Red & Cream Quilt... 1st big quilt I machine quilted :)

I finished machine quilting this lovely red and cream quilt on Friday.... it is truly one of my favorite quilts ever. I've never quilted this closely together on so large a project; this is also the largest quilt I've done on my home sewing machine yet.

The quilt top, before quilting, isn't it lovely with all the light shining through the colors??

I absolutely am thrilled with how this quilt turned out

"The Path Less Traveled Through the Corn Fields", approx. 60" square

It is loosely based on a pattern called "Times Square", by Pam Lintott & Nicky Lintott.

UPDATE: Not available anymore, sold and in a private collection in the Atlanta area.

Etsy Treasury Time!

I found the cutest little crocheted purse, and thought of putting this together:

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Also... I know it won't make it to the front page because I featured my own item on there, but I would dearly love for some sweet little girl to get to enjoy the little dress I had so much fun making with my vintage pattern :)

And I have a RN job interview tomorrow... we need the income but I don't plan to stop quilting if I get it! That's for sure...  I've let too much stand in the way of doing what I love to do the most, and I'll quilt around a job again happily-at least it would mean I'd have the money to invest in materials, which I'm quickly running out of (money AND materials!), lol!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day... drop me a comment if you're reading this, it makes my day :)

Quilting Away here in SC!

I've been busily putting all the finishing touches (labels, machine quilting my last of my "Campbell Ridge" wallhangings, the hand quilting on another lap quilt) on my next batch of quilts for The Dark Corner.

And, trying to catch up on computer stuff and networking... so good to have internet again! I am resolving to try to post something, no matter how short, each day.

For today's enjoyment, here is a photo of this darling little girl's dress, made of 1930's reproduction fabrics, an upcycled girls shirt, and the sweetest little 1930's kitty cat applique design:

Isn't she cute? I love how the little hand embroidered details and decorative machine stitching really accented the dress... this is one of my favorites of children's clothes I've made.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day, leave me a comment if you feel like it-they make me smile :)

I'm rebelling with B.Michelle Pippin! Makes me proud of a very little thing I did today... stopped in at a local artisan center that I live 10 minutes from, to see about consigning my quilts there. And they want me to teach a quilting class too!! Because I swallowed my FEAR, my "I don't have time", all those excuses...
Also, the most wonderful opportunity for my quilting and sewing business has taken place because I finally rebelled against the "what if" fear and emailed the sales and marketing director of the first legal Moonshine distillery in South Carolina; I'd read a newspaper article and there was a short mention in there of locally made crafts, and I immediately thought "MY QUILTS!!".  Now, the place is opening next week, and is on the best street in town, with foot traffic of an estimated 1200 people a day walking by... and they are exclusively carrying my quilts!!

So, go read her article, and keep at it, you never know what direction your business can go in if you don't let FEAR sabotage it!!!

One of my quilts was featured in a Treasury!

My "Coffee, Cream and a Country Morning" quilt was featured in a wonderful treasury, here: "A Chill is in the Air" by my dear fellow Etsy member, PrimroseTranquility! And what an appropriate name... it was chilly here in SC when I got up this morning, around 57 degrees!

I'm very busy putting the finishing touches (labels, etc) onto several small quilts to take to The Dark Corner, which is opening NEXT WEEK!!!

My goal today is to finish machine quilting #4 out of 4 Limited Edition "Campbell Ridge" wallhangings. There are 4, each very individual in fabrics and quilting designs. Design and pattern are my original work, based on an antique quilt block pattern:

Have a wonderful day... I FINALLY have internet again, after about a month of having to go to the library to use it! I don't know if anyone even noticed I was gone, but I'm happy to have this outlet to journal in!