Blogger's Quilt Festival

 I thought I'd enter my baby quilt in the Blogger's Quilt Festival put on by Amy's Creative Side. Nothing like waiting til the last minute.

I made this Owl baby quilt in June. It is 54" x 45". I know that is a little big for a baby quilt but I like things on the bigger side.

I found these machune embroidery applique owls at Designs by JuJu and just couldn't resist them.

This was the second quilt I made using the owls. The 1st one had a plain border.

I think the pinwheels really made this one pop.

 I quilted it on my longarm quilter.  I am having a blast with my quilter. Just wish I had gotten one years ago. My husband tried to get me one but I always said I didn't have the room.

I made room and it is well worth it.



I decided to round the corners and use a multi colored binding to give it the finishing touches.

This has turned out to be one of my favorite quilts.

Visit all the other quilters sharing their quilts at the Blogger's Quilt Festival and don't forget to go vote for your favorite

I'm #606

Blogger’s Quilt Festival Stats

Finished quilt measures : 45″x 54″

Special techniques used : machine embroidery applique, machine quilted, etc.

Quilted by : Margaret Thompson

Best Category : Applique Quilt, Home Machine Quilted, Baby Quilt

Hoot and a Half

I take off work early on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help out with my grandson. Yesterday he was crabby and just wanted to be held. So I layed him across my lap and played with my embroidery machine. I was able to get 5 more Hoots done.

If anyone would like these Hoots they are from Designs by JuJu


WHY MY NAME
I was visiting As Sweet as Cinnamon and she put a question out there to find out why people name their blogs the names they have.

So I thought I would join in on the fun and tell why I named my blog The Average Quilter.

It took me awhile to think of a good name that I could live with. I have a small problem with my self esteem. I know I do good work in my sewing and quilting and I can do just about anything I put my mind to. But that's it. I feel that my work is just average - hence The Average Quilter.
I would love to be exceptional and I'm always striving for perfection (that should count for something).
There you have it -

Now I'm going to read why and how others came up with the names they have.