Lost my desire to quilt.

 In August we moved from California to Texas. I left my dream job at a quilt shop and the city we’re living in has no quilt shop. I have my quilt room set up for sewing and quilting but so far just no desire to make anything. I am really hoping this is temporary. There are a couple of quilt guilds but with COVID I am sure they are not meeting. I think that would give me an incentive also.

Chula

 Made a small quilt for our friends, Robert and Socorro, and their Wonder Dog, Chula. I found a pattern for a leaded glass depiction of a Rhodesian Ridgeback and thought of a Chula. I also found a great fabric with the breed on them. During shelter in place because of COVID I had plenty of time to play. So this was a fun labor of love.

Kimono Girls

Working on Kimono Girls design by Tilda’s World. I had some shiny objects aqua fabric with gold highlights and enough for the background so that got me started. I also had a lot of shiny objects fat quarters which would make the kimonos and sashes. Some fairy frost fabrics in my stash gave me fabrics for the flowers and buds. I had to order the black polished cotton for the hair and a neutral fabric for the faces. I used heat and bind featherlite to adhere the flowers and then stitched around them with batting behind. I am hoping when I quilt the flowers will pop out like trapunto. I will post again when I get the quilting done.

I don’t like the way the faces look like their bottoms are pointed. I guess the neck piecing fabric should have had more of a contrast. When I quilt I hope it will disappear.

Spectacular Savannah

During my Covid-19 lockdown I have been completing my Elizabeth Hartman Spectacular Savannah quilt kit. I now have the animals together and am working on the leaf top and bottom rows.

Just finished quilting and when I have my cutting table back (I have a ink fabric design taped down) I will trim and do binding.

Tree of Hearts

Made a Valentine Tree with heart die cuts. Now my mind is racing and I’m thinking Shamrock Tree, Easter Egg Tree, Star Tree, Fall Leaf Tree. But what I can do and what I imagine have a time conflict.

SOCIAL BUTTERFLY pieced and quilted January 2020 in Rio Vista, California. Pattern used was #136 Social Butterfly by Lella Boutique by Vanessa Goertzen.

Fabrics used were Turnwsky for Quilting Treasures for background. White with multi colored eyes all over. Prints for butterfly’s was from Windham Fabrics, “serenity” by Whistler Studios, pattern #51621, #51523, etc. also used Tilda, Sunkist Collection and outer border is Shiny Objects by RJR Fabrics, Rustic Shimmer. The corner appliqué blocks were from Perchwork pattern by Karen Brow for Java House Quilts.

  

Fancy Forest by Elizabeth Hartman

Quilt was part of Eatonville Cooperative Nursery School fundraiser, November 23, 2024.

Finished piecing blocks and ready for quilting.  I am going to do ruler work using my new Coronet long arm.  I will post photos as I quilt.