Wednesday, June 26, 2013

4 ready to go...one left!

I finished making backs for 2 more tops. I have one last top without a back... AND with my using a top as a back...I'm 1/2 way there...I figure if I square up the quilt that is on point, and then insert 3 vertical panels and one horizontal panel...I'll have a back!

I have a whole stack of runners and small quilts that are ready to be quilted by me... I have 2 tops that will need backs and batting...and then every top I have will really be part of a kit...ready for quilting. YEAH!!!

I am working on a challenge quilt...and bought fabric for another experiment. My challenge quilt is a pickle dish from the book Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance. It's paper pieced but with a twist in that you end up with blocks to sew together which is awesome! I'm using fabric that look almost solid...in rainbow colors.

I bought fabric to make another quilt that hsd Dresden fans...that are turned into blocks and sewn together...instead of having to applique the circles.  I've got  some neat fabrics that should make some cool designs...

And both blocks/quilts have lots and lots of WHITE for the background...which should be fun too!  Pictures coming soon!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Two more down...two more going soon

I went through the remaining tops and noticed that one could make a decent back for the other if it was bigger... So I increased the number of blocks and rows by one in each direction and then added on a border...and I have another quilt sandwich to have quilted! I have two more tops that I can do the same thing to...I just have to add in some borders to one to make it bigger as a backing...

After that I'll have two more complete tops to make backs for and then I'm up to date with the big quilts that need to go out for quilting. I then can start on the stack of smaller quilts and runners that I think I can quilt on my own...and that's a big pile too!

Pictures will come at some point. Just nothing too thrilling at this point to post!