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Full aqua hearts from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! How are you doing? I am getting a little better, but I still don't want to talk about it. I do appreciate the kind messages and comments, though, so thanks! I am really cheered by them, and by all the spring that is happening. We already had to cut the grass, after first getting all the sticks picked up. Danged trees! I do have some very happy news, though-- my sweet niece has had her baby! She had a cute little girl with a very old-fashioned name. I know she's very tiny, but I swear she ...

added by Mari 1 year ago. under aqua , baby quilt

Last of the stars from The Academic Quilter

Hi all! How have you been? I have been very, very busy. I know, who could've guessed, what with the end of the year (or at least the semester) in sight? I did manage to finish off my niece's quilt, which turned out great, but I think she should see it first, don't you? Oh, and did you realize that Thanksgiving is next week? Yikes!

Before all the panic-cooking sets in, here are the final four stars for my RSC quilt this year. I'm a little behind, but my intentions are good, and the stars are ...

added by Mari 1 year, 5 months ago. under aqua , rsc23 , yellow

Sandy aqua heart from The Academic Quilter

Hello all, and welcome to another fine fall weekend. As I write that, though, I'm watching the clouds gather, and I'm pretty sure that means we're going to have some fine fall rain. Pretty sure that will whip even more leaves off the trees, too. Can freezing winds and the dreaded s-word be far behind? I'd like a little more fall color first, please!

This week I worked really hard to get a quilt all finished, but I'm only done with the top. The top is adorable, though! Take a look:

This heart is kind ...

added by Mari 1 year, 6 months ago. under aqua , baby quilt , rsc23

Catching some falling stars from The Academic Quilter

Hi all! Long time no see! How have you been? We are only talking about good things today, so no need to go into how I am. But hey, here's a happy thing-- the part for my sewing machine made it here from somewhere in the outer galaxy and my machine is now back home, stitching away happily. If only it could stitch away without me there, I would get so much more done!

Today I'm trying to catch up on my RSC blocks. I'm not behind, I'm just going at my own pace! Thinking about ...

added by Mari 1 year, 6 months ago. under aqua , rsc23

Lacy yellow stars from The Academic Quilter

Hi all. How has your week been? Our weather is up and down, and we are staring down the possibility of a "bomb cyclone," because "snow, rain, and wind" just doesn't sound scary enough. The good news, though, is that snow, rain, and wind on the weekend means (say it with me)-- sewing time! I think the hubster is working this weekend, so I have a plan. . .

This week I made some Twinkle Stars for the yellow month of the RSC. They're almost the only thing that I sewed this week, but it's something, right? Here are ...

added by Mari 3 years, 1 month ago. under aqua , black , rsc22 , yellow

All the aqua birdies from The Academic Quilter

Hello all! First, thanks to everyone who sent their good thoughts about Hands2Help after the last post. I'm excited about what's happening this year. If you want to check it out, look back to the post right HERE. Also, if you scroll all the way down, Roseanne was kind enough to make a clickable button, and you can get the code right there. Thanks Roseanne!

But more on that later! This was yet another hard week, but the situation causing all of the stress should be coming to a happy resolution soon. Yahoo! I'm looking forward to ...

added by Mari 3 years, 2 months ago. under aqua , birds , rsc22

Twice around from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! Gosh, what a week I have had. If it wasn't one thing, it was ten others. I feel like I've run a marathon every day this week. You ever have a week like that? With rain, to top it off? I am glad to put this one in the archives. The happiest part of my week was the response to the announcement earlier this week about the Hands2Help Challenge. Thanks to everyone who is enthusiastic about participating! I'm looking forward to it as well!

With all that was going on, I only had time to ...

added by Mari 3 years, 2 months ago. under aqua , medallion , rsc22 , sahrr

aqua question mark from Making A Lather

It's going to be a beautiful fall day here- Blue sky and sunshine but 32 degrees. We have no real commitments and can stay home and do some work. We had three doctor appointments last week -all is well.

I worked on the full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.

I procrastinated the question mark block since the color was aqua. I finally have them made and ready to go. They weren't as difficult as I was afraid they would be for me. I think I am missing the dots ...

added by maggie fellow 3 years, 5 months ago. under aqua , color blocks , color blocks quilt a long , full stop quilt , orange , progress , question mark , quilt , quilt wips , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 21 , scrappy

tiny orange scraps from Making A Lather

I had one lonely aqua 16 patch color block from last month for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.

then, I worked on 4 psp 20 blocks in this month's color - orange. I am amazed at how many different oranges there are, but, I was also surprised how few oranges of any size, I have left in the scrap bins.

My Friday group has started making Boho heart by Jen Kingwell. I am doing it in rainbow colors. Part of the fun of a group project is seeing how different all of our hearts will be when finished ...

added by maggie fellow 3 years, 7 months ago. under aqua , boho heart , jen kingwell , postage stamp , postage stamp block , psp 20 blocks , psp blocks , quilt , quilt wips , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 21 , scrappy

Just three more from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! It's the last weekend before school starts for me, and I'm nervous as all get out. We had a ton of meetings this week (ugh) and by the time the last one was finished there were students on campus. Actual living students, right there on campus! It was thrilling, like the campus is alive again. We require vaccines and we all have to wear masks, but I still don't know whether to be happy or terrified about going to class. What a strange world this has become.

