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Ann has created an awesome wall hanging featuring New York Beauty blocks.  I had fun developing original quilting designs for this project.  It will hang in an old Italian style house so I used Italian tile designs for my influence.  Thanks to Pinterest, they were easy to find!

The batting is Quilter’s Dream Blend and Dream Puff layered together.  Double batting gives lots of texture and allows the quilting detail to pop.

The thread is Superior Threads So Fine 50 in a color that matches the fabrics.

The back is a tea dyed muslin which shows off the quilting ...

In the last few days I have been working on hand quilting the whole cloth quilt. I have been finishing quilting and , because I couldn’t wait to get started, I have been adding trapunto.  Here are a few pictures that show what I have done in the center.  Half of the wreath is done and one of the feathers

Today I decided to hang it up and take a picture to show the whole thing.

and here you can see a few more pictures  (click to enlarge)

Happy Quilting

Tim

Remember the May Gibbs fabric?  I made pillowcases and laundry bags, fat quarters and goodies were posted to a lovely reader, and I even tried putting together a block that by the end of the evening I hated.

Then the moomin quilt didn’t fit the blue and cream checked vintage blanket – entirely my fault – I’d cut a strip off it to make the Christmas Gingerbread Bunting.  So then, in spite, I made it even smaller by cutting more off to make the Lighthouse Hottie Warmer.

And then Abby scolded me, telling me that the blue and cream checked ...

, there is so much beautiful fabric available, it's hard to control the urge to start a new project with every new wonderful fabric you see or buy. It reminds me of a 2 year old running from one toy to the next until he has emptied his whole toy box. I always feel that I'm 4 or 5 projects behind.

Yesterday was another stormy day, rained off and on all night leaving us without power for part of Monday night going into Tuesday morning.  Then I was off to Little Rock with my sister to pick up her daughter at the airport so I mainly just got some quilting in yesterday morning.  Not a lot but every little bit gets me closer to the end.   But I ran into an oops moment on the quilt – if you look at the big brown bow tie and see the quilting there and then next photo you will see what I mean – I ...

There are a number of pieced hexagons that intrigue me. But one in particular I was determined to make.

This one is made up of half diamonds, triangles and half triangles from the Inklingo .75″ 60-degree diamond collection. The finished pieced hexagon is the same size as a 1.5″ hexagon. I used batiks and a finely woven white on white to make this as I knew it was going to be a bit tricky working with such a small size and having all those points meeting in the middle.

The back after the seams were graded and the little ...

Welcome to the third day of our Best Weekend Quilts Giveaway. Thanks to all who’ve been following us the past two days while we promote our newest special issue, Best Weekend Quilts 2013! Whether you’re a traditionalist or lean to the more contemporary side of things, you’ll find your perfect weekend project between the covers of Best Weekend. Pick up your copy today and get started this weekend – available now at your local quilt shop, bookstore, newsstand or online at the Quilt and Sew Shop.

There will be two winners in today’s giveaway, so pay close ...

 I'm sure some of you have family in the Oklahoma City area. I have a brother and sister-in-law and 4 nephews and their familes in and around Oklahoma City. They are all fine and didn't suffer any damage that I know of. Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville.com has been contacted and asked to spread the word to any quilters and bloggers who would like to donate quilts and or blankets to send them to:

 Ship to:

OK Quilt Drive,
 c/o Ellen Medlock Studio Store, 
10032 S. Sheridan Rd, Suite H-1, 
Tulsa, OK 74133. 

(We will be happy ...

If you have a jelly roll laying around and feeling neglected, you might consider making a String Twist quilt.

That is how this quilt started, and I am so pleased to have it finished.

The quilting in the blocks is charming, thanks to Shar.

A quilt in the “finished” pile.  Ta-dah!

Every time I go to Quilt Market, I’m reminded of the little nursery rhyme I used on my girls all the time when they were little:

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,

Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.

To market, to market, to buy a fat hog,

Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.

To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,

Home again, home again, market is done.

Whenever we would return home from being out, I’d say to them as we pulled in the driveway: “Home again, home again, jiggety jog.” I have no idea ...

It’s about that time when I seem to disappear from my blog.  I’m still around, just sucking up life in Michigan while the livin’s good.

We’ve been having fun (camping,) and working hard (around the yard.)

We constructed a patio in the first part of spring and boy I tell ya, I’ll need a break before we ever do that again!  It’s pretty small, but it keeps me out of the dirt and mud in my favorite place to sit under the trees.  We planted shade grass there for now until we can afford ...

This is a photo of me looking out the window of my office through the clematis that's happily enjoying the sunshine.You can just see me if you look through the hole in the clematis to where the window is. See- I'm waving! Behind the venetian blinds. Sadly the garden doesn't look like that at the moment- the clematis has gone into hiding for the winter. But luckily there's the Girls Own Stitching Club with it's embroidered flower samplers to keep the spring memories happening. I've been madly sewing the first sampler we did ...

I admit to nerding out over strange things, mostly fonts and high resolution image files, but with the advent of the USB flash drive came my most unusual digital obsession.  Like anything else it started with one, then a pair, and after 3 (as you all know) you are a collector. I find it a remarkably good way to backup files (it helps me justify acquiring more) and it really makes so many things portable.  Right now I'm working on sorting Excel databases for the upcoming election and having it on a portable drive  makes working on it at ...

Welcome back fellow Whovians! I know you are all anxious to find out about the 2nd block, but before I get to that I wanted to say how thrilled Soma and I are about the enthusiasm for our little quilt along. We now have close to 200 members and lots of active participation on the group. So a huge shout-out to all our members - and a big Thank-you! We are so thrilled you could join us!

We have gotten some feedback about the blocks now that we are 2 weeks into the QAL. I wanted to let everyone know that ...

For my friends in Michigan I will be speaking at the Capital City Quilt Guild ( http://www.capitolcityquiltguild.org/index.php ) in Lansing MI on June 20th at 7pm ,  And at the Evening Star Quilt Guild (http://eveningstarquilters.blogspot.com/ )In Davidson MI on July 31 At 6:30.  Check the links for details   Here is the description

“Tim is a hand quilter and floral designer from Lansing who specializes in adopting older quilt tops that need “loving attention,” performs whatever remedy is needed, and hand quilts to perfection! “

I hope to see some of you there!

I have added ...

Life in Bootville is by no means perfect.  Like most folk, and as I’ve sometimes shared, we struggle in many ways.  Some days – some circumstances – are certainly harder than others.  There are many things we have not yet achieved – home ownership being a glaring one of these.  Some long held hopes will not come to fruition – I’ve made my peace with these.  Others are dreams we hold close, accepting that at this moment we are only in a position to take them carefully from their box, lay them out to admire for a few moments, then gently tuck ...

Last night, I knew that I wanted to get something else quilted, but I wasn't sure that I wanted to spend a lot of time in the basement. I have some other things around the house that I need to get done, but I really didn't want to start on something else. I ended up pressing and prepping Jen's table runner and then thinking about how I wanted to quilt it. There is a flange on both ends and that

I got the row attached to the bottom of the Patchwork of the Crosses Sunday night and never got around to showing it yesterday – I need to attach all the blocks together for the side of the quilt still to make it  7 rows by 7 rows.  What I have so far – the row I attached is at the top – the row to be attached will be on the left side I believe I have to look at an old photo for  color placement and see if I am remembering right.

My nephew graduated high school last night so I ...