I mentioned the Belknap Mill Quilters Guild in the previous post, they have provided a quilt on every bed in the rehab facility where my Dad is currently residing. It just so happened that the guild was holding their annual quilt show this past weekend. After telling dad "good-bye" I was able to stop and visit the show on our way out of town. The show was held at a local Community College, this
read moreI mentioned the Belknap Mill Quilters Guild in the previous post, they have provided a quilt on every bed in the rehab facility where my Dad is currently residing. It just so happened that the guild was holding their annual quilt show this past weekend. After telling dad "good-bye" I was able to stop and visit the show on our way out of town. The show was held at a local Community College, this
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Yes the sewing is slow but positive....what i mean is it gets done when i am feeling like i should and can sit at the machine for a length of time.....the picture at the left is of some scrap i saved years ago when i was making some baby quilts....Why i saved them is beyond me...i think it must have been because of the colors....i seem to be partial to solid pastels for some reason. Anyway i threw them together to get them out of my clothes basket of blocks and this is what resulted ...
I had a couple of finishes this week.
First is the latest Bonnie Hunter mystery, Old Town. I changed the colors a little, but otherwise followed her instructions.
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| Old Town, a Bonnie Hunter mystery 78" x 78" |
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| Old Town (back and binding detail) |
I also finished a string hourglass. No pattern on this one, I just needed to use some of my many strings!
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| String Hourglass 60" x 85" |
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| String Hourglass (back and binding detail) |
I'm working on a couple more. Then, I hope to get back to my Sunflower One-Block Wonder.
Happy Quilting!
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Today i started sewing the small block to the bigger square to make a bigger block and i needed 2 each of those by 9 rows to add to one of the sections posted in pic.... i got those done and i also had to do the same to the smaller section...when i was going to put the 2 sections together i started questioning myself....so i laid it out on the couch and found i was ok but i am going to add a safety pin to each section where they are to be joined as i still ...
read moreI put together a year's worth of 3.5" leaders and enders to create six quilts for donation. Each is 62" x 74".
Closer to the 2025 holiday season, I will take them to a local agency that helps children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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Create this scrappy quilt with stars using fabrics you’ve been collecting over the years. It will add vibrant colors to your home decor!
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Spiral Galaxies appears in the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, hitting the stands on April 18! It measures 72-1/2″ x 81-1/2″ with 10″ star blocks and 9″ nine-patches with half-square triangles. It features bakits from my extensive collection. No single fabric was purchased for the quilt, including the (pieced) back, which I will show you soon.
One ...
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This is what I'm calling "Confetti Chain", as it stands right now, 24 blocks. I hope to add the same number more; making it a generous 60" X 80" quilt. Eventually.Here's the basic block unit laid out. Each block has forty three pieces! I can't remember where I ever saw this and I can't find a source. My version uses lights and darks out of the 1.5" scrap bin for the 4-patches. The
read moreThis is what I'm calling "Confetti Chain", as it stands right now, 24 blocks. I hope to add the same number more; making it a generous 60" X 80" quilt. Eventually.Here's the basic block unit laid out. Each block has forty three pieces! I can't remember where I ever saw this and I can't find a source. My version uses lights and darks out of the 1.5" scrap bin for the 4-patches. The
read moreDuring my bone-mending "sabbatical" from this blog I have been stitching away. Smaller, close to my body movements such as cross-stitch and piecing didn't over-reach my capabilities. I HAD to do something other than sitting still and reading! This Blackbird Designs sampler spoke to me. I'm drawn to "bee" patterns especially, maybe because my first name is actually Hebrew for bee. This
read moreDuring my bone-mending "sabbatical" from this blog I have been stitching away. Smaller, close to my body movements such as cross-stitch and piecing didn't over-reach my capabilities. I HAD to do something other than sitting still and reading! This Blackbird Designs sampler spoke to me. I'm drawn to "bee" patterns especially, maybe because my first name is actually Hebrew for bee. This
read moreI'm looking on the bright side these days; if I didn't, the whole situation of living in a construction zone would drive me over the edge. I knew that I had to shift the focus to that which I could change for the better. As someone who craves order and tidiness I am faced daily with my biggest enemies: disorder, clutter, chaos and dust; piles and piles of it! My challenge is to deal with all of
read moreI'm looking on the bright side these days; if I didn't, the whole situation of living in a construction zone would drive me over the edge. I knew that I had to shift the focus to that which I could change for the better. As someone who craves order and tidiness I am faced daily with my biggest enemies: disorder, clutter, chaos and dust; piles and piles of it! My challenge is to deal with all of
read moreI finished a new crop of quilts for donation.
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| Four Donation Quilts (3@ 60' x '72" and 1 @ 60" x 78") |
I make these using 3.5" squares as Leaders and Enders. When I get a bunch (usually a couple of times each year), I put them together, and voila!--I have quilts that I sewed between the pieces of other projects.
Here are four I put together recently. As I assembled them, it was fun to see squares from scraps of fabric I used in other quilts in the past year. The squares are arranged randomly, and I used ...
read moreIt is that time of year again--Mystery Time.
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| 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.
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| Maymont (fabric detail) |
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| Maymont (fabric detail) |
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| Maymont (fabric detail) |
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!
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| Maymont (backing ... |
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| Hearts of Hope (55" x 68") |
This was a sew-along pattern designed by Bonnie Hunter to show respect for the people of Ukraine. I made it in honor of my mother-in-law whose family fled the region ahead of WW2.
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| Hearts of Hope (border and binding detail) |
If you have read my blog before, you know how much I love string piecing--so, you can believe that I enjoyed making this one.
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| Hearts of Hope (backing detail) |
I used a lovely sunflower (the Ukrainian national flower) print for the back.
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| Hearts of Hope Pillow (18" x 18") |
As usual, I had leftover ...
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