tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283197105775505852024-03-24T08:24:47.287-04:00Quilts from the Little HouseJanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-24286112959801486372024-03-18T10:58:00.000-04:002024-03-18T10:58:47.854-04:00SAHRR 24 Parade<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Let me start by saying that I don't do mystery quilts. I don't usually like making something I can't visualize at least in a general way, and I have trouble picturing how fabrics are going to work together if I don't know how they will be arranged. And let's face it, I just don't like not having control over a design. But this--this! I have found the kind of mystery I'm comfortable with. We started this online project with a block or panel of our choice and then added borders or whatever according to prompts each week given by one of the hosts. These kinds of quilts used to be made by making a beginning block and then shipping it off to others to add to as a round robin. I think that some fabric might have been sent along with to keep some cohesiveness in the quilt. (You can imagine the kind of control angst I would have with that kind of mystery and group project.) But during the pandemic, I think, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail </a>had the idea for makers to keep the quilt at home and complete it themselves using prompts from other quilters. A Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR). Perfect for those of us with control issues. It's become a yearly tradition. And I LOVED it. It was the perfect project to give me the control I wanted but to also challenge me to improvise and design something according to unexpected parameters. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I’m kind of sad to be all done But it’s also fun to have a finish I can share. If you want to read more details about the making of this quilt, you are welcome to check out the posts of the last few weeks with the label SAHRR 2024 on the right side bar or at the bottom of this post. I'll hit the highlights here. First some garage photos, because that's how I always document what I've made.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXtvNFC6XuBNgTA5IDT1jzZTXWYaQplOH0M0bVhERkVvqViawVu0woHJpf5Sdbd8smgja-TgQOFOfHNJLImb1wrKNWXA8eVAiPFogAdmYD2kH94erXQuL_OFPoiqJ-Yj5nOSiRqO7vmp7wkkJ0fbK-T3cAdH12TuVK8rLr2fV4jfr-OM__hd31n3KcDn8/w507-h507/IMG_7716.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="507" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warm, sunshiny weather! (but a little breezy)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXtvNFC6XuBNgTA5IDT1jzZTXWYaQplOH0M0bVhERkVvqViawVu0woHJpf5Sdbd8smgja-TgQOFOfHNJLImb1wrKNWXA8eVAiPFogAdmYD2kH94erXQuL_OFPoiqJ-Yj5nOSiRqO7vmp7wkkJ0fbK-T3cAdH12TuVK8rLr2fV4jfr-OM__hd31n3KcDn8/s1772/IMG_7716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTpWWa6fOGGBhjxosM9NdF83Xc_qEG8lluiZcZL0GMY0fgrlBYSvNu40ktCH96Q-dzAwMMbqKKxTlmd8JyOQytU9zvsSleEnulw3Dpy9JToGGJMk9rQiuoEI1MdqAWgXrDrAz7PQaWQO28H6-Ydwk09HxwLdbq2eUGZJEB4_19R_SyuHyuWoae9Z2WWqJ/s1772/IMG_7723.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTpWWa6fOGGBhjxosM9NdF83Xc_qEG8lluiZcZL0GMY0fgrlBYSvNu40ktCH96Q-dzAwMMbqKKxTlmd8JyOQytU9zvsSleEnulw3Dpy9JToGGJMk9rQiuoEI1MdqAWgXrDrAz7PQaWQO28H6-Ydwk09HxwLdbq2eUGZJEB4_19R_SyuHyuWoae9Z2WWqJ/w500-h500/IMG_7723.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yup, that back is the same little floral I used on the front. I just happened to find it at the big box store where I bought the original fabric. I had ordered the earlier piece, but there just happened to be a bolt end at the store a few weeks ago, and I snapped it up. I really have enjoyed using this print in quilts over the last few years. Sadly, it's no longer available online (and I just read that that store is struggling and in Chapter 11,which explains a lot about supply issues), so I guess this is the end of it except for a piece I have leftover now after piecing the back. I actually bought enough for two quilts because I have another top that I finished while making this quilt, so you will see it once more in my next post. It's a tiny print, but I did match the seam just because. And buying the amount for two quilts was really practical. I bought 3 quilt lengths worth. I usually buy 2 lengths for one quilt and have quite a bit leftover.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I chose an allover freemotion meander for the quilting. Simple, as there was already so much going on in the pattern. And frankly, I was ready for a quick finish once all the fun of the designing each week was over. I know, some quilters would have had a much more exciting method using custom quilting for each section, but that's not me. And by meandering, I could also avoid any thick intersections. So, let's take a quick peek at the different sections and prompts. I made most of my borders about 6 inches wide, using plain (coping) borders along with the ones that were prompted. From the beginning, I decided to put my starting block off center, with two borders for each round--most of them on the right side and bottom of the quilt. (These photos were all taken after washing, so there's lots of texture.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">First, the center block. I made this during an <a href="https://www.stitchedincolor.com/blog/2020/2/12/quilters-color-quest" target="_blank">online color workshop with Rachel Hauser </a>during the pandemic.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1AYVRHDZ1Joqz8W4LeVD6s2TmWxPgVSpWHEB6BGPaq4Cqg0BOFJFl3yVTeiMSn4wraavNGPnBB2vlFQw9LWXpL3YKT-Rzurx6w9EEEY3_-oW2pcbf1nt1VMwVjLx3UKQMUOZL6uE7w2l_9czccj5svlEDxZTqQVSphRt-5-CGUpWeqgLy9QkUfjgk13j/s1066/IMG_7775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1066" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1AYVRHDZ1Joqz8W4LeVD6s2TmWxPgVSpWHEB6BGPaq4Cqg0BOFJFl3yVTeiMSn4wraavNGPnBB2vlFQw9LWXpL3YKT-Rzurx6w9EEEY3_-oW2pcbf1nt1VMwVjLx3UKQMUOZL6uE7w2l_9czccj5svlEDxZTqQVSphRt-5-CGUpWeqgLy9QkUfjgk13j/w437-h437/IMG_7775.jpeg" width="437" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Border 1: Signature block, prompted by <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/" target="_blank">Wendy at Pieceful Thoughts</a> (I'm going to link to the home pages of the quilters so you can see some of their other projects). I pieced my blocks for more color variety. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9drwzyE9R2UB1MFCh5aVrrYbQ3XIFMwFSYAOfSuY2Zh6pBc_m6ip8gHOj8lK-FP7if7bGriLBa-S9iUiOAJeOzR_d3o9LPb0_ab4-_ygNPOvP_vT1ZkBgde274QWPUu8k5kXjyFhML5OdkeYhYakruazt-RDMjOIR-ynEBb_9UnC0933HgCmnOHoWLbSg/s1211/IMG_7776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1211" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9drwzyE9R2UB1MFCh5aVrrYbQ3XIFMwFSYAOfSuY2Zh6pBc_m6ip8gHOj8lK-FP7if7bGriLBa-S9iUiOAJeOzR_d3o9LPb0_ab4-_ygNPOvP_vT1ZkBgde274QWPUu8k5kXjyFhML5OdkeYhYakruazt-RDMjOIR-ynEBb_9UnC0933HgCmnOHoWLbSg/w469-h469/IMG_7776.jpeg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Border 2: 2 colors, prompted by <a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Anja Quilts</a>. I chose black and white, which became sort of a theme for the rest of the quilt. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RjvbSq4SJPjmyphRYrCKloGGgYVuPvfgSUMUNhyphenhyphenG5-KvUOOcg_Ui2w1UCmddvCaMF7bM3ds-yw8H1fhET5f76lIiDvvyy4CX8Ny7qVoD1M6X_v9MYXsVzt53EBoee4Olt7NPGyqmDBJ00Qrw7MGWzfLTsEVg4-plpTB-KSYgfP0Y4pAEjK6IBauntSqz/s961/IMG_7777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="961" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RjvbSq4SJPjmyphRYrCKloGGgYVuPvfgSUMUNhyphenhyphenG5-KvUOOcg_Ui2w1UCmddvCaMF7bM3ds-yw8H1fhET5f76lIiDvvyy4CX8Ny7qVoD1M6X_v9MYXsVzt53EBoee4Olt7NPGyqmDBJ00Qrw7MGWzfLTsEVg4-plpTB-KSYgfP0Y4pAEjK6IBauntSqz/w447-h447/IMG_7777.jpeg" width="447" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Border 3: Triangles, prompted by <a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emily of The Darling Dogwood</a>. I made flying geese with a reverse palette of background color for the geese.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmjkU_qmKWFoRiKXzW-QLAS75LbFlFVCKf4wkSKVJSaAooGdgzTt5d5ltxWpTJfZnHsnjKkJ3UhGYi398LGpYyURFoahzzMSGAKN5lrYuM6FvfWLwAL6SYyzwE6RzocQ7C4foacGTWMmkp8WR-vmJHxC31xQFu3nUlskXxK3FKJGbQrqCRFoQ-9fyHY-r/s1265/IMG_7778.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1265" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmjkU_qmKWFoRiKXzW-QLAS75LbFlFVCKf4wkSKVJSaAooGdgzTt5d5ltxWpTJfZnHsnjKkJ3UhGYi398LGpYyURFoahzzMSGAKN5lrYuM6FvfWLwAL6SYyzwE6RzocQ7C4foacGTWMmkp8WR-vmJHxC31xQFu3nUlskXxK3FKJGbQrqCRFoQ-9fyHY-r/w448-h448/IMG_7778.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Border 4: Square in a square, prompted by <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/" target="_blank">Brenda at Songbird Designs</a>. This was fun, as I had already included one in the corner of the previous border and dreamed of making more someday.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1suyrTK1qZ0RcVQNf5aHAqNsfqQWc6y4et8-9LFt1CSBzNq-NxK1XUCI_2IYCFS9z96oKNmNe0xxYB8TR2w3isKcqSVO821nDSzhlpKiauPMmE-pudHBNl9SsJQHeDfILwNKQ1T91CSUSerY6mToO_oY0xV4V-feVqJ23Ayb3PRAul_4megcVH0D9Ria/s1148/IMG_7779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1148" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1suyrTK1qZ0RcVQNf5aHAqNsfqQWc6y4et8-9LFt1CSBzNq-NxK1XUCI_2IYCFS9z96oKNmNe0xxYB8TR2w3isKcqSVO821nDSzhlpKiauPMmE-pudHBNl9SsJQHeDfILwNKQ1T91CSUSerY6mToO_oY0xV4V-feVqJ23Ayb3PRAul_4megcVH0D9Ria/w435-h435/IMG_7779.jpeg" width="435" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Border 5: "4," prompted by <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" target="_blank">Gail of Quilting Gail</a>, the genius behind the SAHRR idea. I chose to make groups of 4 colored squares separated by a white square. (I also put another signature block in the corner.)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxv_Jy2xN2N0WNL95WRT4M_rhJBy62IJgc6sQK0C6y6Fud5arhxCikiVazi7yXhEhBewXDXFlXFLjDeZQmfUr-bvKGeTJh2eIuYpL9WmT1ytQZ1QPFACQ6qoq2TuTyxyGuvFIHbn16jwGw8j68jOFDIZ-2qhhaxJGkVFepaKtERESi5n8gNMmH-aocJ9Y/s1693/IMG_7780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1023" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxv_Jy2xN2N0WNL95WRT4M_rhJBy62IJgc6sQK0C6y6Fud5arhxCikiVazi7yXhEhBewXDXFlXFLjDeZQmfUr-bvKGeTJh2eIuYpL9WmT1ytQZ1QPFACQ6qoq2TuTyxyGuvFIHbn16jwGw8j68jOFDIZ-2qhhaxJGkVFepaKtERESi5n8gNMmH-aocJ9Y/w359-h595/IMG_7780.jpeg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Border 6: Numbers or letters, prompted by <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/" target="_blank">Kathleen of Kathleen McMusing</a>. I really wanted to make scallops and figured they looked like abstract letters (D's, U's, backward C's? Take your pick.)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hz-eGKm2Rsfr-oPmQ2xkj-yHE7qE157qlZDMwO-gtifXWTUajk9k8FTFNgzz3CIDuuYM4VBWNaNcSgZaCLhmZUyupbunGKLi8I_phtnAgzDzYlqRTWYLnRPsQFlH7Fnj3cHbHAGfibbv7HFtRRV2prArWLuFIeKXX8ou6NSnle6errc7TjOmiLwLO40C/s1719/IMG_7781.