catching up..........

Well I have caught up with the Easter table topper that Amanda Murphy is hosting on her site. It is a fun, not sew little project, they measure 28.5 inches across sew far. It is a nice and bright topper covered with Easter eggs. I have two on the go this uses up one charm pack. I saved the extra bit left over from the eggs and I want to make a little something out of them.  A little playing to see what they become. We all need to play every now and then.

Here are a few  of the eggs that I have stitched











I have also played a little with my fmq for this months challenge on sewcalgals site.
now to go and do a little prep for the class I will teach Monday night.

Next I will quilt a baby quilt with the techinques from this months lesson.

In stitches
Annette

Boy did this week fly by. Back at work, still have bronchitis. Not a lot of energy but I think I am on the mend.
Sew what have I been up to.
I did get a little more done on the topper for Easter
they eggs are ready to go on the wedges

I hope to get caught up on this and the fmq challenges this weekend.In the morning I will be helping a fellow quilter pin baste her quilt.
Well I am going to try and get a little more done on the table topper.....
in stitches
Annette

W.I.P. Wednesday

Well this week is flying by.
And this is what I have on the go
DUETTA is almost done ...... just a little stitching and a button

stitching the yoke on
almost done : )

And I have started another project from Amanda Murphy's site
a table topper with Easter eggs I am a little behind but  I hope to catch up soon.

pieced and ready to fuse and cut out the eggs

I have a question for all you ladies that might have entered any type of contest show etc. with your quilts.
Have any of you ever insured your items?
 If sew, Did you have an appraiser do an appraisal?
Or where you able to have a member of a guild or quilting organization ( with some type of credentials) do an appraisal that was accepted by the insurance co.? With out the appriseal it would only be insured for the cost to make it.
 We have found one co sew far that would insure it under a fine arts poliy. at a cost of $200. / yr or any part of a yr.
I am starting to wonder if I should bother with the insurance ..... I have found out that you can not just assume that it will be covered by your householder policy. For that to work you have to be in controll /custody and care of your quilt at all times. 

Any feed back would be great in helpping me make a call on this one.

As it is Wednesday be sure to check out what the other ladies have been up to check out the link on my side bar for THE NEEDLE AND THREAD NETWORK.
in stitches    and knots  too
Annette

off to the next step

 with my pattern testing that is......
I have been testing  the pattern "Duetta" for Grandma Coco Designs.
I have finished the body of the sweater and have done a test of the yoke.

my first attempt at blocking......
I think I'm doing it right

sew today I hope to get the yoke made and who know maybe   get-r-done.

practice piece of the paper piecing
of the yoke

Trimmed to  see the next step
now to do the real thing

off to sew                                   
have a great day



in stitches
Annette

a Friday finish

Well yesterday I finally finished Jewels of the Night.
Complete with label and hanging sleeves. I used two shorter sleeves sew that one can use a center support if needed.I thought this would make displaying it at the conference easier, and with out any damage to the quilt.

I had a lot of fun working on Jewels of the Night. It was the First time I have taken part in a challenge. I created my own design and was able to learn more about EQ7 (Electric Quilt 7  Quilt design software )
 When using this software it helps you to put your ides on a quilt layout and change it up as much as you like. You can change color/fabric placement as well.You can print off the yardages needed.  You   also can print off templates , rotary cutting as well as paper piecing .... which ever applies to the block. You do how ever, have to figure out how to put it together.

Sew now I just have to get it entered and over to the shop in Humboldt this month sometime. The deadline is April 15,2012.  Good luck to all who enter.

boxed and ready to go

 I would like to take a few pictures of it first sew that I have them ready to share with you all out there, as soon as the conference starts.
in stitches
Annette

W.I.P. Wedensdays

the start of my over sized label

Well it's that time of week again. and I do have good news ..... at least for me I am on the binding of Jewels of the Night , my challenge project. Next will be the label and then getting entered into the challenge before April 15.

binding ready to turn and stitch

 I also have been testing out a pattern called "DUETTA" a Grandma Coco Design. I have never done testing before and just thought why not sew now I have it almost half way knitted. It has a quilted collar made in a few different ways i will be trying out the paper pieced directions.

Sew that's about all I have been up to .... that and curling up with my quilts and a cup of tea.

Be sure to check out The Needle and Thread Network .... link on my side bar. To see what the other gals have been up to.
 in stitches
Annette

Just a little stitching in Cancun

Yes I had a little stitching project while we where in Cancun.

I had to pick up a little sewing kit as I did not pack any thread etc. and the bride needed a quick fix on her dress. Sew off to the market we went to find this little treasure,

 sew that I could do the repair. This made the bride relax as she was stressing a little about it.
I was able to do the fix with the bride in her dress only poking myself. The Auntie that always has everything had decided at the last minute not to pack a needle and thread.....lol...... next time I  will know better.

Well now as I look outside I see a fresh blanket of snow ....... just a couple inches I think. They have rain and snow for the province sew it will be a mixed bag of weather for a couple days and then warm on the weekend again.( snowing again as I update this post)
 Sew I'm hoping everyone drives safely out their on the icy roads. And remember that Spring is on it's way it just took a detour.
Off to curl up with my quilt again
in stitches
Annette