hourglass improv.

Is this Not the Best Quilt? from Quilty Folk

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.

Ormes Inspired is done!

But you know me, always a roller coaster of emotions from the start of making these beauties, clear up till the final showing! Once again, I ...

added by audrey 1 year, 11 months ago. under 2023 finish , applique quilt , hourglass improv. , improv. strip quilt , melon patch rows , melon patch series , ormes inspired

One Step At a Time from Quilty Folk

It's been good to get back into the more normal flow of quilting around here, though I don't know how long it might last! That often means that I'm checking in with the opened-ended projects list and trying to move things forward. Little by little, one phase at a time, one decision at a time, nudge, nudge, what does the quilt want now?

Stack of Primrose Patch blocks

I've had the Primrose Path applique done for months now and just needed to figure out how to get the corners added onto the blocks properly. All along ...

added by audrey 1 year, 11 months ago. under finished quilt tops are the bomb , herbs and berries quilt , hourglass improv. , melon patch rows , melon patch series , ormes inspired , primrose path

A Stitch a Day Makes the Fidgets Go Away from Quilty Folk

It's been a busy couple of weeks. We had to leave town for a couple days to attend a cousins funeral and then last weekend, our grandkids came to visit. Yay! We're always up for that. Plus, there was a bridal shower for our new-to-be daughter-in-law. Wedding the end of April in Oklahoma! And our oldest daughter is expecting their first child. So very exciting. Shaping up to be one of those years. I almost turned the commenting off on the blog 'cuz I've been such a terrible blogger lately. It's all I can do to ...

added by audrey 1 year, 12 months ago. under 25-patch , freehand applique , hourglass improv. , in the hoop , medallion , old fashioned , ormes inspired , peace always

Progress on Several Fronts! from Quilty Folk

It was a good week for quilting around here. The #AHIQTulipQal quilt is finished being hand quilted and the first phase of binding is already sewn down. I didn't expect to like the wavy stitching in the outside border so much. Just has adds a bit of whimsy that funnily enough, makes me like the quilt better!

Binding all ready for hand stitching

The next quilt in the hoop is 'Ormes Inspired', an impulse quilt started clear back in 2019. Most of the work was completed in the early days of the Covid lockdowns and finally, the bulk of ...

added by audrey 2 years ago. under #ahiqstringtulipqal , 25-patch , herbs and berries quilt , hourglass improv. , next up in the hoop , ormes inspired

Simple Projects from Quilty Folk

First of all, so sorry to everyone who is having trouble posting comments on my blog! I just don't have the energy to switch to a different platform and Blogger seems to want to be extra difficult these days. You can email a comment directly and I'll always respond. Otherwise, thanks for reading anyway! I figure there are lots like me out there, reading the blogs but doing a terrible time leaving feedback. I said never, never, but these days it's tempting to switch to Instagram where all you have to do it click on the 'heart ...

added by audrey 2 years, 3 months ago. under 2022 finish , 25-patch , hourglass improv. , improv. strips #1 , no wasted pieces

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