Remember this little kit? Turns out it was the perfect thing to work on while waiting for someone to come pick up a piece of furniture I sold. Since there were an hour and a half late, I got the whole top done!
Now to decide on quilting. And I should probably kit up a few more of these little projects.
Have a great day!
I have two Pomegranate blocks done now.
And the third is well underway.
The next pattern for this BOM came out last week.
I have my pieces all chosen and I’ll start this today after the Pomegranate block is done.
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It’s been a good quilting month. I finished the Jeep quilt just on time for E3’s birthday.
I quilted and bound this top for a friend of my mom’s.
Had to sneak in this mini!
My favor finish, Amelia Brown’s Rooster Medallion!
Shark Reunion!
And Triangles.
I also quilted 8 Quilts of Valor and worked in a few secret projects that I can’t share just yet.
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My most recent leader/ender quilt is done!
I love the crosshatch on this.
I have had this backing fabric for years and this seemed the perfect quilt to use it. 
You can see here how imperfect my grid is, but it doesn’t matter at all.
This was my inspiration. It was made by Gee’sBend quilter, Annie Bendolph.
Mine doesn’t have the same charm, but I’m still very happy with it. Here are a few photos after washing. I’m trying a new batting.
It doesn’t get quite as crinkly, but I love the weight of it. It is Pellon 80/20 and comes on a 120″ roll.
One last thing to share.
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Remember these scrappy strips? They were leftovers from this quilt .
This is one of the little projects I had kitted up. It as a quick and easy top to piece when I didn’t have much time.
The top was together before I knew it! of course, the work of piecing the strips was already done.
Time to quilt. Have a great day!
Over the weekend , I spent some time kitting up a few small quilts that I had on my bucket list. I get a lot of inspiration from vintage quilts on eBay. When I see something I might want to make, I take a screenshot and make a note on my iPad on what to cut. Like this:
I scribbled out a row and noted that I need 36 print diamonds and 24 solids. I may or may not keep the zig zag edge that full diamonds on the top and bottom would give me, but I can decide that later. I dug through my vintage scraps and used my Accuquilt 30 degree diamond die to cut my pieces. Here it is all ready to go.
These are Tupperware sandwich containers. I love them for small projects like this. Here is another note I made myself.
And here it is kitted up and ready to sew. I used my Accuquilt 2 inch square die and Accuquilt 2 inch strip die for these pieces.
This is my third little quilt. No note here, just an idea I had. I used my Accuquilt 2 1/2 inch strip die for this.
Hope this helps someone out. It sure helps me to actually get around to making those quilts on my bucket list!
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I was having so much fun with my leader/ender project that it ended up being my main piecing project!
I loaded it up and decided to crosshatch quilt it. There are two ways of doing this on the long arm. One is to do all the horizontal lines first.
Then take the quilt off the frame, turn it 90 degrees and quilt all the lines in the other direction.
The other option is what I’m doing here. I started the same way. I did all horizontal lines as far as I could without advancing the quilt.
Then I did lines from the top to the bottom line I had quilted, traveled the width of my grid, and headed back up to the top.
You might be able to see where I traveled on the bottom line.
I use this little device to keep my horizontal lines straight.
It prevents the machine from rolling in that direction.
When I do the vertical lines, I just eyeball it. They are mostly straight. I’m not looking for perfection here.
As far as spacing goes, I set my machine for 12 stitches per inch. When I get to the end of a line, I count stitches as I move the machine. I’m shooting for my lines to be about 9 stitches apart. That’s 3/4 of an inch.
This isn’t fast quilting, but I love the effect, so it’s worth it.
Have a great day!
PS There is still time to register for the Accuquilt Live program on Sashings today at 1 PM, Central Time. Click here to register!
I keep finding stuff that I’ve hung into, but will probably never use. So here is your chance for some fun goodies.
Here is the fine print. I will only sell and ship to addresses within the US. I take payment via PayPal. If you would like an item, send an email to me at sew4given@ aol.com and include the item number and your zip code. I will then send a PayPal invoice with shipping costs added. If payment is not made within 24 hours of invoicing, item will be marked available for next buyer. Please note, some items here cannot be combined and shipped with other items. I will note this where applicable.
