Warning : A picture heavy post ahead! Hey guys, thank you for your comments... Since I haven't been able to get back to my sewing machine yet (am still weak due to all those anti-biotics) I thought I'd show you the snaps of our sunday trip to Panhala - a hill station about 70 kms from here... It is the rainy season here... Yeah, in India we have 4 months of rains! But the picture here in Sangli

I feel like I’m at someone else’s house.  Every time I walk by my front windows, I have to turn around and look at all the clutter and then I realize, I am at home! Our road was really in bad shape.  About a year and a half ago, one of the neighbors down the [...]

I managed to complete the base for the modular quilted table topper that I had started in 2007. I actually completed all the modules for this project at a London Friendship Quild workshop a few years ago. It was great fun, Kathleen Bissett has wonderful energy and is so playful. I had been wanting to make her Star Dance modular quilt table topper so I was happy to join the workshop for her square modular piece. Sometimes it is good to learn by following along with someone who already knows what they are doing.

For the best visual effect though ...

The title of this post refers to the 2 posts from yesterday.......I always thought that was a joke. 

I finished the rows on this one and now I need to add borders to get it up to the correct size.

My oldest grandchild turned 23 yesterday.  Unbelievable.

 This quilt was not forgotten, it was simply put aside... for over a year!!

Work has increased and voluntary overtime is back!!!! I worked 10 hours on Thursday and I will be back at work one hour early on Friday and all day Saturday and I will be laboring on Labor Day. I promised shopping bags to my sisters and my mom and thought I would be able to finish by Saturday. I have three sisters and I am almost done with the third one and I still have to my mom's purple bag. I will do that tonight, Jennifer is coming after work for our weekly sew in.

In stitches,
Judy

It sure would be nice to be posting this month’s First Friday Freebie on a cool, crisp Autumn day but that’s not going to happen until tomorrow.  For the last four days, we’ve been experiencing record breaking temperatures for this time of year in the mid to high 90’s and along with the oppressive humidity,  it’s been brutal.  

This month’s FFF is an Autumn-inspired mini quilt called Autumn Blessings.  It combines both pieced and stitched blocks with some wool appliquéd elements.  I had the best time not only creating it but ...

Idag tänder jag ett ljus för M. Senare idag ska jag iväg på hennes minneshögtid. Har en känsla av att den blir fylld av värme och kärlek. Om än ledsam så tror jag det blir en fin dag.

Saturday was my last day at FoQ. Three days are enough for me, even with my crammed schedule and I was looking forward to flying home on Sunday. Alex from Aurifil asked me once if my stay at FoQ was considered as vacation or work. Good question … hmmm… It is vacation time because I am not at home (no vacuuming, no cooking, no food shopping, no caring for Flori cat, etc.). It is hard work too (so many meetings, lectures to attend attentively, networking etc.) – but so much fun!

Do you have a Bucket List? I think everyone reaches a point in their life where they step back, assess where they have been and done and what they would like to do in the future. A while back I created my own little Bucket List (which can be a lot of fun to do, if you haven’t tried it!) Two of the listed items were #1 – return to Alaska and #2 – fly in a float plane and land on a remote lake. Since this is being written in Alaska, that takes care of #1. Today, #2 was realized ...

Oh, there are so many sites to visit, patterns to see, videos to watch, and beautiful fabric to inspire. I'm hoping these will foster creative thoughts as you head into the holiday weekend.


Quilt Binding

Pat Sloan shares her technique for applying quilt binding by machine, and using a blanket stitch on the front. Her pictures and video are very clear. She makes it seem so easy!

Jennifer at That Girl ... That Quilt created a method of binding the edges of her Hexagon quilt. Lots of tutorial pictures to follow. And I really like the look of her table ...

I am linking up with Finished for Friday and Lush Friday.


Emily requested "pink and purple" and that she will have! The backing is pieced three different fabrics from stash. The large print I fell for and had to have and it has sat in my stash for some years. I think Emily will ...

I personally never watch videos on blogs because the only time I am online is while watching TV or while on the bus. Nevertheless, it occurred to me that you might want to see a video of the basics of free motion quilting. So my handsome husband lovingly held my iPhone after the baby was abed, and I did a down and dirty video of all the things I'm about to talk about below. Bonus: this is also my 100th blog post. I think that's some sort of good omen. So, here you go! If you're like ...

Ok, so on Wednesday I showed a sneak peak of the little quilt I have been making for the Down Under Doll Quilt Swap. Today I arrive home to find a box on my front doorstep. Yes, my partner turned out to be the very talented Rita from Red Pepper Quilts, Yay! Rita has made me a dazzling trip around the world doll quilt.
Isn't it magnificent? Rita is well known for her beautiful pieced backs, and with a back as gorgeous as this, I really have two doll quilts!
Gorgeous tag...
Rita's cross hatch quilting is perfection ...

The UPS man knocked at my door and I wasted no time digging into the box!  It included my GO!, die, cutting mats, and lots of stuff I need to read!  Today was a busy day so I didn't get a chance to try it out.  Tomorrow is play day!

For more Friday Pretties visit Joyce at I Love Pretty Little Things.


Hugs,

I got a call from  a friend that went something like this….

“OMG i went to your blog to see photos of my quilt and the blog isn’t there! What happened to it were did it go???”

“Umm well….”

“I can’t believe this, i looked at it every week to see what you were doing.”

“you see I had an issue…”

“Did I save the bookmark wrong maybe?”

“Probably not, you see the new blog…”

“yes, I love the background you have, mind if I snitch it?”

“NO I don’t mind but…

“Good cause I already did ...

I have been focusing on other things (baby!) for a couple of months now, and taking a break from art making for the most part. My Twelve by Twelve pieces were an exception. But for the past couple of days I have been back in my studio and it is good to be back at it.

I am still working on rubbing plates for mark-making on fabric. Here is the one I made this week.


The thing that I have been thinking about these plates I am making is that you don't need to rub the entire design, so ...