1 more top and a finish - 14 years later

I hadn't posted in awhile and wanted to get something online. I must be pretty tired as I wrote this...and put  myself to sleep. Maybe next post will be more exciting. For now, here's what I've done lately.

I saw this quilt on a blog and I loved the layout. The directions were posted and were very easy. My fabric is a charm pack and yardage of "Park Avenue" by Moda (love this fabric!). The beige is a Moda Marble (my favorite to use instead of solids!). The top went together very quickly ... and I plan on using my leftover yardage for the backing.

Here's the 14 year finish... This was a quilt top inherited from my mom when she passed away. My goal this year is to get at least 2 quilt tops made into finished quilts this year. I have 6 quilt tops left... So, this is the first quilt for this year, the 2nd total from mom's unfinished projects. (An earlier posting will have the first quilt - Tree of Life.)

Wendy Knight, long-arm quilter goddess, made the feathered wreaths in between the tulips in vases.  This quilt still needs to be laundered as there are spots on it - hope they come out!

And yep, it needs a name... I'll work on that this summer so I can get the back labeled too...

2 more finishes...

My friend Jim bought a bulit top at a yard sale for a buck. Yes, a buck! My fabulous long arm quilter quilted feathers everywhere and I did the easy part by binding it. The quilt is gorgeous - but it does need a bath! Total cost for material and services under $200!

At the same time that quilt was dropped off for long arm quilting, I also brought in a quilt top made by my mom - I think. It's a great scrappy applique quilt. The same talented quilter did feather wreaths in the blank squares and stippling around the tulip vases. I did a simple off white backing and border. This is the 2nd top inherited from my mom that I've completed. I hope to talk with her quilting pal and find out more information about the top...

Black Quilt - done and gone

I finished this quilt:

Most excellent quilting from Wendy Knight! Here's the backing...

It was a donation for a friend's fundraiser for her daughter's school and it's gone now. I have tons of extra blocks to make another one. I loved the way it turned out!!

The 2nd black quilt is also done, I just don't have any great pictures yet. Before I finished, here's the quilt in a pile that I threw on the sewing cabinet...and here's my helper after I woke him up...helpful, huh???!!

Yep, he's done and on his way out.