Entwined Hearts

I completed the top for a wall hanging last night.

Trish Allthingscrafty from the Quilters with Modern Tools Facebook page had share a picture of the Valentine Wall hanging that she was working on.  Hers was more pink and reminded me of the Breast Cancer Ribbon.

I shared with the group that I needed to make on of these for my mom who was scheduled to have a masectomy this past Thursday.  Mom's surgery was successful and now she is home resting and waiting for the results of the lymph node testing.  This wall hanging represents for me, my love for my mom and all the prayers that were said and are continuing to be said for her recovery.

I searched my stash and couldn't really find any pink.  So I selected a couple of reds instead.

Big surprise that I would have red in my stash!!  Then I added some white Fairy Frost.

I had been wanting to attempt a Storm at Sea quilt so this wall hanging gave me the opportunity.  I used Trish's picture to help me recreate the wall hanging in EQ7, then used my Marti Michell Perfect Piecing templates Set C to cut out the fabric.  It went together very quickly, now I have to get it quilted.

Let It Snow Quilt Top is ready for quilting!!

The snow finally did stop on Saturday!!  We had an additional 3" when we left for church Sunday morning.  It sure was cold!!  My blood hasn't thicken up enough for 20 degree days!

I was able to finish my Let It Snow top yeasterday!!

The top is 78" x 78" which makes it a challenge to select backing material.

I have a piece of 72" x 60" really soft beautiful blue material that I would love to use for the back.  I would have to add a 10" border to if for it to fit.  If I can find something in my stash, I think that is how I will piece the back.

This quilt is a great color for our living room and Nermal likes too!

The sun is shining, the snow is melting and we are suppose to get some rain tomorrow.

The nice thing about Northeastern Ohio is that the weather is always changing!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!!!

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but inside it's so delightful!!!

8 inches in Northeastern Ohio and more falling!!

It may be beautiful, but it is keeping me from traveling to see friends!!

So instead I will be quilting!!!

The perfect top to complete today is my Moda Let It Snow batiks.

I have to cut and attach a border.

This is what I will be looking at as I add my border!!

First UFO completion of 2012

I have completed the binding on my Spinning Sampler in preparation for entering it in the

Lake Farm Parks Quilts 2012 Show next week!!  This is the first of 12 UFO projects I have selected for completion in 2012.

I took a class from Marti Michell using her Perfect Patchwork Templates at the 2010 Lake Farm Park’s Quilt Show.  She displayed a number of samplers in class in 12” and 6” sizes.  So I started one using my Scarlet and Gray stash that includes twelve 12" blocks on point, with a 24" Carpenter’s Wheel center medallion block. 

Starting at the top the 12 blocks used in the quilt are Rising Star, Weathervane, Northern Lights, Rosette, Pieced Star, Hidden Star, Rolling Sawtooth Star, Ohio Star, Dutchman’s Pinwheel, Sweet Sixteen, Martha Washington Star, Wild Goose. 

I used a layout I found in Electric Quilt’s EQ7 and then added a border that includes 200 Flying Geese.  I’m not sure what really possessed me to make that many Flying Geese?? 

Jennifer McCann’s quilting really adds to the final overall presentation of this quilt.