Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Butterfly quilts and kitties

Maggie Mae has a favorite perch in this house. She wants this wooden stool put in front of the screen door so she can watch her squirrel and bird friends.
She will stretch and even lay down on this small stool.
But...the air is on now and her stool has been returned to the kitchen where it belongs. Poor Maggie Mae!!!


With four cats in the house it is not rare for one of the cats to be "helping" me quilt. And they LOVE the Minkee backings. This smaller butterfly quilt went to daughter #2 for her 40th birthday. WOW! Time sure flies!


I work in controlled chaos as I sew. Making these 4 butterfly quilts was a labor of love. And as they were assembled I made 35 spool blocks as Leader and Enders per Our Bonnie Hunter of www.quiltville.com fame.
Then as I prepared to move to quilting mode I cleaned/straightened up a few things. Then somehow I lost my 35 spool blocks! ARGGGG!!!! I should have left the mess alone!
I sold my Janome 3160 QDC to a very good friend who needed a thread cutting machine for piecing the Bonnie Hunter Virginia Star quilt. I only sewed on it a few times...a waste to have it and not sew on it.
So, I got my my 1932 scroll face Featherweight and set her up for piecing in the back bedroom where I do all my cutting. What a fine sound she makes as she sews. I love that sound. And I made 30 more spool blocks. That back room is closest to the air conditioner and gets very cold. I love that fact! And as I was cutting more backgrounds for the spool blocks I found the missing 35 blocks. I am very near 300 blocks so far. WHOOT WHOOT!!! I have promised myself that I will try to not straighten things up too much in the future.
I have another butterfly quilt all pinned up and ready for quilting. And did 6 loads of laundry today! I am bushed!

This is butterfly quilt #2 and is destined for daughter #1's birthday in July.


This is butterfly quilt #3 and is going to my great son-in-law Kevin for his June birthday. He is such a fine man and a great father to all of Lisa's children.
My goal is to have two quilts that can be displayed in her family room which is decorated with butterflies everywhere!


Okay, DH is hungry and I need to make him something to eat.
XOXOXOXOXOX Subee

4 comments:

Carolyn Sullivan said...

NICE quilt! I love the sound a machine makes too. I have a few featherweights (need to get rid of a few) but I love they way they all sew....

angela said...

Beautiful quilts. My old kitty who crossed the rainbow bridge earlier this hear would love to help me quilt. I have a new kitty but it's been summer here so I haven't quilted since I got her yet. I'm sure she will be a great helper too!

Tami C said...

Lovely quilts Suebee! I don't know how you do all that you do in a day AND get 6 loads of laundry done! I am wanted a featherweight, but I can bring myself to spend what they want for them when I have a machine that sews just fine. Maybe I'll luck out and find a great deal!

Kathy Crofoot said...

Subee, where did you find the butterfly fabric? It is beautiful!I love it! Please will you share?