Quilting New Year's Resolutions for 2015???

[Nancy R.]

Geneva, your colors are gorgeous! They really do have a Latin American feel.

[Catherine S.]

Geneva, the colors are wonderful. If I were you, I fear I would be wishing the client did not like the quilt so I could keep it myself. Be sure to show us pictures.

[Pamela N.]

Thank you Rosemary for the recommendation
Pam

[Annis C.]

My first 10 bed runners along with matching pillow tops are finished and I've almost finished a few more. No pictures yet of the first 10.

This one started out as a wall quilt in 2012. Since it was still waiting to be quilted I decided to unstitch it down the middle and turn it into a bed runner, easier said than done.



I did edge-to-edge quilting with a design that would fit in the separate blocks so I'm now calling that semi-custom edge-to-edge quilting. It wasn't easy telling the computer where I wanted the design to fit.



This one started as a workshop with Donna Lynn Thomas last March. I found an edge-to-edge quilting design that would fit across the quilt keeping the flower motif in the center of the blocks and cornerstones. Again a lot of work marking the squares with computer pushpins and lining up the design to fit. It still needs a little hand sewing on the binding.



I took advantage of a couple ice days earlier this week and made this log cabin top. The house block for the pillow was leftover from a quilt I made last month. The obvious choice was a log cabin top to match, but this wasn't my original setting placement. And the weather cleared too quickly so I didn't get the backing and binding prepared.



We're having a snow day today, but there are bookkeeping deadlines to take care of before Monday, so no quilting planned. I'm procrastinating right now, but not for long. That's not a real squirrel in the photo, but I did hear some commotion in the attic. I'm guessing they're trying to keep warm.

[Annis C.]

News Year's Resolution update: Feb 27, 2015. 2 months into the year 2015: So far, I have not bought any new fabric.

I have purchased thread, templates, buttons, Velcro, fusible interfacing, and plan to soon buy batting, but no fabric. I have to admit, though, that I have have been found to 'practice' shopping on line and filling my cart with various delicious fabric goodies, but never have clicked. 'purchase complete'. I just don't want to loose my touch, although I know it is playing with fire! :unsure: .

[Annis C.]

Terrie - DANGER, DANGER, Will Robinson - back away from the keyboard!

That is a slippery slope, go to your sewing machine and use up your stash. Better yet, do what I did - wash all the fabric in your stash (mine took over a week), fold and organize by color. It was a sobering experience. I've been much better at resisting since then.

Kathy

[Rita C.]

Love all the bed runners Annis. And I have a squirrel just like that in my garden. We have the real thing too. We have hazel bushes and they love the nuts.

Terrie, you need to get off the computer and make a quilt! Is there an FA (Fabricaholics Anonymous) near you? My name is Terrie.... :lol:

[Lois B.]

News Year's Resolution update: Feb 27, 2015. 2 months into the year 2015: So far, I have not bought any new fabric.

I have purchased thread, templates, buttons, Velcro, fusible interfacing, and plan to soon buy batting, but no fabric. I have to admit, though, that I have have been found to 'practice' shopping on line and filling my cart with various delicious fabric goodies, but never have clicked. 'purchase complete'. I just don't want to loose my touch, although I know it is playing with fire! :unsure: .

You crack me up!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Annis, Your work is so colorful. Love it!

[Nancy R.]

Very nice bed runners, Annis! You've made some good progress!

Very funny, Terrie!

[Nancy R.]

Nice bed runners, Annis.

Kathy - I have just recently washed and ironed my whole stash. I do have 2 UFO's to do by the end of March. I'll try them.

[Nancy R.]

Annis--your retreat visitors are going to love all the personal touches you are putting into the retreat rooms. How special to walk in and see all those beautiful bed runners! Well done.

I wonder if we got some of those squirrel statutes if the real squirrels would leave the yard (and my bird feeders)?

I am in the process of making two quilts using my stash and let me tell you--I won't feel guilty when I am able to do some replacing. OH! Maybe I should tell you why I am making two quilts--the ultrasound showed two babies! hmy: Prayers please.

[Geneva C.]

Wow! Ritzy, that is wonderful news! How exciting!

Annis, your quilts are beautiful. You make such luscious fabric choices.

I don't think we have squirrels here. I think the coyotes would eat them. But we do have deer. My husband is putting in the garden and building a deer fence so that we can eat what we plant!

Terrie, you crack me up!

Geneva

[Geneva C.]

Wow Annis. Would you come pick colors for my next quilt? You really have an eye for color.

Judy

[Annis C.]

Thanks, everyone. That is the last of the bed runners that were inspired by blocks or fabric I already had. I have several more to make from new fabric purchased last year that was originally going to be used for twin size quilts. There will be a lot of that fabric leftover which I plan to use if I ever get to make the step-by-step videos for my piecing techniques. Then I will have lots of new blocks to work with at some future date.

I agree with Rita, Terrie. You need to make quilts with the fabric you have and spend less time on the computer "window shopping". That being said, I just finished shopping for a lot of red and white fabrics for my next group of projects. It took a lot of time to wash and iron these but they're now ready for me to get started just as soon as I find the time.

Ritzy, how exciting about the 2 babies! I don't think the statues will keep the squirrels away, as we obviously have plenty at our city home. Our country home has lots of deer and I rarely see squirrels there, but occasionally see a skunk at night when driving from building to building.

[Renata L.]

Annis, what lovely bed runners--it very much makes the retreat guests feel welcome in a special way!