A couple of beautiful Quilts of Valor made by Joyce. The first is one for her hubby. She has embroidered all of the locations her husband served while in the military. What a keepsake!
Joyce’s hubby’s QOV
This second Quilt of Valor is another for one of Joyce’s family members. What a fabulous quilt, to be given with love and thankfulness!
Another QOV for Joyce’s family member. So beautiful.
Happy Quilting….Karen
When you wander down each aisle of a quilt show it brings to the top the amount of talent that goes into making each and every quilt. Matching points, picking colors, strong stitches, pattern flow….so many things to see. I had to walk the quilt exhibit a couple of times (would have walked more if time was there), in order to begin to see the beauty! Here’s some more from Tri-County.
Happy Quilting…Karen
Some more eye candy for your pleasure.
Really enjoyed this show. So much talent, fantastic piecing and quilting!
Enjoy Group 2! Happy quilting. Karen
BEST OF SHOW
The Tri-County guild, located in Cypress, Tx. had a fantastic show a few days ago. I hope some of you made it, but just in case, here are a few pictures of their quilts. They hung approximately 265 quilts and had walls and halls full of great vendors! Sorry I didn’t take pics of the signs telling whose quilt it was and its story…I’ll try to do better next time. Meanwhile the next few posts will be honoring their quilts and quilters. Enjoy!
Happy Quilting…Karen
This is a gift for a retiring lady. What a gift to receive! The fabric choices were great and centered on shades of coral and blue. The back matched the border fabric and was just so happy. I embroidered and attached a label in remembrance of the retirement. It included the ladies name, the date of retirement, the name of the pattern, the piecer and quilter’s names….great idea! Barbara did a wonderful job on the quilt and I heard that everyone is excited to give it to her.
Look closely at the blue backing to a Quilts of Valor quilt I finished recently. First time to use the quilting design…I really like it on the QOV. I believe that it was designed by Nancy Haacke from Canada.
Enjoy…happy quilting. Karen
Well, this seems a very appropriate day to check on the “State of The Studio”. I make a really big mess when I am working on a project (kind of like not doing dishes as you are cooking). That being said, I can’t stand to start a new project, no matter how large or small, when my studio is a mess. The studio is almost the entire upstairs of my home, and yes, it does overflow downstairs. The main “game room” holds my longarm, my design walls, my book shelves and longarm thread cabinets along with many other things as well. Walls are covered with patterns I have printed out, ribbons, notes to myself etc. Here are some pics of the “main” room. We will check out the “cutting” room with the another post and then the embroidery/serger/stash room later. Yes, there are two more bedrooms upstairs and there is barely room for the beds! Closets are “quilt” full!
Happy Quilting…Karen
Or, maybe I should say, “the quilter survived the holidays” and is back to a more normal workday. The latest quilt off the table belongs to Roberta A. She is a big fan of K. Fassett patterns and fabrics. I really love these fabrics she used in this great quilt!
I did throw in a Quilts of Valor quilt. It turned out really well with a rather heavy patriotic design by Nancy Haacke. I used royal blue Glide thread on the top with a matching bottom line on the bottom. I love working with the red/white/blue color scheme!
It is the 7th day of the 365 Challenge for one block per day. Actually, since this challenge originated in Australia, it is the eight day of the challenge. So far so good, maybe not one per day but I am caught up with the blocks so far. I was concerned about the color values but a black/white picture of the finished quilt shows that the border we are working on is very dark and the value comes into effect when put next to the light colored blocks. The blocks, although 3″ square, are really simple! Go to http://www.365challenge.com.au if you are interested in joining the fun. She also has a facebook page. Here are the simple blocks we’ve constructed up until now. You can see what I mean by the values. I choose browns and 
creams since my stash is overflowing there. We shall see…..
Happy Quilting….Karen
One more row of quilting and my 116 x 116 inch Celtic Solstice will be quilted! I am so totally in love with the backing fabric as well as the border fabric! What a quilt this was to tackle but I did enjoy the process! Thanks ever so much to Bonnie Hunter for giving us this free mystery quilt. It is the second mystery quilt that I have completed from Bonnie, both Easy Street (2012-13) and now Celtic Solstice (2013-14). Check out her wonderful website www.quiltville.com . After completing my favorite thing…550 inches + of binding, this will find a home on my bed!
Bonnie Hunter 2013 Mystery Quilt
Tomorrow the full reveal…have to go look for a way to take a picture of something this incredibly large!
Happy quilting
Karen
I ran across a wonderful blog from a blogger called “Don’t Call Me Betsy”. Her blog, dated February 10th, ” A glimpse into my Type A mind and sewing studio…” is a fantastic tale of her SPOTLESS and Oh, so organized sewing studio. Yes, I admit to being a Type A personality too but my studio just doesn’t look like this…Wish it did. Go to www.dontcallmebetsy.com and have a look. I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. Some great organizational ideas!
Last year’s Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt (quiltville.com), “Easy Street” has been finished for a while. This year’s quilt, Celtic Solstice, is on the longarm machine right now. Finished at 116 x 116 it has over 5700 pieces in it! I’ll post a picture tomorrow in my Work In Progress (WIP) Wednesday.
Happy quilting…Karen
It’s October, Houston Quilt Festival and market time! Cleaning house, finishing customer quilts and preparing for a house full of quilters for ten days. I look forward to this so much every year. People sleeping everywhere, comparing festival purchases each night, tons of food and drink, and our annual favorite snack – peanuts mixed with candy corn! Yup, super good, try it!
Just finished a really nice Texas Quilt made by Keeley. She is so talented. This quilt was based on an Across Texas Shop Hop from a year ago, I believe!
. Fun to quilt!
Countdown – 20 days!
Meanwhile, bee happy,
Karen
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