2015 Quilting Begins

I took some time off from blogging but not from quilting.

or embroidery.

A lot has happened since the new year, including

the embroidery machine being in the shop.

Finished up on a 35 hoodie job 

and beginning work on some other items.

Spent some time playing on the longarm

doing some thread painting on this 

cute panel that was part of my Shoebox.

The Shoebox is like a secret santa, where we gift

24 fat quarters and whatever else we want that will fit into a shoebox.

This panel is one of the amazing things that 

was in my box.

I still need to add beads, but had alot of fun highlighting the flowers

We had a retreat at the end of January, where I bound the 

sunflower quilt above and this purple and green 

quilt. 

And began a quilt for my daughter, Alyssa

I began with 3 charm packs

BUT 

did not like how it was looking.

Sooooo, I cut each of the rows in half, shifted them around.....

and sewed them back together, with this result.

which is ok but not what I wanted,

so I cut the rows in half again in the other direction 

and sewed them back together again.

Much better!

Next are the flying geese to add in another border

Spent today adding the new border. 

Next element for this quilt involves these embroidery designs

so check back to see how I use these.