I finished this little quilt I’ve been working on.
I quite like how it turned out.
The top is all vintage fabrics. The backing is a Judie Rothermel print. The binding came from my neighbor.
It’s hard to see the hanging diamonds quilting, but you can see the texture.
I think I’ll take this one back to Michigan to put on one of my doll beds.
Have a great day!
Sigh….this was my final layout for my Lotta triangles. Or so I thought. I liked it, but I felt like it should be bigger and….more…..something.
I tried adding a few strips in place of some of the triangles, but that made things worse. It was too busy.
So I played around a bit and came up with this setting.
It’s better, giving the prints more breathing room, but still not quite there yet. I really liked the following idea, but the numbers of prints wasn’t working out.
It did lead me to my next idea. I’m still not sure this will work, but I’m committed now.
Stay tuned. And have a wonderful day.
I have a nice camera. It is a Canon 6D DSLR. I admit, it intimidates me. I used it in Iceland, but then never picked it up until last week. Now I’m learning everything all over again. Not that I ever knew much.
Anyway, it is so gorgeous here that i certainly can’t use lack of opportunity as an excuse! So I spent time in one my my favorite places this week, White Tank Mountain Regional Park. Here are a few of my photos.
I went back later that night and took a few more.
I have SO much to learn. But it’s never too late to try something new. Photos, no matter how good, will never replace seeing God’s magnificent creation first hand.
Have a great day!
It’s been a productive month for me. Here’s a look back at my goals.
1. I want to decide on and finish a doll quilt for the swap. Done! I decided to use one of my little bow tie quilts for it.
2. I have a quilt kitted up out of Lotta Jansdottir fabric I’d like to piece. Not done. But it is started.
3. I’d like to get two rows of hand quilting done on my vintage triangle top. Not done. I did hand quilt several small quilts though.
4. Start on a Civil War quilt that I have kitted up. Done!
5. Finish my Itty Bitty Bow Tie. Done!
What else did I do?
I finished up this small top. I kitted it up before I left Michigan
Ah what can I say….I gave this little thing away. I never want to see it again.
I love this QOV made from my neighbor’s scraps!
I also worked on a bit of improv this month.
Looking ahead to March. I would like to:
1. Get back to hand quilting my vintage triangle top.
2. Finish the Lotta Triangles top.
3. Make another small quilt top, kitted up out of shirt scraps.
4. Spend as much time as possible with my kids and get ready to head back east.
This winter has flown by like none other!
Have a great day!
I know, this color palette is getting old. But I still had these pieces out, so I played some more.
First strips going one way.
Then adding more the other way. I like the fractured quality you end up with.
I had a leftover curved piece and I did not spare it!
Mr. Wonderful helped me put this little slide show together.
Isn’t that fun?
This is kind of addicting. Have a great day!
I got my little top together and basted it for hand quilting. I do not recommend basting with straight pins, but I failed to bring any safety pins and couldn’t be bothered to go buy any.
So I started by quilting straight lines through the blocks with pins so I could remove them ASAP. Now I’m adding more quilting.
I’m not sure you can see it here on the back, but I’m quilting a hanging diamonds pattern.
Next up will be scrounging up some binding. Have a great day!
I saw the neatest little quilt on Instagram. I contacted the maker to ask permission to make my own and she graciously agreed. She had an old crazy quilt top that was not able to be saved, but it did have some good spots.
So she cut bits from the good areas to make a mini. I had some vintage blocks like this that were riddled with a bleeder fabric. I knew this was a perfect project for them.
I’m loving it so far! Have a great day!
Accuquilt is holding an online launch party for National Quilting Month! If you’ve never attended one, they are lots of fun. They share the new dies, tips and tricks for using the cutter/dies, special offers, and giveaways!
This Launch Party is entitled, Why We Quilt. It will be held March 2nd from 12-1 OM CST. You can register by clicking here. You have to register to be eligible for the giveaways. There is no cost to join in the fun.
Hope to see you there!
No, I’m not back in Michigan, but I did a lot of sewing when I was home and wrote posts that I could schedule later. Thankfully, there isn’t snow like this here in Arizona!
I love the design of this quilt. I’m not as in love with the quilting. I don’t think it fits with the vintage style.
You can see that I did add my pink binding and it pleases me to no end!
The backing is an ancient white on white piece I had in my stash.
Snow….yuck!
I knew washing would help and it did. A look at the back reveals that part of the problem was not keeping the quilting density the same across the quilt.
I’m much happier with the front of the quilt.
I don’t think I’m done with strippy quilts yet. Have a great day!
No masterpiece here, but it was a fun experiment! I played around with the bits I made for a long time.
I decided I liked the pieces backing up to each other to make arches or doorways of sorts.
And this is what I finally ended up with. I don’t hate it. I don’t love it either.
I think what I don’t like here, is that I didn’t do enough editing. I used most every thing I made and it seems too busy. I learn with every project. I’ll leave this up on the wall to see what else I can learn from it.
I have a pile of these scraps left on my table. What shall I try next?
Have a great day!
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