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| The Blue Ridge Mountains |
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| You can see Grandfather Mountain from our porch. |
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| My mother's amazing garden. |
Humming birds have always been around our house and there are so many that my dad refills two feeders every day! Seriously, at one point, I counted 11 humming birds at the feeders, vying for a spot all at once.
It was a great weekend, and we surely loved the cooler weather.
I've been working on my blocks for our Across the Sea Quilt-Along and am loving them. I will confess to changing my mind on the background after I got started so my seam ripper and I spent some quality time together today.
I'm having a ball checking out everybody's fabric choices in our Flickr group. Thinking about joining us? There is still plenty of time! The piecing instructions will be posted on Monday but until then, you can find everything you need to know right here.
I also had a chance to finish this little stroller quilt for my Etsy shop. I used Modern Workshop by Moda and my favorite IKEA kid's fabric on the back.
Those little animals are just so happy. I quilted it with my new favorite Aurifil variegated thread- LOVE- and it was just the perfect thing for this colorful quilt.
Inspired by Rachel's post about machine binding, I decided to give it another try and really like the result.
I sewed the binding on the back then folded it over to the front side where I sewed it on with a zigzag stitch.
I think it adds to the whimsy of this quilt and is a good choice for durability.
So tell me, what are you working on?
BTW, I'm linking up to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story today.
21 comments:
What a lovely place to spend time.
That quilt is really fun, and the zig-zagging looks perfect.
What am I working on? I won't hijack your blog with that list!!
What interesting birds you get at your bird table! Cute stroller quilt. I've so many projects on the go I wouldn't know where to start!! Jxo
Love that quilt. So happy!
I was just in those mountains too! My son and I were in Boone looking at Appalachian State. What a beautiful place. I hope he goes so I can visit him........lots!
Loved the town of Boone, too. Only thing missing there is is super cute quilt shop. Hmmmmmmm.......;)
What a happy little quilt! I just love the variegated thread (can you get it locally?) and the Rachel-inspired binding finish!
We were in Wild Dunes this weekend celebrating Andrew's grandparents' 70th anniversary! Great to celebrate these amazing milestones!
Your mountain house is in a beautiful area, enjoy every minute and go as often as you can. I had a mountain house in PA and miss it terrible. Love the childs quilt and your Mother's garden is awesome.
I love how your incorporated that adorable Ikea fabric into your quilt. Right now I'm hand quilting a baby quilt. I've got several baby quilts for donation to a local maternity home in the works, all built from my stash (I'm trying to reduce my stash size). This particular quilt has been a huge headache, though. I tried machine quilting it but my machine was dying so there were so many fits and starts... and much time spent with the seam ripper... that I gave up and decided to hand quilt it. It's taking longer but I like how it's turning out. I can't wait for it to be finished!
You have such a beautiful family, thanks for sharing a pic of them, as well as the gorgeous scenery in the mountains. That is definitely an area that's on my bucket list! I'm currently quilting a wonky triangle quilt (made for my husband as a 29th anniversary gift). 108 blocks, each quilted with a free-motion sort of stylized dahlia pattern. I think I may have be a little overly optimistic on how long this was going to take...oiy. But it looks cool, and that's all that counts, right? LOL!
What an incredibly beautiful place...is that the same Blue Ridge Mountains as in The Waltons? I had a flashback to the '70s! Lovely quilt Jennifer.
I bet those mountains are fabulous at Thanksgiving! We've been over to Asheville a few times and I can't wait to get back. So pretty! Your stroller quilt is cute! I just finished a big quilt this weekend, trying to clear out some space to get started on the QAL. Can't wait!
What a cute quilt! I really like that Ikea backing, wish we had one around here! Looks like you had a wonderful weekend in a beautiful place.
What a wonderful place at the mountains! It must be very special to be surrounded with all this beauty.
Your little stroller quilt is so colorful and happy! I love the Ikea fabric, I used it recently for a backing, it's really great.
Oh well thank you, now I have John Denver stuck in my head lol
The quilt is very cute and playful, love it!
I've finally chosen the patterned material for the front of my sew-along quilt, and it's in the post, I just need to hit up Ikea at the weekend and see if I can get background/backing fabric.
My daughter and her husband have a home in Banner Elk, actually, Matney, the view is the same..it must be close. Love to go there with her and we set up our machines and sew and have a wonderful time together!! Love your blog, so glad you enjoyed your time in N.C.
Wow, I love the colors of your quilts. Beautiful, and the photos of your Mother's garden looks like it belongs in a magazine!
Oh, lovely pics of the mountains :-) And your quilt is gorgeous!
I just finished putting the binding on my "Rainy Days" quilt tonight, and I decided to zig zag it to the front. I liked the result! I pinned the binding in place, but as the needle got closer, I'd take out the pins and let the fabric "naturally" guide itself. The zig zag lined up almost perfectly along the seam in the back. Hoorah! I don't think the zig zag would create the right effect for every quilt, but it worked great for mine, too! I love your Ikea fabric. I live in the boonies and had no idea they even sell fabric...
Oh Lucky you! My husband and I had our first date on Grandfather Mountain. Love the mineral museum there. Can't wait to get started on the quilt along.
Looks like you had a great trip! Those mountains are gorgeous. Love the quilt, and that backing fabric is adorable. Love it!
NC has a lot to offer and the mountains are one of the things I love living here.
Glad you had a great time.
Hi Jennifer! Your post was so timely for me! You inspired me: http://tickleandhide.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-undoing.html
Love the mountain pics. My best friend has a house outside of Blowing Rock and we go there as much as we can. So wonderful.
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