Downton Abbey Fabric is coming!!!!

I was reading Pokey Bolton's blog - looking for updates about Quilt Festival in Houston going on now (wish I was there --- someday!), and saw this post. Can't wait to see the collection and add some to mine! Exciting - two of my favorite things, Downton Abbey and fabric!

Basket #197!!

 

 

October 30, 2013

 

Here is basket #197! - finished it tonight. It's the last basket block for my "Trick or Treat" quilt. A little while back I switched to blanket stitch with matching cotton thread; got tired of the invisible thread.)

Will make the "moon" tomorrow to complete the 221 blocks needed for my quilt. (There are some pieced blocks, and cat blocks which are also done.) My goal was to finish for Halloween (which is tomorrow- Yay!,  my favorite holiday!) Quilt won't be completed, but the blocks will be ready to put onto design wall .

Sew Night

 

 

Oct. 30, 2013

Guild had a sew night Friday, Oct. 25. We had a potluck salad supper and worked on our own projects.

I took my featherweight out for her inaugural ( with me) spin. Worked on the 4 inch bowtie blocks made with thirties prints for the evening group swap.

Bus Shop Hop

 On Oct. 4 and 5, 2012, I went on the trip to 8 Illinois quilt shops - was on the bus sponsored by Main Street Quilt Company in Shelbyville. Left there at 7:30 a.m., went to Rochester-Peace N Applique, to Washington- Peddler's Way, to Princeton- Quilter's Garden, to Lockport- Thimbles. Stayed overnight in Joliet. Sat. morning went to Braidwood -Villages, Danville- Threads of Time, Paris- Lori's Pins and Needles, and back to Shelbyville. A great trip, each shop provided either a snack or meal. Had a great time - looking forward to going next year! (Didn't think to take any pictures.)

September Dixie Diary Block

I'm keeping up, here is #9 "The Hands of Strangers". From Barbara Brackman's Civil War history quilt blocks blog.

Guild Meeting

Last evening we met and enjoyed a program by The Fabric Cobbler, a very successful online (Facebook) fabric shop. The owner (Scarlett) lives here in Decatur and runs her business from her home. She told us about her background and how she started and runs her shop. Of course she brought fabric for purchase and here are the goodies I got:

 

We're also doing English paper piecing projects and using the book:

English Paper Piecing: Fresh New Quilts from Bloom Creek by Vicki Bellino   I plan to make "Starflowers" first - I bought the kit from Back Door Quilts booth at the Kokomo One Stop Shop Hop on the guild's bus trip in July.

 

And I signed up for the 1930's Bowties swap, 4 inch blocks that are so cute! Here are the blocks I got:

 

 

Keep calm and quilt on!

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

Trick or Treat

After a very pleasant and mild summer, we've been slammed with high heat and humidity this week, so inside I went to my sewing room. I'm working on my baskets! After trying several methods of appliqué, I've settled on fused with invisible thread zig zag stitch.

25 done, 178 to go.