Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The joy of variegated thread!

IMG_3925 by janellcl
IMG_3925, a photo by janellcl on Flickr.
This is a surprise quilt for my oldest grand-daughter. Her birthday is June 20th and I think it is time for another quilt. At 13 she deserves to step up to another quilt level-no more cartoon characters, no more Disney princesses (sob!!), but not yet completely grown up. So this wild and scrappy Log Cabin seems just the trick. The variegated thread used for the machine quilting is perfect. I am so thrilled with the machine quilting on this-it is wonderful to work for a quilter who respects what I do and is only focused on enhancing my work.

Jenny Patterson of Cattails Machine Quilting is so easy to work with. It makes finishing a quilt even more fun! Check her out at http://www.cattailsmachinequilting.com/.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Blooms

IMG_4473 by janellcl
IMG_4473, a photo by janellcl on Flickr.

A special walk through the gardens of the Paine Musuem and Gardens in Oshkosh, WI