Yesterday a few of us celebrated a friends birthday. Kay is one of the best friends you could have. Even my son's both consider her a great friend of theirs, too. I made Kay a mini quilt as a gift.
Everyone always takes pictures of their quilts outside, draped artfully across shrubs and trees. Well, I tried that yesterday morning in my backyard. No sun, but, pretty plants.
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| Kay's quilt on my roses |
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| Kay's quilt on my day lillies |
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| Kay's quilt on the grass |
Another friend and I found the center cross stitch a few months ago at a thrift shop. I saw it and thought of Kay, since she gardens, and loves the rabbits (unless they are in her yard).
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| 'found' cross stitch in center |
I added hexie flowers (I just learned how to make them), and quilted it on my Janome, in cross hatching. The only machine quilting I can do is straight lines.
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| upclose of hexies and quilting |
I put the last stitches in the binding shortly before we left for IKEA.
We ate lunch at IKEA, then had to check out everything in the store. I was a good girl, and only bought lint rollers for my sons, and a candle plate.
Next stop was the new quilt store, a short drive from IKEA.
Quilters Quest is in Woodridge, Illinois. It is a nice store, and, we will all be back soon.
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| Floriani threads |
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| fun 'Bee' fabrics |
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| lots of colors |
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| another wall of colors |
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| lovely Asian fabrics |
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| some 'cat' fabrics for you |
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| several Australian fabrics to choose from |
Yes, I did buy something. I was good, I only bought 2 quarter yard cuts for my Harry Potter,
The Project of Doom quilt. Won't these look great as book covers?
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| spooky eyes and cute mice |
Now to think up some great book titles to use with these fabrics.
At the checkout counter, I found a wonderful goodie that I just had to share with you (no, it wasn't for sale, darn it!)
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| Treadle lamp |
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| the treadle is a music box |
Oh my! How cute! Too bad it wasn't for sale. It would have come home with me.
Another quilt store in our area is closing. The owner is retiring. I've already been a couple of time, but, they just posted even lower prices. Only a few days left before this store is GONE! Well, we just had to stop and see what was left. I did find a few fabrics for projects that I already have planned or am working on.
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| 'quilt' themed fabric |
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| Kona brown and a fat quarter, along with thread |
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| focus fabric for an upcoming project |
I already have a small amount of the black quilt themed fabric, but, I'm sure I can use this, too. The Kona brown fabric will be my 'bookcase' in the Harry Potter quilt. The Pink and Orange fabric is for a quilt that was requested for a graduation next May. I'll get some Kona solids to match it so that I can start on this quilt in a few months. In all, I bought almost 15 yards of fabric, but, since I finished the bolt on each one, I saved 70%.
Tonight is quilt guild. We are having a lecture and trunk show of Sunbonnet Sue quilts. We were asked to bring any Sunbonnet Sue quilts we have for show and tell. I'm bringing a quilt that hubby's grandmother made for us after we got married. We are also having a 'tea' at the quilt guild. We are supposed to wear fun hats, like we'd wear to a tea party. I'm making my hat. I guess I'd better go now, so that my hat can be finished. My hat has a theme, it is 'misplaced Texan who fell into a garden'. Hopefully it turns out ok.
