This first finish is for me. I bought this panel at The Busy Bobbin in Rice Lake Wisconsin on our fall trip north. I decided a little color would be good so I added some when I added the border design.
The backing is a piece that was in my stash.
I used 40-wt Glide #11001 Black thread to quilt a large meandering stitch.
I enjoy the message and decided to hang this where I would see it every time I went up to my sewing studio. I cut it down a little to fit a hanger that was already mounted to the wall. It is now 28" by 48".
On our summer trip to Virginia, I decided that I wanted to make a gray quilt with a pop of color. Not really having a pattern in mind, I added a number of grays to my stash and at Lolly's in Shipshewana, IN, I picked up an orange and a teal with more grays. After we got home, I saw this Missouri Star pattern
and I decided this would be perfect, although it was nothing like I usually make. I think the colors on the pattern cover (grays, orange, and teal) really caught my attention.
The pattern was free but it requires a special template. I guess the template has the cutting and stitching instructions. So... I looked at the picture and made the quilt with 5" HSTs and squares and quilted it on my longarm.
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| The orange isn't as dark as it appears; it is more coral. |
This 55" by 64" is a donation quilt. I used Glide 40-wt Sterling #10877 thread to quilt a large meandering stitch.
The backing, a gray ombre with black and white polka dots, was purchased at the same time as the teal and orange.
I do enjoy stepping outside my comfort zone sometimes and I'm really glad I had a picture helping me with placement of colors.
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| Yup, those are my shoes! |
So as far as quilting goes, that's a wrap for 2022!
Looking forward to 2023, I'll be trying to whittle down my stash by making lots more quilts.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Cute quilts! Happy New Year!
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