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My Good Fortune Quilt with Denyse Schmidt’s Chicopee Fabric is finished!  I finished it a couple of weeks ago but have not found time to share this with everyone. This is the quilt top that I put together at the BMQG retreat in March.

I used Patricia Ritter’s Baushaus pantograph for this quilt.  I know, I know, I should have just free motion quilted, but I am a big wimp and do not trust my skills for keeping things even and consistent.

I want more time to practice and play!  But, I am happy with what I have ...

Here is the homework from last week.

We worked on a couple more blocks this week.  After class, I took my car to the car wash for the first time.  Here is a photo of it getting it’s  first bath.

Melinda

I finished my last baby quilt this week. This one is for a colleague who is expecting his first baby.

The weather was terrible here yesterday so I couldn't get a nice outdoor picture. :-(. The colours are so much better in person.

The pattern is a free one from the Michael Miller website. I used a variety of fabrics, including some Kona solids and a Riley Blake chevron print for the binding.

For the quilting, although I had some grand ideas about FMQing some stars in the negative space and echoing the bright ones, I ran out of time ...

Happy Friday Finishes! My Triangle Quilt Along quilt is done and I decided "Squirrely Triangles" would be an apt name. 

Phew.  Looking back I am glad I have made it through the last series of events but...BUT...wait...there is more coming up!  First, next week in Berry NSW we will be priviledged with the Wollongong Modern Quilt Guild show!  This promises to be a showcase event featuring quilts with a modern edge from all over the country.  Rumor has it that there will be local quilts hanging with those from Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Central Coast and from as far away as Perth.  Curious?  Mark the dates on your calendar and head to Berry next Saturday and Sunday  3-4th ...

The top is all ready to be quilted! I really hope the binding fluffs up and it looks super cute! To be honest, with the binding not fluffed up, the quilt looks a little bit boring… Oh well, I hope it turns out better once it is quilted and washed! Wish me luck!

So this week we're changing things up a little! My gorgeous friend Jane is hosting the paper piecing party over at her place! So pop on over and link up your foundation pieced mischief for this week.

This one is Jane's fab London phone booth!

Pink Castle Fabrics asked me to put together another FQ Blogger Bundle for them.  I said yes as fast as I could before they changed their mind. ;)

Lately I've been making lots of quick, little projects with only 2 fabrics.  Hence the inspiration behind this bundle I'm calling "Pretty Pairs" because that's exactly what they are - six FQ pairs, an adorable print and a coordinating solid.  Simple.

Like this fabulous mixing bowl print - by my bloggie friend Lori Holt - with a nice clear aqua.  I can see it as pot holders or oven mitts ... something kitcheny.

And ...

It's the 25th of the month so time to have a look and see what has been tried for the first time this month.

First things first, a massive thank you to the beautiful Kristy for letting me hijack her Paper Piecing Party for the week! And if you're visiting from Quiet Play, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to take a look around.

Kristy is one of my quilting besties, we're in the Wombat Stew paper piecing bee together, and we are real life quilting group friends too (yes, I know I'm lucky!). She's been to my house and knows how fussy I can be about my creative space, so when I asked if she was interested in sharing ...

I have another vintage quilt top to share.

It has a great variety of fabrics (click pictures to enlarge)

I love this scrappy quilt, the overall look is scrappy but controlled.  The mismatched pieces are separated by strips of fabric that help tone down the jumble and make it less confusing and yet still scrappy.

Some scrappy quilts go to far in the scrappy and they become a confused mess (at least in my opinion)

here is one in my collection that I find harshly confusing….not calm or pleasing as I like a quilt to feel.

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