Our send off crew!
Shopped our way to Grand Rapids!
Old favorite stand-by shop
Tina and Diane: we happy!
Arrived at Motel; walk time to guess where?
Sandi had to have her Bigby coffee
Checking out our stash: nice material!
Quilt show; downtown Grand Rapids Convention Center
Tina needs a break: chilling outside by the river
Kelly is leaving us: Bye!
Time to soothe our legs: on our feet all day!
Now we shop our way home!
Really nice quilt shop: bought there.
And More shops; we can't help ourselves!
Trunk filling up with bounty
Now that is a bridge! we fit over it.
Coolest shop in Marshal, MI
HOME!!! It was a fun trip.
Quiltin' Dreams
This is our blog to showcase our quilts and our quilt trips, and other fun stuff!
Friday, September 18, 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Nicolas' Navy Quilt
One of my favorite things about being at an RV
Resort for the winter was “Quilting Fridays” at the clubhouse. We had a bunch
of quilters in the park, so on Fridays a group would gather in the clubhouse to
work on our various projects. I always made sure I was free on Fridays!
I had some ongoing projects that I could have
worked on, but Nicolas wanted a quilt for his bunk in the barracks, and my
sister, Deby, had given me a cool Navy quilt pattern, so that was my project for
this winter . . . and I was on a mission to get it pieced, quilted, and sent to
Nicolas before we left at the end of the season!
I started out making all of the small blocks,
added an additional panel to the top to make it longer,
and assembled the whole thing.
I was always very focused on quilting Fridays, and didn’t get too involved in the chit-chat, so by the end of February I had the quilt top complete!
I would have loved to send it back home for Kris to quilt, but with the added time and cost of shipping it to her and back to me in Florida, it just wasn’t practical, so I searched for a quilter in Ft. Myers.
I found one in the sewing machine shop next to the quilt shop, and dropped off my quilt top in her capable hands. It turned out that the quilting was actually done by her husband, a retired Navy seal, and he loved it.
Three weeks later, I picked it up, and completed the finishing touches.
Then it was ready to box up and send off to Nicolas!
It arrived safely there, and he put it on his bed – upside down at first, but he fixed it later!
Next up is Bryce’s Michigan State quilt!
I started out making all of the small blocks,
added an additional panel to the top to make it longer,
and assembled the whole thing.
I was always very focused on quilting Fridays, and didn’t get too involved in the chit-chat, so by the end of February I had the quilt top complete!
I would have loved to send it back home for Kris to quilt, but with the added time and cost of shipping it to her and back to me in Florida, it just wasn’t practical, so I searched for a quilter in Ft. Myers.
I found one in the sewing machine shop next to the quilt shop, and dropped off my quilt top in her capable hands. It turned out that the quilting was actually done by her husband, a retired Navy seal, and he loved it.
Three weeks later, I picked it up, and completed the finishing touches.
Then it was ready to box up and send off to Nicolas!
It arrived safely there, and he put it on his bed – upside down at first, but he fixed it later!
Next up is Bryce’s Michigan State quilt!
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Sandi's newest quilt
Finished another quilt; really like this one!
Love the red blocks. went together on the diagonal; that was challenging. the back is beautiful too( thank you Diane).
Love the red blocks. went together on the diagonal; that was challenging. the back is beautiful too( thank you Diane).
Sunday, August 24, 2014
08/24/2014
We had our own little shop hop (3 days): Diane, Deby, Kelly (Kelly drove herself and left us after day 2) and me; Sandi. We started in Erie, MI, stopping at Holland Outlet (for me to go to Jones of NY store), to S Lyons and E Lansing quilt shop, then to Grand Rapids for the Quilt Show. Spent a whole day (day 2)at the show. Day 3 we headed home, stopping at 3 quilt shops on our way back to Erie. Our stops also included the farmer's market in Grand Rapids; great place. Spent money, ate well and had a really nice time.
We had our own little shop hop (3 days): Diane, Deby, Kelly (Kelly drove herself and left us after day 2) and me; Sandi. We started in Erie, MI, stopping at Holland Outlet (for me to go to Jones of NY store), to S Lyons and E Lansing quilt shop, then to Grand Rapids for the Quilt Show. Spent a whole day (day 2)at the show. Day 3 we headed home, stopping at 3 quilt shops on our way back to Erie. Our stops also included the farmer's market in Grand Rapids; great place. Spent money, ate well and had a really nice time.
It begins |
Sandi found her Bigby's for coffee |
Comfort Ste Inn |
feet need relief after a day at the show |
Marshal's quilt shop: we need to take Tina there. |
Bounty |
it is over: back home |
Sandi:
Finished another quilt, this one for me. It is quite lovely; and different. the quilting is prominent.
do rather like this one!
Finished another quilt, this one for me. It is quite lovely; and different. the quilting is prominent.
do rather like this one!
The backing is neat, too. the size is perfect and I made a throw and pillowcases.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Nobody is posting to our Blog and I know quilts have been made. I finished Tarrah's/ It is different, but cool.
Sandi
Sandi
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