Thankfully, the sewing room remains its messy self ...

added by Mari 3 years, 8 months ago. under aqua , rsc21 , saguaro

a few tiny houses from Making A Lather

I can't believe this all I have ready for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy this week.

tiny houses in a square

I did get the purple semi colons done for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing.

I have been working on sea swept and quilting ode to Joey. And the garden is in need of attention. We have tomatoes to can. We are dehydrating some, but, I will need to can. I did "harvest" some elderberries from our woods and near our church. It takes a lot to make even a tincture. So, I press ...

added by maggie fellow 3 years, 8 months ago. under aqua , full stop quilt , quilt , quilt wips , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 21 , scrappy , semi colon , tiny houses

A cool spot in the heat from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, from a very warm and very wet Baltimore! It was more than 100 degrees on my home thermometer twice this past week, and 104 degrees on my car thermometer. I've said it before, but God bless Willis Carrier. Plus, we had some storms with spectacular lightning and very loud thunder. It was quite exciting. As of this week, we have now lived in Baltimore for two years, so I'm trying to think of the flashes and banging as a celebration, kind of like fireworks.

This is when I'm happy that my sewing room is in ...

added by Mari 3 years, 8 months ago. under aqua , basket , rsc21 , scraps

The best-laid plans from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! Here we are at the last weekend in July. How is that even possible? This was a very productive week for us here at the AQ household. Last weekend we decided to take down the enormous mirror that took up an entire wall in our bathroom. Seriously, it was about 8 feet by 6 feet. Huge! If you've ever wanted to watch yourself shower, this was the mirror for you! We managed to get it down, in many, many pieces, only to discover that there really wasn't a wall behind it. They had put the mirror ...

added by Mari 3 years, 9 months ago. under aqua , coral , table topper , yellow

Stress planning from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! How are you today? The last couple of days we've been having amazing weather, so much so that I've managed to get several miles worth of walking in. I even considered wearing sleeves one morning because it was a bit on the chilly side, relatively speaking, when I started out. I warmed up plenty, don't worry. But it's been just a lovely late summer these last few days, which feels fantastic. We even ate outside last night! And they made progress on our renovation! Happy spots in the midst of this weird year.

Do ...

added by Mari 4 years, 8 months ago. under aqua , patterns , planning , yellow

My world is blue from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, and happy weekend! I hope you have had a good week. I have discovered this week that the ragweed has started blooming around here, which seems a bit early, but it is definitely blooming nonetheless. How do I know? Well, I could tell you about the massive headaches and swollen eyes, but that would just be a downer, so let's just say that I can feel it. And we're not quite to August yet, which means that I had better stock up on allergy meds. I do not think the first freeze is coming to kill ...

added by Mari 4 years, 9 months ago. under aqua , blue , rsc20

On the way back from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! How is life going for you? For me, some of the burnout from the past couple of months of overwork has begun to ease, and I'm finally starting to feel normal again. An uneasy normal, but much more like myself. I was in the sewing room cleaning some things up this weekend, and I sat down and sewed and actually enjoyed it. I'm definitely on my way back!

I am so behind on all my projects, and on answering comments (sorry folks. I do really appreciate you!) and on many other things in my life as ...

added by Mari 4 years, 11 months ago. under aqua , green , rsc20

Leftovers transformed from The Academic Quilter

Hello all! I hope you all are doing well and staying healthy. It's weird and stressful out there! We are now under a "stay at home" order, so we are staying home and making the best of it. I even cooked! Not brownies, actual food! So you know just how weird it really is right now.

It's weird and stressful out there, but in here we have fun and interesting fabrics, cool projects, and happiness. And orange. Today we have some oranges that were left over from the last month. I've been working like crazy, and sometimes ...

added by Mari 5 years ago. under aqua , orange , rsc20

Teal, Aqua & Turquoise from Sew Preeti Quilts

Honestly, I find these Teal, Aqua and Turquoise names confusing. Different websites will label fabrics differently. Kona and Bella have additional names like Lake, Bermuda, Lagoon, Pool and Seafoam etc.

For simplicity and clarity I have divided my stash into Greenish Blue and Bluish Green.

Greenish Blue

Bluish Greens

Picture this - Leaving the Blue station, the train will stop first at Greenish-Blue and then at Bluish-Green before coming to a halt at Green station. For all the colors that lie between Blue and Green (but are neither Blue nor Green), March is the month in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2020 ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 1 month ago. under aqua , connecting threads , mell meyer , modern quilting , pattern testing , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc2020 , ruby star society , sale , scrappy , scraps , speckled , teal , turquoise

A short dispatch from The Academic Quilter

Hi all! I'm waving wildly over here, from the significant mess that is my life right now. After six months of living in this house, it is finally time to banish the brown and gray, and I could not be happier, even though it has made a real mess around here. For those of you who don't remember, or maybe I never said, every room in our new place in Maryland is painted either brown or gray, with gray floors. Yeah, not great, and seriously depressing. But now it's being painted over in some lovely, happier colors ...

added by Mari 5 years, 2 months ago. under aqua , orange , pbj , rsc20

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