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="1217" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hz-eGKm2Rsfr-oPmQ2xkj-yHE7qE157qlZDMwO-gtifXWTUajk9k8FTFNgzz3CIDuuYM4VBWNaNcSgZaCLhmZUyupbunGKLi8I_phtnAgzDzYlqRTWYLnRPsQFlH7Fnj3cHbHAGfibbv7HFtRRV2prArWLuFIeKXX8ou6NSnle6errc7TjOmiLwLO40C/w393-h554/IMG_7781.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And then there was also my signature of quilted initials and date in that border, which also fulfilled the prompt nicely. I usually use a blended color so that they don't really show to anyone but me, but since this related to the prompt, I used turquoise this time.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooj9rYR5Nz5PBxiTsfr7kUFMvvYxjfX4F1vaiWM1R3L1hOuaUpAkQaC3PlztKtXfxb5Qvl2GC9TzccnSIvEAxI7BolsHLdKgVZfUu7nKUQTfJA74zUn3xLNlhlMayJvUYL0jQjzA4qcs-i0THrQpC3M2lrH9PD4BFPxyf-rK9EG66DMfXC1gc6h7a7JJ7/s1023/IMG_7782.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1023" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooj9rYR5Nz5PBxiTsfr7kUFMvvYxjfX4F1vaiWM1R3L1hOuaUpAkQaC3PlztKtXfxb5Qvl2GC9TzccnSIvEAxI7BolsHLdKgVZfUu7nKUQTfJA74zUn3xLNlhlMayJvUYL0jQjzA4qcs-i0THrQpC3M2lrH9PD4BFPxyf-rK9EG66DMfXC1gc6h7a7JJ7/w416-h416/IMG_7782.jpeg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks so much to all of these women for setting this whole project up with the thought provoking prompts and linky parties so we could all share our tops. There were so many variations by lots of quilters. And it was a blast to touch base with each other and learn from each other as we designed our tops.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'll end with some photos and other tidbits about the quilt. It's mud and grime season here, so not many places to take photos outside.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M8rPhJBNWeqmrA1vb-Z4D85afusdpVbLILUnPb0Vf32hF7FCBcvpz92htCPHDrDBnrvtGv5qWESBEuFXIuKwQQb2F7dSqdYqLXERkKsckocHtHlOkmyxAox1qA2Yahp-vrVDEJABG7tQfvtioE2g9rZOBToMlzgCxr4vHYWFxIskTRoPoXDaeEwp__tP/s1389/IMG_7761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1389" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M8rPhJBNWeqmrA1vb-Z4D85afusdpVbLILUnPb0Vf32hF7FCBcvpz92htCPHDrDBnrvtGv5qWESBEuFXIuKwQQb2F7dSqdYqLXERkKsckocHtHlOkmyxAox1qA2Yahp-vrVDEJABG7tQfvtioE2g9rZOBToMlzgCxr4vHYWFxIskTRoPoXDaeEwp__tP/w422-h422/IMG_7761.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My quilt finished at 53 1/2 inches square after piecing, 52 1/2 inches square after quilting, and 50 inches square after washing. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqB-itAa0BSMhvYn2ivkmwRtJ_v2R5_qfPpFvVMoqhF_g2HB6sK-7UtD-RG2tHZghuBhj3fu8ASy9BDRHoLK50-_ETNjChMq7S9S-4fhZ7_hqJi29_CkMyBa2tN5xHNR0PgcE7lWVyvSbENpOhRA5XZCTcMguBVOm50w_M3k0_iR-V6lmIYMim25961s2/s1023/IMG_7762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1023" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqB-itAa0BSMhvYn2ivkmwRtJ_v2R5_qfPpFvVMoqhF_g2HB6sK-7UtD-RG2tHZghuBhj3fu8ASy9BDRHoLK50-_ETNjChMq7S9S-4fhZ7_hqJi29_CkMyBa2tN5xHNR0PgcE7lWVyvSbENpOhRA5XZCTcMguBVOm50w_M3k0_iR-V6lmIYMim25961s2/w428-h428/IMG_7762.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I only bought batting (Hobbs 80/20) and the backing. The rest of the fabric was from what I had on hand. Bigger pieces were mostly from the cut-offs of previous quilt backs or backgrounds. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5dYTQvIk8NzQaEF7I_BmvAkNfONPl6k7NB5qFmhJuctPmumTxbUPfbRBI0bXRv5mUvDeBvgPJLKlL10uy6lQVzo6TPKPKgg_V_SmtjiJHLg24sKinVHgHBuZGV48mbq-fxrPdhaSqOjp5tQk-BcCpdvZRxZoIeYw_9cEKs7s5fsRV-zkJrFjF-b4sHRR/s2022/IMG_7759.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="1554" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5dYTQvIk8NzQaEF7I_BmvAkNfONPl6k7NB5qFmhJuctPmumTxbUPfbRBI0bXRv5mUvDeBvgPJLKlL10uy6lQVzo6TPKPKgg_V_SmtjiJHLg24sKinVHgHBuZGV48mbq-fxrPdhaSqOjp5tQk-BcCpdvZRxZoIeYw_9cEKs7s5fsRV-zkJrFjF-b4sHRR/w350-h455/IMG_7759.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used a combination of traditional piecing and foundation paper piecing (which kept the dimensions fairly even). </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cUiSxKOAXs4CF4ytuGBJj6fVKl9Gt9QX4jnRzW_AK2tt8yWTtuHD8asra6HYd24UNK-XNcUbKaPt5nt0ltqjvKWqM_CFVzaMTb5bJra509u_J9ND2n92t0v-vWehiGxNJzzL6EOsXa-Ct0qj64siJb8rmz45BMp7VV3PLFsrPaZh_o20Iq0MedRhlvOw/s2048/IMG_7760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cUiSxKOAXs4CF4ytuGBJj6fVKl9Gt9QX4jnRzW_AK2tt8yWTtuHD8asra6HYd24UNK-XNcUbKaPt5nt0ltqjvKWqM_CFVzaMTb5bJra509u_J9ND2n92t0v-vWehiGxNJzzL6EOsXa-Ct0qj64siJb8rmz45BMp7VV3PLFsrPaZh_o20Iq0MedRhlvOw/w337-h449/IMG_7760.jpeg" width="337" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used binding a bit wider than usual, starting with strips cut 2 5/8 inches wide.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpErN46nj7Rg8CsEbg5Ki3y6SodkpqO4vKDGWmqas5qlGUt8MW0-LEX3mn0k2VaqzJzuYc8zr6SQYaQvQknXu8OgMQfdJYWzZD9y96c3tyKUB4o2q7XOb-5tuk9gjKoPYl4uBugAb7biC62pPEtVE2iQguhfToL6vEe7FLds20l53tkaTyYr52e55D6b6/s1772/IMG_7753.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpErN46nj7Rg8CsEbg5Ki3y6SodkpqO4vKDGWmqas5qlGUt8MW0-LEX3mn0k2VaqzJzuYc8zr6SQYaQvQknXu8OgMQfdJYWzZD9y96c3tyKUB4o2q7XOb-5tuk9gjKoPYl4uBugAb7biC62pPEtVE2iQguhfToL6vEe7FLds20l53tkaTyYr52e55D6b6/w482-h482/IMG_7753.jpeg" width="482" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used Superior Masterpiece thread in Granite for piecing, King Tut in Temple for quilting and Treasure in Old Lace for hand quilting the binding. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXuWfjkxyUqnQZXXXr4ncsU59shTxQQDwyOwaEty57PIFXMElhLJCkmkY3xg4g9ea0d5Sgvj_qobd148i9zxM3R-x0Dh5xyJ7777MYfCinMC7LtwoCjWTRDzSjzQTmMDQEKBfgdJ_DMyUQP4eNo3YP9NynJx3VtxxCGVoK-zGtqEkaaeGrV2KpwHtIiDB/s1919/IMG_7783.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="1402" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXuWfjkxyUqnQZXXXr4ncsU59shTxQQDwyOwaEty57PIFXMElhLJCkmkY3xg4g9ea0d5Sgvj_qobd148i9zxM3R-x0Dh5xyJ7777MYfCinMC7LtwoCjWTRDzSjzQTmMDQEKBfgdJ_DMyUQP4eNo3YP9NynJx3VtxxCGVoK-zGtqEkaaeGrV2KpwHtIiDB/w358-h490/IMG_7783.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My machines were Featherweight for piecing and Singer 115 treadle for quilting.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFjwO6Zdm3Dq6bD0v6rekTzFyrDBpLqK3BBU7sMG0IkazlcZjJtAf7KJjyU8GIw2GMQGGQhL5B3dCNz22FVKh2pAAtCgPX2of9YwbPfrllffsitFWrS7RUoHHTcG0thLibdY-WBwNCqGAzj4DrVhMby8HPuu0Jd9TB9pGkdZ0oAiky18gK-u3cKW8LTnA/s1696/IMG_7786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1206" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFjwO6Zdm3Dq6bD0v6rekTzFyrDBpLqK3BBU7sMG0IkazlcZjJtAf7KJjyU8GIw2GMQGGQhL5B3dCNz22FVKh2pAAtCgPX2of9YwbPfrllffsitFWrS7RUoHHTcG0thLibdY-WBwNCqGAzj4DrVhMby8HPuu0Jd9TB9pGkdZ0oAiky18gK-u3cKW8LTnA/w355-h499/IMG_7786.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you haven't been regularly following the progress of the SAHRR, I hope you will be able to find a little time to at least check out the <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/03/17/sahrr-2024-the-parade/" target="_blank">linky party with the parade of all of our finishes at Quilting Gail's blog</a>. And if you ever have the opportunity to join such a project, I hope you will consider it. It is such a flexible type of project that you will surely find a way to make it in a way that is as comfortable or as challenging as you'd like.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8nFxdSkZzqJogknYElb_YRldZohfJ06pqSxoZt1PHsiSUyKfItd4lPabjf7SH14V0IjPwx4Hmlq9OZsj6SAnIQoE0LHWV4AD8_ZaBzRiTBh8MTVUfYQmhk0Aw7ywADzLuymU6LvwzHQ3d5OFc7ZYtRNjRrlPCKXG0hF02zk7VikUBShzqGF1TeCKJEqDI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="313" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8nFxdSkZzqJogknYElb_YRldZohfJ06pqSxoZt1PHsiSUyKfItd4lPabjf7SH14V0IjPwx4Hmlq9OZsj6SAnIQoE0LHWV4AD8_ZaBzRiTBh8MTVUfYQmhk0Aw7ywADzLuymU6LvwzHQ3d5OFc7ZYtRNjRrlPCKXG0hF02zk7VikUBShzqGF1TeCKJEqDI" width="235" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll be donating this quilt soon to (I hope) cheer a recipient through it's whimsical design, uplifting colors, and cozy hug.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div></div></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-35465118569061376142024-03-01T14:05:00.000-05:002024-03-01T14:05:49.319-05:00SAHRR 24 Border 6<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tada! We are finished with our Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) quilt tops, fun projects hosted by <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a> and friends. This final prompt is from Kathleen of <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2024/02/sahrr-2024-round-6/" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing</a>: letters and numbers. So many ways to do this--fabric printed with those symbols, blocks that have some sort of shape in them that is a letter or number, actual pieced symbols, labels. Well, I have a confession to make. I already had an idea for this round, and I just needed to make it fit the prompt. Is that cheating? See what you think. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3OMbgXHPDZVyz9lCmMXQuQ4q42IBwfwgHubJOlFh2D0ITqCxv_tyn6QbJr0CeN3jdfvZ_uxjnDcKlnG6vjwlOKqUTvWcp-E_0NpZzVbZ3abB9_R1JQiSvIft2zm-FrVJPMT3sp4uKNurHZ23KE6Fs3F_r09ujpeMzqlHarrAIR1JdGTb0UVbhnY2PBLP/s2420/IMG_7705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="2420" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3OMbgXHPDZVyz9lCmMXQuQ4q42IBwfwgHubJOlFh2D0ITqCxv_tyn6QbJr0CeN3jdfvZ_uxjnDcKlnG6vjwlOKqUTvWcp-E_0NpZzVbZ3abB9_R1JQiSvIft2zm-FrVJPMT3sp4uKNurHZ23KE6Fs3F_r09ujpeMzqlHarrAIR1JdGTb0UVbhnY2PBLP/w501-h501/IMG_7705.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had some idea in mind that I wanted something curvy after all of the sharp angles. Specifically, scallops. Not sure exactly why, but anyway, that's what I wanted to do. A bit unexpected maybe, but I knew the colors would fit in with the rest of the quilt. At first I was a bit thrown when the prompt showed up on Monday. How was I going to link the prompt with my idea? I started thinking about abstract alphabet fonts and how they have just a suggestion of a letter. Let's see. Scallops along the bottom could be U's. Oh, that works. (Incidently, my family name before marriage starts with a U.) And then I thought the shapes along the right side could be backward C's. And then I saw a TV commercial for a movie out this week and noticed that the letters in the logo of the title were abstract letters, including D. Oh yeah, my shape is a D, not a backward C. Well okay then. And I was off cutting and sewing.