Mexican Star Quilt

Our guild hosted a workshop last Saturday to learn how to make the Mexican Star Quilt.  Our fellow guild member, Tania Jobson taught the class.  We have been privileged as a guild to have her join us for the past 2 years.  She and her family are here from Australia on military duty.  The workshop was so much fun.  Here is my progress so far:

From strips, squares, and folded triangles, to.....

This!  The next step is to fold back the edges of the triangles to give the curved effect and then quilt it.

More to come.

Buzz for now,

Merritt

Maverick Stars Complete

Such a great feeling to finish another UFO.  Maverick Stars was discovered on Quiltville.  What a fun quilt to make.  Thanks, Bonnie!  

Making Progress

The Maverick Stars quilt is progressing.

All pinned and ready to be quilted.

"Big White Dog" aka Ally doesn't understand why I don't want her help pinning the quilt :-).

Anyway, started quilting tonight.  Slow going, but I like the results.  

Buzz for now,

Merritt

Sharing a Need

Hi, friends,
Jean over at http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com is trying to spread some quilt love to the families of the Prescott, AZ firefighters' families.  If you are interested in helping, you can contact her via an email address she has posted on her blog.

I have volunteered to make one quilt - (the size she is looking for is just larger than a lap sized.)
Here's my start:

Hope you will join me.

Buzz for now,

Merritt

Going Through the List

Hi,

  Although it's been sooooooooo long since I last posted anything, I've been reading other quilting blogs and enjoying the progress of others.

  After the first of the year, I decided to make a few lists:
1.  UFO's - need to be completely finished
2.  UFO's - tops that need to be quilted, bound and labeled.
3.  Projects I have pattern and fabric for that I would like to start.
4.  Projects started and completed this year.
5.  Wool felt projects I need to complete.

   One of the projects I'm working on is "Colored Pencils" in the Spring/Summer 2012 Quilt Sampler Magazine.

                                                                                

3 made, 6 to go.  All the "pencils" are cut. Making progress.

Buzz for now,

Merritt

Landmark Park Quilt Show Entries

A while back I mentioned that I was finishing some quilts for the Landmark Park Quilt Show, so I thought I'd share them with you now.  The show concluded today, but no ribbons this time.  It's always an honor to have a quilt in the show though.

"When I Think of Christmas..."

This is the 2010 Fat Quarter Shop Mystery Designer Block of the Month.

"East-West Birds"

This pattern is from "Simple Choices" by Abbey Lane Quilts.

It was not judged.  It was entered as an exhibit with other quilts our guild made out of the same book.

Take Care,

Buzz for now,

Merritt

Wonderful Workshop!!

Today some of the members of the Enterprising Quilters Guild were treated to a wonderful workshop, taught by our Australian friend, Tania.  She and her family are here for military duty.  She taught us a piecing technique that allows you to add dimensional curves. We had a great time. Here are some pics:

Left block is straight piecing and Right block has the stitched curves.

The following are our instructor's samples:

The following are the patterns we used:

Buzz for now,

Merritt