Bali Bed Runner Progress Report #8... Quilting the Quilt

Hello Everyone,

In my last progress report, I showed you that I completed the Bali Bed Runner and it is a top!!  Since then I have loaded it on the long arm and it is almost done being quilted.  Let me show you a few pics...

Bali Bed Runner Progress Report #7... It's A Top!!!

Hello Everyone,

Diligently working yesterday, all the units that you have been seeing have now become a quilt top!!!  Yes, they have and I am thrilled with the results.  Let me show you how my day went, first a teaser photo... (I must apologize for the darker photos.... it was night time and I was having a difficult time getting them to be a little brighter)

Bali Bed Runner Progress Report #6

Hello Everyone,

Joining the units into the blocks has commenced and I am loving the results.  A little more curved piecing needs to happen, but not much more.  

A Fun Weekend in Vermont

This past weekend, I had the chance to return to the Strong House Inn in Vergennes, VT to teach the Bali Bed Runner class.  Mary and Hugh, who own the inn are the most wonderful hosts and I love going there to teach.  We had a great group of ladies that attended and they accomplished a TON!!! Let's take a peek.

A Photo Shoot In The Snow

Hello Everyone,On Saturday, I had the most productive sewing day and I managed to get my Bali Bed Runner complete!!! I am so excited!Being excited about it, I decided to take the top outside for a snowy photo shoot.  My husband thought I was a little nuts, but I told him… "it is fabric, it will dry."Without further adieu… here it is… I am smitten with the color scheme and am very happy that I went with the color blocking layout. I like that the hot colors are all framed with the cooler colors. Don't you?Here it is before I cropped...

It Was A Pieceful Day

Hello Everyone,Yesterday, it was snowing all day here.  What does a quilter do when it snows?  Hunkers down and gets serious about some piecing!!!  Woohoo, I got to sew all day.  I didn't do any quilting, but will get back to that on Monday.  I think I will be piecing tomorrow too.How about you?  What do you do when it snows, if it snows near you?Let's take a peek at what I worked on… Remember my Bali Bed Runner?  It was time to continue piecing the curves and get this one done!  This is the first half on the ironing board.Here...

Parts...

Hello Everyone,After showing you my Bali Bed Runner in progress last week, I transferred it to my home studio to work on and piece together all the "parts"!  The past few days I have been working piecing the arcs to the melons.  The only disadvantage to me having it on my design wall at home rather than in my classroom studio is that the bed runner is 104" long.  My design wall at home is not that large.Therefore, I have to put half up and only do half at a time.  Does anyone else have that problem of not being...

My Other Project

Hello Everyone,Yesterday, I told you that I was working on a couple of projects simultaneously.  I really was telling the truth.  Today, I am showing the other project.  I am working on the Bali Bed Runner.  I used a very bright palette against black and white fabrics for the backgrounds.  Initially I was having some difficulty on the layout and not sure which way to go.  I will show you here...I had many colors to work with here and this was one of the layouts I was considering, a transitioning of colors from ring to ring.This was the next layout,...