</span> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good thing I was feeling mostly better than I had in the last week or so, but I still had bit off maybe more than I could chew. So I just chewed really slowly. This took several days to do. I returned to some really old school designing and cutting. I drew my scallops on graph paper, added seam allowance and traced them out onto cardboard for templates. I added an extra 1/4 inch all around the outside edge to give myself enough trimming room. I traced around the templates with pencil and cut them out freehand using my rotary cutter. (Not quite old school with that last step. In the old days I would have used scissors.) I'm not sure I've ever made half-circle blocks before, but that didn't stop me. I had first thought of making 1/4-circles and seaming them, but that seemed like way to many seams. I just worked super slowly. The finished blocks were to be 2 by 4 inches, a little tight, but I got there. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnrV1NTcVD3tsk92fToUfQiD9zxhGxQjY0ee1SySWm2TrTdrWAPWqJtQOGiqR-qK2PGyc_eWlS8DaF3na-8HtmeY6gz8f5u0tlXXaZQysfohLF0H-KU6ZWKdiq8lU7db9xxkCKvaQuuMPvO8Zj5sAvZgEA-bXAeyd5FsVe6feWRb7Rpjbg1rLLlUbSqP4/s2568/IMG_7707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="2568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnrV1NTcVD3tsk92fToUfQiD9zxhGxQjY0ee1SySWm2TrTdrWAPWqJtQOGiqR-qK2PGyc_eWlS8DaF3na-8HtmeY6gz8f5u0tlXXaZQysfohLF0H-KU6ZWKdiq8lU7db9xxkCKvaQuuMPvO8Zj5sAvZgEA-bXAeyd5FsVe6feWRb7Rpjbg1rLLlUbSqP4/s320/IMG_7707.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Remember I was thinking of a 4-inch border of the black and white print last week? I changed my mind in the end and made a three inch border instead. That way I didn't have to do any extra piecing (although one side already had a well-matched seam as it was the cut-away of a previous quilt backing). Then I surrounded the scallop border with 1-inch finished dotted borders, and ended with a floral border that finishes at 2 1/2 inches and echos the edge of the border in the first round. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjYQgM1VsHZNRpdiyBXLd3KFMKYCPF0fOC3VsRXDyem7mtRUbGjNSRtnxXsrsW67qBADiVobj01GcP1mSfD1KP9prU-Jt20193OCTUuvwXIY-35P57OOmlx6vJdg8ean0m3id5ARR8NrEAOxUQV1pSGfmjo-LChum3Wjbzz75O9MlnCIV3yHxRHywYbZ2/s4032/IMG_7706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjYQgM1VsHZNRpdiyBXLd3KFMKYCPF0fOC3VsRXDyem7mtRUbGjNSRtnxXsrsW67qBADiVobj01GcP1mSfD1KP9prU-Jt20193OCTUuvwXIY-35P57OOmlx6vJdg8ean0m3id5ARR8NrEAOxUQV1pSGfmjo-LChum3Wjbzz75O9MlnCIV3yHxRHywYbZ2/w402-h536/IMG_7706.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The top finished at 53-1/2 inches square, up from 44-1/2 inches last week. Now all I need to do is remove foundation paper from some of the blocks, give the top a good pressing, prewash and seam the backing, figure out how to quilt this whimsical little top (the hardest task for me in quilt-making), quilt it, and cut and sew the binding. We will be sharing our quilts the week of March 18. Think I can get it done by then? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks, Kathleen, for a prompt that I could fit into my vision for the last round. Oh, and in case my version of "letters or numbers" doesn't fly with you, I do plan to quilt my initials and date somewhere, which is my way of signing my quilts, so there's that. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">TIme to check out all the other tops at <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2024/02/sahrr-2024-round-6/" target="_blank">Kathleen's linky party</a>. Meet me there, okay?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTutdMpcPrA2P4zeCU_crhBBYsEQCiDtYcivrM54Ke2rLgR1wfAD4d_vKe7cW1faqjD63RV4fxZZTytR1Sgz8UwWKAvMZFOjM0Ogjc5c_KdlbkBdEMpIHqgE8J7-yyJJiG3xpMAoRU9wgnmW3Wn74y5viPN0otiqGBv_ERBgXzVU4d6Fk6RQi-4jatDh6S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="313" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTutdMpcPrA2P4zeCU_crhBBYsEQCiDtYcivrM54Ke2rLgR1wfAD4d_vKe7cW1faqjD63RV4fxZZTytR1Sgz8UwWKAvMZFOjM0Ogjc5c_KdlbkBdEMpIHqgE8J7-yyJJiG3xpMAoRU9wgnmW3Wn74y5viPN0otiqGBv_ERBgXzVU4d6Fk6RQi-4jatDh6S" width="235" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-14983988315166501262024-02-23T16:22:00.000-05:002024-02-23T16:22:17.754-05:00SAHRR 24 Border 5<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today’s border for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) is brought to you by the prompt from <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a>, who put this whole quilt along together, with lots of prompting input from her quilting friends. Her prompt is “4.” Anything we want as long as it somehow relates to 4.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had been thinking for awhile of doing something with piano keys and did a mock-up of a design, but it seemed to overwhelm the rest of the quilt. (The keys would have been 2 by 4 inches.) Not wishing to abandon the idea completely, I settled on a row of 2-inch squares. To get the element of 4 in, I separated groups of 4 colorful squares with a white square. I needed something as a buffer between the current border and the last one, so I used the little print that I used on the first border. It’s 2 inches wide, so at this point the border is 4 inches wide.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNmTTolOvZQfhA2nPFSDGyxoxgPbpgHpFSAkDtohpkLOKRkfV4yc3dHoGd3Yb7IOMPlquJbj_IGXM9gG1zDJVwRlQLYotxbH6vgloNXnU9dpIO9NA5pa-RM2OZbpRWu1qybL_9wxBfPNc40XqwU4Ybq4N8zSAPvDBDZerzKvZDhsNWmeUcdtnUySXAKrq/s2697/IMG_7688.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="2697" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNmTTolOvZQfhA2nPFSDGyxoxgPbpgHpFSAkDtohpkLOKRkfV4yc3dHoGd3Yb7IOMPlquJbj_IGXM9gG1zDJVwRlQLYotxbH6vgloNXnU9dpIO9NA5pa-RM2OZbpRWu1qybL_9wxBfPNc40XqwU4Ybq4N8zSAPvDBDZerzKvZDhsNWmeUcdtnUySXAKrq/w479-h479/IMG_7688.jpeg" width="479" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Now this may have seemed a simple process. But on Tuesday I felt a cold coming on. Sensing that it was only going to get worse, I worked like crazy to get this made before I wouldn’t feel like it. The borders went on easily, but I still had to figure out the corner. (I left a bit of the seam open, so I could add the corner block in.) By yesterday, my cold had hit hard, but I was determined to finish this up. I had some ideas for the corner, including a four patch and several versions of the signature block I had made in Border 1. I spent several hours moving fabric around and photographing to see what it would look like. (Sorry, I'm too tired to organize them to show here.) I was still bothered by the light gray print and how it was kind of low contrast with my other prints, but anything darker jumped out too much. So in the end I chose a block that echoed the one in the upper left corner of the quilt. It only took another hour to put it together (yes, you read that right). I had to make an HST patch twice because of errors in sizing and trimming. Clearly I should not have been trusted with even the simplest sewing. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had one more element I wanted to add. My original plan with this quilt was to make 6-inch borders, and I wanted to add more of the black and white floral to bring the border to at least that size. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had some strips that I could use that were actually wide enough to make a 4-inch border. Given the prompt for this week, I thought that was neat. But I ran out of steam before I could make the border. It would have required piecing together three pieces of fabric for one of the sides and then sewing two long seams to attach the borders. Overwhelming, and I was really worried that with my foggy thinking, I’d ruin it. So here’s a preview of how it will look when I get my energy back. I’m giving myself some sewing time off, so I can recover enough to finish up Border 6 next week.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR431oCKGua9QiaOpizJJLqSR48e0AaQL65yHXbuK-ENUvc302jFWRxLPppp4oeEP1WnW2UCH2BollHaZDjdijsTCoiYM32YksJ9YsdL6jkjPNX6gUO1nyglCvZT9C88o5azR6XAR9-7_5d88INo3aMdDNdy5usmFoN_s-sT_iLgh1f7pmMgu4poZ2w-QI/s2761/IMG_7684.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2761" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR431oCKGua9QiaOpizJJLqSR48e0AaQL65yHXbuK-ENUvc302jFWRxLPppp4oeEP1WnW2UCH2BollHaZDjdijsTCoiYM32YksJ9YsdL6jkjPNX6gUO1nyglCvZT9C88o5azR6XAR9-7_5d88INo3aMdDNdy5usmFoN_s-sT_iLgh1f7pmMgu4poZ2w-QI/w471-h471/IMG_7684.jpeg" width="471" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Be sure to go to the <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/19/sahrr-round-5-3/" target="_blank">Linky Party at Gail’s website</a> to see how the other SAHRR quilts are coming along. I’ll go, too. It seems like the perfect couch activity while I kick this cold to the curb.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAiE5nBt0TD1MH-GcQLF9InnZh7CFJCqYvQmXZsdIza_8LbEez4rOXH-LeywIyccjy2fdaxthJpHHOZRJmVeOY6TikAqlDPhtKKm6DH26hUCX7qoij_Ew8WeUF2Z1Lqxa0YnobmJ22dGcKpccZV8qmDNUYNVhmNuupnYGQuwNUdH5Gv8FCL4NvwtKeDFJ/s492/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAiE5nBt0TD1MH-GcQLF9InnZh7CFJCqYvQmXZsdIza_8LbEez4rOXH-LeywIyccjy2fdaxthJpHHOZRJmVeOY6TikAqlDPhtKKm6DH26hUCX7qoij_Ew8WeUF2Z1Lqxa0YnobmJ22dGcKpccZV8qmDNUYNVhmNuupnYGQuwNUdH5Gv8FCL4NvwtKeDFJ/s320/image.png" width="313" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-32428236511530111502024-02-15T18:24:00.000-05:002024-02-15T18:24:33.486-05:00SAHRR 24 Border 4<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This week's border in the SAHRR (<a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Stay at Home Round Robin hosted by Quilting Gail)</a> is my response to the prompt from <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/sahrr-2024-round-four/" target="_blank">Brenda at Songbird Designs</a>: "square in a square</span> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">or an on point block." Well, wouldn't you know it, I did a square in a square block last week in my third round. I even mentioned to someone that I enjoyed making that block so much I could see making a whole quilt full of it. I felt like I needed to resist a squirrel. So this week I got to make more without chasing a squirrel after all. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOxSM34PCJyif2f46xs0PdfbdpZ9VkY6MkQskXA7pa7NMl2cDmgemtyFHQwcXQWZ3APajYVKJoAr9Vhl1T6Z-Ves9w-laweVav1GDgVPXMF7HFHv6q2GH4PDL2ZlH31udSWVmbefHsPE5zrNUyV6G4yIVpTkauQ8tP7UulECau5XIlS1F1lNU65NfXMGI/s2934/IMG_7668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="2934" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOxSM34PCJyif2f46xs0PdfbdpZ9VkY6MkQskXA7pa7NMl2cDmgemtyFHQwcXQWZ3APajYVKJoAr9Vhl1T6Z-Ves9w-laweVav1GDgVPXMF7HFHv6q2GH4PDL2ZlH31udSWVmbefHsPE5zrNUyV6G4yIVpTkauQ8tP7UulECau5XIlS1F1lNU65NfXMGI/w494-h494/IMG_7668.