Quilted 'Til We Wilted

 

FSNG* got together for a Quilt 'Til We Wilt day.  We gossiped, we ate, we sewed and quilted, we taught....we wilted....we went our separate ways ... I napped.

 

 

 

 

 

Binding and hand sewing seemed to be the big
focus of the day.  (Wonder what they're talking about...hope it's not me...)

Teaching the youngest Q girl how to make a "sandwich" and then quilt it on her Brother.  Sent her home with "Q" homework.  

Next gathering she will learn to bind.

(Notice the pressing table in the background...keep reading...)

 

 

 

 

As you can see on my design floor, I made progress on my American Patchwork and Quilting UFO Challenge for February.  I'm using left-over squares from the Violet Hill Layer Cake I used for my sister, Renee's, quilt (2021). 

I recently learned my S-I-L is very ill...I think I'll gift this to her.

 

 

 

 

Served up yummy (homemade) soup.

Andi brought  yummy (homemade) dill bread,
and the hostess kept the left overs....

 

My new Duplex acquisition....a kitchen island for meal prep...AND doubles as a big pressing table!!! 
TWO for the price of ONE!  Winner, Winner!  (How many finished "Winner, Winner" with "Chicken Dinner"....ha ha ha ha)

At the end of the day....it was time for a nice long nap.

 

P.S.  I think I might have my quilting mojo back...
but, I don't want to speak too soon...
and, I do have a killer work-week coming up.

*FSNG = First Saturday Needle Group
**D.H. = Dear Handiman

She Who Sews

 

 

 

The first time I saw this panel, I loved it.

She Who Sews fabric collection by J Wecker Frisch
for Riley Blake Designs

 

This panel has been taped up on my studio door since I moved here....
6 Months already!!

It's time to get her done!

I'm on a roll with panels.  This will be my second finish this month!
How about that!!

 

The Needler's Studio in California is truly missed right about now! 
There were so many nice, big surfaces!

The biggest surface I have in my new house for preparing the sandwich is the kitchen floor.... and it IS CARPETED! 
(That's right...the former owner carpeted the kitchen and the bathrooms....one of these days it will be replaced.) 
For now, it is what it is and because of the carpet I cannot really get the backing stretched TIGHT like they say you're supposed to do.

 

I use a product called Pinmoor for pinning a quilt sandwich.  HERE
They are like little gum drops for the end of the pin.

And now, all pinned and marked and ready for the quilting.  

Working with fabric in any capacity is enough to stir up the creative juices.