Monday, February 11, 2013

Sunny week ahead

I have two more quilts left in the closet that need quilting. Yay!!  This one is finally done.  The fabric is Simple Abundance by Bonnie and Camille.   It's 3 years old.  Old as dirt.
Good thing I still like the fabric.

I used a couple of charm packs (5x5 inch squares of the complete line of fabric) and simply cut them in half and stacked them to make a Chinese Coin quilt.  I'm pretty sure that's Kona snow as the background fabric.  I used some of the leftovers on the back.

This is the first time using my free motion quilting foot. When I started to quilt this (over a year ago), my machine broke when I was about halfway done, and I never went back to it until last week.  It was a good size for practicing  free motion quilting at 55x55 inches.

I spent this past weekend with my daughter and we had a good time shopping and decorating her apartment.  The weather was beautiful, and I had planned on taking pictures of my quilt out by the bay, but the Monterey Pro-Am golf tournament was going on at Pebble Beach and it was so busy, we had a hard time just navigating the city, never mind pulling over for a quick photo.
  I did find a yarn shop, although I won't say anything more than it was pretty disappointing.  I bought a beautiful hank of blue Malabrigo sock yarn, that seemed to mimic the colors of the ocean, so I didn't come away empty handed.
Now for some more yarn news.

I met a woman in the next town, who is raising 3 Alpacas, mostly to chew down the acres of grass on her property.  She just got them sheared for the first time, and was offering to sell their fleece.
Um, yes please!!!!  I bought four un-dyed hanks of pure Alpaca wool, and there is much more where this came from! 
Now I'm off for a walk.  I almost hate to post these next pictures, because so many of you are in the middle of a cold, snowy winter, but this is from my walk last week.



I know.  I can't believe it either.  No rain in sight and 62 degrees today.
 Sending you all love and sunshine from California : )

9 comments:

  1. I wish I would have been quilting when this fabric was available. I love it and it is so perfect for your coin quilt!! Glad you had fun with your daughter! Enjoy the sunshine!
    Love from gray, cold, wet and gloomy Ohio xoxo

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  2. Congrats on the finish - that's terrific! And yeah for fmq.
    We were in SOCal a few weeks ago and all it did was rain! SO need some of that sun!

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  3. Love the quilt Lynne. It always feels so good to finish!! I have three quilt tops that need quilting, and I just haven't gotten to it. I know once I get going, I will be on fire to finish!
    The photo of the horses....ahhh, yes...so gorgeous!
    XO Kris

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  4. Good for you! Old as dirt? It's gorgeous.

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  5. Ooo lovely at pabble mill. I went on ky holiday years ago around there. Your quilt is divine. X

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  6. Love your quilt, good job and that Alpaca yarn is a great find. Thanks for the sunny pics too - they've cheered up my otherwise cold, snowy morning! :-)
    Happy Tuesday!
    Xx

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  7. You stippled that whole quilt? What a big job. The stacked coins look very nice and the quilting is perfect for it.
    I wish you could send me some warmth and sunshine, there is still snow outside in Bavaria.
    KATRIN W.

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  8. How satisfying to get another UFO finished. Is there a term for quilts not started I wonder because I must have about a hundred of those? Thank you for the lovely sunny pictures, I can almost feel the warmth which is needed here in a very cold soggy UK. Philippa xx

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  9. Mmmm, lovely photos! I will be living vicariously through you for awhile. :) And, as always, your quilt is stunning. You must have a thousand quilts by now, which of course is not too many.

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You guys are awesome! Thank you for the comments!