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I started by making another identical SQ in SQ block with black points (rotating it for a mirror image of the fabrics). In my Quiltography designing software I made a whole bunch more with the same coloration, but it felt like the block was taking over the quilt, so I toned it all down and used white prints from the scrap bin to surround some of the lighter colors in the quilt. Because I wanted a border 6 inches wide, I added coping strips in the same fabrics as in the second round but reversed the order. (Coping strips. That is a term I learned during this SAHRR. I always referred to those as "skinny borders." Now I know the technical term.) I messed around with the placement for a bit before deciding to add sashing strips between the SQ in SQ blocks to keep the border light and airy. That took a little doing, too, because I first tried to line them up with the SQ in SQ I made last week, but with 2 inch sashing strips, I ended up with a block chopped in half at the top and left edges. (I did need to use a 1-inch coping sash in the lower right corner before using 2-inch ones in the rest of the border to make the strip of blocks long enough.) The borders are symmetrical, so I think it works okay that the SQ in SQs don't line up with last week's. My photo is a little off due to dark room conditions (snowing off and on) and dark green carpet shining through, so the sashes look kind of gray. All of the background is various prints and a few solids, with colors ranging from white to ivory. I used up a fair amount of white prints from my scrap bin.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is how my plan looked. It took a lot of fussing around to get to this final plan, but that really kept me from wasting fabric and sewing time to figure things out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDXjGPGqy0JPODyb6oHMOF9ocRBNq5M0tgwPUXxGRzePy_fa891U97lfPRrXD3ewmFUfPncJiikTUnhiueMVsR3RKqeEl-JabPKum_RvlLM5WLThuZcOrw47Uy8gF-khRmpN9afiEjUqu-u-UqAm9hYYVr82ayuPgm9AEVzt6cHQVfcG-Iay2TGQr4PnL/s1002/Image-1%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="973" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDXjGPGqy0JPODyb6oHMOF9ocRBNq5M0tgwPUXxGRzePy_fa891U97lfPRrXD3ewmFUfPncJiikTUnhiueMVsR3RKqeEl-JabPKum_RvlLM5WLThuZcOrw47Uy8gF-khRmpN9afiEjUqu-u-UqAm9hYYVr82ayuPgm9AEVzt6cHQVfcG-Iay2TGQr4PnL/w468-h481/Image-1%20(3).jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Oops, I see that I forgot to flip the top right block</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My SQ in SQ blocks finish at 4 inches. I used the same 2 by 4 inch flying geese foundation paper patterns as in my migrating geese border from last week (freebie by <a href="https://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/journal/flying-geese-perfect-points" target="_blank">Fresh Lemon Quilts</a>), but combined them to make the SQ in SQ by taping two pattern pieces together on the seam lines. So easy. Everything came out exactly to the dimensions I planned. The quilt now measures 40 1/2 inches square with seam allowance (up from 34 1/2--forgot to include the size last week) My miter of the black striped fabric was a lot more fiddly to get in place this week (I don't know why), but I put it together the same way, sewing about an inch of each coping strip on at the corner and then hand basting the miter to make sure the stripes met accurately before sewing it by machine. Then I sewed the remaining edges of the coping strips. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkByClukD5lS9krDUZaBZWMOwCEt3Ghc5cobFOk2wUouUKa4MtdIacnkjZm9_wlnQ7l9u7MkvupsS2PMKmGIk9FZRFGvH3z9BkxnSVgsNpuv53tGT3KCC5hF3ry_dxTZNIHzq9MCBv_d_t6yE4jvF9KSOmNYpi66dGGudWOQ8UVd4VIjAy6DD0pejg6j0f/s2675/IMG_7667.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="2675" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkByClukD5lS9krDUZaBZWMOwCEt3Ghc5cobFOk2wUouUKa4MtdIacnkjZm9_wlnQ7l9u7MkvupsS2PMKmGIk9FZRFGvH3z9BkxnSVgsNpuv53tGT3KCC5hF3ry_dxTZNIHzq9MCBv_d_t6yE4jvF9KSOmNYpi66dGGudWOQ8UVd4VIjAy6DD0pejg6j0f/w480-h480/IMG_7667.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yippee for a matched miter!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Brenda for giving a prompt that scratched an itch for more Squares in Squares without having to chase a squirrel! If you want to see more of what everyone made this week go over to <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/sahrr-2024-round-four/" target="_blank">Songbird Designs for the party.</a> Thanks to Gail for hosting this SAHRR. I never knew a QAL could be so much fun.<br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGmk7bUOMmyOewrxqyW9dKnqGeAG-3HvFIwjRX0TnfbY64NnXMLJCX9zf6GrALt_463uFfOWtmaX1uIVs1GtEOP8flIZsSv38-4oVXUR0Sd34PJdwxdl4K0WKQYJd1TaLioCofWJtP7mgvvlOn35TSGwTy6jLm6GPrXdKiCGRkh5ZohuOfV07RdHxQOs9/s492/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGmk7bUOMmyOewrxqyW9dKnqGeAG-3HvFIwjRX0TnfbY64NnXMLJCX9zf6GrALt_463uFfOWtmaX1uIVs1GtEOP8flIZsSv38-4oVXUR0Sd34PJdwxdl4K0WKQYJd1TaLioCofWJtP7mgvvlOn35TSGwTy6jLm6GPrXdKiCGRkh5ZohuOfV07RdHxQOs9/w313-h320/image.png" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-13980193174465164832024-02-08T16:23:00.008-05:002024-02-08T16:29:49.346-05:00SAHRR 24 Border 3<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week's border in the <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Stay at Home Round Robin (hosted by Quilting Gail)</a> is brought to you by the prompt from <a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2024/02/round-robin-3-triangles.html" target="_blank">Emily of The Darling Dogwood</a>: Triangles. I hoped at some point in this project to</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> include some flying geese, so I jumped at this opportunity. </span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5Fabux1DmxJ_GjgOxlhaht7TjAH5HQGzhSQkSRPIg3dWtTpqZWLZCQ60ERY8nPh0QQyvxKyCEkZjUqA3Sa4hXRfnDcp_VUXzsrAvmgoYj6fjkh9C9e9uLsAAwLs0bxEJC3uo6aH9NHeCyzazplexINcb4VTkLtnQiI-4L-d1F30OZDrCGamIpEQ-cqxc/s2604/IMG_7640%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2604" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5Fabux1DmxJ_GjgOxlhaht7TjAH5HQGzhSQkSRPIg3dWtTpqZWLZCQ60ERY8nPh0QQyvxKyCEkZjUqA3Sa4hXRfnDcp_VUXzsrAvmgoYj6fjkh9C9e9uLsAAwLs0bxEJC3uo6aH9NHeCyzazplexINcb4VTkLtnQiI-4L-d1F30OZDrCGamIpEQ-cqxc/w494-h494/IMG_7640%20(1).jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorry about poor lighting. The sun shone all day until I was ready to photograph.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I thought at first of making long strings of them with foundation paper piecing. I love that technique, connecting all the geese in one process. Making geese to finish at 2 by 4 inches seemed right to keep the proportions similar to other parts of the quilt. But to do that I might need to add some borders to bring up the total width of the round to 6 inches (my plan for this quilt), and I didn't really want to make more plain borders this week. So I decided to make migrating geese instead. That would mean making individual geese, but oh well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I printed out free patterns for the geese from <a href="https://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/journal/flying-geese-perfect-points" target="_blank">Fresh Lemons Quilts</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAab7yCG805uDKlV6zsMH60TOcmTmZKDIp1_O0LY3_yGpqSwtk1lR95Ln8a4PBGVWX4ZhhiWaJLcfal0SFR2EU8uxPKEZgFtyb82uPpJ6bxyTSVRVKazmC5fs4F70mTgjSCMJLb0gMkpA48Aiadb6bY_crrD3xXI64qiYOU57Bj8h3C11VZw82zhAZMtq/s2831/IMG_7644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="2831" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAab7yCG805uDKlV6zsMH60TOcmTmZKDIp1_O0LY3_yGpqSwtk1lR95Ln8a4PBGVWX4ZhhiWaJLcfal0SFR2EU8uxPKEZgFtyb82uPpJ6bxyTSVRVKazmC5fs4F70mTgjSCMJLb0gMkpA48Aiadb6bY_crrD3xXI64qiYOU57Bj8h3C11VZw82zhAZMtq/w461-h461/IMG_7644.jpg" width="461" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's been awhile since I've done sew-through-the paper piecing, and I forgot to cut my smaller fabric triangles generously before sewing them, so I had to really take care to get the seam allowances right. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It took lots of time to sew them all up, but it was so s</span><span style="font-family: arial;">atisfying.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My points were precise and my sizing stayed accurate. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I needed to come up with some way to turn the corner, so I brought some black back in and some of the prints from my first border and made a square in square with some flying geese around it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2m32YTEm1yvltqzILU9nFvOUR4RhY06c-H1n1063rgpE0koTDy_w5o66L-dZNI7FThSKc7XC5MkNl8d6p2f9ycmXGq_v_obBD4Ungarf9QkmR3it8xcwlPGJMuDfnqKOq51G6KALxI1_i_knkhgx4-64lonqEGo23CT8Y7OH_v-_WnovxZ3LdwIBkfAI/s4032/IMG_7641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2m32YTEm1yvltqzILU9nFvOUR4RhY06c-H1n1063rgpE0koTDy_w5o66L-dZNI7FThSKc7XC5MkNl8d6p2f9ycmXGq_v_obBD4Ungarf9QkmR3it8xcwlPGJMuDfnqKOq51G6KALxI1_i_knkhgx4-64lonqEGo23CT8Y7OH_v-_WnovxZ3LdwIBkfAI/w412-h550/IMG_7641.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I found a lot of the white geese bits in my scrap bins--even triangle shaped scraps-- and was thrilled to find some of the fabric that is in the background of my starting block: that gray abstract sun print. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1XgsjaADo1ruDPxS5zOpcZYrYYJ1nlGC9WzIH8UWLRFGFvfSSzkbO6FPA_uO9RMZOVdoeX8fqFJ7cd0BKHir_tipOEmQXSn-A1cIJ0qC6Q31LWE6gYOyf37_IjzTlooVekXOpmMbXQnUFRu8dJvlHeYBuk66JlAqLyE_NkpdZL2HN9-4AkMlyOu9ni-f/s3930/IMG_7642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3930" data-original-width="2948" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1XgsjaADo1ruDPxS5zOpcZYrYYJ1nlGC9WzIH8UWLRFGFvfSSzkbO6FPA_uO9RMZOVdoeX8fqFJ7cd0BKHir_tipOEmQXSn-A1cIJ0qC6Q31LWE6gYOyf37_IjzTlooVekXOpmMbXQnUFRu8dJvlHeYBuk66JlAqLyE_NkpdZL2HN9-4AkMlyOu9ni-f/w426-h568/IMG_7642.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's how the back looks with the foundations. I plan to leave them in at least until I attach the next border to keep everything stable. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74eTw7GeZInTgdenJ_V3yny-Zo7QZnj5p1VxsRI5Y4GBLDNRG8hSGmGIkzubdHGQy5vHo2O0OjGjFHTaIX0XSm0D7NryRwPTmPk-y3HzhtDIBhslUTq19CZX_7uJhE0ipsDxKzqh6czliRXDDKeoD8a8TfmegqsDYzrHiO4U7QkSTLsR9OMCtpAb68-m2/s2636/IMG_7643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2636" data-original-width="2636" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74eTw7GeZInTgdenJ_V3yny-Zo7QZnj5p1VxsRI5Y4GBLDNRG8hSGmGIkzubdHGQy5vHo2O0OjGjFHTaIX0XSm0D7NryRwPTmPk-y3HzhtDIBhslUTq19CZX_7uJhE0ipsDxKzqh6czliRXDDKeoD8a8TfmegqsDYzrHiO4U7QkSTLsR9OMCtpAb68-m2/w479-h479/IMG_7643.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I've only taken a glimpse of what the rest of you have made for this round, but I did notice some of what I call "Peaky and Spike" triangles, named by a quilter whose name I no longer remember who is sadly no longer with us. It will be fun to see what others have done with that kind of triangle, as I haven't used them often myself but have always admired them. Be sure to check out the linky party at Emily's website (<a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2024/02/round-robin-3-triangles.html" target="_blank">The Darling Dogwood)</a> to see what everyone is up to, and link back from that to see other rounds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Until next week, happy quilting. