"In the Vineyard" Completed November 19, 2009

This is the sampler quilt I started in my first quilt class back in October, 2007. I finally finished it tonight. Yeah!

BFF Nabbed Her Quilt

She came and picked it up before Loni had a chance to "nabit." She has to bring it back when I have the label ready.

Done! Cat Quilt is Ready for BFF to Pick Up

Front


Back


Front and Back Together

Cat Quilt Quilted - Nov. 8, 2009

I finished quilting the Cat Quilt this morning soon after midnight. I hope to get some great pictures for posting later today.

Great Feature

Thousands of Bolts have added a wonderful feature to their website. It is called the color matcher.

It is really easy to use. You pick out a fabric you like, click the Color Matcher link, and then click any where on the fabric. The box next to the fabric will fill with the color you clicked on and then you click on the button that says "search for this color" and you will receive a display of other fabrics that match the color you chose.

This is a terrific feature for me as I often am unable to tell on my computer screen if two fabrics really go together or not. I have played with it a couple of times tonight picking odd colors etc. and I have not found any flaws with this feature except that it does not print out cash to pay for all the fabrics I fell in love with while color matching.

Ahhh, Secret Jungle Quilt Quilted

I finished quilting the Secret Jungle quilt this week. It was pretty intense work because I outlined just about 100% of each creature, leaf, etc. in the panels.

I used the BSR foot to the Bernina 830 and at first I was determined to stay on all the lines. It didn't take long to figure out I wasn't experienced enough to do that, and that I should listen to Judy Hall at Texas Quiltworks and not look that close. Once I got that down I was able to move a little freer and get the job done.

Since it is BFF's quilt she wants to do the binding. She is welcome to it, but I suspect she will want me to sew the one side down for her.

Next thing I want to do is finish BFF's cat quilt and then I can start putting the quilt together that I am making Sis.

I'm also still hand quilting the main part of the turtle quilt for my youngest, which is easier to do now that it is cooler in the evenings.

WOW! What a Great, Generous Gift

My aunt won this box of thread and generously gave it to me to use with my Bernina 830. I'm blown away. Thanks Aunt Milly!