Back to quilting

Our December meeting of the guild was a lot of fun and especially exchanging the snowmen blocks we committed to in September.  It was so great that we had all 20 there to exchange and each one was different and just cute.  I can't wait to put them together.  I am missing one but hope to get it soon.

So many different blocks but all really nice.















I have tried to work on the Japanese Fan paper-pieced quilt pattern from Judy Niemeyer by making myself do three units before working on something new.
Here are some of the units I have finished.

And the new quilt blocks with pink and orange batiks is a repeat of the second quilt i made using blue and purple batiks.  I am going to change the border of each of these to be the same instead of top and bottom being different from the sides.

Anyway I love the colors and batik fabrics.

Hope everyone is staying warm.  It is wonderful to have time to quilt again.

Warm quilting.

Sally

New year and more time

It is hard to believe that the last post was November 13 but the last six weeks were a blur.  I am glad to now have time to post because it makes me want to finish some of the projects I had started before the madhouse of December '13 started. 
I just finished the top for the confetti quilt from Augusta Cole.  I am not happy with the directions for the four-patch border and having to sew on strips to make the border fit looks un-pretty. However it is finished and hopefully the quilting will cover up the ugly gussets. I do love all the colorful batiks and want to do more batik quilts. 

 

This is my finished Amish Mystery Quilt.  First time I have appliqued border.

 



I am not being very successful with pictures today so I will just stop.

I want to finish the Japanese Fan quilt I started with Louise Amos in November of 2012 and the Stitcher's Garden BOM I started last January (13) then maybe I can start on something new.  So many patterns so little time.

Hope your New Year brings time for sewing or whatever makes you happy.