblm5lpx_2ai3T-x7LpIDDf625sUACnBXyRxMLaVg-ZdMX1QlkDQ/s400/CP+4patch+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623388091880187554" border="0" /></a><br />Next I quilted a top to be given to one of the members of the family moving into the new Habitat for humanity house when it is finished. This quilt just needed the design on the fabric outlined and then I quilted sign shapes in the border.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml6zWcYgeop57aFYeguBKqB6SGB4F5dniDN4lV9XGCP1KEqxtF34ldoclZKbvW1J7uKvJkFjF1nWfPBMMYPvhZT7nX3U8ubydWle4R7f0HmxEHqVdEmyJc8rn7cpKkfK8c5erF-PQW7Ev/s1600/Habitat+quilt+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml6zWcYgeop57aFYeguBKqB6SGB4F5dniDN4lV9XGCP1KEqxtF34ldoclZKbvW1J7uKvJkFjF1nWfPBMMYPvhZT7nX3U8ubydWle4R7f0HmxEHqVdEmyJc8rn7cpKkfK8c5erF-PQW7Ev/s400/Habitat+quilt+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623388095240234082" border="0" /></a><br />Lastly I quilted another for Community Projects. I like this one much better. Scrappy half square triangles with strategically places white/cream triangles. I decided to do an allover freehand design that I think I will call meandering flourishes. It was fun and fast to do<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYaHEbP31efEpax-WnzirFoaRnXS6UHRrNwxWjl1Ojr6x6CCJF231gtkIdnJ5Z4hUg6mnmK12h3gaVe8Ei6DBgx4I6nTLjoq6N6kI_T_MSieGJATk6d0sMQ7f_1bJmrB_GCDs_Vrj5v1J/s1600/%252316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYaHEbP31efEpax-WnzirFoaRnXS6UHRrNwxWjl1Ojr6x6CCJF231gtkIdnJ5Z4hUg6mnmK12h3gaVe8Ei6DBgx4I6nTLjoq6N6kI_T_MSieGJATk6d0sMQ7f_1bJmrB_GCDs_Vrj5v1J/s400/%252316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623390972684708130" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb8Z12HOqxp-trr-3zzRZAIuzqzvnuOt28f9aPALG7oDVonqdHOIfugizpUH28-KlqsP6VAs45VeowhzHYIgFZRqausXGul23hkyHOdiMiiCcgIDdjwTzC-bfAnZIB0oupMdT5lHFJAs6/s1600/%252316+close.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb8Z12HOqxp-trr-3zzRZAIuzqzvnuOt28f9aPALG7oDVonqdHOIfugizpUH28-KlqsP6VAs45VeowhzHYIgFZRqausXGul23hkyHOdiMiiCcgIDdjwTzC-bfAnZIB0oupMdT5lHFJAs6/s400/%252316+close.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623390974161234434" border="0" /></a> and you can really see teh quilting well on the back of the quilt.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJCyP5vlloZ8EU5US04nLYrZMlULlFS5W9noHI5nSr6kZAm5DTmrbWN0zMp2qQPh_asC_QWRR2-6RFoxguMZzcR6ULG1ryyUfXZMdXdETKikd4WZfQzV93FJgmErg0XEqQODTR26TmpU4/s1600/%252316+Back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJCyP5vlloZ8EU5US04nLYrZMlULlFS5W9noHI5nSr6kZAm5DTmrbWN0zMp2qQPh_asC_QWRR2-6RFoxguMZzcR6ULG1ryyUfXZMdXdETKikd4WZfQzV93FJgmErg0XEqQODTR26TmpU4/s400/%252316+Back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623390986059806818" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2sI0xTczHniT9eZjty3CojmAA_TV41qeLF5U58aE8_gU7szKZAzgM7ZVVzk4XHUcFRMobcoFiqS6xVqXN7s-AxWSZcOu9VYkVP72Z2diPBgyBxaGa2Bf63E4g0WIF8igxIJKd7eLBGwb/s1600/%252316+back++close.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2sI0xTczHniT9eZjty3CojmAA_TV41qeLF5U58aE8_gU7szKZAzgM7ZVVzk4XHUcFRMobcoFiqS6xVqXN7s-AxWSZcOu9VYkVP72Z2diPBgyBxaGa2Bf63E4g0WIF8igxIJKd7eLBGwb/s400/%252316+back++close.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623390988550086242" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday was community projects day and I turned in my finished quilts, but I came home with lots more than I left with in the morning. 2 more quilts for Habitat house (one queen size!), 2 more for tops for Community projects, and 2 sets of blocks for community projects, one of which I have already sewn into a finished top and I think I will quilt it next! The other set of blocks is all arranged on the design wall and should only take a couple of hours to get sewn together . But the most exciting news is I also brought home 2 quilts to quilt for someone who will be paying me to do them.