when a quilters passes away

I was given the news that a very dear friend of mine passed away this week after a very courageous battle with cancer.
Sharon will be deeply missed by her family and friends
But, her quilts will live on for years and I am lucky enough to own a few of them.
I sat down this morning and put down a few words. This is unedited, they are words from my heart. Sharon, I will miss you.


When a quilter passes away.

The sewing machine will now gather dust
The rotary cutter will begin to rust.
The sewing room will have a strange hush
When a quilter passes away

Her family will gather the stash
It’s hard for them to know what to keep
Her guild may get a big heap
When a quilter passes away

The quilt’s she has made in the past
Now become treasures and stored to last
A symbol of her love they will stay
When a quilter passes away.
Penny

Had a few days vacation

If you call going to the hospital a vacation. I developed a new blood clot in my left leg. So, I got to spend the past 5 days on ordered bed rest. I'm now home and ready to start the next instalments of the boms. That is after I iron some fabric. lol
Hugs
Penny

Has Spring Sprung?

If you to use my clothes line as a judge your answer just might be YES! LOL

It's 42 and the sun is shinning. Took advantage of the warmer weather and the nice spring like breeze and hung out some fabric. OH it sure does help break up the winter hum drums to see a line full of bright colors.

I hope your corner of the world is as bright as mine was today.

Hugs to you all and God Bless

Penny

Had a lazy day

It was cold and blowy outside today so I stayed in and worked on my Cathedral Window quilt. I think I got around another 20 windows sewing in. I wish now that I had done it in smaller sections. This quilt sure is but still has a lot of muslin showing. LOL My goal is to have it finished by July 15th so I can enter it in the county fair. YA right who am I fooling?
Hope you had a great day and were able to keep warm,
Penny

what to do with a jewel tone

It measures 92x92 and will look great with all the jewel tones that Rosie sent me.

This is a must do soon. I'm even thinking verigated jewel tone thread for quilting this quilt.

OK I just might have to go get my black soon.

Penny

Dresden Plate Done

From top to quilt. I finished it Sunday and just now getting around to post the photos.

The Sashing strips

This is what the sashing strips look like after they have been quilted. I have two layers of batting, cotton warm and white on the bottom and a med loft poly on top. It gives the stenciles a trupunto look and feel.
I can't wait to see how the blocks themselves turn out. This is a quilt top that won't be done in a few days. Maybe, just maybe, I might enter this one in our county fair. We will have to see what the finished quilt looks like.
Have a wonderful day.
We have 6 inches of new snow, the kids are home from school,
OH FUN!!
Penny

Current BOM's

I have been asked for more information on the Bom's that I am doing and where to find them. They are both free on the Internet and both have yahoo e-mail groups for support.
This first one is called "Foolish Goose Tracks" and is designed by Heather Finnell, of "Burning the Midnight Oil", it can be found on line at the following link: http://burningthemidnightoilquilts.com/block-of-the-month-quilt/
The first installment had been posted, so it is now under way.





The second is called, "Now and Forever", it is designed by Beth Ferrier of, "Applewood Farm Publications". It can be found at the following website:
http://applewd.com/BOM/page1.html

She as asked that you do not post the photo for others to see with out written permission so I won't post a photo here. But, you go to her website you can see the bom. The fabric list has been posted but this bom does not start until Feb.

Hope that information helps those who asked for more information.
Hugs
Penny

The quilt of the Week

I pinned yet another quilt on the grace frame today. My "Baltimore Blues" applique quilt. Lastnight I was in chat talking about how to quilt it and a couple of friends suggested that I try the "McTavish" Quilting style. This style of quilting is named after it's developer Karen McTavish.
http://www.designerquilts.com/mctavish.html

I did some internet research, talked to a few longarm quilters and gave it a try. So, here is my attempt of her style of quilting. It may not be perfect, but I like how it looks and it's only on the boarder so far. Hopefully by the time I hit the blocks it may look better.

the view from my sewing chair

The pile on the left has 17 total, it is quilts that will not fit on the grace frame.

The pile on the right are tops that will fit on the grace frame and there are 15 of them.

The two in the middle are tops that I want hand quilted.

I hope in a few weeks the pile on the right will be much smaller.
Penny