The purple and green and teal blue strip quilt my 11 ½-year-old friend Johanna put together for her grandma. The quilt measures 43" x 69.5". I used teal blue 40-weight Signature thread on top, and dark silver 60-weight Bottom Line thread on the bottom. The pantograph is called 'Aves'.
Monday, an elderly friend invited me to her home to pick up a box of fabric and some quilting books, as she is no longer able to sew. There are quite a number of charm packs, several pieces of yardage, a bag of 1.5" strips, and two appliqué patterns. That piece that looks like a ledger sheet is actually fabric.
I really like that little book called 'Inspiring Thoughts for Quilters', but the person who wrote the blurb about Dorcas should've continued reading, and then she wouldn't have had to guess -- for it was only three verses later that it says, "All the widows stood by him (Peter) weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them." ~ Acts 9:39
Today I started quilting a lavender and green batik strip quilt, made by a little friend who is 11 ½ years old. She plans to give it to her grandmother, whose favorite color is purple. The pantograph is called 'Aves'. I'm using 60-weight dark silver Bottom Line thread in the bobbin, and 40-weight teal blue Signature thread on top.
My customer's quilt, 'Daddy's Bow Ties', is all done. She tie-dyed the backing herself. It measures 67.5" x 85.5". I used white 40-weight Signature thread on top, and white 60-weight Bottom Line in the bobbin, and did a light custom job whilst a-steppin' over the usual speed bump.
That's Teensy, who likes to sprawl on the rag rug in front of the frame if I'm working from the front. He naps on the blue and white runner behind the frame if I happen to be following a pantograph and working from the back. Notice how he presses his tail into use as a blanket.
Tiger, meanwhile, is in his Thermabed under the frame. When I flipped on the long overhead LED lights, he grunted and covered his eyes with one paw.
