Louie Bluie Festival Quilt Show

I almost forgot to report on the Louie Bluie Festival Quilt Show. Mom and I had fun and both got third in our categories. The weather was a bit iffy going up there but it cleared out and was a great day to be outside. We got to visit the other vendors and plan on hopefully joining next year. We also got to hear some fabulous music. A band I hadn't heard in a while was there so I was thrilled to catch the, They're called Cutthroat Shamrock and they are a punk/bluegrass band with some Celtic influence. I know strange but they are good.

The quilt show had a good number of quilts and was in an indoor area. They also had a student art show that was fun to see. I'm going to try to include as many pictures of the quilt show as I can here.

UFO's and finishing projects

I recently dug out another UFO, okay it was a tiny thing that got lost in a stack of fabric I had cut for bowl cozies. I had a goal of making 54 bowl cozies for a craft show and while I was sorting my fabric I found two Christmas mug rugs that got lost in the stack. All they needed was binding and they were done. 

These guys were made with scraps of Christmas fabric and two panel pieces from a mask panel I got at the end of 2020. They have been sitting unfinished for only two years. I decided to get the binding done on them before starting my bowl cozies. I got the binding done on them and a recent table runner I made then took them out to a local Einstien Bagels for a quick photo shoot.

After the photo shoot, I managed to make 37 of the bowl cozies for the show on Oct 8th and made the other 17 the day after. I am off to start quilting a few more table runners I have put together. I've got another craft show on Oct the 15th in Oliver springs for October Sky Festival. I hope to add a few pieces to the finished pile before then.

Tea Time!

This photo Is an old one. I have a bad habit of taking a bunch of photos for blog posts and forgetting if I used them or not, The tea is one I got at the local Asian grocery store. It's a Sencha blend. The cup was new when I took this photo and the whole thing matches the vibe since Halloween is approaching.

Quilts of Valor

Quilts of Valor from Tellico Village Quilt Show

 For the last few years, I've been wanting to make a Quilt of Valor for my dad. My parents served in the Air National Guards and are currently retired. I've given quilts to my mom but haven't done a quilt of valor yet. 

About 5 or 6 years ago I got a jelly roll with a red, white, and blue theme with stars and stripes. I just couldn't decide what to do with it. I recently purchased a postcard pattern from the Fiberology Lab named Mazed by Running Doe Quilts and it uses a jelly roll and an l/2 yard for binding. 

I decided to do that with my jelly roll. When I opened the fabric roll and started looking at the fabric I was a little nervous about how it would turn out. Despite my misgivings, I sorted everything and paired the strips into 20 sets. From there the cutting instructions are simple and the blocks came together super fast. In the end, I'm happy with the way it came out. 

I feel it needs a border and plan on purchasing some fabric for that later. I usually piece my backings with scraps but I surprisingly have very little scraps from this. I think I have enough strip ends to make a stripe as part of the border or in the backing. I can't wait to finish this one. I was very happy with how it turned out.

Tea Time!

This one Ia a tea mom gave me. It was a lovely summer tea from Plum Deluxe called Watermelon Mint. I'm not a huge fan of watermelon-flavored drinks. I don't know why because I love watermelon itself. Nor am I a huge fan of mint in my drinks. Occasionally I'll grab one but that is rare. This one was good the combination was perfect. I had gotten the tea in July. The day I took this photo my power was out due to a huge storm and I had been using the candle to make a pot of tea. At this point, I was just letting the tea steep without the extra heat.