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May 28, 2020
Binding the pink quilt from Northern Deb Quilts

The binding is cut and I'm sewing it onto the quilt. I ended up using the back and 2 front pieces of a striped dress shirt (xxl). 
The binding strips were bias cut ...I love bias stripes. This won't be the last time I use a shirt for binding. I just never thought about it before. But now with all that's going on, I'm trying to use what I have and not go shopping.

The weather today was super hot and muggy. Al and I worked in the yard for a bit this morning but by ...

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added by Northern Deb 3 years, 11 months ago. under binding a quilt , quilting during a pandemic , shirting quilt , stay home and sew , upcycle , using a shirt for binding , vintage style
April 26, 2020
My next project from Northern Deb Quilts


 I started this quilt about a year and a half ago so it's a newer UFO. This is my version of a quilt I found in an older magazine of mine (no pattern available, circa early 1900s). Using EQ7, I came up with a block that worked...15" sq. The block is made up of HSTs, 9 patches and rail fence pieces. (113 pieces per block!)
These are some of the nine patches. Im using scraps so if I run short, another fabric is substituted in ...that will give it the vintage feel I'm looking for.


 Finished up ...

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added by Northern Deb 4 years ago. under free block tutorial , quilting during the pandemic , stay home and sew , vintage quilt reproduction
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