Me and Some Sewing Machines
02 months ago
by Erin
I completely forgot about this picture my husband took of me while we were in Las Vegas this past December. Judy’s post about her old sewing machines reminded me of it, so I thought I would share. We went to the Cosmopolitan hotel and walked around the shops there, when I saw one of the shops (it might have been Stitched) had a HUGE window display of all these old sewing machines, it was so cool! I absolutely loved it!
And yes, that is an alcoholic beverage in my hand, which may account for my goofy face and pose… 
But anyway, they had a TON of sewing machines lined up, from floor to ceiling. It was so cool, a little bit of my quilting hobby found in Sin City. I’d love to get my hands on an old sewing machine like these someday, when I actually have some place to store and display it! Someday!
Happy Thursday everyone 
WIP: Positively Perfect
12 months ago
by Erin
What, you think just because I finished one quilt, I should stop and catch my breath! You must be joking 
Here is my Jelly Roll all ready to be cut into pieces for this Positively Perfect Quilt…
And here they are all cut! I ended up not using the AccuQuilt (even though I have a 2.5″ square die). It was too hard to get the fabric in there perfectly. It was easier to use a rotary cutter… Hopefully I can use the AccuQuilt on my next project. I got it for Christmas and still haven’t had a chance to use it 
Happy Quilting!
Chasing Chevrons Quilt: Finished!
62 months ago
by Erin
Another new finish!
Well, my Chasing Chevrons quilt is finished! It ended up a LOT bigger than I thought it was going to be! I used the measurements for the Twin size, but as you can see… it fits nicely on my queen size bed, the finished size is 90″ x 74″.
I used Kona Coal fabric for the background and part of the binding, and these Michael Miller fabrics I won from Stitched in Color and Marmalade Fabrics this past October. I used five of the six fabrics for the chevrons, and used the black circles on the grey background for the binding. It didn’t contrast enough with the grey to be used as a chevron, but I think it looks great as the binding!
I quilted in a grid pattern… I figured my FMQ aren’t advanced enough to handle a quilt of this size just yet!
The backing COMPLETELY does not match the front, but I’m OK with that. I wanted to use this flannel fabric (more on it here) on a quilt for myself and figured now was as good a time as any. I had to fill in with some white flannel at the bottom. Machine bound, I’m so happy I did! It would have taken even longer if I didn’t!
I’m looking forward to cuddling with this guy. Happy quilting!
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