Last Thursday I brought home a quilt from the church quilters' group so I could bind it. I had to go to the quilt store for a yard of black fabric, and in addition, I came home with all this:
When I studied my pattern, I discovered I had missed one necessary fabric, shorted on another, and didn't have a backing, so I went back to the store Wednesday and got this:
It is from the Freedom's Star collection by Henry Glass, and all was washed and ironed before the pictures, all ready to get started! I just fell in love with the entire collection and had to have it! I think I have enough for two quilts!
After quilting all day at church today, I got 48 flying geese made tonight and I'm ready to put 12 stars together on Friday. This one is going to be for ME! I hope I can get it together by July 4!
I did get the binding on the church "Give Thanks" panel quilt. The panel was donated, with the machine pieced and outer borders already on it, and some of the ladies did a rush job on the handquilting to get it in the youth auction July 1 for youth camp fees. It turned out pretty nice (wants to wave a little), and is 69" x 51".
Three of us stayed until after 4 PM to complete the circle quilt, which is 111" x 99" (I think). We are very pleased with it, and it was done completely by machine, mostly by one of our newest quilters! She is a miracle worker! The pattern is "Not Your Traditional Cathedral Window", and is the result of all those circles I showed some time ago. It will be auctioned in the fall sometime for the Christmas ski trip for the youth.
After a luncheon next Thursday to celebrate the completion, the church group will disband until school starts in the fall (thank goodness!).
Seems like there was something else I wanted to share, but it's really late, and I'm brain-dead and tired!
Hope everyone has a great week-end! I do hope to sew --- if life doesn't get in the way---or the yard!
---"Love"
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The fabrics are lovely! What do you have in mind for them? Something patriotic, maybe? I really like the fall panel quilt too (I like houses). The circle quilt is gorgeous! I hope it brings in big bucks for the young people.
ReplyDeleteWhat a haul! I bet the quilt shop owners love to see you coming! And I'm sure you'll have your second "The Big If" quilt finished by the 4th. The circles quilt is impressive and very pretty. The panel quilt is very pretty, too, and I'm impressed that it's hand quilted. Will you be so productive without your church quilt group this summer?
ReplyDeleteLove those fabrics! No wonder you fell in love with them. That Cathedral window quilt is a real stunner. Is this the one where you make the circles then fold them over an inner square? What about the batting? Quilt as you go?
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Your new fabrics are beautiful, bet you can hardly wait to dive in and get started! Both of the auction quilts are gorgeous, too. I love the Cathedral window one and the fall one is beautiful, too. Hope they bring in lots of money for the kids!
ReplyDeleteWOW. The Cathedral window quilt is gorgeous. The fall panel is very cute and I like a friendly quilt. (waving) LOL.
ReplyDeleteYou got some beautiful new fabrics. I kinda got fabric envy seeing them. I might have to dhop a bit. :)
I hope your week end is great. Sew for yourself while you have the chance.
The Circle Quilt is so beautiful! ann :-)
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