Monday, July 20, 2009

One big quilt

I finished my king sized quilt tonight.

The binding went on without a hitch.

I also made co-ordinating pillow cases.


the quilt is a variation on the rail fence. I have been collection FQs for a while. Mostly batiks, some Amy Butler and Kaffe Fasset, among others.



I really like it. I call it "Dream a Little Dream".
Whew, this one has been quite a large project!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Trying new things

When I turned 40, I decided to challenge myself by learning or doing something each year, that I have never done before. I accomplished 2 of those things in the past 4 days!
I will start with my Dan River adventure on Thursday. My husband and I went Kayaking on the Dan River with the help of the Dan River Company. These guys took us 2 novices on the river for an incredible afternoon. We went 6 miles in about 2.5 hours. It was peaceful, quiet, beautiful and exciting! Our guide, Dale was fantastic! The water was clear, and we saw turtles, birds and fish along with the awesome rock formations. This is a great trip suitable for about ages 10 and up. Most of the trip was very calm, with a few rapids thrown in to keep it exciting!




Then yesterday, I took a class with my mom on hand dying fabrics. I am definitely adding this to my crafting repertoire! We concentrate on dying a six color progression (I did from yellow to magenta) and then used our extra dyes to play and experiment. This was fun and easy, and I intend to do more to work my hand dyed fabrics into my quilts.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Toile quilt update

I finished stippling the toile quilt tonight. All it needs is the binding! I love this pattern and will definitely make it again. I have some FQs picked out to use with solid black sashing.It went together very quickly.


In other news, our newest dog, Sarge, is really starting to relax. He comes in occasionally and he is learning how to be in a family. Here he is on my bed, waiting for me to get out of the shower.


I am kayaking with my husband on Thursday, long-arm quilting my king-sized quilt on Friday and taking a fabric dying class on Saturday. Hope the rest of your week is fun and happy!