Finish It Up Friday ~ A Twofer and a Bonus

Posted on July 21, 2023 by katyquilts

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!

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Leader/Ender Hour Glass

Posted on July 20, 2023 by katyquilts

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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Leftovers

Posted on July 19, 2023 by katyquilts

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!

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Leftover Progress

Posted on July 18, 2023 by katyquilts

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!

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Leader/Ender Project

Posted on July 17, 2023 by katyquilts

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!

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Slow Sunday Stitching

Posted on July 16, 2023 by katyquilts

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!

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This and That

Posted on July 15, 2023 by katyquilts

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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Finish It Up Friday ~ Doll Quilt

Posted on July 14, 2023 by katyquilts

This was a fun little project! I thoroughly enjoyed playing in my vintage scraps to create my version of Lori’s little quilt .

I used a feedsack for the backing and background. I hand quilted it.

Mine finished at 10 1/2 by 12 inches, perfect for this little bed.

Have a great day!

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Leftovers

Posted on July 13, 2023 by katyquilts

Apparently, I cannot count. I had leftover bits from this quilt that I finished last week.

Rather than put them someplace, I decided to do something with them right away.

So I’ve been sewing the corners on as leaders/enders.

Might make a cute doll quilt.

I’ll have to see how many I end up with.

Have a great day!

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Progress

Posted on July 12, 2023 by katyquilts

I’ve made some more blocks, whilst avoiding the Roblox quilt.

In addition to the Bannard Hills fabrics, I’m adding some Laundry Basket fabrics, and some very old Smithsonian fabrics. They all seem to play quite nicely together.

Have a great day!

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