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Nine Lives from Sew Preeti Quilts

Nine Lives finished at 46" by 56"

Paul the model

Nine Lives - 46" by 56"

Of course I have Jonesie (he passed away last month) on my mind and this quilt has become of a reflection of my emotions.

A Sloth and a Cat with Fiery Red Eyes

An Owl and Smiley Cats

Black & White Cats from Bernie

A Llama, a Turtle and Purple Cats too

There are at least nine different cat fabrics and hence the name.

Can you find them all?

There is more than one here

Cattily Yours

Purrfectly Poised

Peeking Panda and Cats Packed Tight

My ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 1 month ago. under baby quilt , cat quilt , i-spy quilt , pieced backing , scrap vortex , scrappy quilt , storybook quilt , walking foot quilting

Sisterhood from Sew Preeti Quilts

I used the International Sister Quilt Block to make the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks in 2019.

Ladies in Red

It was a year of ups and downs.

Feeling (Dark) Blue

You sent me hugs when I was feeling blue.

Light Blue

Women of Color

You celebrated with Women of Color.

It is Easy being Green

And you were with me when the sisters went to the dark side.

To the Dark Side

I shared new blocks month after month.

Shining Sisters

The Sisters were received with so much joy, it warmed my heart.

Passionately Purple

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge of ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 2 months ago. under eji , equal justice initiative , giveaway , human rights , international sister quilt block , julia tutwiler women's prison , pieced backing , prison reform , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 2019 , scrappy , sisterhood

Mermaids on Wings from Sew Preeti Quilts

It started with this fabric - cute and sweet. It is a complete escape from reality. Just perfect.

Cuteness

The concept was to frame the cute fabric and then alternate the resulting block with four-patch blocks. The four patch blocks were made from Lily and Loom charm squares.

Depressed :-(

I loved the mermaids and I loved the deep/rich 4-patch blocks but together they did not seem to work. It seemed dull and sad.

Something had to change.
I chose the colors from the mermaid fabric, cut up some 5" squares and put them up on the design wall.

Mock-up

Much ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 4 months ago. under 4-patch , baby quilts , birds , bugs , focus fabric , framed blocks , pieced backing , scrappy quilt

A Quilt of Valor with Frankenbacking from From My Carolina Home

This quilt came off the longarm about a week ago. It is a Quilt of Valor, and was a bit more of a challenge at the beginning, as the backing had several problems.

QOV at FromMyCarolinaHome.com

This is what I call Frankenbacking. There are four vertical seams and two horizontal ones. The friend that gave it to me to quilt was so proud of herself, telling me she left the selvedge edges on for me to load it, and that she was able to use a pretty piece of floral fabric. I was not expecting this though. First, the print is directional. Normally ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 5 years, 6 months ago. under pieced backing , qov , quilting , quilts of valor (Comments)

Pandora's Box from Sew Preeti Quilts

Paul: There is a lot going on here.
Me: Yup. Do you like it?

A new finish

Paul: It kinda works.
Me: Doesn't it?
Paul: What is this one called?
Me: Pandora's Box.

Orphan Blocks

Paul was shocked!!! He proceeded to relate the story where all the monsters (death and sickness) were unleashed and all that was found at the bottom of the box was Hope.

Gathered and Captured

I tried to (somewhat calmly) explain. I did not open the Pandora's Box. I did not release the monsters. I captured them and put them back in the ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 8 months ago. under coping strips , honey pot bee , lap quilt , orphan blocks , paintbrush studios , pieced backing , rsc2020 , sampler quilt , scrappy quilt , skinny border , striped binding , viva mexico , walking foot quilting

Tara from Sew Preeti Quilts

Picture this - About noon on Superbowl Sunday

Me: I am going to eat my lunch and watch TV. Do you want to join me?
Paul (reclining on the couch): Nah, I am watching the eyelid show.
Me: Ooh that is a good show.
Paul: It was greatly reviewed.
Me: Yup, I watch it everyday.

Later, during the 4th quarter of the Superbowl game
Me: I am done here.
Paul: Sup babe?
Me: My eyelid show is about to begin.

For the Eyelid Show

Here is a quilt perfect for use during a little one's eyelid show :-)
I am calling ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 8 months ago. under blue and purple , bushfireblocks , exploding star , half square triangles , hsts , pieced backing , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc2020 , scrappy quilt , snowflake , starry quilt , tara , twin tree quilt block , wool batting

Linoleum Plus from Sew Preeti Quilts

Here is my first finish of 2020. I am calling it Linoleum.

First Finish!!!

Try saying "a roll of linoleum" fast if you can :-D
How did it go?

Once upon time, a long time ago I wrote this tutorial. Some of the resulting blocks became a part of Have a Minty Day quilt. And yet others waited patiently to become something.

When I saw the Cross Plus Block, I had an idea. What if the colors are reversed?
Then my leftover tutorial blocks can be made into this!!!

All I had to do was find coordinating print fabrics. Mystic ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 9 months ago. under bluprint , cross block , diagonal seam tape , flannel backing , flannel strips , linoleum , meanwhile , mystic dawn , pieced backing , scrappy quilt , serendipity , skinny border , walking foot quilting

A Quilt for Eva from Sew Preeti Quilts

I met Eva for the first time about two years ago. She is married to Bill who started out as a co-worker but ended up being a friend. Since his retirement, they live in New Jersey.

On the Design Wall

Eva and I connected over our love of spicy food and gold jewelry. When I showed her the first of the International Sister Quilt Blocks, her response was immediate. She loved them.

Setting Triangles

This was the first year I participated in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and the International Sister Quilt Block was a perfect block for the purpose.

Piecing ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 11 months ago. under aurora , baby-maker , bed quilt , blocks on point , christmas quilt , international sister quilt block , permanent fabric markers , pieced backing , setting triangles , walking foot quilting

Rough & Tumble from Sew Preeti Quilts

In summer I was working on a scrap vortex quilt.

Scrappy Goodness

Green chair fabric came from Mell

Wonkiness Galore

Finished Flimsy

Pieced Backing

Turquoise Binding

Here is the finished quilt. I named it - "Rough & Tumble"

Bright & Happy

Does it have a story?

Hmmm... it has poem :-)

I dived into my pile of scraps - old and new

long strips, odd shapes and pieces askew

There were some cute scraps from Mell

I chased after them as they tried to escape and fell

Some fabrics scream and others just mumble

But they all fit happily in this Rough & Tumble

Art Imitates ...

added by Preeti 5 years, 11 months ago. under amanda jean nyberg , baby quilt , diwali , henna , improv piecing , pieced backing , quilting with scraps , rangoli , rough and tumble , scrap vortex , scrappy quilt , walking foot quilting

Kinda Brave from Sew Preeti Quilts

What is an appropriate gift for a young woman who is celebrating her high school graduation, her 18th birthday and is on her way to a prestigious college?

Kinda Brave

A quilt, of course.

Pieced Backing

Did I mention that she did all this while she was fighting a debilitating disease with multiple doctor visits and hospital stays? And she also wrote a book about her experiences and published it too.

Kinda Chronic by Ashni Sethi

Meet Ashni. Better still read about her book here.

Ashni's Mom is my friend, Manveen.
I conspired with Ashni's parents in making ...

added by Preeti 6 years ago. under amanda jean nyberg , ashni sethi , bed quilt , connecting threads , kinda chronic , personalized quilt , pieced backing , puppies , scrappy rails , strip quilt , walking foot quilting

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