I spent all last week quilting my 2017 Show Quilt – I have decided to name it “Falling Leaves”. The quilting is complete and the binding is ready for hand sewing. Here are a few pictures:
…on the Longarm… work in progress
Falling Leaves Quilting Detail
I have been working diligently on my 2017 Show Quilt – I now have the top completed. I will start quilting it next week – here is a picture partially finished (I now have all the borders on)
2017 Show Quilt
I have been able to use fabric from my stash for all but the blue sky for this quilt as I had been collecting autumn fabrics. There are roughly 65 different fabrics in this quilt.
Well, last year’s resolution to post more in my quilt blog tapered off as we hit mid year…. will work harder at posting in 2017.
Since my last post of the Camp Abenaki Quilt retreat I had a retreat at Jay Peak where I worked on more drunkard’s path type blocks as part of the Michael Miller challenge – this was the finished product called Sunrise / Moonrise – very different than my normal quilting style but I have been trying different things out..
Sunrise / Moonrise
After finishing the Holiday Rush of customer quilts I have been working on decreasing my UQOs (Un Quilted Objects…) I have quilted 8 of my older tops and the latest Yankee Pride Mystery – now to get the bindings on… will post pictures once they are completed with bindings.
I have also started working on my show quilt for 2017 – a bit behind schedule and will be working hard to get it completed before the end of January – here’s a sneak peak:
Very much a work in progress at this point….
I had a great weekend at Camp Abnaki at a quilting retreat with Champlain Valley Quilt Guild and the Vermont Modern Quilt Guild. Worked on many projects and enjoyed the comradery of fellow quilters.
I had the most fun making a stuffed animal puppy for my future grandson due in November. I used one of my husband’s old soft corduroy-like shirts.
Puppy dog
My next project was a large Carpenter Star bed quilt to have on my bed during the holidays. This project has been cut and ready to work on for about 4 years – I finally worked on it at this retreat:
Carpenter Star Quilt
I spent some time working on a few other things – one trying out a new tool to make Drunkard’s Path (Sew Kind of Wonderful Quick Curve Ruler) and also constructed 3 Firefly blocks from Elizabeth Hartman’s Fancy Forest pattern (5 fireflies left and I will have all the critters completed!)
Quick Curve tool work
Firefly blocks
The next few weeks will be busy – CVQGVT guild meeting was last nite, MQGVT meeting Sunday, working on client quilts until I go to a quilt retreat at Jay Peak next week and then the CVQGVT Quilt Show is the following week – October will be history before I know it!
I was able to break away from Registrar duties on Saturday during VQF to take a class with Kimberly Einmo. She is a gifted quilt designer and teacher. The class was called Sunshine Starburst and we used her specially designed Jelly Roll ruler for the construction. I got a good start during the class but had quite a bit to do to finish the top. It still needs to be quilted but I have the top finished. Her ruler and techniques made working with the diamond pieces so much easier!
Finished top from Kimberly Einmo Class
Wow what a week – very busy at Vermont Quilt Festival last week… I wore my fitbit and from Sunday through Sunday working at the festival logged over 105,000 steps which is about 44 miles! Our Social Media guru Trista Dufresne took and posted many great shots on the Vermont Quilt Festival facebook page… her artistic approach inspired me to take the above photo in memory of this crazy week….
My quilt did earn a red ribbon and several of the quilts I quilted for my clients were awarded ribbons as well!
Busy times! Vermont Quilt Festival starts next week and beginning Sunday I will be wrapped up in setting up the registration area and getting ready for the show. I will have two quilts there of mine and several of my clients will have quilts at the exhibit that I quilted. Looking forward to seeing all the quilts there – it’s an amazing show, if you have never been you should make it a point to go. More information about the show can be found at http://www.vqf.org
One of my quilts will be part of the “Lobby Lights” exhibit featuring red and white quilts celebrating the 40th anniversary of the show (Our Ruby Jubilee!)
Red and White Quilt
The other quilt will be judged and I named it “Red Stars in a Midnight Sky”
Red Stars in a Midnight Sky Quilt
Hope to see you at the show!
I will be in the Registration area in Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Champlain Valley Expo Center – stop by and say Hi!
Many high school graduations are happening this week here in Vermont. A special family friend is graduating – Jordan Walsh. I presented her today with a quilt made of the Essex High School colors to congratulate her.
Disappearing Hourglass Quilt
One of my client’s modern quilts will be showcased at Nido’s in Burlington from June 24 – 26. One of the quilts in her show is a quilt I quilted for her – it was a great experience to work with her to give her quilt the quilting effect she was looking for her. The quilt is called Meadow Quilt:
Meadow Quilt
You can see more of her work via this link: Modern Quilts by June Shen-Epstein
Congratulations June! I’m sure it will be a great show – can’t wait to see them all!
I have been in Rangeley Maine for a quilting retreat this week – one of my favorite weeks of the year spent with good friends doing what we love together.
It always takes longer to do the piecing that I think it will so I always bring way too much to work on. I was able to catch up on my Spring Yankee Pride Mystery – will post a picture of the top when it is done…. and also piece 2 other tops as well as sew binding on the quilt I pieced at my last retreat.
Also – did see a moose!
Here are pictures of my projects and of the moose:
So Long, Farewell!
Fun with striped fabric I purchased over a decade ago!
Disappearing Hour Glass Quilt
Rangeley Moose