It's All Been Gravy Lately

 Our Thanksgiving meal 

has always been a bit on the 

unconventional side.

Our gravy is

the secret family

Italian Spaghetti Sauce

 covering homemade raviolis 

made by a

 father/daughter team.

Prior to all of this,

it was all gravy

on the quilty side of life too.

I was just in the mood to abandon

all the current projects

and follow along with a

small mystery quilt that Lori,

at Humble Quilts, was organizing.

Why not.

 21" x 23"

I tweaked it a bit, by adding a border,

but it was great fun to sew along.

It was the perfect diversion I needed.

Next in the gravy boat

was this.

All those 3" nine patches I had adquired

in a block swap are sewn together.

 40" x  46"

 I'm adding vines in both borders.

And then, of course, it will need more applique.

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No, traditional Thanksgiving meal 

is complete without real gravy

for the roasted turkey and mashed potatoes.

Who can pass on that!

Here's a couple of other finishes

that have been gravy for me.

You've seen these all before,

but now they're done!

I was just waiting for some extra hands

to help hold them up so

I could take a photo.

Quilt #1

 Home for the Holidays

64" x 64"

pattern by Primitive Gatherings

This quilt was all done on the machine, excluding the hand

embroidery for the words.

I even machine buttonholed the wool applique

using a wool thread by Aurifil.

Then I did the machine quilting.

Quilt #2

The top is done on this one.

Ewe and Me

74" 94"

pattern by Janet Stone

and offered by The Quilt Show.

This is the quilt that I used an ancient collection of

Sandy Gervais fabric by Moda

that has to be at least 15 years old.

I must have been saving it for just the right project.

I love how it turned out.

Just a little bit more gravy.

Quilt #3

Here it is.

All done.

 Roseville Album

95" x 95"

pattern by Kim McLean

2011-2014

I can't believe that this one is finally done!

What a feeling.

 Hope you're riding the gravy train too.

Until Next Time-