Quilting done

To learn more about my challenge, see this post.

I quilted it in gold thread.

Flowers and free motion quilting was done. 

Each center has a flower.

Each corner too.

Guild Challenge

My guild is having a challenge to use your initials to pick out a color, pattern and quilting pattern.

My initials are MJF

I decided to make a table runner out of Maroon and Marigold/Mustard Yellow

in the pattern of Jewel box. 

I’ll quilt Flowers on it.

I finished the top, now for the flowers quilting.

Will I use my new machine or load it on the long arm?

I'm not sure yet.

Under the Sea

It's hard to see the stitches, but I played with my new machine's decorative stitches and love the zigzag.

Design Wall Monday

I'm linking to Small Quilts Doll Quilt's Design Wall Monday and Monday Makings.

The one design wall has the trip pieces I've made. 

I have a few more sashing pieces worked on this.

I hope to use this as the leader ender for the week.

I do have some doctor appointments scheduled this week, so I'm not sure how much time I will be doing things. 

After that, I will be working on DD's quilt.

Week #4 Stash Report

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	Used this Week:	.47 yards
	Used year to Date:	17.64 yards
	Net Stash used in January	8.14 yards
	Added this Week:	5.50 yards
	Added Year to Date:	9.50 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	191.86 yards
	Net Used in 2020	8.14 yards

Finished the binding on 2 of the placemats.

I did drive to Mississippi and back and Escaped for 6 days.

  

 I started 3 new quilts or one bigger one with the blocks together.

The first day of class was with Kimberly Einmo.

The second day was with Charlotte Angotti.

The third day was with Karen K. Stone.

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	64
	Perimeter in inches:	1031
	Number of UFOs finished this year: UFO Yardage Used:	1 11.92
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	68%
	Number of Bobbins Used this week:	1
	Number of Bobbins Used this year:	11
	Number of Spools Used this week:	0
	Number of Spools Used this year:	1

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

	Days of Stitching:	100%
	Number of Days this week:	7/7
	Number of Days this year:	25/25
	Days Organizing:	80%
	Number of Days this week:	2/7
	Number of Days this year:	20/25

Quilting is more fun than Housework has us working on scraps.

I was on a quilt retreat in Biloxi, Mississippi and didn't pull out my hand stitching at all, so I have nothing to show today.

I did crochet on the trip the first overnight.

I do need to finish the binding on the two other placemats.

My New Baby

I went to a retreat in Biloxi Mississippi.

We sewed on these machines.

I brought one home

Janome 9450 Professional.

After I cleaned off the area where the Janome 6500 had been for 15 years, this is how it looked.

Then, DH put the foot pedal and cutter foot together for me.

I've never used a foot that cut the thread. 

The next step was taking off the part around the free arm spot. 

The extension table is good sized and nice. 

I finished sewing the block I was working on before I left for the Escape. 

I'm excited, but I need to go get DD.

When I come back I'll post photos of the Escape.

Prairie Moon Organization challenge

I just noticed that Prairie Moon has a January Organization Challenge.

Get rid of one pile.

I'm a piler, so that will be something to hit when I return from my Escape Quilt Retreat.