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!
My little top is pieced and quilting has begun.
I think I need to add a bit more, though I’m not sure why I’m putting this much effort into a doll quilt.
And I still have leftovers.
It never ends….. Have a great day!
Turns out, I only had 24 of the white pieces left, but a bunch of print triangles. So I turned these….
…..into these.
This is how I did it. The original pieces were cut using dies from my 12” Qube. So I needed to cut the opposite corner off. I used the 45 degree line on my ruler and a piece of painters tape on my ruler.
It worked perfectly!
Ta daa!
This will make a fun little doll quilt!
Have a great day!
I’ve had a vintage quilt pinned on Pinterest for ages. I cut out pieces for it back when I cut pieces for my little economy block quilt. I’ve been piecing these little hour glass blocks as leaders/Enders.
I’m getting to the end here.
Maybe this will give you an idea of where I’m headed here.
Have a great day!
A dear online friend sent me this gorgeous block to finish. I’m so lucky! The hard part is done!
She also sent along this fabric and pattern for the center. I think I can handle this much appliqué.
I might switch it up a bit though. I’ve been looking at vintage Princess feather quilts for inspiration. I hope to get started today.
Have a great day!
I’ve been making quilted hearts out of bits of practice quilting. This new die is wonderful for it!
Oscar got ducked last week!
I’ve been ducking a few Jeeps as well.
We had a volunteer sunflower pop up amidst our strawberry plants. I just love it! We’ve never planted these at this house. I’m thinking it came from the seed in our bird feeders.
I still haven’t found a name for this quilt block.
I went through every page of this and didn’t find it.
Any ideas? Have a great day!
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