Table Runner

I quilted this for my sister-in-law.

She was having a little problem learning her new machine so she was going to tie this pretty table runner she made. I offered to quilt it for her, Everybody in our group is making these they go so fast and are really easy to make as long as you get the border fabric. Some of the ladies tried using others that were actually border prints, but they didn't work out.

I've been getting the different pieces ready to applique on my next basket quilt block. I've got to get back in the swing of things after my husbands had his operation.

I just did a large meandering. I just couldn't see it tied! It was really funny too as I purchased my fabric just like this years ago and she just purchased hers a few weeks ago. Funny how you run out of something and try so hard to find it, yet this print they must have made another run or found it in the warehouse? Makes you wonder?

I just love the Janome 7700 Horizon machine, this is my fourth Janome and second one with the extra room. Of course this table runner was a breeze, I've even quilted a queen sized quilt and have no problem, I have so much fun free hand quilting I just love it!

Back to the sewing machine..... Happy Sewing to everybody.. Crissie

Miss Poppy Crabapple

Miss Poppy

Miss Poppy is now completed just a few more embroidery stitches here and there and it will go in with the rest of the blocks... in waiting~

Three of us decided to make a bag together~ Rita made hers on the first week and we discovered the grommets were very difficult~

We watched as JoEllen make her purse:

We watched the YouTube demo and tried everything we could to get those sweet grommets to stay on!

They were pushing and pressing as hard as they could, going back and trimming more fabric away to help them fit easier!

After watching JoEllin and Rita struggle so much with getting those grommets on, I'm not so sure I want to try? My bag is cut and ready to sew together but I'm seriously thinking of switching to another type of pattern .. NO GROMMETS

She would get them on (with a struggle) and when she sat down they would pop, pop, pop off one at a time!

She was able (with her husbands help) to get them on all except one and I think they had to glue that one down~ As you can see she picked beautiful fabric.... from her stash!

This is our sweet friend Darlene, pin basting her quilt sitting in the middle of the table... nice to be so young and able to sit on her knees! I remember when I use to be able to do that! I was worried the tables might move, there were several card tables lined up, she was sitting almost in the middle. She's fairly new to quilt, but you'd never know it, her work and combinations of colors are so beautiful~

Last night I picked the fabrics for my Miss Bell from Delightful Quilts in Bloom~ Lynn do you think I'll ever get them all done? Eight completed and four more to do, at a snails speed! And then there's the border too~ WOW ... My work is cut out for me~

On August 7th four of us took a class at Thimble Creeks Quilt shop from Meg Hawkey ~ Crabapple Hill Studio ~ We worked on the sampler, like hers pictured here. The day was packed full all kinds of information and lessions, we were so excited and learned so much from her.

Rita is coloring and even thou it looks like JoEllen is stressed (she will kill me I'm sure) she's got it all together. The walls were lined with all kinds of Megs work and some ladies took all three of her classes from 10:00 in the morning until 5:00. We had a wonderful day together.

We are getting ready for a hot day, so every thing needs to be watered, then it's down to getting some sewing done. I hope ever body has a great weekend, if your traveling drive safe on this Holiday weekend. Have fun and enjoy....