MARCHING STARS

The Winter QAl from Alycia is absolutely finished and ready to hand into my QOV sew day on Thursday.

I love the way it turned out!  

 

RIBBON TWIST FINALE

The Ribbon Twist is finished!!! The binding went on without a problem. I thoroughly enjoyed this QAL from Alycia of Quilty Girl!

I quilted it with a simple ribbon and star panto, 

which I thought was fitting! lol

 

SAHRR Finished Top

I did the last row for the StayAtHomeRoundRobin quilt;  it is the row of pinwheels under the wonky stars block at the top.  This ends up 48' wide and 74" long.  I don't have enough fabric for backing but I will get to the fabric store sometime this month!

I did putter afterwards and put out a few squares to make another leaf for the clover but that's about it for the day.

Most of the afternoon, I held Lena or Nyki while I did some knitting on the languishing Pimpelliese Shawl.

 

Mystery QAL Finished!

   

I finished the quilting in no time when using a 14" pantograph, the quilting goes quickly!

Lena offered to lay in the middle of the quilt while I was binding it so it wouldn't fall off the table.

How considerate!

 42 x 56  Mystery QAL by DaysFilledwithJoy

 I used the seashell panto which isn't immediately apparent on the front...

 but really shows on the back!

And the frame isn't empty!

I loaded the last of the queue--

Sewed Up!

No empty quilt frame until I'm through the pile I've pieced!

I'm stitching this one in white thread with a simple design.

I think it works in the simplicity of this pattern.

This Mystery QAL is finally completed. 

 I might move it up in the quilting queue just so I could get it completed!

I set my sight on the binding of the colorful quilt;

then immediately sent them through the washer and dryer!

Finished to about 40 x 48, these orphan 4 patches really sing when all set together-who knew?!

The quilting was simple but crinkled perfectly!

The vintage paintbrush fabric quilt is going to my son who is a paint salesman for Behr Paint Co

and he will appreciate the dynamics of this quilt!

Yup, this one was a joy from beginning to ending!

Practice Block--Christmas in July AND Tour de Fleece

I am going to be joining Sarah of Confessions of a Fabric Addict

 in working out the bugs for a QuiltALong starting in the middle of the month.

I have enough of these scraps to make a few blocks for practice;

the REAL quilt I want to make with this layout will be in Christmas prints.

It's fun to be able to join in this year!

  Take a look at her blog, if you are interested in joining in, too!

Today is also the start of the Tour de Fleece--the spinner's version of the Tour de France!
I am spinning up a pound of Masham wool which I dyed
earlier this week.

Since we had afternoon rains like we are supposed to have in the summer months,
I was unable to dry the wool roving outside like I usually do!
I hung it on the rail of my quilting frame!

I split the dried roving in half  and I am proud to mention that each ball weighs exactly 8 oz!
I will split each half again so it is easier to spin
and to fit on the bobbin.
Let the fun begin!
I'll report on my progress every few days--
I try to keep up on the miles by spinning that many yards;
I keep a running count of total miles and every few days,
when I have spun the two plies and
spun them together I will skein it up and check the mileage.