The guys are outside trimming a massive tree in my front yard. My brother says I didn't buy a house, I bought a tree. Yes, it is big. The tree surgeon thought he could save it after last week's mighty storm that took a limb and blew it into a lady's car. It was scary. I do love leaves in my work though and have many projects, completed and in the works, that feature leaves. One is pictured here. It is available at my etsy store.
The guys are outside trimming a massive tree in my front yard. My brother says I didn't buy a house, I bought a tree. Yes, it is big. The tree surgeon thought he could save it after last week's mighty storm that took a limb and blew it into a lady's car. It was scary. I do love leaves in my work though and have many projects, completed and in the works, that feature leaves. One is pictured here. It is available at my etsy store.
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Good news! I'll be teaching quilting at JoAnn Fabrics in Kingston. Starting on June 1, I will teach kids and adults different levels of quilting. I am so excited about this project and can't wait to get started I also have a new series of quilted items. Amish inspired yet utilizing a contemporary method with multiple layers of fabric, I have made potholders and art work. Some are now at Art Riot Crafter's Union in Kingston and also in my etsy shop. I just entered the 2012 Free Motion Challenge from Sew Cal Gal's website. I am arriving late to the party, but I completed January and February's challenges today. Thank you, Diane Gaudynski for the feather instruction and Frances Morre for the leaves technique. I hope I've done you justice. March's instructions have disappeared. So, I will skip to Don Linn and April.
Here are my photos. This Butterfly quilt occupied me during semester break. Lots of hand applique and hand embroidery spice up those colorful butterflies. Fly me away............ 8/6/12 Okay,now! it's August and I learned that Pete's grandniece had a baby. She saw this quilt and loved it. Now the butterfly garden belongs to baby Camille who was born in April.. enjoy!
Some people rescue animals. Not I. I rescue quilt tops. My latest Rescue Quilt is a pinwheel or flying geese type quilt. I have researched the pattern, but have not been able to identify it. It has alternating pink blocks and came to me completely disarranged. I expected an easy fix. By removing one long seam and adjusting the placement of the blocks, I was able to achieve the desired effect The problem is that many of the squares were not true squares. I adjusted many of the blocks and it looks really good. But it's not perfect. Still and all, the blue plaid borders and black print binding really show it off to great effect. It's a great example of how to rescue a vintage quilt top that has never been quilted or used. Now it is both beautiful and functional. .
Here is my latest creation. It's called Purple Passion because my client is passionate about purple. I created the purple roses from her wedding dress...Really!
The woodworkers guide to quilting carries on. I discovered the usefulness of tulle fabric. I draw the quilting design I want to use onto tulle, then pin the marked tulle onto the quilt top. Then I use a washable pen to draw over the design on the tulle, remove the tulle and then I can quilt over the marked lines. It works really well. Pete watched this process and declared that he could make a better tool to accomplish the task. He took thin strips of wood and made a frame, laid the tulle overtop the frame and added four more strips of wood to make a tulle sandwich. I now have a solid, permanent rose vine template to use on all manner of quilts. What a guy!
Off to the Dutchess County Fair today. It's the first day of the fair, so I hope it isn't too crowded. There will be lots of quilts to view and craft vendors selling their wares. I will sew on the way to Rhinebeck. I am making a Grandmother's Flower Garden table runner, all hand work. Pete made the frame for the Flower Garden clock I made. I just have to buy the clock works. I can't wait to put it together. Time will tick by in my quilting world then.
Hansel and Gretl; He leaves a trail of woodchips to tell me where he's been and where he's gong. He counters: You leave a thread trail. What fun! I am in the midst of putting together a fower basket quilt. I used button hole stitch (by hand) to applique the baskets onto the square of Moda two-tone fabric and cut all the sashing strips. It's half-way there. With the bright blue sashing and gold corners to frame the baskets, it's quite cute. Can't wait to get it together.
I have a tendency to put the pedal to the metal when I machine sew. "I can fix that," said Pete. So he cut a little piece of wood and attached it to the foot pedal - instant speed controller! Now I only have to think about the speed of my hands when I sit and quilt. When I stand and quilt, I have the Grace Speed Controller to help me. Who would have thought a woodworker would mean so much to a quilter?
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