melon patch series

Third in the Melon Patch Series and A Tisket A Tasket Finish! from Quilty Folk

Lovely to get the applique border on the Melon Patch Blossom quilt! I was ready to talk myself into another border and then pulled myself back from the brink.

Wrapping up the Melon Patch Blossom top

It really does look pretty good 'as is' and it's a large throw size now so why bother adding more onto the quilt and quite possibly ruining the look? Gotta know when to quit!

A lot going on in this quilt

In my planning, there was supposed to be some of those green leafy things inserted on either side of the corner whatchacallits ...

added by audrey 2 months, 1 week ago. under 2024 finish , a tisket-a tasket , finished quilt tops are the bomb , melon patch blossom , melon patch series

Can't Believe It's Already November! from Quilty Folk

I've been trying to make a little bit of progress on the growing list of applique projects. Why oh why does it never seem to shrink by much? Hmm.. Maybe if I'd quit adding to it so cheerfully?

Putting the applique in the sashing this time!

I finally got the first section of the Melon Patch Blossom quilt sewn together this week. It's not very wide so of course I will probably want to add on a border. These blocks are quite simple, but the orange fabric felt like a good choice to help make the applique ...

added by audrey 1 year ago. under #ahiqpositivethinking , #bramblebloomsqal , applique sashing , bbi , bramble blooms qal , good vibes , melon patch blossom , melon patch series , the circle game

September Progress from Quilty Folk

The past week has found me tackling the ongoing project list. With only six open ended projects, I figured it would be an easy task to make forward progress on most of them!

Peace Always Medallion progress

First off, the 'Peace Always Medallion' center needed a smallish border. I've been dithering over the colors for this, but when finally settling on the very light pink and darker blues? Yummm.... Love it so much! It was super tempting to leave it in the rough, slapped up on the wall, make-do look, but I resisted and tried to sharpen it up ...

added by audrey 1 year, 2 months ago. under good vibes , melon patch blossom , melon patch series , peace always medallion , tatterdemalion , the circle game , wheels

All the Current Projects from Quilty Folk

So one of the questions I get asked pretty often is this: how many projects are you currently working on? Well, most of the time, it's a number somewhere between 5 and 10. And that doesn't even count the quilt in the hoop or if I'm finishing off the binding on yet another quilt.

The new medallion quilt

Right now there are 8 work-in-progress type quilt projects. They have fabric stacked up, blocks started or applique prepped, designs doodled onto paper, or something serious going on. They are the real deal and not just a dreamy little ...

added by audrey 1 year, 7 months ago. under dresdens , freehand applique , good vibes , happy accident , improv. hourglass abstract , melon patch blossom , melon patch series , old fashioned , peace always , prickly pear , primrose path , the circle game

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, 7 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, 7 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

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, 5 months ago. under antique quilt inspiration , fabric stacks , finished quilt tops are the bomb , flower power , melon patch series , ring around

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