A Quilting Retreat Weekend!

A Quilting Retreat Weekend!

Seven of us are off to a quilting retreat this weekend!  Because I’m suffering from Quilting ADHD,  I can’t stay focused and every quilting idea I see online, I want to make!!!

My list of projects (unless I change my mind!)

1.  Pineapple trash to treasure quilt – see picture here.

2.  Purple trip around the world – see picture here.

3.  Love’s woven rectangles – a totally new project that started out as a kit, purchased last fall during our bus trip.  After musing over the included pattern, I decided to make my own design using EQ7.  I  made one fabric change, which of course, required a purchase!  Not sure how to import the EQ7 pattern into this post but here’s a picture of the fabric all cut and ready to sew!

4.  Hand sewing – binding on my finished trip around the world – here’s a before picture.

5.  Anything else I decide to throw in at the last minute!

We are going to A Place to Sew in DeSoto, Wisconsin!  I’ll be posting pictures from the banks of the mighty Mississippi to my facebook page!!  You can “like” my page at facebook.com/LRDesignsquilting

Have a great weekend!  I know I will!!

Linda

 

Design Wall Monday and charms in the mail today!

Design Wall Monday and charms in the mail today!

Well, I’ve done it again!  I’ve started on another project instead of finishing them!  My camera makes purple look blue, trust me, it’s very purple.  This is version one, 17 x 17 (4″ finished units), plus two borders will finish 81″ square.  I’ve decided to make it smaller, 13 x 15, which will finish 65″ x 73″.  Here’s the layout for that version, which is now on the floor!  The trick will be to pick it up in an organized way so I can take it to my quilt retreat this weekend!

(message to sister:  I hope you like it!)

And I’m mailing charms today!!!  So excited to get some in return!

Big thanks to Mary at The Curious Quilter for organizing the swap.  Time to get sewing postage stamp charm blocks!

 

 

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects!

 

 

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

Rainbows Arcadia Pure Velvet

Rainbows Arcadia Pure Velvet

 

This beautiful quilt is for Rainbows and Calico Things quilt shop. When Barbara and I were planning the quilting, we decided on an overall design and Superior Highlights thread.  I decided on a pantograph because I knew I would not be able to see my stitching from the front of the machine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pantograph is Oma’s Garden by Sophie Collier.  Here’s the view from the back.

This is a great pantograph with lots of details and a freehand look.

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

My Winnings!

My Winnings!

My winnings arrived today!  Last week I won on Threadtales blog and I thought I was winning a book but a Jelly Roll of Kaffe Fassett fabric was in the package, too.  Wow!  Was I surprised and happy!  Now I’m excited to plan another project!

Check out Threadtales for machine quilting ideas and more!

Have you won anything lately?  Good luck!

Linda

SpinSanity by Celia

SpinSanity by Celia

Isn’t this a fun quilt?!  The pattern is Spinsanity, but Celia has changed it from the original.  Do you do make changes to patterns?

I was very excited to learn that Celia will be adding a piping element next to the binding.  It will be the same fabric as the narrow border.  I hope I get to see it after it’s finished.

For the quilting, we decided to do separate border designs, background fill in the dark areas and create a floral element for the spinning block centers.  I changed the thread color from Rainbows in the border and blocks to So Fine 50 in the narrow border and OMNI in the dark background.

The wool batting shows off the quilting with the right light.  Enjoy the pictures, I love how this quilt turned out!

I love the unexpected spinning flower in the blocks!

I love it when you turn the quilt to the back and it looks awesome!  I was a little worried about matching the bobbin thread to the dark OMNI thread for the background fill but it looks great on the back.

 

How many times did I say “love”?!

 

 

Thanks for looking and just keep “stitchin” !

Linda

 

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