A little this; A little that...

Today was a busy day for me.  But busy doing what I wanted to do.  Nice change, I think I'm going to like it!  First I did a little work on the appliqué project of mine and Vicki's.   Then I worked on refining the drawing of a new design. And speaking of Vicki, her postcard for the "salt & pepper" swap arrived today. Very cool Vicki, thanks!



After that, I finished up the quilting on a charity quilt pieced by a member of my guild.  I used the new Circle Lord "Spiro Thingy" Love that thing!  Fast and sooo easy, and looks fabulous. I posted a video using it on my website.





And then, I started quilting the little mini quilts for my upcoming class on adding color to quilts using Irena Bluhm's technique (with her permission of course).  I limited the class to 20 since I am providing the quilts to color.  I probably should do them all the same, but I'd be bored out of my mind doing 20 of the exact same thing,  so I'm not.  I'll stitch 4 basic "frame" designs, and then vary the details within them.   That way, everyone ends up with something a little different, and I don't go nuts with boredom. All of the"frame" designs are being done with various Circle Lord templates. I haven't decided yet what I'll do for background fills...got to get the main designs done first.  Here's a peek of the very early stages of quilting.











And that was my day!  What did you do today?

I Got Some New Postcards

I have been receiving some of the postcards from the latest MQR swap.  The theme this time is "Salt & Pepper"  I posted the ones I made here the other day.  I thought I'd share the others.

From Shirley



From Michelle



From Linda



From Suzanne



And from Lisa



It's always such fun to see what each person does with the theme.  Thank you all, they're fabulous!

Make mine sea salt & cayenne, please!

Finally finished my postcards for the latest MQR swap and got them out the door today!  The theme this time was "Salt & Pepper"



Later gators!

Spiro Thingy trial

My newest Circle Lord tool.  Love it!  I did a short video on my website.   And a here are a couple still photos showing the pattern I stitched.



Tons of possibilities, and easy to use.

More yummy fabrics

Yes, I got more from Vicki's shop.  And yes I know, I already have plenty......but not these pieces!  And now that I'm  finished  quilting for clients, I'll need lots to keep me busy and productive.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  So here you go. Please don't  drool  on my pretty fabric (;>)





I'd better go start using some of this!

Finally Done!

After years of quilting for clients, today I finished the last one!  I can't tell you how glad I am to be able to reclaim my life.  Now, it's my turn.  I'm so looking forward to being able to work on my own projects and hoping to get all the ones waiting in the wings done; as well as start many new pieces.  I am soooo doing the happy dance!

Don't misunderstand, I did enjoy working on all those client quilts.  I got to quilt things I will never make for myself.  I've had some wonderful clients who became friends too. And I thank them all for trusting me with their treasures.  So here's a peek at the last one.  And a peek is all you get because I haven't delivered it yet.

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So from now on you'll just have to be content with my work.  Yippee!

A couple postcards

I haven't posted photos of the family cards in a while.  These are the last three I did. I was late getting August and September out. But October is already in the mail!

This was August, the theme was "Water"  The glass and water is made from Angelina film.



This was September, the theme was "Pets". I should have put two cats on it!



And this one is October's, the theme is "Harvest"  so I did a harvest moon. My moon is made from Lutradur and Angelina fibers.  There is a tutorial on doing this on my website.



Now I'm working on my MQR postcards.  They're late too.......