I've made some progress on my current project which I'll post about at the end, but there's been other quilty stuff going on. Jan and I took a short road trip last weekend - stopped at five quilt shops (one in last days of liquidating - $2/yd!), attended a lecture on Amish quilts by Julie Silber and visited the Kalona Quilt and Textile Museum - not bad for a two day trip!. The shop at left is Inspirations in Hills, Iowa - our favorite - brimming with repro's and beautiful samples.
The Kalona Quilt and Textile Museum includes two rooms of quilts - one English and one Amish. At right is my favorite quilt from the current exhibit. This log cabin quilt is c. 1870.
I didn't keep up with the baby basket July block challenge from Temecula Quilt Co. I did complete 10 blocks. I need two more for the setting I have in mind. So, I switched leader/ender project to small pre-cut tumblers picked up at the Chicago Quilt Show - two packs of 50 tumblers (following Jan's lead, as this was her find!).
I laid these out as they came from the package with minimal re-arranging. Amazing how the row shrinks as it's pieced.
I finished piecing my 'Plan B' modified Oceans Wave. My design wall leads down the hallway, so I couldn't get a straight on shot. I need to pull out the hst I've completed for the back and get started on finishing this one up. Thanks for stopping by!
