It's Sample making time

Animal with shoes personal piecing has been suspended for now.  :(

One of my local quilt quilds that I belong to,  Sougheagan Valley Quilt Guild has asked me to teach a jelly roll class. Now knowing how tight some budgets are and try to get things done.  I selected and got permission to use a free pattern for the class.
Of course silly me.........Last time I did this one I made the pattern in patriotic fabric and gave the quilt to a veteran.  So here we go again (Singing in your head with the voice of Dolly Patron)

I like the idea of doing this sample for donation also
But don't have a patriotic jelly roll in hand......so I guess this one will have to  be handed to a female veteran.


Martha, of NH Quilts of Valor Can you find a home for this one after November?

Here are a few she got from the Heritage Guild last week

 

Start to finish Quilt for customer

Late last fall I had a customer come in and purchase several of my quilt tops that I had made over the years and have them quilted for Christmas presents.  A few weeks ago this same customer asked if I would make a king size quilt with the colors of off white, black and beige/khaki.  So this is what I came up with.  I first showed them the fabrics and the pattern I picked.  Which is a lovey pattern by Debbie Maddy of Calico Carriage Quilt Designs

Next I made a small version of the pattern. Mostly because I did not want to invent hours piecing something that just did not work for them.

After I got their approval, we are now have blocks and are at the layout stage

 

Below is a wonderful Military Quilt by Amanda, that she has honored me to quilt

 

 

 

 

 

off the machine and design wall

In the recent past, I have been piecing a quilt that I affectionatley called "monsters" a pattern by Sue Garmin  which will end up owned by my grandson Taylor some day.  It is now in my que to quilt

So now what to play with piecing ?????

Last year at the Vermont Quilt Festival I picked up at cute kit from Quilters Confectionary
this one is also applique, but animals with shoes.  I must confess I am a shoe girl (smile)
so here are a few of my blocks.  These I have decided will be embelished more after quilting.

I also have had that pleasure of quilting this cute churn dash quilt for Amanda. I did an allover pattern by Anne Bright
with YLI clear thread and poly batting

 

bad blogger

it has taken way too long to get back to this. The random winner of  "your opinion please" is Kelly Beman.  Her prize is Ballon Flowers pattern by Chicken Soup Designs



I ended up not going with the origianl idea, and so here is what I am doing

It is a pattern called "Casual Friday" by Four Paws Quilting

 

design wall

Not alot happening on the design wall, but I do have progress.  I can not show you what is on my qulting machine or what other items I have been piecing.  The piecing project is a pattern  have been testing. Once it is released I will share it with you.  On my quiltng machine is a customer quilt which is to be entered into a show and I do not have the right to show this until they do.  So once again I will wait. 

So with out further ado.  Design Wall

MQX is happening this weekend but I am not attending this year.  I have gone for 6 years and it is time for a break.  Instead of MQX this year I am heading to Paducah ! I have never been and this show is a bi one. 

Keep stitching

design wall day

Here is this weeks design wall

these are my farmers wife blocks.  Looking at them on this picture is definitley telling me that I need to do some re-arranging and distributing some of the darker and lighter blocks about.

I have the blue fabric picked out for my cornerstones and the gold for the sashing (on left)
the beige I have just about talked myself into for the setting triangles with the brown print for the final borders.

Design wall Day
I am going to try to do this weekly, but we shall see how is goes

this is on the design wall this week
what is on yours