…..working on the gigantic tumbler quilt.
At least the quilting is finally done. Now onto the binding. I had a bit over a yard of this left so I chopped it all up.
I don’t sew my binding strips on the diagonal. The quilt police haven’t fined me yet.
This is the die I use to cut my strips.
I will sew the binding on by machine and finish by hand. If you don’t hear from me, you know where I’ll be.
Have a great day!
I’ve decided to go with this arrangement for my churn dash blocks.
But I feel like it needs more blocks.
So I’m cutting and sewing a few here and there.
I guess this won’t be a quick finish after all. Have a great day!
I received a fun package in the mail this weekend from Fat Quarter Shop . It was this half yard bundle of Pin Drop!
How fun is that? I’m going to be working on a secret project with this. You should get to see it in a few weeks. Also, I’m finally quilting this behemoth!
I’m using this pantograph.
I love how it’s looking so far. I hope to finish the quilting today and get the bi ding made.
Have a great day!
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Remember this? I really wanted to start hand quilting the new/old quilt I bought last week. But I told myself I had to do this first. I want it done this year!
So I loaded it up and got it basted.
I have gathered my supplies and started stitching.
I hope this goes faster than I think it will. Have a great day!
Hubby and I went bumming around last weekend and did a bit of junking along the way. I picked up this sweet little doll bed for a dollar at one garage sale we stopped at.
Of course, it didn’t look like that when I bought it. It looked like this.
It didn’t take much to get it back in shape.
It had this tag on it and I looked it up online. It originally was part of a little bunk bed set.
I found these at an estate sale. This is Catherineholm enamelware from the 1960s. I’ve only ever found one piece before so I was thrilled to find all of this!
I picked up this fun little letter board at our favorite discount store. I thought it would be fun to use for photos.
It was fun to spend the day with Mr, Wonderful driving around in the Jeep with the top down and no scheduling or agenda.
Have a great day!
This was a fun, easy finish after traveling.
The first two photos were taken before washing.
I hadn’t planned this, but it fits this doll bed perfectly.
This is how it looked after washing.
Have a great day!
I was in a real dilemma about how to proceed with this monstrous tumbler top. I finally decided a wack a strip off one side.
That left me with a top 100 inches square. That’s plenty big, but it just wanted a border.
So it got one. Just 4 1/2 inches, but now it feels right. I have this piece for backing, but of course, it isn’t wide enough. I’ll try to remedy that while I wait for the batting I ordered.
I never have 120 inch batting on hand, but I should probably start thinking about it.
Have a great day!
Today I am sharing some more quilts I saw last weekend while out junking with the mister. None of these came home with me.
Mmm
This top was tempting.
It was foundation pieced.
I loved this one too. It was sewn yo a backing wth what felt like a blanket for batting, but it had no quilting.
Fun blocks!
These bow ties were only about two inches square!
Hope you enjoyed seeing these. Have a great day!
Mr. Wonderful and I went to a few antique malls on Sunday and I found this! I just couldn’t leave it, even though I DO NOT need another quilt! And I rarely buy tied quilts. But the condition is so good and the fabrics so gorgeous….. It measures 78 by 66 inches and the triangles are 4 inches high.
Prepare for picture overload!
Many triangles were pieced.
Love this green!
The binding was pulled from the back and machine stitched down.
The workmanship is beautiful! Here is the back.
I’ve yet to find matching pieces, perhaps it is a true charm quilt?
So many fabrics that I would love to see reproduced!
I confess, I snipped a couple ties. I wanted to see if the holes would close. Yes, I’m thinking about hand quilting it!
For now, it is living on my guest bed. Have a great day!
I’m glad I took this project with me to AZ. I only spent a few hours on it, but it was enough to get me going.
After being home a few days, I got back to it.
I sewed 25 rows of 36 tumblers and ended up with this monster.
It currently measures 106 wide by 100 long. This annoys me greatly. But do I want to add two more rows and borders? Sigh….
Time for a cup of coffee and a good think….
Have a great day!
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