I finally finished this block for the Ladies Aid BOM.
I’m still behind, but this is what I have done so far.
The block on the lower left is next up. The trees are back basted and ready for applique. The pattern showed a butterfly between them. I’m looking for something else to put there instead.
I hope I can share another finished block next week. Have a great day!
I found the best tablecloth at Goodwill this week. How cute is this?
I also worked on washing some windows this week. I have quite a way to go with that project.
I’ve been riding my bike a few times a week. I’m still very much a beginner, but I rode it to my Bible study on Tuesday.
I had a couple of these boxes show up wth is week. So fun!
We have oranges! Well, they are still pretty tiny…
And isn’t this beautiful?
I love driving through the older neighborhoods in Sun City. They have such great cacti! I did see two coyotes run past me in one though. It was 10:30 in the morning! Crazy. I was too stunned to take a picture.
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I finished this baby quilt and I quite like it. I think I have enough pieces left over to make another.
Machine binding is working out well with my new to me Bernina.
I used the same fabric for the backing and binding.
If you are interested, I wrote a blog post for AccuQuilt. You can find it here.
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I’ve decided to bring back Throwback Thursdays. I’ve written thousands of posts here, so I thought it might be fun to share some of my older favorites with newer readers. Below is a post from February 2018, as written then. Have a great day!
It’s done! I started piecing this top back in 2013. It is mostly hand pieced, but I did machine sew a few seams.
It isn’t a true charm quilt as there are repeated fabrics.
Here’s a look at the backing fabric. It’s a Robyn Pandolph print I had in my stash.
I kept the quilting pretty simple, just freehand continuous curves in the hexies, and a Gothic arch border.
I rather wish that I had quilted it more closely, but it is what it is.
Many people use The English Paper Piecing method to piece hexies. I’m not a fan of EPP. These are hand pieced the traditional way, by marking seam lines on the back of each piece.
This is where I’m displaying it for now. It finished at about 55 by 70 inches.
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AccuQuilt released this Prairie Star die recently. I knew I wanted this one and it arrived this week.
Once again, I started with those wonky diamonds from that vintage kit.
I love how everything lines up so well!
I didn’t use any pins.
It isn’t perfect, and the set in seams were a bit fiddly. But it lays flat and finished at the right size!
I’m not sure how, but I think these two belong together. The yellow and orange remind me of candy corn.
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I haven’t forgotten my string bits.
In fact, I came up with a setting for them. Sadly, I spent a fair amount of time with this tool. Ugh.
But I’m on track now and it’s growing. I’ll stop when I runout of pieces.
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I got a new AccuQuilt die in the mail! Of course, I had to play with it. 😁
I really like how they screen printed the letters on the die.
Remember this?
I can’t leave these kits behind when I see them for sale cheap. Even though I know they are not accurately cut. Enter this die!
I knew I could use this die to make little Lemoyne Stars.
You gotta love how these bits match up!
With this method, there are no set in pieces. However, you do have to make half your pieces in mirror image as shown below.
It didn’t take long at all to get this far.
This next photo shows how I pressed. I would pin next time, as you can see, I didn’t get my center intersection quite on.
I’m still quite happy with this first little star. It will finish at 5 1/4 inches. That’s a bit of an odd size, but quite perfect for me. I was able to trim down the diamonds with very little waste and use a die intended for a totally different block.
I’m not sure where this project is headed yet, but I’m thrilled to know I WILL be able to use these pieces.
Lastly, there will be a fun AccuQuilt Live tomorrow, complete with prize drawings. Click here to register.
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Finally! I got some prep work done for one of my Ladies Aid BOM blocks.
I’m way behind on this, but determined to get caught up.
Have an amazing day!
I pulled out the chisel pieces I had cut with my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter.
These are the dies I used.
After playing around a bit, I decided on this design.
Doesn’t it look like doorways? I’m hoping I have enough pieces for a baby quilt.
Time to sew. Have a great day!
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It’s done! The quilting seemed to take forever, but I’m thankful to share a finished quilt with you today, instead of a finished top.
Of course, my little photo bomber showed up.
I love this stripe I used for the binding.
I used muslin on the back. I found it at Goodwill and it was two lengths already seamed together to the perfect size.
I knew the crosshatch quilting would give a fantastic texture after washing. And I was right!
How yummy is that?
All the quilting imperfections are darn near invisible now.
I was so worried that the blocks were too chunky, but I love the result. Eventually, I’ll use this for a couch quilt. But it’s decorating my railing for now so I can look up and admire it.
Thanks for following along with this project.
Have a great day!
