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...

Holiday break, how I miss you...

Oh, Holiday Break, how I miss you.  January 3, my last post, was so long ago, and I was coming off such a great time of sewing.  Then, the quarter started, after the change in the GED test, and all of a sudden I have no time for sewing.  All of my time is being spent writing new curriculum for my class that has to be new because of the test's change...

To keep myself from TOTALLY being in a "woe-is-me" mood, I've been taking pictures of projects I have hanging around my house...you know, so I remember that I can sew, even if I'm not actually doing it...

Here is the wall-hanging I made for my laundry room...I mean, doesn't every laundry room need a quilt on the wall??

I LOVE the quilting on this wall-hanging.  It makes it feel so airy...

Hopefully this weekend, while my hubs is out of town, I can get in some sewing time...

If I do, I'll be sure to take pictures...

Quilting TIP!

A while ago, I took a machine quilting class from my friend, Margie Horton, and she recommended this GREAT TIP!!  Before you quilt a project, use car wax on your sewing machine and extension table.

Use the sponge that comes with the car wax to apply it to your surface.  Let it get dry.

Use a scrap piece of batting or a cut-up old t-shirt to buff the car wax off.

It's cheap for a huge container of car wax, and it creates a super slippery surface for both walking foot and free motion quilting.  The quilt just slides right over and doesn't seem to get as hung up on things.  Some people I've recommended this to are concerned about the car wax damaging their quilts.  But, in my experience, if you buff the wax off REALLY REALLY GOOD, there's no product left -- only the slipperiness.  (Is that a word?  I hope so...)

Happy Quilting! :)