Friday, September 3, 2010

Sew & Tell Friday #39

Yesterday was the first day since I moved that I felt like I really accomplished anything quilting wise.  Organizing my studio must have done the trick.  It felt really good, and I am hoping it is a new trend ;-)  Now my husband says I should get back to the rest of the house!

I did some basting, quilting and binding on three different projects I've had lying around.


This AAQI mini was started over the summer while I was in Montana.  The top was done as part of my 15 Minutes of Play, and then it went into a pile of tops waiting to be sandwiched.


Anyone who reads my blog frequently knows that I am not comfortable with free motion quilting....to say the least.  However, I realize the only way to get better is to actually just do it.  So I tried my hand with quilting some hearts in the border using a variegated thread...not bad for a first attempt.


The rest of the quilting was done with white thread echoing the cross a couple of times and then doing some loops.  The binding was machine stitched.

I experimented with different photo locations in my front yard.  I love the old trees we have, but the shade really messes with the exposure ;-)


I finished my But I have nothing to wear! quilt.  I just love this pattern.  {Thanks again Mrs. Moen!}  I had fun picking out the dress fabrics and quilting the straight lines with multi colored variegated thread.


My machine and I had issues when it came to quilting the words.  I ended up switching to a different variegated thread and that seemed to do the trick.  This picture was taken before all the binding had been hand sewn to the back...wanted to take advantage of the sunlight.


Here's the back.  Again, I just love this fun backing fabric.  At the last minute I remembered to add my Rene' creates tag.


The third quilt I worked on was this wheelchair quilt for our guild's charity project.  I don't have an updated picture, but yesterday I cut the backing, layered, basted and quilted about a third of the top.

What did you finish this week?  Have you added it to Amy's Sew and Tell Friday?  I've been remiss lately on checking all the links, but plan to rectify that starting now.  I love the motivation Amy provides each week to get things done, the inspiration gleamed from other Sew and Tell Friday bloggers and the warm and fuzzy feeling I get from reading encouraging comments!

Have an amazing weekend!!!



18 comments:

  1. the wheelchair quilt is beautiful...someone is really going to love and appreciate that. and i love how the variegated thread looks against the black of your dresses quilt.

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  2. Everything looks great. My favorite is your what not to wear quilt.

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  3. These are nice finishes nonetheless! I love variegated thread quilting

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  4. You've been busy! Nice job! Love the "nothing to wear" quilt, very original!
    Visiting from amylouwho :-)

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  5. love all your projects! How did you write the words on the dress quilt? Great job.

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  6. You've been busy! Everything looks so good. I love the colors in your AAQI quilt.

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  7. WOW! You have been busy. I'm with you, I love how Amy's linky motivates me to get some stuff sewn - and this week it is making me want to quilt more. Thanks for sharing your projects! I love the look of the variegated thread - and I think you did a good job with the free motion quilting.

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  8. Wow! I love you little quilts. The quilting on your mini quilt looks great! Love the little hearts.

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  9. I was curious about how you did the words on the dress quilt, too. What a fun show and tell since you had so many beautiful finishes!

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  10. Your "But I Have Nothing to Wear" quilt is adorable. It must have been so fun creating it with all of the different fabrics. All of your project are lovely!

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  11. I love Mrs. Moen's pattern too! And that wheelchair quilt is very pretty, I can't wait to see it done!

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  12. Wow, when you feel like getting back in the game, you REALLY get back in the game. Love them all, want the cross quilt. The dresses are to die for, want the cross quilt. Gorgeouse wheelchair quilt, want the cross quilt. ;0)

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  13. Please tell me when to bid on the cross quilt!

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  14. Keep going with your free motion quilting. Your'Nothing to wear' quilt has turned out superb. However I love those string blocks. They look just great. Glad to hear you are getting studio time.

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  15. You've certainly been busy this week, look at all the beauties you have made! I fell in love with your "But I have nothing to wear" quilt. Are the dresses appliquéd? Did you use a pattern or just made it out?

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  16. The Nothing to wear quilt is unbelievable...and my favorite ;)

    Well done!

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  17. I think your husband can work on organizing the house and you can keep the mojo working in your quilt world. I love the mini project and the nothing to wear quilt is super fun. However, your guild project quilt just speaks to me... loudly. It's yelling to be hung in my house? Don't you hear it?

    No? Well, charity IS a better cause than I am. :D

    very nice!

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  18. you really have me wanting to do a string quilt now! I love this! We did a few blocks for one of our people in the quilting be last year, I really like doing it!

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