Mary Ann's Big Adventure

Here's the quilt all finished.

Please click on the picture so you can see the quilting up close.

I also used a different camera, so I think I got a better picture, let me know what you think about picture quality.

And this is the  back.

As usual, you can see how the quilting forms and overall

pleasing design on the back.

Now for my big adventure.

On Friday I was scheduled for a Sleep Study for next month.

I have been sleeping with one of those machines and masks

for sleep apnea for years and they wanted to reevaluate me.

(My husband has a mask and machine too, so we are doubly cute when we go to bed!  We need to get one for Doggie too.)

I got scheduled for next month.

Anyway, yesterday at 2:30, the sleep lab called and asked me to come in

last night at 8:30.

(As I write this it seems less and less like a big adventure.)

I guess the adventure part was going out on Saturday night! lol

I'm pretty much a home body now a days, and when  do go out in the dark, it's either to the pharmacy across the street, or somebody else drives.

This time I drove myself about 17 miles to downtown Oklahoma City, only to find out when I got on the interstate, where all the streetlights were out, that I do not see well in the dark any more. 

At one point there is a very curvy interchange part that was very dark, but the road straight ahead of me that was illuminated looked like I should follow it. 

I nearly did follow that road which actually was across the river from where I was and there was no bridge for me to be on because my road curved!

Thank goodness, I saw my road in time to follow it instead instead of the "pie in the sky across the river road", or you'd be reading about me instead of reading this!

Needless to say,

my heart went pitty pat and when I finally pried my fingers off the steering wheel, I vowed not to drive at night any more.

Had just a little trouble going to sleep with all that adrenalin pumping but Here I am and all is well.

Happy quilting!

Quilting here

 This little quilt is soooo cute!  It looks like a party.  I think you can see the quilting better if you click on the pic to enlarge it. 

This pic and the following one shows closeups of the back

 that really show the party nature of the quilting.

I thinks ribbons always look festive.

The next pic is the whole back, or most or it anyways.

It really shows that simple designs can turn into magic when placed evenly.    

In this quilt The ribbons went in the pinwheels and the setting triangles.  The alternating directional "O's" went in the small border around the pinwheels.  the alternating directional "C's" went in the patchwork border around the pinwheels. And finally the lower case cursive "L's" went on the piano key border surrounding the entire quilt.

Well I'm on to the next one and it has feathers,

my favorite!!

Happy quilting! 

Elephant quilt complete

Just finished the Elephant quilt.  I hope you can see the stitching on the front and the back.  Using that little elephant from the fabric really turned out cute!  I positioned it alternating right side up and upside down, like it was in the fabric so the quilt wouldn't be directional with a definite up to it.  But you know, sometimes I think we get to fussy with trying to get all the fabric going the same way in our quilts til it makes us crazy and really takes away some of the joy of the process.  For example, the next quilt I will do is a BQ. If any of you have done this quilt it is a simple pattern, goes very quickly until you have a directional fabric and then you have to really jump through a lot of hoops to get it put together so that all the big squares are oriented the way you want them and with the print right side up.  The one I'm getting ready to start has direction fabric, but the piecer did not pay attention to that and guess what?  It looks just fine.  Imagine that! 

Things are a lot cooler outside today-- yippee!!

Happy quilting! 

Finished

Finished the tiger quilt this morning, and I think it turned out pretty good.  The design I did around the outer border is one that I designed a couple of years ago that is really quick to do and travels well.  Originally I was trying for something that would look like a flower in the corners and leaves on the sides and what i got was this loopy '50s style all over design that is really easy to do.  I love it.  You can see it a little better on the picture of the back. 

 After I finished the quilt I went through 3 totes of quilting fabric and culled the fabric I'm not not going to use and don't want any more.  (Got to get rid of some of this stuff so I can get stuff out of the living room/dining room and into the closets.)  Emptied one tote and filled it with the 'get rid of fabric'.  What am I doing with the' get rid of fabric' you ask?  Well..... The Mid-Del Stitchin' Sisters Quilt Guild in Midwest City is having a Quilters Clearance sale on September 14th instead of a program.  There will be lots of booths with quilters getting rid of patterns, notions, rulers, FABRIC, at very good prices.  I will be selling my yardage for a dollar a yard for the most part.  There will also be some craft booths.  Good time to do some Christmas shopping.  This will be happening at the Douglas Boulevard United Methodist Church in Midwest City, OK just south of E Reno on Douglas Blvd (206 S Douglas Blvd I think?).

Happy quilting