The kids were home on spring break last week, so we filled our days with fun activities and day trips. However, I have managed to finish a few things over the past few weeks. The Bits of Washington quilt is quilted and bound ... just simple swirls, but I love how it turned out. I used a scrappy green binding to match the scrappy trees for the evergreen state. Each block makes me think about something special in my home state.
I also finished binding the grandmother's flower garden for my mom. The quilting is loose and loopy so I didn't add any puckers. Then I gently curved the binding rather than following each hexagon. The edges were a bit frayed from it's many years being stored wherever it was stored. It would be so fun to know the story of who made this quilt and how many places it has lived. It is now on its way to my mom for her to enjoy and use.
Judy Niemeyer visited our guild this month and taught 2 great workshops. Her presentation and trunk show were wonderful - what an amazing collection of quilts and an amazing number of paper pieced stars! I took the half-day One For All Seasons table runner workshop and have now finished 74 of the 120 spiky points for the three circles of the runner. Picture to follow soon.
2 comments:
I love your "Bits of Washington" quilt! You did a great job on it. Was there a pattern or did you make it up?
The Flower Garden quilt came out great. That binding looks like it was challenging. I'm sure your Mom will love having and using that beauty.
Both of your quilts turned out wonderfully! I just love the Grandmother's Flower Garden. Mine is a work in progress. I took a class from Judy Niemeyer at Quilting By The Yard in Vernon, the 2 days before she went to your guild. This is the second time I have taken a class from her and just love her and her patterns. I have one of her quilts on my design wall and one from class in progress. I also took lots of pictures and hope to be posting them soon. I can't wait to see yours.
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