Going In and Out of Circles ~

Being in a funk for the past several weeks has been no fun.....no fun at all!  Reality check time!
Are you alive?  Yes
Do you hurt?  No
Are you sad?  Yes.....Well, now, missy, miss....if that's all that is wrong with you, we can take care of  that! You know the remedy without being preached to.  Just get sewing to get out of that funk mood.  Sew, she did and conquered the blues  while sewing in and out of circles. 

The first circles quilt picture taken a couple of years ago....for the Improv to the Nine Patch Demonstration.   Circles were cut out, then a circle inset in plaid was sewn in (by machine).    Hand applique stitches took care of adding each flower petal while free motion quilting finished it off. 

Life is now going in circles while prepping for an upcoming demo on set-in circles.  I'm a strong believer that while folks enjoy learning  how to do it, they enjoy as much or more seeing how a project ultimately comes together. 

This improv inset circles patchwork sampler isn't yet quilted, but my heart beats faster with each glance toward the design wall.  What's not to love about an inset circles work in progress. 


And another work in progress on the design wall....incorporating inset circles with the quilt-as-you-go quilt finishing technique. 

Nothing like multi-tasking.  When prepping for a demo, I like to incorporate several quilting techniques into one performance.   One never knows what might be the thing to bring a new quilter into our fold. 

Alive, and well, quilting and happy.