I haven’t forgotten this quilt!
I don’t know why, but I don’t get a lot of hand work done in Arizona. So I brought this home with me.
So far, I have one row of these giant fans done.
I used a solid off white fabric on the back.
Gotta love that texture! Have a great day!
Another good month in the sewing room! here are my finishes for this month.
I had quite a few starts this month as well, but left several of those in AZ.
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Prepare for picture overload! I’m smitten with this quilt! The first picture was taken after the last stitch went in.
You can see that the markings were still there. This is what I used for marking. I would recommend using the fine line version, but I had this on hand and it worked.
Oh, did it work! One trip through the wash and every bit came out! Please test before using as your mileage may vary. All fabrics in this quilt came from Mr. Wonderful’s shirts, so they had been prewashed.
That texture!
I machine stitched the binding to the back and used perle cotton to big stitch it down.
Here is a look at the flannel backing.
The back.
I included a couple pockets. I stuck my hand inside to quilt that area without quilting the pocket closed.
This is what the other side looks like.
Ta daaaa!
This was a great travel project and some of the most relaxing, fun hand quilting I’ve ever done. It ended up about 55” by 70”. I’m sure it will be a favorite couch quilt.
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I just finished these books. Sigh…. I always wish Laura had written more. Yes, we are on a first name basis. Now I’m reading books about Laura. When I was little, I wanted to be her. I could relate to having a perfect older sister.
Anyway, today I thought I’d share a few pics I took on our way home.
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If you follow me on Instagram, @katyquilts , you already know that we are back in Michigan.
When I know a busy time is coming up, I schedule blog posts ahead. I’ve not had tine to respond to comments, but I’ve read and appreciate each one.
This greeted us when we arrived back home.
But in a few days, this beauty showed up, even though it was still quite cold.
It’s taking a while to really get back in the sewing routine, but I managed to find border fabric and finish this little top.
And I’ve chosen border fabric for this one as well.
Mostly, I’ve been working on quilting this one. It is nearly done now.
I have to show you this adorable little quilt that my friend, Kelly, gave me just before we left.
Isn’t that the best? It will hang in my Michigan sewing room to remind me of Arizona. 😊
We’ve been enjoying lots of time with the littles. That is the best part of being back!
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Well, it didn’t take long to make all the bow tie blocks I had cut out.
I decided they really needed some red….
Yes! I’m loving this! And I’ve decided it needs to be a throw quilt. So I have more cutting to do. As a reminder, these are the AccuQuilt dies I’m using.
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I’ve had this quilt pinned for ages. When I found the blue chambray, I knew it was time to start.
This was my inspiration. I have no pattern info, but decided to make 12” blocks.
So easy! Just 4 chambray squares cut 4 1/2”, one red 4 1/2” square, and four red/neutral four patches. I used the dies from my AccuQuilt 8” Qube. That made the prep work really fast!
Winnie seems unimpressed. 🤣
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I was getting down to the wire getting ready to head back to Michigan, and I still didn’t have a travel project ready to go! I grabbed a bin of shirts from Mr. Wonderful and a few treasured scraps and whipped up this top.
Time to baste!
I did a bit of marking.
This is what I’m using, based on a recommendation by Bonnie Hunter.
The plan is to use up these leftover threads.
So far, so good!
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As I was getting ready to button up the sewing room to head back to Michigan, I came across a few orphan blocks.
They sparked an idea and I quilted them up!
I cut some hearts out of freezing paper and ironed them down on my quilted bits.
Then I used pinking shears to cut out hearts. I really need to buy a heat shaped AccuQuilt die before I do any more of these. I ended up with blisters. Ugh.
I ended up with quite a few!
These could easily be made into tree ornaments, fridge magnets , or garland.
I decided to use them to share a bit of love on the way back to Michigan. Click here for more info.
Before I go, I’ve been having a terrible time with my blog reader, Bloglovin’ the last few weeks. If you have too, you can always click on the link in the sidebar to follow my blog by e-mail. Personally, I’m trying out Feedly to keep up with the blogs I love.
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Put a fork in it. It’s done!
This was a fun leader/ender project. I revisited so many projects while sewing up these scraps.
I wasn’t sure about the quilting while I was doing it, but it’s okay. Not fantastic, but good enough for a scrap quilt that I’ll keep for myself.
I do love this binding!
The backing came from a dear friend. It is so soft!
The finished size is 72 by 76 inches. So all you need is 1,368 two and a half inch squares, and you can make your own!
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