1. Vintage crocheted lace. 7 pieces, all 1 3/4 inches wide. Lengths are as follows: 40, 42, 18, 16, 19, 19, and 16 inches. Shows some age staining. I’m sure a good soak would help a lot, I never got around to it. $10
2. Vintage crocheted lace. 100 inches long by 4 inches wide. There is some thread breakage along the edge in places. See the second photo. Age staining. $10
3. Vintage tatting shuttles and bobbins. The large silver one is a reproduction. $20 Sold
4. A medium flat rate box full of magazines. Mostly Quilting Arts and American Quilter. This box is full so I cannot combine shipping with anything else. Over 31 issues. $25
5. Two vintage sunbonnets. $12 for both.
6. August 1930 issue of Needlecraft magazine. Measures 10 by 14 inches. I love the ads in this! Cannot be shipped with other items to prevent damage. $8
7. Lot of vintage sewing items. Those spools are huge! Includes everything shown, plus some other stuff I found later and threw in the box. Fills a medium flat rate box. It is unlikely anything else will fit in this box, but I will try, if there is something else you would like. $20
8. Yes, gift wrap. Totally unused as I couldn’t bring myself to cut it. 🤦🏻♀️ $8
9. One kit plus 11 patterns. $10
10. Vintage baby quilt. 27 by 30 inches. Machine quilted. Some age spots on back as shown. $20
11. Zipper pouch, made by me. Unlined. 7 by 11.5 inches. $7
12. Another zipper pouch made by me. Unlined, 7 by 9.5 inches. $8
13. Two vintage flannel flags. Measure 8 by 10 and 5 by 8 inches. These were premiums given out in cigar boxes. You can see the flags have 48 stars. Some fading as shown. $12 for both Sold
14. Grandmother’s Flower Garden blocks. 42 blocks measuring 9 by 10.5 inches. Hand pieced, good condition. Very fun prints! $40 Sold
15. Two old Sunbonnet Sue blocks. 17 inches square. Some age spots. $6
16. Grandmothers Flower Garden top. 72 by 80 inches. Some age staining as shown. Hand pieced. A bit ragged at the edge, but I didn’t see any holes are seams that came undone. $45 Sold
17. Appliquéd Quilt Top. This is huge! It measures 100 by 108 inches. It may have been a kit. The workmanship is beautiful. Background may be a poly cotton blend. There are a few marks and a tiny bit of fabric running. I have pics of this below. $30 plus shipping.
18. 12 primitive basket blocks, approximately 10 inches square. You can see on the back of one block that the fabric was originally intended for a different quilt! $9
19. Lot of eight quilt books. Some of these I love so much, that I bought them twice! Lol. Time to clear out the extras. This will ship media mail and cannot be combined with anything else. The box is full. Weighs about 13 pounds. $35 for all 8, plus media mail shipping.
20. Vintage apron for a skinny girl with a 28 inch waist. It is 30 inches long. One hole as shown and some stains. I have not tried to wash this. I love the pleats on the edge. Beautiful workmanship. $15
21. Nine patch blocks! 36 blocks, approximately 9 inches. Fabrics are from the 30-40s. Machine sewn. $35 Sold
That’s it for this week. Have a great day!
Who doesn’t love Eleanor Burns? My kids still remember me watching her on PBS. They thought it was hilarious when she’d throw scraps over her shoulder and say, “We don’t need that anymore!”
Eleanor will be a guest on this weeks Accuquilt Live!
I’m really looking forward to this. I’m pretty boring and predictable when it comes to my use of sashing. Bring on the new ideas! Click here to register! You will get a code for 27% off, and a chance to win prizes like fabric and dies. Won’t you join me?
See you there!
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I finished one Pomegranate block and have started the second.
I played around a bit with this in a layout app.
This isn’t actually the first Pomegranate quilt I’ve made. I machine appliquéd this one a long time ago. Like maybe 20 years? I’d completely forgotten about it!
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