October 2019, 5' quilt for emergency vehicles in town.

I found some orphan blocks in a drawer, made a few extra to make it bigger.  They ask for about  5' square.  The back is pieced from some of the extra fabric.  It will be used by emergency vehicles in town.

October 2019, Sonya and Shauna

Sonya came to visit for a few days from the big city,  Vere took a couple pictures for us.  It was a short visit but we had some good times, lunch out, board games, sitting on the deck in the beautiful weather, Sonya went on a couple hikes, one with her dad.

Moms old Wool quilt

 This is a picture of a quilt my mom made many years ago.  I thought it was hand pieced but it was not.  It's made from scraps of mostly wool, so it is frayed a lot and worn,  The backing is kinda ugly flannel but warm.  Our quilt guild this  year is having talks on quilt history.  I spoke on quilts made in Gee's Bend, Alabama that have become a famous part of Americana.  Their quilts were pieced by hand of bits and pieces of anything they had including old work shirts, pants, and wool scraps.  I saw some on display in a museum once, I think in New York.  This quilt of my mom's made me think of what those Gee's Bend quilts might have looked like.  My sister has this quilt and sent to me to show off.  Thanks Jackie.

October 2019 three baby quilts and a plaque

This plaque was given to me by a friend.  It hangs in my sewing room.

A woman in our quilt guild lives in Alaska during the summer and comes here for the winter months.  While she's here she uses donated fabric to make quilt tops.  She gives the tops to us to quilt, bind and donate to charity.  These are three baby quilts I finished and will give to the pregnancy center in town,.  Pretty and bright to interest the babies.

October 2019 Pool noodles

I had heard of this way to put the quilt sandwich together but didn't  understand what they were talking about till I saw a video on U-tube.  Pool Noodles!  They are the best.  Roll up the backing on a noodle smoothly.  Same with the batting and then the top.  Then you unwind the fabric backing, then batting, then top a bit at a time and pin through all layers.  It's such an easy way to get the 3 layers smoothly together.  I can't believe the way I struggled with bunched up quilt parts all these years.