QUILTING BRASSICA

I loaded up Brassica on Eduard and started quilting on it.  I'm planning on using the computer for the whole thing.

MONTHLY SOLIDS

Here is April's group of Kona Solids of the Month from Circa 15 Studio :

SIXTEEN

City Sampler Block 16 ...

FOURTEEN AND FIFTEEN

City Sampler Blocks 12 and 13...

TWELVE AND THIRTEEN

City Sampler Blocks 12 and 13...

GOING COMPUTERIZED

At Sew Expo I ordered the computer for my machine.

Kim came out to install it this week.

It entails adding a 'robot' and some belts, along with new software.

The robot is added in the front on the carriage

After several days of adjustments and talking with the manufacturers and other experts, reloading the software, and a little cussing, the dang thing just isn't working right.  Kim will be back in a few weeks with another unit and will swap them out.  Hopefully that will get it up and running.

In the meantime, I need to learn how to operate it.

FMQ BLOCKS

Elongated Swirls

Embellished Clamshells

Long Clamshells

These are the rulers I used for the Elongated Clamshells

DOG FUN

For a while now, I've been trying to get the dogs to go up on this ramp at the dog park.  They wouldn't do it until I coerced them with treats.  Then it was easy.  

Jelly

Jax and Jelly

Jax

Jax

UNCLE DON'S BIRTHDAY

Uncle Don turned 90 this year.  The family got together at his home for a celebration.

Marlys, Don, Gert

The Whitaker Siblings, Melvin, Leon, Gert, Don, Marlys and Glenn.

TEN AND ELEVEN

Here are City Sampler Blocks 10 and 11...

TWO MORE FMQ BLOCKS

OFF THE MACHINE

I finished the customer quilt.  I had to wash it, because that blue pounce chalk wouldn't come out.  

I loaded the Free Motion Quilting Challenge quilt back on and did another block.

AND MORE BLOCKS

More City Blocks:

SOLID OF THE MONTH

Here's the third month of Solids of the Month.  So much fun!

This month was a lot of lighter colors.

WORKING

 I got some more work done:

Before...

After.

Before...

After.

AND MORE

A few more of Tula's City Sampler Blocks:

THREE MORE

I got tired of paper-piecing.

Here are three more of the 100 City Blocks.

And I'm still asking myself, "Am I really doing this?"

AM I REALLY DOING THIS?

GnomeAngel said she was starting up another round of a Quilt-Along doing Tula Pink's City Sampler 100 Blocks in 100 Days soon.  But, it's been postponed until July, but I was all wound up to start now, so I did.

 

Might as well start at the beginning...

MASKED

I'm still making Candy Cats.  I think I'm up to a dozen.

FIRST PAID QUILT JOB

I've been working on a customer's quilt.  

I pieced the back together out of fabric they provided.

I am supplying the batting.

I was surprised at how challenging this would be.  But, I'm doing my best.

I drew this design onto paper, then perforated it with my threadless sewing machine.  I'm using a pounce to mark the block, but rubbing it over my homemade stencil.