Whoa~ you were one busy K8 !! and it all looks wonderful, too...sure glad McQueen decided to help or you'd not have gotten as much done! I'd like to know more about the 'hot pad' batting??? and, did you do those 'feather' looking stitches on the table runner on your own machine???

Looks like you've made some major headway! Great work K8.
LindaB/CA

My first feathers! I did the quilting on the Juki.

Beautiful Feathers, K8. I'm in awe!

They are all beautiful, Kate! Isn't it fun trying to sew something that has a large furry paperweight on it? LOL

Donna

You were a busy girl...and all of the projects looking great!!!
Well done... Be sure to post pics of all once complete, want to see your quilting... Looking lovely thus far.
V.

Love how the compass looks in the middle of that quilt! very striking!

Can you be sure to post a full picture of the engagement quilt before you send it off? I remember helping you with some layouts on that one and I'd like to see how it finally turned out.

You were definitely in the groove this weekend! Feels good, I'm sure.

A good productive weekend! Good job!
Love the lap quilt
Theresa

Way to go, Kate!!! I love how you're able to get so much accomplished! Good work!!!

SharonG/FL-IN

You were so very productive! Yay Kate! Looks like you used many skills and broke up your days with a variety of tasks with wonderful results.
I don't know which one I like the most. Very nice.

I'll post picture of everything when it's done.

Jen, I was telling DH Jim today about the process of placing all those blocks at Retreat. It was fun and the help was appreciated!

I did some more quilting on the table runner tonight; only have the border left to do.

You do beautiful work Kate!

Best to you,
Sandra

Kate, You are amazing! Your feathers are great on the table runner - I'm sure your co-worker will be really surprised at such a lovely gift! Glad you had a friendly helper, too.

Sue

Thank you all for the nice comments but I'm far from amazing! I've seen amazing quilters and know I'm just dipping my toes in the free motion pond. But I would like to be amazing and will continue to practice.

I'm pretty thrilled with these recent efforts though because although I've tried in the past I haven't been at all satisfied with the results. I guess I've finally learned to use the Juki and I've finally figured out how some of these fm patterns work. Big thanks to Angela Walter's books and to Leah Day's website!!! Big thanks to Val for challenging me to try more patterns. And big thanks to all of you who encourage me.

Kate

Wow, Kate, I love all of your work, but I especially like the first quilt. What is the pattern around the mariner's compass called? I think it's stunning. And I only hope to get as good on my Tiara as you are on your Juki. I have had a down week, and I can't wait to get back to quilting this weekend.

It's no pattern. I just made it up so I could use the compass. 6.5" squares with 4.0" squares sewn on 2 corners. Sew diagonals and cut. I did the second seam to get the bonus HSTs too. I got the idea from a signature quilt, but instead of laying it out with ever larger diamonds, I made a few different focal points. I used a slightly different fabric where the points came together.

I can diagram it and provide more details if you want.

Kate

(Wow, reading over my description I realize that's not very clear! Seriously, if you want more detail let me know and I'll work on explaining it better.)

This post was edited by k8orlando on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 19:45