Hip hip hooray! Today is the day! I’m so thankful for all of you that chose to play along with Deanna and me for this quilt along. Here is my finished quilt. Make sure you visit Deanna to see hers!
Mine has already been handed off to our state Quilt of Valor Coordinator for awarding.
I went with a solid gold for the backing.
So many fun prints!
Now, it’s time for you to share your finished quilts and tops!
This stunning top was made by Julie Marvin of North Carolina.
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Remember back when I made this Minecraft quilt? That was for Big L. Now I’m making another for E2. I’m not sure my colors are quite right this time, but I’m working from stash.
E3 calls it “Minecrack.” It always makes he smile, so I don’t correct him.
What a goof ! 😂
If you would like to make a similar quilt, you can find free directions for the blocks here.
I finally figured out how I wanted to quilt this and got going on it.
Excuse the messy hair, Mr. Wonderful bought matching shirts for Winslow and me. 😂
E3 visited last week. I asked him why he was holding his nose and he said he had stinky feet.
I passed up this old crate at the recent antique fest we went to. I kind of regret it.
Took this little guy to the lark after school. It doesn’t take long for him to get dirty, but just look at that beautiful smile!
E1 has something called Childhood Apraxia of Speech. it’s a neurological issue where he knows what he wants to say, but the message gets garbled between his brain and his mouth. It makes communication difficult. But this boy always smiles. He is a favorite of all his teachers. He has the most tender, beautiful heart. I’m grated every single day that I get to be his Nana. He is such a gift!
Here is another quilt that my sweet friend, Donna brought over for me to quilt. This one was a Block of the Month. Isn’t it gorgeous? Donna is so good at putting fabrics together.
I used a pale yellow thread for quilting and it looks fantastic.
Love the backing!
This is the pantograph I used.
Before I go, I wanted to remind you that next Tuesday, October 12th, will be our Two and Four QAL Finale! Even if you haven’t finished your top, please link up and share your progress with us. No blog? No problem! Just send me a photo of your project and I’ll post it on the blog that day. My email is sew4given@aol.com. I can’t wait to see what everyone has done!
I am back with another perfect project for the littles in your life! I loved crafting with my kids and now I get to do it with my grands. Together, we created this portable felt background and felt shapes.
It didn’t take much to get these two helpers on board.
And it didn’t take long before we had a pile of shapes to work with!
I made the background out of flannel from my stash and then it was time to play!
E3 was all over this!
He let me know what kind of shapes he needed more of. He made Winslow driving a Jeep!
I love those little baby hands!
He took it home and, a bit begrudgingly, shared with his brother. Daughter #1 says he has spent hours and hours playing with this low tech toy. It is great for math skills, shapes, colors, patterns, and developing creativity.
You can find a PDF of instructions, including how to make the background , by clicking here.
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This top ended up 105 inches square. It weighs a ton! I wasn’t real happy with my fat feathers in the border, but I certainly wasn’t going to rip them out.
I do like the idea I came up with for the inner border.
I used this clamshell ruler to make it.
The crosshatching in the center is bigger than I like, but I didn’t want to overquilt the middle with those fat feathers in the border.
It felt like I’d never get to the end of it. Next up, miles of binding! Also, the Accuquilt Blog Hop continues. See the schedule below.
Last weekend Mr. Wonderful and I went to a local antique festival. I picked up this adorable little quilt.
These tiny embroidered pieces had me smitten.
But it was dirty and stained. This is what the back looked like AFTER soaking.
I decided to take it apart and discard the backing and blanket but that had been used as batting. That was a good call; the backing tore like tissue paper when I removed it. Just look at those beautiful stitches inside!
I looked through my vintage feedsacks for a backing and decided to use this piece. It was two sacks sewn together with the edges hemmed. Perhaps it was used as a table cloth? it has this beautiful repair on it.
Hand quilting has begun. I’m keeping it simple. The top still has stains, but I feel this charming piece deserves a new lease on life.
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