Today was a fun day of putting up the Spring decorations and getting out the Fall. There was an issue with some missing pilgrims and indians, but we found them hiding in the closet - not where they were supposed to be! Now how did that happen???
A quilt to hang in the dining room in fall colors was definitely needed, but the only one I have that fits is not quite quilted....I have about 1/3 done. You see, I started quilting it, and then decided I did not like the quilting pattern I came up with so I just packed it away - lets see......at least 5 years ago. So I got it out, pinned a sleeve on it and hung it up. Think anyone will notice?
This is a BOM I did that was originally published in McCall's Quilting magazine and is the one and only BOM kit I have bought. I hand pieced many of the blocks and all the applique is hand turned, so naturally I decided to hand quilt it.
Here is a close up of the quilting - I was trying to accomplish a "brick" pattern but it really is a nuisance to quilt. I took this picture at an angle hoping the pattern would show up better.
Now for the BIG question. Will you quilt it for me?????? Just kidding, I'll finish it one of these days. The real question involves the bottom right corner and this seems to happen on many of my quilts. The corner turns up, like the quilt is curving back on itself. I tried to get a picture of this and I hope you can see what I am talking about. I have wondered if I am pulling the binding too tight and that is what makes it curve. Yes, I did put the binding on this before I had it quilted, but I basted it really close and I did not want the raw edges getting more raw as I worked with it. Maybe when it is fully quilted, or the basting threads out, or I steam it like crazy, it will lay flat. But do you ladies know what I might be doing wrong?
This weekend I went on a trip to Ashville, NC to watch my daughter run her first half marathon - WAY TO GO ELLEN! The weather was fabulous, and she sure made me proud. I will close with a few pictures from the race. For those of you who are novices to Marathons like me, a half marathon is 13 miles and she ran it in 2 hours 35 minutes, or thereabouts. Now this run was up some very steep and long hills, as Ashville is in the mountains. I am so proud of her!
Before the race - and yes, we got there BEFORE the sun was up. We wanted to be on time, lol. The race began at 7:30am.
Here she is sprinting for the finish line. (I would be crawling by now - oh who am I kidding - I would still be sitting drinking water at the first water station!)
And here she is with her medal. Can you believe she is still smiling? She could even still talk when it was over.
Happy stitching,
Teresa
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Its been a nice Sunday afternoon, blessed by glorious rain! Seems like months since we saw a nice rain and according to the weatherman, more is on the way. We can sure use it, so I hope our Weatherman is right this time!
This morning started early with fresh brewed coffee and a peaceful house, meaning I was the only one up at 5:00am. I colored this fall wreath of oak leaves and acorns. I adapted the pattern from a design offered Patti R. Anderson of patchpieces, who so graciously offered it free for personal use or use with your guild. I plan to use it in a demo to my guild next month and was so pleased to find something with a Fall theme. I hope to eventually turn this into either a table runner (I had to make three for my demo) or use one of them to make a small wall hanging. 
After visiting with my Dad, I played around with some English Paper Piecing, making Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks. I know mine are just tiny flowers, but they have room to grow. These are so much fun! I have been working on my klosjes as well, and finished up 8 of them this weekend. 
