A Start, A Finish and Some News . . .

I am taking a class at the City Quilter in NYC this month.

I am mostly taking the class because there are two other

ladies taking it with me, so it's more of a social event.

I need no excuse to sew and giggle with GF's!

I really have no right to start ANOTHER quilt,

but well . . . . you know.

The class is a variation on Court House Steps.

Mine, (above) is not really following along with what we are supposed to do,

such a surprise!

This one below is what we are supposed to be doing,

but my mind is shot these days, (more later)

and I knew I would be ripping out more than sewing

if I tried to follow Judy's sample.

It is pretty though and in another time frame,

I will probably try it.

Here is my finish!

I finished my Modern Quilt for the Show!

I did a grid design for the quilting to follow along

with the Mondrian look.

I love the back and I have to say this is only the second

sleeve I have ever done and it was pretty easy.

My quilts don't really hang on a wall,

They are snuggled and loved.

And now for the news . . . .

Funny how things change so quickly.

I will be moving to an apartment in a couple of months.

That means pairing down 30 years of "stuff," from a house,

to a much smaller space.

The funny thing is, I am really loving parting with most of the "stuff!"

I am looking forward to a simpler life.

I will have a much smaller sewing space, but that's okay too.

Fresh start! It's time.

What have you been up to?

Top Done!

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the first event

of the Quilter's Take Manhattan Weekend

at Victoria's Loft.

Victoria was interviewed about her process and how she came to be a quilter.

There was also a diverse panel of creative pips talking about

the modern quilt movement.

It was a great evening with lots of friends and quilty talk!

Just what I needed to inspire me to come home and finish

the top for my Modern Quilt for our show.

You can read about the start here.

Now I just have to figure out how I am going to quilt it.

BUT . . . amazingly enough, my grid method for planning this quilt

worked and it came out the right size.

It's quite a miracle for me! hehehe.

I also received my solids swap from Shelly!

I think I know the perfect place to hang this little wonder.

The quilting is amazing, and I just love it!

Thanks Shelly!! So fun to swap with you.

Modern Quilt

I have started my Modern Quilt for the

Original Sewing and Quilt Expo.

About 40 members from the NYC Metro Mod Quilt Group

are participating in the traveling show.

Our quilts will be based on answering this question,

"What does modern quilting mean to you?"

I have been pondering that question for a few weeks now.

I'm still not ready to put pen to paper on that one,

so I put needle and thread to fabric instead.

Because this quilt needs to be a specific size, (15x20),

I cut out a big piece of paper that size to make a layout.

I'm doing a kind of spin on a Mondrian layout.

When I was studying advertising design at F.I.T. a million years ago,

I remember doing and ad layout in a similar way,

with great results.

So why not give fabric the same shot?!

This is a lot more planning than I am used to, but

I am trying to make the individual blocks themselves

be more of an intuition piecing process.

I haven't picked out what my interior borders will be yet,

thought I would get all the blocks done first and then

audition some borders.

This quilt must be done and in the mail by September 1st.

It's creeping up fast!!

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on another note . . .

The Kid's birthday is tomorrow.

I think we make tie die shirts almost every year at this time.

Hehe. You never get too old for tie die shirts!

She even threw in a pair of scrub pants too.

Is it sunny where you are today?

Hope you are staying cool and having fun!