A Modern Quilt Guild Fabric Challenge

Wow.

I can't believe how much time has passed since I last posted!  I've been so busy with work, school starting up again, and of course, sewing and quilting!  I've finished the Breezes pinwheel quilt and just got it back from the superb (and kind of famous) long-arm quilter, Tia Curtis!  This is my first quilt that I haven't quilted myself.  It's also the most complex and intricate quilt I've made, so I wanted to make sure the quilting was perfect, so I sent it to Tia!  I will post pictures of the quilt soon....I need to bind it yet.

I met Tia through the KC Modern Quilt Guild.  I've been a member of the guild for the past several months and I've really enjoyed it even though I haven't been able to participate in any of the retreats or sew ins offered.  That is soon to change, however!  My work schedule is changing and I will soon have Saturdays off which is when most of the sewing events are planned.  That all said, I was able to sign up for a fabric challenge sponsored by Riley Blake and the Modern Quilt Guild.   Each participant was given six fat eighths from their Basics category and told to create anything quilted!  I decided to make a poncho for my littlest daughter, Charlotte.  Drumroll please.....

I created the poncho using the slice and insert technique I learned in the Improvisational Piecing Craftsy course I took a few months ago.  I experimented with different quilting styles after it was pieced.  I think it turned out pretty cute and Charlotte is super excited to model the poncho next month at the guild meeting!

Besides binding my pinwheel quilt, I have a lot of projects in the works...mostly Christmas gifts and I've promised to actually make a tree skirt for our Christmas tree this year.  What are you all working on?  

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A Night at the Fair

Here is a copy of my latest post at Free State Quilt Studio:

...just wanted to share a few pictures of my recent evening at our local county fair.  I entered my Do Over Quilt in the "Wall Hanging" quilt class and I won a red ribbon!  That means my little quilt placed second in this category!  

It was fun looking at all the quilts as well as the other exhibits.  It was even fun looking and learning about different farm animals!  Who knew so many different kinds of chickens existed?  My daughter, Charlotte, especially liked getting to feed cookies to this little gal, also named, Charlotte:

We also had fun looking through the NASA exhibit.  We even got to touch a "moon rock!"  Guess who now wants to be an astronaut?

Did I mention the plentiful fair food?  Yes, I had to go there...carrot cake funnel cake with cream cheese icing AND powdered sugar!

We had a great time at the fair.  It really brought back memories of when I was a kid growing up in Northern Iowa.  I was a 4H kid and I can remember entering blueberry bars at the fair, doing a place setting (they still do that by the way), and even showing my miniature schnauzer.  It's neat that even in the city, there is still a small corner of "ruralness" that still gets to shine via the fair every year!

Speaking of Iowa, I am going to be heading there soon to celebrate with my sister.  She is graduating from nursing school!  I made her a quilted wall hanging to match the Birthday Quilt I made for her last year.  I hope she likes it...

I made the heart using the Stitch and Flip method I learned from Jacquie Gering's Improvisational Piecing-Modern Design Craftsy Course.  I used scraps of the same fabric I used for the Birthday Quilt.  I used larger pieces for the back:

I hope you all are having a great summer!  It's going by super fast, so be sure to enjoy every minute of it!

Angela

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