Tall Tree Quilted

Tall Tree is quilted.  It was fun to quilt with my Viking Diamond machine with decorative snowflake stitch and free motion snowflakes.

finished, I know bad pic..will try to take another soon

decorative snowflake design

measuring to add a line of straight stitch to use as marking for free motion snowflakes

marking line of sewing

free motion snowflakes

Snow continues to fall

snowflake

It is coming to be Christmas too soon and this fun paper pieced Tall Trim the Tree pattern will find a place somewhere to bring in joy.  A paper pieced tree class at Quilter's Dream in Colleyville, Texas with my favorite quilter friends makes the work fun to do.

Finished top ready to sandwich.  All materials from my stash, love to use stash.

Layering with the tri wrapped method

The tri wrapped method is using boards to wrap the backing and top and rolling the batting between.  Unwrapping just enough to baste and smoothing to lay nice and flat .  Love this for small quilts.  Have not tired with a full size, but I am sure it would work just need really long boards.

Quilting of the project will be another post...need to finish the basting first.  Soon quilting will begin.

Bunting Quilt finds its RV Home

I made the Bunting Quilt for the RV and for the negative space challenge quilt for Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild.  Negative Space Quilt Challenge   This weekend is in Jonestown, Tx for the Swift (a type of bird) and Music Festival.  The quilt/"picnic" cloth is really fun, just what one needs in the RV world.

Ripping Quick to get to Plan B

Sometimes things just don't work out like one plans but with Plan B the ripper comes  out and makes quick work of those long seams.  This green floral backing I thought would not be so directional but when seamed together there is slight directional path in the pattern that is more noticeable than I though it would be.  The need to unsew and flip would solve the problem. This is when another of my favorite tools comes into play:

This is the site where you can order this great tool.  (I don't get any compensation or other consideration on this recommendation...it's just one of my tools that make my sewist life easier.)

Quick Ripper

Low Volume...What?

I really don't get low volume...I don't have anything in my stash that is low volume...I can't see low volume...SO this is my best shot at low volume and I've been told it is not low volume.  I think low volume for me is this but maybe it's just dull.  Whatever it will have to do for now.  This is my low volume and the lowest volume I had in my stash. But I do love the ribbon pattern from the internet.
Merry Go Round Quilt

Planning with what I had in my stash.

This is too bright

This is too plain

This seems just right for me.  I know not really low volume, but for me it is>

Finished top.  I really like this pattern and how like magic it weaves together.  

New Cutter -- Super New 'Toy"

I have found my new favorite "toy" that saved me loads of time, energy and hand trauma when cutting 5" squares for my low volume quilt.  It is like cutting through butter when it cuts so I must say it is the best money spent in a long time on a quilting tool.  It just zipped though 6 layers of fabric...like really zipped.  it is PRESS, SLIDE....CUT!

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!