Quilt Flashback

As I was embarking on what would become an avid hobby for myself about 5 years ago I made this bargello quilt for my dad for his 50th birthday.  

It was made before I discovered quilt shops, so it's made with some mediocre fabric from one of those big chain craft stores.  

I had it professionally quilted since I had been using my mother's sewing machine to piece it and had no idea how to do machine quilting.  

It now sits in my parents great room on the back of the rocking chair that my parents used to rock my sister and I to sleep when we were babies.  

Radiant Star BOM - Block 5

Last weekend I also finished block 5 of Carol Doak's Radiant Star BOM from her Yahoo Group.  I really love how this star turned out.

My goal for this block was to incorporate more brown into this one.  I think it turned out cute.

Here are the first 5 blocks.

Seeing all of the blocks together makes me glad that I decided to use one fat quarter bundle for the color cohesion.  I still haven't made any of the connector blocks that will go in between each of these blocks.  I'm not sure when I'll get to those.  Right now it's not a big priority for me.

Designer Mystery BOM - Block Four

So a month after receiving the fourth block in the Fat Quarter Shop's Designer Mystery BOM, I finished it. Yet another block that I love.

And here are all four so far.

Hopefully I'll receive my fifth block any day now so that I can work on it next weekend.

Binding on the Front of Wonderland

This weekend I was able to make and put the binding on the front of the Wonderland quilt.  I just need to hand sew it to the back and this quilt will be finished.

I also made two curtains for my friend's nursery, but I want her to see them first in person before I post them here, so I'll show them to you sometime next week.

Vote for Autumn Comfort

I entered my Autumn quilt, Autumn Comfort, into the Quilting Gallery weekly contest.  Head on over and vote for my Autumn Comfort Quilt http://bit.ly/bhua8g

Here's a picture of the quilt before the border was added and before it was quilted.