Quilting Stuff

My Christmas present to myself just arrived today. I ordered a new camera. My old camera worked just fine but I wanted one with a more powerful zoom lens and wide angle lens. I was having some difficulties taking photos of some my quilts due to the camera not having a wide angle shot. Well the new one worked fine today and I was able to fit a full/double quilt in the frame and didn't have to stand the whole way across the room. Below are a few of the projects that I've been working on during the last several weeks.

This is a OHGW quilt that I'm making for a client. It uses 179 squares and they are set on point with a 1 1/2 inch sashing between. I used a purple fabric for the corner triangles that matched the outer border print. I just finished the top a few days ago and now I need to do the machine quilting. Hopefully I will have time to get that done before the Holidays.

This is a closeup of the quilt

This is a large tote bag. I'm currently making one for a client and I wanted to make sure that I could follow the instructions well enough to not mess it up before I started my clients tote. I just used fabric that I had here at the house. Most of the fabric is from a Laurel Burch Line. Even though I did my sample one before I started my clients, I still managed to goof up and cut the lining incorrectly. Luckily I was able to find the fabric online to fix my mistake.

This year, I tried something new and made my first purse. I had so much fun so I thought why not give purses as gifts this year. Here are just 3 purses that I've done so far. I've completed a total of 6 purses and I have 2 others halfway done.