Getting things done!

Seems like I have been trying to get this post up for weeks... 

Here is what’s on my sewing table…

This has been a fun quilt. I am loving it. I had bought a bolt of fabric I thought I wanted to use on this quilt, and then… I saw the pattern from Windham Fabrics for the Good Vibrations fabric line, and then it was all over. I am changing the plan and making the borders look like a piano keyboard.  The piano works great with the theme of this quilt. The recipient has been playing the piano for years, many years (and he is only 18), he is very accomplished and his mother is very proud of him. The piano border is perfect. This quick quilt just got a little less quick. But I love it.

And, Here is what is off the sewing table.

A year later the Redwork Revival BOM that Lisa and I designed and taught at the Parish Quilt shop is OVER. As soon as Glamping yardage is available, I will put the final borders on this, and then I need to make time for the quilting.

Now for the American Beauty photos I promised.

I ran into a problem with them. As you can see, many of them are blurry. Our weather is so dreary here in the Pacific North West, and we have a serious lack of sunshine. I kind of blew it, I didn’t look at the photos before I delivered the quilt. Now I have out of focus photos, but…just for the record, Julie loved her quilt. These are what I have for photos of this quilt.

Here are the finishes for the last couple weeks.

I have had a couple quilts that were quick and fun. I quilted a couple quilts with fabric from Afric. This is not the first time I have quilted fabric from Africa, I have a pretty hard time keeping things square. I finished them, but they were just quick quilts that I had to pin and pin to keep square. My customer loved them. The quilts were made from clothes her children had when they lived in Africa. She wanted to remember them and use them in a quilt. How great is that.

These photos are not a great quality, but you get the idea. 

I then got busy on the Fabulous Felines Quilt.

It is so hard to see the detail of the quilting on this dark fabric, sorry these photos are the best I have. This was a fun quilt from one of my regular quilters. Marla seems to keep a quilt or two running through me. I appreciate your patients and thank you! Now I had better get back to quilting.

It has been a very busy couple weeks.

...sneak peak at the quilt that I am just finishing up.

Thanks for checking - Star

Wonderful Summer flower quilt

The cutest little girl quilt ever!

My customer made this quilt for her granddaughter and it is just one of the cutest quilts ever. :)

 This is a photo of the whole quilt. We were having some rain here in Bonney Lake, so I couldn't photograph the quilt outside, and I had to deliver the quilt. :(

 Here is a closeup of the feathered flowers, and the background swirl. I love the swirl in the background.

 Here are a couple photos that include the feather border. and the cute little pots that I just love.

 Another closeup with the background and the flower petals.

 I had so much fun with this quilt. I love the Lakehouse fabrics. The colors work so well with the theme of the quilt.

 Another closeup.

What a great quit. I need to make one, I really liked the way the final quilt looked. The quilt was lightly quilted, but what a great final product.

Thanks for looking and keep in touch. We are about to get the blog going full time and I am excited to get rolling and see if the internet likes my quilting as much as my customers do.

If you are interested in my quilting and are wanting to have me quilt for you, please checkout my website at www.starlitquilts.com email me, or call I will be happy to talk to you about your quilt.

thanks - star

BOM Madness!

So I have been so busy all month, I left all of my Blocks to the last minute! I had 3 of them due. 

• Memories of Provence
• "Fat Quarter Shop's" Mystery Block using the "Vintage Modern" fabric line by Moda
• and Redwork Revival, This is a quilt my friend and I are designing this with one of the LQS here in the Tacoma area. I still had to write the directions and get all the cutting instructions finished. 

Talk about falling behind! So below you will see all the cutting I had to get finished, before I could even get started sewing. I took 2 hours to cut them, and about 3 to get them all sewn together. What a time hole. :)

 Before

3 BOMs in pieces :) Before sewing

After

My finished Vintage Modern Block - 3 :) I love this quilt

Our finished Redwork Revival block - 7

One more month done, I hate this quilt. Way too much cutting an sewing, trimming and sewing...
besides, I am not crazy about the fabric.

And....This is what I had on the frame.

A couple photos of the quilt out in the sun. Wow, It looks good to me, I hope she is happy with it.

This is from a coworker, it took her almost a year to stitch, and then I had it in my lineup for almost 6 months.

 And then... The Garden Bliss class is coming soon!

 Lots of cutting and getting ready to teach the class. I have so many projects going I hope I can remember them all. This is the start of the quilt. Lots of cutting and getting ready to sew. This quilt is so easy to sew together. I make it harder by being such a stickler for pressing and pinning. It takes so much time to be a pressing fanatic, but it is so perfect when you are finished, I am happy to
oblige.  I just love a square quilt. I had posted some pictures of this quilt I posted earlier last month, the fabric was California Girl, by Fig Tree Quilts. I love the quilt in any fabric so far. (I want to get one finished with Christmas fabric and quilt it like Christmas balls.)

Okay, I have to get back to quilting, and I will try to step up the posts a little more regularly :)
thanks for checking in - star