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November 12, 2024
REST Baby Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. 
~E.B. White


 Quilting


The previous quilt used the medium green sets but there's still a bunch of dark green ones. They only seem to work with these dark browns. I like the combination although it's pretty old-fashioned. My stash also contained these pastel tan and green solids. That's how this quilt came about. 


The back came from a LQS closing sale. While it's exciting to get the fabric so cheaply, it means fewer choices in the future. I have ...

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October 3, 2024
SING Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us.
~Alexandra Elle

Quilting

Tucked in a bag of scraps are several Coin sets in a variety of colors. I actually remember making these a couple of years ago. Now’s the time to use them in some smaller quilts. First up are the red and white leftovers from the Arkansas series and someone I know could use this.

SING quilt

The red and white look festive; the black and white binding reminds me of piano keys. Once ...

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September 15, 2024
Oh Scrap! : Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 I had a few minutes to sew on Saturday, so I decided to get out the RWB strings and make a few more blocks.  I really wanted some mindless sewing!



In no time at all, I finished up ten more blocks.



I added them to my stack of blocks.  Some of these were sent to me and others I made along the way.
There are now a total of 52 completed blocks.



Plenty here to make a quilt.  Now I just need some time to decide on a layout and sew up the quilt top!

I also have a stack ...

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August 4, 2024
Oh Scrap! : String Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

One of the things I did this week was to get out the RWB scraps and make a few string blocks.  I am making them 10.5" square.  




I also got out all the blocks I had made previously along with the ones that have been donated.  Coincidentally, I received more in the mail Friday.  Now I think I have more than enough for a string quilt and possibly enough to use as a border on another quilt I am working on.  You will just have to wait to see what that will look like!

String blocks are probably my ...

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June 26, 2024
Bramble Blooms 1 Quilted from Fret Not Yourself

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
~William Arthur Ward

Quilting


How grateful I am to Audrey for hosting the Bramble Blooms QAL. Having done one myself I know how challenging it is to plan for students with varied skills, to explain each step, to answer questions, and to simply get it all together. I adore applique but don't do much so this QAL was the prompt I needed to try it again. Thank you, Audrey!

Not only that, but I used many of the last color group in my old ...

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June 23, 2024
Oh Scrap! : More String Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am trying to keep up with the scraps from the RWB Veteran quilts.  I decided I had a bit of time so I sewed up a dozen more blocks.




I am trimming these to 10.5" square.  I will just make as many as I can!




A few people have included a few string blocks in their packages - here are two that I got from Holly.  They will go into the pile and hopefully result in a quilt top soon.

What scrappy projects have you been working on?


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June 9, 2024
Oh Scrap! : Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Making all of these donation quilts, I end up with a lot of scraps.  I try to use them up as often as I can.  For the RWB block drive, I like to turn those scraps into string blocks.




I made these six 10.5" squares this week.




I have also received a few blocks in the mail.  I love how the blocks look so different and represent each person's scraps.  Once I get more completed, I will see what designs I can create with the blocks I have.  If need be, I will just make more blocks and ...

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April 28, 2024
Oh Scrap! : Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I had high hopes that I would be able to play with my scraps this week but it just didn't happen.  I was busy getting labels sewn onto all the finished quilts in stock - which was about 40 quilts.  And when the weather was nice, I ended up planting some of my garden.



I did want to share these awesome scrap blocks I received from Marci.  Aren't they fantastic?! She sent 10.5" and 6.5" square blocks.



I think they are going to look awesome all sewn together. Marci says she might try and send a few ...

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March 7, 2024
A Whole Lot of Scrappy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My postal carrier sure got a workout this week.  Kat sent me a giant boxed filled with miscellaneous items that weren't appropriate for Covered in Love.  Plus, occasionally, blocks from my block drive accidently go her way.  Ooops! I am sure there will be items I will need to send to her in the future.  We work together a lot!

(BTW - if you haven't heard, Kat has started her block drives up again.)



I also received a box of finished quilts from Sandra in the mail.  Check out this scrappy goodness!

It measures about 48 x 60".



Here ...

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February 14, 2024
Happy Valentines Day! from Humble Quilts

My heart is full and I feel very blessed! Thank you all for being a part of my life, online and in person! You all enrich my life immensely! 


A reader made a suggestion to replace a couple of strings on the basket, but I'm still stuck moving forward. 

Using the background as a border gives me the illusion of a window.

checkerboard on the right, pretty fabric on the left. Neither is working for me.
Maybe I'll just leave it as a top to bring to class.
Speaking of class.. thank you to those who passed the ...

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February 11, 2024
Oh Scrap! : String Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am out of Veteran Quilt inventory so until we do a Veteran Block Drive again, I need to make about 3 RWB quilts every six weeks to meet the current demand.



