A quick post, and a quick quilt

This is a quilt that just clicked into place. I just worked quickly on the quilting and it just flowed. It is nice to knock out a little custom quilt and know that the customer is going to be happy. I have been doing the Thimbleberries for a class here in town and the ladies really like this style.

Here are some quick photos I took of the quilt as I quilted it and after it was finished. I hope you enjoy the photos. I will warn you in advance, you better like feathers. Most of the people that have me quilt for them are wanting feathers in the big border, and piano keys to finish off the edge. I am blessed with a pretty good feather. I have bad days and times when my mind wanders, but generally I am pretty lucky with the feather, NOT perfect but I am happy and continue to improve.
I don't have a lot of time and I have to get back to the frame, but I thought I would share some of the photos with you.

PS. I know I owe you some of the images from the American Beauty, but they may be hard to come by. The lighting was horrible and most of the images are a little out of focus. I am looking into it and I will see what I can come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog.
Star

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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