Progress

Here is my fun needle turn applique project. It is coming along nicely, I think. I am enjoying working on it and I have about 4 more inches to the right to go. Now that I am getting closer to the finishing point I am contemplating how I am going to quilt and finish this piece. There will be approximatly 9x15 of applique area. So I have many ideas swimming around in my head. I do not want to get to fussy since it is a loose piece.

I would love any suggestions any of you have.

I have had a busy week and I am not sure why it has to fly by so quickly. I want more time to sew but I am just stealing moments as I can.

9 patch

Here is the 9 patch complete and in the guest room. I have to apologize for the paint color. This room has not been painted since we moved into our home and it is in need of another color.

I completed pillowcases yesterday to coordinate with the quilt but I am unsure if I like them. I was so sure this would look good but I am disappointed. I may have to make some dark purple pillowcases or shams. What do you think?

Slow Progress

The progress is slow on this piece but Oh, am I ever enjoying putting it together. I have yet to get a photo with the colors exact but this is close.

It is really fun to be putting something together with a very loose plan. I think this is my favorite way of working. I am still contemplating how it will be quilted but for now it is just a nice thing to pick up and play with. I am about half finished, the piece is being dictated by the size of the black fabric I am using for my backing.

I hope all of you are enjoying your week.

New Exciting Direction

Several months ago I look a needle turn applique class and it has sent me in an interesting direction. I really love handwork and especially work that I don't have to think about. I found doing needle turn very meditative. That said I am not a very traditional quilter so following a pattern was not really one of my favorite things to do.

I got a new, old book a few weeks ago of the paintings and drawings by Paul Klee. He is an artist from the early 1900's and was very innovative. I have loved and admired his work for a long time. However since I started quilting I started looking at things in a different way.

I decided to take one of his paintings and use it for inspiration on fabric. These photos are the beginning of this process. I am not sure where it will take me but for now I am feeling very satisfied and having fun putting this together.

Happy Birthday Mom

I am sending Birthday Wishes to My Mom. She is celebrating her day today!

Now don't you just love that dress in this photo!! I think it is sooooo cool. This photo is of my parents before I came into the picture, I am not sure if it is before or after they were married.

Mom, I hope you had a wonderful day and I wish were were there to Celebrate with you and eat that yummy cake....

My Baby is 20 today!

I find it so hard to believe that my Baby is 20 years old today. I just can not believe where the time has gone. Time fly's when you are having fun....

Rick is in school and spending the day with friends snowboarding and having a great day. I really do not like not spending birthdays without my kids but I guess that is what happens when they grow up.

However I keep reminding myself that I did not raise them to live at home and not become the incredible adults they are becoming... I am not a proud parent at all. :-)

I hope all of you are having a great weekend.

More playing with free motion quilting

I have continued to work on my free motion quilting. This is some of the quilting I have done on a wall hanging I posted several months ago. I have had fun with this project and I am hand quilting the photo of the aspen tree you can see in the right corner.
Now I am not sure what this will become yet. I think it will be a bag or I-pod case or something of the sort. It was very fun to quilt this one. I just used the lines from the patterned fabric for my inspiration. The fabrics are fused on and then stitched for some added security.
I am heading off to a quilt guild meeting today. I enjoy these meetings and it is fun to see what everyone has been up to with their work. The group is very traditional and I am not but I am learning so much from them. Sometimes I think they look at me and shake their heads but I guess most people do that with me anyway, so it is nothing new.

I hope all of you have had a great week....