WIP Wednesday

It has rolled around again; and we have more snow this week. The last day of February...hard to imagine.
WIPs for this week....well; after finishing the quilt last week, I put my Summer Sampler in the quilt frames to be hand quilted....just got a little done on it. I picked up the fabric for the sashings on the cross stitch blocks I showed you last week. It is a deep grape. Other than that; things are the same.I did my third practice on my feather and liked it better.  So; onward from there this week...have to get quilting.
                                                   Feather          
The Summer Sampler      
                                                                               
I am linking up to Lee and Monika please join us and visit the rest of the blogs.

Sunday/Playing Around

It was an early rise for us this morning...2 grandsons had hockey games in the city. So; grammy amd grampy had to get up on Sunday morning at 5:30am and drive in to the games...we spent from 6:30 - 10:00am at the coleseum watching hockey. The 5 and 6 year olds are so cute on the ice...and they are good on skates too!!

Anyway; when I got home I wanted something little to fiddle with before sitting down to quilt. So; this is what I made; a match for the one I did the blog hop tutorial on......aren't they cute....lol.

Now to get to that quilting......have a good day.                                                                  

The Reveal

It is time to vote for your favorite Basket Quilt folks...go here to see all the lovely quilts....mine is Spring Baskets.

I also told you I would post a picture of the cross stitch block for my next commissioned quilt;here it is

There are 20 of these large blocks I will put sashing and borders together with the blocks then hand quilt it for her. I have done quite a few of these quilts for this lovely lady.

Here is my finish of the Modern Triangle QAL: Front

Back

This was my second QAL and my first time using a walking foot. I did 3 straight lines on the diagonal strips.

Then I did a little FMQ on the triangles. just enough to hold them down.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I am linking up to Ann to show our big reveal. Hope you take a look at the rest of the finished quilts with us. Have a great weekend everyone.                                                                               

My Feathers....for the FMQ Challenge

Well.........I am no feather creator; by any means.lol.  But it is almost the end of the month, and I have to post my feathers before I forget. I definitely need lots of practice on these(on all FMQ). But here it is folks!!!

This is my first and second attempt at a feather.....did I say this was a feather????? Well; I am not too sure.

This is today's attempt....not sure if the plain thread makes it look better to me or what it is. I really need to sit down at this more than once every 2 or 3 weeks. But I did open up my FM foot in the front; it wasn't an open toe...I couldn't see where I was going!!! That seemed to make it easier for starters. And slow down...I
tend to bare down and take off...lol. 

Now I am going to link this up with The Challenge and give everyone else a good laugh. Seriously, practice would do wonders. I am a hand quilter; you know...lol.

Have a good one.

I am adding this sample to my post...this is a day later than the one above...I was so freakin excited when I did this one...I know.......lol.  But I think a lot of improvement here....hope you agree.

Dah Dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please don't hate me..............?????

This is so embarrassing....I can't believe I did it!  I was awarded this again today, and I am so very grateful for this recognition. I said I would pass it along....and guess what. I deleted the email; thinking I would remember everything. Do you think I can remember the name of this dear lady's blog......nooooooooooo.

I am going to go ahead anyway; and if you are reading this; Mary, I believe......will you please let me know the name of your blog again...I am so sorry. Now the rules say I am to pass this on to 5 deserving blogs with under 200 followers....so here goes....Lisa Marie....http://scrapsofthisandthat.blogspot.com/.
                                                                Delores........http://truebluecanadian.blogspot.com/
                                                             Susan   http://canadianabroad-susan.blogspot.com/2012/02/aarrrgghhhh.html......                                  
                                                               Sel.......http://seldear.blogspot.com/2012/02/wip-wednesday-interruptions-r-us.html
                                                                Nicole....http://mamalovequilts.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-do-you-keep-track-when-piecing.html

Please take time to visit these blogs....they are worth reading....thank you
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WIP Wednesday

A beautiful week here; sunny days(cool) and great for walking in the woods or anywhere at all.  I am really busy with sewing; though I don't have much to show you. Timing is everything....lol.  I have one quilt in the frames being handquilted   and one has been  machine quilted and waiting for the binding;...that is the Modern Triangle quilt. I will post a picture of it on Friday when I link up to our hostess(A Girl in Paradise).

Besides these 2 quilts; I still have 2 scrappies to hand quilt
                                                  Blueberry Basket
                                                  summer Sampler
                                                  crib quilt
And I am picking up a commissioned quilt top today;which I will piece and quilt for this lady. This will consist of cross stitched blocks....when I get them home; I will show you.  Besides all the small projects I have to make before tourism time this summer; this is it for now.

I am linking up to Lee and Monika please join us and visit some of the other blogs taking part in our WIP Wednesday.

We have a Winner!!!

The blog hop is over and I had hubby draw the winner this morning...it is lucky Sheila from Nova Scotia...http://sheila'squiltworld/.
Sorry to all of you who didn't win this time; it's all his fault.....lol.

Seriously now; I had a great time with the tutorials. And I appreciate all the wonderful comments and my new followers...this won't be the last giveaway....

Thank you; Sheila has been notified by email....

Have a great day.