Looking back at January, I didn’t finish near as much as I thought. I have done quite a bit of secret sewing that I can’t share just yet, but soon!
Anyway, here are my finishes for the month.
I sure love having a long arm here in AZ so I can truly finish things instead of just making tops. I am so very blessed.
Have a great day!
I’m so excited to share my friend Zenia’s quilt with you! She blogs at A Quilted Passion. She pieced this gorgeous top and I got to quilt it for her.
What I really wanted to show you is Zenia’s amazing use of fabric.
She puts fabrics together that I would never in a million years think of. And it all works! Take a look and you’ll see what I mean.
She’s made some gorgeous quilts, but this might be my favorite. and yes, she gave me permission to share!
When I asked her about it, this is what she had to say.
I think she has a real talent for combining fabrics.
This is the pantograph I used.
And here is the back.
Now, don’t you want to make a quilt just like this? I do!
Before I go, I wanted to let you know about this fun AccuQuilt Live program tomorrow!
Watch closely and you may just see a project created by Yours Truly in the trunk show! Click here to register!
Have a great day!
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Well, I finished the next block….I think.
It was supposed to have a butterfly between the trees, but I’m not a fan of butterflies so I put a little bird there instead. It turned out looking more like a duck. 😂 I’m definitely not loving this. That duck/bird might need to fly south.
I’ll think about that while I work on the next block. it’s supposed to look like this.
But of course, I had to start with smaller blocks than what was recommended, so that won’t all fit.
I’ll add the scissors first, then add the hands on either side. They will be at a different angle than the pattern so they fit. I’m not sure I will add the hearts. I’ll decide later.
Have a great day!
I visited this place last winter, but forgot about it this year. Until today. I was driving past and decided to stop.
This is like stepping back in time. They have fabric….
And crafty stuff…
And so much more. I can’t remember the last time I saw aprons like this in a store.
They have a whole aisle for hats.
Lots of kitschy souvenirs.
And you can even pick up your granny panties here! 😂
They have a little bit of everything. I haven’t seen a variety store like this in decades.
No snow globes in the desert, just sand.
I did get some great fabric. Here is my haul.
I’ll definitely be back.
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This little quilt finished at 45 inches square. I think the background fabric really makes it. It just wouldn’t be the same with a white background.
Not loving my quilting, but it’s done. I’ve come to rely way too much on pantographs, so it’s high time I broke out of my box.
This is the back. In its former life, it was a table cloth.
My machine binding looks pretty good on the front. On the back, not so much.
All in all, I’d call this a solid finish.
It might be donated somewhere soon.
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Here is another edition of Throwback Thursday! The post I’m sharing today is from seven years ago. Time sure flies. I still love this quilt , I hope you enjoy seeing it again as well. Have a great day!
Finally, finished pictures of the Cheddar quilt! I purchased this vintage top a few years back and didn’t even like it that much at first. But it has definitely grown on me.
It waited patiently in my closet for me to figure out how to quilt it. It really felt right to quilt this with a wonky grid. The piecing is far from perfect and a well measured even grid would have emphasized that. It is sometimes difficult to decide whether or not to machine quilt a vintage top, but in this case, it was an easy decision. The maker of this top was clearly proud of her sewing machine! You can tell by the machine stitched embellishment she put into each block.
You can see above some of the age related stains this top had. It also had a band of grime across one section from side to side. Likely from where it was folded. So I decided it had to be washed. It was risky but I threw it in the washer with some color catchers. Here is what they looked like when I took them out of the washer.
Yikes! The stains are better and the grime is gone. Sadly, some of the cheddar bled onto the muslin giving it a slightly yellowish cast. I am okay with that. It looks better. It is soft and crinkly too. Here are some after washing shots.
I am so glad I finished this one. I am loving using it on my bed. It has been very cold here of late and having three quilts on my bed is NOT too many!
All my rectangles are sewn together. I had more than I thought!
I started making four patches, in between some secret sewing.
Then I had to try out my idea to see how it would look. I added triangles to the four patches to make these.
Time to try it out.
The plan was to have alternating rows.mill probably need to make a few more rows before I’m sure about this.
Have a great day!
Did you see the AccuQuilt Live program? If so, then you saw this die released!
I made the center block from this die and the surrounding small stars from the Goose Tracks die. I played around d a bit with settings.
Then I finally got it in the frame and quilted with a simple cross hatch.
The backing was from my stash.
The colors remind me of candy corn.
This little bit will soon be on its way to be auctioned off for the Make A Wish Foundation.
Before I go, I wanted to remind you that this deal ends today. Click here for details.
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Another AccuQuilt Live is coming up today!
Click here to register for the event. You must be registered to be eligible for the giveaways.
Come back here after the show is over to see what I made with the featured die. 😊
See you soon!
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I’ve made a fair amount of progress on my leader/ender project. I started by piecing them into pairs, then into foursies.
Now I have six 80 inch strips. I have enough bits for one more row and maybe two.
I’ve got a plan here, but for now, I need to start piecing from this bin of 2 1/2 inch squares.
I so love having these bins of pieces all cut and ready to sew!
Have a great day!
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