Wrapped In Webs

Just in time for Halloween my quilt is finished. I have been collecting Halloween fabrics for a couple years now and decided to do a simple brick style quilt to show off all the fun patterns. It took quite a while for me to decide on the final placement of each piece to insure that there was an even spread of all the different colors. I had wanted to do the whole backing with the haunted house and trick-or-treaters grey fabric but they had run out. So I used that and some scraps to piece a back that I quite like. Since the quilt pattern is so simple, I made the quilting a focal point by doing spiderwebs all over. It was quite a lot of work but looks pretty neat. And of course what is a Halloween photo shoot with out a cemetery backdrop.

Growing a Pile of Quilts

Six quilt tops sitting there waiting to get to the next step, they seem to replicate. I enjoy every step of the process (planning, cutting, piecing, machine quilting, binding) except for the basting. I just get hung up on that part. It is so tedious to have to move the furniture in the living room so I can lay down all the layers and then pin them. It doesn't go smoothly because Sadie and Sylvester are always wandering across it and the tape doesn't stick to the carpet very well. So I have ended up with a growing pile of tops. I just keep starting new ones and delay moving on to the next step. I finally got motivated enough to baste the Halloween. If I am good I will probably get it done just in time for the holiday and not a day earlier.

New skill

Recently I decided to make some luggage tags. I was originally going to purchase some laminated fabric (vinyl on one side) but the stuff at Joanns is just ugly table cloth stuff. So I found this stuff that you can add the vinyl to any fabric to do the same thing. Since I had to sew through some pretty thick layers including the vinyl, I got out one of the old sewing machines that I haven't used in a year. Sometimes if feels good to start and finish a project in one afternoon, instead of doing quilts that take weeks or months to finish.

Accomplishment

16 quarts pears and peaches -----> 37 pints canned deliciousness