More on the Blog Hop

A Friendly Reminder from Quiltmaker :

100 Blocks Blog Tour

Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6

Giveaways, inspiration, fun all week at Quilty Pleasures. Links to dozens of new designers and their stories!

And since   I'd like to have a giveaway to share with you this great resource.  Come back on Monday, May 2nd and you will have a chance to win a copy of QuiltMaker's 100 Blocks, v. 3.






                         

My First Machine Quilted Quilt

Having fun with my company! While they're off to visit a friend at Simple Simon's (a local outdoor cafe) in downtown Riverside, thought I'd post a quickie.  This quilt is the first one I quilted maybe 15 years ago - mostly stitching around the design motifs and before the days I had read anything about machine quilting and basting the quilt with safety pins - hence the puckers and pleats on the back. I did the middle and then put it away as I didn't know how to stipple. It's been finished a couple of years now after having found it in a bag tucked in a drawer.  It's got lots of mistakes, but Alan and Leo don't mind those so it is getting used.  This was a panel.  I used matching yardage on the back and for the binding.

Secret blocks Explained

A friend ask what was up with all those secret blocks I kept talking about. Well here is what I was up to:

Volume 3 of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks will be out shortly and then there will be a giveaway.  QM will have a blog hop soon also to commemorate the issue.  I'll let you know about it too.