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A wonderful gift for an outdoorsman, that my customer has pieced for her brother.
We chose the pantograph Leaf Pile as the quilting design, with its medley of different leaves it was a fitting choice for this wildlife quilt.
I really enjoy quilting this particular design, it doesn’t have a lot of repeats like some pantographs do.
Her quilt is trimmed and ready for binding!
The use of black for the background on this quilt really allow the colours to pop!
The pantograph A Little Bit of This was the design chosen, often adding a soft flowing design opposed to strong angles or lines in the piecing of the quilt adds a different dimension and plays on the designs of many of the fabrics in a quilt like this one.
The backing choice was perfect for this quilt! if anyone knows somewhere still selling this wide back please let me know!
The quilt left trimmed and ready for binding.
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The burst colours woven so beautifully in this quilt make it such a treat to look at!
This is the second Woolies Flannel Over and Down Under quilt that Teenie has made (and had me quilt for her) using this kit From Connecting Threads
She asked that I quilt it using the same design as the first one which was the pantograph Bayside.
I love how vibrant this quilt is and the flannel fabric is oh so soft!
Her quilt is trimmed and ready for binding.
Just before our trip I was contacted by the daughters of a quilter that I knew of through guild and online. They wondered if I would help complete a quilt that their Mother had begun and sadly had passed away before completing it.
The quilt had been intended for her granddaughter.
I was happy to accept this project and let them know that I would check with a friend of mine to see if she would complete the quilt top for me while I was away as they hoped to have the quilt ready for the Granddaughters bridal shower.
Kim did a wonderful job! Due to the Grandmothers illness some of the blocks needed some work and some needed to be made.
The daughters had a card that their Mom had written to her Granddaughter and had it printed onto fabric for the label.
I attached the label onto the backing before quilting the quilt.
The pantograph Two of Hearts was chosen for the quilting…perfect for a quilt that has so much love attached.
Hot pink was requested for the backing which I found locally. It was also used for the binding.
I was told that the Granddaughter absolutely loves her quilt 😊💗
Driving through the Everglades was so interesting and our stop at the Oasis Visitor Centre gave us the opportunity to learn about and see many alligators.
They are fascinating creatures that were interesting to watch…that said I am glad they aren’t found in our pond!
Our next stay was at Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Campground in South Miami. While there we spend a day at the zoo.
And after a couple of nights there we were off on our next adventure headed to Key West! We stayed at the southern most KOA in Sugarloaf. Such a pretty campground!
Of course we spent a couple of days in Key West.
We toured The Hemingway Home and Museum. Check out the famous six toed kitties!
We ate Shrimp Tacos at Sloppy Joes…where Hemingway was known to hang out…
And after lunch we walked to the Seam Shoppe which was so well worth the walk!
As soon as we opened the door we were welcomed and told to help our selves to the fridge where there was also a very comfy seating area. I enjoyed chatting with the owner Cindy Meyer and really loved her shop! It was fun adding a few more fabrics to my bag!
After 5 days in Key West we spent a couple more days relaxing at the same campground in South Miami enjoying their bike trails before heading back through the Everglades up to Madeira Beach.
My Longarm and I have been busy and I will start sharing pictures again soon. Here is a peek!
Spring in Thunder Bay has arrived and I always enjoy watching the greens evolve in our yard. We arrived home just in time.
We/ mostly Erik have been busy in the yard and I have been busy in my studio.
Jen brought me her first quilt, we chose the pantograph Forest Floor adding to its outdoorsy cabin look. (It is a gift meant to be used in her friend’s camp…( in Thunder Bay cottages and cabins are referred to as Camps)
Jen’s quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up!
Now a little more about our recent adventure
St Augustine is known for being the oldest City in the US. We both drank from the fountain of youth!
We chose to stay in KOA campgrounds for the most part as it made planning the trip a little easier and also because for the most part you know what to expect.
Our next stop was in Bradenton Florida for a night. This KOA was on a farm and was so interesting to walk and cycle around.
Many of the campgrounds had cabins and covered wagons to rent for those without an RV.
The next morning we were headed to Bonita Springs where we had booked a one week stay at Bonita Terra. We have friends who spend the winter there and it was so nice to visit with them and to check out a 55plus resort.
We had the use of a golf cart!! I loved driving that around though I especially loved being able to walk my 10,000 steps in the morning on the shady sides of the canal roads.
The pool area and club house we are lot of fun!
We spent time exploring Fort Myers and Marco Island as well as Bonita Springs.
