Quilt Camp Progress Report #4

The final day of quilt camp brought us the following progress.

Pat has continued to add borders to her Ohio State quilt. I thought the picture I shared yesterday was the finish, but this one from today shows additions, and she says there are still more to go on. It will eventually finish as a twin-size quilt.

Ohio State quilts were a theme this week as Jan worked on her own OSU project. These many stack and whack blocks will end up being quite a wonderful creation.

Betty moved on to another Halloween project. This table runner was a gift from a friend, and looks like it will be a very pretty finish.

I will show you my growing work shirt quilt, even though I didn't really get a bunch more done on it. I have been "niggling" about the 2nd work shirt quilt that I will be making, so some of my day was spent experimenting with options, which I plan to share in some future posts.

So that's a wrap on this year's quilt camp. I will throw out some additional related things concerning our week, but I will get to that in a day or two.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Quilt Camp Progress Report #3

Thursday brought us the following highlights:

From Sharon, more colorful combinations with Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

Pat has finished her Ohio State quilt top. I think several of us know people who would like to have this quilt!

Pamela has finished her blue and white batik quilt; it is a Kay England pattern.

Pamela has a very cool looking organizer and mat under her sewing machine.

Sherrie is quilting a table runner. I remember her making these teeny-tiny little acorns last November when we quilted together on Veterans' Day. Here's a link to that post.

Linda has a whole lotta' blocks made and will be heavy into completing this quilt top today.

Betty finished off her wall hanging.

And I can finally show you my progress on the work shirt quilt. I am really enjoying the challenge of coming up with something that I think the customer will like.

My basic pattern is a made-up brick path quilt. I have interrupted the "brick" rows with a row of 9-patches and 3-strip patches. And look what else I added - the pocket of one of the shirts. I hope the owner will think this is as cool as I do! Do you see the stains? Work shirts have stains, and I chose not to cut around them. I hope that will be cool with the owner, too.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Quilt Camp Progress Report #2

Wednesday at quilt camp shows that we continue to get things accomplished. Here's a quick update.

Sherrie finished the binding on the applique quilt that she has been working on since 2010.

That's Sherrie on the left and she is pretty happy,  isn't she? Georgia is helping on the right; her smile is because she has made the same quilt, and so she knows how Sherrie feels in this great accomplishment.

After Sherrie finished this, she got to work on a table runner made using a Jelly Roll of Midwinter Reds.

And Georgia has been busy this week working on a different applique quilt. Here are a couple of panels she has completed.

Betty's progress on her Peanuts Halloween wall hanging is significant. It is going to be a hit with the grandkids.

Jan has an interesting Jelly Roll quilt out scarlet and gray fabrics.

Sharon has finished the quilt top for this colorful wall hanging. 

 

JoAnn has had a life-long pen-pal who lives in England. This summer she will be celebrating a milestone birthday, and JoAnn is making this single block with hexagons to send to her.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Quilt Camp Progress Report

We are just two days into quilt camp and already we are seeing quite a bit of progress, so let's see what has been going on thus far.

Jan, a first-time camper but an accomplished quilter, made this.

Pam has finished a table topper.

Anita has a t-shirt quilt top finished.

Pamela has a good start on her quilt top.

Sharon has been in an ultra colorful mood this week.

JoAnn pin-basted an already completed quilt top and has a good start on her wall-hanging.

Betty is making a Peanuts themed wall hanging for her grandchildren. This is the pattern; I will have a picture of her progress tomorrow.

Linda has done a lot of cutting (not one of her favorite things), and has the first block completed.

Sherrie has been binding a quilt, and finishing the embroidery on a baby quilt that will be going to a niece's new baby.

I think that's enough for  now. I have not gotten a picture yet of Pat's fantastic Ohio State quilt, and maybe by Wednesday, I will have some progress to show you on my men's shirts quilts.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Trying Something New

Quilters are often asked to make things for others. I am sure that non-quilters are mystified by the quilting process, and look to someone who can do it, and who enjoys doing it, to turn vague ideas into reality.

I am beginning one such project. I have  been given a bag full of plaid men's work shirts, and have taken on the task of making two throw quilts for a friend. It is hard to imagine what to do when you have this to begin with:

 I searched the internet to see what I could learn about deconstructing men's shirts. I recalled that I knew Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville's Quips and Snips derived some of her fame and popularity by using men's shirts to create beautiful scrap quilts. I searched her name on You-Tube and found a 15-20-minute video on "de-boning" men's shirts. That guided me, but I soon gave up some of the fussier stuff she recommended. Her goal was to get every bit of fabric out of each shirt; my goal is to get enough to make 2 throw quilts. I think 27 shirts will be plenty, especially if I augment those with some solids I have on hand.

I have all 27 shirts cut apart and separated into piles - long sleeves, short sleeves, fronts, backs. The cuffs, button plackets, neck bands and collars are all separated, too, but I will likely not use them on this project unless I have to.

This is my project for quilt camp, and what I spent 4 hours working on yesterday. I will be heading back to Chillicothe today for Quilt Camp Day 2. Everyone is just starting their projects, so I didn't bother to take pictures, but I will definitely be recording all the wonderful creations stitched up this week.

Happy Quilting, Friends!