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Niece Sabrina Chevron Quilt

I made this Chevron quilt for my Niece Sabrina.  I didn't post pictures before because it was a surprise for her.  She recently moved to her new place, so I wanted to do something special for her.  She asked for a Teal and Brown quilt.  Well, as you know I don't work with darks, so I went out and bought these fabrics (now what to do with them) the Chevron worked out great.  I strip pieced this one, it was great fun.  She loved the quilt

Creative juices flowing

First of all, I had a wonderful Mother's Day.  Our met for lunch, had a great time.  Our eldest grandson came to lunch, with rose and card in hand.  As, sweetest thing ever.  Thanking my husband and I for being to special to him.  I think he must be growing up.  21 now....good looking kid.  All the grandkids are awesome.....

came home and che creative juices began to flow.  I already had two of the squares done, but really got to rolling.  This is the same pattern I made the "Yellow" quilt out of.  Saw it in Atlanta last year at InTown Quilter, their's was a sample for a shop hop that they had.  Anyway, I used some scrap fabric I had from a long ago unfinished project from Karen Stone called  "Delirious".  I put the teal/brown fabric up, just couldn't get anything going with those leftovers.....I tried....then I thought, I those chose left over fabrics would work, got them out and started cutting strips, wallah, success everything was so bright and cheery, LOVE IT.   I really think this quilt coulde be made in a day if one could start at arund 5:30 and end at 5:30.  I know everyone wouldn't want to sew that long, but I would.  You know, when you get into that "creative flow"  you just want to go for it. 

This quilt came out darling, I think it's probably one of the cutiest baby quilt's I've ever made.  I can see many more on the horizon.  I think the brighter the fabric the better.

I still have to put the outside border on and quilt it....

My "What Not" quilt finished.....(aka Affairs of the Heart)

Well, here I am again with the "What Not" quilt.  The What Not to do with a quilt except finish it.....
It's needleturn applique, beautiful batiks....I started quilting this quilt, oh like 4 or 5 years ago.  I put way to close stitching.  I echoed the quilting abut 1/4" apart, some 1/8" apart.  I got a few squares done and decided, forget this, I will never get this quilt quilted, so I put it up,  Yes, it became a UFO of the worst kind.....in the dark places of a closet.  A friend at work kept saying, when are you going to finish that quilt, and also one of my blog friends Momma T, is finishing her UFO's this year.

Anyway, I pulled the quilt out and started machine quilting that puppy......it looks great, and like I said in my previous post.  Who can tell from 50 yards wasy.....it really is pretty, so glad I finished it.

Vacation stash purchases

Found more fabrics for the Primitive quilt.  Now to downsize the pattern pieces.  It's applique, the blocks are supposed to be 22".  I don't want a 22" block, so I will shrink the pieces for a 16" block. I believe I have enough variety of fabrics.  Even tho the original fabrics suggested for this quilt are out of print, I have been able to buy ones that will work.  And yes, probably have enough to make a couple of them.  I would still like to make one with dark fabric for the background.

Fabrics from Quilts & Quilts Branson, MO

Love that shop.  The gals are so helpful, too. 

my WHAT NOT quilt

This is my "Affairs of the Heart" quilt.  I finished this top, oh yes, all hand applique, about 4 years ago.  Then I started handquilting it, way to much quilting, I got so tired of quilting this I put it up, yes for 4 years.  Today I decided, what the heck, I will never ever get it hand quilted. So I pulled it out of my UFO stack and started free motion quilting.  That is where the "WHAT NOT" name came from
That means "what not to do on a quilt".....lol  by golly it's going to be finished, tho.  And you know from 50 yards no one will ever know..