{Post #103} James and Kimi's Quilt is Bound and Labeled

Here is the whole quilt and the label I wrote for it.  It is washed and dried and ready for presentation.  There will be a bridal shower on November 11, just 4 days before the wedding.  Her parents live in Belgium, and that's the day they arrive.  I plan to give this to the new couple-to-be then.

It measures about 83" square, I think.

{Post #102} Wedding Quilt is Machine Quilted

On to the binding!  I have 4 outings planned for tomorrow, so I may be able to squeeze in some trimming and binding time.  

This is a quilt top I made years ago for my eldest son.  The top is 83" square.  The only post I can find on it was on my regular blog, Keeping You in Stitches.  The picture was taken in 2008.  

Here are a few pictures.  The first is still on the quilt frame.  I quilted all-over wonky feathers with blue thread.  It is hard to see the thread.  You have to be right on top of it.  The second is close up, and the third is most of it.  The colors are truest in the second picture.

{Post #101} Quilt for Timmy

This little quilt was colored and pieced by Timmy's mommy, my daughter, Elisabeth, when she was 12-13 years old (that is 11-12 years ago).  I happened upon it while I was packing up my sewing room last year.

I replaced the middle plain block with an embroidered block made by my friend, RJ on her machine embroidery set-up.

The blue alternate blocks were quilted with a meander in a blue thread.  I did "custom quilting" in all the picture blocks.

Here's a couple pictures.

I haven't measured it yet, but it seems to be about 60" square.  I am going to bind it and give it to Elisabeth for Christmas.  I hope I can remember where I hide it.  

{Post #100} Buckeye Queen Finished!

I posted this on my regular blog, shelbystitcher.blogspot.com as well.  My sister doesn't know it is for her.  I am letting her think I made it for a friend.  If the truth be known, I think she's my only real friend.  We don't talk much because we're both so busy, but that's OK.  When we talk, we talk LONG!!  Love her so much!

This quilt turned out so well.  I had a bunch of scrap bindings to use up that were already sewn end-to-end, so I just used that.  Where it looks like there is binding in the pictures is where the gold fabric is, which blends into our kitchen floor.

Spend the AM making buckeyes (because of the Buckeye Queen) and M & M Pretzel Treats for holiday time.

Yea, just a little OCD here.  A row of greens then a row of reds...hahahahaha...

{Post #99} Machine Quilting Finished for Buckeye Queen

I finished the machine quilting on this tonight.  It only took a couple of hours.  I used a swirl pattern, and it moved right along.  I had a tension issue that meant some unsewing, but it was not too bad.  I love it!

I want to start the binding, but will wait until tomorrow.  Did all our laundry today and want to get it put away like a good girl.  Hee hee.

This pattern is called Buckeye Queen.  It's because the designer's sister used to make all in her family Buckeye candies for Christmas.  One never knows where a name comes from, huh?

I used navy blue quilting thread since MOST of the quilt is very dark.  One of these is in my future for myself made out of shirts.

{Post #98} Buckeye Queen Center Finished

Here it is, ready to quilt.  I really, really, like everything about this quilt.  

My quilting fabric selections are not pondered over for hours.  I usually just grab something and sew it on.  Well, I noticed that the green in the outer border was the same exact shade as the inner border.  It was serendipity.

Will commence the quilting and binding in a few days most likely.

{Post #97} Buckeye Queen Just Needs Outer Border

This only needs an outer border for the piecing to be finished.  What color?  My sister favors blues and browns, so it will likely be one of those two.  I think this is about 60" x 54" right now.