Lily-of-the-Valley Appliqué Block #5 of the Buoyant Blossoms BOM

Here is block #5 in the Buoyant Blossoms BOM.  Quilt composition options will be posted next week.  Downloadable pdf below.

Convallaria Rosea -- Pink Lily-of-the-Valley

Stems are embroidered.

I used LexMark Promarkers to dye the blossoms.

Batiks would give a more realistic effect.

All the blocks as of now.

The rest of the block patterns are here:  Buoyant Blossoms BOM

Bird Photos Posted

Photos posted.  Click here:  Blue jays, juncos, nuthatches, sparrows, and finches

Emma's Doll Dress

To see the doll dress I just finished for Emma's doll, click here:  Emma's 'My Life As A Schoolgirl' doll dress

Old Embroidered Tea Towel

I just found an embroidered tea towel from days gone by:  Tea Towel

Photos: Frost, Flora, Fauna, and Fowl

New photos posted:  Frost, Flora, Fauna, and Fowl

Photos of Trip to Harlan

Pictures posted of our trip to Harlan, Iowa, to get a quilt appraisal:  Trip to Harlan

Finches, Squirrel, and Nuthatch -- and The Sun's Out!

Photos posted:  Squirrel and Nuthatch and Finches -- And Look! -- The Sun's Out!

School Girl Doll

Doll I ordered for Emma:  'My Life As' a School Girl doll

Joanna's Nightgown

Photos here:  Joanna's nightgown

Upside-Down Teensy

Photos of the cat:  Upside-Down Teensy

Squirrel, Nuthatch, and Friends

New photos posted:  Squirrel, Nuthatch, and Friends

Customer's Around the World Quilt

Today I did the quilting on my customer's 'Around the World' quilt.  I used a meandering butterfly pantograph.

Back:

01-18-16 Journal Posted

New journal is here:  Doggy Accidents, Tonsils, and Bean Soup

Quilting Finished on Customer's Blue-White Log Cabin Quilt

Quilting is complete on my customer's quilt.  Quilting was done both freehand and with rulers.

Quilting Progresses on Customer's Quilt

I am now 4/7 of the way done with my customer's quilt.

Photos Posted

New photo post:  Birds in the Snow

Customer's Blue-White Log Cabin Quilt

Yesterday I marked one of my customer's quilts, trying out my new marking tools, and then loaded it on my frame and began quilting.  Here are the new marking pencils and chalk sets I got:

Fons & Porter Mechanical Fabric Pencil

Clover Pen Style Chaco Liner

Dritz Quilting Chalk Cartridge Set

As the fabric is quite busy, the Dritz quilting chalk is working best.  The Fons & Porter mechanical fabric pencil will be good for solid-colored fabric; it makes a thin, fine mark.  The Clover Chaco Liner is a nifty little thing with chalk in a cartridge above a rolling, finely-cogged wheel.  It works great for rolling along the edge of a ruler.  I got refills in several colors for each of these markers.

These are working much better than my fabric pencils that wouldn't mark well on fabric and whose lines I could hardly see.

I'm about 2/5 of the way done quilting this quilt.  The back is flannel.

Here's the border:

This is the corner:

Here's the first row: 

01-11-16 Journal Posted

The weekly journal is posted here:  Volcanoes, Squirrels, and Starlight Divergencies

'Starlight Diverging' Blocks for Christmas Tree Skirt

This paper-pieced pattern is by Soma Acharya of Whims and Fancies.  She designs the most intricate, beautiful paper-piecing!  Here is the pattern on Craftsy:  Starlight Diverging

The fabric in these blocks consists of satin, taffeta, brocade, and raw silk.  The background is satin.  The blocks measure 10" unfinished.

Here's a shot with the flash off:

01-04-16 Journal Posted

My latest journal has been posted here:  It's A Dirty, Dirty World