Quilty Girls Sew a Quilt Project ~ Day 2

To pick up where we left off in the previous post detailing Day 1 at the Quilt Show, the next day of our Quilty Girls weekend was sewing project day! I was so excited to see what had been planned!

My friend Chris' dining room table had been set up with the "secret project." I'd been told I couldn't sneak a peak in there until the signal was given that it was starting time.

This is the scene I saw laid out when I walked in! Chris had purchased all the fabric needed and the Mini Canned Pears pattern by Fig Tree Quilts and planned for us both to work on this mini wall hanging for our sewing day. How fun because I absolutely love Fig Tree fabrics!

Chris had already done tons of cutting small pieces so we'd be ready to start. Also as you can see, she made one sample pear so we'd have an example: She even had each sewing area decorated with a Welcome sign and some chocolates to get us started!

As we began the day....Chris told us that there were raffle tickets involved and prizes throughout the day. Now, does that sound right up my alley or what?!

Here she is calling out a raffle number: Look who was so excited to win!!! It was Chris' mom, who came over for the special sewing day! She was working on a new Primitive Gatherings embroidery kit she had purchased at the show:And here's her beautiful prize....a mug rug that Chris made:

And I won a mug rug, too! Mine's a beautiful green! And, it was labeled on the back with "Quilty Girls ~ 2018!" Awwww...special memories:
Okay....we'd better get to sewing! First, we worked on all the pear leaves and stems:

And in this picture I've finished all the pears and ready for the next step--the checkerboard pieces:

Oh, but wait....it's time for another raffle drawing!

This time I received a beautifully wrapped tea bag and spoon with a teacup on its handle. Other prizes included Valentine fat quarters, thread-bobbin keepers, and binding fabric. Chris did so much planning to make this day special: Here's Chris holding her pears....we both worked hard all day to get to this point!

I started sewing on my checkerboard squares by the end of the day and finished once I returned back home:

Now I need to sandwich the batting and backing, then quilt it (not sure yet how--has anyone else made this pattern and have any quilting tips?), and attach the binding. I'll be working on all the rest this coming week.

What a wonderful sewing project! A huge Thank You to my quilty girlfriend for such a fun few days! I loved it all!

~Deb

Comments

[ANA]

QUERIDA HERMANA: QUE GUSTO SABER DE TI NUEVAMENTE, ME HACE FELIZ VERTE TAN BIEN. QUE EMOCIONANTES DIAS QUE HAS PASADO, ME ENCANTA TODO ESE TRABAJO, ESE TAPIZ PARA LA PARED SE VA A VER MUY BIEN EN TU COCINA, HAS SIDO MUY AFORTUNADA DE GANAR ESOS PREMIOS,QUE BENDICION. YO TAMBIEN TENGO ALGUNOS PROYECTOS DE QUILTING, PLANEO HACER ALGUNOS TAPICES PARA DECORAR EL COMEDOR Y LA PARED DE MI COCINA, ESPERO EMPEZAR PRONTO. AQUI HOY 5 DE MARZO HA COMENZADO EL AÑO ESCOLAR, DESPUES DE UNOS LARGOS 2 MESES Y MEDIO DE VACACIONES, CON 1 HIJO EN LA UNIVERSIDAD, OTROS 3 EN SECUNDARIA Y 1 EN NIVEL PRIMARIA, TENGO BASTANTE TRABAJO. TODAVIA HACE MUCHO CALOR AQUI EN BUENOS AIRES, EL TIEMPO ESTA MUY HUMEDO Y ESO HACE QUE ME DUELAN LAS ARTICULACIONES DE MIS MANOS Y MIS PIERNAS, ESTOY UN POCO VIEJITA JAJAJAJA. ESPERO QUE SIGAS PUBLICANDO SOBRE TI Y TUS PROYECTOS, SABER DE TU MADRE Y EL RESTO DE TU FAMILIA. ME SIENTO BENDECIDA Y AGRADEZCO A DIOS POR TU AMISTAD A LA DISTANCIA. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

[Chris O'Dorisio]

Deb! Your mini quilt looks GREAT!! Your boarder has just the right combination of color that really makes it "pop" and your checker board is spot on!!!
I giggled so much reading this post, it truly was a "peary" :) fun day! Looking forward to seeing your finished mini, now where are you going to display that treasure?

[victoria]

Your pear quilt hanging is adorable! Hope you find just the right spot for it. Of course, I loved that tea spoon and bag - right up my alley. :)
Glad you had a such a lovely weekend.