Another April Finish
Yeah! I quilted this quilt with a simple “loop-d-loop” and had most of the binding done before I taught “Sewing binding on by Machine” at a guild function. You can see my tutorial HERE. Many were surprised with my “don’t iron the binding in half” and clipping the corners. One gal who finished quilting her quilt, added the binding to her quilt – without ironing it in half: she was a happy camper or should I say a happy “quilter.” I then had to giggle when she apologized for wanting to sew the binding on by hand … that’s perfectly OK!
This quilt is a free pattern from Quiltville.com. Scroll down to “Scrappy Bargello.” I made this with 2 ½” strips. Continue reading
My design wall now has a secret project on it. I can show you the material for the back. And no, the picture does not give the true colour! I told you, it’s a secret project – so you won’t be able to see it until May. It is a UFO that is for a secret exchange … I can tell you that it will be a table runner and the theme is winter.
Is webbed together! I had the blocks all organized in my weird “scrap” organization way … I had all but one column of Ohio stars and one of red triangles and blue string blocks left to do and I realized that I didn’t have enough of the red triangle blocks. In fact, I was 17 short. Oh GROAN! Oh groan! … SEW … my rationalization kicked in. Here’s my thinking:
So my conclusion is: finish the quilt just like the pattern says. Make it bigger by adding borders … Yes, I do have 4 black and 4 white Ohio stars left and some of the blue string blocks … but I can do a few things with them. I can make a table runner, make a tote bag, make a few zipper bags or put them on the “free” table at the guild.
A family decided to drape all the pews in the church with quilts the quilter had made. From this picture, you can see that she made a LOT of quilts – with a good variety of colours. How cool is this?
All the blocks for Orca Bay are made. Yes, all of them! Oops, not quite! I mean, all of them for the main part of the quilt. The border blocks are in progress as leaders and enders and should be completed by the time the main part is webbed together.
to all of you who posted comments about my gifted “Thank you Notes” quilt! I was already overwhelmed with the love that the quilt represented! And then the many comments from my blog readers … wow!!! You can read about it 
What do you say when your husband says, “A parcel came for you.” And he pulls out a big box … and … it’s from a cousin in Ontario, Terry, … she quilts … and the tape on the box says, “Connecting Threads.” And I’m thinking that she sent me something from them … but what? I have everything I need for quilting … and she knows that I do not need more fabric or ANYTHING!
Quilting Gail 