Getting it done!

3quilt from gift box

not enough binding

 

This week has been a week of designing, my favourite thing I think! I was "gifted" two boxes of a quilter's sewing room. They were filled with some books, rulers and lots of fabric. Not all the fabric was 100 percent cotton but it does make nice quilts regardless. Polycotton is where I started on my quilting journey and it makes you very thankful for real cotton when doing projects. Seasoned quilters will know what I mean! There were also some blocks already made so I decided to create two quilts. They will go to my niece's two girls whose great grandmother made them(she was also where the boxes came from). I also made a smaller quilt for the NICU at my local hospital. I just couldn't let that little poodle panel go! My niece also asked if I could make a baby quilt for a little girl. It will also come from the gifted box of fabric. There was a panel I found that I will add blocks to but I haven't got that one done yet. It is still in the designing stage. I also included a pic of some binding, I didn't have quite enough by 1/2"...argggh!! Luckily I had more fabric and just had to add in a bit!

birthday gift

My other finishes include a quilt for my brother-in-law for his 70th birthday! He is a hunter so this was very appropriate. And OMG my hexie quilt top is finished. It seems like I have been working on this one forever. I have been blogging since 2013 and I had already started it then by a couple of years. You can read about that here. Although I didn't work on it full time, in the last three years I have put the push on to get it done. It will be going on the quilting frame soon.

The summer is continuing and I have a couple projects that I have to work on and get done before September. A friend and I put together a mystery quilt for our guild to do over the summer and the final reveal will be in September. So I want to have my first sample finished and have the second sample at least put together!

OMG so excited to start handquilting

                                                                                                                         

I visited my friend Kathy  and she is stitching up a storm.  I always feel like I am not doing enough when I see all that she is up to. Today is slow stitching day, so put some thread to fabric and relax!