Last month I was able to get going a bit with quilting projects in addition to the usual home projects and critter care. 💕 I completed Lil' Orphan Scrappy and even got it quilted. During the process, I was a bit overwhelmed with the pinks, purples and gold! I felt I had not done the pattern or the fabric collection any favors. But then when I started adding the darker edge, it all started to look better to me. I had a bit of trouble with placement and had to re-do rows because this quilt is a BIG one! I didn't have room to lay it out properly before I started stitching. But eventually I got passed the unstitching and on to a finish.
I quilted it with a feather panto that is a favorite called Feathered Curls. I have other designs I like but they all seem too big. This one always seems 'just right'.
I finished another quilt top which I will save for later as it is on the longarm waiting to be quilted. And rather than get that done....I started another top from a pattern I got out of an AQS magazine which is a disappearing 9 patch. It uses 3 charm packs and some yardage which I just happened to have. The charm pack is from Jo Morton and the brown is an aged muslin. I have been having such fun as it all comes together so quickly. I just have photos of the steps and today I hope to actually sew the blocks together.
I'm loving it :-)
I'm also loving that I have managed to fix some blogging glitches and stay connected with other quilters. My profile was messed up awhile and I couldn't comment on blog posts...even my own! I think it had something to do with cookies and my sign in but it is working for me again. I have to check for comments awaiting moderation rather than having them emailed but I am easily able to retrieve them and even have the email to respond to them. So life is all good again in blogland!
Life was particularly good when I got a sweet treat in the mail from my friend, Julie at JulieKQuilts! We both love plaids and she sent me some gorgeous, soft flannel ones :-) Thank you, Julie!
So Yay! these will be fun to sew with.
I leave you today with my sweet Marianne adorning my finished quilt. And I'll mention that starting August 10th there will be a fun Pet Parade going on over at LilyPad Quilting. So you may see her picture and some from the other critters in our family there too. Come join us!
