At a Creative Standstill:(

I am trying a new type of border for Kara's quilt and I am at a standstill. I know what I want but I am having a problem getting it to look like I want. I know that I will get there. I think that the starting of the new school year has taken presence in my mind. My goal was to get it done before school started. I still have a week that I don't have kids and papers to grade......so who knows what will happen. I may have to wait for the UFO (unfinished object) class at The Christmas Goose with Val. I know that she will have a way of making it go together. So until then I will keep working on it.

One more Baby Quilt

I finally finished Altsie's quilt. It is the first one that I quilted free motion (that is where you drop the feed dogs and just move the material with your hands.) The hardest part of of doing this is of course control and to have an even stitch length. Andrea at The Christmas Goose (I just love that name it makes me smile every time) says that it will become easier with practice. You would think that I would know that because I tell that to my students all the time. I think that part that I enjoy doing the most is the binding. Thank you Val for teaching me the Val binding technique. It works every time.

Quilted Table Runner for Family Reunion

This is the quilted table runner that I made for the Poole Family Reunion. I was not too sure about the ends but with the way I attach binding it worked out just fine. I love the colors. It was a fun and quick project. I just hope that the mail got it to Heidi in time. I am finishing a quilt for Altsie and also working on one for Kara. Then I have to start thinking about Christmas pillowcases and presents.

T-Shirt Quilt

I made a t-shirt quilt for my friend Terrie Weaver, who is moving to Texas. The hardest part was getting all of the shirts. I used the front and back of all the walk-a-thon t-shirts and the first t-shirt that the school had designed. Most of the walk-a-thon t-shirts were designed by students. I had most of them but with the help everyone was found. Marilee Botos machine quilted it for me. The 4th grade presented it to Terrie at the award assembly the last day of school.

Next Baby Quilt

The next quilt I made was for a friend's granddaughter (sorry Heidi, I will get Kara's done soon), so of course it had to be pink. I used the same pattern as the blue one. I like backing baby quilts with flannel. It makes them cuddly.

Baby Quilt

The next quilt that I tackled was a patchwork baby quilt. A teacher that I work with had a baby boy so blue was the colorway that I choose. This was the first larger project that I actually choose the fabric all by myself. I tend to struggle in this area.

Second Quilt

My second quilting project was a wall hanging for a birthday present. I combined quilting with some embroidery. I also made picture quilt wall hangings for all of my children of their family for Christmas.