Quilting and Solitude

I am back from seeing my family in Kentucky. I am so very proud of my sister. She has accomplished so much in the last 2 years. I pray she will continue to be blessed and loved by family and friends.

This weekend, my dear husband has gone to Ohio to the Dayton Hamfest and I am here alone because our college age children our out of the house tonight.

So, I have been working on a few things. Here is my collection of Kona solids to begin my  Bottled Rainbow Ticker Tape quilt. See the link to the left for more information :0)

I have decided that I NEED a new camera and possibly some better "reading" glasses. I apologize for the blurry pics. They did look clear to me in the camera's viewer :0) hehehe!

Kona Bone for the ticker tape centers.

Bottled Rainbow Kona solids. I do like rainbows especially ones created by God when there is rain and sunshine :0)

I have completed the Ruby rectangle.

Now that I look at my pic, it is upside down :0) Oh well, it still looks great to me. 

This is my first quilt as you go quilt. So, far it is going better than I thought. I did zigzag this block but I may try straight stitch applique for the others. I'm interested in how the backing is added and how the blocks will be connected :0/

I also started a table runner for my daughter. It is from the Fresh Flowers line from Moda.
 I purchased a charm pack to show Jenn the wonderful fabrics. Then when I went back MOST of the fabrics were gone. So, I am creating a table runner from the design in my mind and the fabric the shoppe had left in the fabric line. Here is the beginning:

I used 14 squares from the charm pack; most of the yellow, green, and orange  (b/c those are her favorite colors) with only a couple of the red and blue squares as a touch of contrast.

For now they are half square triangle squares but I am thinking I would like them to be quarter square that I can place as pinwheels.

Anyway, I also purchased some yardage.

The plan at the fabric shoppe was to use the blue as the backing, the stripe as the binding (because I really love striped or plaid binding on the bias) and the yellow/red polka dot as some sashing. (IDK why it doesn't like sash with an -ing added to it? It is probably not the correct spelling :0) )

So, far I am really loving the half square triangles. I'll sleep on it and possibly show it to my daughter to get her input and maybe my artistic/graphic design son will be able to give me his input into the whole design process. For now. . .

Blessings of joy,

Michelle

Table runner

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My Trimmings quilt and a trip to see my sister GRADUATE!!!

My sister will graduate from college this coming up weekend, so I will be away from my computer, my fabric, and my sewing machine! It will be worth it because she has worked really hard and she and my nephews need my undivided attention this weekend. So, bring on the fun in the Bluegrass State.

Spring Break 2011 Kenosha Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

W and J putting their feet into Lake Michigan for the first time! The water is definitely cold in March!!!

I have submitted this quilt

umbrellaprints Trimmings 2011

to a weekly competition here.

Voting starts on Friday, May 13 and lasts until Sunday, May 15, 2011.

Please go to the link above or in the sidebar on the right for Quilting Gallery or click one of the three places I linked :0) Do you get the idea that I would really, really like your votes?

The prize is a wonderful pattern and template(s) from Sue Pelland Designs.com. Her Leaves Galore Templates look like amazing design creations to make cutting applique leaves and flowers with a rotary cutter easy :0)

That is all for now. Thanks for stopping by for a few minutes of chatting.

Blessings of joy,

Michelle

P.S. We may go antiquing, thrifting, and exploring on Saturday!! I hope there is a special piece of Pyrex with my name on it to bring home :0)