BOM August

Modern Quilt Guild BOM August...Storm At Sea

Paper pieced 

Negative Space Challenge Quilt

My Modern Quilt Guild has a challenge to create a negative space quilt and my idea was to incorporate a tablecloth that had belonged to my mother in law as the top.  A plain white 37x37 inch tablecloth that she used mainly on a card table to set out desserts.  This cloth had been a cut down from a table cloth she had bought from a hotel sale for less than a dollar in the 50s.  She was one to never waste anything and was always ready to repurpose.  I thought it would honor her legacy of this thriftyness and use a beautiful cloth.  Yea, the cloth has some stains but it has in life been laudered I dare not guess how many times.  It worked beautifully and while it was a very loose weave and quilting had its challenges, I love the quality of that cotton, the light pattern in the material and the memories woven into its cloth.  I "copied" a quilt I saw on blog  http://seasonsgredings.com/2012/07/bunting-tablecloth/.  Just a fun happy pattern.   When my husband saw it he asked if this was the new cloth for the RV that he wanted.  It had not crossed my mind, but it is perfect for that.  So now a new table cloth for fun traveling.

Modern Quilt Guild BOM June/July

 These are simple blocks and while not my "style" they will work after I do the modifications to get the grey "background" around all the edges but they will work to get them counted for the BOM challenge for our Modern Quilt Guild.

Row block ... I love the material and it is just fun.  I will modify this by adding the grey to the other edges, so will cut down and add strips.

I used halloween material for this sample of the BOM.  I will need to revamp for my "real" material, but for now I can use this as my model.  The outer edge of the next one will be spilt so I have grey going around all the outside edges and it will also be split on the inside.  

Happy Fourth of July

Freedom is not "free".  We all play a part in the patchwork of our country so keep the stitches on your needle a place to sew USA together for all to be free.  Keep stitching...today I will be in my sewing studio to start a picnic quilt.  So  HAPPY FOURTH!

Peter Rabbit Story Quilt

Peter rabbit is always a favorite story and this soft book panel makes a cute quilt.  I paired it with denim and it will be a great boy nap mat at the YWCA day care center.  I love this type of quick quilting that I know will get lots of use and bring joy to children.

Just Ducky Kid Quilt

This is a soft book panel made into a quilt for the YWCA quilt drive the Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild is collecting for donation.  I like using the panels as it also encourages reading.

Happy Father' Day

My dad worked for Southwestern Bell for the whole of his career that I knew. He was an engineer and worked to better communications in North Texas. He gave me a love for math and all things electronic. This chair was his office chair and even today it is very comfortable. In today's world of office chairs it would not most likely make the cut.  This chair for me will never be empty as I am so much as my father.  Thanks Max Charles Fisher for being a perfect role model.

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Boy Quilt

Quick and simple Magic Nine Patch for a kids quilt to go to the YWCA daycare.  Airplanes and boy colors make an all American snuggle.

Enter: MINT

I love the smell of mint and the glorious color of green it is BUT.....I have never and I mean never been able to grow it.  I know, everyone tells me it grows like a weed and can take over a flower bed and mint is hard to kill and yet, I cannot get it grow.  Every year I plant mint.  I have planted in flower bed, pots and anywhere I could dig a hole and no mint.  My attempt this year is in a small Mexican decorated hanging pot I bought in Boerne, Tx during the Wine and Art hop.  So far, one week and it is not dead!