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In the Meantime . . . from TheEclecticAbuela

I've been working on my sunflower quilt, but I'd like to show another quilt I made with the One-Block Wonder technique. This one was my first trial of the method.

Peacock OBW 49" x 69"

This was made from a panel (like the sunflower). My blending needs a little work--I would like for the edges of the panel inside to blend seamlessly with the outer blocks. Some areas were well-blended, but you can see, in other places, the straight edge of the inner panel.

Peacock OBW (detail)

My friend did the quilting ...

added by TheEclecticAbuela 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under blue , fabric panels , green , kaleidoscope , millefiori , one-block wonder , peacock , stack and whack

Support for Ukraine from TheEclecticAbuela

In 2022, Bonnie Hunter did a quilt-along for Hearts of Hope, a quilt of support for the Ukrainian people. Blue and yellow are the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Bonnie Hunter's pattern can be purchased at her shop:

https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/Solidarity-Digital-Pattern-Duo/p/471380517

I'm feeling the need to pull out my blue and yellow fabrics to show my continued support for Ukraine. I plan to make a One-Block Wonder panel quilt from this panel:

Sunflowers are key component of Ukraine's economy, and they are considered a national symbol for the country.

Quiltmaking is my ...

added by TheEclecticAbuela 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under blue , sunflowers , ukraine , yellow

Stars of Peace: Let the stitching begin:) from Nestlings By Robin

IT'S HERE!!

After many hours of work
I am beyond excited to bring my
Stars of Peace: Sestercentennial Sampler
quilt pattern to you!
Lots of information in this post
so please read to the end.

I am very proud of my

family's military service

and of all the military members

and their families

that sacrifice much

more than most will ever know.

In honor of those who sacrifice,

I will be highlighting some

not-so-well-known heroes of

the Revolutionary War each month

with the block for that month.

There will also be a bit of history

about the block ...

added by Robin 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under blue , bom , eagle , nestlings by robin , qal 2025 , red , sestercentennial , stars , stars of peace qal , white

Good-bye 2024 and Hello 2026 from Nestlings By Robin

That is Not a typo:)

It has been a rough year on so many levels for many people and I don't know about you, but my calm, the balm for my soul is stitching. The slow and steady pull of the thread through fabric calms me in ways I can't fully describe. There is a form of meditation in this glorious art form that I am thankful to have in my life and hope I can entice others to feel as well.

I have been absent a bit now, I know. For those following along, we moved from ...

added by Robin 5 months ago. under 2025 , 4th of july , applique , blue , grandbaby , nestlings by robin , quilt samplers , red , sesquicentennial , white

Lit up from within from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! How's it going? I am very slowly getting better and I'm sure that the end of the semester will help a lot. Also helps that the trees have finally fully leafed out and there is shade and green everywhere. Also a ton of rain, but that's another story.

I have a finish to show today! What? Yeah, I sent this one out to Alycia and she did a great job with it, then I've spent the last three weeks putting the binding on. Baby steps. But it turned out so great! Take a look ...

added by Mari 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under blue , finished , yellow

Another round for the house from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday! Halfway through the week, so everything after this is heading for the weekend. It is very loud here at my house right now. They are finally fixing the floor after our roof leak and there is a lot of pounding. There are four guys here and they all have hammers or nail guns. I know it will be worth it, but I really need somewhere to hide.

I have put another round on my stay at home round robin! This is a project by Quilting Gail and friends, and I think this is its third year ...

added by Mari 1 year, 2 months ago. under blue , gold , sahrr

Two rounds from The Academic Quilter

Hello all! How have you been? I'm doing okay. Classes are well underway and I'm already giving quizzes. Yeah, I'm that kind of professor. And hey-- apparently I'm in Blogger jail! I can't comment on any Blogger blogs. I just tried and it first refuses to 'sign me in' (even though I'm already signed in) and then when I try the other ways it tells me either that my comment failed or that I'm insecure. Okay, maybe the comment is insecure. It's unclear. So I'm sorry that I haven't commented ...

added by Mari 1 year, 2 months ago. under blue , sahrr

Quilt Too Small? from Lotus Cove Quilting

*Red and Blue shown at Durham Orange Quilters meeting, 2022*.

It’s been quite a while since I posted here. I’ll try to catch up, as I HAVE been making quilts. But today’s issue is a quilt that is too small.

In 2022, I finished a queen quilt for my own bed. All Kaffe Fassett fabrics with a bamboo batting. But both of us toss and turn all night and the sateen backing lets the quilt slide everywhere. So I’m adding new blocks to three sides.

Fortunately, old and recent Kaffe fabrics coordinate well. The quilt is ...

added by Jaye 1 year, 4 months ago. under blue , fabric , kaffe fassett , king quilt , machine pieced , machine quilted , modern quilt , pieced , queen quilt , quilt , quilt as you go , quilting , quilts , quilts and fiber arts , red , sewing (Comments)

Snowflakes from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! How are you doing? Friends, the last two weeks have been horrendous. Hellish, even. The less said about them, the better! I have had exactly zero time to sew anything or even think about sewing anything, but I finally escaped to the sewing room and finished something up while the roofers were banging away upstairs. Have you had a roof replaced? Good golly, the noise and the mess! And let's not even talk about the cost. . .

The less said the better, right? While I was taking refuge from the roofing and seriously wondering if I could nap ...

added by Mari 1 year, 4 months ago. under blue , small finish

Blue and yellow sunburst from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! So here we are in November, all of a sudden. Wasn't it just September? I can't keep track, except that it's definitely cooled off and we even had a freeze the other night. And it really is dark when I get home, so we must be slouching towards winter. As long as the snow holds off for a bit more, I think we'll be okay.

