it's about time...

you know how i mentioned, "what's the point of having a LA and not quilting your own quilts"....well, i kindda got a little carried away with that.

i quilted five of my flimsies (six if you count my spring swap from 2010, but i already blogged about it)

i quilted my christmas quilt made from a block swap done. i added holly leaves and berries to the plain white rectangles. let me tell you- machine appliqueing after the quilt was finished was no small task! i considered doing it by hand and after satin stitching one berry, i really wished i had...but all that's forgotten now- it's finished and will be ready to use this christmas!! *yay*

i used my signature E2E i call cotton candy for the body of the quilt, then i meandered the border with red thread and ribbon candied the green inner border with green thread.  it worked out well- since i was using the red and green threads for the borders, i went ahead and SIDed the holly appliques with matching thread.*win win*

i quilted the quilt made from the blocks from the summer 2011 swap. i'm calling it 'friendship dash' cause the block is a churn dash and friendship star mushed together.

i custom quilted it because i choose to use a muslin on the back and the quilting would really show.  i love the design in the friendship star part.

and my favorite- feathers in the border!

i quilted my hand dyed 9patch. i'm calling it 'divine intervention: god's favorite color is purple' the sashing was suppose to be navy blue- it came out purple and the backing was suppose to be black ( i was expecting a green based dark grey) it came out purple.....

i dyed fabric for the binding twice- the first was a dark green- it came out almost black and the second was suppose be turq and it came out teal- i gave up and submitted to fate.

i also quilted my 'buzz saw' quilt made from bali pops davis bought me for christmas couple years ago. (it's a freebie pattern from bonnie hunter. she calls it weed whacker)

he's already called dibs on it, but i think that's not fair. you can't gift me fabric for christmas then get the quilt too *giggle*

i quilted an E2E i call cock's comb, but some quilters refer to it as 'bananas'. i think it suits the movement of the piecing. it's a design i haven't quilted in a long time....it's nice to stitch something different. we compromised- he can use it.

i also quilted a vintage top i bought from ebay. about six years ago i bought a bunch of tops from ebay. i like to think that the piecer is happy that someone finished it and  will love it to death!

i really like this quilt. i think it looks like pop art. i date it to the early 70s based off one particular plaid. it screams 70s. it currently hangs at the top of the steps. i used an inexpensive 200 thread count sheet from walmart on the back. i prewashed the sheet and it quilted up nicely! can't beat a $15 backing.


i ran out of batting or i would of finished a couple more...it's hard to stop a boulder once it picks up momentum :)

FYI- all my quilting is done free handed without following a panto or assisted by a computer ...it's just how i roll :)

so now it's about getting the all that binding done!!! oh, and labels- can't forget to label them.....