May 11: I spotted Marsha's quilt on Facebook. A short chat later, Marsha agreed to let me longarm it. She likes my Whispy Feathers plan so I get to see it quilted here long before I piece mine.
May 15: The quilt is here. Pictures do not capture how beautiful it is. Will be using Quilters Dream batting & white Bottom Line thread. Prepped the back including cutting it down to max size 96".
May 16: Had to tweak a few places.
​May 17: Prepped the top. Back & batting are loaded.
May 18: Fussy programmed until I got the look we want. Uh oh. This will take more than 7 hours of quilting time & over 6 bobbins even the density is in the medium range. Everything is loaded ready to quilt. I'll start fresh in the morning.
May 19: I woke up thinking I need to start in the middle of the quilt to get the pattern placement over the side 9-patch areas where we want them. As with all quilts, the real dimensions are never exactly the same as a drawing, e.g. our mutually measured width of quilt was 90" but 91.5 once loaded. Quilting.

When I priced potholders (OUCH!) recently, I decided to make my own. The fabric I am using is the first I ever bought back in 2008 from the Marie Osmond line. It is a perfect match to my kitchen rug--mauve & teal..
May 05: Crosshatched mine. Very substantial with 2 layers of Warm & Plush 100% cotton batting and crosshatching. Should probably use cotton thread but I am sticking with Bottomline Gold with Tan bobbins. Using a coordinating cream fabric--2 actually as happens with remnants--for the binding.
May 06: Making a second set for my friend, Van. Her kitchen is black & white. Went to see her with a stash of fabric so she could select what she likes. Using black thread & solid black binding.
May 07: Crosshatched Van's. Made a small test potholder. Binding & loops for hanging are ready to sew. Will machine bind everything.
May 08: Only got one finished. Finding too many other interesting things to distract me.
May 10: Finished my set. Attaching the binding to the black set.
​May 14: Finished the black set.

Apr 09: First contact. Leigh has two 90" wide quilts she wants longarmed this month.
Apr 16: Using Acorns & Oak Leaves.
Apr 19: It's here. The fabric is a tightly woven flannel that is very soft. There are issues with the dimensions I will try to remedy or cope with it. Backing is prepped but still need to trim a bit from the side(s).
Apr 20: Backing is prepped ready to load. Got the batting cut. Leigh selected Magnifico Orange Spice for her thread. We will use Bottom Line Copper (same color as the top) bobbins.
Apr 21: Leigh finalized her density at 11" rows. Prepped the top. My EQ7 rendition was wrong so I tweaked the programming, paying attention to where the pattern falls on the borders. Magnifico requires a larger needle & looser top thread...tension is set. Loaded ready to quilt.
Apr 22: Started quilting. Have a communication error on my system I have never seen before -- IQ stopped talking to the longarm. Once I found them, I wiggled & pushed in 3 wires like the online help said to do & it worked. Scary stuff. Quilting again. 4 rows done leaving 6 for tomorrow.
​Apr 23: Quilted & shipped.

Feb 17: First Contact. Kathy knows she wants Chicken Wire for her panto.
Feb 26: Quilt is here. I love the colors! Her fabrics have texture!
Mar 05: Going to do some work on the flannel backing & one rooster block. Started on the backing.
​Mar 06: The backing is loaded.
Mar 08: Done my thing on the rooster block.
​Mar 09: Working on an overlay.
Mar 10: All set.
Mar 11: Loaded the batting (93" x 120" of it). Prepped & loading the top.
Mar 12: Top is loaded. Quilting. Got the entire top section of borders done.
Mar 13: Second day of longarming. https://youtu.be/7C06-_kmFHI 
​Mar 14: Finished second & third sections. Probably 6 in all.
Mar 15: Finished 4th & 5th sections. Two small sections to go, mostly borders.
Mar 16: Quilted.

This is a modification of a quilt posted on MSQC. I removed the sashing.
The Quatrefoil Quilt: Easy Quilting Tutorial with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co

Feb 09: The only thing I have to go on from a potential recipient is "yellow". Stopped by the quilt shop on the way & reserved these fabrics.Over the weekend, I posted lots of renditions.
Feb 12: Since no requested feedback, I made an executive decision to make this quilt. I like that there are two contrasting Quatrefoil designs--the blue & the yellow. Bought the fabric.
Feb 14: Busy working on another project that is on hold until Friday so I am cutting strips. All cut except the yellow.
Feb 15: Everything except backing is cut & ready to sew.
Feb 16: Sewed the strip sets & cut into pieces for making the 4-patches.
​Feb 17: Started on the 4-patches.
Feb 18: Finished the 4-patches. Started on the blue leaves of the quatrefoil attaching the yellow squares to the corners on one side.
Feb 19: Finished making the quatrefoil leaves. Just a matter joining the top 3, middle 3 & bottom 3 blocks into the larger 12" quatrefoil blocks. The middle ones with the large colorful squares are done.
​Feb 20: Working on the blocks.
Feb 21: Top & bottom rows are done. Connecting top & middle rows.
​Feb 22: The blocks are done. Next connecting them into rows.
Feb 27: Been working but slowly. Finished putting the rows together. Whew!
Feb 28: The quilt center is done. Pressing and borders tomorrow.
​Mar 01: Working on borders. Finished 2 of 3.
Mar 04: Third border is on which will mean this baby is pieced.
May 01: David Braswell is buying this quilt for one of his daughters. Need another colorful quilt for his other daughter. Thinking Salsa.
May 03: Somewhere along the line I made the binding. Piercing the backing.

