STILL QUILTING ALONG - CYNTHIA ENGLAND CLASS

It looks like I haven't posted in quite a few years.  Guess I've been too busy quilting instead of sending out updates about what is going on in my quilting world.
I will add pictures from my last exciting event.  I took a class with Cynthia England at the end of July.  She does picture piecing and the picture below shows the kit we worked on in class.
Mine is almost done.  Have some fine tuning on the tree trunk and a place where I have a little
flaw.  Will post when finished, but for now here is the picture we worked on in class.

Cynthia England is an awesome teacher.  I had 3 of her patterns and was never brave enough to
try them.  At least one of them will be started in the near future.  Pattern is called "Sandy Shores" if you want to order it from her website.

DIY Vera Bradley

"Birds in the Vines" wall hanging for my living room wall

I finished putting the sleeve on my "posey patch" (name of the pattern) wall hanging so that I could hang it on the quilt rack over my living room sofa.

I will include a close up of the quilting.  I used my embroidery module to quilt each block with a
motif, then I free motioned the cornerstones and green borders.
The orange sashing was done with a walking foot.
The other pictures show the label and the original fabric used for each of the "posey patches".

Finally getting a few of my UFO's completed.  This was a class I took in Feb 2013.  

The quilt coordinates perfectly with the table runner on my coffee table shown in the previous post.

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!

Braided Table Runner

Time for another post of another project.  I made this table runner for my coffee table in the living room.  I love it and it looks great on my table.  Working on some other projects for my living room and will post them too.  I used the decorative stitches on my Bernina to quilt it.

Chevron baby quilt for my new Grandson

I have not given up on quilting, just letting the blog slide for awhile.  Want to share a few things I've completed.  I made a chevron baby quilt for my new grandson who was born in May.  Here is the quilt, my label, and a picture of his brothers holding it up for the camera.

   

"Sparkling Sea Glass" pictures posted with 2 ribbons.

I told you in my last post that I was entering this quilt in our guild's quilt show.  The judging was
on Friday and Saturday and my quilt got 2 ribbons.  I will post pictures of the the quilt with the ribbons
after the show.  I was really excited and very humbled.  As this is only my 2nd quilt (other than ones
for grandsons), I did not expect any awards.

I just added the pictures as promised.  Got so many compliments on my quilt.  Thanks for all the encouragement.  Was very please with "First Place" and "Best of First Time Quilt Show Entry".  

Easy Street mystery quilt picture as promised

I promised a few posts ago that I would add my picture of my completed quilt.  Well here she is and
the more I look at this quilt, the more I grow attached to it.  I am calling it:  Sparkling Sea Glass.
The quilt finished at 99" x 99".   It was quilted by "Sew Finished" Diana Marchand in an allover pattern of vines and butterflies.  The quilt is being entered in the Seaside Piecemaker's "Timeless Treasures" quilt show on March 7th and 8th.
For more info see their website: www.seasidepiecemakers.com
This quilt will be a college graduation gift to my Niece.  Wouldn't it be great if I could give it to her with the ribbon it wins at the show.  Don't tell her, its a surprise.  I am pretty sure she doesn't know her Aunt has a blog and I hope she doesn't find out until after graduation, lol.

I've started teaching two elementary school girls how to sew.  I am having as much fun as they are, what a great part time job.  We've worked on a few projects.   The wine coasters and little wallets I showed in the last post.  Then we made aprons.  I will have to post pictures of my two prototypes.
The girls love to sew, both have their own machines and are learning basics by doing different projects.  Our next lesson is to work on straight 1/4" seams by sewing 6 strips to make a "Scrappy Trips" block. Thanks again, Bonnie Hunter, for the free pattern.  The blocks the girls are making will go
into a Scrappy Trips quilt I will make to donate to a local charity.

It's late and time for bed.  My next post will be to show and tell about my classes I took recently with
Karen Kay Buckley.