Sunday, October 14, 2018

Project Progress

 Look what is on my pinning tables this morning--the cute little ghosties. I am going to quilt it vertically with my wavy stitch about an inch apart. 
 I picked up the gray background bats fabric at Joann's, but there was not quite enough of it--so I put a strip of black solid to make it work and put the label over the off center strip. I think it will look cute and I hope to get some Slow Sunday Stitching in by binding it.
My mom and I wanted to test out her Handiquilter since she had it rebuilt. The stitch length is better, but still not consistent. I do not enjoy long arming to start with and then having technical difficulties makes it worse than having dental work.  I think I will do my machine quilting either on my Pfaff or by check from now on. This is my Sugar Stars Quilt--the pattern in a Lori Holt and the fabrics are Bonnie and Camille Marmalade--my two favorites combined.
I pieced this one back in 2015, so I am pleased to have this UFO approaching the finished category even if the quilting is not perfect. I already attached the binding and will work on that this week after my ghosts.
My Fat Quarter Fat Eighth Quilt is all done and will be revealed on here and Instagram on Tuesday, 10/23. Stay tuned, it is a gorgeous quilt and quick, simple pattern!



14 comments:

  1. Your ghost quilt is so fun! Looks like it went together really quickly! Too bad about your Mom's longarm - must be frustrating for her since that's a big investment. Enjoy some stitching today!

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  2. I'm with you re: long arming. I do the piecing and I long arm "by check"!

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  3. I saw the ghost block design somewhere else in the last couple weeks. I don't remember where. So cute for Halloween display.

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  4. Those ghosts are too cute to be scary! You are so good at labeling the quilts you make... better than relying on memory like some people I know... (I must learn from your example...)

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  5. I am with you on the long arm! It was so not my thing and I was glad to let it go live with someone else!! Darling quilts!!

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  6. Those Ghosties are the mosties.

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  7. I am sorry the long arm didn't work out better. I quilted free motion the past 2 days on the Christmas quilt & it worked very well. Gale Smith said it looked fine. Perhaps it is the groovy boards. Love you! Mom😘

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  8. Hi Tanya! Oh, that ghost quilt is SO DARN cute!! I think that wavy lines will be perfect for quilting, and bats on the back!! How adorbs is that?! Nice finish on the Sugar Stars - that looks like a Baptist Fan pattern, and how wonderful to have something from 2015 off the books. Good for you. Those longarm issues sound horrid. I am afraid I wouldn't possibly know how to resolve them! Happy Friday to you. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  9. Love your Ghosts! Sorry the long arm still isn't right, that has to be frustrating. Happy stitching this weekend.

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  10. I absolutely adore those ghosts! The backing fabric is perfect too. Sorry about the longarm. Let me know if I can ever quilt something for you, I'm addicted to my longarm!!

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