So, it isn't Friday, but I do have a finish. I know, it's like I'm breaking a rule! But I finally got pictures taken yesterday so ...

added by Mari 1 year, 5 months ago. under blue , quilt top , yellow

Hot and smoky from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, from my safe perch inside and away from the smoky air outside. Yes, it has rolled in again, though not as bad as last time around. While I like barbeque that is hot and smoky, I can't say I care for it in the air. Canadian friends who are feeling the brunt of the wildfires, I really feel your pain! I hope those fires are under control soon.

So here we are at the first of July, and I already have some red blocks to show off. Warning, I took all of these pictures just as it ...

added by Mari 1 year, 9 months ago. under blue , green , red , rsc23

Starry, starry haze from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, and happy smoky Friday! If you are on the East coast, you probably know what I mean. It has been very hazy here from the drifting smoke from wildfires in Quebec, Canada. Today might be a little better, but the last few days have been surreal. Very hazy, the sun looked orange, and the air has been like breathing mud. Oh, and I was out watering the plants and it seems like everything is coated in a sticky film, like a soda exploded and sprayed everything. Just all kinds of fun.

This week I was getting ready to ...

added by Mari 1 year, 10 months ago. under blue , green , orange , rsc23

Crossing off two more from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! We got everyone safely graduated this week, I cleaned up my office and shut down the work computer, then I pulled the blinds and locked the door. See that place again in August! It feels great. This was a long year, but every time I think it was a hard one I remember 2020-2021 when we were trying to teach all those students over Zoom. No teaching challenge will ever be as hard as that!

Back at home, I tried to finish up another of the bigger quilts this week, but I didn't get all the way ...

added by Mari 1 year, 10 months ago. under blue , green , repurposed , temperature quilt

A small riot of color from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! Guess what? It isn't raining, for the first time in days, literally. Holy cow, it has been gray here. But I'm looking out the window right now and it looks like the sun is out and nothing is falling from the sky. And wonder of wonders, the grass got cut yesterday. I'd say it was knee-high, which would be an exaggeration, but it certainly felt that way.

This is our last week of class, so I haven't had a lot of time, but I did put together a small quilt top from some leftover ...

added by Mari 1 year, 11 months ago. under blue , kids , pink , quilt top

Blue times two from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone, and happy St. Patrick's Day! Is there green beer in your near future? I can't stand the stuff, but it's my brother's birthday, and he's always loved it. When he was a kid, he thought everyone celebrated his birthday with a fun party. I guess that's a reasonable conclusion. This year, though, I'm feeling a little under the weather so I'll just wave to all you revelers from over here on the sofa.

I have nothing green to show today, but I did finish a couple of fun blue things ...

added by Mari 2 years, 1 month ago. under blue , finished , plaid , small finish , table topper

Scraps all day, flowers coming soon from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! So, have you noticed that it's March now? March! How did that happen? Truth be told, though, our weather is about a month ahead of that. Spring is popping out all over, and bringing with it lots of pollen. Can't even tell you how many times I've sneezed in the last few days, and my eyes are very itchy. But at least it's warm!

I have somehow accumulated quite a pile of tops of various sizes that are waiting to be quilted. I'm embarrassed about what's still at the bottom of that ...

added by Mari 2 years, 1 month ago. under blue , finished , scraps

Blue scrap obsession from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, and welcome back to another exciting episode of "blue scrap obsession." I have had a very busy week, but for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about getting those blue scraps used up. Does that ever happen to you? I think I was just trying to distract myself from some very boring stuff I had to do. Now that the boring stuff is done, maybe I can work on another project. Maybe?

I'm happy to report that all that thinking about the blues also led to stitching up the blues, and believe it or not, most ...

added by Mari 2 years, 2 months ago. under blocks , blue , rsc23

Centering a block from The Academic Quilter

Hi all! How is your week going? I've been getting ready for the start of classes, so I've had a lot of computer time. And today I requested like a dozen books from the library, so I had some fun in there, too. Not all of them are fun books, some are for work, but some are for reading on the sofa on a rainy January day.

For the last couple of years, Quilting Gail and some friends have run a fun project called the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR). The idea is a lot like round ...

added by Mari 2 years, 3 months ago. under blue , center block , sahrr

Blue Yellow Strip Pieced Quilt from From My Carolina Home

I started this quilt on retreat last October with my local guild, and just now got back to it. I had to put it aside for all the holiday activities and Christmas sewing I had to do. So, this week, I was able to find a bit of time to make progress. As is sometimes the case, a step forward sometimes means taking a step back. The blue and yellow fabrics are leftovers from a strip pack that I used in my Blue and Yellow To The Nines quilt.

I sewed the strips into a tube. Press every other fabric ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 2 years, 3 months ago. under blue , quilting , strip pieced , yellow (Comments)

Blocks in blues from The Academic Quilter

Hello quilty friends! How are things today? Today I finished my syllabi for the coming semester while I watched the temperature drop. It was nice and warm (for January) and now it's cold and more January-like again. Complete with rain and the possibility of snow. Yay?

This week, in between planning my classes, I made some progress on starting this year's RSC projects. As I said last week, I am going to clean out those danged bins this year if I have to sew all day and night to do it. To start, here are a few blocks ...

added by Mari 2 years, 3 months ago. under blocks , blue , rsc23

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