Mr. Wonderful and I went to the local antique fest over the weekend. I found some lovely quilts! I particularly loved this first one.
I love how these old wool quilts look, but I’m never tempted to bring them home.
This was a great display! I’d love that frame.
Oh, this one was SO tempting!
Love the colors and prints in this one.
The edges of this was hemmed and it appeared to have been use as a spread. I loved it, but it needed do much work.
I have more to come! Stay tuned!
Remember these?
I decided to cut as many 6 1/2” squares as I could out of these bins.
I will use the basket pattern from this little bit and make basket blocks.
Perhaps the different whites will add interest.
I will make these with the machine appliqué technique that I learned in Lori’s class. This vintage crib quilt was my inspiration for this project.
The appliqué will probably take me a while.
Have a great day!
I knew this would make a great border, but I just could not come up with an idea for the center.
So I decided to try a strippie setting.
Nope. That didn’t work. Maybe this….
Better, but the proportions are too far off and I don’t have any more the that print.
Nope, nope, nope…
Better, not great…..my seam ripper is becoming a good friend….
I’m about to give up on this mess!
Have a great day!
I made this little quilt last summer when the AccuQuilt Crossroads die came out.
I had some leftover bits and pieces.
I thought they would make an interesting border.
I just need to figure out what to put in the middle.
Have a great day
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I haven’t done any knitting in ages, but decided to make a simple dishcloth as a hand project while sitting in the back yard during family visits.
I soon remembered why I haven’t knitted in a long time….I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand four years ago and I now have issues with my left hand as well.
It’s gotten worse of late. I love knitting. I love hand quilting. I love riding my motorcycle. But all these things take a toll. I haven’t been good about continuing to wear the wrist brace at night on my right hand and now I have one for the left. I also tend to binge quilt and that aggravates things.
I’ll finish the dish cloth (a row at a time!) and then I’ll set the knitting aside again. I want to start a new hand quilting project as well. I’m holding off on that too.
I want to ride my bike this summer. My rides are shortened by the carpal tunnel issues, but this is what I want to use my hands for. The hand sewing and knitting will have to wait.
I’m also going to keep long arming, but I’m going to get back to wearing my antivibration gloves when I do.
I’m starting PT for shoulder issues this week. Ugh! But I’ll do pretty much anything to avoid another shoulder surgery.
I am so very grateful for my die cutters. Rotary cutting must be kept to a minimum and my die cutters have allowed me to keep sewing.
So, Slow Stitching Sunday will also be set aside in favor of something else. I’m sure I’ll come up with something! Maybe Die Cutting Sunday?
Take care of your hands, quilters! Don’t binge quilt as I have done!
Have a great day!
My friend, Susan, sent me this book and I’ve enjoyed more than a few cups of coffee while poring over it! I can’t decide what to start on!
I had to laugh when I saw this shirt, it’s me! Lol
No affiliation, but wanted to share this deal. Oddly, the 120” wide batting roll is cheaper than the 90” wide roll on Walmart.com.
We spent lots of time with these crazy kids last weekend. They are so fun!
Willy was exhausted after!
I just finished reading this book. If you are a Laura fan, I recommend it. I have to say, I’m not a big fan of her daughter, Rose.
Finally, I have another post up on the AccuQuilt Blog.
Have a great day!
I started this quilt when I was still in Arizona. It was inspired by an antique quilt.
The block is quite simple.
I used shapes 1 and 2 from my AccuQuilt 8” Qube to make these simple 12” blocks.
The binding was made from leftovers of the backing.
As simple as it is, I’m quite smitten with this quilt!
I love it when the picture in your head becomes reality!
Have a great day!
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My scrap buckets are starting to overflow, so it’s time to deal with them. I have two buckets, one for reproduction scraps, and one for modern/bright scraps. I was down to zero 2” cut squares in repro fabrics, so I decided to focus on that.
This is the die I’m using.
I can cut up to ten layers at a time with my AccuQuilt studio cutter and dies, so I could cut a max of 120 squares in a single pass!
Of course, I’m layering scraps so it doesn’t usually work out to that many each time. But I did make a lot of progress.
That bin is from this unit. I need to get my labels on!
My next task is cutting up these leftovers into 1 1/2” squares.
I’ll be using this die.
I came across these two big bins of white/off white scraps. They are a real mix of shades/manufacturers. Ugh. I don’t want to deal with these, but I hate having them go to waste.
I need to come up with a way to use these. Any ideas?
I’m back to cutting. Have a great day!
Remember these? I pieced these blocks before leaving AZ. My recent fabric haul from the estate sale provided the perfect sashing fabric.
It took a day to get the top together and then I loaded it on the frame.
This is the pantograph for it.
Have a great day!
Time to look at what was accomplished in the sewing room this month!
I also worked on some secret sewing that I hope to be able to show soon.
Have a great day!
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