Favorite Halloween quilt

Some years ago I organized a Halloween swap with a group of online friends. I always love looking at the variety of blocks everyone made!!

Finished a great book and saw a great movie

I recently chose the Paris Wife for my book group and we all liked it.

Then I rented the movie 42, about Jackie Robinson, also great - highly recommend them both!

Randy

Not my style

The quilt show always has a wearable arts section. This "outfit" was cute although definitely not my style!!

What a darling girl

I bought Emma the cutest vest recently and got to try it out this morning on a walk. She's adorable, don't ya think??!!

Very large block

I got all the borders and half square triangles attached to Lori's block and I love it! Now just 8 more!!

More up close quilting

One quilt in particular had completely different quilting in each small section of the quilt. I loved the detail and variety!!

Great machine quilting

I'd have to say that the majority of quilts that I thought were outstanding had the most amazing quilting!! I'm going to have to work on my skills. I did buy thread to quilt that little Cheri quilt soon.

Here are some samples. I will post more each day.

Pacific International Quilt Festival

One of the best quilt shows around opens today in Santa Clara, called the PIQF.

I will have lots of pictures to show you.

I'm just wondering if anyone is going to be there and we can meet up...

Have a great Thursday.

Love to you all,
Randy

Lori's sew a long blocks

My friend Lori of Humble Quilts posted instructions to do a very fun block.

I made two of them and plan to do the whole quilt next year with some friends. I think it's a fun block to make using left overs!!

A foot stool I've always wanted

I have always thought a foot stool was a great thing to have and I've been on the lookout for the perfect one.

I lucked out at the flea market!!

More flea market find

My package with all my Wisconsin goodies arrived last week and I excited to show you my finds!

I have a couple of old cross stitch friendship wall hangings but this one is in a class all by itself! I love it!

Flea market find

Before I left Wisconsin, we went to the Elkhorn flea market where I found a great little antique quilt!! I love it.

It has a small stain and I'm not sure what it is or how to remove it.

Any suggestions? It might be ink but I'm not sure.

Quick little project

I just made this little top which was posted by Cherie. I need to quilt it but I love it. I'm really in the mood for a blue/white project!! Anybody else yearning for a new color combo this month??

Barn quilts

One of the many things I love about Wisconsin is that there are barn quilts found everywhere.  In fact, the town of Evansville, where our retreat was held, had a tourist map devoted exclusively to finding barn quilts throughout the town. I wasn't too successful at finding all of them but I did get some pictures. We also saw feed sacks on the clothes line!!

I'm hoping one day to have a barn quilt for my  garage here in California. I think my friends could show me how to do one...maybe during quilt show week in July!!