UPDATING A STOOL

My mother had a vanity stool that was part of her bedroom suite that my daughter loved.  Eventually this vanity stool ended up at my daughter's home.  For several years it has needed a fresh cover for it.

This is how pitiful this cushion has looked!









I decided to recover it as a gift for my daughter.

So I made this little piece using the Mini Quick Curve Ruler from Sew Kind of Wonderful.  Love these Drunkard's Path blocks.

Quilted it with a serpentine stitch.










So I had the hubs get out the stapler and we covered the vanity stool.

Love the way this looks!!!



                                              -sandi

BRIGHT AND CHEERY

The last few days have been rainy and dreary.  I am not a big fan of dreary Tennessee winter weather.  It was so nice to be working on something that was bright and fun.

Texas Two Step is the modern version of Courthouse Steps.  This is done in Kona Solids and I used my fun Serpentine style quilting on my domestic sewing machine.  Love my Bernina!!

I started this project at the Girlfriend Retreat that I blogged about on December 21, 2014.  It has been sitting waiting for me to quilt it for a while.

Texas Two Step is designed by Jean Ann Wright for Cut Loose Press.  It uses Creative Grids Curvy Log Cabin Tool for the blocks.

The pattern includes a border.  I have chosen to omit the border.
I am making lots of pieces in this size (40ish by 36ish) to display over my mantle.

Since I have been quilting for many years, it is rare that I need to make a large bed-size quilt anymore.  I still want to try different patterns and making them small like this serves both purposes.

Sorry this picture is a little blurry.

This one is still blurry, but it does show the quilting a little more.

Maybe it is time for a new camera???


                                             -sandi

SOMETHING I AM WORKING ON

I am working on a little project for a talk I am giving this fall.  I chose some really bright colors.

Some log cabin style blocks followed:

 

 

They are a quilt as you go project:

 

 

I used a Serpentine stitch that my friend, Pam, mentioned to me at our guild meeting on Saturday.  I discovered that I had this stitch on my Bernina and it was so easy to do it.  Love how it looks.

I will post completed project pictures later when I show the trunk show for the talk I am giving.


                                   -sandi