July 2012 Blog Posts (104)

wouldn't this look wonderful in solids or mirage?

http://www.free-quilting.com/detail.html?code=FQ00083&cat_id=432

Mobile Home Trailer paper pieced quilt block…

Cut apart sections: a, b, c, & d…

// = sew these pieces together separately before adding them to the foundation

Ad ¼ inch to each section. Sew sections: a+b+c+d.  Completed block should be 8X6

Finished. Oh the gray thing on top is the satellite dish…and this trailer has no skirting.…

I haven't posted since spring. I don't know what happened to the time. The heat has been unbearable here. Everyday is over 100 and it doesn't look like there's any relief in sight. I have the house full of kids so it slows down quilting quite a bit but school starts on the 13th. I do have 2 quilt tops for Christmas done and one ready to put the blocks together. I've been…

The deadline for joining the Civil War block swap here on Quilt with Us is today. There are 3 more available spots if anyone is interested. The complete rules and details are on the Block Swappers page. Hope every one is having a nice day!

The following are some monthly series I have made, taught and put into kits.

The first one is my "Snap Calendar" series and the 2nd is a picture of how the blocks

are attached to the mounting board along with the covered file folders.

A basket was made that had a coordinating attachment for each month.

  There were also…

Here is my son, Cory and his bride, Amanda!  They were married at Lake Tahoe (Amanda's home area) on Sat. July 28.  This is a picture of them after the ceremony in the car that took them to the reception.  Cory is barefooted because after they were announced man and wife, he kicked off his…

It's a topic a bit off the quilting track. but not far. If someone offered you a choice between a bookmark with a picture of the book cover on the front and a small ruler and quilt sizes on the back--or--a postcard with the same picture of the book cover and a normal postcard back--which would you prefer? Or neither?

It's time to start getting my promotion stuff together for book four and I hate doing it! I detest being a salesperson so having to think about this makes me cranky.

It was well worth all the month's of preparation. The entire day was full of special moments and memories that will be cherished forever! Doing everything ourselves made it all the more special. From the napkins to the decorating, to the flowers. All things came together perfectly. She was such a beautiful bride & he was a very handsome groom. We have a very special SIL now that adores our daughter. They love the quilt I made. It was a pattern in the April issue of "QUILT" magazine. I…

Hey, just so you know I have updated both The Dangling Thread blog on www.TheDanglingThread.blogspot.com

and the Roseville blog on  www.rkmquilts.blogspot.com

I haven't had a chance yet to put up the apple recipes on the .net site yet. We're moving across country in two days! Lots to finish packing! 

I will be glad when…

We barely got the clothes washed from our trip when it was time for the Ravelympics Ravellenic Games.

(The U.S. Olympic Committee complained about the name, so Ravelry had to change it.)

I'm "competing" for Team Mitts of Steal. For those of you who don't know about this charitable organization, we make fingerless…

A Quilt with a View: three fabulous paper pieced trees from 300 paper pieced quilt block patterns by Carol Doak block # 044 four inches square finished July 27^th 2012

Back of one of the trees for the QWAV art quilt before I…

Hanky Bonnets: photo with 2 white/cream bonnets = hankies from a garage sale and an antique shop, …

I am eagerly waiting for my new "Pfaff Creative Performance" to come in this week, I cant wait to go pick it up, will start working on Christmas presents next weekend. I love these new Pfaff sewing machines they are great. Does anybody have one? How do you like it?

I must say I was feeling very overwhelmed with all the outstanding quilt projects that I needed to get a handle on, so I took this weekend to get my act together.  I finished 2 BOMs blocks now I'm ready for August.  Got my nieces and nephews toppers pieced and ready to go to the LA tomorrow, block picked out, fabric washed, ironed and ready for me to get to cutting for one of my swaps due here by September 1.  It of course was all that easier to achieve with our heat here in FL reaching…

I have decided not to take the quilting class I had signed up for. Recently have been hand piecing a sampler - have had the pattern for a long time and finally started it.  Find I enjoy hand piecing so much more - my sewing machine is even put away.  I realize that one reason it is not done more is because of the time element.  However, I am retired so have so much more time.  

Here is a sample of the blocks I have done so far:…

 I fell in love with the gfg ever since I saw a link in the BOM I am doing with Craftsy. Heaxagons and EPP were one month's block. The 'to do or not to do" dilemma lasted for a month or two. Too many people were talking about how they have been doing it for two/three years. And of course a big problem for me was the access to fabric. I looked through my wardrobe to see which ones I could turn into scraps. And dithered. Finally I got my hands on some floral fabrics thanks to a warm-hearted…

As I was sewing this morning, DGD found a piece of fabric with a heart in it.  So she asked me to cut the heart out, then she found a piece of tulle of same color.  She then asked me if I could sew the heart for her.  I asked who it was for...she said, it's for Mama and my family, and everyone in this whole wide world.

So here is my dear granddaughter showing her 'heart'...…

I meant to say Block Swapper group. He also said I needed to let you all know that he is 10 yrs old. LOL

My grandson is standing next to me & has been looking at the avatars on the groups I belong to.  He saw the one on the Block Buddies group and pointed at one and said "Grandma, isn't that the Monkey Wrench?  Come to find out, he learned about the Underground Railroad in school this past year and his teacher taught them about the quilts that were used.  I thought it was so neat that I just had to share with you all.

Hi all;

I've been super busy since last posting, attending the Vermont Quilt Festival at the end of June and finishing up projects before I left for the festival.

Those projects were two feathered stars in fall colors. I believe that I posted one on line earlier. Then I had to prepare fabrics for classes at VQF.

I took two classes with Mary K. Ryan (mariner's compass and no template feathered star). Both classes brought me back to the 'basics' of measurement.

I…