Morning!!!

Just wanted to share a couple of quilts I've finished recently!

First up is one I made for us while on vacation in September!  Yes, I spent time sewing in the condo at the beach!  What can I say?!!!  I picked up a FQ pack at The Sewing Center Around the Block in Ft. Walton Beach.  If you are in the area, be sure to check out this shop as well as Coastal Stitches in Destin!  After finishing the main project I took with me, I was still in the mood to sew so I did this quick small lap quilt for TV watching!  I used a Hobbs cotton/wool blend batting for winter warmth and this has been washed!

Next is another "Jim" quilt as Eddie and I like to call them!  It's a Razorback Flag!!!  WPS! As I've mentioned before, Jim Gatling lets us know (in detail usually) how he wants his quilts quilted!  He told me this turned out just as he had envisioned!  Whew!!!😅

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!!!
Until next time,
Happy Quilting!

 Morning!

This is a quilt I finished Friday for a new customer!  She told me she has only been quilting (and sewing) for about a year!  I think she is off to a great start!  She even pieced the backing!!!

Until next time!
Happy Quilting!

Morning!

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!

I wanted to share a friend's (also a customer) quilt that I finished yesterday.  Many of you know Jim Gatling -- artist, quilter (the King of Scrappy quilts), decorator, wedding planner, teacher...well, the list goes on and on!  Jim has been on a mission to have his 100++ quilt tops quilted and just between Eddie Landreth (Arkansas Man Quilter) and myself, I'd say we are still well under 50 tops being completed!

Initially, Jim invited Eddie, Melissa (Eddie's wife) and me to his home in Morrilton one Saturday (about two years or so ago) to discuss/plan (and divide) his first group of tops.  We left with a total of 22 quilt tops!

Now, Jim brings them in groups of 4-5 tops and says "here you go"to one or the both of us!  Each bag has its own instructions for quilting designs, thread color, etc.  Fortunately for us, Jim is open to our opinions for quilting ideas which was important for the one I'm sharing!

The one pictured here had these directions:

"Amish Crazy Quilt, over the top quilting, for me to hang at house, use Black Thread Bobbin & Top"

First I had to clarify what "over the top quilting" meant!  Over the top quilting to Jim meant ignore any blocks and do something different in spaces all over the top - not "do an all over design i.e. pantograph"!  After getting that settled, the next step was having him rethink the black thread!  Luckily he agreed to a dark gray called Storm by Glide!  Last but not least was sharing my vision for the quilting design vs his!  Maybe I wore him down, but he finally gave the okay for a "whatever you think"!

So what do you think?  I felt that we should continue with the Amish theme, so I went with traditional Amish quilting motifs, i.e. split Log Cabin motifs of feathers and rails, and opposing border designs.  Jim said "I love this" when I sent it to him so I think we did good!!

Until next time,
Happy quilting!