What a beautiful day today was! After a lot of rain on Friday and really grey skies on Saturday, today was filled with blue skies and brilliant sunshine. I was so lucky to be able to spend the weekend in Pittsburgh visiting my son and his DH. Despite the grey skies, we had a fabulous time. I wanted to visit a quilt shop in their area, The Quilt Company, and both were very patient with me once we got there.
It is a wonderful shop, filled with great lighting and one of the best selection of fabrics I have ever seen. Did I buy anything? Need you ask? Of course, although a tight budget restrained my spending to some extent. I bought a pattern to make a stitch'n'flipped small bag and the hardware to attach it to. The bag can really be as elegant as you want it to be, although the picture of the bag made up is fairly plain. I plan to embellish mine like crazy. Future pictures to come!
I also bought a bundle of ten Moda fat quarters, all in soft, taupe colors. I have always wanted to try this color scheme ever since first being introduced to it in Quilter's Newletter many moons ago. I love the Japanese quilters' work and how intricate it can be within a restrained color pallete. The fabric is all so beautiful, I will have to plan very carefully when I use it, otherwise I will fear that I might ruin it.
Despite the grey skies on Saturday, we went to a wonderful fall festival at Sorgen's Market. It was a great time, despite having the day turn colder as it went on. We had hot, spiced cider, saw plenty of pumpkins, and watched all the little ones having a great time at the petting zoo. One little goat kept butting his head against a little boy's hand, making him laugh with delight. We finished up the day with a wonderful dinner in a beautiful little town north of Pittsburgh called Zelienople. It was so much fun to spend the day with them.
The beautiful sunshine got me out today to take a picture of a finished project that I have posted pictures of in progress previously. It is one of a planned series of four small quilts that will use pictures I have taken of flowers and printed on fabric. This is the quilt that spoke to me so vehemently about removing the cranberry colored stitching I had used on it. I hope you enjoy seeing it finished at last.
If anyone reads my posts, you may remember that I am taking an online class from Sharon Boggan on Encrusted Crazy Quilting. I have made a lot of progress on this project and wanted to keep you posted on its progress. Sharon is a wonderful teacher who can take complicated design principles and explain them clearly and make them easy to understand. Her class is given through Joggles' web site. I highly recommend it. Here is a picture of the progress I have made since I posted the pieced block without any seam treatments or embellishments.
I hope any readers who stumble across my humble efforts, both at quilting and blogging have healthy, happy coming week. Keep stitching in peace and happiness!
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