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AHIQ:Sun Quilt Top and Autumnal Tulips #2 from Quilty Folk

I seem to have fell down a rabbit hole this past little while. So shocking. This quilt top was a result of an AHIQ prompt from July 2022. I was really late getting going with my response and then even later getting it to finished quilt top stage. I was dragging my feet initially because it's just so different for me! Most of the applique pieces have been cut out and ready to go since sometime last fall though, and I've been positively antsy to see the end result.

Is it a sunflower or a daisy?

So yeah ...

added by audrey 2 months ago. under #ahiqsun , ahiq , autumnal tulips , commission quilt , finished quilt tops are the bomb , freehand applique , improv. hourglass abstract , sun of my life , tulips

All the 2021 Finish-It-Up Details and Looking Ahead At What's Next from Quilty Folk

It was a strange, bewildering year. A lot of us yo-yoed between depression and keeping our head down, just trying to get through. Why even bother with anger when the energy could be much better spent stitching our way to some sort of tranquility? Once again, I have been ever so grateful for this colorful, fascinating, soul-soothing hobby of mine. Though I often felt like the days were aimlessly drifting by, the 2021 finished quilts tell the real story. These hands of mine were busy, busy, busy....

I've been feeling a wee bit guilty about one particular quilt that ...

added by audrey 2 years, 3 months ago. under 2021 finish , ahiq , baby quilts , bullseye medallion , doll quilt , hst medallion , patchwork garden , patina , rhi's quilt , roman stripe quilt , strippy triangles , sweet hospitality , wing and a prayer

AHIQ Prompt January 2021: String Tulip QAL from Fret Not Yourself

"Hope" is the thing with feathers -

That perches in the soul -

And sings the tune without the words -

And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -

And sore must be the storm -

That could abash the little Bird -

That kept so many warm -

I've heard it in the chillest land -

And on the strangest Sea -

Yet - never - in Extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

~Emily Dickinson

2021 opens so hopefully. Here goes!

Quilting

As always, many ideas for a prompt run through my mind but something different kept coming to the top. Repeated comments ...

added by Ann 3 years, 3 months ago. under #ahiqstringtulipqal , ahiq , electricsocketshockblock , string quilt , string tulips

Starting and Finishing from Quilty Folk

Finally brought out the Chunky Tulips for hand work. It feels like a great project for July and I definitely need to get moving on the applique list. These four represent 30% of the blocks being finished so that's a good start!

Chunky Tulip blocks

I've been thinking and thinking and then, thinking some more about the latest AHIQ challenge. It's called 'Positive Thinking' which isn't always my strong suit. I'm more the glass half empty gal, generally expecting things to get worse before they get better! Probably why I tend to veer towards making ...

added by audrey 3 years, 9 months ago. under #ahiqpositivethinking , 2020 finish , a finish , ahiq , applique , baby quilts , chunky tulips , freehand applique , hand quilting

Making It Up As I Go Along from Quilty Folk

The hardest part of blogging lately is actually making the effort to write the post. I usually don't wanna these days! Then, deciding what to touch on, what to highlight and even more importantly, what to leave alone. Ughh. Does anyone even care about quilting these days? Such crazy, crazy days indeed. Oh well. Quilting is what makes me happy, so here goes!

Strippy Triangles

This is the quilt that was started impulsively back at the first of May. Mostly I just wanted to chain piece and not think about design. It's now a completed quilt top, so ...

added by audrey 3 years, 10 months ago. under ahiq , fabric love , scrappy , stash totes , strippy triangles , up-cycling

SLW is quilted from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

This quilt has been a worrisome thing. I've enjoyed the celebrations, but the fretting parts have not been fun. There's so much to it though, that I feel compelled to deal with the parts, good and bad.

The sun makes a stained glass illusion.

After the Sherry Lynn Wood workshop, I thought seriously of abandoning the chunks of fabric that I'd put together but guild sisters said to keep going. I decided to take it on as part of the Cotton Quilters "Finish on a UFO" challenge.

