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.
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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.
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Here is a list of goals that I set for myself for May:
1. Quilt 5 Quilts of Valor. Done!
2. Make 10 string diamond blocks. Done!
3. Finish the red and white quilt that I’ve been hand quilting. Done!
4. Make a graduation quilt. Done!
5. Finish Dear Betty 2. Done!
6. Make an I Spy quilt for my grandson’s birthday. Not done and I’m running out of time!
Goals for June
1. I Spy quilt!
2. Quilt 5 QOVs
3. Finish a secret sewing project for reveal this month.
4. Ten string diamonds
5. Work on one UFO from the list.
6. Baste another top for hand quilting.
7. Make a t-shirt quilt for a gift.
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Done!
I have no idea when this vintage top was pieced, but I suspect it was somewhere around the turn of the last century. It took me six months to hand quilt.
It is done and washed. I used Quilter’s Dream Cotton Request batting and plain muslin on the back.
The same blue and white shirting print was used throughout. But two different claret reds were used. Both are shown in the following photo.
The binding is vintage, though it is really too new for the top. It works IMHO.
Now, what can I hand quilt next?
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I’ve completed another ten string diamonds for the String Along! 
I included labels from my dad’s shirts in some of the blocks.
That little jeep scrap I’ve had for ages. I came across it when I was looking for something else and set it aside. I decided to include it in one of the blocks for a couple reasons. First, it’s my quilt and you know I love Jeeps! And secondly, this military model was produced from 1941-1945 by the Willys Overland Company, originally pronounced Will-iss. Over time, people referred to these Jeeps as Willy’s. My dad’s name was William and most people called him a Bill. However, some people called him Willy.
My mom even embroidered that on his work coveralls. My dad could fix darn near anything, including vehicles. He taught me to change a tire and change the oil in my car. He saw my Jeep, but was to ill to ride in it. I would have loved to go off-roading with him. Anyway, it seemed fitting to me that this special scrap would find a place in this quilt.
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This lovely top was created by Nadine from our Stitching Sisters group.
I used a panto called Knit 1 Purl 1 from Urban Elementz . It’s whimsical and fun!
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I’ve had this ruler for at least five years. I finally decided it was time to play with it a bit.
Here are my cut pieces. Cutting was easy.
Sewing the curves takes a little practice.
Yikes!
They look better after pressing!
After pressing, you use the ruler again to square up the blocks. Then it’s time to play.
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American Cemetary at Normandy, France, overlooking Omaha Beach
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
I finished the hand quilting on this last week while visiting my mom.
Finally!
I’m on the hone stretch now with just the hand stitching on the binding to finish.
It’s going slower than expected thanks to my “help.”
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We’ve been home a month and I already want to go back! This is one of the glaciers we saw. As it moves toward the lake in front, pieces of ice break off and float out to see.
It creates this “diamond ” beach. The ice is gorgeous against the black sand.
These pieces of ice are massive! This one was about three feet high.
The blue color of the ice is amazing.
Along the east side of the country are fjords and many small fishing villages.
We saw plenty of snow in the north!
Another beautiful waterfall just off the main road.
There are many areas of geothermal activity. The colors are amazing. Sadly, that is hard to see here due to the time of day.
Sunset over Lake Mývatn. More to come.
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