Kay's Quilt

Kay Woodcock's quilt is finished and delivered. I was very pleased with the outcome and she was very happy.

I can't believe September is almost over! The months are going by to quickly. Christmas will be here before we know it. This weeks has been a very busy week. I finished quilting two client quilts. I am not posting photos of Lael's latest quilt. She might enter it for judging. I will wait to see what she decides. It was a Hopi Basket pattern.  I loaded another big king that is a simple edge-to-edge. I have about 2 hours left on it. I will finish it up tomorrow. I am about 3 weeks out on my quilting with client work. I need to schedule myself into the quilting.... I must get something of my own finished! Clients come first though. 

I started working on a new art quilt. This one is a piece depicting Delicate Arch. I am using a red foundation fabric like I did on my red bridge piece. I think it will work. I have done a drawing and have increased using the graft method. This piece will be 36" x 24".  

Tomorrow and Monday I am going to do some major house cleaning. My dad's sister and brother will be here late Tuesday. We will head to Moab on Thursday and probably come back here on the following Sunday. They will be leaving on the 8th. I am looking forward to there visit.

I need to get the binding sewn on my store sample of my latest cactus pattern. The pattern is being sold in Moab at  'It's Sew Moab'. It will be also sold at Scrap Apple Quilts (I think... that is what the sample is for).  The senior games will be held here in Oct... I hope to have the pattern in the local store here soon.

It has been nice and cool here in St. George... wonderful actually. I am setting here in my studio, with the window open and it is almost cold. It sure makes sleeping great. 

Good night.

Shirl's quilt

I finished Shirl William's quilt this afternoon. It is a big scrappy south west. I looked for different pantos that would look good on this quilt and all I could find in a southwest design seems childish or so busy I could not tell what they were. Anyway.... I gave up and drew my own. I am happy with the outcome. I will use this panto again. Hopefully my client will like it. I will find out tomorrow.

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I finished Robbin's big quilt. I need to get it trimmed up and let her know it is finished. I think the square spiral panto is perfect on this one.

I did a bunch of running around this morning also..... got thread and batting at Let's Quilt. John found a roll of 120 Hobb's polydown.  It is my favorite poly batting. Nice and soft... give nice loft too. 

Linda Sidlow's quilt

I got Linda Sidlow's quilt finished last night. I love her color choices. She wanted the quilting on to take away from her piecing and I think we accomplished that very well. She hasn't seen it yet and I am hoping she likes it. I think she will be happy. 

One to the next quilt......

This quilt belongs to Judy Elkins..... it measures 111 inch x 113 inches. I used Superior Thread's mono-poly to stitch in the ditch around all of the cactus flowers. Then used black Glide on the top. In the bobbin I used Superior Thread's  Sew Fine.

I am very happy with how this turned out and think my client will be happy as well.

Linda Williamson's quilt

Got Linda Williamson's Christmas wall hanging done. She picked it up yesterday and was very happy. I got another clients huge quilt loaded. It was bigger than the client thought it was. Thankfully I made the backing large enough. I did just take her word for the size. I won't do that again. As I was loading it.... the measurements are pretty close. I hope we are fine on the end. I have started quilting it already. John Sopp cut the batting, so I know there is plenty of batting. He cut the material for the backing also, but I needed to piece it. If it is not long enough I will have to remove the piece, add backing and then re-load. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Here are photos of Linda's wall hanging.
Dave and I are heading to Great Basin park. I will post photos when we return. I am not going to take this computer.