Feb 05: Quilt is here.
Feb 12: Returned backing to Kit at her request. She wants to replace it.
​Mar 29: New backing & binding is here.
Apr 05: Kit is still not satisfied with her backing choice so on hold again.
Apr 09: New backing is here. Settled on pattern, density & thread. Ready to prep.
​Apr 10: Prepped & loaded ready to quilt.
​Apr 11: Quilting.
Apr 12: Quilted.
Apr 13: Binding is attached. Finished with my part. Will ship tomorrow ... too late today.

Nov 05, 2016: These Moda Brighten Up fabrics coordinate with Moda Dot Dot Dash fabric. I like bright happy colors in a scrappy quilt great for any age.
Nov 06: Did Yellow Brick Road renditions.
Dec 17: Did Take 5 rendition.
​Mar 14, 2017: Did Cinnamon Toast rendition.
May 24: Bought the Cinnamon Toast pattern.
​Jan 29, 2018: Met Shana of Mark of Eden Salon who says she wants a handmade quilt & loves color. Of all the colorful projects available, this the one that caught her heart.
Jan 30: Did a 90" x 100" quilt rendition of Cinnamon Toast. Remembered I had purchased more of these fabric last April during the Ye Olde Forest Quilters Moving Sale. This gives me enough for a very large quilt.
​Feb 01: After spending most of Jan 30 on this design & 1/2 of today, we just got a comment. Yes.
Feb 06: This quilt is a go. I will start as soon as I finish 3 ongoing projects. Should be this weekend.
Feb 14: I rarely use marking pens but need them for this project. Just ordered several from Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop.
Feb 17: Got my pens today so back to work soon.
Feb 19: Marking diagonal seams...2 per square set. Stopped to make a complete block. DARN!* (see above)
Mar 16: Replacement fabric is here.

Jan 20: Quilt top here.
Jan 21: Brainstorming quilting ideas.
​Jan 22: Matching thread & more ideas. Can quilt two rows at a time & can load the quilt sideways to reduce the number of rolls of the quilt.
Jan 26: We have a plan. Will use light turquoise on the blue, green & dark blue border. Will use dark pink on the pink & purple corners in the heart blocks. Will use white on the white border.
Jan 27: Worked through this all night, you know, in my sleep. Will implement my ideas this morning to see if they work. Yep.
Jan 29: Prepped ready to load.
​Jan 31: Loaded. Tweaking the pattern ...
​Feb 03: Quilting.
Feb 04: Don't like the pink on purple corners. Switching to a simple line pattern the inside pink-purple seams in the heart block corners.
Feb 05: Quilting. Halfway.
Feb 06: Working on 2nd half. Only borders left.
Feb 07: Quilted.

Jan 03: First contact on this quilt.
​Jan 11: Quilt is here. Quilting Leafy Swirls medium dense using Magnifico #2003 Snowflake (off-white) & Warm & Plush batting.
Jan 13: Prepped ready to load.
Jan 16: First task today--wind 10-12 bobbins. Loaded ready to quilt.
Jan 17: Quilting. Couldn't quite finish. Since I'm snowed in, I can't ship tomorrow anyway.
Jan 18: Quilted. A fun quilt to photograph ... can you tell? Posted in the Gallery. Will ship when I can get out of here &/or the carrier can get up here, if not Saturday then Monday. Sorry Karen.

Jan 02, 2018: Jon picked this as his quilt today. (Made this quilt for Ann in 2017 using Onyx Grunge.)
Jan 03: Using a dark batik on the outer border, back & binding. Should show the quilting nicely on the back.
Jan 06: Fabric is here. Has a bluish tint that just happens to match the large symbol in the fabric. Can always use grunge for a blacker look but the batik is growing on me.
​Jan 08: Jon likes the blue.
​Jan 13: Prewashing the batik. Went ahead & pieced the backing so it is ready to load.
Jan 15: Borders & binding are cut ready to sew.
Jan 16: Borders & binding are pieced ...
Jan 17: ... & pressed. Binding is ready. Started on borders but didn't get very far.
Jan 18: All 3 borders are on & thus the quilt top is finished. Can load for longarming tomorrow.
Jan 19: Going through the longarm setup process. Need to fine tune my programming to match the real quilt size. We are doing an intentional placement of the panto so the borders will show off the pattern nicely.
Jan 20: Quilting.
Jan 21: Still quilting.
​Jan 22: Quilted. Squared ready to attach binding.
Jan 23: The binding is attached and clipped ready for hand work.
Feb 02: Half way done.
Feb 08: Bound & thus the quilt is finished.
​Feb 09: Hand delivered.

Feb 02, 2012: Purchased.
​Nov 29, 2017: The guy who has been helping me for a week with my new PC has selected this as his quilt. I am so glad someone likes it as much as I do who also still plays cards.
Dec 10: Prepped fabrics for cutting.
Dec 12: Did EQ7 rendition to check the discrepancies in the directions.
​Dec 13: Got everything cut ready to sew.
Dec 14: Working on pinwheels & square in a squares.
Dec 15: Working on pinwheels and center medallion.
​Dec 16: Finished square in a square & pinwheel blocks.
​Dec 17: Finished the medallion center. That leaves 4 borders.
Dec 18: Two borders are on. Also pinwheel pairs in the four corners are joined.
Dec 19: Black border is on.
Dec 20: Last border is on and thus the quilt top is finished.
​Dec 21: The backing is ready. Loaded & quilting.
​Dec 22: Quilted. Binding is attached. Only hand work left.
​Dec 26: Binding is done.