Halloween wall hanging pictures

The ISMACS convention in North Charolina is over... and here are the pictures of the many entries in the wall hanging contest. I had stiff competition.... mine is the black and white one with the yellow stars. K

Depressed

well, I worked like a wild person getting Leo and Sherri's quilts done so that I could get them to Texas before Leo's surgery Monday. I got the binding on Sherri's, it looked presentable. Today I put the binding on Leo's and about half way around I decided that I didn't like it, plus the application was rather awful... sloppy in areas and just not my usual standard. Against my better judgement I sent them anyway... I wanted to get them there so that they could be used to snuggle and nap in after the surgery.

I've decided that I'll ask for it back when summer comes, apply a new border and do a much better application.... Live and learn....

Ann's quilting is fantastic. The patterns that she used really suited the theme of the quilts....k

Where the magic happens

Good evening...
I thought that you might like to see where the magic happens...

Like I posted yesterday, I had a very productive weekend peddling out the four quilts. Yes, they were all done on my treadle "James Bond".

Today I delivered the three family quilts over to Ann's house where she'll long arm quilt them for me.

The three pictures are of the set up process and her quality control department....

While the hubby is sick

While the cat is away, the meces will play :) However in this instence the saying should go.... While the hubby is sickly is the wife will quilt :)

For the last 36 + hours the hubby has been suffering with an allergy attack brought on from his hunting weekend a week ago.... I am not sure what he was allergic to, but he has suffered with this for the whole.... it seems to be getting better, however. So during this time of nursing duties I've been productive. My brother is going into the hospital for surgery on Nov 2....being the lover of trains that he is I thought a nice snuggly train quilt might be just what he needed. So got busy assembling his quilt... I'd been working on the blocks thinking it would be a Christmas gift but the surgery has sort of moved up the time line. Knowing how poorly men are at being sick I figured that SIL Sherri could probably do with a hug from Georgia as well... so got her floral quilt top done also. There were a few unused blocks so I put them together for a quilt top her granddaughter Payton... and there were still four blocks remaining so made up a baby quilt inadvance, what an odd concept......

So here they are, Train quilt with Texas Ranger fabric for the backing for Leo. A floral quilt with autmum leaves backing fabric for Sherri. For Payton a floral quilt with lamb flannel as the backing....

All of these quilts are going to dear friend Ann's house tomorrow for quilting on her long arm quilting machine....there is no way I could wrangle this size quilt and get them done in my life time.... Ann is a life saver...K

Louella's quilt top done

Well, Louella's quilt top is done and was delivered over to the long arm quilter this afternoon. Ann will do a pretty leaf pattern on the quilt, Louella's father wrote a book about the wild flowers an other flora along a Georgia trail. Ann has a great selection of patterns as well as a creative mind... I can hardly wait to see what she does for this humble top.

Enjoy the pictures...

Quilt Show

Today friend Terri and I went up to the mountains for North Georgia for a quilt show at Blairsville... This was our first time attending a Misty Mountain Quilters Guild Octoberfest quilt show. What a treat.... There were enteries from all levels....

We had the opportunity to vote for our favorite quilt;this Cathedral Window by Zetta Thompson got my vote with no hesitation....

More Misty Mt quilts

This is a beautiful applique quilt of birds and flowers done by Joice Lias. She was inspired by Bea Oglesly's book Birds and Flowers.

The pink quilt is made of crocheted trims and doilies appliqued to the quilt blocks. Fae Herd made the lace work as well as the quilt... such talent.


The light natural tones quilt is the work of Darlene Barnes and called Feathered Elegance. This quilt was also for sale...the photo doesn't do it justice, it is a very charming quilt.

What do you think??? K