I decided this week that I would like to get the quilt I started for Emersyn about 3 or 4 months ago done by her birthday which is September 1st….I’m doing very well and I have 31 blocks made for it….Now I’m trying to decide how big I want it. The one I made a couple of years ago for Lesley was 42 blocks and of course I want this one smaller. The two pictures below are of Lesley’s quilt. I free motion quilted this one on my domestic machine which was very difficult…good thing I won’t have to do that again! These blocks are very labor intensive…12 curved seams in each block and I’ve gotten 12 of them done in two days, which is nothing short of a miracle! Each time we visit Lesley and I see this quilt on the bed, I love it more. If the seams aren’t matched exactly it sticks out like a sore thumb, so I’ve gotten quite good at these blocks since I’ve made so many of them so far.
And here are Emerysyn’s blocks…they are made from Aunt Grace’s fabrics, I don’t know how many I’ll use or which ones for sure…the leftovers will be put together for a baby quilt for my niece who is expecting a baby girl.
I’ve just finished binding this Kansas Troubles log cabin quilt, this is the second one like this I’ve made, I gave one to my sister Barb, it’s very special since my mom cut out the flowers and ironed them on for me so I could stitch around them. She did this for me right before she went into the nursing home. I love this quilt too! The label says 4-patch which is wrong, so I’ll have to change that….Ugh!
I’ve got another one of these wool pictures done…I’m going to have to find some black wool somewhere, I’m running out and I want to make a few more of these. And now I need to get to a Hobby Lobby so I can hopefully find some black frames that will fit these.
Happy Quilting,
Kris
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