Haven't been keeping up with blogging lately. I have been working on the binding for the double wedding ring. It takes a while to get the binding done on them. Just finished quilting two lapsize for Barb Cassidy. Both of them are alike except for the backings.
I did forget that I made a Drunkard's Path block to see how it would look with the yellow. I am not sure I like it. I think I will try a white background before making anymore. What is some of your opinions?
Well, I did it. I quilted Ann's Lapsize tonight. I don't know the name of either of her quilts. I only know that this one is a sampler. They are so soft. She had already washed her backing and they feel so good.
It's been a while since my last blog. I don't seem to get as much done any more. I always like to have a picture when I blog. I do see that I missed blogging about our Annual Homemakers Meeting on Tuesday. I finished the Double Wedding Ring for Alma the first of the week except trimming around it. Now comes the hard job, the binding. It's really not that hard but takes some time to complete. The second quilt is a twin size for Ann. It was fairly easy and I completed it today. I now have a lapsize of her's to put on the frame but don't know if I will get to that tonight or not. Been out mowing grass after supper and a nap.
Monday I had two meetings to attend, Lawrence County Quilted Treasures Quilt Guild in AM and Dennis Green Valley Homemakers last meeting till September. We were privileged to have a speaker at our Quilt Guild Meeting, which was Michelle Hill, owner of WV Quilts in Barboursville, WV. Michelle showed us her technique of chenille.
Dennis Green Valley Homemakers, which I am a member, had their last meeting before September. We don't have meetings in the summer months cause everyone is to busy with other things, vacation, cutting grass, gardening, etc. We went to Kentucky Roots, which is aproximately 12 miles from Louisa. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Kitty and I took some pictures while there.
I made this jacket when I first started quilting in 2002 but didn't add the pockets to it. Every time I would wear it I would need a pocket to put my camera in and every time I would pull it off I would tell myself I was going to add pockets. Well, a many years later it has pockets and I have had fun making them. Those little things took me some time to complete but they will be worth it. That is one project to mark off the list of To Do Things. I had them made the other day when I went to a Dr. appointment. I took them with me and turned them in the waiting room. This jacket is reversible and I still want to add a ribbon or something over the side and arm seams to cover that. Maybe by the time it is worn out I will have it the way I want it. Now, I thought I marked this of the To Do List. LOL!
This is another project I started when I first started quilting. I made the straight squares at that time. Just a few months ago, our quilt guild made a 4 stack posie quilt, simular to stack and whack. I made the daisy blocks with the guild. Then putting them all together it made this ugly quilt. It is a little to dark. I also put polyester batting in it. Some of the quilts I been quilting for other people turned out so pretty with polyester batting that I thought I could use it in this quilt. I have my regrets now. I hope I never use another piece of that in one of my quilts. I like cotton only. I washed it and it did get softer but still wish I would have put cotton in it. I finished quilting this Thursday night before going to have Heart Cath on Friday. I wanted to have the binding on it so I could work on it while in the hospital. It sure passed the time since I had to stay over night. It also kept me warm. The air conditioning was a little to cold.
It's been a while since I have been quilting. I didn't do these two quilts in one day. I have been working on the nine patch for a couple of weeks. I would do one row a day or maybe more. I did the red one for Barbara in a couple of days.
