It's beginning to look like show season

It's beginning to look like the start up of quilt show season.  Last weekend was the Squanicook Quilt Guild Show.  One October 4 & 5th is Souhegan Valley Quilters Guild Show.  This is one of "MY" Guilds.  MoNsters will be making it's premier showing here.  I will be take pictures and taking raffle tickets for the baskets that MANY wonderful donations have been given for.  Please see the list and support this people.

I had intented to go to the Squanicook Show on Saturday but got ask to go for a ride to Vermont with one of my Soul Sisters.  We stumble over to the Bennington Quiltfest. And were just a tad chilled with the temps being at under 60 degrees.  I ended up with these cut buttons for my sewing sisters. 

This is a few of my favorite Quilt...It was right inside the cafeteria

On the way ambling home we stopped vermontbowl.com and I got my Hubby some salad claws

I have to admit that last week I did not get a stitch of quilting done due to the fact that I ran away to visit my Grandchildren in North Carolina

Off the machine

3 day weekends are awesome........And a soft rain on a Monday is a great excuse to quilt
so here are the recent ones done between Labor Day and now

mOnSterS

It has begun ....... I finally have gotten off my butt !!!

Monsters is now on my machine

The ditch work is almost done......

Now what?  I originally thought to put pebbles in the white where the words are to compliment the dots in the background fabric of the Monsters.   It's not the work that scares me.....its how will she hang?

 

 

 

 

When I can't make a decision I do the rest and usually my mind sorts itself out

 

so a pebbling I go....

 

 



 

 

My loving husband suggested that I just play in my happy quilting way around the works.

 

 

And here it is DONE !!!

 

 

 

and here is the back

 

 

 



 

Inspiration

Two weekends ago I stole a little time to visit the Manusco quilt show
Here are some of the quilts that caught my eye

this is my favorite

 

I also finished this quilt for my sister.  I called it soup is ready

 

 

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

 

Customer quilt start to finish part 2

The last two weeks I have been quilting on this quilt.  I am able to do anything that I want on the quilting........gee what choices :)
So with this in mind and knowing what the pay out already is.
 Do you take the quick and fast way out?
NO of course not (no panto here) ......but I am doing my favorite thing FEATHERS

here are some pictures of the quilting

 

 

 

On last Friday, I took a quick run down to the Lowell Quilt Festival.  What do you think I spotted?
My quilting work in a booth!
Here is a picture
These are Kris Poor's Seasonal Banners.  Found in Red Barn Sewing and Quilting Booth. 

I can do this in ......

I can do this in ...........
Well for one person I got another banner done in a flash.....mostly because I just wanted to :)

Contact Kris Poor at  to get your patternPoor House Quilt Design


I just finished this adorable Owl Quilt