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ribbean courthouse steps i am thinking of donating it to a good cause perhaps a hospital cancer center or senior living home this little piece has been a thorn in my side as they say it started out to be part of the sienna sunburst qal with then came june i really just couldn t get into it so i asked my hubby to pick some fabric he only asked for something very plain and simple well he got that in the fabric i got the bright idea to make it bigger and that was another thing i had never done it was not perfect but he liked s it i guess that is a good thing he also want no batting no quilting and he even said no binding he just wanted that unfinished flimsy hanging on a wall that was not possible for me so i compromised on what you see no batting but it is backed in a simple fabric and slightly quilted with a variegated thread phew another one out of the stack fall always seems to bring many projects and i now have two projects in the works i expect more to come my friend and sewmate jude and i have started a charity quilt using these beautiful marcia derse fabrics above above is a peek at a special request quilt that is in the works more to come as these and other projects unfold this fall today is september 1 i am so happy to have fall in the air it is a favorite time of year for me i got a good start on the month by completing the september stash bee hive five blocks cute little kitties aren t they this year is the first time i have been in a bee and it has been great i hope i am invited to play again next year well friends this is a long post but i needed to hang in there with my blogging and catch up thanks for reading what are you up to i hope you enjoy a beautiful month of september i hope the fires stop burning and that people are not suffering thank you to the firefighters i will wrap up with this an ig post from blissfulheart by ram dass that spoke to me peace and happy quilting share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories blog facetfully finishes monthly goals quilting swaps tags bees blogging charity quilts family finishes quilt swaps quilts travel a finished project and lessons learned published on july 23 2018 by valrightnow 13 comments as part of the process pledge i have been sharing pictures along the way on my ig account facetfully to complete the pledge i am blogging today about the steps taken and the lessons learned in completing this table runner as noted in an earlier post i took a class at the quilters affair in sisters oregon with natalie barnes beyond the reef patterns we had to do some prep work before the class so i had already chosen this layout for the background for the handwork we would do well to make a long story short dh dear hubby really liked the background but he was not so impressed with the pot of flowers that were appliqued onto it when i returned home even though i can t quite figure out what he does like i was pretty sure he would not like the applique he just isn t a folksy kind of guy here is what would have been appliqued on the runner so as you can see from the first photo above i removed the applique and left it as a simple runner keeping all the pieces for a future project i decided as i have many times in this journey to use this piece to learn practice some things that i want to get better at doing i wanted to use some of the essex linen i have had in my stash for some time now i felt unsure how to combine it with different quilting cottons so i jumped in here the large pieces of solid fabric are linen along with the light blue stripes i am very happy with how it turned out and i am ready to do more with linen for the quilting i decided to use straight line quilting both parallel and radiating lines from jacquei gering s book walk i had used my walking foot quite a bit for quilting but learned about changing the presser foot pressure and that made a big difference jacquie was a dream to help me along the way by commenting on ig i didn t expect that at all but tagged her and her book so others could know what i was doing and have a refernce point for her work it was quite a pleasant surprise to have her help from afar i had met her before and loved her right away no wonder i am so excited to be going to her workshop in kansas city this fall here are a few progress shots you can see where it got better as i went along and learned more when it came time to bind i decided to try fully machine binding it i do enjoy hand sewing the binding on my quilts and i feel it adds a level of love to them however several people i follow use the machine and love it it seemed like a table runner would be a good place to really focus in on this and try it i had done some before because of time factors i tried the method of sewing the binding on the back side and then turning to the front i felt that by using this method i could do a better job of neat top stitching on the front this is an example of the not so good top stitching this did get pulled out and redone for sure there were some places that looked pretty darn good to me though the good and if you follow the 3 foot rule it looks great so you ask what did the back look like after top stitching the good the not so good overall i came away from this project knowing that it is important to take my time use good fabrics and habits press press press mark mark mark yes that chalk all came out and focus will i continue to machine bind not on very special projects for sure but maybe for small or high use items i feel my skills are improving i am learning what i like and don t like and that i still have a long way to go i love this journey what is your process for binding how do you feel about hand sewing that binding on thanks for reading and happy quilting share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories quilting walking foot tags blog learning process pledge quilting walking foot phew published on july 17 2018 july 17 2018 by valrightnow 8 comments last week was a busy rush of fun sharing learning and excitement new faces new experiences new techniques just wow and phew not sure i can really recap but here we go my dear friend and sew mate jude judemadeit arrived on sunday we had been looking forward to the quilter s affair and the sisters outdoor quilt show for a while monday was planned to get pictures of our quiltcon 2018 charity quilt this quilt was a collaborative effort as required by mqg by four independent mqg members from across the country jude and i came up with the idea and set out to find two more people who would like to work together we found lorrie from mississippi langdon813 and adrean from texas quiltfabulous three of us made blocks and then sent the top batting and backing off to texas to be quilted the result ours was the first quilt hanging with the charity quilts as we began walking into the convention just look at that here she is in sisters with the mountains in the background we had a few meetings online during the creative process and decided to call the quilt mountains of hope and to donate it to a new homeowner through habitat for humanity in bend oregon after all every home needs a quilt and every quilt needs a home this week included the culmination of that plan as we presented the quilt to toni to make a long story short toni was the perfect person to receive this quilt her story and the title and theme of the quilt are so similar it was meant to be our