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Orphan Annie is a Finish and Other Things in the Lineup from Quilty Folk

Orphan 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.

Orphan Annie all crumpled and cozy looking!

The next picture made the quilt look a little bit washed out. The actual color is more intense like the previous picture. I really love this whimsical quilt with all its imperfections. Somehow this one ended up being so very blue. For some reason I thought it would feel like a green quilt, but nope ...

added by audrey 1 year, 2 months ago. under #ahiqpositivethinking , 2023 finish , fabric stacks , finished quilt tops are the bomb , next up in the hoop , orphan annie , orphan blocks , qal , tatterdemalion

Diving Back into the Deep End from Quilty Folk

It felt like a slow start getting back into some sort of quilting groove. My brain was very foggy and I struggled to focus properly. Looking at my quilting list just caused instant blankness and a general apathy toward all current projects. It was really quite sad. Finally, I had no choice but to start a brand new project.*wink

Herbs and Berries quilt project

Well, in all honesty, this was sorta, kinda started back in late fall. I've had the stack of fabric forever and even had things narrowed down to a basket quilt idea in terms of ...

added by audrey 1 year, 10 months ago. under #ahiqcolorpalette , #ahiqstringtulipqal , fabric stacks , herbs and berries quilt , so-tired fabrics

Little Pieces Usually Add Up to Bigger Pieces With Time and Patience from Quilty Folk

Quilting has been pretty erratic for the past week or so. Lots of applique here and there whenever I have a free moment and so far I have about 60 of the grandma fan blocks stitched down. Been working on them for well over a month. Since I didn't use the proper pattern pieces, the sides of the fan will eventually have to be trimmed to square. It should only increase the wonkiness factor which of course is a big plus for me.

Always more hand work

I've also been working on the layout for Lillabelle. It looks ...

added by audrey 2 years, 4 months ago. under #ahiqcolorpalette , binding , fabric stacks , g'mas fans quilt , inspiration , lillabelle , personal quilt history , quilt stacks

I'd Say There's Never Too Much Applique, But of Course That's Not True! from Quilty Folk

I started on these flower blocks a couple months ago. Didn't get very far, very fast as I was really supposed to be finishing up other applique blocks. I might get spread thin with all the quilting projects, but I don't like a lot of opened ended applique. Just stresses me out.

Starting on the next round of applique

Anyway, right about the time that I was doing the prep work for these blocks, LeAnn over at Nifty Quilts posted her new tulip quilt. As I was looking at it, the style of flowers and the general layout ...

added by audrey 2 years, 6 months ago. under antique quilt inspiration , fabric stacks , finished quilt tops are the bomb , flower power , melon patch series , ring around

Maybe The Solution Will Come To Me If I Take a Nap from Quilty Folk

I've been working on the border for the A-Tisket-A-Tasket quilt. Lots of hst's which are not difficult, just annoying.

Trimming the hst's

Before sewing them into rows and getting locked into something I don't want, I went ahead and auditioned some ideas for the next border after.

Auditioning some possibilities

Definitely loving the red and blue hst's, but the rest is slow going. I had this idea to use up a lot of that really light yellow oddball fabric. Maybe in random 9-patches etc., but noooo it's not working. So I switched to applique ...

added by audrey 2 years, 8 months ago. under a tisket-a tasket , border work , country stars , fabric stacks , inspiration binders , orphan annie , soaking fabrics , tulips

Checking In to Say I'm Alive and Kicking from Quilty Folk

There's a new quilt in the hoop. Something easy and lighthearted. Possibly a little bit fallish too! It makes me very happy to have this in my lap late in the evening. Good vibes!

Dried Flowers

Of course I'm hand quilting it. Most of you know that machine quilting is definitely not my forte!

Getting sandwiched and pinned

I have a fond spot for this particular quilt. All the improv. strings make my heart sing. Plus using up the abandoned bits for the flowers was just pure fun. I'm probably overstating the case, but can you tell ...

added by audrey 4 years, 2 months ago. under 4-block tulip medallion , dried flowers , fabric stacks , family , next up in the hoop

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