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April 26, 2020
My New Quilt Is Bound! from Life in the Scrapatch


The binding is finished on my Daylily Chloe Quilt. 

I took it outside on this lovely sunny Saturday for a photoshoot.

I am pattern testing for


This pattern will be for sale soon in her shop 
and I will post my finished quilt photos for the release. 


For my binding I used the light periwinkle print from the blocks for the accent color
and added a dark purple marble for the main color.
I used King Tut Threads for the quilting and binding,
Angle Green for the quilting and Angel Lavender for the binding.

I like to ...

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April 21, 2020
Scraps ~ Before and After from Life in the Scrapatch


This what my sewing table looked like this morning. 

These are all scraps and cut-offs and left over fabric from piecing my quilt top.

There were several large pieced triangles that were cut away during the sewing
due to the piecing method and a small pile of strips.


This is my completed top for my 




Sew trimmed and I sewed the extra pieces together into scrap blocks.


This is my scraps after sewing ... the small pile in the upper right. 

I made a long strip of scrap blocks for making a pieced back to my quilt
and ...

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April 20, 2020
Sunshine and Flowers and Quilty Kitty from Life in the Scrapatch


The center of my Chloe pattern test quilt top is done.

While the sun was shining I took it outside for a few photos
while I enjoyed a cup of coffee on my backyard swing.

This is for a pattern that will be released soon at






Back inside in the evening, Maestro and I are deciding our border options.

Because I am running short on one of my stash fabrics, I will need to make a design option.

Maestro and I are thinking wide green border and the perwinkle blue for the binding.

Our concept for this quilt ...

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April 19, 2020
Sewing Flowers on a Snowy Day from Life in the Scrapatch



The first two rows of my Daylily Fields Quilt are together.


I am sewing more of the sashing between the blocks ...


... and sashing between the rows.

This is a pattern testing project.

Sew far, sew good.

I hope to have the top together tomorrow.

Today we had several inches of snow but is is already melting.

Tomorrow the forecast is for sunny and warmer.

:-) 



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April 11, 2020
Daylily Fields Forever from Life in the Scrapatch



I am loving these blocks! 


These pretty fabrics flowing through my fingers were a real pick me up tonight.

I have been sewing masks every day, including today, and it was time for something quilty.


When I was cutting, I saw that these fabrics have, indeed, been in my stash
for a very long time ... since 2007!
Both the green and periwinkle had chunks cut out of them for other projects.
The daylily fabric has never been cut though.

I am sew happy this pretty fabric is out of the deep dark stash closet
and will soon be a pretty ...

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