Some finishes

It's been a busy week and i'm trying to get some things done. first off, i finished piecing the top for my class quilt, called Our Town. it came out 90x100. a nice queen bed size. don't know when it will get quilted. but all the fabric came from my stash and i figured 8 yards, so that is good. here's a pic of the top...

and the dimensional rows...the geese are open and sewed with a new way that i really liked. and the cathederal window blocks turned out great, too. i wasn't sure i could do them properly but i like how they turned out. i used invisible thread to stitch down the part that was folded over.

 

and here are the borders. i made the last border 6"...was going to go for 8 or 10 but i think it is large enough like this. it is the same green stripe as the background.

I also quilted up the Winnie the Pooh quilt for a friend's baby that is due the end of May. i pieced the back with leftover fabric and put his name on there, too...Patrick Erin.

I tried a couple pillowcases using the burrito style of sewing and i must say it is quick and easy. i am going to make more. i just cleaned out my studio and donated about 35 quilts to various agencies and have decided to make pillowcases to go out with the next donation batch. i think they might like those, too. i have lots of kid fabric so will make some cases for them.

And something else i finished this week was this small quilt that was in the cabinet to be quilted. i call it Wild Child. it is about 56x62.

Well, that's it for the eye candy for this week. in the evening i am now doing more paper piecing. i have a book with vegetables so i am making a veggie quilt. so far i have done the eggplant. there are about 12 or 14 different veggies. i have the corresponding veggie fabric that i will put as sashing around each individual block. but i cannot find the beet or cabbage fabric. so those 2 may not make it into the quilt. i was actually wondering if i could paint beet fabric. get some beets at the store, cut them in half, and use them as a stamp on fabric. i may try it and see if it works. what do you think.  perhaps the cabbage would work that way, too. something to think about.

This morning i spent 3 hours whacking out the underbrush at the corner of my property. when the leaves are out my wireless connection has a problem seeing the connection at the barn....about 500 feet away across the road. i was pulling the vines out of the trees and cutting out sticker bushes and small trees. i was so proud of myself. LOL   when i came over to the studio and looked out the window it looks more open but i STILL can't see the barn. darn...now i have to go back and whack out more. perhaps tonight or tomorrow. my hands are sore and my back, too. may have to go take a nap for a bit.

See you next time.