Quilting quilts

The last few weeks I have been working on finishing off a few quilts. It's exciting to see my quilts nearly finished after working on them for so long.

Postcards from Paris quilt
I'm taking my 'Postcards from Paris' quilt to the quilting man tonight along with my friends quilt. We went and brought the batting together yesterday so we are both all set to go!

Postcards from Paris quilt - ready for the quilter

Olivia's pink quilt
In a determined effort to get some quilts finished this year I've been spending most evenings working Olivia's quilt and now only have one more row to quilt. As it's summer at the moment and we have had some really hots days with temperatures in the high 30's its been a challenge quilting and keeping cool. Thankfully I have air-conditioning so I'm able to sit under a vent!

I'm loving quilting Olivia's quilt. I've just using 'stitch in the ditch' over the top. Having a check pattern on the back is both good and bad - good that it gives me lines to follow ensure my stitching is straight but bad as it shows up any crooked stitching lines!  Tonight I'll finish the last row of quilting and then be able to trim the batting and sew the binding on later in the week.

Olivia's quilt

 Sampler Quilt
My first efforts of machine quilting!!  I decided that my sampler quilt would be a good way to learn and practice machine quilting. I am really pleased with my efforts. there a few places where the fabric has caught at the back and a few wobbly lines but overall I am really pleased with how the quilting looks. A project for today is to trim the excess batting ready to sew the binding on over the next few evenings.

Ready for the borders

Charlie gives his stamp of approval!