Wedding Quilt Done!

Just in the nick of time!

I finished the wedding quilt yesterday for Leann and Andy.

My new favorite place to photograph quilts,

next to Gorham's Pond . . . 

I just love all that color!  Hehe.  You already knew that.

I am very pleased with this quilt.

The quilting took a while, but I love this effect.

The binding I picked is a new Kaffe, and it is just perfect.

All boxed and ready to post tomorrow!

on another note. . . . 

How is your DWR challenge progressing?

I am hand quilting mine, the perfect thing to take on the road next week.

Jennifer, who won the templates on my giveaway,

has been working on hers . . . 

Check it out here.

You can find out all the details for the challenge here.

What are you waiting for? Get going!  Great prizes!

Sweat Shop Sunday . . .

Well, sweat shop weekend really . . . 

So good to be home with nothing more to do than what 

I really want to!

I am almost done quilting the wedding quilt 

for my cousin and his bride. . .

And I started and almost finished a baby quilt for 

a friend that is going to visit his first grandson!

  

OWEN!

My friend has four girls!

And this is the first grandchild, a son! 

Hehe.  Love that.

I used Tonya Ricucci's book for guidance on the letters.

This is a GREAT book!

I also used clips for the first time for the binding.

No stabbing bleeding fingers.

Why did I resist?

Must be that redheaded thing . . . 

My two weekend projects one peeking out from underneath. 

on another note . . . 

How about this great gate I found?

I can say that many quilts will be photographed here 

in the future!

And the jean pillow has found a happy home

going off to college in a few weeks!

The perfect place to tuck a phone that is also an alarm.

Hope you got to do exactly what you wanted to do this weekend!

Sweat Shop Sunday . . .

It was a very hot and humid Sunday here,

so I decided to stay in and sew all day.

And I really did! I didn't get distracted at all. Hehe.

Yesterday I was at the thrift shop down the street and bought 

these cute kids jeans.  Three pairs, one dollar!  Love that!

Let the up-cycling begin!

I have wanted to make one of these wine bags after seeing 

it on Pinterest.  I added some trims for the bow.

So easy!

I was also going to make another jean purse, but I cut too short,

So a jean pillow . . .

This is my pinned photo, don't know what happened to my final photo.

I just whipped stitched the top in a matching double thread.

I think it needs a belt, or maybe some decorative pins  . . . 

Another easy peasy project.

After that little warm up, it was onto the wedding quilt!

I am doing it scrappy, so my sewing table has become 

a tornado of triangles!

I cranked up the tunes and sewed for hours.

Here is the squared top.

I did piece the back too, but something needs to be a surprise

for the bride and groom!

Layering this week and let the quilting begin!

on another note . . . 

You must have seen all the hoopla about 

the Double Wedding Ring Challenge that our

NYC Metro Modern Guild is hosting with a slew of sponsors.

My blog hop post is Wednesday and I have rulers and fabric to give away.

Make sure you stop back on Wednesday for a chance to win!

Hope you had a great weekend.

Sewing Sunday . . .

So does absence make the heart grow fonder?

I certainly think so and hope so.

My beloved sewing machine was away for five days. Hehe.

Yes I missed her.  Luckily she didn't need as much surgery as

I thought she would . . . 

Here is the pile of triangles I am working on for a wedding quilt 

for my cousin.

My lovely Bernina back on her pedestal . . . um table.

I was trying out layouts for this new quilt . . 

I was going to go with a traditional 1,000 pyramids layout . . .

But decided to go all scrappy on it instead.

I am loving the look.

Sorry about the photo, inside at night is never a good one.

I dragged out my hexies while I was without her (the sewing machine!). . .

I didn't get very far.

I think I might have to take this on vacation with me this summer.

It always gets pushed to the back burner.

Do you have projects like that?

on another note . . . 

My Mom was in town for a quick visit this week.

The kid & I got to spend some time with her.

Mom & I used to be the same height.

I was teasing her that she is shrinking.

That is going to bite me in the bum one day I'm sure!

Hope you had a good weekend,

and remember to kiss the ones you love! 

Teaser Tuesday . . .

Just Saying . . . 

A wedding quilt in the making .  .  .