Tuesday, July 13, 2010

I think I figured it out!!

How to add more than one photo, that is!
The first picture is a quilt that I have been working on for several years. It is for a friend and co-worker. It is a Quiltmaker pattern, but I can't remember the name of it. I
call it the Monster Quilt - it measures 120" square. I am hand quilting it in my Q-snap frame. Every time I need to move it to an unquilted area I tell my husband it is time for the wrestling match! It is a little heavy and hard to hand because it is just so big! But, I do like it and am looking forward to having it completely finished. Soon, really, I don't have that much more to do, then have to add a prairie point border.

I am showing another pic of my sewing area with the cabinet open. It needs some re-organization, but I can open it up and easily see what is in there. I have projects waiting their turn stacked in there and can just open the doors and pull one out.





Below, the pink and green quilt was made by someone else. She is letting me improve my machine quilting skills on her quilts! I am being compensated for my time as well. Works well for both of us. I have quilted 2 quilts for her so far.

The quilt in the middle I have shown on here before. I ended up with a thin purple border and then a border of leftover 2 1/2" squares. It was donated to the school carnival. I love the scrappy look of this quilt and will probably make another one.

The last quilt is Hawaiian Star by Judy Niemeyer. I have been working on it for several years, too. The piecing is finished and the paper has been removed. Now I need to quilt it. That may take several more years. :)



Monday, July 12, 2010

Design Wall Monday, continued...


For some reason I am not able to put more than 1 photo in my posts today. Probably just because I don't really know what I am doing with this blogging thing! I do it so infrequently...
Anyway, here is a pic of my sewing center and design wall. I have partly finished projects, fabric, notions, beads, etc. in the top and the bottom of the cabinet. To the right are 2 stacked square cubes. One is made to hold the Super Satchel boxes (Keepsake Quilting), the other came from Lowe's I think and hold small drawers filled with buttons. On top of that is a shoe cubby. Perfect for holding fat quarters and other things. It all works well together to help me stay organized and keep things close at hand.

Design Wall Monday


My design wall today looks like this....
The pattern is TUCKER by Carol Morrissey. I am making this into a roman shade for my kitchen window which faces west. I need something to block that late afternoon/early evening sun. And, I love roosters!
My wall is an old office divider. My husband got it and another one when the place he worked closed 15 years ago. They are covered with fabric and work great. Blocks stick pretty well and I can also stick pins in without hurting anything. This one is leaned up against a wall and slides back a little between the wall and my hoosier cabinet which has been turned into a sewing center.