I woke up early this morning and finished the quilt top! That was my first quilt-in-a-weekend type quilt top. It's all pressed, folded, and on a hanger waiting to go to the quilt shop to select a backing and then off to the long arm quilter for an all over meandering stitch. I LOVE FINISHING PROJECTS!!!~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I also finished the binding on another shabby chic table topper from the scrap basket. It will be listed on the website soon.
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My next project is a rail fence dolly quilt made with green, brown, and orange 1940's prints. The fabric is in the dryer and headed to the ironing board soon. I'm on a roll!!!! I have two baskets filled with quilt kits -- table toppers, wall quilts, dolly quilts, full sized quilts, you name it, it's in those baskets! And I'm clearing them out! My goal is to use it allllllllllll up -- shelves and drawers of fabrics -- NO buying ANY new fabric except for quilt backings. That's it. I'm TIRED of all this fabric stacked and stuffed in every nook and cranny. It's gotta GO!
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8 comments:
Great quilt top! I need to make the same promise to myself...use up what's on hand. I'll be looking forward to see what you come up with next.
OH you left a comment on my blog about my son leaving... OH I WILL be right there with you as you go through all this!! When does your son go? What service did he join? I tell you this has been the hardest thing I have ever done as a mom and any support I can be to you I will be there... My prayers are with you!!! Keep me posted!!
debbie
My son has joined the Air Force and is on delayed enlistment at the moment. He's waiting to hear when he'll leave for boot camp -- probably late fall but who knows. We'll have to be there for each other. It's tough. My oldest son graduated from boot camp at Thanksgiving last year. He's in the Air National Guard.
Oh enjoy the wait on the DEP! I know it is a great thing to serve but as a parent it really is tough!!! Where is your other son based at? Shane will be in security forces when done with basic. If I get him in a nearby state I will be thrilled!! Hate to think of what I will be like when he is deployed overseas. As moms we need to stick together.... Might need a blog just for that!!! My prayers are with you and your boys!!!
Debbie
Dollgivers Attic
Your quilt top is beautiful! I learned to quilt but it was years ago. What do you mean by "off to the long arm quilter for an all over meandering stitch"...is there some place that you can take it and have the layers basted together?
Dollgiver -- Will you e-mail me at scraps215@comcast.net? I can't seem to find how to e-mail you on your blog. I'd love to take our conversations private. Thanks much!!!
Teresa
Lori - Yes, I take my quilt tops and backings to a little shop wayyyyyyyyyyy out in the country in the top of a barn(!!!!) to a gal who's dad (he must be 90!!!!) does long arm quilting. It's a special machine where they sandwich your quilt with the backing, batting, and then the top together on big rollers with a flat space between them where the machine (a sewing machine basically with with huge deep throat on it) can run over it and quilt it. An all over meandering stitch is pretty much just that -- it looks like big puzzle pieces kinda. It lets the piecing take precedence to the eye when you look at it. Fussy quilting (in the ditch, echo, etc.) call attention to the quilting and not so much the piecing. Hope that makes sense.
Teresa
Yes it does make sense. :) I wish I had someone to do that for me! Thanks for telling me about it Teresa. :)
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