Rag Balls & Ribbons

 

It was a good day on the Free Table at Quilt Guild last week! 

I picked up these rag balls as I can use them for making rugs some day. 

I gave them to my friend Karla who has other rag balls to go with her own rug loom. 

 

 

Someone was also giving away these baby food jars of ribbons.  Nice ones! 

 

 

Also -- Laura is helping me re-stock the blues in my stash.  

These are from Dee S., a founding mother of the guild. She is in her 90s now, and giving away some of her stash.  I am happy to help out!

Meanwhile, I've been getting kits ready for Quilt Camp next week.  Cutting and cutting because you don't want to make a mistake at that while someone is talking to you ... 

Cherokee Marsh Bargello Quilt Top is Complete

 

Cherokee Marsh Bargello

I finally got the borders on this one.  It was pretty wonky and nearly impossible to square up.  Fortunately, my method for adding the borders (measuring through the middle) helped to get it square again.

The fabric is a hand-painted print, while the borders are batiks. 

It may be a good while before this gets sandwiched and finished. 

Deep Blue Log Cabin Quilt Top is Complete

Deep Blue Log Cabin 

This was a double set of precut log cabin logs by Jordan Quilts.  It did not  take long to come together, especially if you use the chain piecing technique in Donna Jordan's video.

Now that I have all 24 blocks, it's time to audition layouts to determine how they will be sewn together. 

 

  

  

  

This diamond pattern is the one I decided to keep.

 

And here it is again with the borders.   

 

 

If you look closely at the printed fabric, you can see humpback whales.

I think that is so cool!