Last month, I finished up this quilt for our son's fiancée. It's an Elizabeth Hartman pattern called Fancy Forest. By adding borders, I was able to make it big enough to be full size. I am particularly proud of how I was able to make the butterfly border line up on all 4 sides. I used the quilting pattern Interlocking Loopy and used a light blue thread.
As I mentioned in my last post, I've been catching up on my blocks from the Grateful block of the month with The Quilt Shop at Sauder Village. This post is how I changed up the 4th block.
Last week I had a chance to work on my Grateful block of the month with The Quilt Shop at Sauder Village. I had gotten behind because the very small pieces were frustrating and I didn't want to commit all the time to these blocks. So I decided to catch up - changing the pattern of the blocks to make larger pieces but with the same look. The attached picture is of month 5. There were 4 blocks for this month and they were all supposed to look like the block in the bottom row . (That block I had made in month 1 for the center of the quilt.). So I made 4 blocks like the ones in the top row. In the next post I'll show how I changed up month 4.
I was sewing with some friends last week and worked on bag making for 3 days. I got 4 Redwood Totes started - fronts and backs assembled. The first is a green bag using a cork fabric called Herb Garden. The second is a butterfly cork. The third is made with a pink Felicity Cork. The final one is also a cork - called Highland Blooms. But I paired it with a cotton linen fabric with pink hedgehogs. I got that adorable fabric at the Quilt Shop at Sauder Village. The cork I purchased from Sallie Tomato.
Today I got to work on my quilt blocks from the quilt shop at Sauder Village block of the month program. We're using the pattern book called "Strawberry Garden" by Fig Tree Quilts. I made the 6 strawberry blocks. (2 for the requirements, 4 extra for the challenge). They were a challenge, but came out pretty well as long as I used a scant 1/4" seams.
Finished an extra large sized Hemingway Bag last week. Pattern by Center Street Quilts. I made this for my niece who loves Winnie the Pooh.
The last 3 machines in my studio are: a 1986 Kenmore (Janome) that Rick bought me after we were married. It's an all mechanical machine with 10 stitches and still sews beautifully. I use this one only as a spare machine right now. The second machine is our granddaughter's new Janome Cat Fancy machine. She loves this machine and sews all the time with it. My third machine is, of course, my longarm quilting machine. I bought her new in 2011 and used her professionally every day for 14 years. Since I've retired, I've only quilted 3 quilts, but she's there available whenever I need her. I've named her Mae, in honor of my grandmother Allie Mae, who was the most wonderful seamstress and quilter.
