It’s done! And I love it every bit as much as I thought I would.
I used a favorite print that I’ve been hoarding for the back.
Isn’t this awesome? I’ve had it for ages.
I had almost enough of that black and white binding left. I found a strip that nearly matched to finish it off.
Love that texture!
And I love it on my chest.
Have a great day!
I made this quilt back in 2017 for Daughter #3 and SIL. I called it, Home is Where Your Story Begins. There is no pattern available for this, it was just puzzled together.
I used a lot of Tim Holtz fabric and the background is Grunge, I’m not sure what the color was.
Aren’t they cute? This was taken at their wedding shower.
I’m thinking about making an Arizona version. It seems like it would be much easier!
I have plenty of fabric leftover from the Michigan quilt, but maybe I should collect southwest fabrics for an Arizona quilt. I’ll need to think on this.
Have a great day!
My local solo show is coming up soon. As I was busy finishing hanging sleeves, I decided to make one more piece.
Eh…..not so much.
But sometimes, you just have to start moving things around in order for inspiration to hit.
I top stitched all the bias tape down (thanks, Anne!).
Then I cut circles with my die cutter.
I made tiny yo-yos.
Now I’m stitching them down.
This method makes the circles appear stuffed.
Stay tuned….
Have a great day!
A friend gave me this big pile of postage stamp blocks last fall.
She had pieced them over a number of years on different machines and they didn’t all end up the same size.
I’ve been debating how to set them ever since. I have had the following quilt pinned for ages and I suddenly decided I might be able to kill two birds with one stone.
I think this has potential. Although, I’m not satisfied with the setting fabric.
I’ll keep looking. Have a great day!
First….free patterns. I wanted to let you know that I have added a page to the blog showing the free patterns I’ve written for AccuQuilt . You can see the tab just below the header. If you receive the blog via email, you may have to come directly to the site to access them.
I’ve had this bin of vintage scraps hanging around for many years. I’ve made quite a few quilts from this pile over the years, and I have an idea for another one. I decided that it was time to find the bottom of this bin while I was at it.
I decided to cut using these two dies for my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter.
Here are all the diamonds that I cut. There are 176 in that pile.
I didn’t count all the 2” squares.
My process is pretty simple. I press my scraps and lay them on the die and run it through the die cutter. I separate pieces still big enough to cut, like the tiny gingham print on the right. The rest gets swept into the trash can.
It took a long time, but without my die cutter, I would have dumped the whole box into the trash. After a few hours, I had an empty bin. AccuQuilt for the win!
Ummmm…..except for these solid scraps that I pulled out as I went.
I’m not sure what I want to do with these yet, but I did press and sort into piles of large, medium, and small pieces.
Now once I decide what shapes I want to cut, it should go pretty quickly.
Have a great day!
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The mister and I went out for lunch after church last Sunday and then for a nice long bike ride. So I didn’t get far on this. I do now have the Star basted in place.
I learned about back basted appliqué from a tutorial by Jeanna Kimball. I’m not great at it, but this seems to work best for me.
I also added one more row to this project. Someday it will be done.
I’m getting the itch for a big hand quilting project, but I won’t let myself start until this is done.
Have a great day!
I’m making slow, but sure progress on these blocks.
This little man had a great time making emojis out of fun foam with my new die!
He also enjoyed making a quilt cave!
These two got haircuts.
They weren’t thrilled, but they look better!
Finally, a book recommendation. I’ve enjoyed every Kate Morton book I’ve read. And this was no exception.
That’s all for now. Have a great day!
You all know how much I love my AccuQuilt die cutters, and many of you do as well. Do you have a GO! Me and wished you had a full sized cutter? Or a GO! And wished you had the electric GO! Big?
Then this deal is for you!
AccuQuilt just came out with a new program called Trade Up and GO!
You can get your credit as a refund, or as reward points to use in the future.
What? You don’t yet have an AccuQuilt cutter? You are in luck! Now until the end of July, you can get a GO! Me for just $99.99. I love my little GO! Me. My grand kids love it too. It comes with two dies and a mat do you can try it out as soon as you open the box.
In fact, I’ve designed a pattern using just the dies that come with the GO! Me. You can find the free download here. Does that make it a steal? I so appreciate each time you downloads pattern I’ve designed for AccuQuilt . It doesn’t cost you anything, but I get a tiny commission to help support the blog.
Okay, say you don’t need a cutter, but you could use a die or two. I’ve got another cAccuQuilt code for you.
I hope you find something here to spark your creativity and improve your quilting life. Clearly, I’m a huge fan of AccuQuilt or I wouldn’t be an affiliate and GO! Getter. I’ve had issues with my shoulders and hands for years, but my die cutters have allowed me to continue doing what I love to do. Rest assured, I never share products that I do not use and love myself. I greatly appreciate all my readers and the support you show me.
Have a great day!
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I have one finish and one almost finish today. First of all, the Roblox top is done.
My machine appliqué work leaves a lot to be desired. I’ll spare you a closeup. This will be going to Big L out in AZ, so I’ve decided to wait and quilt it out there. I’m quite happy to set it aside for a bit!
My little doll quilt is a real finish. I put way too much time into this, but I enjoyed working on it.
It’s pretty simple. It finished at about 12 by 18 inches.
I grabbed a piece of something old for the back.
And you can probably tell better from the photo above, but I did add more quilting around the prints.
I found a bit of leftover binding and decided stitching it down like this was fitting.
This is what I used for the quilting. The color is more accurate in the photos above. It is a bright turquoise.
I’m quite pleased with this little piece! Now to find a home for it.
Now for the bonus. My friend Kelly made this sweet little quilt.
Looks like I’ll be cutting some more pieces just like the leftovers I used up to make another! Isn’t this fantastic?
Have a great day!
I’m making progress here. This is a small piece so it shouldn’t take long.
Every now and again, I do actually make something that I pinned on Pinterest!
Have a great day!
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