Friday, April 29, 2011

BASTING PARTY

Hello everyone!  My quilt has been assembled, basted / pinned for the next phase of my "Odyssey"!  A GREAT BIG THANK-YOU to all my friends who helped to get the work done! You're the best!  Also a BIG Thank-you to Oklahoma Quiltworks ( http://www.okquiltworks.com/ ) for allowing us to use their classroom in which to assemble it.

Four special friends and myself gathered on Thursday at Oklahoma Quiltworks to get my quilt ready for the next step (quilting).  We ironed, layed out the backing, added the batting and then the top, taped the edges, then sewed and pinned for most of the day.  But the job was finally done, and I'm really excited and ready to move on to quilting it.
Three of my helpers, Sylvia, Kaye and Laura
Ironing the backing - myself (left) and Linda (right)


Taping backing and batting in place
Getting it placed just right; Laura and Linda

Placing the top on the batting; Frm left Laura, Linda and Kaye

Basting, basting, basting! Frm left Linda, Sylvia, Laura & me!

We're done! Frm left Linda, Susan, Laura, Kaye
Folded and ready to take home! Thank-you everyone!


Saturday, April 23, 2011

QUILTS FROM MY PAST - PART II

Here is another quilt from my past.  This quilt was made by my now deceased mother-in-law and given to me not too long after I married in the 70's.  It is a Flower Garden Quilt, it has a green backing.  It's 100% hand sewn.
  

This next quilt was left to me after my mother-in-law died.  It is a Sunbonnet Sue Quilt.  She made this quilt in the 80's, it is appliqued and 100% hand sewn.

Also from the 1980's is a quilt I asked my mother to make for me.  I had seen it in a magazine.  It is a Tulip Quilt.  The tulips are appliqued.  It has a matching blue back and two layers of scallops around the edge, one dark blue the other light blue.  I paid her for this quilt.  She made matching pillows for me too. (100% hand sewn).

My mom also made me my first quilt (given to me from her in the 1970's).  It is called a Spool Quilt.  100% hand sewn and used material from clothes I wore in the 70's, my sisters' clothes too.  I used it for many years and it needs some minor repairs.  I will do that "some day" :-)


Next up, my dear sister who has been my mentor through-out the making of my quilt top, worked for many years on a beautiful quilt and gave it to me as a gift.  It is called a Flower Basket Quilt.  She also made a matching pillow.


This next quilt is a doll / baby size quilt that my daughter made in school.  She got an "A" on it :-)  It is a simple block quilt that has been tacked.  I've alway loved and cherished it.

This next quilt is another quilt I inherited when my mother in law died.  I really am not sure what the name of this quilt is.


And finally, this last quilt was another one my mother made.  It is also made using material from our old clothes.  I believe it is a String Quilt.  It's very colorful.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

More from the past

Again, while waiting on the next phase of my quilt project, I am posting past projects.  This next set of pictures is a crocheted blanket I made for myself.


Sunday, April 17, 2011

Cross stitch - year 2000; Crochet - year 2003

Here is another picture from the past.  It is one of my cross stitches made in 2000.  It is a "Blackwork" cross stitch with an inset iris.  I made three of these.  In the first two, the iris's were purple and both were given as gifts to my sisters.  This one I made for myself and adapted the color from purple to pink.

I have also crocheted quite a few items, in this next picture is an afghan I made for my son in his favorite colors, it didn't take long to make this one.


QUILTS FROM MY PAST

Soon I will begin the next phase of my quilt.  A group of friends will be helping me to assemble my quilt at The Oklahoma Quiltworks shop on the 28th of this month.  While I wait for that day to arrive, I have looked back at old pictures and will post some pictures of my past works which include crochet and cross stitch, and quilts made by some of my family.  The picture today is a quilt made by my now deceased mother-in-law.  She originally made this quilt to enter in the State Fair of Oklahoma.  She didn't get it done in time so she put it in a quilt show and was then featured in a quilt magazine.

I have made numerous crochets and cross stitches, a lot of which have been given away.  I'll post pictures as I find them.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

APRIL 2011 - INSCRIPTION IS COMPLETE

Happy April!  April has started out beautiful!  I have more tulips blooming, I love tulips.  I have finally finished the inscription on my quilt, it is a personal message to my son and daughter.  The quilt top is now ready for the next phase - the quilting phase.  I had my husband take me to our local quilt store "Oklahoma Quiltworks".  Here is the link if you wish to visit... http://www.okquiltworks.com/   A VERY nice lady helped me to pick out the backing - an off-white muslin and a 100% cotton batting which I will be using to assemble my quilt.  She also gave me very helpful information on assembling all of it before the quilting.  I will be gathering some friends who will help me assemble my quilt in the "Oklahoma Quiltworks" store.  I also showed my quilt in the store while there (it's first public viewing--other than in this blog) and received a lot of very nice compliments.  Thanks everyone!  I look forward to the next phase!
Inscription is complete

This is my quilt store
This is the backing, batting and the book my sister gave me to study over the last several years

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