It's Been Far Far Too Long Since I Have Posted!!

It has been a record two months since I have posted on this blog.  My excuse is that (besides the annoying way pictures are stored in this new computer) is that I have been very very busy machine quilting the 30 tops I completed up north.  I have done 15 so far -- 9 since the last quilt meeting 3 weeks ago.

This is one of two that I completed. and they are pretty good sized at 42 x 80.  If you look closely, you can see something new that I tried -- faux piping (that thin yellow strip next to the blue binding).  Luckily, I didn't look on the internet on how to do it!  My way worked well and I think was a lot simpler.  I cut my binding at 2 1/2 inches like always and then cut some yellow 2 1/2 inch strips in half (I have a ton of them!) so that I had strips that were 1 1/4 inches.  I folded them in half and ironed them.  The trick for me was how to turn the corners.  Well I did for the blue binding as usual but started the sewing down of the binding at about an inch from the corner with the yellow strip with the folded side out reaching to the corner.  It worked just fine and the 1 1/4 inch size seemed just about right.  I did this with several of the quilts I completed that I thought just needed a little something extra!

This is another of the larger quilts I finished.  I also did the faux piping on this one.  

This is one of the "potato chip" block baby quilts I finished.  I have tried to use cute fabric for the backs of the baby quilts I made this summer as I used fairly bright colors on front instead of the more subdued colors I usually use.

Another of the quilts with chickens on the back.

There are a bunch more of the baby quilts that I have finished but the next three are just starts of yet more baby quilt tops!!  I have literally a huge stash of 5 in squares and bags and bags of 2 in strips.  I saw the block on the internet in two different settings -- one straight rows and one with rows going diagonally.  I decided to try something new and these were the results.  They are made up of half square triangles and 2  in strips -- very simple but I think a design wall really helps setting them up.

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I now have piles of yellow, blue, green and purple blocks so there are definitely  more of these in the future.  As they are a bit small for the neonatal quilts, I will be adding a white border and then a colored border (color yet to be determined) before binding them.  I have seven more baby tops to do but have to get some batting from the club to finish them..