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I’ve been thinking that I should remake this quilt. Maybe I can improve on my last one. Enjoy.

Finish It Up Friday ~ Carl

Posted on December 30, 2022 by katyquilts

I have done very little actual sewing this month, but I managed to get Carl finished……I think. Let me explain.

I mentioned before that I struggled with the quilting on this. The quilting in the three green center columns all ended up slightly different.

I used the Gothic Arch quilting in the border. But it wasn’t quilted as densely as the center. I hate this. The picture below shows it after washing and it isn’t any better. 

Here is the back.

I’m seriously considering cutting off the binding, adding more border quilting, and rebinding it.

For now, Carl is in timeout.

Have a great day!

My Freedom 250 quilt is quilted.

I took it off the frame and immediately loaded my Vintage Blues top.

I have some binding work to do, but I may actually have a finish this week.

Have a great day

My local quilt group is doing a Christmas in July project. A very sweet lady is helping us work through this pattern.

This is where I am at after the first work session. Each clipped pile has six layers of fabric with the pattern piece on top.

Of course, I don’t follow directions well. I am using three shades of hand dyed fabric instead of Christmas prints.

We shall see if this was a good decision or not.

Have a good day

I’ve made some progress here.

I thought I would go with this red for a border, but in the end, I didn’t love it.

Nope.

Nope.

I ended up going with a red Stonehenge fabric. It isn’t a repro, but I guess it’s my nod to the present day.

Now I just have to figure out how to quilt this.

Have a good day

This is the song I keep hearing in my head and heart. It was written by the worship team of my church.

Click here to listen to it.

I love this. Sometimes, my best isn’t much, but it’s my best.

My current read. It’s pretty good so far.

A fantastic movie.

This.

Our Harry boy was with us just long enough for me to be totally gutted by losing him. I loved this little guy and I’m heartbroken.

Our house is too quiet now.

Gracie misses her playmate.

The day we brought him home.

If you decide to rescue a dog, PLEASE read reviews of the rescue organization before you do. I did not. Sadly, I have since found that many others adopted dogs from this same organization, only to find the dog they brought home was seriously ill also. Harry had supposedly been vet checked and fostered long enough to determine his needs. Two different vets and a professional trainer said this was highly doubtful.

I’m starting to feel like Job, with the losses of the last couple months.

I would like to say the following verse is my declaration. If I’m honest, it is what I am trying to declare. I know God is still good.

“Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will triumph in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like deer’s feet, And has me walk on my high places.” Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

I miss you, Prince Harry, Duke of Surprise.

Are you tired of this yet? I have this much sewn together.

I decided to eliminate the more pastel blocks.

Then I went hunting and found some more orphan blocks that may work.

That yellow one got eliminated pretty quickly.

So I’m still puzzling this out.

Have a good day

I’m having a hard time deciding how to lay these out.

Maybe I need to figure out the big blocks first and then fill in.

Anyway, progress is slow. Have a good day

I’ve been casting about for the next project to focus on and came across this pile of vintage blocks again.

This is the biggest piece and well pieced.

However, not all bits are well done.

Hence the disassembly.

Have a great day