Another "Wrapped in Hope" quilt is completed

For now this post will be photo-less. . .I still cannot find my USB cord to upload from my camera & Mr. Books' camera is safely at home.

I finished the 2nd donation quilt for "Wrapped in Hope" through Margaret's Hope Chest. It is going out to a child in Georgia later this week.

It was quilted on the short-arm; using patternboards from Quilt-Ez for a meander pattern. It was a bit easier than the pumpkin seed quilt design that I used for the first quilt.

Mr. Books and I learned even more about using our quilting frame & machine with this quilt. . . and I'm sure that there will be even more to learn with the rest of the quilts to be done.

Once again, the quilting isn't perfect; but it is much better to be done than perfect; especially since the weather is turning colder.

Picture(s) will be inserted in a later edit.


In peace and pieces,

First time design wall posting

Ok, I'm not sure if this would actually qualify as a design wall entry. . . but it is a work in progress, albeit a "play" piece, so I'm listing it.

Last night Mr. Books & I finally got the Juki working on the Grace Frame. . .and we loaded a test piece and started checking out the way the machine works.

Mr. Books wasn't sure where the pantographs went that we purchased at the same time as the frame (after all. . .that was almost 2 years ago) so we just played with free motion quilting.

Here are two sections of what I played with:



The flash from the camera caused the white blob, but I think you can see a little bit of my doodling.

Here is a picture of the miniature quilt that I am working on . . . I had listed the fabric used in the Stash Report yesterday. I just need to get the binding sewn to the back and then ship it out.



I hope to be able to start showing work on the two UFO pieces that I am working on for this month.

Plus I also need to start working on my monthly Christmas gift so I am prepared for 2011.

In peace and pieces,