StarBurst Table Topper Quilted!

I was in the mood for some quilting yesterday, so I decided to quilt the Star Burst Table Topper, which I finished sewing together a couple weeks ago. 

I used a small left over piece of Pellon 80/20 batting in the middle. I was looking for something light weight and would puff up in some areas of the quilt.

I want to use feathers in this table topper and practice a little more on my Quilt Path automated quilting system, so I found Amish Feathers pattern set at Digi-Tech Patterns. Which was perfect for this quilt top.

I also used a little free handing in the lighter color of the checker board to make the darker color pop out.  I also used used my rulers and put diagonal lines in the red triangles.

In the larger triangles, i put the Amish Feathers to fill the area.   I also used the same feathers in the corners squares by just dividing the square in half and reversing them.


The same feathers were used in the borders.  I put 4 triangles in the borders and joined them.  

The StarBurst Table Topper will now get binding on it today and soon I can put on my dinner room table.






Also Today, I will be starting to work on assembling the Women of Courage quilt top.

Hope you all have a great Sewing Day!

Tina

Last Blocks for Women of Courage!

Last Blocks are now finished for the Women of Courage Quilt!  Block 11 is one block style but in two different colors for two different women.  The blue star blocks are for Rosa Parks, and the red star is for Madeleine de Vercheres.  

The stars start with preparing the flying geese in two different sizes.  One size will be used in the middle of the stars and the larger size will be used in making the outer sides of the middle block. 

Once all the flying geese made I start assembling the blocks, by adding the squares to each side of the geese.

Then after the middle block was assembled I add the outer border to the middle to combine the block.  I made 4 of the blue.

The red block was done the same way, but I only had one to make of them. (bad picture)

The final blocks are done now and I can start assembling this block next week, so exciting.

Hope everyone has a great sewing weekend!

Tina

 

Women of Courage Block 10!

Yesterday, was of day of errands for us.  First we woke up to a nice sheet of freezing rain on the windshields, so that delays for going to the gym.  But we got a nice breakfast here at the house then headed up to the base for Groceries and a few things at the Bx which took up most of the day.  Then we came home, where I was ordering and preparing a last minute preparation list for when the new site goes live, no sewing done but I did get a lot other stuff done around the house.

Tuesday afternoon, I did get another block set done for the Women of Courage Quilt.  Block 9- "Amelia Earhart".  This block is a basic 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" half -square triangle.  You are making 16 blocks with the floral fabric and 8 of the blue fabric.  The blocks were fast and easy to make.

Getting closer to putting the blocks together to make it all complete.

Off to get last of the blocks done, and prepare to putting it together.  So, Excited to get this one finally done.

Have a great sewing day!
Tina

Women of Courage Block 9!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  I know we did, we picked up our new vehicle from the dealership.  We got a  new Hyundai Santa Fe, It was my husbands choice in vehicles, but I love it also.  Sunday, we had a great day, working on business work in the morning and watching the Seattle Seahawks win there first Super Bowl Championship.  My husband is now happy, he has been a fan since they started in 1976.

Yesterday, I totally forgot a blog post, sorry about that.  I did get more done on the finalizing the website done, ordered batting for my longarm service and to sell in my store.  Plus, I did get another block done on the Women of Courage Quilt.  

Block 9- Mother Teresa, block starts with making 16 hour glass units.  That's right we are making 16 blocks.

Once you have the hour glass made you will sew brown triangles on left side on 8 of the units and then on the other 8 units sew the brown on the right side.  

 You will repeat this process with the background color triangles, to finish sewing making the half square triangles.

Once your triangles are ready, sew them to the blue fabric to finish the square and press open. 

The Mother Teresa blocks will look like these.  8 units with the brown in the right hand side and 8 units with the brown in left hand side.  This is a easy block to complete and is pretty.

Well time to head to the sewing room to make more blocks.

Hope everyone has a great sewing day!

Tina

Women of Courage Top Finished

While I was waiting for the new site to go live the last couple days, I was finishing assembling the Women of Courage Quilt Top. 

I first of all had to fix a block that was put in the wrong spot that was near the top and middle of the first half of the quilt top.  Once I finished that I put together the bottom half together. 

Then I sewed the to half together to make the full top.

It is a beautiful top even with out the borders.  But, the borders were next,  I cut strips out of the fabric to make the borders.  The borders were mitered finished to make an nice flow around the quilt top.

Once the quilt top borders were ready I prepared the backing for the quilting.  And Today I got the quilt loaded on the longarm and now is ready for some custom quilting.

I'm looking forward to getting started on this quilt tomorrow.

Tina