I am not afraid…I was born to do this. Joan of Arc Do you need a little Monday Motivation? Need…
Time for a Binding Day
With all the recent machine quilting practice I’ve accumulated quite a stack of quilts ready for binding. I even found two more wall hangings after I took the picture. They were tucked away in a box of unquilted tops. I…
Still Learning
These tops from Quilts Beyond Borders were perfect to practice machine quilting. I’m still trying to get nice, smooth curves. These quilts are pieced by others then sent to me for quilting and binding. They are lap-sized quilts so they…
A Happy Ending for the Hunter’s Star
On Monday I showed the Hunter’s Star quilt that was on the frame. This is my neighbor Monica’s quilt but she didn’t like it so asked me to quilt it and then we could donate it. The whole time I…
Hands2Help: Quilts Revealed
It is time for everyone to reveal the quilts they made for this year’s Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge. Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict has been the driving force behind this challenge for several years. I can’t wait to…
Way Back Wednesday
Are you familiar with the Hands 2 Help Challenge that Sarah runs at Confessions of a Fabric Addict? I joined the challenge and have committed to making six quilts. It would benefit both the recipients and me if I could…
QBB Hodge Podge Quilt
I’m trying to finish up the tops from Quilts Beyond Borders before the end of the year. This is the third of six I have to finish. Most of them are around 40” x 60” so they don’t take too…
Quilt Fixed and Finished
Last night I couldn’t wait to turn out the lights after Trick-or-Treating hours so I could run back downstairs and finish ripping out the bad stitching on the QBB quilt. It didn’t take too long and then I was able…
A Second Chance to Quilt Right
This morning I got up and loaded this quilt for Quilts Beyond Borders. I hemmed and hawed, walked away and cogitated on a quilting design for awhile, then finally decided to do my go-to swirls. I quilted a pass and…
Week 43, 2013 Stash Report and Recap
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a stash report and I had to take a second look when I typed “week 43.” Wow! Where did the year go? Only nine more weeks to get my numbers up but yesterday’s sewing…