The Queen Mother

Someone asked me in a comment where I do my quilting.  I use my Bernina 640 in my sewing room, to do my quilting on smaller projects like Schnibbles, Little Bites, table runners, pillows, wall hangings, purses and totes.  This is the room you usually see in my blog posts with Yogi snoozing away in his bed up on my sewing table.

But, when I need to quilt anything bigger, I’m in the home office across the hall from my sewing room…  where The Queen Mother resides!!

This is Her Royal Highness, The Queen Mother!!

She’s a HQ Sweet Sixteen Sit Down Machine.  She came with the table she sits down into…but I wanted more support, so I have two little tables one on each side of her.

One day, when I find the room, she may turn into a long arm!  Maybe in our forever house!

So, where do you quilt your projects?  Do you quilt your own smaller projects and then pay a long arm quilter to do the rest for you?  Most of my friends do that!

Back to School!!

I’m talking about my new quilt named “Back to School”, not that I’m going back to school! 

This will be my first fall in 34 years that I’m NOT going back to school!!  YESSSSSS!!

Love,  LOVE,  L. O. V. E.  being retired!!  Soooo wonderful!!

But, do want some new school themed quilts to put out every September with all my collected teacher memorabilia.

This pattern was one of those free flyer patterns given to me  with an online fabric order.

It was supposed to be made with an autumn themed panel, but I just loved the apples, so I just used a cute vintage school print from Susan Branch for the centers of the blocks where the fall panels were to go.

Well, The Queen Mother (aka my Handiquilter Sweet 16 Sit Down machine) is not in my little sewing room- it is across the hall in our home office.

I took Yogi’s bed off my sewing table and brought it in that room… but he does not like it in there on the floor.

He would rather just lay on the floor in the hall at the top of the stairs.

I  used some red stash fat quarters to make the apples.

And some of the many school themed prints for the rest!  And I still have plenty left for a few more quilts!!

I’m thinking of using my Accuquilt GO! and the tumbler die to make a quilt with the smaller school fabric scraps!

Isn’t that backing fabric cute??

I’ve got my granny square quilt all pin-basted and ready to quilt…

but I’m half way done piecing Dime Store - the August Schnibble pattern… so will probably finish the top and then quilt the granny square quilt while I’m waiting for the backing fabric to come in the mail!!

What sewing are you doing this weekend??  Something fun???