Thank you all again for the nice welcome, I feel right at home here.

As promised in my Introductions post, I'm going to post a picture of our sewing room in the basement where me, my wife, and our daughter now do our sewing. My wife's embroidery machine is in the bottom right corner (the mammoth one) - I think it can make cakes, too, I don't know. :D It's a Brother Innovis 6000D. My machine is in the back right corner there - it's a Brother Innovis NX-650Q. My daughter's machine is that sad looking one on the left - a hand-me-down from my wife that she used when she was a teen. But don't feel too sorry for my daughter - her birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and we're going to surprise her with a new one. :)

The block pattern pic shows what I'm going to use for my first quilting project. It's from the F&P Easy Quilts magazine (Summer 2009 edition) and is by Cherri House and is called "Sweet Melissa". The block pattern is simple, and they are turned in different orientations to each other to make a more complex looking pattern. I'm making the twin size blanket, just like the article shows, so there are 70 (8") blocks (7 x 10 grid).

The fabric pic shows the fabric choices I made for it. The dark green on the bottom will be the dominant color of the two rectangles in each block. The golds, beiges, and browns will be used for the squares. The striped material will be used for the inner border (oriented shortways instead of longways), and the outer border will be the same dark green fabric.

I guess I need to get cutting now!

Eddie

Nice set up!!! I am kind of partial to the name of the pattern you are doing for your project!!!!! :lol: :lol:

Great sewing room!!! Absolutely love your fabric choices and pattern should be a terrific quilt for a beginner. Can't wait to see it done.

Haha! So is my wife - her name is Melissa, too. :)

Oh!!! I like her already!!!!! :lol: :lol:

I like your fabrics!! Looking forward to seeing your completed project. I also like your set up for sewing. What a nice way to spend family time together. I have my "sewing room" in the Family room where the computers are and the fire place and a couch and lots of books to read. When I'm sewing everyone (if any one's home) will come into this room to surf the net or read or play games on the computer. I could move my stuff into a room of it's own, but then I would be there all by myself and I really enjoy the company. My kids are all out of the house, but DD#3 will be home for the summer. My husband frequently comes in here to use the computer while I sew.

Very nice!! That sort of looks like a Split nine patch.

I love that Green fabric and have some of it myself.

Kyia

Love your fabric choices! It is going to be beautiful! That block is a great choice.

Lynette

Love the fabric choices. The room looks great. Can't wait to see the quilt. I'm sure it will be pretty.

Thanks for sharing Eddie. Your machines really dazzle me. Your local dealer must love you! LOL :D :D :D


That block looks pretty easy, but then there are matching points so take it easy - unlike me!
And, congrats on the great fabric choices. Did you do that by yourself?

judee