Bits of this and that

Last week I attended the first meeting of the Midnight Garden quilt group at the Sewing House.

Jennifer told us about her premie grandsons and some sewing projects their NICU needed.

I made the flannel hearts above that help with mom-child bonding.

Saturday I entered these quilts in the Delta Fair. 

Next week I will find out if any of them received a ribbon.

My monthly block challenge piano runner. 

The backing is my favorite little houses fabric.

Again I used facings instead of binding.

The border is a yellow fabric from my stash.

It was cut in 2.5 inch strips and left over from a quilt I finished about 10 years ago.

The three blocks connect to my September birthday.

The thread spools represent my sewing projects.

The apples relate to my teaching days.

The cupcakes are for our family birthdays in September -

Kenton, Ava, and me.

Close up of the thread spools.

The pattern was free from Moda.

I like how the corners around the center spool look like pinwheels.

The apple pattern came from the Farm Girl Vintage book.

I'm glad I found a way to use the patterns in this book.

I may never make a big quilt but I love making them for my piano runners.

The cupcakes are my own design.

I tried different placements for the different icing colors.

The chocolate one just looks best at the top to me.

I used Steam a Seam 2 to attach the pieces.

I like the way raw edge appliqué looks.

It reminds me of how I outlined the spaces when I colored in a coloring book as a child.

Next up - I will be working on my mini quilt for the Cotton Museum/Davies Manor Show.

Happy Quilting!