Getting Carried Away

Here's what's up this weekend, adding border(s) to Tra La Tra La...

Finished the black swirly border and added HST's. Then these hearts by Brandon Mably which I've been admiring on my sewing table for quite a while.

Here's a peek at HST border

and the flying geese

and lastly a shot from my ironing board

I really wanted to incorporate this "Red Thread" fabric as well, but the quilt is nearing king size I fear.

So a pieced back is in order I think.

Have a great Sunday...off to sew.

I linked up to this nice blog today.

Dia de los Muertos

Ok, the project that would never end...  (do you ever feel that way about a quilt?) is done, at least the top!    I finished the borders this morning in time to run outside in the sunshine and take a few photos. Here we go:



Dia de los Muertos

Sugar Skull Border - I love a wild and bright border.



Here's some close-ups.

Click here to see Dia de Los Muertos finish!

Click here to see most current Kelly Girl Quilts post!

I will probably add some more flower/skull embellishments, but for the most part DONE!   So moving right along to the next project, whatever that may be.  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Quilting Again!

Finally, I have started to quilt my selvage quilt that I finished piecing several months ago.  I'm straight line quilting the "star" part.... not sure what to do on the "spider web" parts yet.  Something will pop into my head as I work my way through the stars.  5 stars down, 20 more to go!

Usually, I piece the back of my quilts as well, however I went with"Wild Garden" by Dan Bennett on the back and also used it for the border... with the selvage intact, of course! 

I am so looking forward to Friday!

Selvage Quilt Border

I love, love, love a wild border on a quilt, and I think the reason that the selvage quilt has sat pinned to my sewing room wall so long is that it just needed that finishing touch, a wild border.  So I have wrestled with the quilt, and came out victorious in the end!  And I love the results, now, how to quilt?  Hmmmm?

Click on the link to find my original post on this fabric called "Wild Garden" .  I simply cut a wider selvage than normal, 3" and then wrestled it onto the selvage quilt.  I only had a 1/4" seam allowance, but many pins later I had the look I wanted. 

 

We are having a rainy day here in Reno, a nice little change.  We should have a warm weekend for the holiday... can it really be the 4th of July already?

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!

I have spent a wonderful Saturday with my parents at their house in California... and while here, guess what I found?  Fabric that will definitely wake you up and make you smell the coffee.  Do you ever find fabric that makes your heart skip a beat and jump up and down for joy?????

Appropriately named...

and with a lovely selvage.

What could be better?  I am thinking wild border (with selvages included for my selvage quilt here and here.)  Also maybe some for the back as well, we'll see.