Spring BQF!

It's time for Amy's Creative Side' Blogger's Quilt Festival. The button is on the sidebar.  Here's my entry:

I consider myself a confident beginner in FMQ and I had fun trying different designs in the rectangles. I used Superior's So Fine Thread in both top and bobbin with a 80/12 needle.  I was so happy with how the Snow (#401) blended with all the colors in the fabrics. This was a quilt I made for my DGD who just turned five in April.  Just took me 2 1/2 years to finish, LOL.

Here's the busy back.  Lol, I'm not yet that confident of how a solid would look with my quilting:  

I'm entering this in the Home Machine Quilted category because I challenged myself to do more FMQ and this was my result of that challenge. Little by little!  Do visit the Blogger's Quilt Festival - you'll find a lot of inspiration there. 

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Applique Tuesday May 12

I was determined to do some applique. I spent a couple of hours working on this quilt. I wanted to use raw edge applique on it.  Now what is the difference between raw edge and broderie perse? Someone enlighten me, please. Here's a corner of it:

There are four pieces added to the border here.  I'm having fun with it. Can't show you all of it as it is a gift.  I'm linking to Connie's Linky Tuesday Party - she's always got some fabulous quilt she's done.

What are you up to?  Leave me a comment and I'll pop on over and check out your eye candy.
Bye for now,
Angie in SoCal

Some of This, Some of That Week 20

First off - the linky party to show your progress or completed project is still on (ends Monday, midnight). Come show us your progress at WIPs Be Gone.

Finished a hexie flower. I deconstructed the flower I used in the tut for making hexie donuts and re-assembled it.

Ten to go.  So that's my Slow Sunday Stitching.

As for de-stashing, I backed a charity quilt and made binding for another yard out.  Then I found a back for the VA quilt - that was anothe 1.5 yards.  I made a baby quilt sample for our festival booth - that's another yard. I'll have to find a back early tomorrow because the top has to be sandwiched Thursday at the St Anne's Sewdality meeting.  So my new total is 4.5 yards out giving me a YTD total of 46.39 yards. 

This week I'm thinking I'll put up my elephant quilt again as that's what I want to work on next along with the Cowboy VA quilt.

What are your plans this week?  Let me know and I'll come by and root for you.