Quilting - Updates Archive

2007

December 27: The Double Wedding Ring quilt top is complete and I've started quilting it! I've also got a new progress picture of Grandmother's Flower Garden.
December 14: The SSS 2007 quilt top is complete.
November 25: The last block of Afternoon Tea has been assembled, and I've finally gotten to where I can start piecing the rows of my double wedding ring quilt to each other.
November 19: A new photo of my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt progress.
November 10: I've finally gotten back around to working on the double wedding ring quilt this weekend, as well as November's block for SSS 2007. I picked up my finishing kit for the SSS 2007, and I started assembling the quilt, even though I don't have the 12th block yet. I've also been working on the Grandmother's Flower Garden, but I don't have any new photos yet.
October 28: I finally got around to assembling Afternoon Tea's block 10, 2 variations.
October 13: the October SSS 2007 block of the month, Courthouse Steps, is assembled.
September 15: Christopher's Bear Chase quilt is finished, and I absolutely love the quilting. I attached the binding using my machine and the decorative stitch I learned in doing the reversible placemats.
September 3: my reversible placemats are finished!
August 27: last week I went to the Nashville AQS Quilt Expo, and I managed to pick up some really great stash! I started a project using the techniques in the Cotton Theory dvd for a set of reversible placemats.
August 21: I finished this month's block for the Super Second Saturdays quilt.
August 11: Winter Night is finished, and it has been delivered to my dear mother-in-law.
August 5: I picked up Winter Night from the quilt shop yesterday, and the quilting is perfect. Now I just need to bind it, and it will be ready to give to my mother-in-law.
July 24: The 8th block for my Afternoon Tea quilt is complete, three variations.
July 14: The Winter Night quilt top is complete, and I dropped it off at the quilt shop today (for quilting). I also picked up July's block of the month, and I've already pieced it together.
June 30: Winter Night's quilt top is about 75% complete. C and I went to JoAnn's Fabric today to purchase the binding and backing fabrics and the batting.
June 27: The Winter Night quilt top is about one-third complete. I have some new photos to share on its page.
June 18: I started a new quilt for C's mom called Winter Night
June 10: I finished both June blocks-of-the-month I'm working on, SSS 2007 and Afternoon Tea.
May 31: The Flannel 4-Patch quilt is finished, yay!!!
May 27: I've finally finished quilting the Flannel 4-Patch quilt, and I've come to the last part, attaching the binding.
May 19: an update for the Double Wedding Ring quilt, and Afternoon Tea block 6 (two versions).
May 16: Christopher's Bear Chase quilt top is completely assembled!
May 14: my Super Second Saturdays BOM quilt block this month is the Churn Dash, and Christopher's Bear Chase quilt top assembly is 40% complete.
April 29: A new progress picture for my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt.
April 20: Some new stash, Afternoon Tea block 5, SSS 2007 April block, and Christopher's Bear Chase is well under way.
March 30: I've completed three variations of block 4 of Afternoon Tea
March 11: 3 months worth of blocks on my Super Second Saturdays BOM quilt, and I don't think I mentioned that I've started Christopher's Bear Chase quilt.
January 14: I've started another quilt top - a block of the month quilt organized by my LQS, The Quilter's Attic.

