Showing posts with label Shelby Stitcher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shelby Stitcher. Show all posts

Saturday, August 31, 2013

CROSS STITCHED QUILT TOP

 I recently spent a week with my sister and as we usually do, there was more of my Mom's things to go through.  One was this quilt top that my Mom cross stitched.  She loved to embroider and made several of these type of quilts.  In fact, the first one that she made was our wedding quilt.

This one only lacks a small section of cross stitching.  I think she must have run out of thread, so I'll see if I have some that I can use to finish the stitching on it.  Then I'll have to decide what to do.  It is marked with quilting lines.  I really don't want to quilt it by hand and I don't especially like following lines when I quilt by machine.  Oh, the dilemma!




When I returned home, there was a package waiting for me!  I will be exchanging blocks with ShelbyStitcher and she already sent mine.  These blocks are from Bonnie Hunter's quilt, Virginia Bound in her book Scraps and Shirttails.  Next Saturday I will be participating in Bonnie's workshop in Dallas and this will give me more variety in the fabrics used.  I can't wait!


In addition, ShelbyStitcher sent me this little stretched star block for me to use as I please.  I love how the plaids look with the muslin and have always liked this pattern, but never made one.


My trip was fun, but now I'm ready to stay home for a while.  Have a wonderful weekend!