Friday, April 22, 2011

Grad quilt, Two boxes came in the mail today and FMQ results for Day 1!

I'm getting closer to finishing my DD's graduation quilt:

The borders went on:


Here's the fabric for the back:



Here's my choice of fabric for the binding:


TWO boxes arrived in the mail today!  I LOVE the postman!!  He brought me a "Quilter's World" magazine, too...what a nice guy!


My blogger friend Kate sent me a beautiful Debbie Mumm book with two adorable fabrics from a quilt she had made from the book.  I had made a comment on her blog that my Mother's favorite thing of all are lighthouses and the quilt Kate was creating had that very thing - I mentioned that on my post on her blog a couple of months ago and she e-mailed me back to tell me that she would send me what she had left over.  When she finished her beautiful quilt, she sent me all this - what a lovely thing to do - thank you very much, Kate!



And I WON all these beautiful goodies from my blogging buddy CeLynn - thank you sew much!!  You two gals sure brightened my day - especially since it started out raining, then snowing - thank you!!


After attending the new movie "Water for Elephants" - which is absolutely fabulous - with my DD this afternoon, we stopped in to peek in an antique shop and I scored this find...$5.50 for a Queen sized, never-been used vintage sheet - I see the back of a future quilt here!


Then, my DD and I popped over to JoAnn Fabrics and found these...



for this...
FREE pattern by Alexander Anderson for AccuQuilt
and Quilting Notions were half price, plus I had my 15% off the total order teacher's card...
I plan to make a quilt label for my DD's graduation quilt with this special "Quilt Label Fabric"...

I found this for 88 cents and put the 40% off Sulky threads for FMQ in it:


Please see the FMQ Challenge blog for more info and to "follow" to see what happens these next fourteen days....

Here's my FMQ Day 1 post:


My muslin practice sandwich for free-motion quilting for Day 1:

The back was done in black so it would be easier to see in a photograph:


Pretty wonky!


Free motion without a design on the fabric seemed easier to me - I just love the "daisy" with the yellow and brown variegated Sulky thread.

I'm keeping my FMQ blog posts and projects in a three-ring binder for future reference:


I have a terrible memory and need to always make detailed notes.


That was my day - thanks for stopping by!

I appreciate your comments :-)

4 comments:

  1. Wow... you have been very busy! Thanks for sharing that free GO! quilt pattern... I love it... and have downloaded it for future use. Love the fabrics you've selected as well... I see a trip to JoAnn's happening...

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  2. Glad you liked the book! :) Sorry about the cat hair on the fabric. It happens around here. LOL The binder is a great way to keep track of your FMQ. I've been practicing on big pieces and getting frustrated.

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  3. Great stuff and the quilt is coming along nicely!

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  4. Thanks for sharing. I really need to find the time to work on my quilt, and perhaps I can share photos with you.

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