What’s on the machines 8/22/12

Here it is Wednesday again. I’m not getting as much quilting done today as I had planned. I got sidetracked this morning with making a couple apple pies.

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I love apple pie……..

Anyway, I did finish this quilt and just took it off Millie.

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I freehanded babump feathers in a couple of the borders. I meandered them around in the wide border.

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I used Glide thread and it just pops on some of the fabrics. I like it……

Now I need to get the next quilts loaded and get back to work.

While I was writing this, my neighbor brought over some cookies.

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She makes the BEST chocolate chip cookies I have ever had! Wow. Homemade apple pie and hot from the oven Ch chip cookies……..life is good!!!

Hope you have a great day!!

Theresa

Design wall Monday 8/20/12

This is going to be my next project. My friend Jolynne embroidered these beautiful blocks for me, so now it’s time to get them made into a quilt top. This is the center block.

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There are 16 blocks that will go around the center.

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There are 4 corners with hearts.

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Step one will be to remove the stabilizer. I’m sure this is going to be a long project. But it’s going to be worth it when I get done.

To see more design walls check out http://www.patchworktimes.com

That’s it for today!
Theresa

Our Etsy store

Sharon has been hard at work getting our Etsy store up and running. YEAH! I’m trying to get the link over on my sidebar, but I’m having trouble trying to figure out how to get it there. In time, hopefully I will figure it out. For now though, you can follow this link and hopefully see our patterns that we have available so far. We plan to add more as time goes by.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/QuiltsbyWingDesigns

Have a great day!

Theresa

What’s on the machine 7/25/12

Here’s the quilt I have on Millie today. It’s a beauty. It’s all creams and white. All I’ve done so far is all the SID work around the blocks. Now I’m ready to start the fun quilting.

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The blocks are 17″.

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Viqtoria is getting a break for now. She’s been busy getting pantos done.
I might load the next one on later today.
Here’s the back of one from yesterday that has Glide thread on it. The white thread on the pink fabric really makes the design show!

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Ok, my breaks over. Back to work!
Have a good day!!

Theresa

What’s on the machine. 7/18/12

It’s Wednesday! Here’s what I’m working on today. This one is on Millie. It’s almost done.

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I’m just putting simple custom on it. The outside blocks are all nurse ones, they were easy but I couldn’t decide what to do with the blocks in the center, so I just put some swirls and half feathers.

Viqtoria is busy behind me doing a panto.

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That’s it for my Wednesday work.

What are you working on today?

Theresa

Design wall 7/16/12 not a quilt

Since I finished the quilt top that had been on the design wall forever, I haven’t decided what to do next as far as what quilt to work on. So, I cut out another jacket pattern.

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This pattern is so fast and easy to make. It’s called “A Little Something Jacket”. The first one I made has long sleeves.

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This one has the short sleeves. I cut the pattern down a bit on this one, as I didn’t care for the excess fabric in the front. I added darts in the back too.

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To see more design walls. Check out http://www.patchworktimes.com

Theresa

What are the odds????

I had lunch today with 3 of my quilting buddies. Candy, Doris & Janet (who is 1 day younger than me). We were celebrating Janet’s latest quilting award. Anyway, you know how you sit there and talk about all kinds of things, our conversation turned to our younger days. You know those crazy things you did as teenagers! Anyway, here’s part of the conversation..

Doris: So Janet have you always lived in Kansas?

Janet: No I lived in Missouri for awhile. I was born in KC MO

Me: So was I. Which hospital?

Janet: Trinity Lutheran Hospital

Me: So was I!

Janet: We lived on Campbell around 41st

Me: OH MY GOSH! We lived around 42nd and Campbell!

after that I can’t remember who said what but we had to have been in the same hospital nursery at the same time, because they always kept you in the hospital several days. I think Mom said she was in there 5 days when she had me. I was born around 4:30 in the afternoon and Janet was born the next day shortly before noon!

What are the odds of 2 babies being born at the same hospital within a day of each other, sharing the same nursery, living on the same street (we moved when I was 15 mo old), growing up and both becoming quilters and then meeting each other and becoming friends???????? Wow! That’s WILD!!

What are the odds of that?????

Theresa