Category: CRAFTS & DIY PROJECTS

Quilt Progress Report

I started these quilts for Katie and Lulu pre-deployment, pre-major cross country move and pre-major house problems. Part of taking back my life is getting back to the people and things that are important to me. I’ve designated Sundays, at least to start, at recovering and completing these projects. As time moves on I hope to not have to designate a specific day! Anyway for today I completed the squares for Katie and Lulu’s wall quilts (long overdue – so sorry guys, I never should have let ANYTHING get in the way). Tomorrow I’m picking up the batting and backing so I can complete these next Sunday.


Blue Gold Vein for Katie

Red Gold Vein for Lulu

final blog signature. ♥

ONE FULL SIZED QUILT ALL FINISHED

She sewed her strips and pressed her binding.

She wants to get it really straight so she is pinning her binding to her quilt.

All pinned and ready to finish.

Slow and sure wins the race!
Tied and trimmed and ready to bind tomorrow.

ALL DONE!
And boy is she happy about that!

QUILT CAMP UPDATE


Her individual pieces were all sewn into squares and now she is “squaring” them up.

Fortunately I have a king size bed so it makes it easy to lay out the pieces and decide on the design. She laid it all out, used her kaleidoscope and changed many pieces many times until she was happy.

She is starting her row piecing.

Here row 1 and 2 are all sewn together.


I told Am she wasn’t the first.
Every good quilter has had to rip out a seam or two or three and start over!

Hard at work!

Rows 4, 5, 6 and 7 are all done!
She’s working really hard today! I love her dedication and drive to finish.

She’s just about had it for today!!
When she finishes tying her corners, we’ll trim the edges and
set it aside until tomorrow when we will tackle the binding.
If all goes well, she’ll be done tomorrow!

QUILT CAMP UPDATE – Getting Closer


Her individual pieces were all sewn into squares and now she is “squaring” them up.

Fortunately I have a king size bed so it makes it easy to lay out the pieces and decide on the design. She laid it all out, used her kaleidescope and changes many pieces many times until she was happy.

She is starting her row piecing.
Here row 1 and 2 are all sewn together.

final blog signature.

QUILT CAMP CONTINUES

We stayed up late last night reading, chatting and watching an old movie so Am is getting a bit of a late start today on her quilt. It makes me smile though. We have her all set up at the kitchen table with my old sewing machine, all her cut squares, her instructions, the ironing board nearby and she is singing away to her iPod as she creates her squares. She is making great progress.

Her first finished square ever.