A belated look-back at all the 2023 finishes here at Quilty Folk! Once again, life has gotten in the way of my quilty forward progress. What a shock and surprise, right? I must be human.
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| 2023 Finishes--A |
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| 2023 Finishes--B |
Diving In
I am diving more in depth to one of my finishes for last year. Cindy Grisdela came to my guild in July 2023, and I took her workshop, “Fabulous Freehand Curves.” View Cindy's website here.
Cindy is a great teacher, and I loved all the different methods for freehand improv piecing that she taught. I think I will be using some of these techniques again.
If you are not able to take her workshop in person, then check out this book. Most of her techniques are included in it.
Here is a picture of my project while ...
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Have you heard any of these expressions?
“If you can’t see it from a galloping horse, don’t worry about the mistake.”
“If you aren’t wearing it to church, then don’t worry.”
“It looks good from Texas!”
“Quilters don’t make mistakes. We make variations.”
Or maybe you go by the 3-foot rule: Stand back 3 feet and if you can’t see the problem, it is okay.
Why do you make quilts? Is it a creative outlet? A fun way to spend time with friends? To make a special gift? To add some warmth or color ...
read moreOrphan Annie is a completed quilt top now! So nice to get another one finished up. Still hopeful there will time for another two or three to get knocked off the list before the end of the year.
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| Orphan Annie all crumpled and cozy looking! |
Ta-da! Primrose Path is a finished top! Black was the only color that made sense for the outside border, so easy-peasy. The original inspiration was a tapestry or rug {not sure} in black and white. Just couldn't quite bring myself to make a pure black and white quilt. Much too modern for me!
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| Primrose Path is a completed quilt top now |
Ode To Joy is a true blue finish! The fourth finish of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed having this one in the hoop and I'm super happy about the finish. Just loving the unique look to this quilt!
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| Ode To Joy is finished!! |
Third finish for the year! It was supposed to be finished up by the end of April if all my planning would have worked out. Unexpected company arrived for a long weekend and that was that. Apparently this is the year for the 'Oh well! What will be will be' happenings!
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| It's a finish! |
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| Such a feel good quilt |
Well, I'm definitely going to blow up this post with waaay too many pictures of Ormes Inspired! It's totally finished now, a true blue finish. And wowsers, it looks so much better with the hand quilting! Why does it always, always surprise me to see the difference between a flat looking quilt top and one with yummy texture from stitching? You'd think I'd learn by now.
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| Ormes Inspired is done! |
It's the first finish of the year! Yoohoo! All washed up and nicely crinkled, just like I prefer them.
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| #AHIQStringTulipQAL |
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| First completed quilt for 2023! |