I like the purples, which may be blue in reality ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years ago. under #ahiq , #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , ahiq , chinese coins , finished quilt tops , neutrals , quilting , works in progress , workshops

SLW quilt ~~ a finished top from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I started this quilt in a Sherry Lynn Wood workshop back in November. Since it was a two day workshop, I brought home only the beginnings of something. I could not determine what that something was. Can you tell from this picture that I was not impressed? Thanks to my friend Glen of Quilts and Dogs for taking this shot when I was completely lost in my piece.

In January I challenged the Cotton Quilters' Guild to bring a difficult unfinished project to the next meeting. At that time we would each present the project and tell the group what ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years ago. under #ahiq , #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , ahiq , chinese coins , finished quilt tops , works in progress , workshops

Voila! I figured it out....happily! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Remember that I went to a Sherri Lynn Wood workshop some time ago?

As you can see from this photo, I was a bit discombobulated by my work. I kept at it, but while there was something I liked, there was more I didn't like. People kept telling me it was good. That was nice, honestly, but I have to be happy from the inside. So I decided to put the whole thing on the design wall when I got home.

On the design board waiting for a plan

There it stayed and stayed. Life kept getting between me ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years, 2 months ago. under #cqg , #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , ahiq , block design , challenge , chinese coins , cotton quilters guild , improv , improvisation , wips , works in progress , workshops

Finish It Up January from Quilty Folk

It's amazing how quickly something can happen once we're in the right frame of mind. This quilt project has been on the back burner for practically forever. Then comes January and I'm chomping at the bit to clear off the 'in-progress' list. Gotta free up space to start new projects!

Shimmer is a finished quilt top!

All the blocks were done, but I was dragging my feet big time. All those strippy pieces cut, sewn and then cut again? Yep. Though I pinned at every seam, just the weight of the rows kept pulling seams apart until ...

added by audrey 4 years, 3 months ago. under ahiq , directions from a local , gather ye roses quilt , log cabin quilt , next up in the hoop , scrappy , shimmer , strip quilt secrets , unconventional & unexpected

Quilting Year in Review and AHIQ Prompt 2020 from Fret Not Yourself

"The hallmark of those countries and companies that continually thrive is that they continually reinvent themselves."

~ David Rothkopf

So long 2019. It's been a rough year for our family. How fortunate that my siblings and I get along so well. They are the best. With all that, you'd think I wouldn't have done much quilting and yet there are more finishes than ever {although the stash level hasn't dropped much.} How did that happen? Most of them are baby quilts - relatively quick, easy to quilt since there is less weight to manipulate, and a great way ...

added by Ann 4 years, 3 months ago. under #ahiqhourglass , ahiq , quilt

Last Project for 2019 from Quilty Folk

In June of 2019 we were issued an #ahiqflowers prompt that basically said, 'Make a flowery quilt--all design perimeters are up to you'. Well, since I make a lot of quilts with flowers popping up here and there, it actually felt like a pretty tough challenge. It took a long time to get started and then only progressed in fits and starts. So good to wrap up the year having this quilt top out of the way!

#ahiqflowers

I love to over analyze things and then unintentionally wade into really deep waters. It's a particular charm of Virgos. After ...

added by audrey 4 years, 3 months ago. under #uhiqflowers , ahiq , ahiqflower , improv. quilting , unconventional & unexpected

What the heck is happening here? from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I have no idea where this is going. It was supposed to be a quick little quilt made with scraps just to give me something to do while I was between "real" projects. Sometimes I just can't get going. I resolve that problem with a new project. Every time. I resolve to work on finishing something. Anything. But the new project just happens.

I guess the Red as a Neutral just isn't out of my system, because when I went to the scrap cupboard, they somehow followed me to the worktable. Anyway, there were some large chunks of ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years, 6 months ago. under #ahiqred , #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , ahiq , neutrals , quilts , red

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