Inch -

 

 

By inch - 

 

Slowly getting there - 

 

The prep work is all done - 

 

The batting is basted down - 

 

The top is basted down -

 

The clamps are on the front rail - 

 

And I have "air-quilted" some swirls - 

 

To check my spacing - 

 

So I'm all set - 

Now I need to stop procrastinating - 

 

And just do it -

 

But first - 

 

I need to do more doodling - 

 

To get "the path" set in my brain - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

Moving along -

 

 

After I finished playing with the Big and Bold scraps - 

 

I found that I had quite a few to add to my collection - 

 

 

I used my scrap playtime to contemplate - 

 

How I wanted to quilt the Woof & Whiskers tops - 

 

And - after some VERY helpful input from my friends - 

 

I decided to quilt an all-over swirly design -

 

That should soften the "boxy" blocks - 

 

Then I had to decide what color of thread to use - 

 

And decided on BLACK - 

 

It will blend in with the backing fabric - 

 

And most of the fabrics in the top - 

 

It will show on the lighter fabrics - 

 

But they have BLACK line drawings on them - 

 

So it should be fine - 

 

Then - just for fun - 

I loaded the quilt top sideways with the darkest blocks on the left side - 

So my beginning swirls will blend in with the darker fabrics - 

And I should be better at doing them - 

 

By the time I get to the lighter fabrics on the right side - 

 

At least that's the plan - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

Pondering -

 

 

How I want to quilt the first of two quilts - 

 

Woof & Whiskers - Confetti - 

 

 

The big blocks are made up of four smaller blocks - 

That look like an "H" and an "I" - 

Since my workspace is limited - 

 

I thought the quilting could be done one small block at a time -

And that wouldn't show my starts and stops - 

So I cut the batting and put the top on the frame - 

 

Not basted or anything - 

 

Just draped over the frame - 

 

So I can ponder - 

 

While I finish "un-sewing" some scraps and trimmings - 

Hopefully - I will be inspired - 

As I sit and ponder - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

Reload -

 

 

Today I reloaded the backing fabric - 

For my Woof & Whiskers tops - 

 

I still have some tidying up to do with the Big and Bold quilt scraps - 

 

But the "insert table" on the frame - 

 

Allows me to play with both - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

Tidying up -

 

 

The scraps and trimmings from the "experiment" - 

 

Was perfect for the day after Christmas - 

 

A little  "un-sewing" and sorting - 

Before I reload the Woof & Whiskers backing tomorrow - 

 

To see if I can get those two done - 

 

Before the end of the week/month/year - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

The experiment -

 

 

Was a success! - 

 

I got the binding made -

 

And the quilt bound on Christmas Eve - 

 

Just in time for Christmas - 

 

 

 

It came out to 77" x 100" -

 

Which is much larger than I usually make - 

 

So the right side is bunched up in these photos - 

 

I love the contrast in this Connecting Threads collection of fabrics - 

 

And their "Big and Bold" pattern from years ago - 

 

I set big "chunks/slabs" of fabric on the diagonal on the back - 

 

To contrast with the "straight" setting on the front - 

 

 

My camera makes the RED look ORANGE in these photos - 

 

But it is a beautiful RED - 

 

And with the BLACK and WHITE - 

 

They are perfect for something Big and Bold - ;)) 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

Merry Christmas - 2022 -

 

 

Several times in the past few years -

I have shared a beautiful Christmas Card -

That I received one year from a dear friend - ;))

It is one of the most beautiful Christmas Cards -

That I have ever seen -

So I wanted to share it with you -

Again this year - ;))

Please click - HERE -

And -

Have a Very Merry Christmas!! - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Almost there -

 

 

The quilting is done on the "experiment" - 

 

 

And the zipper on the bottom has been removed - 

 

Now I have to remove the other zipper -

 

 

Then trim it up - 

 

And bind it - 

 

So I'm almost there - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

The experiment -

 

 

Is almost done - 

It's not fancy - 

 

Just "organic" wavy lines from one side to the other - 

 

Some are more "organic" than others - 

 

That RED strip on the right side - by the front rail - 

 

Is the "extra" strip that I added - 

 

To make sure it was long enough to cover the "base" - 

 

 

The "base" is the LIGHT GREEN - 

 

And I got really close - 

 

So I don't think I need that extra RED strip - 

 

And will remove it when I take it off the frame - 

Before I trim up the quilt - ;))

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

Two more bound -

 

 

Yesterday - 

 

After my thread broke on my "experiment"- 

 

And I was looking for "other" stuff to do - 

 

I decided to play with the two Christmas quilts - 

 

Sewing the binding to the front - 

 

Upstairs/Downstairs - Christmas Red - 

 

And - 

 

Upstairs/Downstairs - Christmas Green - 

 

These two were made using the same color/fabric jelly rolls - 

With the placement of the RED and GREEN fabrics switched - 

 

RED -

GREEN -

 

It was interesting to see how differently they turned out -

 

Today I played more with my "experiment" - 

 

But I'll show you that tomorrow - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

Not much -

 

 

Progress today - 

 

About all I did was baste the top to the "base" - 

 

And stitch half a row - 

 

Before the thread broke - 

 

And I decided I didn't want to play any more - 

 

Maybe tomorrow I'll get more done - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Today's progress -

 

 

After my "chores" 

 

I "joined" the binding on the two Christmas quilts - 

 

Tomorrow I want to get back to quilting my "experiment" - 

That one has a "deadline" - 

These don't - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

 

Two bound -

 

 

Today I played with the two Halloween quilts - 

 

Sewing the binding to the front - 

 

Halloweenie Interweave - 

 

 

And Simply Woven - 

Tomorrow's agenda includes some "chores" - 

And several sewing "options" left over from yesterday -

So we'll see how productive I can be - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -