Pursuit of Happiness

Another Gyleen Fitzgerald mystery.  Yes, I got carried away.  LOL.  Basically she was using us as pattern testers for a new book coming out spring of 2014.  My Garden of Eden and 2 into 1 quilts should be in the book.  I did not get Happiness finished in time for pictures.  Life gets in the way, sometimes.  I finally finished the top, so here it is, a wild thing at least!!

 

I am thinking of adding another hexagon and having it floating.  The background is 2 different stripes cut (or cuss)on the bias and pieced into the quilt.  Lots of starch and pins, but it worked.  I think the picture looks better that the quilt.  Maybe I am just tired of all of those strips at a diagonal??  now to find time to get it quilted.  Customers quilts come first.  Oh My, I have many UFO's that need quilting.  Maybe I can take Jan. off to quilt for me.

 

Happy quilting, Vicki

 

 

County Fair

Our county fair is where we have our quilt show every year.  It was the first week in October.  Here are a few pictures from the fair.  Enjoy!

This is one of my quilts.  I won 2nd place.  This was one of Gyleen Fitzgerald's mysteries this summer.  The name of this one is "Garden of Eden".

 

This was my quilt.  The Pattern is Sunset.  It was my class from QSC quilt retreat 2012.  The pattern did not have these borders. It just stopped and had a plain border.  After making the continuous  border I can understand why.  This was a challenge.  I won a blue ribbon for this quilt.

 

This is another Gyleen Fitzgerald mystery.  The name of this one is "2 into 1"  I won a blue ribbon and best use of color for this quilt.  The funny thing, the local newspaper put a picture of my quilt in the paper for winning Best Use of Color, the picture was in black and white.  Go figure???

 

 

This is an applique quilt that I quilted for P.T.  She did a great job and won best senior quilt.

Happiness

Another Gyleen Mystery in progress.  Here is the first block.  That is as far as I have gotten.  Not really, I have the center hexies cut and a bunch of the half hexies cut, but I need many more half's.  I am at a stand still.  I pulled a muscle in my upper right arm.  Darn thing has been hurting like ****.  Finally easing off a little this afternoon., but no rotary cutting yet.  Need to let it heal.  Maybe  DH will cut some for me.  Yes, he really would!!!  I have been using the mouse with my left hand, what fun.... brushing teeth left handed....  very interesting.

Happy Quilting,  Vicki

 

Two into One

Here is my next Gyleen mystery quilt.  I ran out of the green so used a different one in the top and bottom borders.  This is a bright cheerful quilt. Much fun to make.  Boy that orange is bright....lol

 

Happy Quilting, Vicki

Patch

For all of my blogger friends.... I have told you many things about Patch, my son's yorkie.  Monday  we had to put him to sleep.  It was time.  He was 13 years and 8 months old.  He quit eating and couldn't stand without wobbling or falling.  The vet was wonderful, he even cried too.  He said Patch had been one of his favorite patients.  We will remember Patch as a wonderful pet.

Vicki

Two becomes one

Finally working on Gyleen's 3rd mystery quilt this summer.  I am about a month behind.  Lost my Mojo.  But, I have it back, yea!!!  The is called 2 becomes 1.  Here is the first star.  The next step is to make another star with this as the center.  I have this step part done, not enough for pics yet.  Besides the camera has to charge.  The next star points are orange with a different back ground.  Maybe some pics this weekend.  I am in a sewing mood today.  yea!!! Lets hope hubby wants to stay home so I can sew.

Happy Quilting, Vicki

Patch

Patch is doing better today.  He is eating good and the sore is drying up.  Yea!!!

Happy Quilting, Vicki