I Spy Update

It has been a productive few days! I’ve gone from piles of these:

To this:

To this:

I even made a pieced back! I hope to get the quilting finished today. Have a good one!

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Stars, Stripes, and Dots

I shared last week about some secret sewing I was doing for the Fat Quarter Shop . The big reveal will be Friday so I will share a couple progress posts ahead of that.

These fabrics feel amazing!

Can you guess where this is headed?

Have a great day!

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Next Hand Quilting Project?

I’ve been looking at my vintage tops to choose my next hand quilting project. I really love this funky top, even with the fading.

It does need a few repairs.

I pulled these words pieces of fabric. I think the one on the left matches best.

I am out if the batting I like for hand quilting so I have some time to do the repairs. I have another possible quilt top I will share soon.

Have a great day!

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Iceland Part 6

More scenes from Iceland as we drove across the North side from east to west.

A volcanic crater near Lake Myvatn.

Lava formations

Godafoss waterfall

A very old sod church.

Basalt columns along a beach

Kirkjufell

As I look back, we packed so much in and yet still missed so much!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Mid Mod Beads

I really work from one extreme to another, don’t I? Last week I finished my vintage claret stars and this week, it’s Mid Mod Beads!

This was an experimental piece trying out my Quick Curve Ruler.

I should have finished with a facing, but I was feeling a bit lazy.

I love the texture of matchstick quilting!

Not sure what I’ll do with this one, but I sure had fun making it!

Have a great day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict

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No Sew Day

I had to take Winslow to the vet for shots yesterday. Turns out my daughter had the appointment right after mine for Lola, who happens to be Winslow’s littermate and sister.

Here are a couple photos of the hooligans. The first one makes me laugh!

Anyway, Daughter #1 had E1 with her and he ended up coming home with me. He loves riding in the Jeep, especially with the top down!

Having not had his fill, he spent time driving the little Jeep around the backyard.

Then it was time to play with some of Nana’s toys.

A bit of scissor practice.

Playing with felt shapes at the design wall.

And then the silliness began in earnest.

Sometimes my days don’t go at all like I plan, but spending time with this little man is better than sewing.

Have a great day!

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Current Projects and Camping

I’ve gotten this far on the I Spy quilt.

I’m also working on a T-shirt quilt with a tight deadline.

I have two more shirts to add, I just have to pick them up from a friend.

Last weekend, Mr. Wonderful and I went off-roading and camping. It was so fun! The campground had these tiny cabins available, so we took one of those instead of setting up our tent.

Winslow did very well, both off road and camping!

She was fascinated by the fish in the pond. 😂

She was less enthusiastic about her bath when we got home! 🤣🤣🤣

Haves great day!

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Secret Sewing

I got this box of lovely goodies from Fat Quarter Shop recently. These are for a Fat QuarterShop SewAlong that I am participating in.

Aren’t these luscious? They are from the Cottonworks Woven line by Minick and Simpson.

I’ve not worked with these before, they are basically woven flannel.

I’m not going to lie, they fray easily and aren’t the easiest to work with. But they feel so good and I’m so excited to see this moving along! I can tell already that this quilt will be a favorite.

Have a great day!

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I Spy

I finally started working on the I Spy quilt for E1.

All the cutting is done thanks to this die from Accuquilt and my trusty die cutter.

I’ve got three big quilts with deadlines this month so I need to really get moving here, I’ll use these as leaders and enders, but here is a start.

Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Why is it that it took six months for me to finally finish hand quilting that last quilt, and yet as soon as it was done, I had to start something else?

Diane from O’Quilts gifted this patchwork piece to me. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to handquilt it and put it on my doll bed. Thank you, Diane!

I basted it on my long arm and I am quilting it without hoop or frame. It was so lovely out one recent morning, that I sat in the sun on my doorstep and started the quilting.

I had the quilting all done and decided to add more. I’m loving the hanging diamonds.

Have a great day!

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