A new blog name

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a good day.

I have decided to change my blog name to reflect a bit more what I do here.

And that is QUILT.

I do craft, but not as much as I used to.

So, I hope you don't mind.

It's just a little change.

I like to do that sometimes.

It kind of feels like a new beginning without that much changing!!

I made myself a new blog button too!

So, if you want to put it on your blog, you can.

What do you think?

Does it look okay?

Hugs!!!!

Quilting the Carpenter's Star quilt!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all doing well.

I decided to quilt my Carpenter's Star quilt myself.

I'm using my daughter's Kenmore sewing machine, because it was recently serviced.

So, I knew it was working well.

Considering it's about 30 years old, it is quilting very well.

It's hard work, quilting such a big quilt on a little machine.

My arm and hands were really hurting after a few hours.

I decided to do some simple free-motion quilting on it.

That way I didn't have to turn the quilt constantly.

I just worked on one block at a time.

This made it a little easier.

I started in the middle and I'm working my way out to the edges.

I'm almost done.

I only have about 1 foot and a half left to do around the edge of the quilt.

I'm very excited to be getting this done so well.

I worked night shift last night and work night shift again tonight.

I probably won't be able to finish the quilting until Wednesday.

But that is still so great.

Can't wait to be done.

Hugs

I completed the Carpenter's Star quilt top!!!

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great day.

I am off work this weekend.

It was so nice out the last two days, and I was working.

Now, I'm off and it's raining.

I really shouldn't complain, since there has been so many natural disasters this year.

With the earth quake in Japan, flooding in Quebec and Manitoba, flash fires in Alberta, Tornadoes in the US, it's been a really crazy year for bad weather.

My prayers are with everyone going through those hard times.

Today, I finally finished my Carpenter's Star quilt top.

I tried to take a good picture of it, but it was so windy and wet.

I managed to go out when the rain stopped for a bit.

It's 96 inches square.

So, now I just have to get it quilted.

What do you think?

Hugs

And the winner is.......

Chosen using Random.org #55:

Jordan.....

My grandma tried to teach me to sew when I was a little girl, but didn't have much patience with me so now I'm trying to teach myself after all these years!

May 23, 2011 9:40 AM

Congratulations!!!

Thanks to Sew, Mama, Sew!! for hosting this wonderful giveaway.

Thanks to all of you who entered.

Hugs