Back Burner

Quilting has really been on the "back burner" for a long time, as I've been involved so deep in yarn stuff, and getting ready for the fair. I already have a quilt for the fair, so quilting right now is a low priority. Nonetheless, at some point, I did get that table runner in the hoop, and have started quilting it.

Runner

After being inspired by something I saw somewhere - Pinterest? - I cut out some pieces the other night to make a small table runner. Today I got them arranged, and sewn together. It's been a stormy day, and as of now (9:30 p.m.), we're not out of the woods yet, with a bad storm to our west headed right at us. Hopefully it will JUST RAIN. Please, Lord, no tornadoes or hail.

Anyway, this is ready for the next steps: Cut out backing and batting, quilt, bind, and done. Be nice for summer, Flag Day, Fourth of July, etc. It's just a smaller one, but may be fun to set something on.

Feed Sack Find

One of my favorite things is Depression-era feed sack material. I just love all the colors and patterns that are unique to this time. At the thrift store the other day, I found this bag of blocks and pieces for $3.50. It's crammed full. I haven't opened it yet. I want to have time to savor it when I do. Here's the view on one side of the bag, a bunch of colorful hexagons.



The other side - I see a Dresden Plate block, among other things.



Love these colors and patterns!

Sewing Bricks

Here awhile back, I decided to cut some rectangles and make a small "brick" quilt top. Then they sat in a stack for quite awhile. Finally the other day I got them sewn together. With the help of a chocolate sundae.

Drying

Washed the reproduction feed sack print fat quarters the other day. Here they are, drying on the line in the Oklahoma breeze under an overcast sky.

A Messy Table Is a Productive Table ...

About three years ago, I cleaned off my dining room table from home, so I could have it looking neater and have a place to work. You have to understand how nice this is, considering the silly house we live in, and that over four years after moving in, I'm still trying to organize and find a place for things.

Anyway, here's the neat table about three years ago:



Then a few days later, I moved it to the corner, to be nearer the outlet to plug my sewing machine in:



Today it looks like THIS:

Retro Feed Sack

Checked out the fat quarters at the nearby quilt store today, and found a couple of retro feed sack prints. LOVE this type of fabric! I want to make something with some original feed sack fabric I have, and also something from the reproduction prints (like these two) that I have.