I've been asked to put Texture Magic on this wall hanging to give it more of a 3D effect. This is mine but I have a lady who wants one made as well. My thought was to just add it to the boy and the bear to make them stand out and look more alive. The lady would like the whole quilt done. I am planning on doing mine with just the boy and the bear, but just thought I'd see what others thoughts were. Or if anyone has any other totally different ideas. I like the wall hanging itself and I have teddy bear fabric for the backing that I think will looks awesome with this one.

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Spiro purse

In the middle of September I went to the Quilting with Machines show in Huron, Ohio. It was a great show as I believe I've said before, but I watched Dusty do Spiro quilting and loved it. I used to love my spirograph when I was a kid. He mentioned it made good purses and accents on quilts so I set my mind to making a purse. I've never made anything like that before but figured it was worth a shot. I happened to have a purse pattern I'd bought at Appletree Quilting in Columbia, MO. It's really neat, has a lattice pattern for the sides of the purse. So I just substituted that for a spiro design and made my purse. I've been working on it for awhile (have gotten side tracked a time or two with other items), but finally the purse is done. I love it and am very proud of it for a first attempt.

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Making progress

I've been working on my Millenium, learning how to make it dance. We're working on learning to walk at this point, but it's getting better slowly. I have a quilt on the frame now that I may have jumped the gun on, but it's getting better all the time. I am really liking how it's turning out, even if it's not perfect. It's a slow process and I'm amazed at how long it really is taking to do the job I'm doing on it, but then it's all a learning process so I guess it's to be expected. I am excited tho because I hope to have it finished by tomorrow. That's not too much longer. I'm doing a pantograph (actually in different sizes based on the size of the area to quilt) in the sashes and borders and the braiding in the middle, I'm doing stitch in the ditch. The learning curve on the stitch in the ditch is more than I anticipated but I'm working on it. But it sure looks nice when you look at it right before you roll the quilt on the frame. I'm happy with the work so far.

Spiro quilting

The 3rd week of September I went to a Quilting with Machines show in Huron, Ohio. They had classes on long arm quilting and vendors and a quilt show. The quilts in the show were awesome. Simply amazing what some people can do with a quilting machine. One of the instructors that I had is a man, Dustin Farrell, and he is one of those who makes amazing quilts. He was nice enough to share how he does the spiro quilting in one of the classes. By luck, I took that class. I loved my Spirograph when I was a kid and love the look of these designs. So I've worked with them a little so far and plan to get better at it. But here are the sides to a purse I'm making with a couple of spiros I've made so far. I'll post photos of the purse when it's done. I'm very excited about it.