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-52853960547533257972011-06-14T17:21:00.000-07:002011-06-14T17:46:14.837-07:00Quilting Makes the Quilt.I brought this quilt top home from guild. The powers that be was decided it was too dark and boring to give to a child in crisis.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmnIWo5NCketfdZAcpAKNrfFcRt2yxS-S9DUD_rKUQkUU8EZNlpxsj2b4BYpgoUFlNKeRbYVeodnSKzRtmIBINje_meUu_pli0iM4guA_JuOpFLepoYkffl9iry0XoSFne6NVwdZay7nG/s1600/Cats+before.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmnIWo5NCketfdZAcpAKNrfFcRt2yxS-S9DUD_rKUQkUU8EZNlpxsj2b4BYpgoUFlNKeRbYVeodnSKzRtmIBINje_meUu_pli0iM4guA_JuOpFLepoYkffl9iry0XoSFne6NVwdZay7nG/s400/Cats+before.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618235731353451730" border="0" /></a><br />Truly, it is rather boring. I think someone put it together, decided they didn't like it and donated it. So I figured I had nothing to lose by practicing on it. Ginger loves cats and liked the quilt because it has cats on it. I decided it is time to finally actually try quilting a feathered border...freehand feathers, although I did chalk in a spine line to guide me. I outlined the cats and the frames around them and meandered in their background. Due to a mistake I made a slight tear on one of the frames, so I went back and and added a looping design to cover the tear and actually it improved the quilt to lighten up hat dark frame.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltnOP9CBKepgIE_Wrk3xbjq8g6ttxZiMvquKgK8vAAiV9MCVIP8TDvjwiUqadDP8OqKApxM9sBoIfCnDMAk6eTxLS0LEOneE1N_iPfChxmGWuk9_nKWcfrDknB5VKs6cZMgfK6G0dBELb/s1600/cats+after.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltnOP9CBKepgIE_Wrk3xbjq8g6ttxZiMvquKgK8vAAiV9MCVIP8TDvjwiUqadDP8OqKApxM9sBoIfCnDMAk6eTxLS0LEOneE1N_iPfChxmGWuk9_nKWcfrDknB5VKs6cZMgfK6G0dBELb/s400/cats+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618235735878958802" border="0" /></a><br />Then I had to decide what to do in those big light squares. I knew they really wouldn't show on the front but went with feathered wreaths, with a feather/loop design in the corner of the block and a rose in the center. Since the back of the quilt is a black background print, the quilting shows up quite well on the back.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgtQLzoBcNhav50uInS0KeEnmL42zBIl2LauPvE0bAIvYJIb8qwIEgyn6XpAGCNRoZNQsvQVBWOS09IZ81g08KEEjqDQt4fSSlKeTsVT3AN8Q5hNqa3EPUOwQv52MG3jmwEgJ06DIY_rQ/s1600/cats+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgtQLzoBcNhav50uInS0KeEnmL42zBIl2LauPvE0bAIvYJIb8qwIEgyn6XpAGCNRoZNQsvQVBWOS09IZ81g08KEEjqDQt4fSSlKeTsVT3AN8Q5hNqa3EPUOwQv52MG3jmwEgJ06DIY_rQ/s400/cats+back.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618235745668027666" border="0" /></a>Yes, my feathered border isn't quilt show quality, but its certainly not bad for a first attempt. All in all the quilting really does this improve this quilt, but I knew it could. I never decide a quilt is a failure until after it has been quilted. And even then I have had a few that improved with a washing and drying. I think I will probably be donating this one to Wrap Them In Love, through the Sunshine online guild. Ginger has at least 7 quilts already and one is a "cat" quilt.Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-31576758383575104332011-06-09T21:14:00.000-07:002011-06-09T22:01:46.297-07:00I've been Busy!I mentioned an idea for a 4 fabric quilt using the block lotto June block on Monday. Well, I had actually picked out fabrics on Sunday, and Monday afternoon I went ahead and made the quilt top. 3 hours and 15 minutes from fabric to completed top, start to finish including cutting time. Not bad!