End of the Year

This past week I set a goal for myself to use some of my new flannel to make 6 baby quilts.  I made 6 baby quilts this past week to end the year 2011.  They were quick projects & I was able to finish binding the last 2 quilts this morning.  Now, I am ready to begin this new year.  I hope this new year brings great joy to all of you.  I am going to challenge myself to make several "donation" quilts before the Summer begins.  I hope you will set a goal for yourself as well.

Quilting for the Fair

Finally finished piecing together my "fair quilt" for 2011.  The fair theme this year is "Rock Around the Stock".  I kind of went with that and created an applique panel from the picture being used for the fair book.  Also used a tip from Jenny at Missouri Star Quilt Co. in making the blocks that surround the center panel.  I finished pinning the quilt together last night and will set up my trusty Brother 1500 to start machine quilting.  For some strange reason I ended up making a queen size quilt.  I don't usually make such a large one for the fair, but somehow I just kept going.  The chicken print fabric that is used in the quilt is actually the same fabric that I used for my kitchen curtains.  As I was sewing the quilt together Trace Adkin's song "Brown Chicken, Brown Cow" kept going through my mind.  I utilize my living room for my machine quilting space.  This really makes me focus on getting the quilting done as soon as possible.  Hope you all have a great 4th of July weekend.