Sometimes, I really overthink things.
Diane commented:
She was SO right! I love the fans on this quilt.
The binding was a bit of an unconventional choice, but it works. I wanted the binding to frame the quilt, but not scream, look at me!
As a reminder, this was the inspiration quilt. mine is much smaller.
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I bought two yards of this fabric awhile back. I thought I had the perfect plan for it. Nope. My plan required me to chop this up into tiny pieces.
But the prints would disappear. It’s really cool stuff. It has eight different coordinating prints in each yard.
I cut the prints apart and stacked them up. Now they are ready to cut when I get inspired.
I might use this die.
I also have these prints that would go well.
Maybe I should check my Pinterest boards.
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I came home from my trip to find the best sort of package waiting for me!
Just look at all the lovely vintage nine patches that my friend, Janice sent to me. Here are a few close ups.
I love that they all have red centers. Check out this fun print!
Tiny stitches.
She also included some extra squares to make more blocks.
I’m just giddy over these! Thanks again, Janice!
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This was a good month for finishes!
That was partly due to the fact that I had tops to finish that I had pieced in the RV this summer.
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I’ve been trying to come up with a quilting plan for this little bit.
Some sashing ideas….
Some block ideas.
Maybe just Baptist Fans.
Or a grid.
Hmmmm….
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I mentioned that I was bringing knitting along on this trip. I’m working on a dish cloth.
It’s the second one this week out of the same yellow yarn.
And I got a small start on a baby sock. Have I mentioned what a slow knitter I am?
The leaves are changing here and they are beautiful.
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I flew to Wisconsin to visit my mom for a week. The clouds from the plane were beautiful!
It was pretty cool to see Theodore Roosevelt Lake from the air.
And if you needed an excuse to let the housework go…
I’m no great cook, but I made this for my mom and we both loved it. I found the recipe on Pinterest.
A good reminder.
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My Jelly Roll Chain quilt is done.
It’s a right, happy quilt, perfect for Project Linus.
I used the cutaways from the backing to make the binding.
I’m really glad I added the blues. I see now that I have a block out of place! Ugh. I guess it’s staying!
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Since I’m traveling this week, I thought I’d share this post of a favorite finish from ten years ago. Enjoy!
Posted on September 18, 2015 by katyquilts
I’m so happy to have this one finished! I do love scrappy quilts!
You may remember that I started this one back in July when I was cleaning up my Denyse Schmidt scraps.
I wanted to custom quilt this one but I didn’t want something as labor intensive as the Little Sister quilt. Some easy feathers in the white space seemed to fit the bill.
Looking at these pictures in the sunshine, I can see that I used more than one brand of white fabric in the white triangles. That happens when you use scraps. I quilted the ribbon candy design in the scrappy areas. Good thing these are busy bits because I clearly need a lot of practice with this design. This was my first time using it.
I went with a solid white backing.
Looks like some of those flower petals got a bit squished too!
I used Glide thread and Pellon Legacy 80/20 batting.
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This is my Great Grandmother and Great Grandfather. He immigrated to Wisconsin from Germany in the 1860s. He was much older than she was, like 35 years older!
As soon as he arrived and before he married, he got right to work homesteading and built this house in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
He raised sheep and his knitting won ribbons at the county fair!
And here is an example of his handwork. Long John’s! My cousin’s wife gifted these to me.
His mending is fantastic too.
The bag also contained this partially knit sock.
Curiously, it has a number 5 embroidered on in pink thread.
These spats were also included.
I’ve heard stories about this for years! It is so fun to finally see them. There are two sweater tops. The bottoms have gone missing, perhaps worn out? They were surely useful in Northern Wisconsin winters.
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