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgd6dLwsh_KohyDeMKKvjkSTRbJS5t0IxPFVyRlV9KzMfO82_UEnQrd4bFLQoofxYLljw1SedstbXI8WGpwJWNggRXDqmWpIAIFhVrCi6H5ng-4IlcktYvC51XPl3VuXqP0WzlNgHbV2L/s1600/quick+quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgd6dLwsh_KohyDeMKKvjkSTRbJS5t0IxPFVyRlV9KzMfO82_UEnQrd4bFLQoofxYLljw1SedstbXI8WGpwJWNggRXDqmWpIAIFhVrCi6H5ng-4IlcktYvC51XPl3VuXqP0WzlNgHbV2L/s400/quick+quilt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616445952961084242" border="0" /></a>Tuesday I decided to get the 2 tops Pat F. in Sunshine guild had sent for quilting done. And I did get them both quilted, even though I also had potluck and meeting at church Tuesday evening. Wednesday I was supposed to take a friend for a doctor appointment in the afternoon, but she cancelled so I was home until 4:00. I sewed bindings on the 2 Sunshine Quilts.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmljLJCB1ptmazQWfwHQx2SMX2Cq5oB1iI0AnH_SmCNJmRfNbsiF9hW6_GX0k9X09AvEeOua-8MJHngF4n3DjAgutd89oHjIjRurCQfish2q5VGV2_aIqGGuZqmcbyUYRNb-xE9arG9Yz1/s1600/Quilt%252310+WTIL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmljLJCB1ptmazQWfwHQx2SMX2Cq5oB1iI0AnH_SmCNJmRfNbsiF9hW6_GX0k9X09AvEeOua-8MJHngF4n3DjAgutd89oHjIjRurCQfish2q5VGV2_aIqGGuZqmcbyUYRNb-xE9arG9Yz1/s400/Quilt%252310+WTIL.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616447719840543762" border="0" /></a>Hard to see but the one above is quilted with a meandering half sun swirl design. The quilting shows a little better on the one below. It is a baptist fan variation.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50tyUfW4BJkUdVwnpNmy1RyM2Hya0dFoidQiim7EbHpYbu0jec6EfKd-wRv5FFSY1-nSfVo2oMeV0txdcyxZJOKqdPYa-M99x7MfN0ET5U5wop4zrqZcCR1yLrCHfbjXVbPiF812Xc4Av/s1600/Quilt%252311+WTIL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50tyUfW4BJkUdVwnpNmy1RyM2Hya0dFoidQiim7EbHpYbu0jec6EfKd-wRv5FFSY1-nSfVo2oMeV0txdcyxZJOKqdPYa-M99x7MfN0ET5U5wop4zrqZcCR1yLrCHfbjXVbPiF812Xc4Av/s400/Quilt%252311+WTIL.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616447723016271906" border="0" /></a><br />And then I pieced a back for my quick quilt. And got it loaded on the machine before I had to leave for the evening. After Choir practice I quilted it with freehand baptist fans, which I think turned out a little nicer than the ones on the string quilt. My spacing of lines improved a bit and quilted all the way across the quilt one row at a time in opposite directions. This morning I made a faux piped binding as i had seen in <a href="http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010/07/faux-piped-binding-tutorial.html?spref=fb">this tutorial</a> and after my morning routine I sewed it on the quilt.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8gOQYy46UaFj2pkBXKitgnl_ZHT2iK6haYJ79uptA9GwjyX86ezADfcrQV3x6osb2OJHbkG6ZXsaCl3HvpQIedfky5Ke2MK5fHQTMhCdjIzkWLW7BmxLyOGI6Ak2knIsOvoIXKibvweb/s1600/%252312+LA+quilting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8gOQYy46UaFj2pkBXKitgnl_ZHT2iK6haYJ79uptA9GwjyX86ezADfcrQV3x6osb2OJHbkG6ZXsaCl3HvpQIedfky5Ke2MK5fHQTMhCdjIzkWLW7BmxLyOGI6Ak2knIsOvoIXKibvweb/s400/%252312+LA+quilting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448981481484834" border="0" /></a> I am quite pleased with how it turned out. It's amazing what a difference an 1/8" line of white piping can make. Actual working time on this quilt start to finish was less than 8 hours.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaF8bbMFeBSPmYPlaM4S9HCduaaZiXPwZzbh8gI27dwPQZVFQ8oiPrgwHZ9b-EfecZ-ZlDxK651aoclabVbCg5khwTDoiMoI9y1lDMD7C5-fV9KoByqri4B3W-YExhK_hQpOlz2jROjqfy/s1600/100_7612.