Since I still have lots of 2 1/2” squares in my bin, I decided to work on another bucket list quilt that requires these.
The pattern is called Shipshewana Remembered.
This would be a great leader/ender project, though I’m just powering through.
Four more star points and it will be time to figure out the background.
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I went ahead and used the cream solid for the background of this little quilt.
I decided to quilt this with red thread.
I hope I don’t regret that!
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It’s been a good month here. I’m rather sad that it is over! Anyway, here are most of the things I finished this month. A few finishes will be carried over into April. They are done, but not shared yet.
I’m quite taken with the colors in this one.
This was finished back in January, but I couldn’t share it until March. It is the Layer Cake Loop pattern from Fat Quarter Shop .
The jelly roll quilt!
This was so fun!
And finally, this one was made with blocks gifted by a friend.
As I mentioned, more was finished. I’ll share those things soon.
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I love this one! A friend gave me these blocks last fall. Can you believe it? So much work! The small squares finish at one inch!
She also sent along the cheddar squares. I took these out and put them away countless times trying to figure out how best to show them off.
In the end, simple was best. I had this lovely old green print in my stash and it became the perfect faux border. The binding fabric surprised me a bit. You just never know what will work until you audition things.
The backing is an older Nancy Gere print.
I’m quite smitten!
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Remember these that my dear neighbor gave me?
I think I’ve figured out how to set the blocks using this fabric.
And this die.
Hour glass blocks can add so much to a quilt!
Oh, yes, I think I like where this is going! Right now, I am making the hour glass blocks as leader/enders, so it will take a little while.
One last thing, if anyone has followed along with the jelly roll sew along, could you send me pictures of your finished top/quilt? I’d love to share these when I share my finish. Thanks!
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I found this adorable vintage quilt online and thought it would be fun to reproduce. This is a crib quilt, but I planned to make a doll sized quilt.
I cut my squares 2”, so my four patches finish at 3”.
I cut creamy squares for in between.
I’m feeling a bit underwhelmed at this point. Maybe I’d like it better if I use a shirting print for alternate blocks. or maybe I should forge ahead and add interest with hand quilting.
Hmmmm….
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I have eight diamonds completed! My technique has improved.
The original pattern calls for a total of 32 diamonds like this.
I’m fascinated with how different the Star looks depending on which color goes in the middle.
I kind of like this layout also.
Then I thought about making smaller stars to surround the bigger one.
I’m going to have to think about this for a bit.
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I’ve been very indecisive about these blocks.
I finally decided I was really overthinking this and that simple was best.
Quilting has finally begun.
This is the pantograph I’m using.
So far, so good!
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My design wall has gone from this:
To this:
The above two photos were taken minutes apart and have had no filters or editing. Can you believe the difference?
I had a little chat with Daughter #3 recently about the best background for photographing quilts to get accurate color. Being a photographer, she’d suggested gray.
I started looking at Goodwill for something gray to try out and found this.
A week later, I found another one just like it! I really need one more, and I can buy one on Amazon. But I’ll stalk the Goodwill stores nearby first.
I can’t believe how much better my photos are turning out with this change in background. Who knew? Apparently, my daughter did. Smarty pants.
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I sewed all the triangles I had made together and ended up with this. I think it needs a few more rows. I also need to figure out how to keep this from getting skewed.
I found this cute little planter at Goodwill and turned him into a pin cushion.
Mr. Wonderful sent me this! He will be back very soon!
Poor Willy had to go to the vet this week. Turns out he had a bad UTI. Getting him to take his meds has been a chore. He seems to be feeling better though.
And in case you aren’t on Instagram, here are the photos I took for the prompt, Quilts in the Wild.
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