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| Scrappy Texas Star top, 2024 |
When one gifts a quilt, it is always hoped it will be well received. Particularly when it is a surprise.
Looks like someone approves of this quilt. (The human owner also seems pleased.)
read moreAH—those DHs and their set ways!!! This will NEVER be a dining room! But be sure to read to the end—the office may eventually have another purpose, and I approve!
Look at Murphy! She needs different things to entertain her brain, so she climbed on a rock in the forest!
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| MOM -- look at me!! |
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| A fitting quote |
Why do I think I need an even number of purses to mail to Sew Powerful? I have 18 completed and think I need two more before mailing. But I’ve been distracted by the lure of other projects. Evenings I’ve been hand quilting a project that I am still so in love with. I’m may be half way done and am enjoying every stitch.
My never-ending supply of scraps and UFO’s call to me loudly. At the beginning of the pandemic I took an on-line workshop with the revered and lovely Carol Lyles Shaw(who sad ...
read moreMeet Honey Hush, a striking throw quilt made using a Honey Bun (roll of 42 WOF 1-1/2″ strips) and small pieces of multi-colored solids. Yes, just using scraps would also work beautifully. Just have FUN with it.
This quilt has 120 blocks.
NOTE: If you are using precuts, I suggest taking measurements at each step and trimming as needed. Precision can be difficult when working with precuts.
Each block is created with:
- 1 1-1/2″ square for the center
- 2 1-1/2″ squares and 2 1-1/2″x3-1/2″ strips
- 2 3″ squares, cut on the diagonal (NOTE: I ...
Good progress was made yesterday with the presentations and the sewing! Yeah! It will be a busy day again today, but I think I might just make it! It was an interesting day as I snapped pictures and put them in the presentation. Then, I received pictures from people that needed to be added to the presentations. I hope I got them all in the correct place! If not - well, we can laugh about it.
OK—you have to check out this video! When I was at Golden Peak Media Studios to film a couple of Fons and Porter's ...
read moreIt started with a box of hand-me-down Half Square Triangles.
And an IDEA (this is based on the layout she called Diamonds).
And now a quilt! As the original maker likely didn’t plan for this to happen, some of the Half Square Triangles didn’t have much contrast. I am still pleased with the results.
It finishes at 56″x64″, a nice size lap quilt.
And, finished IS finished.
read moreWhen the bag arrived, I was immediately excited. The fabric is lovely, and the strips would save a lot of cutting and piecing time.
A variation on a Churn Dash block seemed a good solution.
Cutting directions for each 12″ Dash block follow.
- Background: 2 5″ squares, 4 2-1/2″x4-1/2″ rectangles
- Primary Fabric: 2 5″ squares, 1 4-1/2″ square.
- Inner Dash Bar: 8 2-1/2″ squares (or, separate the strips already sewn together into sets of 2). NOTE: If you have a charm pack, it could be a good starting place for this quilt. Just cut into ...
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| black scraps becoming 9-patches |
I have also been keeping an eye out for more cute scrappy quilt ideas and really liked the patchwork with the stars set into it that was in the recent batch of finishes at QiMFtH.
Linking up with Scrap Happy Saturday.
Cheri passed on a project, or a potential project. Looks like it needs a second chance.
Hmm…what can I make with this?
ps–Yes, using a lint roller to keep strips organized is pretty genius.
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| Black scraps ready to sew |
The current block drive at QIMFTH uses black and white 4-patches as part of the block so I am also going to make up some of those.
In other news I am ...
read moreMy little great nieces have each separately asked me for another quilt. So, guess what I will be doing next year for their birthdays. Something simple and I will be going through my mags and Pinterest photos for some ideas.
Then my sister asked if I had a spare queen size quilt for her husband. I looked but none that are masculine. Then, going through my ufo's, there are two that can made into that size. So, he will be getting this one .....
When I shared the finish of my Postage Stamp Film At Five Quilt, Vicky suggested that pictures of the original (which I do have) and the postage stamp version together would be interesting.
It is interesting. But difficult. They are both fairly large quilts.
I have to constantly remind myself that, when it comes to squares, halving the length of the sides does NOT half the area, it reduces it to one-quarter the original. Likewise, doubling: 2×2=4, but 4×4=16.
Thank you, Vicky, for the suggestion. Looking at them together gives me perspective.
ps–The tutorial for ...
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| RSC Heart Quilt as of Aug. 2024 |
I laid out my heart and alternate blocks last month and they are coming along well. Looking at the picture I see that I ...
read moreAh, some finishes are particularly satisfying. This is one of those. All those flying geese and half square triangles….
This is the Windspinner pattern by Kim Diehl in the book Simple Whatnots III. Times 25. You can learn more about the process by searching for BIG DIEHL in the box to your right.
The colors work together mostly as I hoped, with the possible exception of a few of the larger gold pieces that stand out a bit more than I intended. Hopefully the green binding helped tone it down.
The backing was a great find! An entire bolt of ...
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