I finished this a while ago, but just got around to taking a few photos.
I like the piecing, and some of the quilting. I realized while quilting that I don’t have Harry leveled quite right. That caused some ugly, out of control feathers on the top border.
Yikes! Looks like I have some work to do getting the frame adjusted.
The photo above shows the truest color.
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Mr. Wonderful and I enjoy thrifting. It’s the thrill of the hunt I suppose! He was initially a bit unsure when I found this though.
Very 1980’s, wouldn’t you say? But I saw some potential. I walked to the other side of the store and picked up a different shade. I donated this one back at the checkout. Total bill? $7.
Next we headed to Lowe’s for a can of spray paint.
After a good clean and a bit of disassembly, I was ready to paint.
Ta daaaaa!
Ignore the newspaper underneath, I didn’t want to set it directly on the table until it was cured for a few days.
I’m quite pleased with this little project! Mr. Wonderful loves it too. 😊
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I haven’t had a leader/ender project going in a while. I decided to pull this bin out and start sewing light rectangles to dark.
Once that is done, I can make them into blocks like this:
Or this:
You might remember the big quilt I made with these fence rail type blocks a few years ago.
I probably won’t do another like this….but you never know.
This is the Accuquilt die used to cut these rectangles. They will finish at 1 1/2 by 3 inches.
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I bought two of these charm packs a couple years ago and thought I had a great plan for them.
I used my Accuquilt die cutter to cut them into 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch rectangles, which left very little waste.
I thought I’d use these Accuquilt dies from my 8 inch Qube to make puss in the corner blocks.
These make 8 inch blocks. I wanted to alternate them with this chrome yellow.
Now, I’m wondering if I would like this better if I made 6 inch blocks. These feel huge to me. I’m going to have to think on this before I move ahead.
Before I go, today Accuquilt is releasing a new die during their Live event! There will be giveaways of dies and fabric from Northcott. Click here to register.
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Happy New Year! Mr. Wonderful was on vacation for the last several weeks and that means very little sewing has happened. I had scheduled all my blog posts ahead, but have not kept up with responding to comments. Here is a project he helped me with while he was off.
I’ve been using a couple of these flannel design wall sheets from Fons and Porter here in AZ.
But I like being able to pin things to my design wall and I wasn’t happy with how flimsy these felt. So I finally got around to replacing them with help from Mr. Wonderful.
We bought two 8 foot lengths of this extruded plastic trim from Home Depot and screwed them to the wall 7 feet apart.
I covered each of two one inch thick pieces of foam insulated board with Warm and White batting. I stretched it and held it in place with pins, then I used duct tape to secure it to the back of the board.
Next I added two inch wide strips of Self Adhesive Velcro to the trim pieces on the wall and on the back of my foam sheets.
This is the Velcro I used.
Time to hang them up!
Now I just need a step stool to reach the top. 😁
I used the trim pieces so I didn’t have to stick the Velcro directly to the wall board.
I hope this helps if you need to make a design wall. Have a great day!
This is the last post sharing my finishes from last year. I hope you have enjoyed the recap.
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Happy New Year! Here is the second group of small quilts that I finished in 2021.
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Where did this year go? I didn’t have as many projects on my UFO list this year, but I still didn’t complete them all. Let’s take a look.
1. I cut this Brick quilt out last year. I hope this will end up queen size. Not done! Still in the box.
2. This isn’t technically a UFO as I’ve never started it. But I want to finally get around to it this year. Not done! Not even started.
3. Another brick quilt cut from shirts. Done!
4. Another shirting quilt with solid cheddar diamonds. Done!
5. Sigh. I still have these Dutch Hexies. Still not done.
6. I want to finish hand quilting this vintage top. Done!
7. EPP Hexies. Done!
These got turned into a table topper and coasters.
8. The languishing Leader/Ender project. Done!
9. I pieced these four blocks ages ago and then didn’t do anything with them. Maybe this year. Done!
So that comes out to a 66% success rate. Time to see what UFOs I can dig up to work on this year.
Thanks so much for following along with me this year. Happy New Year to all of you!
I made so many small bits last year, that I’m breaking them up into three posts. Enjoy!
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Oh, I had fun making these this year! The first is my fave. I might have to make another since I just gave this on away.
This one started as a vintage top sent to me by my friend, Ila. This one has gotten lots of use at my house! It’s just so cozy.
Another quilt from shirts.
Inspired by a Gee’s Bend quilt.
Kaleidoscope made form an African print.
This last one was made as part of a Fat Quarter Shop project. I love red, white, and blue!
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