garden path quilt

I am happy to be back to my blog today.  I have been playing in my garden

these days, and spending less time in the sewing room.

I have finished my Garden Path quilt that I first showed you here.

I used both machine quilting and big stitch hand stitches to quilt on the diagonal.

I like the way it looks!  The texture is what I had hoped for while stitching : )

My scrappy binding was made from this leftover strip.

I am getting much more comfortable with making Modern quilts.

Working with the mint chambray and my favorite Kaffe fabrics

made this project a delight!

See you again soon…..

piece,

elizabeth

coffee talk

I am being featured in this month's Coffee Talk at the OKCMQG blog!

Hop on over and check it out:

http://www.okcmqg.com/2014/04/coffee-talk-tuesday-elizabeth-richards.html

piece,

elizabeth

in the garden

Not much has been going on in my sewing room, but I thought I'd show

you where I have been….in the garden : )

Ready to plant!

I planted two lilac bushes.

Geraniums for the front pots.

There is still some space for annuals to plant….soon!

Hope you are enjoying your neck of the woods.

piece,

elizabeth

big stitch time

I am adding some big stitches to another quilt : )

I finished the machine quilting, leaving a blank row for some big stitches

and I like the way it looks!

I hope to finish soon, but I haven't decided on "scrappy" or "solid" binding.

What would you do?

piece,

elizabeth

scrappy trip along finished

I finally finished my scrappy trip along quilt!

It is so colorful that it makes me happy to look at it : )

I quilted with big stitches using variegated crochet thread.

The binding is scrappy too.

It is a lap-size quilt, the perfect size for sitting on the porch.

piece,

elizabeth

quick curves ruler color play

I purchased a Quick Curves ruler and could't wait to try it out, so I pulled

some solids and had some fun!

I think I like it!  I will probably machine quilt with straight lines, but

I am trying to decide if I want to use variegated thread or not : )

piece,

elizabeth

a little improv

I am having some fun playing with solids and improv piecing!

I don't know where it is going, but I am enjoying the bright colors of the journey : )

piece,

elizabeth