August quilts

Progress on customer quilts...

 Two more for Sandra E, Horses quilted with Lassos...

Stars and Stripes quilted on this patriotic quilt

 Love Sandra's applique hearts

 This is her backing pieced with extra blocks, the background fabric is called American Pie!

Sandra brought in two more when she picked these up :0)

A modern quilt for Claudia quilted with oval swirls...

A traditional one in 19th Century colors, also for Claudia...

Quilted with a new pattern called Williamsburg by Kim Diamond

Claudia has a third one that is still on the longarm. I'll show better pics next week once they are trimmed and I get photos of whole quilts.

This is a quilt top made and quilted for JoAnn with binding added that she will hand stitch. Lots of nine patches in the borders! JoAnn brought 2 more quilts for quilting yesterday :0)

A custom quilt with applique for Linda

and a second quilt for Linda with owls. Sew cute! 

She will add eyes now that it's quilted

Beckie brought in another when she picked up her quilts from last week. Theresa, Marna and Heidi finished two quilts that will be quilted for the shop, Honey Run Quilters. And a new customer brought in a quilt today.

More quilts came in than went out. Actually, there are two more I quilted this week that are not trimmed or photos taken, so the count may be even? I've lost count! 

Good thing it's Friday afternoon and time to wrap up the week.

Have a wonderful weekend. I will be working on my August UFO's and finishing the quilting on my Medallion quilt (Click to see) using the new table. Yea! 

Thank you to all of my wonderful customers and thank you for stopping by for a visit :0)

June Jelly Roll top is a finish!

Doreen's June Jelly Roll ~ My version of Willow Weave in Batiks...

... and just in time to finish Doreen's Sewalong while we are still IN June :0) Like Sue, am trying to decide if I want to add borders. I made one change to the original pattern and added a second basket weave band to the other end. I love Doreen's Basket Weave design. a great pattern for a Jelly Roll. Thank you Doreen! This was a fun quilt to make and a big change from repros! Doreen is planning a new Sewalong in August. Check back then at Aunt Reen's Place if you would like to join in!

It was the perfect weekend to stay in and quilt. It is sizzling HOT here in the North Valley! Also worked on my applique pieces for Lori and Randy's Medallion Sewalong.  A big THANK YOU to Randy for the lovely FQ from Life's A Stitch she sent! It was for tying with the most number of sewing machines. Thanks Randy!

Quilting for Claudia

Claudia is an excellent piecer. Following are two of her most recent... 

 Scrappy in Reds and Creams the blocks are nine patches with HST corners

 Claudia pieced the borders

 How about set on point? 

We decided on a block quilting design. It was repeated in each block with the thread color matching. We added a second motif in the HST corners in red thread which does show on the cream and created an Irish Chain effect. I love this quilt, wouldn't it be wonderful in Repros!?! 

The second quilt is modern, with greys and cream and we chose to do a straight line/squares quilting design that accent her piecing and fabrics.

 Fabrics are all stripe and plaids and dots on the back...

Claudia pieces most of her backs and this one really adds to the quilt. She plans to add red binding. 

Well done Claudia!

Wednesday, hump day already! and almost the first day of Summer. Were does the time go!!! Looking forward to the next part of Doreen's June Jelly Roll today. Check out her post... her Modern Day Jane is going to Show in the Vermont Quilt Festival's Celebrating Jane Stickle exhibit, curated by Brenda Papadakis. WOW!!! Congrats Doreen!

I am working on a quilt that was hand appliqued by Sally that will be donated to the guild. It's gorgeous and big, 98 x 98! We have a yard sale :0( aarg) planned for this weekend, I can work on my Medallion pieces then. Enjoy the day!

June Jelly Roll progress

Making progress on Doreen's June Jelly Roll SewAlong. The pattern is called Willow Weave and it's a mystery so we don't know what the finished quilt top will look like. Knowing Doreen, it's going to be beautiful!

Caught up for this week. Finished all the cutting...  

 Strip sets sewn...

pressed...

laid out...

and sewn into 120 blocks!

A total of (120) 6-patch blocks and (10) 2-patch units with extra squares.  Can't wait to see how these blocks will go together. Doreen tells us there is a twist! Check out the Linky on Doreen's blog post to see everyone's progress for this week.

Next, the last borders on the Medallion Sewalong with Lori and Randy. Click on Randy's Barrister's Block's recent post  "You can never have enough sewing machines!". How many machines do you have? Quilter with the most machines wins a prize!

I was surprised to count 17, there are others with as many!!!
Seven machines I use on a regular basis, some for my business...
My faithful first love... Bernina Virtuosa 153QE, the perfect piecer
Juki TL-2010Q, for FMQ, walking foot and business
Juki Exceed Quilt and Pro, I take this one to classes and for machine applique
Juki 3 spool serger, set up for rolled hem edging
Janome Gem Gold, used to take to classes before the Juki
Janome serger, for my home dec business
Janome needle felting machine
Mitsubishi industrial straight stitch, for home dec business
US industrial hemmer, for home dec business
Gammill Optimum longarm, business
Singer 221 Featherweight, for fun! Love the sound of it while it sews beautifully!
Singer 66 Redeye Treadle with 7 drawer cabinet
Singer Treadle, not sure of the model or decals, it's not a Memphis
Singer 201 portable in a bentwood case
Singer Sew Handy Model 50 (Toy machine)
JC Penny's 1950s home sewing machine in a cabinet
Montgomery Ward Precision Round Bobbin Model 188
There are four that could find new homes and one is promised to my son. That would bring me back to a dozen :0) I read about an organization that restores and ships treadles and hand cranks to 3rd world countries. That would be a good thing

The new block and story posted this morning for Grandmother's Choice was interesting... Cats and Mice and hunger strikes. How Suffragette's in 1909 GB were force fed following a hunger strike in prison. Ugly :0( History repeats itself...