Jackson Patch Quilting

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Customers Quilt

Another quilt finished. This is Dottie's quilt. Dont you just love the strippy quilting and the border fabric. This is a great quilt. I enjoyed working on it. Wish I could remember the name of the pattern. Dont worry, it will come back to me, probably at 3am, LOL.

Not much else going on, so Happy Quilting,
Vicki

Fur Baby

I just had to share this picture. Ranger, hiding under my feet. DH caught a good picture of him. He is a silly puppy.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Bow Tucks Purse

Or should I say tote bag. I finally made a Bow Tucks Bag. These have been all over the Quilt Board. So, I ventured out. When I went to Knoxville to the AQS show in July, I bought a kit with the pattern to make this bag. Saturday I started, Sunday afternoon I sewed some more. Finally got all the parts made. Here they are. The directions say to use fusible fleece, which I did, and the quilt as desired. I quilted the sunflower part in a diamond going sideways grid and the dark bottom just straight lines. I quilted the lining further apart with a square grid on point. Using purple thread. I do like it. But boy this is taking forever! Some of the folks on the Board are make 4-6 in a weekend. How did they do this? Well, my friend Susan, Yes that is Susan in Aiken, told me I didnt have to do all that quilting if I used the fusible fleece. DUHHHH!! Susan knows. She make lots of bags and teaches bag classes in Aiken. I am not in Aiken. So sorry!!

Anyway, here it is Tuesday. I had to finish quilting Dottie's quilt yesterday. I finally got all the parts together. I still need a button for the closing, but that will come. And I would like some beads on the bows. Will have to raid my sons scout stuff to see what he may have, you never know. So, the unveiling!! TA DA Love it!!! turned out great. But next time, I wont quilt it.

Happy Quilting, Vicki

DPN

Dottie's Disappearing Nine Patch, set on point. Quilted with Texas Fan pano from Linda Taylor, gold thread. Looks great. I just love this one.

Happy Quilting, Vicki

Friday, August 19, 2011

Orangeburg Quilters Guild

At our Orangeburg Quilters guild about every 3 months we all make a block and then draw for it. Everyone has to win before your name can go back in the pot. This is the latest block. The block is 12 inch finished. We laid out the ones turned in so far (not due until Oct., mine is finished). They look great. I am not eligible, so I may just have to make this one for myself. I love the 3D effect.

Didnt get to sew this afternoon. Thunderstorms! Then was cooking supper, just started, and the power went off. So...... we had to go out to eat. Stuffed the food in the fridge. On the way out we found out what knocked the power out this time. A car hit a main power pole. I am sure there was more than one car involved. And I am sure there were injuries, if not fatalities. Most of that was gone, just the power company and a patrolman to help with the traffic. There was a smashed car in the ditch. I did say a quick prayer for whoever. And I felt bad about fussing about the power company, again. It wasnt their fault this time. This is the 3rd power outage in about 3 weeks.

So, hopefully I will get some quilting done tomorrow.

Happy Quitling, Vicki

Charlotte Angotti

This week I have felt much better. Yea!!! I was able to go to Greater Columbia Quilt Guild for the monthly meeting. I was really looking forward it it. The guest speaker was Charlotte Angotti. You can see her here. http://www.charlotteangotti.com/ She is a nationally know teacher and has moved to SC. Charlotte is funny and talented. She had us laughing so much that I had tears just flowing. I thought Joyce, sitting next to me would fall on the floor laughing.

Here are a few of the quilts she showed. I cant tell the stories, you have to here them from her. I would probably get them wrong any way.