Odd Stuff

 I've been working on odds and ends again - nothing very interesting. Let's download the pictures from my phone...in no particular order:

Isn't this the cutest face ever! He is very sweet. My neighbor's newest cat (I want to steal him). I don't know his name but I've been calling him Oliver.

Joann with Q4K is downsizing the program and downsizing the fabric she has been storing in her shed. If it is brought to the meeting it isn't going back. I may have gotten a little greedy.

I have been organizing and cutting up my scraps. That plastic box was overflowing. Now it is empty.

Yup, definitely greedy. More fabric.

Folded up in one of the larger pieces I picked up was a quilt! It's about 35 x 45 and will be the next quilt loaded on the long arm.

Stephanie gave me some of her extra quilt blocks and some of the matching fabric. I finally got around to putting it all together.

Bella being helpful. Think I should add a sign saying caution wide load?

Our Joann's closed Saturday. This was the last batch of fabrics I purchased. About $2 per yard. I think I have enough quilt backs to last a while.

Bella being helpful again.

Added the binding to the sunflower panel. I gifted it yesterday...three years isn't too long to finish something is it?

Two inch scraps. This is actually a good size tote - I need a few project ideas.

Bella being cute.

The quilt currently loaded and almost finished.

I have several large tote bags and boxes with scraps in them. This is the current one I'm working through.

And these are all the bins they are going into...wide strips, 5" strips, 2.5" strips, 2" inch strips, 1.5" strips, squares in each size, odd sizes (think hearts and triangles), extra blocks / units from previously made quilts...and more. I really need to make a few scrap quilts.

No Excuses

 Very little sewing / quilting was done. I just wasn't motivated. I've had a very stern talk with myself, and we've agreed that an attitude change is needed. So, I'm late posting because I finally got the borders on the Wind Drift quilt tonight. Now I can change the thread on the Juki.

I did attempt to quilt the sunflower wall hanging. 

All is done except the large flower. The orange thread I'm using kept breaking. So frustrating. I've taken it off the frame and will try to finish it on the Juki. Wish me luck.  (I've done it again...while I was cussing out the thread, I realized that one of the center fabrics has a blue background, not black. I think this is the third quilt I've made thinking a print background was black when it was actually a dark blue...oh, well. Too late now. More cussing occurred.)

My guild's quilt show was this past weekend. Below are my two favorite quilts from the show.

Love how colorful and vibrant this quilt was.

Loved the quilting and the design of the quilt below.

 

Close up of the quilting.

I loved the quilting in the quilt below.

It was perfect for the fabrics used.

There were lots of other wonderful quilts but I didn't take very many pictures.

The deer are back. I saw two bucks in the front yard earlier last week and mama with last year's babies over the weekend. I hope they stay away from my hydrangea this year. 

Almost Done

 I have a few almost dones.  

Donation quilt that just needs binding.

Finally! quilted the sunflower wall hanging. Now it just needs binding.

I'm so pleased with how the quilting turned out on this wall hanging (even with the tension issues). I took it very slow and planned my quilting path.

Why aren't they done? Because I don't want to change thread color. I have black loaded on the Juki and I don't want to change it until this is done.

I have one more border of the background fabric to add and it will be done. I LOVE IT!