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Kaffe Blue Pinwheels is 60" x 72".  These were the leftover triangles from the pink/blue triangle quilt.  I guess I cut a few too many for one project.

The butterfly baby quilt top is 35 "x 45".  I think I made those blocks about 20 years ago, maybe a couple years before that.  They were probably started to promote the book that the patterns were in.  It's publication date is 1993 and that is over ...

The one on the right is Kaffe Fassett collective and Tula Pink fabrics.  I love pink and green together.  It is 59" x 82".

I have 28 finished quilts so far this year.

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Fonthill, my interpretation of a Kaffe quilt by the same name, is 62.5" x 75".  The top was finished in July 2023. It is at least half batik fabrics in the 2" triangles, and a mix of lots of other print fabrics.  Many are Kaffe collective fabrics.

The Square Within, Karla Alexander's name for the original quilt, is 51" x 73".  Kaffe collective and Martha Negley fabric.  The top was completed in ...

This quilt is 36.5" x 66" and has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it.

Shoo Fly (top left) was 17 blocks in a project box with all of the solid colors cut for another 13 blocks.  I created the rest of the blocks, sewed the top together, and this quilt top ...

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The Australian Hole in the Barn Door/Churn Dash top was made in March this year.  After quilting it is 54" x 80.5".  The Pastel Diamonds top was made in May this year.  After quilting it is 48" x 72".

I keep track of my quilt tops by size in 3 categories.  Two of these were in the large category (over 80" on the longest edge).  There are still 14 ...

I have been calling this one light Winged Square because I made a second quilt with all of the dark blocks.  This one is 46.5" x 70", a perfect cover up for an afternoon nap.

It has Hobbs 80/20 batting, light beige Superior So Fine thread on top, cream color Superior Bottom Line in the bobbin.

Two finishes again for May.  That makes 10 so far this year.  On the left is Kaffe fabric Rail Fence baby quilt, 38" x 52".  On the right Pink Twisted Ribbons, fabrics from many years of collected stash, 35" x 48".

Two new quilt tops, numbers 16 and 17 for the year so I'm still having too much fun making new quilt tops and dragging my feet quilting and finishing them.  On the left Pastel Diamonds is 49" x 72.5".  On the right Prints and Solids: Stars, 63" x 72".

For my own record, this top was finished ...

Red Hot on the left is 62.5" x 81".  My Fantasy Garden is 53.5" x 64".  It is much brighter and prettier than this photo.

Another month of more new quilt tops than finishes...which means I'm having fun.

Bars: Australian fabric is 51.5" x 75".  The muted color blend top is 20" x 33".  Pink ribbons is 36" x 48".  Australian Zig Zag is 36" x 45".  Colorwash made with rectangles is 32 ...

There were 2 total finishes in January, one at the beginning of the month and the other at the end. The neutral color batik quilt on the left is 54" x 74.5".  On the right is Scrappy Friendship Star 47" x 59".