Quilted Laurel Ridge

This is Laurel Ridge all quilted! You can't see any of the quilting in this picture but you can see how nice and flat the quilt lays. It finished  at 92" X 92".

Here's a close up of the top so you can see my feathers. This pantograph was a breeze to quilt. The curves were nice and easy to follow. I really enjoyed it.

You can see the feathers on the back in this photo. It really looks nice. I'm working on the binding. I can't believe this quilt is almost done! It was so big that I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. I was pleasantly surprised!!

I Like Thursday #297

It's time for I Like Thursday! Please visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color to link up with more participating blogs. Well, it's time to display all our Christmas decorations. The first thing I always do is change up my table runner. I made this bargello years ago but it's still one of my favorites! The cats used to pull the ribbons but they leave it alone now that they're a little older.

My husband is starting to decorate outside. He just put this Christmas/Kissing ball up yesterday. It looks nice against the snow.

I went Christmas shopping this morning and also bought myself a little gift! Isn't this the cutest sewing machine ornament?? I got it at the Hallmark store. I just couldn't resist!

If you're looking for a good book, look no further. This book is excellent! I'm about halfway through and cannot put it down. It's a great read. 

I'm still working on my Christmas list. I'm getting there, little by little. Have a great weekend and keep warm!!

A Few Projects

 We're in the middle of a snowstorm right now. It's been snowing since mid-morning but it just started getting heavier. I'm not sure how much snow we're expecting. It varies depending what channel you're watching. I'd guess 3-5" maybe?!

Due to the storm, I stayed home all day. I have one row of purple left to sew onto my Facets quilt. I really love how this is coming out. The quilt top lays so nice and flat! I'm so glad to see that!

I have decided not to take part in any Blocks of the Month for 2026. I had enough of them this past year. I did find a great pattern by Victoria Findlay Wolfe that uses 2" X 8" strips. I've started cutting them out but have yet to decide which pattern to choose. She has a few different patterbs that use these strips. I'll keep cutting them out and decide as I go along. Isn't it so fun to start new projects???

Quilting Laurel Ridge

 For a few days, I did nothing but cook, clean and eat! I suppose that's a sign of having a good Thanksgiving. We hosted dinner but we only had a total of 8 people so it wasn't so bad. My daughter's boyfriend's mom joined us this year and it was a pleasure to have her! Anyways, I wanted to get back to my projects so I practiced my pantograph and actually started to stitch it yesterday. This is called Acadia Feather by Bethanne Nemesh. A single row is 13.5" wide. I purchased the paper pantograph from Urban Elementz. The pantograph is set up on the back of the longarm machine and I follow the design with a laser light. It's a great feature to have. 

Here's just a few pictures with 2 rows completed on the quilt top. I really love this look. The blocks are so small that the large feathers are a great complementary design. I'm only doing a pass a day so I'm hoping to be done sometime next week. That's pretty fast for such a large quilt top!

Facets Quilt - Round 5

 Since Laurel Ridge is ready for quilting, I'm back to working on my Facets Quilt. I just finished the 36 dark purple blocks for the 5th round. I'll probably still moves blocks around, but this is what I've come up with so far. I do love how the quilt is coming along. All those scraps surely shine in this great quilt designed by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. This quilt can be found in her latest book, The Quilting Experience.

I wanted to show how my pile of 36 blocks looked! They measure 6.5" square.  For some reason, I thought it would look bigger! Anyways, on to the next round!!

I Like Thursday #296

It's time for Thursday Likes! Please visit LeeAnna to link up with more participating blogs. It's done!! My Laurel Ridge quilt is complete! This was not an easy quilt for me but I'm happy I finished it and it came out really good! I have already washed the backing but it needs to be ironed. I'll also iron the quilt top one more time. I've decided on using a pantograph so I ordered that yesterday. I'll be quilting it soon. I'm so happy that this quilt is done! Phew!!

My Christmas cactus is full of blossoms this year. It's a little early but still so nice to see! It's such a pretty pale pink.

I've really been enjoying knitting socks lately so I got this book. There are so many great patterns throughout this book. I've pretty sure my next sock project will be from this book.

Our prompt this week asks if we made turkey hands in school. I can't remember if I did or not but I do remember both my kids coming home from school proudly displaying their 'turkeys' for me! I think it is the cutest thing! I may have saved them. I'll have to look around.

I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving! Where does the time go??? Have a great weekend!

Laurel Ridge Progressing

Here is my almost finished Laurel Ridge! It's in 3 sections that still have to be sewn together but all it needs are 2 big seams! And then, 2 borders and the top will be finished! Almost there. These 3 sections will measure 80.5" square once the sections are joined. I noticed I had quite a few blocks oriented in the wrong direction so it took me a few days to get everything corrected. I'm happy with it now that the corrections have been made. 

This is the backing for Laurel Ridge. I got it from Hancock's of Paducah. It's 108" wide so I don't have to seam the backing. I really love this pattern. I feel it complements Laurel Ridge very nicely.

Does anyone remember my Alaska quilt? I finally put it on my bed. It reminds me of winter and since it feels like winter outside, I thought it would be appropriate. This quilt is one of my favorites!