Mary and Breit.....

I am very good at making quilts.....never so good at finishing them. But I do have a system.

I finish the top, cut the back ( or piece to fit), create the binding and then hang the whole kaboodle in the closet on a hanger.

My thought is....when there is that pocket of time to machine quilt, I will be ready to go.

So last week gave me those moments to machine quilt and it became a very productive week!!!

I worked on my Mary Englebreit stash of quilts in preparation for a "Isn't it great...Oma is 88" party that we are having for my Mom next month.

I think the quilts will be a bright accent for a very fun and festive day.

My dear friend Miss Polka Dot ( who needs to get back to blogging....please) shared with me the most fun pattern.

This quilt began as an assortment of 5 inch squares and then using a template, you swiss cheese the heck out of it and it becomes THIS!!!!

I won't tell you WHEN we worked on this...but it is now quilted, bound and makes me remember our fun time at camp each time I see it.

Sometimes it seems you will never use up all of your scraps...but this quilt is "very merry" too.

A girl can never have enough hearts....and I love to quilt hearts into most of my quilts.

Yep....still another ME quilt. I just love her cheeriness and miss her creative magazine very much.

I used a new stencil on this one.....flowers and leaves. Very Mary like, don't you agree????

Miss Bailey said this one was her personal favorite. I have a hard time choosing because each one was fun to make and I am overjoyed they are no longer on in my UFO closet.

But there are LOTS more hanging there....time to get SEW busy!!!