Celebration -- SAQA Benefit Auction Quilt

I finished my second “fireworks” quilt that measures 12” X 12” and I’m calling it “Celebration.” It will be up for auction with SAQA this fall.

“Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord and joyfully celebrate His mighty acts, for great is the glory of the Lord.” –Amplified Bible

Detail

This piece is made from commercial cotton fabrics cut and fused to a cotton background. Heavily quilted with Superior Thread’s Fantastico polyester thread.

The label on the back.

And now I’m making a “Carpenter’s Wheel” quilt block for our PTQ’s challenge.

Linking to:

Lee’s WIP Wednesday
Esther's Wips On Wednesday
Nina Maria's Off the Wall Friday

Fixing Fiesta Fireworks

I did some snipping and ripping today.

Linking to:
WIP at Freshly Pieced.

Life and Fiesta Fireworks Quilt

Life …

I was glad for the farm boys to come down to the house and pluck up some ornamental purple plum trees that needed replacing.

Mr. Busy Bee man is to come out now and trim back the shrubs, replant, and add mulch.

The chute where the hogs are loaded onto the trucks. Do you see a rainbow around the sun?

The grain bin with the lagoon.

Irrigation system. Why is it so hard not to take too many sunset pictures? And there's that rainbow again. Is it my camera or was there really a rainbow there?

… as a Quilter

I’d love to do another art quilt of these silos with the barn. This is on the farm just south of us where Paul grew up.

I just disqualified myself from the CELEBRATION Challenge at A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge,TN. You see, the rules stated that the perimeter of the quilt could not exceed 160.” Well, after quilting it I cropped it back to as big as I thought looked good, bound it, and added a sleeve. It measured 170.” Then I read the rules again and ran out of time. Aaarg!

I’m still toying with the thought of cropping off 2” from each side and 1” from the top so the fireworks don’t look incomplete. What do you think? And then the binding maybe should be all black instead of using the leftover scraps. Maybe I can enter it into a different show if I read and remember the fine print.

Fiesta Fireworks

See what other quilters are doing at these links.

Really Random Thursday at Live a Colorful Life
TGIFF at Milo & Cuatro
Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts

  

Heatwole Sewing Retreat and Grands

My brother Oren Jr.’s wife Cheryl is making a string quilt that reminds me of a July picnic!

Mother worked faithfully hand piecing her hexies into “Grandmother’s Flower Garden.”

My “Fiesta Fireworks” is ready for some quilting. Ashton came along back with Paul to pick me up and take me home.

Mother, daughter, and baby!

Two and a half dozen grand's!!!!

Give Away–4 Yards of Fabric

Welcome to

Giving Thanks – Quilters’ Blog Hop Party

I thought it would be fun to give away an assortment of fabric somewhat similar to what I’m planning to use for Teryn Ray’s quilt. The total amount is 4 yards. That’s right, 4 yards of fabric of different size pieces.

To be in the draw, all you have to do is leave a comment telling which one of my quilts in the tab “2013 Quilts” you like the best, and if you care to, let me know why.

For an extra chance in the drawing become a follower in some way or follow by e-mail and come back and let me know how. If you are already a follower let me know that as well and how you follow in your second comment.

This giveaway will be open until Nov. 26, 2013 at 5 p.m. PST and to US addresses only. Then we’ll choose a winner with Mr. Random Generator.

Visit other blogs that are participating in the “Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways” by clicking the image below.

Bird at Sunset and Cardinal Quilts

When both Emily and I saw this picture of “Bird at Sunset” and pinned it on Pinterest we decided to use it for a quilt challenge. We were to each make a quilt and not let each other know what we were doing until the grand revealing.

So, here she is with her “Bird at Sunset.”

She had bought a silk scarf years ago at a yard sale for a quarter and used it for her background. She said she had offered it to me and I turned her down. Wow! How could I have done that?

She used twine for the fence and unraveled it for the grass.

I like how she turned the bird around to face the center.

Beautiful. Just beautiful!!!

And this is my piece.

I changed the bird to a cardinal, repositioned it, and made holly branches in the foreground.

The background was heavily stitched and then the cardinal, holly, and fence were added and stitched.

I wrapped the quilted top around a canvas frame and stapled it to the back.

Cardinal Statistics

Dimensions: 10”X10”

Gallery Wrapped on Canvas

Price: $80.00

Fly-In and Possum Town Quilters

Life …

I know Joel and Quinten are enjoying themselves, but it looks scary to me! That fabric seat I made for them is working pretty good.

They invited aviation enthusiasts to our place to hang out and eat pizza.

Evie and Angie are cutting up old jeans to be made into those wonderful sturdy woven rugs.

Supper guests this evening included Darryl and Laura Schrock, her brother Kevin, and their cousin Ryan.

Quinten and Evie and boys.

Perry and Emily

While Paul snoozes on the recliner, Tina and I sing “When We All Pull Together.”

… as a Quilter

I joined the Possum Town Quilters for their monthly meeting.

Sandi is so pleased to finish her fractured flowers with a beautifully over dyed border.

Mary Ann shows her bargello Christmas table runner.

This “wedding ring” is the beginning of our raffle quilt.

Carla is pleased with her finished art quilt.

Judy showed us her autumn quilt top.

Tonya finished this king size sampler from “Craftsy.”