New Try at an Old Skill

I am my son's Webelos leader (along with 3 other boys). My son and one other boy had earned their Arrow of Light and were to receive them tonight. I got a call on Tuesday asking me to make the plaques because the person who usually does would not be able to do these. So, after much consideration, I bought the wood this morning, then came home and used my Woodburning tool. I received the tool when I was about 12 years old and have held onto it without much use. I was sure glad today that I still own it. This was my first attempt, and it was the one my son chose as his. It was actually quite fun to do and I would gladly do it again for the other boys in my den.

Queen-Size Accomplishment

I have been very quiet here for about a month. I have been reading other's posts, but not posting much. However, I have still been very productive. The lastest accomplishment was a huge milestone for me. I quilted and finished the above pictured quilt. I only showed a small part (for now), but it is queen-size and I did it on my Bernina. I do not own a long-arm machine, have thought about getting one, but wanted to see if I could do it on the machine I already own. I did it!!!!! I was so excited to get it finished and it now sits on my bed. It changes the look of my room, and I think I might need to paint and redecorate a little bit - maybe this summer.

Happy Quilting!

Fun Notebooks

I made these fun notebooks (I've made 10 so far), after reading about them in "Cloth, Paper Scissors" magazine. I really enjoyed the process, and gave most of them away. I made them with scrapbook paper, and used fabric with fusible webbing instead of book cloth on the binding. Now, I need to write in them, but it better be good! I want the inside to be just as great as the outside!

A friend's Quilt

My friend Lynn made this beautiful quilt and asked me to quilt it. She did a great job with color placement, as the original pattern reminded us of an argyle sock. Nice look for a sock, but not so exciting for a quilt (hee, hee). Hers definitely does not remind me of an argyle sock.

So, I asked her permission to post it here, so you can see her beautiful embroidery. She has this design in the center of each light colored diamond, complete with the pearl beads.

Then she put this design in the borders. I think it is exquisite.

I tried a new design in the border, and I am very pleased with how it worked out. I hope to use the design again somewhere else.

Thanks, Lynn, for allowing me to share this!

I Won Some thing Nice and Art Quilts Revealed

I have won a prize from Valerie's blog. She was giving away this beautiful silk, and she picked my name. I received it in the mail yesterday and will have to decide how to use it in my next art quilt. I haven't worked with this type of fabric, yet, and look forward to trying it out. Thanks so much Valerie!

I finished this art quilt last week and entered it in an art show. I didn't have time to fix the kitty's tail, but I hope to in the next week. I actually started this quilt 2 years ago, with the tree trunk on a background of many neutrals. The tree trunk is made of ultrasuede which gives great texture, then I thread painted the details in. I didn't know what to put on the branch, other than an empty nest, so I just put it aside. After putting the nest on a couple of weeks ago, I decided it needed my cat looking in the nest. So, I sketched my cat and used fake fur for him. Since it is a winter scene, the nest is empty, so I called this quilt "Anticipation".

I figured the cat was anticipating the return of spring as much as the rest of us in the Northern Hemisphere are. My cat is a good hunter - gets mice from a nearby field, and also sometimes catches birds.

Two years ago, I made this quilt. I call it "Sherbet in the Sky with Diamonds". It was in answer to a challenge in our guild to use a circle in a quilt. I also read an article about a journal cover that used silk flowers. So, I combined the two and had a great time working on this. I quilted it all over and very densely in the background. I also did hot-fix crystals as a final touch. I entered it in an art show and won a $15 prize. When I took my tree quilt to the same art show this year, the woman receiving the entries remembered this quilt and I was flattered.

So, now I have won a prize from Valerie's blog. She was giving away this beautiful silk, and she picked my name. I received it in the mail yesterday and will have to decide how to use it in my next art quilt.

So, until next time, Keep on Quilting!