Deana: I have a finish & ALYOF July Goal

I spent the day with my mom in the mountains at her cabin.  We sewed and visited.  I got a complete finish and a top nearly done!  I am so happy!

The blue Hexagon Pleasure quilt is bound - yeah!  This is my OPAM June finish and it feels SO GOOD.

I also have a top very near completion.  I have sewn all of my flowering snowball blocks together and it only needs one more row along the bottom.  I am awaiting my bee block from one more person and then I will finish it up.  Thank you HIVE #7 in the Stashbee!  I LOVE this quilt!

This Flowering Snowball Quilt is also my ALYOF July Goal so I am linking up there as well.  I want the top done for July.  I won't even think about getting it quilted yet.

Today's link ups include:

Binding Blitz

Freemotion by the River

Fabric Tuesday

BOMs Away

Main Crush Monday

Design Wall Monday

Show N Tell Tuesday

Deana: Machine quilting, binding, and flowering snowball

I have been busy today.  First off, I have completed almost all of the "in the ditch" quilting on this quilt.  I  am now learning how to use ruler work with my new Juki.  It is slow going because I am learning but I think I am going to really like it.

I also made more flowering snowball blocks and have a couple more pinned and ready to sew.

I attached the binding to my Hexagon Pleasure Quilt.  It is awaiting hand work to finish it off.

I am linking up tonight with:

Design Wall Monday

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?

Fabric Frenzy Friday

Crazy Mom Quilts

Link a Finish Friday

TGIF

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Deana: Quilting FINISHED and another block received by mail!

Yes, yes, yes, I have another top quilted!  I am preparing the binding now and hope to have the hand work done on it by the end of the weekend!  Oh does it feel GOOD!  

So, I went back and did a little history and discovered that I designed and made this quilt 15 years ago. YIKES!  It is ABOUT TIME!

What did I learn from this project?  NEVER EVER stipple and certainly NOT THAT MUCH!  This quilt took an entire cone of thread just for the top.  It was not worth it.

I also received this WONDERFUL block in the mail today from Shari.  Thank you Stashbee and thank you to all the wonderful ladies who are helping me to create  this beautiful snowball quilt.

Deana: Been quilting on my new Juki & blocks arrive from Australia

Thanks to my new Juki, I finally got the initiative to work on a ten year old project.  This quilt has honestly been basted and partially quilted for that many years - yikes!  I basted it in red crochet cotton - SCARY!  It could have bled onto my quilt but it didn't.  

The reason this quilt sat so long is because it was my very first attempt at a large quilt using my Bernina for quilting.  I stippled - YUCK!  I don't like the way it looks and I don't like doing it either.  I quilted it so tight that I knew it would take days to finish.  

Well, now I only have the two outside borders left and I can cross another project off my list.  I hope to post it finished this week.

This long forgotten quilt is my pattern that I call "Hexagon Pleasure".  It is fun and simple to make (even though it may not look like it).  I even had a 14 year old girl make it without a hitch.  If you are interested you can get 

the pattern in my Craftsy shop.

I also received my beautiful blocks from Carla.  Thanks so much for being a part of the Stashbee even though you live half way around the world!

I just love watching this quilt grow!

Come and join me with FNSI.  Sign ups are at this link.

I am linking up today with:

Ester's WOW

Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday

Let's Bee Social