first class of the week was on tuesday sew all the curves with jen carlton bailey sew much fun not only did we want to take the class and learned a lot but jen is a hoot check out her bettycrockerass blog we made several curvy pieces and had a lot of fun and we even got to use this beautiful quilt made by jen bettycrockerass with fabric by valori wells for our picnic lunch our scheduled class for friday arts and crafts was with natalie barnes beyondthereefpatterns and included some prep that meant some shopping of course along with cutting and sewing for me natalie s class involved some folksy ways of doing applique pretty simple and freeing in that anything works whatever you like natalie could be a stand up comedian she is also very inspirational i suggest you check out her blog beyond the reef it was fun to see everyone s take on the pattern we used unfortunately i was too busy to get many pictures below is a picture of several things from the quilter s affair that includes the pot of flowers that we worked on the main event of the quilter s affair was friday night and included a dinner where we met more fun women these are the gals from across the table they went to oregon state and demonstrated the beaver chant for us saturday was the big day sisters outdoor quilt show it goes without saying that this is a well known natonal even international event i will just post some pictures of some of the quilts that grabbed me i didn t get around to everything the word quilts are by some of the portland modern quilt guild members not sure the maker on this one following quitls are from the teacher s tent rob appell not sure who possibly deborah boschert jen carlton bailey my friend and my sweetheart and the iconic picture of the wall of the stitchin post there it is my week in review a great one at that thanks to all the coordinators collaborators instructors friends etal who made this week what it was now i will take another nap or better yet i will sew happy quilting share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories quilters affair quilting sisters outdoor quilt show tags blog quilters affair quilting soqs where does the time go it is july published on july 1 2018 by valrightnow 2 comments yes i do have plans for the 4th but first i d better comment on my goals for june it was a pretty short list i did my stash bee block and i did work on some wips generally it was an easy month and i am not complaining the june stash bee hive 5 block was for tammy jenlukpip she had us make a fun block called geese migration to continue a bit of recap of june unrelated to quilting we went to seattle for a few days and explored with friends who live in capitol hill what a beautiful area and we got the city with mostly beautiful days too we used to travel there for work but those trips are never the same as visiting just a few snaps below if you have not visited i recommend it on to july the goal page looks pretty blank again but this will be a fun month besides the 4th of july it is sisters outdoor quilt show month and the quilter s affair my friend and sew mate judemadeit will be visiting for both we are booked for several events at the quilter s affair and will certainly be found wandering around the quilt show more on all that after the events my goal will be to post shortly after these things happen but if it goes like summer usually does there may be one post to recap july and start august like this one so here s to the month of july celebrations food fun and quilting maybe i will see you in sisters oregon oh and don t look for me dressed like the picture above happy quilting share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories quilting tags facetfully goals quilting fabric quality for quilting published on june 12 2018 by valrightnow 10 comments my meter is in the middle this morning this morning i have been once again reading online about the difference between lqs and chain store fabrics my quilting has advanced to the point that i am more comfortable spending more money on the fabrics but curious if fabric standards have changed over the years and considering just how i should look at my fabric purchases having just finished a major quilting endeavor i cringe to think that it won t hold up over the years no matter what fabric is in it love sweat and much joy does indeed go into a big quilt project and it would be nice to know it will be around after a few washings i have learned to feel the fabric the hand of it the differences in thread count does it bounce back when you crush it in your hand and all those kinds of tests i have learned that it probably is a good idea to wash and press before using depending on the final use of the item being made these are all things that i knew from being a seamstress for years before taking up quilting i still find myself drawn to pretties in chain stores sales and simply the other part of quilting collecting fabrics using good fabric from a chain store sometimes fits the bill for me for backing for fun prints or for fillers also when testing a pattern or trying something new i might use a lesser quality yes i do have some fabric quarters that came from the chain store when i first started quilting and that don t compare they will have to be used for who knows what bookmarks bibs or nothing here are a couple of pictures grabbed from my stash this morning i know you would have to do the touchy feely thing but these are all a mix of fabrics from lqs chain store and even sheets i plan to use them all when i was reading online this morning i ran across this comment that i found compelling maryann had this to say don t be fearful buy what you like but pay attention to it if it is a cheaper fabric but you must have that color or that pattern just be aware of it s possible weaknesses example if it s not a good tight weave then don t use 1 4 seams use wider ones not all fabric is created equal but all fabric is wonderful and can be useful if you pay attention and get to know what you are working with quilting since 1975 and i think it helps to remember our grandmothers who made their quilts from shirts and dresses and flour sacks and hoarded every scrap that came their way your thoughts i would love to hear what you think sometimes i fear we become too snobby about everything in life forgive me no judgement intended let s just have fun and love what we do and remember be in joy and happy quilting share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories quilting tags blogging fabrics techniques thinking june is here published on june 5 2018 by valrightnow 8 comments what to do in june i did finish my big secret sewing project on time just two or three days before deadline it was a great challenge and a great finish however that leaves me in june with a little less than strong intention and focus is that always a reaction to finishing a big project for you do you need a little down time to recuperate here i am trying to figure out what to do next yes i do have at least one specific project in mind but not quite ready to start it no deadline so here is my reasonably blank sheet for june goals looks like the plan is to finish up some wips in order to try to decide what those or even one might be i spread things out on my work table chairs and design wall oh my i have so many and all the stars don t even show i can say here that if another wonky star 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