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-18938978864499305982024-01-30T14:07:00.000-05:002024-01-30T14:07:29.687-05:00SAHRR 24 Border 2<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, that prompt was a surprise. I'm participating in the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2020/12/20/whats-in-this-blogs-future/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail </a>and her friends, who give us a prompt each week to add a border to our initial block or panel. We are on our second week of adding borders, and our prompter this week is Anja of <a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-stay-at-home-round-robin-round-2.html" target="_blank">Anja Quilts</a>. Her prompt? "Use 2 colours." (Or in my case, colors, as I'm in the US.) That was it. And then she said we could use whatever design we wanted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I will admit that at first I was a bit...disappointed, I guess? I had envisioned my quilt as having bits of many colors sprinkled throughout. I really didn't want to pick just two of them, and have those steal the show. What to do, what to do. And then I had it. This is what's great about these prompts. They nudge us to use our creativity in ways we might not have expected. The answer suddenly seemed obvious: black and white backgroundish fabrics to set off whatever colorful bits might come next. And in no time at all, I had this week's finish.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW0Dy5UKFUjlzCQrJsXFeeqJdhnCGKa1AzK_J11FUlRoTo7hD8bHL16Y12Y0oW9g64Y3zCvc84-omEgPYxfkj_gEBOU7aTSKycAuxN0hzt2IVvr67M-3vFxp2rPJYK6uMo2SW-42lsNHl_Veqr3wh6IA4DMyts2YjlBrl9VHtevfySQhh9_rN0SitH7kO/s2860/IMG_7630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2860" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW0Dy5UKFUjlzCQrJsXFeeqJdhnCGKa1AzK_J11FUlRoTo7hD8bHL16Y12Y0oW9g64Y3zCvc84-omEgPYxfkj_gEBOU7aTSKycAuxN0hzt2IVvr67M-3vFxp2rPJYK6uMo2SW-42lsNHl_Veqr3wh6IA4DMyts2YjlBrl9VHtevfySQhh9_rN0SitH7kO/w501-h501/IMG_7630.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I knew that I wanted to make a 6-inch border on two sides of the quilt. I have some good sized pieces of striped and polka dot fabric leftover from other quilts as well as some long strips of a floral cut off from from a backing. I cut the stripe at 1-1/2 inches wide to finish at 1 inch. The floral was just wide enough to cut 4-1/2 inch wide strips to finish at 4 inches. I cut the polka dot at the same width as the stripe. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVagSV7_veRgCb14endnCdlieqLVx91IDNz6D8L3CqRmKIjWMBwPoSd4ojZ0Zn-Pv26hoi01BMHm_01n4-wGl1LM_neAIMpJY-C5Pu3s8ZI_wyd7tcz4VdYn_SLWYNQmHeXoynho0kAAzXR5HXSEeWLjoIo_kzLvXlnNeY_NA-VNVsjT5JMMKeZ1URzQn/s3024/IMG_7631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVagSV7_veRgCb14endnCdlieqLVx91IDNz6D8L3CqRmKIjWMBwPoSd4ojZ0Zn-Pv26hoi01BMHm_01n4-wGl1LM_neAIMpJY-C5Pu3s8ZI_wyd7tcz4VdYn_SLWYNQmHeXoynho0kAAzXR5HXSEeWLjoIo_kzLvXlnNeY_NA-VNVsjT5JMMKeZ1URzQn/w478-h478/IMG_7631.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Can I say I'm really tickled with how the miter came out on the stripe? I sewed those striped borders at the corner first, starting about two inches away from the corner and then mitering them before sewing the rest of the length of the strips onto the quilt. It just seemed easier to do that to make sure the stripes would match up. I also basted them before machine sewing to make sure they stayed in place. I'm not mitering my other borders (unless I use the stripe again) but the stripes just look neat that way. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The whole quilt now measures at 28 inches square (plus seam allowance). Thanks to Anja for a prompt that stretched my thinking! I'm sure the colorful bits will be back in another round, and those black and white prints will also come back into play. (Hmm, striped binding, maybe?)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with Anja at <a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-stay-at-home-round-robin-round-2.html" target="_blank">Anja Quilts</a>, where we can all cheer each other's progress this week. You can read about the beginning of the SAHRR at Quilting Gail <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/15/sahrr-24-centre-block/" target="_blank">here</a>, where there are also links to the other hosts who are giving us our weekly prompts. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPfStp91dd47aFR9VdD-VV0ko1TMq3OpZJ65GP2QLtGdS_Hp0VH6iAoFMli7uRq_rIKfs7LK1MOGbfFMA4FP8OIEY1h8KcaQuB_2B6pG7SRRAUIgBnIE2AxIF_iRUK5-JJZiSv-d6RbcQatOZnknDk_S9hYmCBJD0MMVADV_-BEt5luanToDLzqsieOzo/s492/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="482" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPfStp91dd47aFR9VdD-VV0ko1TMq3OpZJ65GP2QLtGdS_Hp0VH6iAoFMli7uRq_rIKfs7LK1MOGbfFMA4FP8OIEY1h8KcaQuB_2B6pG7SRRAUIgBnIE2AxIF_iRUK5-JJZiSv-d6RbcQatOZnknDk_S9hYmCBJD0MMVADV_-BEt5luanToDLzqsieOzo/w230-h235/image.png" width="230" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-33497973255220808562024-01-24T13:57:00.000-05:002024-01-24T13:57:18.332-05:00SAHRR 24 Border 1<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is fun, but what a big mess I have. Why I decided to make two rainbow quilts at once, I don't know. Three rooms in my house are now full of scattered bits of colorful fabric. Anyway, this post is about one of those quilts. I'm participating in the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a>. Last week we shared our "center" blocks. I used quotes because my block is not going to be in the center. This week we are adding Border 1. The prompt is by Wendy of <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/sahrr-border-1-2/" target="_blank">Pieceful Thoughts</a>. A signature block. She noted that we had a lot of leeway in how to use the block (which is usually a light color with darker points), so I took as much leeway as I could. Here's my version. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ed6p8JAkjBnpPl0LmvzusQ8mbNBoTwy3BhX0PEe2alGFimZ0M0WXkvuxqjsjRdqI1bSBUGLPqjK1M7s21lqKcXXxOJ0ufpADnJ8eQkllPy6ojIFQGkmv_TOXW67Dap-HV0NJmHAgK481WhXko84MoYV6xaimdRClsfgSzcR0X-cTUMSsYr4SrUk96ih8/s1772/IMG_7624.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ed6p8JAkjBnpPl0LmvzusQ8mbNBoTwy3BhX0PEe2alGFimZ0M0WXkvuxqjsjRdqI1bSBUGLPqjK1M7s21lqKcXXxOJ0ufpADnJ8eQkllPy6ojIFQGkmv_TOXW67Dap-HV0NJmHAgK481WhXko84MoYV6xaimdRClsfgSzcR0X-cTUMSsYr4SrUk96ih8/w485-h485/IMG_7624.jpeg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I knew I wanted the darker part of the block in the middle, but I also needed to think about how I wanted to balance colors, proportions, and the amounts of fabric I have available. My first decision was to add a one-inch border around my original block to make a more manageable size (16 inches instead of 14). Then I planned 4-inch scrap-pieced signature blocks using my Quiltography app.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27SXwMDw7Gu3LNjdvcu1uwm5ymNn-xGKIx5vnKbyHpuwmB75knc3mwSUlWg6Vr40JC4Gc7-3wj6LKOZB9n7GkNwRMbvBZSo3hsivMXwYLWRy16gdxY_e1BPWifsUi1At05Z3w6mpkyhXkg1HT6VpXmAP7pNPO4o5YqPCatNnVVO4IGUP7KjV83C9sXncp/s1054/Image-1%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1024" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27SXwMDw7Gu3LNjdvcu1uwm5ymNn-xGKIx5vnKbyHpuwmB75knc3mwSUlWg6Vr40JC4Gc7-3wj6LKOZB9n7GkNwRMbvBZSo3hsivMXwYLWRy16gdxY_e1BPWifsUi1At05Z3w6mpkyhXkg1HT6VpXmAP7pNPO4o5YqPCatNnVVO4IGUP7KjV83C9sXncp/w471-h484/Image-1%20(1).jpg" width="471" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used colors from the "center" block to plan the signature blocks. The squares in the blocks are cut at 2-1/2 inches to finish at 2 inches. I cut 3-inch squares of colorful and background fabrics to make two-at-a time HSTs for the rest of each block. I was going to use blacks for the corner block, but when I laid them out, that block stood out more than I would like, so I subbed in a gray print for the squares. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After sewing everything together, I added a print border (finished at 2 inches) to bring the whole finished border up to 6 inches. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdBSc2wy7nvUXCso6kfgYr5wpX1HFgfTbmc6WYnlMSr1zWf_LhcNXcqutZLqvaPidJEYPw9TFKW23uKGoetV525lpiz_U51HSbsIN_q72uRIW-pOIQF3OkGBKYHXzND8_-mwdagSU5nfuanNnQ9Rd8WDKuxLefge9thOersPXDe4BPLn2RfLEa3nLoLf4/s2048/IMG_7625.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdBSc2wy7nvUXCso6kfgYr5wpX1HFgfTbmc6WYnlMSr1zWf_LhcNXcqutZLqvaPidJEYPw9TFKW23uKGoetV525lpiz_U51HSbsIN_q72uRIW-pOIQF3OkGBKYHXzND8_-mwdagSU5nfuanNnQ9Rd8WDKuxLefge9thOersPXDe4BPLn2RfLEa3nLoLf4/w476-h634/IMG_7625.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm not sure if I like the gray print in the corner next to the border (iffy contrast; maybe a more solidish gray would have been better), but I think I'll leave it as it is, at least for now. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So there you have my sort-of signature blocks. Be sure to visit the links to see <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">Gail's introduction</a>, <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/15/sahrr-24-centre-block/" target="_blank">the beginning blocks</a>, <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/sahrr-border-1-2/" target="_blank">Wendy's prompt </a>and the links to everyone's progress. Maybe you'll join in, too?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuxNyVFcNoMKtC4T7bUcw6Q-kEVvo4pbDZ-agMPy4zVzF415D8GDnvpecdLnckRFKlqFcG52sP_C5CkQ0OPUDU6XmVqomrdDSb8WQWOWsWsRZTBM-f46HpRlq1cB_Xlh9atlemdWEvemf5EElSGS7WDt5G4vhXFa3eio9DKkbJFnUo1ht0YW84AvbZFk9e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="482" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuxNyVFcNoMKtC4T7bUcw6Q-kEVvo4pbDZ-agMPy4zVzF415D8GDnvpecdLnckRFKlqFcG52sP_C5CkQ0OPUDU6XmVqomrdDSb8WQWOWsWsRZTBM-f46HpRlq1cB_Xlh9atlemdWEvemf5EElSGS7WDt5G4vhXFa3eio9DKkbJFnUo1ht0YW84AvbZFk9e" width="235" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-88452641927133103782024-01-15T19:41:00.000-05:002024-01-15T19:41:03.934-05:00SAHRR 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm doing it. Joining the SAHRR this year. What is that, you ask? It's the Stay At Home Round Robin that Quilting Gail has hosted for the past several years. Usually in round robins quilters begin a quilt by making a block, and then they pass it around to other members in a group, and each person adds a border before returning it to the originator to finish. But in this round robin, each quilter begins the quilt and then keeps adding borders at home following a different prompt each week from a group of quilters selected by Gail. Check out her introductory post <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">here</a> to find out more about this year's SAHRR. