Chasing a Deadline !

 Hi All,

I am madly chasing a deadline, with no idea if I will make it...  so, i thought i would waste some time here on the blog, lol !

Last winter I made this very small piece...  I like it  a lot, so I have decided to make a biger, more carefully -crafted version.

Then i decided to try to do it by the deadline for QuiltCon - which is Oct. 31.  

Here's the model small piece:

So - digging in my greens again, i started the background;

And now the background is complete !

The orange design is reverse applique, so now the piece is all covered with orange fabric, and I am beginning the hand work.....  wish me luck, this takes a while !

I'll be back when this looks more like something !!!

Kathleen

A Prize, Some Art, Some Food, and Some Friends !

 Sometimes, it's just a great day !

The Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza opened yesterday, and my piece, 'Bodega Bay', won a prize............. yipee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Here's a list of all the prizewinners - what an honor to be among so many wonderful quilts...

https://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/pennsylvania-national-quilt-extravaganza/new-heading-page/2017-quilt-competition-winners/

The day continued with some art and some food............  all with good friends..........

That incredible piece behind us is the work of a local artist - here's some info about her !

(128) A Virtual Ice Dyed Art Exhibit - YouTube

And there was a great lunch to be had as well !

I am so grateful for every piece of yesterday !

Kathleen

Bodega Bay

 Do you know where Bodega Bay is?  

It's in Northern California - a beautiful spot where the hills meet the Pacific.

It's also the place where the movie "The Birds"  was filmed.

So - when I began to work on this vintage tablecloth, i lived in California, and gave it this name because of the beautiful birds embroidered on the cloth.

Do you see the bird?  

I believe this tablecloth is a Madeira cloth, appr 50 inches square.  I have been working on it for 5 years, with lots of stops and starts.  

Next weekend it will be off in the mail to its first competition - the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza.   

Good luck, Bodega !!!

Kathleen

Tiny Houses

 oh friends, I am having fun !  😁

I must be honest...  a friend of mine said "I am making a mini quilt for the fair"...

and then someone at the guild mtg said "there never are many entried in the mini quilt section"

BAM - I was going to make a mini quilt ----  my competitive spirit just jumped up and seized the day !!

i found a pattern in a book on mini-quilts by Carol Doak.  

Easy Paper-Pieced Miniatures book by Carol Doak (thriftbooks.com)

you can see the tiny house quilt on the front cover.

So i made a tiny tree and a tiny house just to see how it went...

hmmm. not too hard, but a little boring..........

what if the houses were PINK????

oh THAT's better !!!!

Stay tuned... and we'll see if i can build a tiny village !!!

Kathleen

Hands2Help Again - even this year !!!!

 WELL..............  

Somehow, nothing this year has been on schedule..........   but the important things needed to get done.

And this one is important to me...

Hands2Help  .   

I have done it every year.  Including this very difficult year.   

This one is finished.  Was a kit from Connecting Threads many years ago.

This one still needs quilting.  Was also a kit from Connecting Threads - also many years ago.

These will both go to the charity "Covered in Love".  

OK, let's see if I can make some more of this year "normal".   

Kathleen

What's 'A Matter ME????

 WELL, Hell's Bells.................I last posted in OCTOBER??????????

A couple of days ago, I suddenly realized I felt BETTER.  

Not totally sure HOW BETTER..... but BETTER.

Life is just looking a bit, well,  UP.

Two shots in the arm,  and a bit more stability in the world.   Fingers crossed it keeps getting better.

So -  poor neglected blog - - I'm BACK...

Am working on so many things - but shall just pick one quick easy one to begin with...

CHARITY QUILTS:  The first one is just a flimsy.  It is a kit from Connecting Threads I bought some years ago -  came out sort of modern and city-like, didn't it?  

And the second one, also a kit from Connecting Threads, is all quilted and bound.  I like this pattern, don't you?  

These are both for the Hands2Help quilt collection.  I hope someone loves them.

OK, that's all for now, but hopefully it won't be months and more before I post again.  There are lots of amazing things to share with you.

take care,

Kathleen