2006

December 30: Some new stash, a new start, and some progress on a quilt in progress.
December 1: I've been working a little on my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt.
October 29: Allison's Jewel Box quilt is finished!
September 25: I've found the quilt that I want to create for one of my younger nieces. It was in the January 2003 issue of The Quilter Magazine, and I created a test block this past weekend. It's called "Snow Puzzle" (see the far right photo, second row) and it was created by Shelley Swanland. She has a really innovative way of machine piecing Cathedral Windows, which was featured on Simply Quilts, episode 623.
September 22: Allison's Jewel Box quilt was dropped off at the quilter's this afternoon, so it should be done in time for Christmas (yay me!). I've also added some more progress pictures to the Double wedding ring quilt page.
September 3: I've been working all weekend on Allison's Jewel Box quilt top, and it is finished! Now to piece the backing and take it to the quilter... :)
August 31: The Flannel 4-patch quilt top is done! Once I seam the backing fabric, it will be ready to be quilted. Allison's Jewel Box quilt top is nearly finished - I just have the borders to go!
August 5: The Flannel 4-patch is now in strips waiting to be sewn together.
July 10: I worked some more on my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt - my opus. ;)
June 24: Flannel 4-patch aka CC's Blankie #2 and Allison's full-size quilt both have a little more progress.
May 28: Teresa's Baskets is finished!
April 10: Teresa's Baskets is back from the quilter's, and I've started attaching the binding and some buttons in the middle of each flower. This weekend, I also worked on the Double Wedding Ring quilt, Allison's big quilt, and CC's blankie #2.
April 7: The Rail Fence quilt (for me!) is done - binding all attached, and we've already used it as an extra blanket on our bed.
April 3: THREE quilts started this weekend!!! Okay, the Flannel 4-patch is only just pieces cut so far, but I count that as started. Others officially begun include a double wedding ring quilt and Allison's 'big' quilt.
March 23: My rail fence quilt is nearly finished now that Linda Gray has machine quilted it (gorgeously, I must add) - I just need to attach the binding. Also, I have dropped off Teresa's Traditional Flower Baskets at the quilt shop for machine quilting, so I'm ahead of schedule for this year!
February 26: Gerrick's Aquarium is finished!!!
February 15: Gerrick's Aquarium is getting close now - 9 more blocks plus the border to quilt!
January 10: Gerrick's Aquarium is coming along - 17 blocks are now quilted, and I really need to get on the ball if I'm going to finish by the first of March! :)

2005

November 16: Gerrick's Aquarium is well underway, with 8 of 42 blocks quilted thus far.
November 12: Scott's Ships is all done, ready for Christmas!!!
October 30: Scott's Ships is nearly finished, with all but one block quilted, and the binding yet to go.
May 26: Scott's Ships is coming along, with 24 blocks quilted. With the upcoming holiday weekend, I am hoping to seam Gerrick's quilt back and applique some more of Teresa's Baskets blocks.
April 9: Gerrick's quilt top is completely pieced now
March 28: I've started ANOTHER quilt - this one for my nephew, Gerrick.
March 20: I have now quilted 16 blocks on Scott's Ships, and I'm ready to start appliqueing the flowers and leaves on Teresa's Baskets blocks.
January 26: I have now quilted 8 squares on Scott's Ships, and I've created a new page for Teresa's Baskets, which I've started piecing.

2004

November 28: The quilt top piecing of Scott's Ships is finished! And I have a tiny update on my Grandmother's Flower Garden.
November 21: Sashing strips and squares on Scott's Ships are all attached to the blocks, and I've started connecting the blocks together, in groups of 4 (2x2), starting from the bottom and working my way up.
September 5: Scott's Ships is slowly coming along - I'm starting to add the sashing strips to each block, and once those are finished, I can piece the top together.
May 3: I'm going to start working on Scott's Ships again.
April 25: My Cottage Garden Bullseye is finished!!!
April 3: I have finished the quilting on my Cottage Garden Bullseye, so now I just have to connect each of the 12 4-block segments together, and bind my quilt!
January 20: I've pieced all of the 48 Cottage Garden Bullseye blocks, so now I get to put them all together into the quilt!

2003

December 22: A little more progress on my Cottage Garden Bullseye quilt, and a layout mockup of Scott's Ships quilt.
November 9: Well, it didn't take long before I decided to plunge into my next quilt (one for me!) - a cottage garden bullseye quilt.
November 8: Amy Beth's Drunkard's Path quilt is finished and has been presented to its new owner!
August 30: Sallie and I went to the 2003 AQS Quilt Expo in Nashville! We had a blast, and I should have a few pictures of some quilts and stash in a few days.
May 3: my friend Sallie and I went to the 2003 AQS Quilt Show in Paducah on Friday, April 25 - I've also finished quilting 21 full and 1 half blocks on Amy Beth's Drunkard's Path quilt.
April 20: I've posted another update to Amy Beth's Drunkard's Path quilt - the quilting continues (quilting began January 2)!

2002

December 24: Amy Beth's Drunkard's Path quilt - the top is completely pieced! And there is a photo of the backing and binding fabrics...
December 4: I've finally added my Finished Quilts to this part of the site!
December 1: Here's what I finished just in time for CC's birthday, a quilted pillow that matches his quilt I made in 1997-1998
Some of the things I got at the 2002 AQS Quilt Show in Paducah (April 2002).