Pinned Two Quilts Today!

We have to get the ping pong table out to pin large quilts.  I cover it with an old sheet and then we put pieces of particle board (I think that's what it's called) on top of that, so the ping pong table is protected.

Had to play a little ping pong afterwards, while the table was out! 😊

 

A Very Productive Day!

In spite of a persistent headache, today was a very productive day!  I pinned four quilts (don't be too impressed, they were all small enough to be pinned on my cutting table) and cleaned and organized my sewing room.

I now have five quilts - four small and one large - pinned and ready to be quilted.  Guess what I need to get busy doing?

I also made myself a very ambitious to-do list for January.  I used to make a new list every month of what I wanted to accomplish on my projects for that month.  I didn't do it last year because I was barely keeping up on my blocks of the month, but I am going to make these lists again this year, as it helps me stay focused and hopefully I will get some things done!  I think I will dub 2015 as "The Year of Finishing Projects" - rather than the year of starting new ones :)

For those five quilts I even have the bindings pieced, pressed and ready to go!  Now I better get busy quilting!

Hope your weekend is going great :)

Pinning in the Sunroom

Yesterday I pinned a couple of quilts - in the sunroom!  It sure beats pinning in the garage :)
My hubby even helped me pin this one.


This is a napping quilt I made for some friends.  The napping quilt size is kind of in between a twin and a lap quilt.  I really like the size, even more than I thought I would.  I used a 60 inch wide backing fabric, so I did not have to piece it, as the quilt is 51 inches wide by about 76 inches long (perfect for a nap, or curling up with a good book).  I used my new favorite batting Quilter's Dream Request.  You have to "request" it at our local shops because they don't normally carry it.  Lorraine at Hi Fashion is good about keeping me in supply though - she lets me know when she's ordering :)

This quilt was made by Gini from the CO West Quilter's Guild.  She donated it to be sold at a quilt show next March and needed a volunteer to quilt it.  It was time I volunteered to do something for the guild so I will be quilting it.  It's a beautiful quilt!  I will post better pictures of both quilts once I get them quilted.

The napping quilt pattern was found in this Modern Quilts magazine by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle - issue #2.  It's called "Best of Both Worlds".  It went together really nicely! The top and bottom borders though - the half-inch sections - took as long to piece as the entire rest of the quilt!  I am excited to quilt this one and gift it to our friends.  I hope they like it!

Three Down Two to Go

Before I left for Houston I mentioned that I have seven quilt tops that need quilting. Two of them were already pinned but five still needed pinning, so I have been working on that since I got home. I was able to get three of them pinned this weekend, with some help from my hubby! I am going to try to pin the last two today, both wall hangings, if I don't run out of pins! Let's hope that computer gets fixed today too :)

Two More Pinned

 I pinned two more quilts yesterday morning - the Japanese Quilt Blocks quilt and the Round Robin (half size).  Now I have five quilts ready to quilt!  I better get busy.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Laura Pedge's Tuesday Afternoon Social.  She provided a yummy oriental food lunch and I did some hand stitching while visiting with friends all afternoon.  It was fun!
Today I'm not getting much done in the way of quilting or sewing, but I am going to take my Pfaff to Hi Fashion for a cleaning and service.  And this evening is CO West Quilt Guild's Challenge Reveal!  More on that tomorrow :)

And a special thanks to my hubby who always helps me set up the "pinning table" and put it all away once I'm done.  I couldn't ask for a more supportive husband!

The Pinning Process

 I pinned three baby quilts this morning before it got too hot in my garage.  I pin quilts on our ping pong table, but I protect the table from scratches with an old sheet, topped with some thin white boards that we bought at Home Depot.  Two baby quilts fit at once.  I have pinned many queen size quilts on this table, but have yet to pin a king size, mainly because I have yet to MAKE a king size!  That is on my list though - I have one in mind to make for our bed.

The top two quits are flannel front and back, with bamboo batting. They will be gifts for someone - not sure who yet!  The pink quilt is for my friend's first grand baby.  It has a cotton top and cotton batting, with a flannel backing.

I bought a large roll of bamboo batting at the Denver Quilt Show in May.  I've used it before and liked it, so hopefully it works well again!