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have always enjoyed seeing the resulting variety of quilts. So it's time to join in the fun. Here's my starting block.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd2MxPdpiPwqrb2ogGfwpnzslhTXrddvPsB_-kT1wsjEi6Y1KAMQC4otzIhihqdW3sqv58juh9xztKJCSiZ1GQEQoKKhVY6WnzwJULiSOXZOR3BOSVE6gJ8ASjVyQmSl4Rez8UfmM6nPEHNCFtdGeI8ZBfOHEF0HyAYVbhEBr5HGtnV-Q0r2VdV-SEx8d/s2074/IMG_7605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="2074" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd2MxPdpiPwqrb2ogGfwpnzslhTXrddvPsB_-kT1wsjEi6Y1KAMQC4otzIhihqdW3sqv58juh9xztKJCSiZ1GQEQoKKhVY6WnzwJULiSOXZOR3BOSVE6gJ8ASjVyQmSl4Rez8UfmM6nPEHNCFtdGeI8ZBfOHEF0HyAYVbhEBr5HGtnV-Q0r2VdV-SEx8d/w496-h496/IMG_7605.jpg" width="496" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This block is from four Bear Paws I made during an online color workshop I took from Rachel Hauser in 2020 to keep myself sane while staying home during the pandemic. You can read the details about them in my <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2020/05/color-wheel-exploration.html" target="_blank">blogpost from May 2020</a>. At the time I tried a layout of this larger block, but I wasn't sure that I'd use it that way in a quilt. When I decided to join SAHRR this year, I knew that I did want to use this layout. I had just enough leftover background fabric in my scrap bin to make the sashing. I also used a square of the black print fabric in the center that I auditioned way back when I made the originals. I did do some surgery to replace the two yellow claws with ones in a slightly darker shade because I didn't want them to fade into the background.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This block is 14 inches square, which might be big for the beginning of a quilt with the potential of six borders, but I'll assess things as I go and make adjustments if needed. I have no plan at this point, which makes me a tad bit nervous. I'd like to use only fabrics I have on hand for the top, but I'm leaving myself open to buying more fabric. I'm eager to see where this quilt is going. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Gail for hosting this fun way to begin a new year. And to her helpers who will inspire us with their blocks and prompts for the borders. I'm linking up to the first <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/15/sahrr-24-centre-block/" target="_blank">linky party here at Quilting Gail</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hey, how does a SAHRR sound to you? Are you ready to join the fun, too?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-74001229813013142922024-01-05T14:10:00.001-05:002024-01-10T19:44:09.587-05:00A New Baby Quilt<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our new great-nephew is here, so I can finally share my adventure from the last few months. Here's a sneak peek.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhha1v5-1NWczcn97oEv1KqLKzGi61WXfQRPZ7-Q4lvpEvHEuHiMEEzlNIEg3SLBqwzH5OKVmvDkFQyCvX5-4sVlNVLbhdCHTCoLA3ZrSUeOLngEMQlpDp9JsAtSmNRoO9ix3GIrtrC98sJVlBZ9zFDTKQXeq-81QOpEit8vYNDH2SD0VnH7c3MPWtHOXGK/s2048/IMG_7448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhha1v5-1NWczcn97oEv1KqLKzGi61WXfQRPZ7-Q4lvpEvHEuHiMEEzlNIEg3SLBqwzH5OKVmvDkFQyCvX5-4sVlNVLbhdCHTCoLA3ZrSUeOLngEMQlpDp9JsAtSmNRoO9ix3GIrtrC98sJVlBZ9zFDTKQXeq-81QOpEit8vYNDH2SD0VnH7c3MPWtHOXGK/w437-h583/IMG_7448.jpeg" width="437" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And the story:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We knew this baby was coming for quite a few months. He was a major surprise for his parents after a long journey of disappointments and grief and letting go of a dream. From the time I heard that he was on his way to our world, I was excited to make one more baby quilt for a great-nibling (new word to me--I had to look it up). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Around August I was ready to get started. I checked in with my niece, and she said she might be decorating the nursery around a piece of Australian artwork that her husband had bought years ago. While I was on vacation I saw an Australian line of fabrics and bought a few fat quarters for inspiration. After I got home, I kept fooling around with them, but they just wouldn't tell me what they wanted to be. Meanwhile, my niece sent me a photo of a rug with bold geometric shapes that she was looking at for the nursery. (You can see it <a href="https://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/wexpbk-watercolor-exploration-rug/?catalogId=10&sku=8601328&cm_ven=PLA&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Rugs%20%26%20Play%20Mats%20%3E%20Pattern%20Rugs&region_id=708530&cm_ite=8601328_14728146703&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj_CrBhD-ARIsAIiMxT8zZKiRfKKVk_TR7IHXq-ZeGcHqeAflCekuj45RUeBFOrDn-L6culoaAgUsEALw_wcB" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to.) Without a second thought about what the words "looking at" might mean, I pushed aside the uninspiring fabrics and jumped in with both feet (and hands), looked up the rug online, and designed a quilt based on some of the shapes and the colors in the rug. You know how quilters are, of course you do. We have to get making. I was inspired.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3ic3fUBr0BGwaugORYMHRIllcD6MBkZf-kNzPSuFOYUbJJjg_LxCvmorneFi-bY37JmFIhJ3KdLSYhdfKd4SmZVaMkrZElPoLyg2ejwT-atg4dlN_1TuQSvheM-ODT2518YjTdnKZvPJqwAUI51G-BQ1YamyeF0-wpGXgHn7zmdQcVz6RpLf09r5WQjM/s1054/Image-1%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1024" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3ic3fUBr0BGwaugORYMHRIllcD6MBkZf-kNzPSuFOYUbJJjg_LxCvmorneFi-bY37JmFIhJ3KdLSYhdfKd4SmZVaMkrZElPoLyg2ejwT-atg4dlN_1TuQSvheM-ODT2518YjTdnKZvPJqwAUI51G-BQ1YamyeF0-wpGXgHn7zmdQcVz6RpLf09r5WQjM/w466-h479/Image-1%20(5).jpg" width="466" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I even made the rounds of the local and online fabric stores to gather the fabrics to bring my design to life. And then I got to work. Here are the first blocks I made, and they are still my favorite ones. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiabasGw2DsM5UVbS9mBd0-sUaI-ZQ5h1YLK0Aase2FnrQTEXUrpq4ENuZ7QUNgdt0kTNG0nS0j5vEm7FGioourqnpAuRiZE1313kQrlwrPai9X09wUvFIZPZT7IcK8WNusRkznQsTEyLzByqAcPLmoKvIhsAlqHSiSWL69V3-eiiOfC-nUeWxVimsxDpj/s1853/IMG_6903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1853" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiabasGw2DsM5UVbS9mBd0-sUaI-ZQ5h1YLK0Aase2FnrQTEXUrpq4ENuZ7QUNgdt0kTNG0nS0j5vEm7FGioourqnpAuRiZE1313kQrlwrPai9X09wUvFIZPZT7IcK8WNusRkznQsTEyLzByqAcPLmoKvIhsAlqHSiSWL69V3-eiiOfC-nUeWxVimsxDpj/w517-h314/IMG_6903.jpeg" width="517" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">More blocks followed quickly--I was in the zone.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5bsQAsFv7EwUPRiCFUXgXwmWmCSts2tiFPsFZVj0YgHXeAJOfSBr9mi_fg9RNURaxqj4f74TNJLcncOcRQe07vRgY_E7OSunx4N4G_rBNyQgOrkVKcZ5LKF95rW6HU3cfJU8I9-WhIPy18OT3d4W6CG2c-TH5jG7ngjXMy0M18GjmsmhIC3e2OE83vr0/s1023/IMG_6912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1022" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5bsQAsFv7EwUPRiCFUXgXwmWmCSts2tiFPsFZVj0YgHXeAJOfSBr9mi_fg9RNURaxqj4f74TNJLcncOcRQe07vRgY_E7OSunx4N4G_rBNyQgOrkVKcZ5LKF95rW6HU3cfJU8I9-WhIPy18OT3d4W6CG2c-TH5jG7ngjXMy0M18GjmsmhIC3e2OE83vr0/w481-h481/IMG_6912.jpeg" width="481" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until I had quite a design wall full of them. (Excuse the blurred photo--we were having a string of dark days, which were not kind to photography.)</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhX8_hf-cIwbBJC-t6VA6KO1-FTxziYxiS7puyhHPmfX1suyjbFoFrC6gVHIXokliNv4tFU4_f99dzCZQA2SK1E098dxzaAK78dG28vmTFtmZIDR4MSC5xH0NeA5Rxzqy1wbnKcN7mCZj1a_S5fL-Vk-2PtOT4ZFKZgyuEKv7yYr633wx3tjNGv_aQS2H/s1447/IMG_0043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1447" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhX8_hf-cIwbBJC-t6VA6KO1-FTxziYxiS7puyhHPmfX1suyjbFoFrC6gVHIXokliNv4tFU4_f99dzCZQA2SK1E098dxzaAK78dG28vmTFtmZIDR4MSC5xH0NeA5Rxzqy1wbnKcN7mCZj1a_S5fL-Vk-2PtOT4ZFKZgyuEKv7yYr633wx3tjNGv_aQS2H/w476-h476/IMG_0043.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I constructed the quilt in batches of like blocks. My original color scheme was taupe, yellow, orange, turquoise, blue, navy, and snow, with a bit of gray. Early on I focused mostly on the blocks with taupe, yellow or orange. This was moving along fast. Until I got a message from my niece. The geometric rug just wasn't working out. Ulp! She had decided to go with a navy blue rug. Well, that would still work. But she had also decided against the artwork. And she was looking at some wallpaper with sharks and whales in it. Can you hear the screeching tires? Stop the quilt making. My color scheme was wayyyyy off. Two days later I had a new color scheme in place--never mind that my niece was still "looking at" the wallpaper. </span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51yRa16VQ5ChKE2UHIQ3Q6e9anHl-IgFLIjenmqz7zGjhlvKWpbkjLjEt8wRVaajJ9wYH3TIUmVJfrE_DLf4yqWYppP7fZCqYVhwcE92BAo7g32OA6j0Td-iT3asu0wEYmDcFrR5ApQLJNtKtI1hAhdQixmAYaLX6muHjx6nHG1P41yRD0GK2iDKZ6yCE/s1054/Image-1%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1024" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51yRa16VQ5ChKE2UHIQ3Q6e9anHl-IgFLIjenmqz7zGjhlvKWpbkjLjEt8wRVaajJ9wYH3TIUmVJfrE_DLf4yqWYppP7fZCqYVhwcE92BAo7g32OA6j0Td-iT3asu0wEYmDcFrR5ApQLJNtKtI1hAhdQixmAYaLX6muHjx6nHG1P41yRD0GK2iDKZ6yCE/w469-h484/Image-1%20(6).jpg" width="469" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I replaced the orange with dark red (there were some sharks with open mouths in the wallpaper), and the yellows with more blues and gray, and added some blacks to the navies. The taupes would still work. Then I set everything aside and went on vacation for a week. After I got back, I made myself wait just a little longer, and made some placemats instead of jumping back in on the quilt. Then I unsewed all of the yellow and orange parts of the blocks--not nearly as fiddly a task as it might seem. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Near the end of October, I checked in with my niece. She had ordered the wallpaper. Yes!! Back to work full steam. I started by sewing all the reds in place of the oranges. I did make new quarter-circle blocks. That seemed faster than resewing the old curves. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c5jv37JbAa9296Jgg0smxEiwXuq4KDTLzcIOh0yERbrm8vN5fFCWoKSrcJfwAkNN4OJilNy6zGENLgIqfHhwXqPS7Pq1b6XfDZ1fAvHA6FMa1ugZCrJbJ-vCvc2LhMZzratMpUl0wT2leSY6VCqJPTRBw10npU6sdJ0_hzkH1wfdtr1nIgBADwePepVV/s1366/IMG_0049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1365" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c5jv37JbAa9296Jgg0smxEiwXuq4KDTLzcIOh0yERbrm8vN5fFCWoKSrcJfwAkNN4OJilNy6zGENLgIqfHhwXqPS7Pq1b6XfDZ1fAvHA6FMa1ugZCrJbJ-vCvc2LhMZzratMpUl0wT2leSY6VCqJPTRBw10npU6sdJ0_hzkH1wfdtr1nIgBADwePepVV/w490-h490/IMG_0049.