19 August 2007

Quilt Content Ahead!


I played hooky from the car show Saturday afternoon. I came home to my cool basement sewing room. I did a bit of cleaning and organizing. I noticed that the Double Wedding Ring quilt on the wall behind the iron really needed to be washed so I could get out all the overspray from the starch. I got this idea from Lucy at Quilting with the Past. She has little doll and small quilts on her walls. I, too, had some but they were scattered all over the sewing room. I gathered them up and here is the result.

I spent about 4 hours yesterday and today working on the Challenge quilt. I can't show a photo yet. But all the prep is done and is now ready to machine appliqué. It looks really good, if I do say so myself.

In September, I'm taking a machine applique class with Kelly Gallagher-Abbott of Jukebox Quilts. Kelly is the curator of the Hoffman Challenge and is a member of our local guild. I think this class is similar to Sharon Schamber's method. I'll find out. I'm still gathering up supplies for this class.

In October, I'm signed up for Bonnie Lynn McCaffery's class Painted Faces, also through the guild. I have all the supplies for this class in a bag by the door.

All the shows that we participate in are done with now, thank goodness. The only thing left is camping. CarGuy and I plan to do a bit of it up in the mountains still this year. There have been a lot of moose sightings up at Cameron Pass. And the bears! O my. Just remember, every where is bear country in this area.

7 comments:

  1. The small quilts look really good displayed as a collection. I've seen them on Lucy's blog also and thought how fun they look. Camping in the mountains sounds really rustic and fun.

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  2. I love to see your wall too ! It is a great way to enjoy the little quilts.

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  3. I've thinking about Lucy's quilt wall and starting one, too. Little quilts are such fun!

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  4. I think you'll have have fun with Kelly's method - it's like Dale Fleming's - and that is what I've been addicted to since April! Anxiously waiting to see what you do!

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  5. ..."my bags are packed, I'm ready to go"... that's the song I heard when I read this post about your upcoming classes! We can never be too ready to learn more! Doll quilts/wall quilts look wonderful all displayed together.

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  6. That is a very nice wall - somthing I'm thinking about doing as well. I hope you really enjoy the quilting and the camping.

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  7. Oh, those quilts on the wall look fantastic. I want a wall like that! Looks like I'm going to have to get busy making some mini quilts!

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