Teresa's Black and White Mostly Quilt

Teresa died last October.  I got her blocks that she had sewn together into rows, and I completed her quilt top.  I got it long-arm quilted in January, but only just got the binding put on about two weeks ago.  I am pleased that it is finally done.  It does look amazing in this photo.  I believe she would be happy with the borders I added.

Thank you, A, for holding it for a photo.

Moving Right Along Slowly

Greetings!  I finally sewed the binding on to my B&W Mostly quilt.  Things have been so different this year.  Sometimes it is hard to get motivated to put the final touches on some things.  I did hand-sew the binding on this one.  I did consider making a doll quilt like this, but decided to leave that to 'the girls'.  Check out their recent posts by using the link, to the left, titled "Gluten Free Doll Quilts."

I wish Teresa was here to see my B&W Mostly quilt.  I think I will measure it and hers, then see if they will hang side-by-side on my big display wall.  It is time for the Wonky Houses quilt to take a rest in the closet.  It has been hanging up there for three years.  B&W Mostly is refreshing.  What I was not sure of, but am now, is the b&w stripped edge on the right and left sides of my quilt.  It is a design element from quilts earlier in the 20th century.  It just did not make me happy until it was all finished.  Now it looks just right!

Black and White Mostly Quilt

My B&W Mostly quilt top and back is finished and delivered to my favorite long-arm quilter.  It took me and T too long to get started on these quilts and me too long to get mine finished.  We shopped and collected quite a variety of b&w fabrics over about three years. I discovered piecing with one inch strips of fabric is not as bad as I thought it would be.  I really like the effect of the one inch strips dividing up all the blacks on white and whites on blacks.  The majority of blocks are black with white, so I think I need to make another quilt, like this, but with the majority of whites with black fabrics.

Fabrics include sewing motifs, buttons, sewing machines, scissors, geometric prints, musical notes, bears with

party hats, several cats, birds, polar bears, cows, jack rabbits, goats, bunnies, sheep, cats in space suits,

 space ships, flowers, lady bugs, trains, polka dots, s'mores, aboriginals, and etc.

Council Quilt Show

Over the wonderful long Fourth of July weekend, we took our RV up to Cambridge and stayed a few days at the Mundo Hot Springs.  On July 5, we went up to Council  (about 20 miles north) and visited the Council Quilt Show.  I am sad to say, I did not win the beautiful raffle quilt donated by Janell, however, there were many wonderful quilts to view and enjoy.  My most favorite did not win any ribbons, but is beautiful and unusual.  This quilt is by Sandra Hansen, of Cambridge, ID, and she made it as a way of displaying her antique ladies belt buckle collection.  Well done indeed!

The name of the quilt is: Buckle Up.  I just had to share a photo of my favorite pick from the Council Quilt Show.  I plan on going again next year.

It's All About Chickens!!

I am about to get back to working on my own projects . . . quilting projects.  This last weekend the Cloverdale Ladies Society met at my house and we painted canvas bags.  My thought is 'What is better to paint, on a canvas bag, than a chicken?"  So, while the "Ladies" used a piece of celery stalk to make beautiful rose-like floral creations on their bags, I painted a chicken.  Of course, bright colors ruled the day.

Chicken Dinner Road has been in the news as of late, and I want PETA to know that some of us SW Idahoans celebrate chickens and I think chickens celebrate by having dinner!  Of course, my chickens are the most fashionable.

Just Us Chickens!

It seems I began using these chicken fabrics at about the right time.  Everyone seems to be going chickens!  Last summer I was working on my "Random Chickens Quilt", and traveling up around Cambridge, Council, and McCall.  My dear friend T found a panel with chicken blocks on it, so naturally I had to get it.  Besides, it went with some other chicken yardage I already found somewhere else!  I used two of the chicken blocks and put together a cute wall-hanging for my friend, A.

A's birthday was earlier this month, so I wanted to make her something for her quilt room.  Tada!  I did the stippling on the old Necchi.

Lone Star Quilt Finished And Delivered

Dianna Slade's purple lone star quilt is finished!  It was some work squaring it up to prepare to be long-arm quilted.  Then after Phyllis Oneal quilted it, I squared it up again.  Yikes!  I got the binding on and am pleased with the outcome.  The main thing is it is finished and not just sitting around as an unfinished quilt any longer.  I scouted out and found a raised spot, for my two tall young men volunteers, to stand on to hold the quilt.  This is a really "big" quilt.

The star and white background was hand-pieced, while the borders were machine-pieced. The very dark purple has a rose pattern in it.  This was given, unfinished, to Dianna.  I cannot date any of the fabrics, but the dark purple and the floral make me want to think it is from the 1980's or 90's.