WONDER WHY it took me so long!

To finish and post about this quilt that began in  2021.

This was a "sewcial distance" challenge

between Kim Hensley and me.

I sewed it at the beach but it sat for awhile.

Kim was learning to use her new

INNOVA longarm and needed some practice quilts.

I was the girl for her! I have quilts just waiting!

Her new business is Happily Every Quilting.

She's still a full time VIP for Nationwide but

when she retires in a few years, this will be her

FUN full time job!

She is a super Disney Fan, has a family season membership 

to Disney World...making this the perfect name for 

her loves and passions!

She used a Star and Moon E2E design.

It was difficult to get good pictures

as the fabric is very light, but I tried.

I used WONDER by Kate and Birdie.

This baby quilt will hang with me til a baby comes

along that I just have to give it too!  

MAINE THING...is catching up!

Its been awhile since I finished this cute top.

I call it "The Maine Thing"

because the novelty prints are Nautical.

Naomi Pattern by Erica Jackman, Kitchen Table Quilting.

I was a pattern tester for this pattern.

Longarm Quilted by Kim Hensley, Happily Ever Quilting.

Enjoy the Maine Thing in

my Ohio yard  

STRIP PLUS QUILT

OK, I still need to put the binding on this one.

I am waiting for my Bernina 740 to get back from spa day.

If its not finished soon...I will use my Bernina 440.

I like the dual feed on the 740, sew I should just wait!

It's been a spa month but I was told 6 weeks, sew....🙁

My good friend Kim Hensley, of Happily Every Quilting,

did the longarm quilting and isn't it lovely!

We decided on a fun E2E design called

Mr. Marbles and white thread.

I love the curved quilting against the geometric pluses.

The colors just pop on the white background.

I used an older jelly roll, Reel Time, by Zen Chic. 

I wanted a gray, mustard, green and black color scheme.

I pulled out the blues and oranges.

The backing by Alison Glass was a super buy at

Zincs Warehouse in Berlin, OH.

I thought the X and + design of white on gray

was perfect.

Last August, Kim brought the quilt to a quilt retreat 

we attended, at Newkirk House in Newark OH.

I did have some left over PLUS blocks

and will make either pillows or a table runner

with some other fabrics I found in my stash.

I love everything about this journey.

The quilt finished at 60" x 69"

Quilting is sew much fun!

The binding has been ready...

Let's roll!