One of those quilts!

Some quilts are just trouble!

My uncle asked me to make a quilt to put at his mountain cabin. I thought I'd found a good pattern, Snowball blocks alternating with Nine Patches. I had lots of "woodsy" fabric in my stash.

When I put the blocks on my design wall, I didn't like it AT ALL!

So I cut the nine patches in half, and got rid of the snowball blocks. After trying several layouts, I still didn't like it :(

I ended up sewing the blocks back into nine patches, leaving out some fabrics and putting in more darks. It felt like I was going around in circles! 

Instead of the Snowballs, I used a different block (Puss in the Corner).  Finally, I got the blocks rearranged, and this time I'm happy with the result.

I sure hope the quilting goes better!

Mary

Update on Double Wedding Ring Bed Runner

I've finished the top of the Double Wedding Ring quilt!  I'm  making a king size bed runner out of it, to put at the end of the bed. that's why it's so long and narrow. This was certainly a learning experience, I haven't done much with curved seams before.

 I figured out an easy way to paper piece with a lot less wasted paper (see my blog New Way to Paper Piece). 

Then, I figured a trick to ease those curved seams.  I don't use a lot of pins, so this was a big help.When sewing the curved seams, I put the "larger" colored piece on the bottom, and the "smaller" white piece on the top. Then, I gathered the outside edge of the bottom colored piece (edge away from the needle) with my fingers, and the curves fit together much easier, with fewer problems!

The quilt used up a lot of scraps, which is always good, and I really like the bright pastels.  My quilting machine is at the shop, hopefully it'll be back this week, and I can start quilting.

Mary

Quilters' Show & Tell - Please Vote before Monday!

I have entered the Quilters' Show and Tell Contest - Commemorative Quilts.  Please take a look at the beautiful quilts in the contest, and vote for your favorite. Hopefully that will be mine!

My quilt, Dixon's Wedding Quilt, was made for my parents, to commemorate their 62 years of marriage.  It was made from my mother's wedding dress.

It is satin, with lace overlays on the borders.  On the back, their wedding picture and invitation were printed on fabric and appliqued onto the quilt.

Wedding Dress Quilt Back Detail

There are also decorative ribbons and buttons from the dress in the corners.

Wedding Dress Quilt Corner Detail

To Vote - Click on Quilters' Show and Tell -- voting is down the page after the pictures of the quilts. My quilt picture is the 5th one on the first row - Dixon Wedding Quilt. Voting ends at 8 am Monday!

Wedding Dress Quilts are one of my specialties, visit my Custom Quilts web page at Mary Manson Quilts for more pictures and information.

Thanks so much for your support!

Mary 

Quilt For My Aunt

I'm off to see my aunt today. I promised her a lap quilt, and I'm taking two, to see which she likes best. Which would you choose?

Scrappy Quilt

Spring Flowers

I'll let you know what she decides!
I'm also trying to get the hang of blogging on my iPad with the Blogsy app. Here goes!

Mary

 UPDATE -- She chose the Scrappy Quilt!

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