What I've been sewing in June

Amanda Jean at Crazymomquilts is taking the summer off from blogging.

I don't blame her. Time with kids is fleeting.

But my motivation for blogging has been to get something finished to link up with her.

Don't know who will see this post but I do want to record my quilting journey even if nobody else reads this.

First is a partial finish. The pink and gray lap quilt is a flimsy.

I plan to finish it before our next Jackson Quilters meeting.

I finished the Churn Dash quilt I started at MQA in a Bonnie Hunter class.

It is smaller than the directions but it is the size I wanted.

I'm calling it Memories of Summer Gardens.

It will got to a sweet friend who lost her father this past year.

The churn dash blocks and hourglass blocks came from fabric I had in my scraps and stash.

I used some of the extra blocks on the back.

In my haste to finish I had three rows with the wrong turns on the hourglass blocks.

So, I took out those rows and turned the blocks.

A learning experience.

The two photos below were part of my decision making process on the border order.

Another view.

Oops! Do you see the mistake? How did that happen?

Ripping out those seams was a pain.

Here is Bonnie at the quilt show. We loved her.

How is your sewing journey? 

Going to visit baby Ava and make some dresses for her.

Can't wait!

Color Challenge Block for June

This has been a busy month with a Bonnie Hunter class and volunteering at the IBC.

I did find time to finish the June blocks. I used two of my favorite purple fabrics.

Posting on the challenge site. What are you sewing?

A room full of tutus

Today I volunteered at the International Ballet Competition at an information desk.

Most people have been in town since Sunday and have figured out where all the events are being held. So... it was not very busy today.

I went for a look around the building and found the Tutus.com display room.

This is not my kind of sewing but I appreciate the amount of work that goes into one of these tutus.

Just enjoy the intricate designs and massive amounts of handwork each contains.

I can't pick a favorite.

Well, my favorite color is blue.

The flowers are so lovely.

This black and red one is stunning on stage.

Below are some photos of a maker at work.

When I told the head person that I wrote a sewing blog, she asked me to let people know about their silent auction.

Here are the links she gave me:

https://www.32auctions.com/usaibc-scholarship

http://tutuschools.com/project-tutu.html

Check them out.

Happy sewing & happy dancing.

Janice

Back home and back to quilts

We had a great visit with the grandsons.

David seen below with Grumps (Mr.M) liked his quiet book.

He would get it out and say, 'weed my book'.

One place we like to see in NYC is the Met.

This mosaic reminds me of a quilt.

Maybe a future project.

We got back home late Thursday due to bad weather.

I had one day to get ready for a Bonnie Hunter workshop.

Printed my directions and pulled fabric from my scraps and fat quarters.

I didn't know exactly what I wanted or needed.

Of course, if I used Bonnie's scrap cutting system it would have been easier

to get ready for the class.

Checked off everything on the list. Ready for sewing.

The class was all day Saturday. 

I had to cut fabric so I didn't sew the whole time.

I did finish 9 blocks with two almost finished.

It was a great class.

Look for updates on the quilt next time.