A Tote for A Fellow Creator.

 Putting the first of 8 zippers.

 

I gathered up the pockets, 

so they can hold a multitude of beautiful items.

 Larger pockets, for more beautiful things.

I added tabs made from velvet ribbon, to make it easier to open and close the zippers.

Four pockets on one side, two larger pockets on the opposite side. 

Not shown, two long pockets on either narrow side

to hold long items.

 

 This is the placket to cover the top.

Well, it was intended to be.
But when one is working when one is tired,

mistakes are made. This one was made 3 inches short.

A new one had to be made the next day.

 

 

Completed bag, with pocket in the front.

Top of the bag.

Inside, with a total of 9 pockets.

Windowpane, Finished

Windowpane is completed, and ready to go home to it's new baby boy. It measures ~ 46x54, bunny in pocket. This quilt was difficult to photograph, the colors are so vibrant, they are throwing the camera off.

Windowpane, Squaring the Blocks

No matter how hard one tries, it still seems impossible to make perfect blocks. So the rotary cutter and square comes out, and the edges are trimmed, in preparation for the next step.

Windowpane, First step, First Edge

Two New Quilts, Finished

Just in time for Christmas, these two bunnies and their quilts are heading off to South Carolina to new babies!

Two New Quilts

Working on two new quilts, due before Christmas.

A New Quilt, Soothing in Blues and Greens

This quilt is much prettier than my camera this rainy day is showing, it is approximately 52x65 inches.
One hundred percent cotton outside, polyester batting, hand tied, with the bunny in the pocket! Pink ears, of course.
It's ready to go,  Sold! But if you like it, I can make another, in the colors you like best.

My Little Pony

A friend decided to honor my quilting by making this personalized pony, needle in tail, quilted body. She's beautiful!!

A Banner for Church

Embroidered in the center, the church is appliqued and embroidered. The date is in a frame of fabric so it can be switched out each year. The words are on fabric panels which can also be changed. The bottom has three tabs, with beaded tassles, picture to follow.

Pink!

It's Bacon!!!

Surveying the Future of Science

The art committee has decided this sculpture does not "fit the vision" they have of the space, and have asked me to remove it, which I did promptly. The thing is, I asked the art committee a year ago if there was a way I could submit a proposal, and again a month ago, and never received a response.

And now for something completely different.

Compromise, Completed

Compromise, the Quilting of the Border

No picture today, just notes.
I'm having great difficulty finding the correct marking system for the pattern in the border.
I've used a regular #2 pencil, which doesn't look nice, washable marker, chalk pencil, sidewalk chalk,
almost everything I can think of so far.
I am working on it, but it is going to take longer than I was hoping.

Sorry!

An Update on Marcel

Marcel in his new home, with the birthday girl.

Compromise, Binding

Before I post the next thing on the blog, you must watch this.

 

 

 My name is Marcel, and I am partially a shell.

Up, Up, and Away!

And I'm Quilting, and I'm Quilting

Compromise, Border Quilting

Bunny in Bejing

A quilt I'm helping with for the Hartford Stage Company's production of Gem of the Ocean (click for link)

 I received the quilt in three panels.

 I had to join them with "bridges"

I then added in the gray sashing, red blocks at the intersections, 

black filler at the bottom center panel, blue filler at the top center
panel,and green and brown border sashes. 

Tonight I will layer the quilt, baste, and start the actual quilting.

Well, I didn't get to the actual quilting, but I did finish the basting.

 

Most of the quilting is done.

The binding is being added before the final quilting is done.

The quilt is finished.

 

The quilt is delivered to the props department.

And now, on with the show!