This Banyan Tree was amazing! I can picture children having a lot of fun playing around and climbing a tree like this.
I was sad to leave this area of Florida but also excited to experience and see our upcoming destinations.
On our way to our next Campground (Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park and Campground in south Miami) we drove through the Florida Everglades.
I have been hinting at the trip that we set out on March 20th of this year. (When we arrived home May 3rd we had put almost 10,000 km on the Motorhome!)
After a lot of planning and preparation and trying to finish as many customer quilts as I could, we had the Motorhome loaded and ready to go!
Our first night was spent in a hotel in Wisconsin Dells after a long day of driving…and a stop or two in Duluth. (it was still too cold to sleep in the motorhome)
We booked a three night stay at the first campground in Paducah Kentucky.
It was warm enough to change into warmer weather clothes and if you are a quilter you probably know where I was planning to go while in Paducah.
If you guessed Hancocks of Paducah you were right! Wow what an amazing amount of beautiful quilting fabric!!
I behaved for the most part 😊 I did indulge in some fun of course
We also visited The National Quilt Museum which really deserves its own post!
After Paducah the Weather was perfect and the Motorhome had been fully set up for use. Unfortunately for those at home they were dealing with a snow storm.
Montgomery Alabama was our next stay!
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The drive from Montgomery to Perry Florida was so interesting and fun. We did go for a walk around the Farmers Market in Nashville.
We slept so well in the Motorhome maybe because we were exhausted. The quilt that I made for the MH bed still needed the binding stitched down and it is almost finished! I had thought there would be time to stitch however as the navigator Erik preferred that I kept my eye on the road for the most part.
This quilt will soon have its own post. It is perfect for the Motorhome and will be all finished before the next trip!
We left Perry Florida headed to St Augustine, this sign was near our campsite.
More to come!
This is the third scrappy quilt of Marilyn’s that I quilted before our big adventure!
It’s so much fun to see how she utilizes her stash and makes wonderful scrappy quilts…also so inspiring!
I used the pantograph Tickle Two to bring the three layers of her quilt together.
I especially love the way the design shows on the backing that reads as a solid along with the beautiful stitches.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post we have been on a bit of an adventure!
We left home in our Motorhome on March 20th and have put on 9140 kilometres so far…we are in Clear Lake Iowa this morning, after visiting the Surf Ballroom yesterday.
Today we head to Hinckley MN and then home on Friday. It’s been an amazing trip, which I will start blogging about once we are settled in again.
I will also be back to full time Longarm Quilting for all of my wonderful, encouraging and patient customers!
As a long time quilter and lover of quilting fabric I have acquired over the years a wonderful collection…one that continues to grow I might add…actually I have grown it a little this last month and will probably add a little more next week.
Watch for my upcoming posts as I share what I have been up to for the last month or so!!
Anyways, I noticed this morning that Tara Faughnan has released her Sunny pattern! This was such a fun month of the Color Collective that I took part in and the pattern has so many possibilities of fun with your stash and a great way to learn a different technique of paper piecing that doesn’t involve removing or wasting paper.
The collective was so much fun for someone like me…. Each month receiving a colour palette of Tara’s choosing and a pattern to play with…it felt a little like being a child back in my childhood and getting fresh new crayons with blank paper to create with!
Onto sharing some scrappy fun!
Marilyn has been inspiring me for many years with her use of her stash…I have two customers named Marilyn who are on a mission of playing with and using stash!! Which means so much fun to someone like me!
Some times simplicity of piecing is a great way to play and use scraps with a beautiful quilt as a result!
Adding some easy piecing that allows for some colour pops into the border really added more fun!
Marilyn told me that she ordered the backing online and that it was a sheet! It was perfect and so easy to work with and the result really made for a two sided quilt!
Using the design A Little Bit of This was another layer of fun adding a layer of soft density and visual pleasure to her quilt.
Of course it left trimmed and ready for binding then gifting.
This quilt was fun to work on, starting with finding the backing, which I found at our local Fix Sew & Scissors. They are not a quilt shop however have been selling the last of Fuelled by Fabrics inventory.
The floral print that I found was such a lovely match to this vintage top made before there were “quilting cottons”. I loved the seer sucker prints and the memories recalled in working with them!
As always, when piecing a quilt backing when applicable I like to match the pattern. Always a complimentary service.
As is trimming quilts so that they are ready for binding upon pick up.
Let me help you turn your quilt tops into finished projects.
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