Well, It is the middle of week 7 of 2017 and I've just completed 3 more quilts. I'll post about this one (#8) this week, and share the story of #9 and #10 next week. As I mentioned when I wrote about Quilt #5, I wrote a rail fence pattern for a Craft and Chat group and made a quilt while I was sewing with the ladies. This quilt is the same pattern, with a slightly different arrangement. As you can see the pink quilt was a random set of 5 strips in each block. The Teal quil

I've been a super busy girl! Actually, I've been sorting projects for my 2017 Challenge and seeing what I can get finished really quickly. I've been able to finish a few quilts simply by stitching the bindings on the finished tops! Some would probably say "that's cheating", but I'm taking every finish I can. I know I'll get a bit slower as the year proceeds and I am really enjoying the sense of accomplishment. Quilts #6 & #7 are two wholecloth quilts I quilted in April. I

Loving my finishes for 2017! I seem to be starting with some simple finishes to get me going. On December 29, 2016 I loaded my new Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher and promptly loaded and quilted this lovely baby quilt. I used the Dragonflies design by Sweet Dreams Quilt Studio, a free design from Handi Quilter. In the fall I was invited to do some teaching at a Craft and Sew group at a local church. We decided that a simple rail fence with border and binding would be a good pla

The next few quilt finishes could be considered cheating, but a finish is a finish and I'm taking every finish I can. This is a baby sized quilt. I started this top many years ago when I was writing the Crossroads Quilt pattern. I didn't like the small size of the blocks, so left this quilt alone in the project box. Last spring I taught a Panto Basics class. I loaded some extra quilt tops on the longarms in the WonderFil Threaducation Studio. I loaded 3 different pantogra