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9 Patch ‘n’ Apps 5×5 21, 22 from Virtual Quilter

Interesting design and interesting colours in the first design. Yesterday’s designs were very feminine, but these have at least a masculine touch in both blocks and colours.

My favourite for today is the second design.

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Brook Bottlebrush 17, 18 from Virtual Quilter

A very interesting first design.

Ditto the second design!

My favourite of the two is the first one.

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Wedding Fans OP 59, 60 from Virtual Quilter

Interesting!

The second design is also interesting but my favourite today is the first design.

I have started scribbling a new applique version of Double Wedding Rings … now all I need an hour or two to sit at the computer and draw the blocks before I can use them in quilt designs.

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Wedding Fan 57, 58 from Virtual Quilter

If I had started quilting about 10 years before I did I would have made one of these designs to loan to newly wed children, nieces and nephews, for a month or so after their big day, adding the names and dates of each wedding … but by the time I started quilting some had already tied the knot, and now the next generation are making plans, and I am behind in making quilts for them to keep.

Maybe one of the next generation will become a quilter, and they can backdate the names to their great grandparents!

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EQ Dozen + Quilting 27, 28 from Virtual Quilter

Very interesting!

I would be tempted to embroider the quilting designs, but either leaving it as quilted or embroidered I would do background quilting in a thread to match the background.

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Vera’s Star Varieties 1, 2 from Virtual Quilter

Very interesting start for a new project file, though i have to admit that the project file was started months ago, but got shoved into a corner until a few hours ago. I wonder how many more files are in hiding!

I always like mixing pieced blocks with applique designs … both in my virtual quilts and in real life.

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Elevenses OP 31, 32 from Virtual Quilter

I started this project file by selecting 11 blocks, along with some fabrics, and started playing. The fabric choices for these designs are a bit dull, but I like subdued colours in a bedroom rather than bright ones … I want my bedroom to be restful.

My favourite today is the second design.

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Patricia’s Patches OP 21, 22 from Virtual Quilter

Very interesting, and not my usual taste of colour combination for me to play with.

Second design is also interesting.

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A Class of Their Own 9, 10 from Virtual Quilter

This project file started when I was teaching a small group some tricks to designing quilts in Electric Quilt quite a few years ago, using blocks from the EQ Library, but making changes to them to fit better into a design.

This colour collection sets a happy mood for me. Perhaps it is the combination of my Mums favourite colour, purple, Dad’s favourite colour green, and the gold of crops ready to reap so all the bills could be paid over the next year.

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Annie Clover Quilted 31, 32 from Virtual Quilter

I love the first design!

The quilting as shown I would do in a contrast colour, but I would add some fillers in a colour to match the background.

The second design appeals to me too, but nowhere as much as the first.

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Brook Bottlebrush 15, 16 from Virtual Quilter

I like the four subdued pieced blocks around the centre. I think they add a lot of interest to the design.

Love the second design … more of the subdued colour blocks!

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Baker’s Dozen 57, 58 from Virtual Quilter

Baker’s Dozen is one of my favourite project files. I was delighted with the contrast in the fabrics when I started playing, and still love the contrast. I love the green and gold colours but finding the right background took a while. I was thinking that I would use brown but it didn’t quite achieve what I was hoping for … but black did!

I like them both … the whole project file is full of favourites.

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Autumn Daze Quilting 33, 34 from Virtual Quilter

Looks like a rogue block found its way into the first design … perhaps I should have used one of them in each side.

A bit more variety in the blocks for the second design.

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An Irish Gardener’s Double Chain 5, 6 from Virtual Quilter

I have had a lot of fun using traditional quilt blocks in ways that are not traditional, including Irish Chains.

Love both these designs, but I think there are a lot of applique blocks which would work better than those I am using in this project file.

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After Pompeii 63, 64 from Virtual Quilter

It has been a long time since I opened this project file and was pleasantly surprised to see the design above.

The second design is much more mundane than the first!

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EQ Dozen + 51, 52 from Virtual Quilter

I think pink, purple and green are my favourite colour combination!

Simple, but I love it … and would love it more in reality after it was quilted!

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Hearts for Felicity 17, 18 from Virtual Quilter

Very pretty, and in my Mum’s favourite colours. I had to ask Mum what her favourite colour was when I was going to make them a quilt, and I had never noticed a preference in what colours she wore or what colours she used to decorate the house, but pretty much all the colours she used work well with purple.

Still pretty, although a little less space for quilting to be a feature.

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Maria’s Medallion 9, 10 from Virtual Quilter

I don’t see a great number of medallion quilts anywhere, but they are a great way to make a square quilt for double and king size beds. I have to admit the I don’t design a lot either, and this is the last two designs in my one and only current project file which feature medallion quilt designs.

My favourite of these two designs is the second one.

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Annie Clover at Christmas 23, 24 from Virtual Quilter

The only thing missing is the quilting motifs.

Not a lot of space for quilting motifs in the second design, and I love it!

I hope you have all been good in the past year, and that you have a wonderful Christmas followed by a great year in 2024.

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