Practice, practice, practice

Working on another sampler quilt on my longarm.  I am getting lot's of stitch in the ditch practice as well as many and varied filler designs.  I'm working up to quilting two of my favorites. One is my Irish quilt.  I plan to have scalloped edges on this one.

The other is from StoryQuilts..  It is called Pick a Peck of Posies. Love this one and wanted to do a decent job quilting.  I plan to add more flowers and some birds and butterflies with the quilting.

I think the butterflies on this block turned out nice.

Here are a couple more.  I only have eight left and than the sashing.  Won't take too much longer.

Have a Creative Day

Janet

Not to late for a bit 'o green

Seven Lucky Shamrocks Block

I am trying to think of a new name for my blog.  I figure since it has been so long in between posts, it is almost like I am beginning again.  I want something a little more concise and inclusive of the variety of arts that I attempt.  If anyone has any suggestions let me know.

Celtic Twist Block

Fairies and Flower Petals Block

40 Shades of Green

Treasures from Ireland Block

Fairy Ring Block

Lucky Clover Block

I'm working on a St Patrick's Day quilt.  I have no holiday quilts at all!  Actually, I only have one or two homemade quilts.  I decided I need to change this lack of comforting color.  I'm thinking I will make a quilt for every other holiday this year. So an Easter quilt will be made in 2014.

Irish Cross Block

Connemara Flower Block

I'm combining two different designs.  McCalls gave some free patterns for Irish blocks on their website.  These were designed by Laura Roberts.  They are almost finished, I still need to edge stitch a couple of the designs and cut them all to 12.5".

I Left My Heart in Ireland Block

Celtic Knot Block

In the center of my quilt I have a design on point.  It is a Georgia Bonesteel pattern.  The person who helped me learn how to do this technique called it "over and under".  I thought it fit with the Irish design.

Here are all the pieces laid out on my floor in the arrangement I would like to make.  I just need to figure out the right size for the background fabric.  I'm planning to use black with kelly green stitching.  White was the obvious choice but decided to try something a little more dramatic this time. I think it's time to dust off my EQ program and see if it will help me put my quilt together.  Any tips appreciated, this is new for me.

Have a creative day
Janet