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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Charity stitchery, Crazy Quilt class, and Mystery Quilt Along

Operation Sparrow is a really sweet charity and you can find all of the information about it here. I had alot of fun making this...I'm not too happy with how the stabalizer made this wrinkle, but they are going to stretch it onto a hoop so it will flatten out.
 I am also taking a crazy quilting class with an awesome lady Kathy Shaw at Shawkl.com.....You can't join the class now but this is my progress so far....It's really in depth and I really feel like I'm in a class. It has taught me sooo much and I can't wait to learn how to embroider ribbon. 
Another project that I'm working on is at The Inbox Jaunt with Lori Kennedy. It's a mystery quilt along, and it's a whole lot of fun. You join in with this one and catch up pretty easily. I'm a day behind but it won't take very long to do.  I loved working on learning how to fmq my name. It's in the lower right hand corner.

I've gotten to work on an all over feather quilting project which has been my dream to achieve ever since I bought my sewing machine with a 10 inch harp. I could use alot more practice but I'm happy with my first try so I thought I would share it with you. 


 It's called Forest Walk and it was a kit. This was a super fun quilt to do because the colors and fabrics were chosen for me. It came with a whole lot of extra fabric so that I can make pillow shams to go with it. The other thing I loved about it is their way of showing me how to miter the corners in their patter. It was so easy and they worked on all four corners.





10 comments:

  1. You feathers look realy nice, I am terrible at free motion quilting. Have fun in your class

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    1. Thank you Terry, that's so nice of you to say!

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  2. Wow Shelly, you're learning so much...I can't wait for you to learn the ribbon embroidery, maybe you can show me how! I love watching you do all this sewing!

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    1. Thanks Mom, You are always the first person I want to show it all to, Thank you for giving me the love crafting, you are the BEST!

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  3. Hi Shelly! Wow! You have been busy!! Firstly, love your embroidery on the crazy quilt block... I don't see your posts in the BCQC blog because there are two blogs running side by side and you are in a different one to me... so glad you have posted it here! You will love the SRE!! I like the mystery FMQ quilt you are following too.... I would like to join but I am not sure I have the time.... I have taken on so many other things and I don't know if my FMQ is up to it either!! Your quilting is fantastic!! Those feathers are beautiful! Congratulations!! :) xx

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  4. Oh I can't wait for my SRE lessons, but I'll have to say I needed to have a wee break after the last lesson, so I just relaxed with my Operation Sparrow. Thank you so much for your encouraging words on my feathers, I was so happy to be doing them, it was just fun!

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  5. Beautiful embroidery! I love seeing the pictures you post and your feathers are awesome!

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    1. That's so nice to hear, Thank you for being such a great encouraging quilty friend!

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  6. I did Kathys class last time and it was awesome. You will just love the ribbon embroidery and your block is looking perfect. Love the quilt colors and design and your FMQ is excellent, I'm envious.

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    1. Thank you Dawn, It's so nice to see you here. I am really enjoying the class and all of the diverse things that I'm trying. I can't wait for that ribbon embroidery!

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