This pretty piece is Rosanne’s. She chose Swirling B2B allover design, Teal thread and Hobbs wool batting.  It’s going to look stunning once its trimmed and bound. The backing is a solid black which shows off the quilting very well.

This is Rosanne’s Tipsy Tumbler quilt using Missouri Star Quilts pattern. The method of piecing is a little different for this quilt. The fabric is folded and sewn instead of cut into shapes. Its fast but the seams feel a little thicker. The quilting design is Geometric B2B by Ann Bright. She chose a Hobbs wool batting & yellow thread.  The extra blocks were put into the backing.  I think it turned out stinking cute!

On the clock …Here’s are pics of Jo’s bright pink wallhanging, with Curling Ferns by Tammy Oberlin, pink thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting. She chose a white muslin backing.

Off the clock… I’ve finished a couple more blocks on my BOM project, 3 down 2 to go then I’m ready for the last 2 that I haven’t received yet. The backing is flannel and the appliqué is wool. This is my first go at something like this so don’t look too close.

I’ve had this Valentines panel kit for a couple years and just never got it finished in time for Valentines Day. I finally finished it, simplified the borders (no appliqué) and got it quilted. This is pretty small 38 x 58 wallhanging. Now it just needs some binding and I can call it done.

The quilting design is Sweetheart 2 by Donna Kleinke, poly-down batting and a soft pink thread. I just happened to have the same fabric as the border in a different color way in my stash for backing! That’s what happens after buying fabrics from the same shop for years. I have a lot of fabric that I’ve forgotten I bought & maybe even bought again!

Happy Belated Valentines Day!

I found this link yesterday to a short tutorial on squaring up fabric. No one likes to square up fabric or blocks but its the best thing a quilter can do to make the whole process easier. Here is the link:

Squaring up fabric

I decided to Google my name & my business name just to see what pops up & to see if it was easy for my customers to find me and my webpage. I did find my website but was surprised to find a whole area of older quilt photos in Google+. I completely forgot that I had started sharing photos there!  I also found my name linked with an ancestry site label “mother of 8” !!!  No, no that is not me. I found a couple obits with my name, a little shocking to see my name in an obit, again, not this Nancy Hughson.

Its amazing how much technology has changed our way of life. I use search engines all the time to find facts, look up businesses,  look for quilt photos, garden info  and quilt patterns. Its also a little shocking how much info is out there about each of us. Take a look at your own name & see what you find.

I know this would have been very helpful to me years before I quilted for others. My first quilter lived in northern Michigan and I was unaware of any around the local area. If I had the ability then to search for a quilter I would have probably found many locally, where they were located, what their interests are and maybe even a blog of follow.

Today I’m looking for how to make a ‘feather stitch’ for my embroidery project. I simply put ’embroidery feather stitch’ in the search area and got a ton of hits.  I am amazed how many people have made short videos that will save me a lot of time looking around in all of my books.

Have fun today, get online and search yourself, your friends and your quilter. Its a lot of fun and you’ll be amazed how much you can find online. Its -3 this morning so I’m staying in to work but will also be working on a wooly project in between.

Stay warm!

This is one of the projects I’m working on in my off hours. Its a Wooly BOM that I purchased at the AQS Grand Rapids show by Carried Away Designs. I have one completed block and 4 others in the first stage of   sewing down the appliqué.  This is my first time doing Wooly appliqué. So far I think I like it. There are 2 more months to arrive. It will be a small wallhanging when finished. This is practice before I begin on the Sue Spargo Cuppa project.

Kelly’s Red Riding Hood quilt with Daisy Delight allover by Hermione Agee.

White thread & Hobbs 80/20 batting. Check out the cute backing fabric.

Pam & Kelly got busy finishing up some quilts so I have more photos to share of their work.

First is Kelly’s Owl quilt. The quilting design is Who’s in the Woods by Ann Bright, Hobbs 80/20 batting & a cute Owl print backing.

Pam make a log cabin with jelly roll strips. The quilt design is Gingersnap by Autumn Moon, both have lime green thread, Hobbs 80/20 batting & she has a pretty white on white backing fabric.

This is Pam’s baby quilt. She cleverly combined Missouri Star Quilting pattern for big star and a charm pack. The back is Minky, and quilting design is Stars & Loops by Linda Taylor. Notice the stars falling in the yellow between blue points near the bottom? I just noticed that.

Pam’s daughter Kelly made this braid just in time for Valentines. Pam & Kelly use the binding tool sold at Missouri Star and love it for braids!  The backing is Minky, the quilting design is PS I Love You by Lisa Calle, pink thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Its Super Bowl Sunday and since I pulled something in my derriere, I’m doing a lot of standing & quilting today. I’m not much for football so trying to make the best of the situation. At least I can get some work in while standing. I am keeping an eye out for Bruno Mars at halftime though.