In the
Just in Time inventory management system, products are made as demand requires. Usually my quilts finish shortly before the event... sometimes very shortly. My quilting style mimics modern business management! Who knew?
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| Tiger Stripes quilt for an LSU grad |
I sewed the binding the evening before we left and buried threads on the way. And so it goes.
My son is quite accustomed to my odd sense of humor. He mentioned two college chants, "Hold that tiger" and "Geaux Tigers", that are now quilted into the rails.
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Tiger Stripes, detail showing
"Hold that tiger" quilted in cursive. |
After pin basting, I used my walking foot to quilt close to the seam lines on both the purple and gold sides with 50-wt Gutermann thread. Two more lines were quilted in each purple rail. I alternated rows of a phrase with simple lines on the gold rails. His name, university and date were quilted with a small free-motion zigzag at the end of one of the rows. My name is on another rail.
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Tiger Stripes, detail showing
"Geaux Tigers" quilted in cursive. |
I bound it by machine using a double-fold binding cut 2.25". The binding was sewed on the back with a 3/8" seam then pressed, folded over the front, and topstitched close to the fold. This method works well for quilts that will get lots of wear.
Here's the previous post about
Tiger Stripes.
We saw a new exhibit at the airport:
Life and Style in the Age of Art Deco. Fortunately we had time to study everything, including these colorful paper fans.
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| Fans from Europe and USA |
Look at the heels on these shoes by Beauty Co.
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| Black and gold shoes from Shanghai by Beauty Co. |
Geometrically patterned electric appliances by Royal Rochester were my favorite display. Pluggable pieces include a coffee percolator, samovar, and waffle iron. Wouldn't they look lovely at the breakfast table? And the food would stay hot. Beauty and usefulness perfectly combined.
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Royal Rochester electric appliances
in porcelain and chrome. |
Speaking of breakfast, we enjoyed one at Brennan's. I had a cup of seafood gumbo to start. It might not be breakfast for most of you, but oh, how I've missed it.
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| Brennan's bar, New Orleans |
You can find quilt patterns everywhere. This is the tile in the women's room.
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| Tile at Brennan's |
Then we walked around the French Quarter. Off the main thoroughfares, the streets were empty and clean. I guess we were up too early for most people.
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| Painted facades in New Orleans French Quarter |
This was one of the small fountains in the area.
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| Lion fountain in New Orleans French Quarter |
In the afternoon we drove to Baton Rouge for graduation... and quilt presentations.
Enjoy the day, Ann