 I decided to use some of the RWB scraps and make some string blocks.  I still have about 10 string blocks left over from last year so I will only need to make about 20 blocks.  I quickly whipped out the six blocks above.

I also dug through some leftover churn dash blocks from last year and made another top which I will get quilted up soon and ...

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February 2, 2024
A Bit of Everything from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 Today, I have a little bit of everything to share with you.

Let's go biggest to smallest quilt.



Here is the 5th Log Cabin quilt made from all green blocks.  I always find it interesting how blocks arrive.  First came a lot of blue.  Then it seemed every package contained green blocks.  Lately all of the blocks have been mostly purple.



On the back, I used a rich leaf print sent in by Beth

This quilt measures 66" square.


This next quilt was sent in by Karen for me to quilt.  I am in love with this pattern.  Looks ...

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January 10, 2024
More Misc Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 I have a few more miscellaneous compassion quilt finishes to share today.  Over the holidays I got busy and quilted up a number of quilt tops - I am finally finishing the binding on a few.



Someone sent me in a huge stack of colorful string blocks.  I was able to sort them into two quilt tops.  Here is the first finish I made with them.  I know this quilt will bring a much-deserved smile to someone's lips.  It is so lovely!



This dotted wide backing was donated by a few people.  This piece came from Margaret.

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December 27, 2023
Scrappy String Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 I haven't been that busy with client quilts lately, so I have been working really hard quilting up the tops that were previously sent in by some generous followers.



Check out this lovely string quilt top Pamela sent in.  I love string quilts and this one does not disappoint.  This quilt measures 60 x 72".

String quilts can get really heavy so I used some of the lighter weight batting that was donated by the hospital.



Pamela not only sent in the quilt top, but she included this lovely red backing and the blue prepared binding.

A scrappy string ...

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June 15, 2023
Almost the last Home Improvement from Elaine Adair Pieces

THINK PINK -  This was made up by All Day Sew friends, from gifted PINKS.  Some of the sewists wanted to learn a little about QAYGo, and also String Quilting, so many contributed to this project, while learning.  This will be donated to our annual Quilt Show.  It turned out well and several of the sewists are already thinking about it's purchase!




Kaleidoscope Quilt in Blue made up in a few days, after being asked to present a Trunk Show and lesson, so I wanted something fresh and new. 

 AND if you've visited me previously, you might notice -- ta ...

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June 9, 2023
wonky wishes finish from Making A Lather

When Bonnie Hunter was doing quiltcams, she introduced this quilt, as she was working on it. I really liked it, and, started making a few blocks along with her in 2012. It languished in the ufo closet for awhile and then I managed to complete the top in 2017. Then it languished in the "to be quilted" closet until It had a turn as one of my 5 quilts project. I had an empty longarm for a moment, and, now, I have a wonky wishes finish.

It was fun to revisit it, and, all the scrappy fabrics, I used to ...

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May 14, 2023
Oh Scrap! : Never Ending Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 My plan for this week was to get out my orange scraps and cut what I need for all of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects.  The scrap bin is still on the shelf and all I have to share are some more string blocks.  I seem to have a never ending supply of RWB strips right now.



This week I made six more 10" string blocks.



I thought I had better count them to see how many blocks I have.  Right now I have 28 blocks!  So I just need two more for a 50 x 60" quilt or I ...

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May 7, 2023
Oh Scrap! : Hands2Help Progress from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 A lot of my interactions with scraps this week was sorting and putting them away.


I did get one lonely string block completed.


The real accomplishment is I finished up the 28 16-patch blocks I needed to finish my Hands2Help Challenge quilt for this year.  I was really wanting to make all of the blocks from striped fabric, but I really don't have the time to search for them.



This week I hope to add these 28 to the 28 already up on my design wall.  I am sure I will need to move things around a bit before ...

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April 30, 2023
Oh Scrap! : More Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 The weather has been beautiful here so I have been busy putting in my vegetable garden and cleaning up my flower beds.  Not a lot of new scrap sewing going on.



I did get six more 10" string blocks sewn from the patriotic scraps.  I haven't counted how many I have done but I am sure I have over 30 completed.  I will probably be finishing all the blocks needed around the time I finish sewing up all the Churn Dash blocks.

Hope all of you are enjoying your Spring!


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April 25, 2023
Love Two from Fret Not Yourself

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change, until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
~R. D. Laing

Quilting


The mockup should have helped... and it did in a way. The print/solid combinations are not what I might have chosen otherwise. But the final version is still a surprise. That L looks quite bold. White may be a mistake but I pushed on quilting it instead of ...

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