Chevron and On

 I forgot to show you a lap quilt I finished at the beginning of December. I had hoped to sell it at the craft fair, but it came back home with me. It might show up in my Etsy shop soon.

I started this quilt on July 1st, day one of Pat Sloan's Sew Every Day challenge. The top was done on July 4. It sat untouched for five months.

Don't you love Julia's Hobbit feet?

I quilted it simply and machine stitched the binding. The backing was a piece I picked up at Hobby Lobby in July. I'm not really a fan of the crinkly, post-washing look, but there it is.

Chevron and On

Started 7/1/13

Completed 12/5/13

Pattern found in the March/April 2013 issue of Quilty

Fabrics used: leftover layer cake squares of Meadowsweet and assorted solids

Finished size: 48" x 64"

Sew Every Day- 3 & 4

 Happy 4th of July!

In honor of the holiday, Julia stitched up some red, white and blue blocks. She will complete the last of her Old Italian blocks today and start arranging them soon. She's hoping to have the top done this weekend.

 I'm stitching away with Pat Sloan's Sew Every Day in July challenge.
Day 3 progress: finished the blocks for Chevron & On.

Day 4: Completed the top.

How do the Craigs celebrate the 4th? Julia and I are sewing while we watch the Bristol parade on TV. Bill is washing his car. And Pete is doing a Crossfit workout (including 60 burpee pullups) in memory of a recon Marine who died in 2006. Don't worry, there will be burgers and fireworks later!

Madrona Road Monday

 I'm so excited that my Madrona Road challenge piece is finished before the deadline! It was actually finished on Thursday, but I have been busy dealing with 2600 cases of Girl Scout cookies since then.

It doesn't have a title yet. Madrona Road Chevrons Herringbone?

It is almost 47" square. The pieced chevrons are 8.5" wide. 

I only used the fabrics provided (Thank you, Michael Miller!) plus 2 yds of Vanilla  Cotton Couture and 1 yard of Blue Sprout that I purchased. I used virtually every bit!

It is quilted with Aurifil 50wt, #2326 (sand/tan). This thread is a dream to work with!

 I had quilting design issues. My original vision was for feathers along the chevrons, but they were too wide for me to handle on my Bernina. I played around with some drawings and thought I could pull off the swirly fern effect (left). Nope. Hated it. So I tried a swag thing and liked it much better (right).

 Here you can see both options on the back. It took me an hour to pull out the quilting I didn't like. So worth it!

This is the only shot I have of the back. You can see how I pieced everything I had left. It wasn't quite wide enough and I had to add some Kona gray to the side. I want to write my own little story on the white part as a label. Still thinking about that!

And because it is snowing again, I made Pete hold it up for me outside. Look at those skinny legs! He didn't get them from me.

Hop over to the flickr group to see all the amazing entries!

Q1 Finish Along Finish #1.

Ready to quilt

My Madrona Road chevrons are pinned and ready to quilt. I decided to bust out the prized Aurifil thread! I wish I had a color in between these, but I think I'll use the darker shade.
I had been thinking about quilting feathers, but I think the chevron is too wide for me to create a smooth feather on my Bernina. Plan B is a vein with curled leaves. Wish me luck!