Day 5 Final catch up post....for the moment!!

My best buds, Eddie & Melissa Landreth (aka Arkansas Man Quilter), and I took a road trip in late July to our good friend Jim Gatling's home in Morrilton, Arkansas.  As many of you know, Jim has been making quilt tops (over 100 so far) from scraps people have given him and has decided to start having them quilted!   When we arrived, we found two "stacks", each bagged with quilt tops/backs and information.  Jim's work room/studio has large tables so we were able to lay out each top and discuss what would be best for each top.  Melissa was our scribe and really did a great job of taking notes for each!

We began with the "stack" he had labelled for me to do - I don't mind saying, at first is was pretty overwhelming, but we got in the groove and things moved along well!  My stack ended up with 9 quilts of various sizes and a mix of custom and all over designs, four of which need to be finished by early December.  We moved on to Eddie's "stack" which ended up having 8 tops to be all custom quilted!  Between us, we brought home 17 quilt tops...

We ended the day with a "show and tell" aka "quilt this one or not, show worthy or gift, or maybe some day" and lunch at a local cafe.   I can't say we made much of a dent in Jim's inventory but at least it's a start and we had a good time!!!

I have managed to finish 2 of the 4 that have a deadline...

Wall hanging with "rustic" quilting

A bright, fun floral, incorporating Blooming Things (Anne Bright) in center with custom borders 

I was able to finish one last customer quilt prior to leaving on vacation. 

Design - Curlz by Urban Elements

Until next time, stay safe!!
Leah