Finally Done!!

I did finish the binding on one quilt

at bee on Saturday!

 

This is my original “Counting By Fives”

quilt design -

made with Moda’s super fun “Attitude Girls”

by my favorite designer Mary Engelbreit!

At bee, I also finished about half of the binding

on my “Blue Garden Days” quilt made from

the Strip Twist quilt pattern

that is so fun to make

even though it uses partial seaming!  Still fun!!

It took me FOUR nights to compose the design directions for all 5 MBS projects…

MAN!!  That’s a realllllly longgggg post! 

Woo hoo!!  All done!! 

I still don’t know when it will be published, but I’ll let you know when I find out!!

Whatcha working on these days??

 

On A Roll! Woo Hoo!

Yesterday, I quilted my blue strip twist top that’s been sitting in my sewing room for 6 months.  It’s ready for me to hand-sew down the binding at bee on Saturday.  Today after work, I quilted my original “Counting By Fives” design quilt made with a Mary Engelbreit “Attitude Girls” honey bun.

I designed and made the top in August, but it’s been waiting patiently for me to quilt it.  I have lots of patient fabrics, too!! LOL!!

 

So, now I have 2 quilts to bind at bee!  YAY!!  I love to bind quilts, but I admit, it was not always pleasurable to me.  I used to hate it… not sure why it changed, but I am glad it did!!

My least favorite part of making a quilt is cutting it out.  My favorite part… well, that’s a tough one.  I love selecting and auditioning fabrics, piecing the blocks, free-motion quilting, and hand-sewing the binding down.  What’s your favorite part and least favorite part of quilting?

Back to Quilting, Finally!

I made a lovely blue quilt top while teaching a class at The Artful Quilter about 6 months ago and it’s been sitting with a pile of others in my sewing room.  I pinned it yesterday evening after work and quilted it tonight.  It’s made with very busy fabric prints, so i just did a simple meander with a soft green thread.

I got the binding sewn on and will do the hand finishing at bee on Saturday.  It’s so nice to finish a top, isn’t it?  YESSSSSSS!  :-)