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A small riot of color from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! Guess what? It isn't raining, for the first time in days, literally. Holy cow, it has been gray here. But I'm looking out the window right now and it looks like the sun is out and nothing is falling from the sky. And wonder of wonders, the grass got cut yesterday. I'd say it was knee-high, which would be an exaggeration, but it certainly felt that way.

This is our last week of class, so I haven't had a lot of time, but I did put together a small quilt top from some leftover ...

added by Mari 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under blue , kids , pink , quilt top

Log Cabin Finishes from TheEclecticAbuela

I finally finished up my Log Cabin quilts. They are fun to make, and I have plans for more!

First, a very traditional brown/neutral one.

Brown Log Cabin 95" x 95"

Brown Log Cabin (center detail)

Brown Log Cabin (detail)

Brown Log Cabin (back and binding detail)

For this quilt I used 1.5" strips (finished at 1"). The center red square is a constant fabric which I also used as binding. The back is a brown paint stroke print with a center panel of fruit and foliage (you can just see it in the ...

added by TheEclecticAbuela 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under brown , large blocks , large quilts , log cabin , pink , red , two color quilts

Greens with a side of pink from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! It's the second week of March and we're about to have a "cold spell." You know it's been a wild winter when highs in the 50s in March count as "cold." I'm super-thrilled about the noticeably longer days now, though. The sun is now setting after 6 pm! Hooray!

Over the weekend I started looking at and playing with my green scraps for the rainbow scrap challenge. I have a good supply of green scraps, but I used a bunch of the dark green ones last year, and most of the mediums and lighter ...

added by Mari 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under green , pink , rsc23

A taste of spring from The Academic Quilter

Hello quilty friends! How was your week? Mine was more of the same, except for that one day where it hit 80 degrees. Not joking! It was a taste of spring that didn't last very long, because although today has dawned nice and sunny, it may snow this afternoon. Again, not joking! It's going to be a good day to read and sew.

The weather was not the real taste of spring for this week, though. It was this happy and fun pink quilt top that I finished just yesterday:

A little washed out by morning light, but ...

added by Mari 7 months ago. under pink , quilt top , rsc23

Pink scrap energy from The Academic Quilter

Hi all! Welcome to the weekend. I don't know about you, but boy do I need this one. I'm exhausted from the bureaucracy and meetings, plus I'm trying to get a Big Important Thing done. It's a little much. I've been cheered, though, by some seriously strange weather we've had-- it was 66 degrees yesterday! No way it lasts, but it sure smelled nice outside!

You know what else is cheerful? Pretty pink blocks made from scraps! I did get a chance to make some scrappy things this week, in very short bursts. Here ...

added by Mari 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under blocks , pink , rsc23

Pieces of pink from The Academic Quilter

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lovely week, though it was quite cold, wasn't it? We probably should expect that in February, but somehow it always feels like a slap in the face when I step out the door. We're expecting it to be 60 in the middle of next week, though, so it's like the weather has mood swings.

By now you know that February's color for the rainbow scrap challenge is pink. I love pink and have a whole bunch of it, in pieces, in scraps, in yardage-- and in unfinished projects ...

added by Mari 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under pink , rsc23

A small memorial from The Academic Quilter

Hello all. I have bad news today, so if you don't like being brought down, go on ahead and come back another time. I won't be mad. I hate bad news, too, especially this kind.

My mother died this week. She had had a number of health problems over the years, and it all finally came to the point of no return. We're trying to be comforted by the fact that she is now beyond the pain and suffering she endured for years, but it's hard.

As a little, tiny memorial, and because this is a ...

added by Mari 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under memorial , pink

The end of summer from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone. I hope you are all doing well. I kind of fell off the grid a bit, didn't I? We have been having a family crisis, so I haven't had much time to stitch lately, especially on top of classes starting, but I did want to pop in and show off the last of the quilts I finished this summer. I have been able to escape from the drama just a bit and stitch a few things, and I finally finished the binding on this cutie:

Well, I'm pretty down right now, but seeing this quilt ...

added by Mari 1 year ago. under pink , synergy , yellow

Maymont from TheEclecticAbuela

Maymont--A Bonnie Hunter design--80" x 92"

Earlier this summer, I began Maymont, a design by Bonnie Hunter. That post is HERE.

This quilt is a hodge-podge of fun fabrics.


Maymont (fabric detail)

Maymont (fabric detail)

I had so much fun re-visiting some of these fabrics! They make an overall impression, but when you look more closely there is much to find.

I backed it with a favorite floral--to me, these look like the painted roses in Alice. I was fortunate to have a binding fabric that complemented the backing--the shades of color are almost identical!

Maymont (backing ...

added by TheEclecticAbuela 1 year, 1 month ago. under binding , bonnie hunter , floral fabrics , maymont , novelty fabrics , pink , quilt backing , red , scrappy quilts , scraps

Clearing out more color from The Academic Quilter

Hi all! How's it going? Are you just baking in the heat? We had some spectacular storms recently, and it has been quite hot. I think the two have something to do with each other. At least we didn't lose any trees, though there are several down around the neighborhood. The wind got a little scary, but we mostly came through okay.

What's a quilter to do, stuck in the house? I'll bet you can guess. After the success of cleaning out all the dark greens from the scrap bin (HERE), I decided to have a ...

added by Mari 1 year, 2 months ago. under blue , canoes , orange , pink , stars

A Start on Maymont from TheEclecticAbuela

Maymont is a Bonnie Hunter design. I've just started it as a new project.

