QUILTING, STITCHING AND RUGS OH MY !

I have been meaning for quite some time to post some photos of the GORGEOUS king size quilt our DF Vicki (of Olde Green Cupboard fame) made for my mom.  We picked out the fabric in March before they announced they were closing (which we are still mourning btw).  The fabric is Moda from the BBD line called Old Primrose Inn.  I sure hope I got that right and did not step on anyone's toes like I did last time I said the wrong name for a quilt line or manufacturer or something - I got a nasty gram on that one and I will just apologize right now if I got something wrong.  I'm not a quilter and neither is my mom so we just don't know as much as some of you gals do about fabric lines, designers and so forth - however I'm pretty positive I got this right because I looked on the selvage and got the name AND when we bought it we were specifically looking for Blackbird designed fabric.  Vicki did a fantastic job on this quilt - it is exactly what my mom was hoping for - she wanted a vintage look so Vicki chose Buggy Whip as the pattern.  Some of the gals who used to work for OGC bought one of the fancy long arm quilters and opened their own finishing shop -  Sorry but I don't know the name of it - anyway that is who did the actual quilting on this one. 

I think this looks marvelous in "MY" guestroom on this antique iron bed but I don't think mom is going to part with it - wonder if I begged a little harder LOL.

I had a close up of the quilting pattern but it just did not show up in the photo so I won't waste the space.

Another really neat quilted item I have in my possession is this awesome carrier made by friend Susan - also a former OGC associate and who also now has a long arm quilter and cottage industry finishing quilts for people in need.  Isn't this a beauty.

Sadly - I do not remember the designer or the fabric maker.  I also got my mom one of these but she quickly moved it from my house to her house and I have not seen it since LOL - smart cookie !  because her's is just gorgeous also !  Here is a close up of the beautiful quilting pattern Susan used on my carrier.

Just so you know I am still hooking some - here is a shot of the border I have been focusing on.  I am excited about the backround wool used in the border - it has been in my stash for about 10 years - it was the very first "project" that I had dyed for me and I just never did the rug.  I actually gave away the canvas to a friend not long ago but I did not want to part with the wool since DF Judy Colley - master of the dye pot did for me.  I am so thrilled that it worked so well in this rug since I had the unfortunate dilemma of not having enough of the center motif backround to finish the rug and this tea dyed interior backround can not be duplicated - I think I told you of that saga when I showed you shots of this Antique Blue Basket rug a few months ago.

Look at this awesome place I found in Auburn AL when I was there on business last week.  The Market serves freshly made crepes, soups, and other healthy options.  they also have the most awesome market attached to the little cafe - last time I was there I brought home dried organic beans of several types that were unfamilar to me - has anyone heard of Christmas beans?  they are huge like brown limas only a deep speckled maroon color and we cooked them yesterday with some ham hocks and rice - WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO - were they ever good - I'm showing my "southern" now but then ya'll already knew I was a GRITS (girl raised in the south) didn't you .

 

One last thing in this post - HALLELUIAH - I finished the BBD Happy Birthday for my mom.  It is not perfect - there are several boo boos and one glaring issue that I will just admit - even though I counted and counted - I did not center my mom's name correctly.  AAAACCKKKK - since it was over one and I worked on it for hours and hours - I decided I was NOT going to pull it out.  She will love it all the same I hope.  I am going to have it finished into a cube with an excessive amount of ribbons. 

That's the fastest I have ever stitched anything in my life - only about 3 weeks - for me that is astounding plus I did work on the Hem Stitch class piece and have done a little knitting and the Clearwater weekend was a wash for getting any stitching done.  So I am mighty proud I got this done in time to get it finished like I wanted.  Look at how great the Old Primrose Inn fabric goes with this piece. 

So I can't wait to see this finished up and I will do a post when I get it back.

Next update - I hope to have some knitting projects to show.  I've been working on a gift for a friend but Mom's took priority.

So until we meet again - I wish you happy times with your needles.