Quilt Show Report

I got the Friendship Medallion quilt done. It won second place in the large wallhanging category at Decatur Quilt Fest! The other two quilts I was aiming to finish for the show didn't get finished because I had to deal with a family emergency. Thankfully that turned out to have a happy ending.

I also entered Cottage Basket table runner which won first place in the "potpourri" category. Summer Solstice, Redwork Sunbonnet Sue and Witchy Poo were my other entries.

Countdown to Quilt Show

Our guild's quilt show is at the end of March, and there are three projects I hope to finish up for it. Above is the Friendship Medallion quilt that I am machine quilting; made from the half-square triangles I received from the exchange on The Quilt Show's website, after Edyta Sitar was on the show. I also want to finish the Rainbow Star wallhanging from the Jan Krentz class - it just needs to be quilted, labeled and bound. I ordered some black batting for it because I didn't want bearding on the black background. The third project on my March goal list is the selvage quilt. That just needs 4 more blocks and the borders.

Rainy Day!

Charity Quilt Block "Martha Washington Star"

I made the block for the guild's charity quilt; the assignment was to make a 12" block of our choice in 30's print with unbleached muslin.

I worked on the Friendship Medallion. The mitered borders are on. I still need to square it up, baste and quilt it. The bottom two photes show the half-square triangles that Edyta Sitar, Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims autographed.

This Week

Farmer's Wife Sampler #10 Bowtie

Making Border for Friendship Sampler

This week I started working on a secret project, so I'm getting behind on the Civil War blocks.But I did finish a Farmer's Wife block.
I also worked on the border for Friendship Sampler - want to finish the top for show and tell at Sept. 12 guild meeting. I found the inner and outer border fabrics at Stewart's in Mt. Zion, and the middle border on the guild bus trip to Kokomo IN.

Civil War History #29 Railroad Crossing

Civil War History #19 Missouri Star

Farmer's Wife Sampler #6 Big Dipper

I've been doing pretty well meeting my goals; last week I checked off everything except basting "Summer Solstice". So far this week I've done the two Civil War blocks and one Farmer's Wife. I started paper piecing a Dear Jane block this evening. Earlier I pressed and laid out the backing for "Summer Solstice" to at least begin the basting process. This hot, hot weather has me feeling less than energetic enough to crawl around on the floor to do that!  I found border fabric for "Friendship Medallion" - but still need to find just the right shade of blue-green for the middle border. I'd like to finish it before Edyta Sitar is here next week for lecture and classes.

Hot

Last week we had some beautiful days-in the 70's and low humidity.Spent some time outside. But now we are back to hot and humid summer weather, so I am back to the sewing room; piecing the center of the Friendship Medallion. Went to two local quilt shops looking for a border fabric - no luck yet.