I have had a productive few days here as far as sewing. I finished and sold this modern quilt. Definitely not my go-to style, but I made it and sold it 5 minutes after the piecing was finished. I machine quilted it in another new-to-me style, and it turned out soooo well. A big shout-out to my quilting friend, BJ, who referred it to the new owner. I am meeting her to deliver it tomorrow. It’s 51” x 70”.
First picture. Washed, dried, and hanging on our half wall.
I had a really large piece of the cream background left, so I used it first on the back, then added a row of the scraps left over from the scraps from the front, then added a width of fabric of the dark rose. It is sort of a reversible quilt. I really like it. One nice feature is that it’s really lightweight.
One of my daughters from 350 miles away came Saturday AM with her family. Her sister, who lives 3 minutes from us, had a birthday, we we had the two families and a couple extras here for supper Sunday night. Had a great meal and a good visit. Spent the last couple days with my daughter from afar. Her family left this afternoon for a few days at the coast. After resting up a little (old age stinks)...
I pulled out these birch tree blocks and arranged them on the design wall in my sewing studio. I had more finished than I realized. I also have a bunch of additional background pieces cut out, so I pieced a couple more. Here is the forest so far. Each block finishes at 9” x 11.5”.
I am buying a bolt of fabric tomorrow. Gray. My only one. I am going to make another modern quilt or two, and I know that’s a really popular color right now. Wish me luck!
Take care, and keep in touch.
Joan as always you never cease to amaze me with your productivity. Mara's quilt is beautiful, and while we both tend to prefer more traditional quilts, I know she is going to be so excited when she gets it today. She is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the birch tree quilt. That looks pretty amazing and I can't wait to see that one finished. I'm getting ready to start my next one but I have to make the pattern first. It is going to be arrows and be mostly blue and tan; it will be for my bro by law. I'm going out of town for 3-4 days to do a machine embroidery "retreat" with my friend in Morganton WV. When I come back, I hope to have created the pattern and get started on that. Take care, keep calm and quilt on my friend!