Knocking Off More UFO's

I finished the other fall quilt with some awesome binding with Indian Corn printed fabric. I named this one "November Rows". Kinda like the row design concept! This is only the second row type quilt I've made. Have you made some? What's your fav?

This next quilt I finished is a gift for my dear mother-in-law. It's a jelly roll quilt which was really fun to make. I named it "Roses for Yaya". My mother-in-law lives in a assisted living home for seniors in Georgia. She was the most wonderful mother-in-law ever. I could not have hand-picked a better mother-in-law. She was always there when my kids were little to help out and she was so loving and giving and full of fun. She is over 90 now and is losing her memory.

I wanted to make her a quilt with cheery colors but a vintage feel... I think she will like the colors! I think she will like to cuddle up with it in her recliner in front of the TV. And maybe she'll remember me when she touches this quilt that was truly made with love?

When I get the rest of the UFO's covering up my cutting table in my sewing room finished, then I'm going to make some new stockings for our mantle and a cool Santa wall hanging for over it! I'm always so busy in November making gifts for my family for Christmas, that we have not Christmas quilts of our own!! I am determined to make some stuff to KEEP for us this month!!
Do you make gifts for your family and friends for Christmas? What are you making this year???

I'm a Quiltin' Maniac!!

Knowing I would be putting all my Halloween decor away and bringing out all my Thanksgiving decor, I was REALLY motivated to get the 3 quilt tops quilted and bound, so I could put them out with my Thanksgiving stuff. SOOOOOOOOO, I got to quilting!! I've quilted and bound two of them so far!! YESSSSSSSSS! Man, my Juki was smokin'!!! :-)

This one is called "Autumn Bounty". It was shown in a Fons and Porter magazine. I quilted around the flowers, corn and pumpkins in the center panel and then quilted a garland of leaves, acorns and curlicues in the next few borders and stippled in the last border. I used a gorgeous variegated thread with red, green, gold and orange colors.

I named this one "November Bounty". I used the same great thread and just meandered all over it with all different shapes and sizes of leaves. It was so fun to quilt it.

I love using stripes for bindings! Do you?

Well, gotta get up and get busy taking down all my Halloween stuff... drag the boxes downstairs to the basement and bring up the tubs of Thanksgiving stuff. I put out all my scarecrows for Thanksgiving. I'll take photos when I'm done and post them later!! I still have one more top to quilt... so gotta get on that, too!

What are YOU working on this weekend?

All Hallow's Eve!!

Frankie says-

"Scary, scary, screamie, screamie!

Happy, happy, Halloweenie!!"

Have a booooo-tiful Halloween!!