It's Cabin Time

We arrived a week ago. It takes a bit of time to get things settled and the garden planted. The Patterson-Gimlin Quilt is hung on the wall. I started making it here at the cabin last summer. When we leave after the summer season, I'll take the quilt down and put it in a Rubbermaid bin so it doesn't get dusty and cobwebbed.

It Only Took Thirty Years To Get It Finished

This one can be struck off the UFO list. After making this quilt top in 1995, I had no idea how to quilt it. The leaves extended into the black border with 3-D flaps. I didn't know much about machine quilting in those days and how to deal with different shapes. Because it was made so long ago, I don't remember if the pattern came from a book or a magazine or who the designer was. The quilt top was put away for 30 years and became a well-aged UFO. It was finally unearthed, then I tackled the stitching in the ditch with Babs, the Baby Lock machine. After that, the rest of the quilting was done on the Baby Lock Tiara sit-down quilting machine. I solved the problem of the flapping leaves by quilting right over top of them. The fabrics and prints in this quilt are typical of the mid-90s. Back then, the colours were quite greyed down and dark. I think it was a rebellion against the ghastly dusty rose and blues from the 80s. It feels good to finally finished something that's been hidden away for so long.

Linda H. Made A Top

Linda is not only a quilter, she also makes clothing. Actually, she's constructed fantastic garments since she was an adolescent. Quilting came along later in life. Here is a top that Linda just finished creating for herself. I think it turned out great! Nobody else will have one like it. The fabric is quite lightweight, it's not warm enought to wear it yet. We've had a cool spring so far. Linda thinks the red dress form looks a little distracting, but it shows the top nicely.

Bear Potholders

These bear potholders were a gift for someone in our quilting-craft group who is going to be moving away. There are lots of bears in this area, many times in the fall they are right in the middle of town. I was called into work the day of the farewell party, so I had to rush over and deliver the gift and snack. All work and no play for me! Not really, I only work a day here and there. The bear pattern came from the book, "Block Magic, Too" by Nancy Johnson-Srebo. It is an excellent book for picture block patterns. Best of all, they are not paper pieced. I avoid anything that involves paper piecing, it's not a technique I enjoy. Other people make wonderful projects with that method, though. Now I'm back to finishing a 30-year-old UFO. As soon as the binding is done, I'll post a picture of it.

The Sasquatch Quilt Is Completed

I named this, "The Patterson-Gimlin Quilt", after the famous film from 1967. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen. :) The pattern came from Elizabeth Hartman's "Legendary" pattern. Her design had one Sasquatch, but I added a second one who turned into a female. I got a little carried away with the free-motion quilting. It was quite finicky to do, there were many changes of thread colour and the stitching is rather dense. I'm not experienced with detail work on the longarm, so I quilted it on my smaller machine. It will be be hanging on the wall at the cabin, there is a hanging sleeve on the back. I bought a curtain rod for it. This was one of the quilts on my 2025 UFO completion list. I started it a year ago, now it's all done- yay!

Second Mug Rug By Linda H.

This is what Linda said about her mug rug: "My second attempt at something for the mug rug exchange. It’s bigger than it’s supposed to be again but the hummingbird pattern was 6 by 6.5 inches and was pieced not paper pieced and I couldn’t make it any smaller. It was hard enough handling those tiny sections. Whoever gets it will just have to put up with it being large!" I think whoever receives the mug rug will be pleased with it. :)

Mug Rug By Linds H.

Linda was in a mug rug exchange, so she created this one. It turned out larger than it was supposed to be, so she'll be constructing a smaller size for the exchange. A friend was the lucky recipient of this delightful project. The 1930s reproduction fabric is charming.