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another dark photo, I know. You can see the page I printed of the wallpaper. The actual wallpaper has much larger sharks and whales, but I was using it as a reference for colors. I did a little extra shopping locally for more blues and grays, focusing on fabrics with subtle patterns that seemed to me to look sort of like shark or whale skin and water. I know they look solid here.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxE2Wna8duN3P86rxD-oDchbIlEvfeEP9aLiBTXtJvHGLIMdWSXtFWadffIQsyt0LFCeH9sSQUr5DJF8yD9TufhAlec0Sk403i936YMFVyPvCz4rojry69Za_oOD2064bHokCO_pbYjZkAWl81ib6tvwgvXMTrgc_YV9b0w1t1AytUImeMKwVlSf0qdeV/s1477/IMG_0056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1477" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxE2Wna8duN3P86rxD-oDchbIlEvfeEP9aLiBTXtJvHGLIMdWSXtFWadffIQsyt0LFCeH9sSQUr5DJF8yD9TufhAlec0Sk403i936YMFVyPvCz4rojry69Za_oOD2064bHokCO_pbYjZkAWl81ib6tvwgvXMTrgc_YV9b0w1t1AytUImeMKwVlSf0qdeV/w485-h485/IMG_0056.jpeg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">More block parts up on the wall. It got to be a messy process but moved ahead quickly. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And just like that, a top, ready to baste.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjNwQCInlXJSM-E4yaSmPArV_YAmACGSEwOTnkQ76VxCRHlX-QdB1p-RwCn1fPMjB8PtmSAqRlpyYbcJyr_9_Uk_YVegrb893gxnUdbqAUrVeEiCMl2FOrNiy8LmSDhLLfMn_r7kYiuKX6Qt7-VCAp8pb0P84MGu0thib12BfCol8E0zD_ZYexXX3KuJ4/s1888/IMG_0071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1888" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjNwQCInlXJSM-E4yaSmPArV_YAmACGSEwOTnkQ76VxCRHlX-QdB1p-RwCn1fPMjB8PtmSAqRlpyYbcJyr_9_Uk_YVegrb893gxnUdbqAUrVeEiCMl2FOrNiy8LmSDhLLfMn_r7kYiuKX6Qt7-VCAp8pb0P84MGu0thib12BfCol8E0zD_ZYexXX3KuJ4/w533-h354/IMG_0071.jpeg" width="533" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, lets look at the finish, shall we, and then I'll talk about the quilting and back...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZSw8rpJut8H0PPOYlb_EfgxjmY5n0TxKE3M_6Mhyphenhyphen_vw-QQVWFkKald-J4cLLeYvmuwgXTRMzSmtLrJ4VsPcIntsbVDWSacFhysBAnv1D4T2zIEVPgoT09qMGtr0gM0bGdY4DZPK6cfQ-Bx-sLnV0XpxvoYa4-x-bG5oVmfzI9aHbTBfcSep1JlLeLPzl/s1772/IMG_7377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZSw8rpJut8H0PPOYlb_EfgxjmY5n0TxKE3M_6Mhyphenhyphen_vw-QQVWFkKald-J4cLLeYvmuwgXTRMzSmtLrJ4VsPcIntsbVDWSacFhysBAnv1D4T2zIEVPgoT09qMGtr0gM0bGdY4DZPK6cfQ-Bx-sLnV0XpxvoYa4-x-bG5oVmfzI9aHbTBfcSep1JlLeLPzl/w498-h498/IMG_7377.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For the quilting, I decided on wavy lines with my walking foot. I started in the middle and worked toward the top. The waves got wavier and wavier as I went. Yikes. Then I went back to the middle and worked toward the bottom. I tried and tried to get wavier to mimic the upper part of the quilt, but no matter what I did I just couldn't duplicate that design. So instead, I intentionally made the waves flatter and flatter. No sense fighting the quilt. I'm going to call it a design element. There are currents in the water at the bottom of the ocean and waves at the surface, right? That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here's a bit of a close-up. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfnr2F3Ma13T3dy5qbghmOBvTzguRrEshnmFqBds5lGHguQmDyJ4kbxEvrJNnEKh4eGBE89FOQQkGkDLFsmNdaGbnaXsu-GaJSwrLUhkoGCATliJnpqbNLS21zJ5KaqlaGqWsLWk22ZLyOC_Nc0m4L1jAYXVG-aP_17PwBgpCfpzJZhMZbYtFtCVGN7tw/s1772/IMG_7385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfnr2F3Ma13T3dy5qbghmOBvTzguRrEshnmFqBds5lGHguQmDyJ4kbxEvrJNnEKh4eGBE89FOQQkGkDLFsmNdaGbnaXsu-GaJSwrLUhkoGCATliJnpqbNLS21zJ5KaqlaGqWsLWk22ZLyOC_Nc0m4L1jAYXVG-aP_17PwBgpCfpzJZhMZbYtFtCVGN7tw/w493-h493/IMG_7385.jpeg" width="493" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And my initials/date.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHQyQZZ77rw7ZcICMdJfmynrc-9KYTHmF4oXuZfQlNRP_0Bf22qjLqkke07XgWHg4xfwKEqCNhnVDqrBNm7vNR6rjVv3OXyEdyOmsjMpMgeEk0YuQBuBnhtNSpC-LxpxQpoNGdjG0jRXSyuOgWwVVuw16uERrarjw_DyJ_JCICaLklkwt5CEhsN-NME9x/s414/IMG_7383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="414" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHQyQZZ77rw7ZcICMdJfmynrc-9KYTHmF4oXuZfQlNRP_0Bf22qjLqkke07XgWHg4xfwKEqCNhnVDqrBNm7vNR6rjVv3OXyEdyOmsjMpMgeEk0YuQBuBnhtNSpC-LxpxQpoNGdjG0jRXSyuOgWwVVuw16uERrarjw_DyJ_JCICaLklkwt5CEhsN-NME9x/w483-h483/IMG_7383.jpeg" width="483" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And the back.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RVyxeUI2UE8YDy4pN_Y1vXdmWZnsgW7eET08jO04xFNVPyj3Vgn8rlr1V3AP01v_RjuClOlyluHRXYHen8XfyUCaiMJkrtIbKomRWcQjoR8pALpBhfR6SxediPfbD2psmYBsLKNtys9jEvKgN0yttPJPK82mhZecXcrQYgqo8e2ZX7iEymKwq87hOHlU/s1772/IMG_7387.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RVyxeUI2UE8YDy4pN_Y1vXdmWZnsgW7eET08jO04xFNVPyj3Vgn8rlr1V3AP01v_RjuClOlyluHRXYHen8XfyUCaiMJkrtIbKomRWcQjoR8pALpBhfR6SxediPfbD2psmYBsLKNtys9jEvKgN0yttPJPK82mhZecXcrQYgqo8e2ZX7iEymKwq87hOHlU/w463-h463/IMG_7387.jpeg" width="463" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I've had this Joel Dewberry woodgrain print for quite awhile. I had bought 4 yards of it thinking it would make a good back someday. Well, here's someday. I was thinking "boardwalk" for this quilt, because my niece's family lives on the west coast near the ocean where there is a long boardwalk. Never mind that the boardwalk where they live is cement. I was hoping that maybe there was a wooden pier. (It turns out their pier is wood. Yay! I found that out after I sent the quilt.) It needed some pepping up, so leftover water colors worked just right for a band across the top. For the binding I combined leftover navy prints. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here's a close up of the back. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfT8-x2fAqp0C1C9XtwGV_hPbCJNJ1g1YF3Euhrbe9RvRtYVas9fFchbeHlF5_5gl3cjViLtEtyjbMazWM0B4DbqwsymUV5PKZE32pvowSSGhHcva6VMG-yptm5AI0OOgqj4C49KyfrYMXnOuZF_nkpRAC02UzbnNhOZA0WsTmcHC_ZlTwvEaq2n5aBJ1/s1772/IMG_7390.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfT8-x2fAqp0C1C9XtwGV_hPbCJNJ1g1YF3Euhrbe9RvRtYVas9fFchbeHlF5_5gl3cjViLtEtyjbMazWM0B4DbqwsymUV5PKZE32pvowSSGhHcva6VMG-yptm5AI0OOgqj4C49KyfrYMXnOuZF_nkpRAC02UzbnNhOZA0WsTmcHC_ZlTwvEaq2n5aBJ1/w492-h492/IMG_7390.jpeg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And here are the stats: </span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pattern</b>: My own, inspired by a geometric patterned rug, and designed with the Quiltography app.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Block size and piecing:</b> 8 inches finished. No-tear paper foundation piecing wherever possible. <b> </b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Size</b>: 56 1/2 inches square before quilting. 55 3/4 by 56 inches after quilting. (I trimmed the quilt about 1/8 inch bigger before binding to try to keep the block points intact as much as possible with 3/8 inch binding.) 52 3/4 by 53 inches after washing.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Fabrics</b>: Wide variety of subtle prints and a bit of Kona snow.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Batting</b>: Fairfield 80/20</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Thread</b>: Superior Masterpiece in Granite for piecing; Coats and Clark quilting cotton in Nugrey for quilting and machine part of binding; Superior Treasure in Antique for hand binding.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Machines</b>: Singer Featherweight for piecing; Singer 115 Treadle for quilting and first seam of binding.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> After I washed the quilt, the light was good in the guest room to see the prints, quilting, and texture. So here are the glamour shots. It's too grubby outside this time of year to go on location anyway.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxzpxAfBOfbeJHT8q3NosJUYL5jo9C857lA2zOh5DdRSgnUiZvCtz8KTRpmnJUQoaB7NX4xovnriX02-ZJ_9pRsBjP_uPxY0rF3qr_E-UI1gjtnHTfRmc-ckswFmsdpMqRIeDJRiATTT6gQrjm0n14xutT1P7i3qhNngmYU1kirrioMaLeVpqzPG1aRB1/s2048/IMG_7447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxzpxAfBOfbeJHT8q3NosJUYL5jo9C857lA2zOh5DdRSgnUiZvCtz8KTRpmnJUQoaB7NX4xovnriX02-ZJ_9pRsBjP_uPxY0rF3qr_E-UI1gjtnHTfRmc-ckswFmsdpMqRIeDJRiATTT6gQrjm0n14xutT1P7i3qhNngmYU1kirrioMaLeVpqzPG1aRB1/w406-h541/IMG_7447.jpeg" width="406" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dLhyRDkJXT-Len5jJWJqLJqGsTx4eU_QCt7eOwk1gPgeExBGn8Me1PRIpoOENHs30UJP9qx5PQIk5444WWye6GjDSw50xqcaS3vyM67X9HHcPRGx7FUtVLUWNHzVmtDn87Ofb1FPZo6hPkBOYOf_HINmMQHE3051O_XfwgdOGkbzq4WPP98ar43kIZsp/w418-h557/IMG_7453.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This quilt sure came a long way from first idea (busy Australian prints that I didn't show you but are now stash enhancers) to yellow and orange brights (also now stash enhancers) to moody ocean colors (mostly used up). Perhaps it is a lesson in "look before you leap," but honestly, the whole experience was fun. And I'm just a bit tickled that the design worked by just tweaking the colors. And it's kind of funny that it was inspired by a rug that is no longer relevant. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope Baby J and his parents (and big sister) will enjoy it for a long time. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KNdlariGwDhiiKVYOwb_jPq2IXH8mcpu7OV-bhQcPNkyZjwqkCPC8XRGEyWDCXdB_T-yITY1_5_be6sM6av7s9c53sv5_JRgMw6edGYb1x2yLZbkKw7HY56HzupoZn0SJZ8ruMEdKdxOSbg-fvZarf3a6noVcMSVhtoeZT3mB-1RgNxQ7A0IkQuwm9v7/s1147/IMG_3663%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="765" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KNdlariGwDhiiKVYOwb_jPq2IXH8mcpu7OV-bhQcPNkyZjwqkCPC8XRGEyWDCXdB_T-yITY1_5_be6sM6av7s9c53sv5_JRgMw6edGYb1x2yLZbkKw7HY56HzupoZn0SJZ8ruMEdKdxOSbg-fvZarf3a6noVcMSVhtoeZT3mB-1RgNxQ7A0IkQuwm9v7/w353-h531/IMG_3663%20(2).jpg" width="353" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-years-list-writing-beauties-pagent.html" target="_blank">Michelle at Brag about Your Beauties (From Bolt to Beauty)</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-new-year-new.html" target="_blank">Sarah at Can I Get a Whoop Whoop (Confessions of a Fabric Addict)</a> and <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/happy-2024.html" target="_blank">Kelly at Needle and Thread (My Quilt Infatuation).</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you have or have had the opportunity to make a baby quilt for someone. It's such a joyful gift to make. And whether you look before you leap or not, I hope all of your quilting adventures are as much fun as this one.