It’s been a very productive Monday, and I’ll post more about that later, but first…this quilt was started 15 years ago and it is getting finished TONIGHT!! Oh my gosh, finally!
A Finish is On The Way!
Month: March 2024
Sunday Funday Sewing!
I finally finished up the intense custom quilting job I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks. So, today I treated myself to some personal quilting time. I added borders to this cute little dinosaur quilt I’m making for my one of my little great nephews. I’ll be making another one for his baby brother. The pattern is called Strip Mirage, by Sew Yeah quilt shop in Las Vegas. They have a YouTube channel and there’s a tutorial, plus a link to a printable pattern for free. It uses one jelly roll, almost completely. I think there were two blocks left over. It finishes out at 45X60, but I decided to add borders to make it larger. The Moda jelly roll I chose was Stomp Stomp Roar, from Stacy Lest Hsu, and a coordinating Bella solid for the borders, backing and binding.
After I finished the borders and made the backing, I got it loaded on the longarm, and just finished the quilting this evening. I’ll post pics again once I get the binding finished.
I also did a bit of chain piecing and pressing on a two color quilt I’m making for our guild challenge in October. I hope I make the deadline, but I never have yet 😂. I love how cute the block backs look when you open that center up to flatten the intersection.
Before and in between all that quilting fun, I did manage to squeeze in some housework and laundry, so I’m giving myself a bit pat on the back.😊 And, I cooked dinner. I cooked some elk backstrap by searing it in some spicy garlic butter on the stovetop, and then finishing it in the oven. Turned out quite good! Hope y’all had a great Sunday!
Two Days in a Row
Popping in real quick to keep this posting momentum going. I’m finishing my coffee while watching a quilting podcast on YouTube, getting ready to start my work day in my quilting studio. I’m about to cross the finish line on an intense custom job that will be entered in a local quilt show. I’m so anxious to get finished. It’s really challenged me and I hope my client is pleased when she gets it back. I’ll share photos of it after the show starts. My custom bookings have really been filling up this year. I had a lot of fun working on the last one, and I have a really fun one mermaid one coming up after I finish this one. Before I start it, I will be running through all my edge to edge jobs that have come in between the customs. I have a commission to finish up, just needs a label and binding, plus I am working on a very special commission project for a local family that lost a loved one in the devastating tornado that ripped through our community last June. I also have some new personal quilts going, in various stages, plus, I want to keep making progress on finishing up my old UFO’s. Today, I’ll share some pics of the last custom I worked on. This was a lot of fun!
Long Time No Post
Wow, a little over 4 years has passed since I have blogged. Life has been busy, and between Facebook and Instagram, I just let this slip away to the side. I’m going to try to get back in a more regular posting groove and see if anyone is still out there that cares to follow along with me. A lot has happened in the past 4 years. Lots of time spent enjoying my grandsons, as I kept them during the week days, either full or partial days depending on their school enrollment. Time so well spent! What a gift life gave me in allowing me to be a “stay at home grandmother”. My longarm quilting business has steadily been getting busier, as well, and now that all the boys are in school full time, I have more time to devote to my business and personal quilting, as well. I look forward to sharing more with you all again, and catching up with those of you that are still blogging that I used to follow along with, and hoping to find new blogging friends, too! The quilt below is one I made in 2009, quilted in January 2010, and shared here on the blog at that time. That was just shortly before my mom was diagnosed with lymphoma, and we began her treatment journey, and shortly after the conclusion of that, my late husband was diagnosed with his brain tumor. Every project I was working on at the time was just set aside, and I have so many UFO’s to finish from that time period. It is one of my goals to get them all completed. I am currently working on the hand stitching of the binding on this one. I will get this done! If you are reading this, thanks for the visit, and I hope you will come back!
Ramblings From Randi, The Wild Rose Quilter 