Many thanks to the ladies of the Perry Sew Day on Saturday. What a wonderful group of ladies, spacious and welcoming facility, and positive atmosphere. What a pleasure it was to spend the day with all of you. And super thanks to my friend Barb Eikmeier for inviting me and sharing her wonderful talent and positive energy with all of us. I got a lot done!
I have been watching Lea Day's machine quilting lessons on Craftsy: The Secrets of Free-Motion Quilting and thought it would be a good time to try out what I am learning. I stretched out my backing and taped it down, smoothed my batting carefully over it, and pinned my Diamond Stars quilt top on top. Pinned it in place as instructed, and ready to quilt.
It was times like this that I wished I was a better quilter! How I wish I could do all those pretty designs that look so effortless when the experts do it. I harken back to all the lessons learned from quilters I admire (Brenda Weien, who does all my big quilts; Diane Anderson, who is just about the best quilter I know; Pam Clarke, who's method for quilting between the dots really inspires me; and Lea Day, who makes free motion quilting look so easy).
But my friend Barb gave me a great suggestions and I decided to quilt in the ditch while I mulled over other fill-in ideas.
Here is what it looks like all quilted in the ditch.
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I was thinking of doing some kind of fill in the what spaces. What should I do in the stars? Any suggestions? There will be buttons in the middle of each star so I don't need to do anything super dramatic. This is a small quilt after all.
Ok, back to making mashed potatoes for our early thanksgiving dinner with the kids later today. I have a Sweet & Sour Pot Roast on the stove cooking, a chocolate mouse pie in the fridge chilling, hot spiced cider mulling in the crock pot, and potatoes waiting to be scrubbed for garlic smashed potatoes. The pot roast is an old German recipe from my mom's dad's side of the family. Made with a big chuck roast, bay leaves, vinegar, ginger snaps, sugar, and raisins, it is just too good for words!
Oh, and I almost forgot! My new Indian Blanket Pattern and Sea Glass Diamonds Pattern is still on sale on my website for 20% off with the coupon code MGD20% -- but only in November.
I have been watching Lea Day's machine quilting lessons on Craftsy: The Secrets of Free-Motion Quilting and thought it would be a good time to try out what I am learning. I stretched out my backing and taped it down, smoothed my batting carefully over it, and pinned my Diamond Stars quilt top on top. Pinned it in place as instructed, and ready to quilt.
It was times like this that I wished I was a better quilter! How I wish I could do all those pretty designs that look so effortless when the experts do it. I harken back to all the lessons learned from quilters I admire (Brenda Weien, who does all my big quilts; Diane Anderson, who is just about the best quilter I know; Pam Clarke, who's method for quilting between the dots really inspires me; and Lea Day, who makes free motion quilting look so easy).
But my friend Barb gave me a great suggestions and I decided to quilt in the ditch while I mulled over other fill-in ideas.
Here is what it looks like all quilted in the ditch.
I was thinking of doing some kind of fill in the what spaces. What should I do in the stars? Any suggestions? There will be buttons in the middle of each star so I don't need to do anything super dramatic. This is a small quilt after all.
Ok, back to making mashed potatoes for our early thanksgiving dinner with the kids later today. I have a Sweet & Sour Pot Roast on the stove cooking, a chocolate mouse pie in the fridge chilling, hot spiced cider mulling in the crock pot, and potatoes waiting to be scrubbed for garlic smashed potatoes. The pot roast is an old German recipe from my mom's dad's side of the family. Made with a big chuck roast, bay leaves, vinegar, ginger snaps, sugar, and raisins, it is just too good for words!
Oh, and I almost forgot! My new Indian Blanket Pattern and Sea Glass Diamonds Pattern is still on sale on my website for 20% off with the coupon code MGD20% -- but only in November.
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