What a Week!

What a productive week!  Monday I took a paper piecing class with my friend Jeannie, photo on my last post. Wednesday I spent the morning working on Log Cabin blocks for my Prairie Women's Sewing Circle projects with my friend Dori (photo). Thursday my friend Sylvia stopped by to give me some tips and tools on free motion machine quilting techniques (photo of my practice stitching). Saturday my friend Louise took me on a road trip with her and her friend Leona to Corning where we stopped and shopped for fabrics and notions at more than a few spots! And meanwhile at home I spent nearly all my time in my studio...sewing!
I finished hand sewing the binding on charity quilt my friend Susan prepared for me so I could practice quilting (photo). I pieced the backing for the two quilts I've been working on, my blue hourglass quilt and my patchwork paisley quilt. I feel SO ACCOMPLISHED!


Finished hand stitching the binding, finally!



My hour glass "tube quilt" finally has borders, backing and batting!
Next step - basting and quilting...



Practicing free motion quilting, will need a lot more practice!



I had such a hard time piecing these log cabin blocks by hand (read:  they looked like hell) so I
found a generic paper piecing pattern and sized it, drew in another row of strips all around, and
made copies.  Now my blocks are so nice and straight!



Here's my patchwork quilt from an earlier post.  I didn't have enough yellow fabric
for the backing so I inserted a strip of the paisley right thru the center.  I think
I'll piece the binding from scraps of all the fabrics...when I get that far...