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaF8bbMFeBSPmYPlaM4S9HCduaaZiXPwZzbh8gI27dwPQZVFQ8oiPrgwHZ9b-EfecZ-ZlDxK651aoclabVbCg5khwTDoiMoI9y1lDMD7C5-fV9KoByqri4B3W-YExhK_hQpOlz2jROjqfy/s400/100_7612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448999602934594" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyxAAJUYmKy4dzOjmON4ucGjjZ7iCcoDAQlAu1mfCxDdyHwpUeLO5yruy0mIa0iNiKFU6FKJQDrYZqxsu3lbcGR1mdJbHkEuMmBP4rYbMpdmOpkWALTJevvbRJ9bIoSkCwBT8JjxPiAvR/s1600/%252312+close+up.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyxAAJUYmKy4dzOjmON4ucGjjZ7iCcoDAQlAu1mfCxDdyHwpUeLO5yruy0mIa0iNiKFU6FKJQDrYZqxsu3lbcGR1mdJbHkEuMmBP4rYbMpdmOpkWALTJevvbRJ9bIoSkCwBT8JjxPiAvR/s400/%252312+close+up.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448989112235698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire6Mlt2b10dxpcr-kwZp9gCjTqBdwqcEggPFsdMxZ3fIpONTwH593ZSLJNLKSY3T6U1036q_4F2685C75Llipq33j-_7gw98HwQRjV_1Vu9cwMu27Q8t1LQmI_YAR6BuR9TDFI5rRW8ot/s1600/%252312+quilting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire6Mlt2b10dxpcr-kwZp9gCjTqBdwqcEggPFsdMxZ3fIpONTwH593ZSLJNLKSY3T6U1036q_4F2685C75Llipq33j-_7gw98HwQRjV_1Vu9cwMu27Q8t1LQmI_YAR6BuR9TDFI5rRW8ot/s400/%252312+quilting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616449008735690162" border="0" /></a>Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120571684928952620.post-4957484602171412152011-06-06T07:29:00.000-07:002011-06-06T07:45:18.555-07:00What's on my design wall this Monday?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO-6iEkU5Wo0IjiHCafNn_AW9gOnfrTv4LTkLNBaxqTv7jz54zeMYufD952_FMo0wKIKhkomDUPU9zj3tMHzKik-1z_lfzaDU2NfjlYrajklP0zKJPqcwqjFKRvdXtrlHb5fjN8GJaUZd/s1600/ABC+bluework.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO-6iEkU5Wo0IjiHCafNn_AW9gOnfrTv4LTkLNBaxqTv7jz54zeMYufD952_FMo0wKIKhkomDUPU9zj3tMHzKik-1z_lfzaDU2NfjlYrajklP0zKJPqcwqjFKRvdXtrlHb5fjN8GJaUZd/s400/ABC+bluework.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615114237549049922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First on the design wall is the ABC Blue work quilt top I started at community projects day for Giuild. Anne embroidered the bluework Sunbonnet ABC;s blocks and and it was a quick quilt to make. Hopefully I'll get it quilted before guild meeting (the 20th)<br /><br />On the other design wall are the blocks i made for this months block lotto. Finding and cutting the fabrics was the time user on these. The actual sewing time for the 9 blocks was less than 15 minutes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingNa2zGiiwpJqlfMFcZbhEoq3qTzAOEcUq3jjbWFrkscwNSbHuvnjhoB2GpwFpxAramleTpSqi7GeHHsv6ASHwMUYvTEcH3Ic5wuynqS2l83rJXsNJTln0o2QkVqfQ4VK-gdAYEXI6Wq1/s1600/June+2011+Lotto.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingNa2zGiiwpJqlfMFcZbhEoq3qTzAOEcUq3jjbWFrkscwNSbHuvnjhoB2GpwFpxAramleTpSqi7GeHHsv6ASHwMUYvTEcH3Ic5wuynqS2l83rJXsNJTln0o2QkVqfQ4VK-gdAYEXI6Wq1/s400/June+2011+Lotto.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615115627952725394" border="0" /></a>And it got my mind working and i have selected 4 fabrics and will soon be making a whole quilt top with this block. 4 Fabric quilts aren't my usual choice, but since the blocks go together so fast I won't have time to get bore working with the limited selection, and i will give me another top to practice my quilting on! I do want to do a scrappy quilt with this block, and who knows....I could win the lotto blocks and the blue/green/purple scrappy palette suits me just fine too!Michelle L. Momof11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00422436653415035099noreply@blogger.com3