Yippeeee! Loaded up and stippling!

Ok...it's loaded and half done. The pantograph just didn't work for me. I think I just need more practice to get the "feel" of the whole thing. But, fortunately, I like stippling. I like doing it and I like the look of it. Whewww....thank goodness! I guess I'm glad that it takes so little to amuse me. My husband, Garry, I'm sure would disagree, but ya know, he's a man....lol Actually, a very good man! (Just in case he ever reads this...hahhahaha)

This is my assortment of black and white fabrics. I think I'm going to add just a slash of bright red here and there in this one and do a YBR. At least that's my current plan. There are just too many patterns out there. I wanna make 'em all!

I'm off and running again now....back to the land of stippling.....

Regina

Monday, Monday.......

Good Morning.....I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine was great! Bought myself a few little gifts, yes gifts. Happy ME day. Does that work? It'll have to because I already bought them. My iron sucked, was probably 20 years old and very tired. And now....taaa daaaaa..... My new Rowenta Precision, clearance priced at Joann's iron. And I love it. Smooooooth as silk. Especially when compared to my old one. Hope it lasts...... I also happened upon some fabric that wasn't just calling my name, but screaming it. It now has a home, with me......LOL Some black and whites. Thats next I think. A black and white top.

On the quilty front, I'm adding borders to another Irish Chain top I'm working on. Hope to load it on the frame today and start the quilting. I'm thinking I'm going to get brave and try out the laser, which is still in the box, and a panto. I'm loving this so much. If this one turns out nicely, I'm giving it to my brother and sil, as a Christmas gift. Keep my in your prayers today, I'm not feeling all the confident as of yet.

If I get as much accomplished today as I hope to, I'll post pics on the frame later. Have a great day even if it is Monday. Laundry day here, too ......grrrrrr......

First large quilt.

Ok...I'm bitten. I've got the quilting bug. Four months and I don't want to do anything but piece tops and quilt them. I even enjoy putting the bindings on. From what I've read on everyone else's blog, enjoying bindings is not normal. Perhaps that will pass. Here are my first endevors into this new world.....

This is an Irish Chain quilt. I've done some straight line quilting thru the chain parts and now I have these large white areas with no idea what to do with them regarding the quilting part. I've only been at this for about four months and I'd like to do some machine feathering but I actually like this one so much I'm concerned about screwing it up. I may take a lap quilt top I've done and practice feathering on it before I attempt this big one. The other is a close up of a pinwheel I did. It didn't turn out quite as big as I had hoped. Learning how much you lose when you sew the blocks together was an adventure too!

I've done several and I can see some improvement in my piecing. Time is on my side I suppose. I can only improve from the first couple I made.

This is one I like pretty well. Just big enough to snuggle and hang on the back of the couch. My first one that I'm really happy with and is completed.

Here are a couple more I've done. All small and more or less practice quilts. I have three nephews who won't notice the mistakes. Thank God for small children who only know you did something just for them.

This is a rag quilt I did. Saw the pattern for it....had to give it a try. Not bad and I loved all the poka dots. Dots on the front, dots on the back. This was fun with the easy quilting, but not so much with all the clipping.

This is a scrappy star I think. I've looked at so many patterns I've lost track. I love ticking. I think I could use it in every quilt I make. Might not be such a great idea, but when ya love something...it's so hard no to work it into everything.

Well, I suppose that is all for now. I have some sewing that is calling my name and better get to it. I hope to make new friends and share this experience with those of you who know so much more about this lost art than I do. Thanks for looking and any advise will be appreciated greatly.