Thread Tales From A Scrappy Quilter

I worked in another quilt that has been waiting for almost a year for quilting!   I had more detailed plans for this one but decided finished is better than unfinished in the closet.   No appliqué,  nothing exciting in the quilting.   Asian dragon pantograph and De Nile variegated thread.

This is a gorgeous group project pieced by some of the members of one of the guilds that I belong to and quilted by me.  Destined to be the quilt to raise funds for our scholarships for this year.   These are but a few photos I took.   Maybe I'll post more tomorrow.

Just a "dragger" quilt for the youngest grandson Kaiden.  His dad called recently with a request for blankies and quilts that it would be OK to abuse.  Oh those special words a quilting Grandma wants to hear, we need more quilts!  Simple piecing and quilting,  minkee backing.  Oh my gosh it feels so cuddly....  I think I need one too.

What can I say?  I love that dark fiery red thread on that chocolate brown border.   Scrumptious.   Made by a client's granddaughter for her mom.   Awwww.

No idea the true pattern name, that's what I see in this quilt.  The client requested nothing girly and to not use green thread.    This is to be a gift for a young man.  No stitch in the ditch and minimal detail work in the green and plaid squares but lots of detail on the surrounding units.   I would love to see this quilt after it is washed a few times!      

This was a charity quilt I quilted about 6 or 7 weeks ago.  I tried to time a simple design to see how it would compare but still had as much or more time  than quilting a medium weight all over design or pantograph.   Pantos provide so much quilting detail for the money!  But then again, even if "light" custom, this is custom quilted to fit the blocks.  Most people prefer custom. The back is cool, seems like plenty of quilting on the back... just skimpy for my liking on the front per the space in the blocks.  But it does give me ideas for future.  I'm always trying to find fun, fast,  and good looking designs that don't require marking or slowing down to use rulers.     Sewing the binding on with the longarm.   I got in a new ruler designed specifically for binding and will try out this week.      And finally... about 6 weeks later I FINISHED that binding.   ...

I now have a dedicated room for sewing!   Until recently, I have had a small section in the longarm studio for my machine (in its smallest position) which was not ideal at all, but you do what you have to do right?  The 18 yr old recently moved into a rental with friends and I have been slowly getting that space defined as my sewing studio.   The doorway opens right beside my thread cabinet so it is a perfect extension of my space.   My longarm has been in the shop for a repair so I had forced time to make the transition!  In my studio I now have  space for the AccuQuilt die cutter and my Brother Scan N Cut, my batting storage is neater, my desk is certainly neater and the window area is basically open so that you can walk right up to the window.   I also added 2 more bins to my thread storage and got that organized a little better.   Some supplies are needed in both spaces, tools (we always have to be mechanics in th...