Hawaii Quilt

I bought fabric in Maui both times I've been there, and FINALLY finished the quilt and the quilting!!

But then I had a dilemma -- how does one bind a rainbow quilt??

I decided:  With rainbow binding.  I used up a few scraps of binding I'd been saving, plus added a few other colors, and I think it turned out GREAT!!

I'm off to work on the next project...

Grace the Cat, Quilting Assistant

My kitty, Gracie, has been helping me quilt again.  By sitting on them.

What a goof-ball!!

She also helps me grade papers.  By sitting on them.

So helpful...

Quilt Room Re-org

For years I've simply folded my fabrics all the same and then stacked it, but the problem is I would always need the fabric halfway down the stack, and it would just be a big mess to get it out and try to restack everything.  So, when I saw this picture on Pinterest that led me to this blog post about how to store your fabric storage, and then I also saw it on Threads Magazine's website. All that has to be done is to buy comic book storage boards, and then fold and wrap your fabric around them.

I've been working on this project for a few days now...But the embarrassing part is that I had to buy 500 (!!!) comic book storage boards to wrap all of my stash.  Apparently, I've been collecting fabric for a while.  I'll take a picture when it's all completed!  Hopefully, when I need a fabric, it will be much easier to get it out from the storage area from now on!

Art Quilt Challange

The third Sunday of every month, I hang out at Ruby Street Quiltworks with the RAQ, the Ruby Street Art Quilters.  A few months ago, a fellow group member brought in a whole stack of doilies she had got from a family member, and it became our next challenge.  I had an idea immediately -- an RV!!  Who knows where this idea came from...I think it turned out SUPER CUTE!!

Do you see the doily along the sides of RV?

But then, I read the challenge rules a little closer -- I'm not such a great rule-follower when it comes to sewing. ;)  It was supposed to be a flat item, somewhere around 12" square, so I had to make a back-up/secondary project.  I really like it too!  So, I've had fun lately...I love challenges like this.

It's really not as lumpy in real life...I'm off to sew up my next project!!