Sweet little Cottage Quilt

I made this little quilt for the Festival. It can be used at a table square or a baby quilt. Very nostalgic storybook like scenes. I love the purples and yellows!

Stitching Memories Quilt Guild sign

Today I made a new sign for our Guild events. I turned the letter "I"'s into spools of thread and did a machine quilting stitch from spool to spool.

Also pic of my Joseph's Coat roses. So many pretty colors on one rosebush.
Happy Quilting!
Colleen

USMC quilt

I made the Marine Corps quilt for my husband Dale who served 1966 - 1970. This quilt will be used as covering on the seat of his 1951 Ford truck. I will post pics from the car show he is going to. Large squares and lots of borders. I will have to make bound splits for the seat belts to be used. Cotton corduroy is the backing.

Table linens for Festival

I have added a 2" green paisley border on the runner since this pic and will bind the placemats with the same green paisley. I am shopping for a black and white print for the backing.

This week I am working on some quick quilted table linens for my Guild's Festival in Sept. The Mary Englebreit fabrics are 4 placemats, table runner and table square. I also put together the Talkin Turkey pattern in a table square using homespun plaids and calicos. I have lots of items constructed and need to schedule a couple a days just for finishing some items.

Quilting obsession - I am sewing and cant stop

Help!!! This is the second quilt top I have started this week and it is only Tuesday. I am so excited about my guild Stitching Memories, we are having a Holiday Festival in September. Our members are making lots of wonderful quilted gift items and quilts for sale. Also a quilt auction will be held and a silent auction. We have high hopes of raising a lot of money for our guild to plan an exciting program schedule for the coming year. This year we are hosting Marsha McCloskey at the end of March for a workshop and Becky Goldsmith for a workshop in July.

I fussy cut the blocks for the Lily quilt yesterday and have the 9 blocks plus the sashing all layed out on my work table. Tomorrow I will audition borders, this will be a lap quilt.

Help me!!! I am sewing and cant stop, my enthusiasum is at an all time high right now. Soon I will run out of steam and design ideas and get a well deserved rest! Then I will begin free motion quilting all these beautiful quilts and quilted decor.
Happy Quilting,
Colleen

Design Wall Monday - Cottage Quilt

This sweet little quilt has storybook cottage scenes, I am using small florals in green, lavendar, yellow and pink. This project will be sold at my Quilt Guilds Festival in September. 54" sq can be wall hanging, table cloth or lap quilt.

Folk Art applique table square

This is another project for my Guild's Holiday Festival. The table square has a machine appliqued center bordered with a cute Folk Art print and plaid. The applique is from Simple Comforts by Kim Diehl. I was experimenting with variegated thread that I like to use for free motion quilting, I don't like it so much on this applique. The items I am making to sell at the Festival are going together pretty fast as I am not agonizing over every decision! Also I used Steam a Seam for the fusible applique, the layered flower in center is very stiff that is why I will add a hanging sleeve so it can be a wall hanging. The size is 54" sq.

Watermelon Baskets table square

The Watermelon Baskets table square is for my Guild's Holiday Festival. This one represents Summer, I am working on a Fourth of July table runner and a Christmas patriotic table square, I will post them soon. Friday and Saturday I will be sewing at a workshop where our Guild members are all working on items for the Festival.

Borders added to quilt for auction

Today I added the borders on the quilt for auction fundraiser for Stitching Memories Quilt Guild. Tomorrow I will layer and pin for free motion quilting with my Bernina 430. Our guild Holiday Festival is in Sept. We will have an auction for quilts ( 14 so far ), a silent auction and lots of items "Homemade With Love". That is the theme for the Festival and the name of the cookbook we have made and will be for sale at a Tasting Luncheon the day of the festival.

Thanksgiving table runner

This table runner for Thanksgiving is for the silent auction for my quilt guild. The pattern is Talkin Turkey by LydiaJo ? sorry cant remember the name. The pattern is for placemats but I decided to make the runner, it is about 48" long.

2nd PhD done - Handbag

I have finished another PhD for the Myra's blog challenge. I stitched down all the flowers and leaves and added an iron accent amythest cross and used a pretty pin on the closure, I will add a magnetic closure under the pin. This handbag is for a silent auction for my quilt guild's Festival in Sept.
Colleen

New project Lizzie Mae's Medallion

Today I started the applique for Lizzie Mae's Medallion, all adhered and ready to machine applique. It has been over a week since I did any sewing, my youngest daughter was home for a visit and the whole family had a wonderful week! All went home this weekend, so I started a new quilt today, Lizzie Mae's Medallion. I decided to do the applique by machine. I have been collecting the fabrics for several months, my plan is to make it by the pattern ( I have never made a quilt by a pattern before) but will add my own touches to personalize the design with additional pieced borders. Since I usually draw my design layouts and work out the kinks as I go along, I hope this will go quickly. Wish me luck!
Happy Quilting,
Colleen