Monday, June 11, 2012

It was a beautiful weekend here in New Hampshire! Lots of sun and warm weather.  One of the really, really great things about our location is it never seems to get "HOT". Even on days when the humidity may be high we always seem to have a nice breeze to help keep us comfortable.  It might be 80 degrees but it's a very comfortable 80.  AND the weird thing...if it's 80 in Grantham it's 85+ in Lebanon, aka "town" (that's the closest town where most of the Grantham people work and/or shop).  Okay, on to the quilts!

I had a busy weekend finishing Karen's quilts, so Karen if you are reading my post I'll be shipping your quilts home in the next couple of days!  Also worked on a small stack n'whack for Betty Ann. Today's quilts are brought to you by Janet and the Northern Lights Quilting Guild. 

Here's a quilt that Janet dropped off for me to work with. It's a beautiful batik made by Klarey for one of her teachers.  Klarey (a student of Janet's) did all of the stitching and the layout.  Don't you just love the way she placed the colors on her quilt?  We used a variegated thread which shows up beautifully on the dark green backing and decided that a simple loop design would work perfectly.


Our guild makes Comfort Quilts.  Here are a couple that I got to machine quilt for Northern Lights Quilt Guild.  I had to piece the backing and I like the way I offset the two pieces, it adds just a little bit more design when piecing two different fabrics together. 




 The second quilt for the guild was a sampler and had a variety of block styles.  I went with a simple meander to finish the top stitching. 


More pictures of these quilts can be seen at the other blog, as always here's the link:


That's it for today, headed to town for some groceries and to have lunch with the hubs.  Hope you have a wonderful week!

Thanks for checking on me,
hugs,
joanne

love to hear what you've got to say..........

Monday, June 4, 2012

Rainy Monday

What's the weather link in your corner of the world today?  It's a chilly rainy day here in New Hampshire, perfect for catching up on those don't want to do chores.  I've got plenty of those to keep me busy, along with packing up a few quilts to ship back to some talented gals.  Plenty of quilts waiting for me to get on the frame as well. 

Today I've got a few quilts for you.  Judi, Judi, Judi!!  I love working with Judi's quilts...they are so non-traditional, fun and funky.  She just proves that you can have fun with quilting and there are no rules, just go for it!  Here's some of the recent one's I had......


Next up I've got a sweet little quilt from Rosalie.  The soft pinks and yellows make this perfectly pieced quilt a gem! Love the flower quilting design that finished it perfectly.
Sue kept me busy for a few days with these quilts!!  The first one was for her grandson, I LOVE the colors!!  The brights paired with the black is a perfect combo for a boy.
On this baby quilts we added circles to complete the quilt. The contrast between the lines and the circles were a good combo.
Finally another little lap quilt that was made for a co-worker.  The batik top with the fleece backing makes a great little quilt, with a meander stitching design to finish it off perfectly.
Well that's it for today.  Shipping quilts back to Nancy in PA and returning a fabulous quilt to Joan in OH.  Wait till you see the vintage fabric on that on, it was great!! As usual you can check out more pictures of these great quilts at the other blog:


thanks for checking on me,
hugs,
joanne

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Quick Post - Great Quilt - Quilt Along Anyone?

Friday morning - really?!?!?!  Already???  Okay, well tons of things to do today..so a
quick post of a great quilt and table runner from Sue B..  She did a fabulous job
on this one, I'm sure the new quilt owner will be just as pleased as punch
when they receive it.  Here's a couple of pictures....


More pictures can be seen at the other blog:

One more thing before I go.....have you all heard about Pat Sloan's quilt along?
Here's the link:
I'm thinking about joining this one and using a up a jelly roll that's been hangin' around way too long.  Since it's geared toward beginners, I'm thinking it's going to be pretty easy to keep up with and hoping for some quick blocks, with the promise of a completed quilt by Christmas.....welllllll.....very tempting.  What do you think??  Shall we??

Okay that's it for today...have a super weekend!
thanks for checking on me,
hugs,
joanne

love to hear what you've got to say....