Bookcase and Double Knit Polyester Quilts Complete

Yesterday after the quilt retreat was over, I quilted these two quilts on the longarm  and put the binding on them tonight. I didn't plan on quilting the double knot polyester quilt but after loading the backing fabric on, I realized the quilt that I originally planned to quilt was too wide for the backing. It wasn't cut straight. This was the only quilt that was narrow enough. It was very challenging to quilt. If I were to do it again, I would press the seams open to reduce bulk. I had issues quilting over the seams. 

This is the third bookcase quilt that I have completed. I was thinking about doing a tutorial on how I make them. Once I get all of the quilts done for the quilt show, I may put a free tutorial together. Right now my focus is on getting the rest of the quilts completed for the quilt show. There just not enough hours in the day!

Quilt Retreat Recap

It always seems like at every quilt retreat I think I am going to get a lot more done than I actually do. The only other thing I accomplished this weekend was getting all of the blocks done for my patriotic string quilt. I was originally planning on making 80 blocks but decided to make 48 and plan to add borders on. I think it will look better that way. 

I forgot to take a picture of the only top I finished this weekend. Quite a few people at the retreat liked my scrappy Irish chain quilt. This is the fourth one I have made. It is an easy quilt that consists of two different blocks. It is also a good quilt to use up 2 inch squares. 

Finally, I thought this was a great quilt retreat. It was at the fairgrounds this time and since it was close to home, I was able to go home and sleep in my own bed. I was also able to run home really quick a couple of time to get a couple of things I needed. It was nice to be able to pack just a few projects knowing that home was just a few minutes away. I didn't have to pack the entire quilt room like I normally do!

Patriotic Flag Quilt Complete

It's always nice to start out a quilt retreat with getting a project done on the first day. I finished quilting my patriotic flag quilt before I left and finished the binding at the retreat. In addition to this finish, I managed to finish up an Irish chain quilt that I had been working on. I had the blocks done. I just had to sew the rows together. Finally, I started sewing the rows together on a half square triangle quilt. I didn't get all of the rows done, but I made pretty good progress. It will be interesting to see what I get accomplished the rest of the weekend.

Four More Finishes

Today was another busy day with getting four more quilts finished. I got my 1930's Hop Scotch Revival, Simple Square, Crumb #3 and 1930's Churn Dash quilts all done. I think I am slowly figuring out my longarm. The stitches are better and I'm having less issues with thread breaking. I really need to take a class. It is on my list of things to do. In the mean time, I will just do the best I can! Happy Quilting!

Random Ohio Star and Crumb Quilt Complete

I was able to get these two quilts finished today. I spent part of the morning 

getting about a dozen quilts ready by getting the batting and quilt backing cut for them. I ended up using an entire 20 yard roll of batting! I ordered more along with more thread for the longarm since I am almost out. I decided it was time to change it up and get something besides white thread. I got six different colors and figured I will buy a few at time to get a decent variety to have on hand. Time to get back to quilting!

On a Mission

My plan for tonight was to get the 1930's Chunky Churn Dash Quilt done tonight. After I finished quilting it, I decided to load the Halloween Cat Quilt on the longarm so it was ready to go for tomorrow. I ended up quilting that as well and put the binding on both of them. 

I'm not sure what got into me but I'm not going to complain! The pile is slowly dwindling down! Hopefully I can get a few more done this weekend.

Scrappy Christmas Quilt Complete

I'm sure about every quilter has a collection of holiday fabrics. I never buy them, but somehow I seem to accumulate quite a collection. I have added them in my scrap quilts in the hope that I will slowly get rid of them. I ended up with quite a stash of Christmas fabric so I decided to make this quilt. This reduced my Christmas fabric stash substantially. It is good to use things up! I also pieced together some scrap batting for this quilt as well. It also reduces costs! It's like using free batting. The biggest thing is the time that it takes to piece it together. This one wasn't too bad since it was a smaller quilt.