Getting Dressed

I dressed my trees and my snowman. Tomorrow while I'm watching the store, I'll put the borders on and load it onto my machine. I think it's going to be a little wide for a table runner. Maybe it's a long wall hanging.

Snowman Tablerunner

I've been thinking about doing a snowman tablerunner. About a week ago I put something together on EQ5 and I just cut the templates from there and I'm pretty much doing it by sight. This will all be raw edge applique, so these pieces are on a fusable backing. I just basted my snow to my sky.. Here are some close-ups going from left to right - this is all very changeable as nothing is ironed down.

As you can see, I don't even yet have snow for the trees, but the paper gives you an idea.

The snowmen do need some color yet. - hats and scarfs.

Newest off the frame

This is a very pretty quilt that I'm doing for my quilt guild.Close-up of the square design. I did have to stop and start on every circle. I couldn't figure out how to do it otherwise.

from the back, some of the sashing.

This one was quite fun and as with all the guild quilts, I try to stretch myself a bit and get things a little more exact. I don't know if I just sometimes go to quick on these, because I know it's not for a customer.

SHADOW TRAPUNTO

Here it is all finished and hanging on a wall. You can see the background colors from a distance much better than close up. Sometimes it is good to back off from our work. Close up I see all the flaws. Here's a close up of the background. I tried to do a repeat of the shadow to some degree in my quilting in the back. Also, next time, I will quilt around the outside of the batting, rather than on the inside. It won'l look as sloppy. Thanks Geta for the e-book. It was excellently done and easy to follow. Your pictures were very good also.

More of South Bay Studio Cards

Here are more cards from Kathi at South Bay Studios. We sell a lot of baby items in our shop, so it's always nice to have cards for the gifts that people buy.She also makes these cute cards, rather 3-D, very whimsical and fun. Check out her store. Just click on her name. You might find something you like.

A Shopping Trip

My twin daughters and a couple of friends and I went to Portland yesterday to check out the Mill End and Fabric Depot. Quilters and seamstresses that live in Olympia are deprived when you see what's down there. We have a Joann's and 2 quilt shops. These stores in Portland were amazing - especially Fabric Depot. I didn't have a real plan when I went but I will get one for the future. These are minkys and slinkys (I don't know what else to call them) that I bought . There was more than I could imagine, and the checker said that on Monday they had much more. Can you imagine? My daughters bought lots of fabric for dresses. They said the Mill End was better suited for taffetas, satins, and suitings. Fabric Depot better suited for cottons. So many brand names there - Moda, Michael Miller, Amy Butler, Alexander Henry, and much, much more. We also met some friends that live in Portland, one of them showing us the stores and we had a wonderful time having lunch with them. It was a great trip and we are planning to go a little more often.

Lovely Cards to Enjoy and Buy

I want to let you know about a friend of mine that sells in our shop. She makes these beautiful cards and much more. I personally wouldn't go to the store and buy cards any more. The pictures here don't do them justice. Check out her Etsy store. She is Kathi at South Bay Studio.

I'll be putting on some of her other cards later this week. Enjoy.