March is National Quilting Month, and Saturday is Worldwide Quilting Day. What will you do to celebrate?
This week I've:
- worked on a table runner using Red, White, and Free by Sandy Gervais
- visited my local quilt shop for the first time in a year (!) and bought some backing fabric to finish up the runner
- laid out my finished Row-Along top and am deciding how to quilt it or even if I'll do it myself
- sewed together the Snow Time quilt kit I gave Sarah for Christmas, quick and easy!
- opened some packages of quilty goodness I received in the mail
- rejoiced with Sarah this week who won $100 worth of quilting services for one of her quilts
- enjoyed a quilting week leading up to Worldwide Quilting Day!
Here are some photos of my week:
The Red, White and Free charm pack all laid out to test the possibilities: And here are the Disappearing 9-Patch blocks all sewn together first, then cut apart, and then sewn back together again. Quilting is a crazy hobby! It's now awaiting backing, quilting, and binding:
Here's the completed Row-Along quilt top which I promised to show you that I worked on with my friend, Chris. Now it needs to be sandwiched and quilted:
And here's the Bee label I made for the back:
I feel like I can finally check the Row-Along off my list...that was a lot of work! But...no quilt is complete without the quilting. So I'll decide how to go about that next.
Actually, I entered a giveaway over at Ruby Blue Quilting to win $100 worth of quilting services by a long-arm quilter. I so wanted to win, especially to get this Row-Along quilted now that it's finished! But if I couldn't win, then Sarah winning the prize was the next best thing!
Here she is holding up her quilt top that she thinks will be the one she sends in to be quilted. She still needs to add the borders to this, however, before it's ready to mail off: In the meantime, I took a break and started making the Snow Time quilt for Sarah. Here's an almost completed top below; the appliqued snowflakes and cardinals just need to be added.
And I'm waiting for some soft and comfy minkie fabric for the backing to arrive any day. I think Sarah will love it! And in other quilting news, this delightful package of goodies arrived from Cotton Berry Quilts yesterday! It was actually a gift to me from Christa over at Cotton Berry to make things right after a mix-up on her website. What a wonderful gesture, and I will love making the mini Puddle Jumping quilt:
Check out Christa's blog to see the beautiful Fig Tree Homestead quilt (love it and want to make one!!) she finished quilting for one of her customers! I've never used Christa's services for any long-arm quilting, but I have first-hand experience that she would treat you right! Thank you, Christa!
Hey, how did this picture get in with all the quilting photos? Well...I guess while I'm playing with my fabrics, Tom's keeping busy playing with his wood! Maybe he's making something for me?
Comment and let me know what you're doing for Worldwide Quilting Day tomorrow? Maybe it doesn't even have a thing to do with quilting! That would be a shame! :) Ha!
~Deb
I love looking at quilts but couldn't sew one if my life depended on it. :) I'll enjoy looking at your beautiful quilt pictures in honor of Worldwide Quilting Day.
I'll also have a house full of company tomorrow night for our Psalm singing. Wish you were here to join us!
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Friday, March 20, 2015 at 07:21 PM
Oh Deb, your quilts are just beautiful. Congrats to Sarah on winning the quilting service. I wish I had a longarm machine, but I don't really have room for one.
Happy Worldwide Quilting Day!
Posted by: Toni | Friday, March 20, 2015 at 08:39 PM
NOT quilting...and, interestingly, I think the opposite of you...if you're quilting tomorrow, that would be a shame. Especially if you have the opportunity to go to a certain nearly eight-year-old grandson's baseball game, instead.
Enjoy your daytomorrow--despite spending it quilting. ;)
Posted by: Cathy | Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 01:25 AM
I WISH I could spend the day quilting. Unfortunately I have a ton of things going on right now. NEXT YEAR! :)
I love how your quilt turned out. Very fresh and crisp looking. :) Sarah's quilt is beautiful, too. Traditional hand quilting would be perfect for it.
Posted by: Holly | Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 08:55 AM
No quilting here.
I like the Bee label for the quilt.A little over 25 years ago Chris was stung by over 20 bees when he disturbed a hive when getting ready for a cookout.Every so often we buy a bee item as a joke reminder of the dreadful day.
Enjoy your quilting day!
Posted by: Tammy C | Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 09:19 AM
Thank you Deb! Yesterday (Saturday) I decided to work on a needle turn applique quilt I'm making for my husband and me. In all my years of quilting, I still have a store bought quilt on our bed. :0). I love all your quilts!
Posted by: Christa | Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 07:45 AM
I have made the decision...if I ever want to win something I'm going to have you enter for me!! haha Your winning streak should be in the Guiness Book of World Records!
Posted by: Joanna | Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 09:01 AM
Deb!! The Puddle Jumping pattern and Boat House fabric...L.O.V.E.!!!!! I was eyeing that set earlier...couldn't justify purchasing it as I still have a few things going. ;) I can't wait to see yours done.
Posted by: Chris | Friday, March 27, 2015 at 10:24 PM
Oops, I missed that day. But I couldn't quilt anyway - my left arm was in time-out. Looks like you kept yourself busy though. Congrats on finishing the row-a-long top. And the snowman top. What's up next.
Sarah's quilt is lovely, congrats to her for winning the quilting services
Posted by: Nic | Tuesday, April 07, 2015 at 04:52 AM