the home stretch - - -

- - -  we are coming down to the wire for our upcoming quilt show - - -

This quilt went home with Kathleen.

It's huge and she is left with the huger task of binding it.

(. . .  i'll quilt any day over binding . . .)

Thimble Pleasures Quilt Show

March 24/25th 2012

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Tech HS

65 Pleasant St (off 140)

Upton, MA 

special exhibits

This is Deb's quilt. 

It's part of a Round Robin Special Exhibit in the 

Thimble Pleasures Quild Guild Show

March 24 and 25

 A Round Robin is a project started by one artist and is then passed to others in a group.

Each member adds an element.  Deb made the center block and other members added the outside borders.

The guild show will display several Round Robin works along with traditional and art quilts.

Thimble Pleasures Quilt Guild Show 2012

March 24 and 25

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Tech High School

Upton, MA.

Yesterday was leap day.  

Because it's sort of like an extra day I took it off and spent it with a friend. 

It was good. 

We did errands and puttered.

Ate leftovers for lunch.

 Had tea

and watched the snow start to fall.

Today is back to the business of quilting.

This is Gina's pretty quilt.  

I've enjoyed this quilt. 

Today I'll add the colored threads, tie off loose threads, de-lint and it should be finished!

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To jump back into blogging and picture taking I'm going to start a 

Focus Friday Feature. 

. . . every Friday I'll post a Photo of something . . .

it's Thursday not Friday yet - but this is what was out my sewing room window this morning.

-thanks for visiting-

everyday december #6

 Remember chintz?

It's out of the closet and onto the bed.

I call this type of quilting rescue quilting.  

The client had basted this top for hand quilting and left it sitting for 30 years.

I took it apart and quilted it using a cozy poly batt.  The puffy batt gives it loft and a contemporary look.  

The back is an inexpensive muslin but, gives it a pretty whole cloth look.

As simple as this quilt is, it's one of my favorites of the year.

everyday december #4

Shari's quilt.

  I met Shari at the Cape a long time ago.  

Then I joined Guild and Shari was a member!

Now we are friends. 

Small world.

Shari is an amazing seamstress.

 She makes huge quilts.

 And this is no exception.