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January 4, 2021
Grassy Creek--Part 6 from TheEclecticAbuela

This week, Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek mystery included string blocks--YAY! Those of you who read this blog know how much I love doing these.

 

Grassy Creek Mystery

Here are a few of mine. SO MUCH FUN!

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September 22, 2020
Next Up from Quilty Folk

Our skies are blue again and that makes us very happy. Life was very slow for awhile, but sometime here at the end of summer it has gotten extremely busy. It's been long enough, a lot of the family is starting to come into town to see the parents again. Though we have to wear masks going into all the stores, our bubble just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Time for the government to take a big step back and let us be responsible for our own safety once again. Most of the people we know don't intend ...

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September 2, 2020
Multi-Color Stars from TheEclecticAbuela

 Another string quilt!


Multi-Colored Stars 78" x 78"

 

Multi-Colored Stars (detail)

 


Multi-Colored Stars (back and binding detail)

 

 It's a little crazy--I have another in the works that I think will show the secondary pattern to better effect.


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March 26, 2020
ยป TheEclecticAbuela

It has been a VERY long time since I've posted. I've been working on projects, but life has kept me very busy!

I've a couple of finishes to show you. First, a bear paw quilt.

Bear Paw (79" x 97")
For the pads of the paws, I used string blocks of scrappy browns. I finished it with a string border.

Bear Paw (detail)






I also finished my Celtic Solstice. I used constant blender fabrics--I wanted the pattern to shine!



Celtic Solstice (78" x 78")

The dark color is actually a very dark brown rather than black as ...

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