Saturday, December 31, 2022

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 - 
 

Friday, December 30, 2022

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 - 
 

Thursday, December 29, 2022

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 - 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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 - 
 

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

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 - 

Monday, December 26, 2022

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 - 

Sunday, December 25, 2022

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 -

Saturday, December 24, 2022

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 - 
 

Friday, December 23, 2022

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 - 
 

Thursday, December 22, 2022

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 - 

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

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 -

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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 -
 

Monday, December 19, 2022

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 - 

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