I have a finish for Friday. My trip a around the world baby quilt for charity is quilted and bound. I taught a workshop for this quilt for my guild.
| 45 x 64 = 12 yards |
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I have a finish for Friday. My trip a around the world baby quilt for charity is quilted and bound. I taught a workshop for this quilt for my guild.
| 45 x 64 = 12 yards |
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I have had a trip around the world quilt on my bucket list for a long time. I had tried the Bonnie Hunter free pattern, but, I did not like the outcome. She had promised that any scrappy combination would work, and, I took her at her word. I managed to have scrappy fabrics that did not work. But, I have still admired all of them I have seen. I started investigating the colors and movement, watching and reading and you tube. I was determined to try again. I think the key is to have color groups together in the ...
read moreMy guild has asked me to teach a trip around the world quilt workshop. I agreed, if, I could use what I had on hand. Of course, I would need samples of how to make it. I had a whole bucket of flannel 3 1/2 inch strips, yippee. I am not sure the colors will be a stand out, but, that is the magic of TAW quilts. They seem to do their own thing, no matter what the fabric is. I have the strip sets made, and, it is time to subcut and start laying them out.
I haven't been posting much lately, but the quiltmaking continues!
This is a flannel couch quilt. A dear friend gave me some flannels, and I added a few of my own to the mix. I backed it with a piece of fleece I had on hand that happened to be exactly the right size!
| Old-Style Winter Print Flannel (60" x 71") |
| Old-Style Winter Print Flannel (detail) |
| Old-Style Winter Print Flannel (backing and binding detail) |
Next up is a Hallowe'en Trip Around the World. I know it is out-of-season, but next October, I'll be ready!
read moreThis pretty little Trip Around the World (gratitude to Eleanor Burns and her directions for this favorite pattern) was made from fabrics that play together nicely texturally. I love the jewel tones, too. I had to make the pattern smaller because I was working with leftovers and fat quarters. This is 57” x 72” and a great size for napping. Batted with wool, it was a pretty fast project to needle, about a month.
I'm having a hard time getting a straight on shot of this Floral Colorwash #7. This was the best one.
Moving is stressful. Leaving a house after 35 years is stressful. The actual moving process is stressful. Lining up proper documentation is stressful. None of this is distress - it’s all eustress. Nevertheless it’s stress. So of course I have to sew.
I had fun reading all of the comments yesterday about my fun find and it reminded me I have a lot more larger pieces done too in another place in my studio. I think I need to get all of them out and photograph them too and then show the ...
read moreI got a few strips for the bottom half of the TAW ...
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