Work in Progress Wednesday

It has been a crazy week since I got back from Market. More to come on that at a later date. We just returned home from visiting my Daughter, Son in law and my two gorgeous twin granddaughters. Now it is back to reality, and back to work. I have started on a project I have wanted to do for some time. It is the swoon block done scrappy and large! It has been a great way to use up some scraps. Love the way this project is coming out! Such a great way to clean out some overflowing scrap containers. WIP Wednesday

What a great week!

What a great week. Well first was Mother's Day, then our 31st anniversary. my husband got me a featherweight! So excited! I have already pieced a quilt on it and it sews beautifully. The best is yet to come. I am off to Pittsburg for Quilt Market! This is a first for me but I am so excited to go and check it all out. Keep checking back for updates while I am at the show. Have a great week!

This week in the studio

Quilted this beautiful quilt for my quilt guild. It will be the raffle quilt for our quilt show this fall. It is a beautiful hand appliqué and machine pieced quilt. I am proud to have taken part in this project.

Tie Dye Diva Patterns

I just finished pattern testing for Tie Dye Diva Patterns. What great patterns. The directions are clearly written and the the dresses worked up quickly and are just adorable! This is the peasant dress and popover pinafore. They look so cute on my granddaughters! Check out Tie Dye Diva Patterns for more great patterns.

So excited to be joining the Supernova Friendship Block Swap of 2014! http://latenightquilter.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/lees-original-supernova-quilt.jpg I will be partnering with someone to swap blocks with to make this amazing quilt. You can follow my progress here. I will be posting my blocks as I make them and receive them. At the same time I will be making a new online friend. You can read more about this project at The Late Night Quilter http://latenightquilter.com/2014/04/29/announcing-the-supernova-friendship-block-swap/comment-page-1/#comment-139 My color choices are shades of turquoise with a grey background. I am open to mixing with something of my partners choice as long as it has a modern feel.

In the Baltimore Area? Join us for Jacquie Gering's Trunk Show sponsored by the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild! Jacquie Gering Lecture/Trunk Show Quilting Modern: Honoring Tradition Monday, October 21, 6:30 - 7:30 PM, Seminole Sampler, Catonsville Cost: $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers Jacquie shares her journey from being a maker, to becoming a quilter, and now a modern quilter, designer and author. Jacquie tells about her Mennonite roots, how her family inspires and influences her work, and shows through her quilts how she has developed her unique voice in modern quilting. Learn what makes a quilt modern from one of the leaders of the modern quilting movement. Payment can be submitted through paypal: baltimoremqg@gmail.com. Please note that we are unable to offer refunds for this workshop. However, we will make available a waiting list and you can transfer your class purchase to someone else. A little about Jacquie Gering The co-author of Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts (Interweave, 2012), Jacquie is a contributing designer and author for Stitch, Modern Patchwork, Quilter's World and Quilter's Quarterly. Her quilts have been featured in other national and international publications. Jacquie is a leader in the modern quilting movement, serving on the Board of Directors of the National Modern Quilt Guild. She teaches and talks quilting across the country and shares her designs and quilting knowledge on her popular blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio. Questions? E-mail: baltimoremqg@gmail.com.

A fun little diversion

I just finished a cute little project for my granddaughter. My daughter in law says that baby towels aren't absorbent enough or big enough so.... I made these two machine embroidered appliqué towels. They are so fun and my DIL loves them. They use a bath towel, half a hand towel (cut in half lengthwise), and a wash cloth. Always fun to change things up from time to time!