Design Wall Monday

What a week it has been: 

I attended a meeting of the 

Great Lakes Heritage Quilt Guild 

to hear Anita Grossman Solomon speak. 

Loved it -

Her techniques and her knack 

for colors & designs are amazing!

On Saturday I took her workshop

"Self Mitered Log Cabin Block".

Very interesting and educational!

Have a look at the final result -

blocks from almost all workshop participants:

I had also received a whole bunch

of signature blocks,

made by LaVerne:

Look at them - Aren't they beautiful?

LaVerne: you are amazing!!! 

Thank you so much!

I am still working on more -

assembly line style:

That's been my sewing this week.

How did your sewing go?

Check out Judy's blog 

for all DWM listings

with tons of inspiration!

Happy Mother's Day,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I have been working on some 

signature blocks,

free pattern # 16 from the 

Moda Friendship Quilt Along:

Well, I will need many more blocks

by the end of May,

but I am on it...

Had some rough times with sewing,

fabric getting stuck and needle not moving,

but thanks to Judy's advice

to use Microtex needles

the sewing is much better.

Look what she made for me 

for my birthday:

Isn't it beautiful!

Wool applique - 

something I have never tried...

Linking up to Judy's DWM - 

check out all the other busy quilters

and theirs creations!

Barb

May goal setting party

It is the start of yet another month

and I need a new goal for May

for A Lovely Year of finishes.

A friend of mine in New Jersey

needs some TLC

and I looked through my unfinished tops

to see what would be a good fit:

Modern Blossom it is!

(free pattern)

While the (poor) photo shows the top sideways

you may be able to see 

the big zig and zag of the colors;

just like the ups and downs of life.

My May goal:

make a backing, quilt and bind it

and ship the finished quilt out to NJ 

by the end of the month.

What a win - win situation

if I can make it:

another top taken off Mount Quilt

to be finished

and hopefully a happy face in NJ!

Linking up to the goal setting party.

Off to iron this neglected top,

get a better photo of it

and start looking for some backing fabric,

Barb

A lovely Year of Finishes - April

My April goal of  "A lovely year of finishes" was 

to finish my Easy Street top - 

and I completed it in mid April!

How about that?

This program is really working for me!

After I had found the perfect border fabric in my stash

and figured out I had 'just' enough, I got on it.

I love how it turned out

and that it finally has become a finished top!

Linking up to April - Finishes Party,

go and check out all the other lovely finishes

Barb 

Design Wall Monday

Well, Patriotic Town Square 

got 2 additional rows added

and now needs borders:

a small red one

and a wider blue one

to make it a good size QOV.

Close up -

I think both red fabrics will work;

probably going to pick the one on the right.

I really hope we'll get some real spring here soon,

and my photo lighting will get better...

Please go and check the other DWM posts

listed on Judy's blog!

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I had a let's-do-borders kind of weekend 

and completed 3 (!) tops!

Unreal - and now 

my to-be-quilted pile got even higher.

Here the last one of the bunch - 

Flying Toucans

Before that I finished

QOV - Freedom is our Strength

and Easy Street mystery

This means my design wall 

is somewhat empty;

so I pulled another UFO

"Patriotic Town Square"

It's from Kim Brackett's book

Scrap Basket Sessations

and I will add 2 more rows

to make it a comfortable QOV size.

Off to the scrap bin and 

checking out some blues and reds...

still got some sashing fabric left: good.

So: What's on your design wall?

Linking up to Judy's DWM post 

-Barb

Border update

I am on a roll: 

just completed borders on 2 quilts!!!

And you know I am a border- phobic.

First up is my Easy Street completed top 

(Bonnie Hunter mystery)

so glad I found the perfect border fabric in my stash

This photo means: my April goal - is completed!!!

And here is Freedom is our Strength 

(free pattern by Minick and Simpson)

(Sorry: it's a dirty winter deck

and then it started snowing while I took pics...)

On a different note:

I just love the quilt blogging community!

Becky sent me a huge piece of Black batting

- thanks again -

and I am all set to use it for Color Burst!

I returned a fabric surprise pack to her,

she loved it 

and USPS even delivered it on time,

wow - that's a first!

Are you getting some sewing in 

this weekend?

Barb