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Miracle Fish from Sew Preeti Quilts

Welcome to my stop on the Sunlit Garden Blog Hop.

I was thrilled when Jennifer Thomas of Curlicue Creations asked whether I would like to join the Sunlit Garden BlogHop. Of course, I said YES!

Here is my quilt, named Miracle Fish!

Miracle Fish, 60" by 60"

The red and green together is evocative of Christmas, but this collection has vibes of Spring with floral reds and leafy greens. Christmas made me think of Christ and Christ made me think of Fish.

EQ8 Mock-Up

Me: What does that Jesus in Fish symbol signify?
Paul: Jesus was the fisher of men ...

added by Preeti 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under blocks on point , blog hop , christmas quilt , fish block , fish quilt , hobbs batting , island batik , island batik designer , lap quilt , rsc2025 , schmetz needles , spring quilt , sunlit garden , walking foot quilting

Swirling Fish Block Tutorial from Sew Preeti Quilts

This tutorial will make two identical fish blocks.

Background Fabric - Five squares 5"

Assorted Green Fabrics - One square 9", five squares 5"
Contrasting Solid (choose a color different from background fabric) - One square 9"

Make two large half square triangles - Cut size 8.5", Finished size 8"

On the wrong side of the contrasting solid square (9"), draw a line connecting two diagonal corners. Place the large green square (9") right sides together with the contrasting solid square (9"). Stitch 1/4" away from the drawn line, on both sides. Cut on the drawn line. Press and square both HSTs ...

added by Preeti 1 year, 7 months ago. under 12" block , baby quilt , block tutorial , charity quilt block , fish block , half square triangles , hsts , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc block , scrap friendly , scrappy quilt block

Fly Away Challenge from Sew Preeti Quilts

The Island Batik June Challenge reads as follows:

Use one of your precut bundles and play with the versatile Flying Geese blocks to create a fun quilt or table runner! Your project must use Flying Geese blocks as the focus but you can combine other blocks to enhance the project.

Now, I am not a fan of Flying Geese Blocks. The construction is a fiddly multi-step process, regardless of the method you choose. Even when the method works for you, you need a specialty ruler for precision points. In my opinion a flying goose block is made up of two ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 1 month ago. under aggressive fish , fish block , fish quilt , flying geese , flying goose , house blocks , houses , island batik , island batik ambassador , island batik designer , island batik fabrics , mini quilt , tame fish , zippered pouch

A Fishy Story - Pattern Release & Giveaway from Sew Preeti Quilts

It was a heavy lift. The net was bursting with a huge catch.

It took a lot of effort to haul it out of the river.

Ooh it is heavy...

The fish wriggled and pulled against the net and Paul struggled.

Paul struggled

I heaved a huge sign of relief when he prevailed.

And finally managed!

Such a proud angler Paul is!!! Now, you may think that catching all these fish on the banks of Potomac is a load of bull. But honestly, it is a fishy story :-D

The one that got away...

Well, here is the true back ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 3 months ago. under a fishy story , downloadable pdf , etsy , etsy sale , etsy shop , fish block , fish quilt , giveaway , lap quilt , make modern , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc , rsc2022 , scrappy , scrappy quilt block , throw quilt

Mabern from Sew Preeti Quilts

Happy New Year to you! Hope you are staying warm, safe and sane. Hey, two out of three ain't bad :-D

Looks beautiful, feels horrible

I have a new finish!

First finish of 2022.

Meet my first finish of 2022 - Mabern, a combination of Mari and Bernie :-)

Paul, the model

Mermaids Backing

Sunny Day

Mabern is so named because all the background fabric came from Mari and several of the focus fabrics came from Bernie. Mabern finished at 40" by 48".

I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.

Walking Foot ...

added by Preeti 3 years, 6 months ago. under baby girl , baby quilt , fish block , gradations , island batik , island batik ambassador , mabern , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc2022 , scrappy quilt , scrappy quilting , tantalizing teals , tutorial , walking foot

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