I’m finally getting around to working on my June Quilts of Valor. The pantograph I used on the first one is called Modern Twist.
The pantograph for this one is called Barb.
And the pantograph used here is called Sound and Vision.
All of these pantographs are available from Urban Elementz. I did not make these tops and do not have any pattern info.
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I saw Cecile’s applique blocks from the Ladies Aid Sampler hosted by Barbara Brackman and fell in love with them. You can see here’s on her blog, Patchwork Inspirations. So I decided to try a few blocks myself.
Barbara is hosting this BOM over on her blog, Civil War Quilts. You can find info about the BOM here. I will use the back basting method of hand applique. Can you see that I traced the pattern on the back of my block?
I’ve chosen my applique fabrics and I’m ready to dive in.
Wish me luck!
My sister gave me this awesome puzzle! I love jigsaw puzzles and this one was really fun.
Mr. Wonderful bought me this. My first Lego set! It is another kind of puzzle.
I spent several days visiting my sister and her girls. We had to take pics in our matching shirts.
Her husband gave me this amazing chest. It was handmade by his great grandfather. I’ve always loved this! The copper details are incredible.
Winslow and Willy got new hats.
Don’t they look cute? Yes, I’m that dog mom. Lol!
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I finished my little doll quilt and Winslow decided she liked it! Nice to have in-house quality control, I suppose.
I’m so glad I doubled up in the quilting.
Here is the back after washing.
And the front. I really love this one!
Another perfect fit for my doll bed too.
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My parents gave these vintage blocks to me for Christmas decades ago. They were my very first vintage blocks and I was over the moon! I set them with this green fabric I found, but never finished the top.
I’m not sure why. I think that green never felt right to me. You can see my piecing wasn’t great either.
I think this green was what I had in mind at the time, but I couldn’t find it anywhere in the late 1980s.
So I’m thinking about taking this all apart and starting over. I don’t love the idea of picking all those seams out, but I think they deserve it.
Willy thinks I can do better now. I’m still thinking……
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Daughter #3 picked this top up for me while she was at an antique shop recently. Isn’t it beautiful?
The blocks are only about 4.5 inches.
This needs some repairs, but it will be hand quilted for sure.
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I’ve decided to hand quilt this vintage top next. I think originally, the green alternate blocks were all the same, but they faded.
I’ve been playing with my Apple Pencil and an app called YouDoodle, to come up with a quilting plan. Ideally, I want something that I don’t have to mark and that is easy to work on in the car.
This decision is why it has taken so long for me to get started. I’m not in love with any of these. I need to break out of my Baptist Fan box. I thought of doing huge cables running from one side to the other. But there is that no marking thing.
I need to figure this out soon or I may start another disastrous knitting project.
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While searching for something else, I came across these vintage four patch blocks.
I played around and came up with this setting.
I’ll have to keep an eye out for something to use for inner and outer borders.
BTW, Accuquilt is hosting another Live party tomorrow for National Flamingo Day. Who knew that was a thing? Click the link to register. 😊
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I finished piecing my little doll quilt replica. Now I’m hand quilting. 
The quilting lines end up being about 1 1/4 inches apart. I normally like my hand quilting closer than that. But I’ll finish this cross hatching and then decide if it needs more. I pulled a very old bit from my stash for the backing.
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How cool are these Jeep panels? They are 36 by 44 inches. I’m planning to make a Jeep quilt for E3 for his birthday which is coming up. He just loved to a big boy bed. I couldn’t decide which one to get, so I ordered both.
I had heard about this out of print book and got it from my library. Lots of inspiration here.
The mister and I saw this beautiful rainbow on our walk the other night.
E1 had a birthday last week!
Willy thinks Winslow makes an excellent pillow.
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