SFRR completed

I am pleased to have finished the quilting and binding on my spring fling round robin. All the pieces I have received to work on have been beautifully crafted, and this was no exception. I'll only post a peek of a photo until it is received by its new owner. I was glad to find some fabric in my stash that was just the perfect color for the binding ... I knew buying that fabric on impulse would serve some good purpose!

I just saw that Margaret is hosting another of her wonderful swaps - four seasons quilt swap number 5. Now that this little quilt is checked off my list, I'm signing up for another fun swap!

Where did November go?

As I enjoy reading other quilter's blogs tonight, I realized I haven't posted in weeks. Where did November go? I have finished up several tops and quilts for my Linus group as we give a 75 Christmas quilts to a group that has a special Christmas party for sick kids.

I have also been teaching a kids after school sewing class, so every Sunday night I dash around madly getting things together for Monday's class. It's a great group of 7 girls, one of whom has taken every after school class I've taught. She always finishes quickly, so I need a spare project to keep her going and inspired, although she likes "free sew" as well.

I need to finish the quilting and binding on my SFRR quilt ... I started with some folk-style hand quilting, but I've pulled that out since I think some machine quilting might suit it (and my time frame) better. After I finish up Thanksgiving dinner for 16, I need to get back to that project! To add a little photo interest to this post, here's a picture of my variation of Bonnie's Tobacco Road. It's a cozy couch quilt, and a fun way to use some of my browns and reds. I finished up the binding last month.

Finally, some photos!

I finally finished the binding and snapped a photo of my crayon box quilt. I love the bright colors and memories that a lot of the fabrics hold. Although my mother is not a quilter, she always saved all the edges from clothes she sewed for me or others. I can look at this quilt and remember dresses from my childhood or those my mother wore. Thanks, Bonnie, for another great pattern!


I also finished the binding on a bento box quilt I finished for a friend who recently got married. I just have to figure out how to send it to her in the Bahamas, and it's only 2 months past the wedding! This is a fun pattern I may do for one of my Linus quilts soon.