Ursula, who is getting this, is only 4, so I have plenty of time! My older grandchildren got their “big bed” quilts when they were 7. That’s 98 of these done! I took them all off the design wall and will put them away for a few weeks while I finish other things. The first thing I did was finish the last 10 basket blocks: Anyway, I missed my routine of spending some time every morning doing machine work and am happy to finally be back in the groove. Maybe this is an excuse for me to purchase a backup machine 😊 maybe a smaller and lighter one, easier to take to workshops….😉. Greetings dear readers! I finally got my sewing machine back on Saturday, after 3 weeks! Apparently the shop I use (a fabric shop/Bernini dealer) has only one person, off site, who does maintenance and repairs and it’s a part time job, so prone to delays. I hope you are all enjoying the wonders of the season and finding joy and comfort in your stitching!īe kind, be grateful, and cherish each day, Gladi May 18, 2023: The machine returns! Last of the basket blocks and more… The path to and through the bog is littered with obstacles, just as real life is – watch where you are going and be careful where you step! 🙂:īaby pine cones are out on the kazillions of pine trees: Spring greens are gradually morphing into their more intense summer shades. Look at the beautiful coral/red/gold colors on these tulips! This next one is the winner of the best hand quilting award: First is the overall winner of the Handwork award: The hand work on these quilts, both by Japanese quilters, is incredible!! I regret not seeing these in person. I saved photos from the internet of 2 amazing winning quilts from last month’s AQS show in Paducah to share with you. I’m glad I could grace this quilt with her fabric. The very next day, my friend Wendy on her blog “The Constant Quilter” posted about Judy’s recent death and talked about how she was such a generous and kind person and willing to share her vast quilting knowledge with Wendy over the years. What a deal! The other thing I want to say about the fabric is that when I picked this up, I wasn’t familiar with the name of the designer Judy Roche. When the amount piles up, we have a “Fabricpalooza” at a guild meeting and anyone can take any fabrics they want as long as they make at least one donation quilt. Our Community Quilts Committee members accept all kinds of fabric donations from many sources throughout the year, sometimes large parts of stashes when someone moves or dies.
#Rainy daze quilt show for free#
It’s perfect! I picked up 4 2/3 yards of it for FREE at my Guild’s “Fabricpalooza” at the April meeting. I think I like it better this way, but it’s a square lap quilt so the orientation ultimately doesn’t really matter. You may notice that I turned the orientation of the zigzags vertical instead of horizontal for this photo. Even with black, there are different shades and tones of it and it will have to match the black in the border fabric so a bit of a search might be ahead.
I’m pretty sure I don’t have any more of the red sashing fabric to use as a binding so will probably choose black. Here’s a glance at the whole thing the colors are too burnished because of the indoor night lighting – colors in the above photos are truer: Now all that’s left before binding is hand quilting the equivalent of about 3/4 of one border! I’ve decided not to quilt in the sashing strips. I completed the hand quilting in the center medallion and the 12th and final block in the center: Greetings dear readers! Eight years in, Sweet Journeys is very near its final destination!😊.
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