DH’s Academic Advisor for his PhD will be retiring from teaching soon. And his dear wife recently retired from her career as a Medical Doctor. So, it was time to make another quilt! They are originally from New Zealand, and I found this wonderful vintage tablecloth on Ebay. I used a kit I had, called the Carriage Quilt. It is amazing how well the colors of the quilt kit and vintage tablecloth came together. It turned out to be a double sided quilt. I love vintage, and I hope they do too.
After months of effort, I finally have something to show. Yes, I do other things creative besides quilting. I have been having fun making whatever catches my fancy with clay the last few months. Since I don’t have my own ceramics studio, it has been slow going. Nevertheless, I’m happy with my first batch of “beginner” pottery. I made several bowls, a scalloped platter, and Wilma Flintstone inspired beads. I glazed them all in white. I like the “rustic/primitive/elementary” look – I am planning on using them 🙂
Conversation with DH: Him “None of the bowls are the same size” (Engineering mind). Me: “That’s right, that’s what makes them so special” (Engineering mind; also right brain) 😛
I will be making more mismatched and funky tableware 😉
Another dear friend of mine had a Birthday. I made her a lap quilt with Kaffe Fasset fabric. I hope she liked it…
I have been a member of our local Quilt Guild, The Citrus Belt Quilters for the last two years. One of the things they do during their monthly meetings is Show And Share. It’s always fun and amazing to see all the wonderful and creative Quilts everyone makes. Thus far, I have sat on the sidelines as an onlooker. But, I decided that it was high time I finally contributed. This is really big for me since I have an aversion for getting in front of an audience and talking. And our Guild attendance well exceeds 100! It took me back to my elementary school days when we had Show and Tell sessions. I was a bit nervous at first, but it turned out just fine. Somewhere along these many years, I seem to have lost my discomfort in speaking before an audience. I think it’s age 🙂
The first quilt is based on a block called Quarter-Cut Daisy by Laura West Kong in the book Modern Blocks. Laura is also a member of our local Quilt Guild. I made a quilt like this for my exchange group, and I liked it so much, I made one for myself. I added a border on mine. The second one is from an old Jo-Ann’s Block of the month kit, Welcome To My Garden, that I picked up at our Guild shop. Since I am one of the organizers of the shop now, I thought it would be nice to make something from my purchase and encourage others to shop at our store. I didn’t have the setting kit, so I improvised and put it together my way. It was the first time I scalloped the edges. I like how it turned out.
Muriel’s daughter recently got married. I thought it would be fun to design fabric from Muriel’s artwork, and sew up a tablecloth as a wedding gift. Her favorite color is orange, so I picked Muriel’s Orange art, designed a repeating pattern, and uploaded to Spoonflower. I found orange fabric with an orange peel look to border the fabric. I even mitered the corners! It was a fun project, and I think it came out pretty nice 🙂
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