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Finished my second large rosette for La Passacaglia, hooray! I had fun with the red and blue fabrics. My favorite piece might be the little skiers in the outermost stars. Or the dragonflies. The butterflies. Or the little Cranford faces in the middle... guess I can't decide. Happy quilting and Merry Christmas! Suspect

Well, I am having fun working on my La Passacaglia rosettes.  Progress is slow and steady. Here is a picture of the big rosette in reds and blues that I am building now. I also recently finished a T-shirt quilt, have a look. Learned some new skills for stabilizing knit fabrics, too fun. Happy quilting!  Susan

My goodness, are my fingertips sore from all of the hand stitching.  I have not found a device that works for me to protect my fingertips while sewing by hand, although I seem to be getting a bit more coordinated over time.  I have finished my first large rosette, woo hoo! There is one small rosette (see my previous post for a photo), a second small partial rosette that is pretty cute and this big beauty. My next Tana Lawn rosette is going to be mainly navy and red, which is quite a color change from the rosettes I have done so far.  We shall see where those new colors lead me. Happy quilting! Susan

Time for some hand piecing! When I saw the cover of Willyne Hammerstein's Millefiori Quilts , I just had to make one of my own. My La Passacaglia quilt is going to be composed of 100% Liberty Tana Lawn pieces. This should be a great way to use up some of my Tana Lawn scrap fabric collection. The rosette centers will all be made from Grayson Perry Cranford in several colors. I love those little faces in the bonnets. Some centers will be pink, some will be purple, some will be brown and some will be grey. If I had the other colors, I would use them as well.  Unfortunately, I do not have them and they are pretty much impossible to find now. I have finished my first small rosette. Here it is in its first close up... And here it is from a distance... Oh my goodness, what a lengthy project this will be. What do you think? Happy quilting! Susan

Well, it turned out we had another beautiful quilt top already finished so my bordered diamonds quilt was not needed for the TLWC’s 2015 Pine Forest Show & Sale.  I think I might just finish this quilt and save it for next year’s show. Or maybe not.  Here is the completed top from a high level view with me standing on the chair looking down. This quilt is bigger than I thought it would be. Here’s a closer look ... And even closer still...  this was a FUN pattern to piece together! Now it is time to think about what the quilt back might look like and get that part of the project underway. Happy quilting! Susan

My quilt for the Tri Lakes Women's Club (TLWC) 2015 Pine Forest Show and Sale is well underway. Keeping with the springtime theme, the fabrics are a cheerful mix of Rowan floral fabrics with Martha Negley tree rings and sticks for the borders. This is a fun Kaffe pattern called "Bordered Diamonds", a great way to show off the large floral prints. Hope to see you at the show in Monument, Colorado, on the first weekend in May. Perhaps if you purchase a raffle ticket, you might win this springtime quilt pieced by Susan and quilted by Jennet at IcePurplePenguin. All monies raised go to the TLWC charitable grants program and right back into our local community. Happy quilting! Susan