These blocks were made during a Military Mystery Quilt Along hosted by Alycia over a year ago. They ended up on my UFO list this year.
After making all the blocks, I ended up using some of them to make this QOV.
I put the rest of the blocks away and forgot about them. I was looking at my list of goals this month and thought, just maybe I could squeeze in one more QOV if I used these bits.
I still have to prepare for Thanksgiving and watch my littles today. But maybe….
Have a great day!
The top of my Christmas quilt is together. I hope to get this quilted and the binding machine sewn before the weekend so I can relax with the hand stitching this weekend.
I’ve been listening to this book. I find it quite interesting. I will say that I feel a bit lost now and again, Temple Grandin is quite a ways above me on the IQ scale.
E1 and E2 helped me trim my tree! Winslow has been doing her best to untrim it. 🤦🏻♀️
I have a new quilt inspector.
E3 thought he was pretty funny!
I found this on the inter webs some years ago. It still makes me laugh!
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Have a great day!
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I received these blocks as a gift from blog reader, Jan, several years ago. I was immediately smitten and still am in awe of her generosity!
They are stunningly gorgeous. But I can see why they didn’t make it past the block stage. There are slight variations in block size. Trimmed square, they would range from 12-14 inches. I need to figure out how to contend with that.
I also need to figure out how to set them. I might need to make another. I think I can do it from my vintage stash. Here’s a look at the back.
I really need to come up with a plan. They are too beautiful to stay in a box any longer.
Have a great day!
I sewed my cut rectangles into twosies.
Then it was time to decide on a layout.
I might be boring, but I like this one.
I’m not worrying at all about placement, just alternating light and dark.
Have a good one!
I can’t believe that I only have 5 more flowers to add!
Then I will add a round of background hexies around the whole thing. I’m not sure what will happen after that.
Have a great day!
I added shelves to my little kitchen instead of upper cabinets. I think I should have hung them lower.
I got some tiny pans, but they are still too big!
I tried to make a mid mod clock, but I’m not real happy with it. I’ll leave it for now.
I also made little seat pads for the chairs I got from Shasta. I will work on a dining table next.
Have a great day!
I started piecing the first flower for this on my way to Iceland last April.
I quilted this on the long arm using a light gray thread.
I’m so pleased with the background choice!
I’ve had the backing fabric in my stash for a long time.
A while back I made a bunch of this binding as I knew it would work for so many quilts. It was perfect for this one.
Willy gave it his sniff of approval.
Now I just have to decide where to hang it. Have a great day!
Linking up with Alycia Quilts , Confessions of a Fabric Addict
I only had two Quilts of Valor from the Stitching Sisters group this month. The first one was pieced by Nadine. The pattern is Rhombus Star by Missouri Star Quikt Comoany.
This is the panto I used. It is available from Urban Elementz .
This next one is called Jenny’s Star and it is also from Missouri Star.
This is the panto I used, also from Urban Elementz .
Have a great day!
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Remember when I said one of my goals was to make one Quilt of Valor this month? I’m well on my way!
….ahem….well….not exactly. My sweet friend, Zenia, from A Quilted Passion , sent me this top to finish for a QOV.
This is Zenia’s own pattern called, Straights and Arrows. So clever! I used Glide thread in Military Gold to quilt it.
I used this panto from Urban Elementz to quilt it.
She even had the binding ready to go for me. That will be the project of the day for me.
Thanks so much, Zenia! Have a great day!
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I recently won a giveaway from Lori at Humble Quilts . It was in connection with the string quilt along that she hosted. How fun is this? The book was a fascinating read.
And check out these tiny fabric bolts? They will be perfect for my dollhouses!
I visited my mom last week and that lovely package was waiting for me when I returned home. Thank you, Lori!
Crossing the Mackinaw Bridge is always a milestone in the trip.
While I was home, we put up my mom’s Christmas decorations.
The pups were so cold! But they were fantastic little travelers.
On the way home, I had to stop and snap a few photos along Lake Michigan. The beauty of God’s creation is breathtaking.
I stopped in to Sew Creative in my hometown, Rhinelander, WI. They are closing their local store and had everything 25% off. I picked up these one yard pieces as well as some things for Friday, my long arm. They are great people and will be opening a long arm studio in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. I highly recommend them if you are in the market for a long arm or classes.
It was a great trip, but we were pretty tired when we got home!
Have a great day!
