October

The month of October is upon us.

Last weekend we had our Garage Sale on Saturday. 

The temperature rose higher than expected, so we ended up closing an hour earlier than planned. Our driveway is on the west side of the house, which can heat up pretty fast when the sun makes it way around to that side in the afternoon.

My neighbor brought over a few things to add to the stash. 
My youngest Son stopped over to help and join in the fun.

We enjoyed the people, and all the stories that everyone is always so eager to share. We were very satisfied with all the items that were re-purposed. While what was left behind we quickly whisked off to our local Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity Rebuild centers.

All in all, I would call the day a success!

'Signs of Spring'

Well, I finally finished! 

As I have mentioned in previous posts, this quilt turned out to be a challenge for me in many ways.

With each step, I was trying something new. 

And in turn, ended up stopping and restarting in a new direction many times. 

The construction process consisted of :

Ice dying an old bed sheet

re-purposing a costume print from the Goodwill store

use of commercial prints and batik dyed fabrics

rotary tool and scissor cutting

random/irregular piecing 

machine seaming

hand applique

hand printing the quilt surface using acrylic paints 

long arm and sewing machine quilting

multicolor pieced binding construction

new sleeve/hanging technique

Yes, I am aware that I broke all the rules with this one.
I'm waiting for the 'Quilt Police' to comment.

I have to admit, I really enjoyed it all. 

Making decisions as I went along, I learned so much. . . . I'm ready to start again.