kaffe block exchange quilt

Yeah, I finally finished quilting my Kaffe Fassett block exchange quilt. I'm happy with how it turned out. The only thing left is to attach the binding. I will post a picture of the finished quilt in a few days. Next on my agenda is to start cutting diamonds out of my newest jellyroll.

Machine Quilting

I had a large chunk of time yesterday and I was able to machine quilt. Yee-Haw! The quilt I worked on was made with blocks I received in a block exchange I participated in. The blocks are all made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics. We did two sizes, 10" (finished) and 5". I hope to get this finished next week. While I am a finisher, sometimes things get in the way of my best laid plans. (Usually those things are either my husband or one of my children.) I am pleased with how it is looking.
I am also happy to announce that the 2009 Texas Poetry calendar is out. There is a quilt on the cover. It is my quilt. Yeah! The art work was done by my girlfriend Kristee. I have known her since before we could drive, (over half our lives.) She is a double genius! (Luv ya Kris!) You can get a copy at Book People in Austin or go to www.dosgatospress.org.
Do your fingers ever just get the itch to sew even if you don't have a particular project in mind? This little blue quilt is a result of that. It is made totally of leftover fabric from a couple of previous project. Didn't it turn out cute? I have to say quilting makes my skirt fly up! Yipee!

Omg, I'm a blogger. How exciting. Since this is a place to post my musings, I'll go ahead and jump right in. Quilting is both my passion and my obsession. I spend hours a day thinking all things "quilty." Last weekend was the AQQG quilt show. It was fabulous. Lots of quilts, ribbons, and all manner of things. And yes two of these ribbons went home with me. Also, my friend Karen made some beautiful flower pins for all my bee members to wear to the show. Didn't it turn out cute?
So what would a quilt show be without shopping. I did'nt buy much , but I did manage to get a jellyroll. I love these things. It is calling to me to cut it up as I'm writing this. More on that later. But for know let me say how excited I am that I am doing this because I love talking about quilting.