Busy Weekend

We just got back yesterday from my sister-in-law's bridal shower, everything was very beautiful. Although quite hot, the weather cooperated most of the day and everyone had a great time!

Below is the grand opening of the monster quilt. Everyone seemed quite pleased, as did the bride! She saved the best gift for last! ;-)

And my nephew opened his quilt as well! The moment it was on the ground he pounced immediately upon it. He knew exactly whose picture was on the quilt and seemed extremely thrilled, as did his mother!

In addition I finished another baby quilt and was able to take some pictures of a quilt I made last year for my mother-in-law (a gift from me to her at my wedding) as well as a picture of a special quilt made by my husband's great-grandmother and her friends sometime around 1940.

Pictures to come shortly!!! Don't worry!

Frames

Finally finished with "Frames" and oh so excited. This is the King size quilt I was making for my sister-in-law and her future husband for their wedding shower on July 10th. Could not have finished it a day sooner! Boy that took a long time to cut, sew, piece, iron, baste, quilt and bind! And I think I might stay away from beige for a little while. I've definitely had my fill! I think it turned out very nice, almost has a vintage look to it.

This is my favorite picture of the quilt (below). Little can you tell it's 90 degrees out today which makes picture taking both perfect with the sun and painful with the heat!

I used a scrappy binding, I think it gives it a little bit extra color!

Here's a picture of the back so maybe you can see the quilting a little bit better. I stippled the inside, and border and stitched straight lines around the larger blocks. I am quite pleased with the way everything turned out!

This quilt measures 106'' x 94'', the perfect size for a King mattress with a pillowtop! The largest quilt I have ever made and probably will ever make again! No large disasters, or even small disasters for that matter, just very exhausting! So excited to be done, I hope the bride and groom love the way it turned out!

And I can breathe again...

I am officially done stippling/quilting the beige quilt (eventually I'm going to need to start naming them). I have attached the binding and I am slowly making my way around the outside. I would say I'm about half way there.

All you get is a glimpse. When it's done and washed I'll post another picture!

That said, true to form I've already started seriously working on another quilt! I say seriously because I am always quilting, but not always with the same intensity. This one is for my one and only nephew! How exciting, I love that his mother did his room in primary colors and that his favorite character is Kermit (the fabric is adorable), makes the quilt so much more fun to create, especially after all that beige!

These are my plans and the fabric I am using for the back of the quilt. His father is a fireman, so I think the fire trucks are priceless! And who wouldn't love the green polkadots I'm using for the binding. I am so excited to finish this quilt!

This pattern is called Film Strip, I saw it on amandajean's website (crazymomquilts), although I modified it slightly to include Kermit as the main attraction! Close up...



Well I just got back from taking my dog Daisy to the vet, turns out she has an ear infection. Never a dull moment and time for dinner!

First Post Ever!!!!

Can I start off by saying how incredibly excited I am to be starting my own blog, I have been dreaming about this for years, and I'm finally doing it! I am currently in the middle of 4 quilts, numbers 14, 15, 16 & 17, which is completely normal for me! (See my "Completed Quilts Page")

Currently the largest task on my mind is the enormous King Beige Quilt I am making by special request. Beige is not the easiest, most-forgiving or prettiest of colors, and therefore, this quilt might be one of the hardest quilts I have EVER made.

Last Saturday I basted the monster on my Mother's basement floor (I could find no other space large enough for such a task)!

Tell me, what do you think? Too much beige? Or did I make it work?

I used roughly 288 safety pins!!!!!

I am now proceeding to quilt it, I am starting off with straight lines, sewing about 1/4'' on the inside and outside of each side of each row and column. Upon completion I am going to stipple the inside squares and stipple the border. Any thoughts? Suggestions? I am thinking dark green and blue binding!!!! I better get back to quilting, I'll let you know when I resurface!