Fall BOM applique center

I just fused the applique center for the fall block of the month.  Now I start the stitching around each piece.  I'm going to use the blanket stitch technique I learned from Sue Nichols at Empty Spools last March.

 

I like the fabric I found for the corn.

Fall BOM

Yea!  I just finished the last of the 12 blocks for our fall block of the month.  Now on to the center applique.

Central Coast Shop Hop and Chemo Quilt

I was too busy driving to take photos, but three friends and I took part in the 2014 shop hop for the CA central coast last weekend.  We visited 8 shops Saturday - one was not actually on the list.  Sunday we visited the final four shops and again one shop that was not on the list.  Thirteen quilt shops total in one day + an extra 2 hours the next.  It was exhausting but fun.  We did our part to help the economy!

My best purchase was finally getting the open toe foot for my HQ16 sit down model.  I've wanted it, but just never got around to ordering it.  The great news is the "local" dealer will drive up and do the installation for me.  Yea!!  I used the HQ to quilt the 30's quilt.  I just need to use it more.

Sunday evening and Monday morning I put together a top my friendship group will be presenting to one of our members starting chemo treatments.  She likes Kaffe Fassett fabrics so I purchased a collection of fat quarters and put them together using a free pattern from McCall's Quick Quilts.  We backed it with flannel, did not use batt, and tied it Monday night.  I added minimal quilting to help keep it together.  Our thoughts and prayers will be with her during her treatments.

 

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