I think I’m finally settling back in here in Michigan.
An Instagram friend sent a photo of a mini quilt on her bucket list. I said I’d already done that one! Here it is from 2006. The blocks finish at 2 1/2” and the logs are 1/4” wide.
It was published in this now defunct magazine. I used to do a fair amount of free lance work for QUILT Magazine and it’s spin-offs.
I read this book recently. I really enjoyed it!
All three of the Es have had a turn spending the night. We sure missed them!
I finally have this on the frame here in Michigan.
I thought I had enough of these blocks cut out to make a small quilt. Apparently not. I thought this would be a quick project, instead it’s another UFO. 🙄
But instead of cutting out more blocks, I decided to tear the room apart and rearrange.
If anyone is looking for me, this is where I will be for the foreseeable future.
You might wonder why I use this blue so often in my quilts. There is a story….
Not long after we arrived in Arizona, our first winter here, I was perusing the online ads. I found a lady selling four bolts of fabric. Three were parchment color and one was this aqua color. I hadn’t used much of this color before.
But since I had a bolt of it, I’ve reached for it again and again.
I will feel quite sad when it is all gone.
It has come in so handy and added a lot of life to quilts that may have gotten boring backgrounds otherwise.
I think when it’s gone, I will buy another bolt of a different solid color.
I’m sure those of you that comment have noticed that I’ve been terrible at responding of late. Life has been crazy. Mr. Wonderful spent the first two weeks of April in Arizona with me and we flew back to Michigan last weekend. Between enjoying time with him, getting ready to go, and trying to get my bearings back up north, responding has fallen to the bottom of the list.
The pups were great little travelers!
I’ll try today to remedy that by answering questions here on the blog.
Stretcher blankets. They are just what they sound like, used for ambulance/hospital stretchers. None of those I purchased at Goodwill appear to have been used, one was new in the package. I did wash all before using! I’m considering buying a few for my design wall in Michigan.
The giant baby. I really don’t know the story behind this. It doesn’t advertise anything. They are large cut outs along the highway. The giant baby has freaked out the farmer by using his tractor as a toy. The mother appears to be saying, “Not again! Give it back!” I love the whimsy of it!
Straight line quilting. I quilted this on my long arm using a channel lock.
Farmers Wife. Some of you suggested extending the design into the border. Great idea! That is my plan now! And I’ve decided to emphasize the squares on point rather than the Ohio Stars. I was asked why I chose these fabrics for the alternate blocks. I think they have good contrast with each other, but they don’t grab attention away from the pieced blocks.
So sorry for the lack of individual responses. It’s going to take a while to get back into a routine here. I left my sewing room here in quite the mess!
I scheduled many blog posts ahead, so it will look like I’m still in AZ for a bit. Hard to believe I went from this:
To this:
I won’t mention the snow flurries we’ve had here. Ugh.
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