Faith, Folklore, and Friends

I don't do much sewing or quilting in the summer. I spend as much time as possible outside loving on the flowers and vegetables.  But sometimes, during the hot afternoons, I crank up the sewing machine.  Yesterday, I completed this quilt top that I started in late April. It has twelve large blocks, all different, but all made from half-square triangles.  The red fabrics are all different, too.  I used the different red strips pieced together to make the first border. This block may be my favorite. I have some other projects that I need to finish, so I don't know when I will be able to quilt this top.   It will go on the "to be quilted" stack.

We have finished with this year's quilting class, and everyone has a quilt top made with their own hands.  Hopefully, they are also taking a lot of information and inspiration with them. Here are the students and their quilt tops: Pam Osborn wants to use her skills to make quilts for her granddaughter.  She is a fan of quilting books and the Internet sites about quilting. She does excellent work. Valerie Sherer's quilt top turned out great, with her using all the bright greens and yellows.  In addition to working full time, she and her family moved during our weeks of classes, but she never missed a meeting. Emma Sherer is fourteen and has amazing talents in many areas.  She added a lot to our class, and I'm so glad she was able to attend.  She wrapped herself in her quilt top as soon as it was finished. Denise Davis is  multi-talented, and a hard worker.  She would work all day, then come to our class, then go to cho...