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Melon Patch Baby Quilt Finished from Fret Not Yourself

You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself, and preys on the innocent is not sent by God.

He is set to test you. And many are failing.

~Pope Leo XIV

Quilting

That was quick. It's done - quilted, washed, dried, and ready to gift. All while we took a couple of {short} vacations. Of course I quilted a spiral. By now it's easy and it matches the rounded feel of the Melon Patch blocks.

In keeping with the "use it up" mentality I used the last of the ...

added by Ann 2 months, 1 week ago. under leftover blocks , melon patch , notre dame de paris , parrots , scrap quilt , snowball block

Orphan Melon Patches from Fret Not Yourself

We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.

~James Baldwin

Quilting

I just pulled those string blocks from my orphan stash when I found nine Melon Patches under some fabric on the table. They are not going to a box; they will make a quick baby quilt. There was loads of cream background which I managed to cut incorrectly. Eventually there was just enough to make this...with a bunch of triangles going to another box. Sheesh.

There wasn't more light fabric ...

added by Ann 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under leftover blocks , melon patch , scrap quilt

Blue Melon Patch Quilt Gifted from Fret Not Yourself

What makes a movement Fascist is not ideology but the willingness to do whatever is necessary - including the use of force and trampling on the rights of others - to achieve victory and command obedience.

~Madeleine Albright

Quilting

Quilted, washed, dried, and gifted. Melon Patch looks very traditional. The corner octagons give the overall quilt a bit of curve. I considered a pieced border but know this quilt will be tucked in on the sides so chose an easier plan.

Diagonal lines with a walking foot make the quilting in the center. I started with SID along the Melon Patches then ...

added by Ann 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under denise kiernan , melon patch , octagon , reading , snowball block

Blue Melon Patch Top Complete from Fret Not Yourself

A pessimist, they say, sees a glass as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. But a giving person sees a glass of water and starts looking for someone who might be thirsty.

~G. Donald Gale

Quilting

Because I knew this quilt would be counter-paned and have a light outside border, I cut all those pieces first. They are the largest; the others can be cut from the remains. I rarely use one fabric for all the background. Although I calculated what was needed several times, I still got it wrong. That entailed a second ...

added by Ann 4 months, 1 week ago. under hiro arikawa , melon patch , octagon , reading , snowball block

A Blue Twin from Fret Not Yourself

We all get to be young but only the lucky get to be old.

Quilting

My eldest grandson requested a new twin quilt in blue and cream with more lights than darks. Ok; counterpane blocks. But the blocks can’t be too large because the quilting will be something simple like curves or parallel lines.

I’ve been mindlessly making four-patches of scraps… so while a four- or nine-patch sounds good, it needs to be changed up. What about a nine-patch of snowballs? They could be fairly small. Six-inch blocks sound good but two-inch snowballs do not. Two-and-a-half inch snowballs ...

added by Ann 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under charles king , melon patch , octagon , reading , snowball block

Scratching This Long-Term Project Right Off The List! from Quilty Folk

I have a finished quilt top to show you today, and no it's not the baby quilt. That has been completely set aside to be used as a potential backing someday. Just couldn't find any joy in it at all and finally decided that I didn't want to spend another minute on it!

The little bitty flower that makes me smile...

This quilt top is quite possibly my longest open ended project to date. I've been working on it for so long that I can't even find the start post any longer. I found a ...

added by audrey 4 years, 1 month ago. under finished quilt tops are the bomb , jubilee quilt , melon patch , melon patch rows

The Applique Queue is Growing from Quilty Folk

If it takes two months for new habits to form, I might be in trouble. Lots of new starts, especially with applique, but little to no interest in follow-through. Out of curiosity, I decided to post an applique update, or current status? on the ongoing. Lots of hand work taking place at the start of our Stay At Home order, but lately it's been much more fun to chain piece or just sort and stack fabric. So moody.

4-block Tulip Medallion quilt blocks

The Four Block Tulip Medallion quilt has gained a teeny tiny bit of traction {all the ...

added by audrey 5 years, 5 months ago. under 4-block tulip medallion , applique , chunky tulips , coronacrazy , freehand applique , love apples , melon patch , simple applique , spring flowers

A Hand Work Update and a Finish from Quilty Folk

Lots of hand work in the last several weeks. I finally picked the 'Melon Patch' applique back up and just slogged my way through. Why am I doing this? What in the world was I thinking? And then... Oh my, I just love these colors and fabrics. This is gonna be great! And that's generally the gist of this quilt every single time.

Melon Patch petals all ready to sew onto the background now

There are 20 sets of 4 pieces each and I figured it takes me approximately one hour to stitch the petals for each block. Ouch ...

added by audrey 5 years, 7 months ago. under 2020 finish , 4-block tulip medallion , applique , baskets , home sweet home , melon patch , ormes inspired , so-tired fabrics

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