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First Finish of 2021! from Quilty Folk

Woohoo! Comfortably Quirky is the first finish of 2021! I was starting to wonder if there would ever be one. This quilt was started in December of 2019. The general thinking was that this would be another 'Christmas' quilt for the seasonal stacks, but now that it's totally completed? Not so holiday-ish looking after all.

Comfortably Quirky is finished!

In fact, it's residing very comfortably on my bed right at this moment. This quilt got its design genesis from a rather funky looking quilt in the Roderick Kiracofe book 'Unconventional and Unexpected'. {Look at the December link earlier ...

added by audrey 3 years, 10 months ago. under 2021 finish , antique quilt inspiration , comfortably quirky , hand quilting , hst medallion , improv. , next up in the hoop , u&u

Wrapping up the Giveaway and A Few Christmas-Look Quilts from Quilty Folk

The Giveaway for free Autumnal Tulip applique templates is now over and I'm totally caught up! Can you believe that I sent out 86 pdf's in all? Crazy. Definitely underestimated the lure of free applique templates! For those of you who requested a pdf and did not receive one, please email me directly.

Quarter Triangles for the finish!

Quarter Triangles ended up being the very last finish of the year. I started the quilt with the idea of using up old tired green fabrics sometime last winter.

Loving this backing fabric

Then I found the Christmassy floral languishing ...

added by audrey 3 years, 12 months ago. under christmas quilts , comfortably quirky , quarter triangles , so-tired fabrics , u&u

Moving Things Along from Quilty Folk

Directions From a Local is a true blue finish! The hand quilting went very quickly and then it was just a matter of getting the binding properly attached. A quick look through the stash totes, and no worries, plenty of fabric to choose from for binding possibilities.

Directions From a Local is finished!

Not surprisingly, I ended up sewing scrappy pieces of odd blue fabric together for the binding as that color seemed to have the very best effect. Some of the fabrics had been in the totes for a very long time and I had begun to question why ...

added by audrey 4 years, 10 months ago. under 2020 finish , ahiq quilt finish , directions from a local , in the hoop , log cabin quilt , u&u , unconventional & unexpected , vintage coxcombs

Needing a Creative Lift from Quilty Folk

This past weekend was a rare, quiet pocket of time for us. I took full advantage and was able to get this #AHIQFlowers challenge quilt up on the wall. If you look closely, it's obvious that the left side is mostly sewn together while the right side is still in a state of flux. And yes, some of it is pinned well above the design wall. We do what we have to do, don't we?

U&U quilt interpretation for #UHIQFlower challenge

I've been craving a good boost from creativity time, so it felt absolutely wonderful to ...

added by audrey 5 years ago. under adhoc. improv. , antique quilt inspiration , christmas quilts , coins , make-do is my thing , roman stripe quilt , so-tired fabrics , u&u , unconventional & unexpected

What's on the Wall {and Floor} Today from Quilty Folk

Sometimes I don't even know where to start, how to walk you through to where my quilting is at this current moment. It's kinda a mess really, but hopefully more of a 'creative' mess than an ugly sort of mess that we'd all probably turn up our noses at. After getting two other projects up to completed quilt top stage, it seemed like a perfect time to dive head first into this U&U interpretation project.

The very beginning of the Interpretation quilt

This fabric has been all stacked up and ready for play since August, but ...

added by audrey 5 years, 2 months ago. under adhoc. improv. , applique , autumnal tulips , interpretation quilt , scrap bin fun , table runner , u&u , unconventional & unexpected

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