Friday, July 1, 2016

My June goal - COMPLETE!

I have been a busy quilter for the past month. I haven't blogged for a while because I have been quilting like crazy.  I set myself a quilty goal for the month of June and I am proud to say that I stuck to it and completed it.  The goal was to free motion quilt to completion, 5 quilt tops.  I also stipulated to myself, that I was not allowed to start any new projects during that time.  I couldn't help myself when my niece called and asked me to make her a set of cushions for her sofa. It didn't take long.

Then it was back to the 5 quilt tops.  First up, a juvenile quilt for my lovely little guild's yearly charity project.  This year we are making quilts for the IWK Hospital for Children in Halifax.  We chose the square-in-a-square block to use to make our quilts.  Mine measures 48" x 64". I quilted it in free motion on my Pfaff PowerQuilter 16.0  I used Aurifil 50wt #2024 (white) to quilt the fmq wavy lines.

Then on to my Tula Pink Project - the Tula Trio! Numbers 2, 3 and 4.  A while back, I bought a half metre cut of each of the designs in the entire line of "Eden".  My first creation from this purchase was "Breaking Away", an original design by ME, which was completed in November of 2015.


here's the back...


I cut the remainder of the 1/2 metres into 2 1/2" strips and made these....

Then from these colour slabs of the leftover strips,  I made three more quilts......first, from the pink slab....."SPOOLA PINK"  an original design by ME


Measures 52" x 49"  quilted in free motion on my Pfaff QE 4.0 using Aurifil (of course) thread #3660 50wt and a Superior Titantium Topstitch needle size 80/12.   Background fabrics used are Kona Coal, Titanium and Graphite.  On the Back..."Painted Lace" from Fox Field by Tula Pink

From the Purple Slab.... "LOTS OF Ls" an original design by ME


I am very proud of this quilt.  I poured everything I have into it!



Measures 42" x 60"   quilted in free motion on my Pfaff QE 4.0 using Aurifil 50wt #2311 and using a Superior Titanium Topstitch needle size 80/12  Background fabric is Kona Snow and the Backing fabric is Kona Amethyst with a strip of "Crouching Tiger" in amethyst.  The binding is Kona Bone

The last quilt in the trio, from the green slab, is "Go on Green" an original design by ME
52" square.  Quilted in freemotion on my Pfaff QE4.0  using Sulky 30wt thread #4018 with a Superior Titanium  Topstitch 90/14  needle and Aurifil 50wt #1158 using a 80/12 Superior titanium topstitch needle
background fabric is "Manatee" by Free Spirit   Backing fabric is "Vintage Stars"from Fox Field by Tula Pink and two strips of Kona Cypress


The fifth and final quilt from my June goal is "Shredder"  I made this for my husband, Mike, who loves to use his paper shredder. Finds it relaxing. If you love someone, make them a quilt!
 It measures 50" x 60"  It is from a pattern by Kevin Kosbab,  Background fabric is "Goldfish" by Free Spirit with assorted text prints as the paper shreds.  free motion quilted on my Pfaff QE 4.0   using Aurifil colour #1135 50wt thread and a Superior titanium needle size 80/12.The backing fabric is  a Carolyn Friedlander Wide back in grey.  and the binding is Goldfish and a text print.

Today is our 39th anniversary so we took the quilts to York Redoubt to get some shots. Mike loves big guns.  He was a weapons tech in the Canadian Navy for almost 40 years.  


The harbour views are just beyond amazing. A wonderful place to take a lunch and just enjoy the day and there is no admission charge.   It was fun to walk around the site to look for interesting spots to take photos. 




My quilt on the left and Mike's on the right




I know this is a long post,but I had so much to show you so I hope you stayed with me.  I enjoyed making these quilts so much and I also enjoy sharing them with you.  

Hope you got to do something quilty today and Happy Canada Day to all my wonderful Canadian followers. 


21 comments:

  1. Beautiful work, Linda. Great designs and great quilting! And you are right, that is a beautiful location, the perfect spot to photograph your work.

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  2. Wow, you are on fire Linda! Great finishes! And I agree, great location for photographing your beauties!

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  3. Some great finishes. Well done

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  4. This was a fabulous post because your quilty creations are all so fabulous! You are so talented and creative! I love the way you share the front, the back, and the info about your threads and quilting. Amazing!

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  5. Well done Linda. These quilts are all fantastic. What great creations from your colour slabs. Happy Anniversary.

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  6. Well done Linda. These quilts are all fantastic. What great creations from your colour slabs. Happy Anniversary.

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  7. Wow, Linda! The quilts are beautiful! The quilting is wonderful. You must have poured your heart out in "L". There are so many different FMQ motifs in that one. Very pretty! I don't know if I could pick out a favorite!

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  8. You did it! And they are all truly marvelous. Sure enjoyed your photo shoot. And the weather cooperated, all day! I'd like to see a closer up of your quilting on Mike's Shredder Quilt. Glad you were able to go off for the day to celebrate your anniversary. XO

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  9. Wow! A very productive month with stunning quilts as a result! Awesome! Congratulations on your anniversary.

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  10. Amazing finishes! Yay for goals! Cannot wait to see all of that delicious quilting in person. You are so inspiring!

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  11. Wow, Linda, you were on a roll and the finishes are all amazing. The colours, the fmq, the designs and the photos. Wonderful post, I enjoyed reading it all.

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  12. All I can say is WOW ! Holy smokes Linda , you were smoking hot this month , that is a lot of quilting and each one is awesome ! Congrats on accomplishing your goal and exceeding it .

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  13. So much quilty goodness. It would be hard to choose a favorite. I just love the Go on Green.

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  14. Holy Cow, Linda - fabulous quilts! Such a joy to see your quilting, and love how you include info on the threads and needles used. York Redoubt is a bit of a hidden gem; we've never met another soul then when we've visited.
    Happy anniversary!

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  15. Fabulous work, as always! You have been busy. What will July produce?!! Happy Anniversary too. We just celebrated 49 years. Happy Quilting.

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  16. Wow...just Wow! I hope to see more original designs. They're brilliant.

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  17. I had to pop back in because I forgot to tell you that naming your quilt Spoola Pink was ingenious! Out of nowhere, it just popped into my mind and made me giggle to myself. XO

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  18. What a beautiful collection of quilts and such a lot of quilting. Stunning is the word for the quilting I think! All gorgeous but as and L myself I do particularly like the L Quilt. The cushions are gorgeous too as is the little charity quilt. A very productive month, well done you. xx

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  19. Oh wow those are all terrific and I love each design. Congrats on so manyh wonderful finishes.

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  20. Love all the quilting on the L quilt. ha, Shredder, perfect.

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  21. I love that square in a square pattern and have made it several times over the years - love the colors that you did yours.

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