Maymont by Bonnie Hunter

So far, I've only made a couple of test blocks from scraps I had lying about, but I'm sewing strips now! :) I'm planning to make all the centers and cornerstones in red fabrics.

More to come . . .

Test Blocks for Maymont

Happy Quilting!

added by TheEclecticAbuela 1 year, 3 months ago. under bonnie hunter , maymont , pink , red , scrappy quilts , scraps

Pink and green lace from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, and welcome to summer. It may not officially be summer, but it's supposed to be 97* today, so I think that counts. I seriously hope no one gets too hot and passes out at baccalaureate tonight. I doubt that the AC in the chapel will keep up. Do you think that I can smuggle in some ice packs under my robe?

Well, thank goodness the sewing room is cooler, and I got to stitch a few things up this week. I'm catching up on the RSC projects, and I made the pink and green stars this ...

added by Mari 1 year, 4 months ago. under green , pink , rsc22 , stars

Pink love for April's Table Scrap Challenge from Quilting & Learning

This weekend was the first time in years that I went to an in-town quilting retreat. What a lot of fun

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 year, 4 months ago. under 9 patch , fmq , free motion quilting , omg , one monthly goal , pink , table runner , table scraps challenge

Suddenly spring from The Academic Quilter

Holy cow, folks, it's the end of April. On Sunday it will be May! How in the world did that happen? Plus, one day this week I got up and suddenly the whole world looked green. The leaves have popped on the trees and we have all kinds of shade again. Many of the trees are flowering now, too. Spring has definitely sprung.

If it's the end of April, you know it's also the end of the academic year, which means I've been really busy this week. All those meetings, all that grading. . .not nearly enough ...

added by Mari 1 year, 5 months ago. under medallion , pink , rsc22

Bold choices for the Synergy Blog Hop from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone! How has your week been? I've had a very busy, action-packed week. Okay, the action was really just a bunch of grading and reading and stuff, but it felt like action in my head. I also managed to sneak in a few stitches and finish up something pretty and bold and not really like my usual at all. I hope you are in the mood for some color today, because I have something really colorful to show off.

Are you ready? Here she is:

I told you it was not my usual thing at all! This is ...

added by Mari 1 year, 5 months ago. under blue , pink , quilt top , synergy , yellow

RSC-Pink Goals Met! from Sew........This Is My Blog

It's almost the end of another month and time to report on April's RSC2022 progress. The color for April is pink, and even though pink is not very high on my favorite colors list, I've managed to find enough pink scraps to get my blocks made. Here are my Windmill and Sawtooth Star blocks.

I added a third monthly RSC project which I haven't mentioned before now. I want to use up as many scraps as I can in this challenge, so in January I found a stack of sixty red 2.5" by 4.5 ...

added by Sandy Panagos 1 year, 5 months ago. under bricks , pink , rsc2022 , sawtooth star , so scrappy , windmill

For the birds from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, and happy (soon to be) Opening Day! This is a true sign of spring and is a big day in our household. It happens that our favorite team is opening here in Baltimore, so guess what we'll be doing next week? I hope we can find parking!

It has been a very busy week here, so all I got done was making some birds for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. They are super cute, though, so they have been hanging out here and cheering me up. Here's the whole flock of pink and yellow birds:

Aren't ...

added by Mari 1 year, 5 months ago. under birds , pink , rsc22 , yellow

Pretty Pink Potholder Pattern in Annie's Quick and Easy Sewing from Curlicue Creations

Introducing: Pretty Pink Potholder. I made this with a combination of Island Batik Basics and Blenders Foundation fabrics. I love the bright pinks and greens together. I can't wait to hang this in my kitchen.

The pattern to sew the Pretty Pink Potholder is in this new Annie's Quick and Easy Sewing publication. It's super easy to make; perfect for a beginner who is interested in trying applique and some quick strip piecing. Let me just say as well, there are so many fabulous projects in this book that I want to try! There are so many ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 6 months ago. under annies , applique , aurifil , doyoueq , hobbsinside , hotpad , islandbatik , islandbatikdesigner , patterns , pink , potholder , quilting , schmetz , springsewing , tulip

Mill House Spring Quilt from Curlicue Creations

This sweet pink and white Mill House Spring quilt is available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

This quilt is quilted with matching color thread in pebbles, back and forth lines, and onion swirl motifs.

This quilt would be a lovely soft focal point in any room as a wall quilt.

The 41" x 49" size also makes it great for traditional use as a baby or lap quilt.

The Mill House Spring quilt features a sweet and pretty in pink traditional hourglass design framed with gold and green borders.

This quilt includes a hanging sleeve so it can be ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 6 months ago. under baby quilt , hourglass quilt , lap quilt , mill house spring , pink , quilt pattern , quilt shop , quilting , quilts , quilts for sale , throw quilt

Time for some stars from The Academic Quilter

Hi everyone, and happy last weekend of January! Didn't we just start January? Holy cow, I just don't know where the time goes. All I know is that it is never long enough when I'm trying to sleep, or when I'm trying to work on something really important with a deadline. Maybe the deadlines are why I can't sleep. What do you think?

So many questions! How about a pretty little finished quilt to break it up a bit? It was pretty cold this week, but we had more than one clear day so I ...

added by Mari 1 year, 8 months ago. under finished , pink , stars

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