Two done and one more to do....

This is one of two quilts that I am quilting for a customer. I love the bright colors on the front.

The does not disappoint, it is just as cheerful as the front.

This is the second quilt it was a mystery quilt class that I also took. I love the batik fabrics that she used. Seeing this one done makes me want to get mine done.

The back is just as beautiful as the front.

I am now going to take a break and fill out the paperwork on these two quilts. Then I'm off to dinner and The Hopeland Garden Christmas lights with my MIL.

Ruby update...

This is the BEFORE picture. These are the side tension clamps that came with my machine. They are a nuisance, because when you get to the edge of the quilt Ruby would get hung up on them. Making jags in the stitching.

I saw a YouTube video 

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEq_LQB9F98 ) 

"Speedy Side Tensioner" 

So, I made my own version using clamps from www.clip-n-seal.com

(These clamps are very similar to the "Red Snappers") The printed canvas fabric and blue velcro came from Hobby Lobby. By making them colorful I hope that they will be easy to keep track of. 

Hope you are having a good week. As for me I am going back to quilting.

Orca Bay so far....

I worked on the Orca Bay Mystery last night, since TV was not very interesting. I am now done with steps one, two, and three.

I also finished sewing together the blue/cream strips into four patches and a few sixteen patches. I am thinking of using the sixteen patches in the centers of some churn dash blocks. They are 3 1/2" unfinished. Do you have any suggestions for quilts blocks that these would look good in?

I now have the next few days free to quilt a few small Customer/Friends quilts. Check back to see them after they have been quilted.

Monday progress...

I have finished cutting out the 350 pairs of triangles for the Orca Bay Mystery. I have 170 sewn together and should have the rest of them sewn together by Friday when clue number four is revealed.

While in my scrap bin I found a bunch of 1 1/4" strips and decided to sew all the blue and cream strips together. Thinking of  putting them together into 16 patch blocks and then maybe adding something red.

Finished the week by organizing the scraps that I got from my Mom. I ironed them and cut them into 2 1/2", 2", and 1 1/2 " strips. The leftovers will eventually be squares or triangles.

On Sunday I went to 2nd and Charles (a used book store in Augusta) with my husband. While he looked for a book to use for his class, I looked at the quilting books. I found two that had ideas and tecniques on what quilting designs to put on quilts. They were very reasonable (about $12.00 for both books) and will be good reference.

Now I have to get busy and see what I can accomplish this week.