Halloween fun!

On a whim yesterday, I chopped up an old Halloween table runner that I had made (for a long rectangular table) along with some leftovers from a witch dress from years gone by, added in a wee bit of leftover from my free bird quilt and ...TADA!!


A new and DARLING Halloween table runner! I love it! I quilted in orange loop-tee-loos (is that a word?) and, while not perfect, is really fun! The ghost are pins.

The back

I love Halloween!

For me? Maybe!

When I first started with this quilting kick, I went through a "buy every bit of fabric in sight" phase. I got over it, but I'm still working through the fabric that I bought.

One jelly roll that I bought was this line:

Freebird, by MoMo for Moda (click to see, obviously...)

When I got it, I thought - fun, but... loud. But I cut out the pieces for my planned squares... and then put it away. For quite a while. Then I finally got it out again and did a few more. Theeeeen - put it away.

You know the old saying, "absence makes the heart grow fonder"? Not so with this fabric. The longer it sat in my drawer, the longer I wanted to ignore it.

But, I finally pulled it out and started working on it again. I got the squares done, and then put it away while I mulled over what how to pull it all together. I had seen a few other quilts made with this line and I'll be honest. I wasn't really liking them. So finishing this was a trial for me. But, I decided what to do and got busy putting the top together. And...

I fell in love. Really. I finished quilting it today, so I have only the binding left to do, and I can honestly say - this is my favorite. By a lot.

It's funny - I haven't made a quilt for myself yet. I have a hard time picking fabric for me. So I said that I would just keep making quilts and when I made "the one" I would know it.

I was SURE this one would not be it.

But I think it might be!! I'll post pictures when the binding is done. And that point, I'll decide if it's mine - or if it goes in the shop. But I'm thinking it's mine!! :) Stay tuned!

A Quilt for Mom

I made this quilt for my mom! It turned out so cute! It is my second free-motion project! I love doing free motion now! Of course, I managed to make my mistakes on the dark fabric, just so everyone could see (haha!). No, but really - I love how it turned out, and best of all - Mom loves it too!!

A Bag for Sam

So, my sweet Beehive, Sam, finished her bag. I have been helping her with it for a Personal Progress project. She has worked hard and today finished this adorable bag!! Way to go Sam!!

Doing Stuff

This is what I've been up to...

Sewing with Sam! She's doing a project for Young Women's! A bag! It's going to be so cute!!

And this is where I'm at on my WIP.

It'll be done soon, I hope! (And - it's going to be SUCH a happy quilt!)

Practice

I've been practicing some more! I am loving free motion!

I am loving this quilt. I have removed the color here on purpose. Muhahaha! Um, anyway, I'll post pictures of this lovely when I get it to its new owner. Hopefully soon!!

Free Motion!

I boldly went were I have never gone before - the world of free-motion quilting! I was a little nervous, but after a few practices, I decided to just go for it!

I don't think I'll ever go back! It was FUN! It will take some more practice, sure - but I really enjoyed this!

So, here's my first free-motion quilted project! Yea!