I can't believe I made all these deadlines...

Wow...the charity quilt for Quiltcon has one square foot left to be quilted. (Note, upper right corner)

Note the "fancy" camera--abandoned b/c my iPhone was better in low light :)

 Our guild meeting is tomorrow...yay!  And this will be my show and tell...

 This week (and the past few) have been chock full of deadlines and appointments...but they were all accomplished and most things ran smoothly.  I even managed to sneak in a cellular respiration pictionary game that I'll need to blog about later :)

I have to send a great big thanks again to DCModern (especially Elle, Heather, and Jessie) for putting this amazing top and back together!

But most of the thanks here goes to Leah Day.  I've been reading her blog since I started thinking about free motion quilting...listening to her talk (well, reading) about how to minimize drag on the quilt, how to move the quilt in order to minimize puckering, how to get over those first few months where you feel like nothing looks right (NO ripping!), what stitches work in what areas, how to move the patterns around to work in a space--I could go on and on!  Generally, I picked up a love of quilting that is not going ANYWHERE!  All of the following designs are patterns I've picked up along the way...the next two pictures show Leah's Flowing Lines, Paisley, and Quilt Busting Matrix.  Others are from Quilting Modern and Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters.  You should go check out FMQ Friday...there's some amazing quilters out there learning and sharing along with Leah and the blog community.

 

 I hope everyone enjoys their long weekend!  I know I will!

WIP Wednesday...Quiltcon Charity Quilt is Almost Quilted Completely!

A quick photo update, then I'm off to work! 

Linking up with WiP Wednesday.

DC Mod Charity Quilt...Dr. Seuss Style

I received the quilt from Elle

And put off grading tests on the cell.

Open the bag, see the pieces;

Lay them out to minimize creases.

Finished top, strips for the back

Attach some white space...that is that.

Starch the pieces, smooth them out.

505, I can't live without.

Thread the machine, practice stitches.

 

Work out many possible glitches.

BIG quilt--eats lots of thread.

 

If it weren't so much fun, it would fill me with dread.

One bobbin, 

 

two bobbin...

 

Let's go thread another bobbin!

 

Thanks to everyone at DC Modern that helped make the top and back a reality...you've given me a real treat to work with! 

I'm linking up with Plum and June's Monday "Let's get acquainted" link up and WIP Wednesday.

Also...the new Free Motion Quilting Friday with Leah Day :)