Something New

I love Lotta Jansdottir fabrics! I’ve been looking for a good idea to showcase these prints.

You might remember that I made this quilt, Shark Reunion, from Lotta’s fabric a few years ago.

I got inspired by something I saw on Instagram and I’m off and running!

Stay tuned. Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Monday ~ 9 Patch

And it’s done!

I’m quite tickled with the quilting. I love hanging diamonds, but it isn’t easy to do on a big quilt.

I had fun putting together different combinations for the 9 patches.

Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I decided to quilt my little mini by machine, but I’m hand binding it.

I’ve also marked more pieces for my hand piecing project. I think I’ll have the top done by September.

Only seven more rows to add to this, then I can add it to the other half.

Have a great day!

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This and That

My show is up!

I finally finished the work on this quilt. You can see one piece had to be completely replaced. It’s pretty obvious, but part of the quilt’s story.

I also had to replace bits of binding here and there.

This is do true! We never fully know another person’s story.

How cool is this pillow I found?

The three amigos have enjoyed lots of time together this summer. That’s Lola on the left. She is Winslow’s sister and littermate. She belongs to Daughter #1. They sure have fun together!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Wish

This is the final piece I created for my local solo show. It might be my favorite! I’m calling it, Wish.

I love the extra poof in the yellow.

You can see here that I quilted the background first, then did the appliqué, and finished with a facing.

Have a great day!

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Throwback Thursday

Wow! I can’t believe this post was ten years ago! That’s crazy! Hope you enjoy this post from August 3rd, 2013. Have a great day!

Yesterday was a full day. I drove down to Lansing for a QOV sew day and came home to make dinner and finish the batik quilt. 

It. Is. Finished.

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I put it on my bed this morning to take some pictures and the quilting DOES show in the morning light.

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The last two pictures show the truest color, though not exact. It is more purple. My bed is queen size and the quilt is not centered on it. I hope to get some better pictures before I mail it out on Monday. Hope she likes it!

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Nine Patch Progress

These little blocks are fun to make!

I’m supposed to make 4 blocks like this. But you know I’m not good at following directions.

I realized my little quilt would be too big for this little bed that way.

So I might just set the blocks like this.

We shall see.

Have a great day!

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A Little Something New

A friend gave me a half dozen of these little quilt kits last year. I have completed four, and this one was up next.

I was supposed to cut my squares 1 1/4”. Um…no. I used my die cutter to cut 1 1/2” squares instead.

I have plenty of squares already cut in this size, so I’m not worried about running out of fabric.

This is the rest of the fabric in the kit.

It’s a start!

Have a great day!

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July Wrap-Up

Here are my finishes for July.

Hmmmm….doesn’t look like much, but I did make progress on several other projects.

Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Princess Feather

I finished the appliqué on the center Star. I think I want to add more to it.

I had a wild hair idea that I could use these blocks with it.

Nope. But possibly these.

I also considered making more of Cleopatras Fan blocks for the corners. No, no, no.

This might need some closet time. Have a great day!

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