<br /></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-33262246347986240062024-01-02T16:47:00.001-05:002024-01-02T16:47:52.013-05:002023 Wrap-up<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Happy New Year! I almost skipped doing this post because I posted a grand total of 9 times in 2023. I don't really have much of a reason. Just doing other things I guess. I sort of got in a habit of only posting when I had a finish, and there weren't many of those this year. But I do like having everything together in one post, so here goes. I thought I might do a countdown like in the Twelve Days of Christmas song. My finishes don't quite fit, but we'll imagine they do. So lets sing together:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Four bags of groceries</b> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYF14CR_Cn-YnQDuZ2WSRrQm0aXoX0SDhsW3anUyGMbm1VkTYQif2IsfwP4AfFPo2bzMO-9QhPh3R-kvnnjYccnVMoZ68qkQsdHGdc-JrsaNcaZrnTXaiSR_7wfRRxQvLtcRF47fHL6x47N8wBDrsWAgB3-66qwdlyzv9n_V2bVewfIkEy5ZANhxLYrFz/s1185/IMG_6273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1185" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYF14CR_Cn-YnQDuZ2WSRrQm0aXoX0SDhsW3anUyGMbm1VkTYQif2IsfwP4AfFPo2bzMO-9QhPh3R-kvnnjYccnVMoZ68qkQsdHGdc-JrsaNcaZrnTXaiSR_7wfRRxQvLtcRF47fHL6x47N8wBDrsWAgB3-66qwdlyzv9n_V2bVewfIkEy5ZANhxLYrFz/w486-h485/IMG_6273.jpeg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">These were a fun and much needed project made from scrap strips I made in 2022. Every bit of the bags are scraps, including the batting made from an old blanket. They are about the size of a standard paper grocery bag, and we use them all the time. And I love that I can throw them in the wash occasionally. My bagger really likes using them at the self check-out lane because they stand up nicely and take any amount of weight he throws at them. You can read about them <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/04/grocery-bags.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Three placemats</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFHwBJORdA1NLw7cUp7qhMj5DulBZ0ZjWzdaik7e9PPQV2PX8UQjFPePJ7aZzdPu3jQSmn4NBdxpOeSHMnyITrJBhn9Wl3QTIRnV2uAmOhgr3dCxnI9XgR6bRJo8kxNTlipMvqHqvUqAbzfZji4mGsEyQTdBXTKc27JNBWZmSmtg7O_QjDmKMQMty5xlm/s2879/IMG_7277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2879" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFHwBJORdA1NLw7cUp7qhMj5DulBZ0ZjWzdaik7e9PPQV2PX8UQjFPePJ7aZzdPu3jQSmn4NBdxpOeSHMnyITrJBhn9Wl3QTIRnV2uAmOhgr3dCxnI9XgR6bRJo8kxNTlipMvqHqvUqAbzfZji4mGsEyQTdBXTKc27JNBWZmSmtg7O_QjDmKMQMty5xlm/w459-h459/IMG_7277.jpg" width="459" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYZV3GjwkJPoWaAPU__QdxvmVVlanLc3xJXa785WSNQ_s7B0J2i0lqKMX_7pV_sPqPD4ceI3D6XUcsmToMynasxo2aB-2ZmoOLmNZtbpskMwSRARS-vfsrewpfyX5C37l7Ei_EPw-8PHZ5fwCEWPlK1zHzw7IZCwTGZNQjLdpy-8T0zWhxX_pXSdZmUU6/s2324/IMG_7355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="2323" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYZV3GjwkJPoWaAPU__QdxvmVVlanLc3xJXa785WSNQ_s7B0J2i0lqKMX_7pV_sPqPD4ceI3D6XUcsmToMynasxo2aB-2ZmoOLmNZtbpskMwSRARS-vfsrewpfyX5C37l7Ei_EPw-8PHZ5fwCEWPlK1zHzw7IZCwTGZNQjLdpy-8T0zWhxX_pXSdZmUU6/w467-h467/IMG_7355.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">These are part of a group of placemats I am making to donate to Meals on Wheels. I didn't make as many as last year, but I have until the end of March for the yearly collection. These are made from my multicolored scrap bin along with a supply of blocks and other scraps or pieces as needed. The battings are also pieced from scraps. Hopefully you will see more of these kinds of placemats soon. If you want to read about these, read <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/10/placemats.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/11/quick-placemat.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Three Giving Quilts</b> (See, this is where the song analogy falls apart.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI-xF9ZBWdAlu3x_4e2HryoMAd553bPMunsmvSRS2Elh50SgI1RiED1WxVlzEp0bp9kCoEiLxz6EgvZM5b6yf-gJP1D5MqNl-1SyEzAoaG_Etatf89OJJonWWN2M0I1swzxUDGJIuCfRbBQlG14qkWWfEZY42mWU9vID-eYkO1nbMUCU045Uqyhxv-vuX/s1329/IMG_6151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1328" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI-xF9ZBWdAlu3x_4e2HryoMAd553bPMunsmvSRS2Elh50SgI1RiED1WxVlzEp0bp9kCoEiLxz6EgvZM5b6yf-gJP1D5MqNl-1SyEzAoaG_Etatf89OJJonWWN2M0I1swzxUDGJIuCfRbBQlG14qkWWfEZY42mWU9vID-eYkO1nbMUCU045Uqyhxv-vuX/w488-h488/IMG_6151.jpeg" width="488" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhTTHOWVkxOWQr94AlJtUnEdk3YKqgR3OnKzvo1WssCMCPtD0Not9ylekDyy4quf13WRNJT0xjlJU7HD9C_DXlsqm7kz4dsDXFV7rBjVHd7cV0F9hdkmzVqVT1MUtrut6abc_3zEunOxdRUZT0O5BF4D5S6ZtXgxPeUJfrceYFZGI3aug1bd9hFNIJmfz/s1660/IMG_6586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1660" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhTTHOWVkxOWQr94AlJtUnEdk3YKqgR3OnKzvo1WssCMCPtD0Not9ylekDyy4quf13WRNJT0xjlJU7HD9C_DXlsqm7kz4dsDXFV7rBjVHd7cV0F9hdkmzVqVT1MUtrut6abc_3zEunOxdRUZT0O5BF4D5S6ZtXgxPeUJfrceYFZGI3aug1bd9hFNIJmfz/w484-h484/IMG_6586.jpeg" width="484" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0lGzRA0UgWzF0_bYvN9BmTuWOUzENlnUiNyXzBy3qJLiQviVI5_K3Xfa7piz_zoF66dAutGEgLy6rA7XYFaDAJBOYo2QQA5-IK4DnnMovq_iS_OlE5fviQN_7RQs36lFypJU2dA_zF29WGV7Ga9aH1w0EjdR66xMzK4tMkQeHCy4Qnp9Yp63U4DkUZVJ/s1773/IMG_6763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0lGzRA0UgWzF0_bYvN9BmTuWOUzENlnUiNyXzBy3qJLiQviVI5_K3Xfa7piz_zoF66dAutGEgLy6rA7XYFaDAJBOYo2QQA5-IK4DnnMovq_iS_OlE5fviQN_7RQs36lFypJU2dA_zF29WGV7Ga9aH1w0EjdR66xMzK4tMkQeHCy4Qnp9Yp63U4DkUZVJ/w503-h503/IMG_6763.jpeg" width="503" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The first quilt (Turquorangellow) is actually a finish, as the top was made in 2022. It's from a pattern by <a href="https://www.sewkatiedid.com/2011/08/21/magic-number-quilt-tutorial/" target="_blank">Sew Katie Did.</a> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The second one (Rainbow Bear Paws) began with one block made way back during the pandemic in 2020, and then expanded in 2022 with blocks made during the Rainbow Scrap Challenge hosted by </span><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2022.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Angela at SoScrappy</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And the third (Positivity Blooms) was made from a pattern/tutorial by </span><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/bye-bye-2023-hello-2024.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (I can't find the original post, so I am linking to her year-end wrap up post where you can see her other version of this quilt) during a challenge by Preeti and </span><a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/09/29/2023-positivity-quilt-finished/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Bernie of Needle and Foot</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (l'm linking to Bernie's finish) to make quilts for donation. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hopefully, all of these quilts will bring comfort and joy to whoever receives them. You can read more about them <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/03/turquorangellow.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/06/rainbow-bear-paws.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/08/positivity-blooms-finish.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Two Baby Quilts</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItG5hKXuy-uRi2ru93WV4mxguGeiNd-6-lpeCh6TtlfiMxjC-zILe-BLz7hmHj0anj4IQmeOiMD18fOlsk7J7oHucWgrImpKP5ESODOcdsC2KhmUQQFu-M7u4RnGpPsnwpZNxv1WLNTc1obq-6yJO4vi-ovQqu_K-hk6JVMeGC4dWOcW8Yoqlhpod7CU_/s1141/IMG_6085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1141" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItG5hKXuy-uRi2ru93WV4mxguGeiNd-6-lpeCh6TtlfiMxjC-zILe-BLz7hmHj0anj4IQmeOiMD18fOlsk7J7oHucWgrImpKP5ESODOcdsC2KhmUQQFu-M7u4RnGpPsnwpZNxv1WLNTc1obq-6yJO4vi-ovQqu_K-hk6JVMeGC4dWOcW8Yoqlhpod7CU_/w485-h485/IMG_6085.jpeg" width="485" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpk1R08cOOlcwEfYP54U8AX0YTGRhzj_d1aLFm-4V-ef6NmgVm8dmBYHUveUBWxA5MIMD_3yTispT2_XGcDLc6NJ0f6ng3CcCeFRmS3LPz8L6GvGgjxOQuSMMx9ZFn7AuWSrgdDgW4kw33kDVzww4lsChAwJwcfiqIksxlbOjC2KIglzjXpfo0nry07a8x/s2048/IMG_7448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpk1R08cOOlcwEfYP54U8AX0YTGRhzj_d1aLFm-4V-ef6NmgVm8dmBYHUveUBWxA5MIMD_3yTispT2_XGcDLc6NJ0f6ng3CcCeFRmS3LPz8L6GvGgjxOQuSMMx9ZFn7AuWSrgdDgW4kw33kDVzww4lsChAwJwcfiqIksxlbOjC2KIglzjXpfo0nry07a8x/w413-h551/IMG_7448.jpeg" width="413" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The first quilt was for my great-niece born in February of this year. It's my own design with Flower blocks inspired by <a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/2016/10/free-floret-table-topper-pattern-and-first-blush-fabric-hop.html" target="_blank">Cluck Cluck Sew</a>. You can read more about it <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/03/baby-ns-quilt.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The second quilt was for my great-nephew born just a week and a half ago. No, you haven't seen a post about this quilt yet. You'll be able to read its story in my next post in a day or so. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Now all together now...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>And an Ipad Case (in a pear tree?)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc55ikNQqhVAZIU6Ok1uEZvJbtcH71jOc84nbwuhDb-zNRU9BOk6iU8WkHS2xFPhGcSUyXaqWzy1EmBjrsK6YsTUOq56BZKIHoJrg0FuQPn1bQuhPoV1fr7meIul_uh8GqJv6stmftEkJu9Uy-OVSDIEQ28JUJ9u11VQpdhGa86OFmsIh6gC-0fq1QSsEj/s1386/IMG_6298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1386" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc55ikNQqhVAZIU6Ok1uEZvJbtcH71jOc84nbwuhDb-zNRU9BOk6iU8WkHS2xFPhGcSUyXaqWzy1EmBjrsK6YsTUOq56BZKIHoJrg0FuQPn1bQuhPoV1fr7meIul_uh8GqJv6stmftEkJu9Uy-OVSDIEQ28JUJ9u11VQpdhGa86OFmsIh6gC-0fq1QSsEj/w475-h474/IMG_6298.jpeg" width="475" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a little squirrely project I made when I bought a new Ipad so it would have something cushy and protective when I traveled. I made an extra big flap to close it, and it has worked just as I thought it would. You can read about how I made this little less-than-an-hour project with scraps <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2023/05/ipad-case.html" target="_blank">here.</a></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So there we have it, 2023 in a nutshell (or pear tree). No big goals for 2024. Just more making as the notion strikes me. I am almost done de-decorating from the holidays, and that always inspires me to make a quilty mess. I hope you had excellent holidays and are now well on your way to a Happy Quilty New Year. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs for the Best of 2023 Linky Party</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiEWMOdI7ZFOOtfXBqKaxJV7yk8pZkUDePTrTfVWpefBxtW4Gw8HqImi7qqbBCMvAD9z2_p_2sORdjhqO_bc2UkR6qgI3FgR6s8HdBmjGgHJoyHpkosRIdTPbC7YDW-OBSHH28x4DbTbEUGyw9RtQRYHvl19zxcyvoCcArk2zwW3MCWJO00R6FuZCJ7ZyM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiEWMOdI7ZFOOtfXBqKaxJV7yk8pZkUDePTrTfVWpefBxtW4Gw8HqImi7qqbBCMvAD9z2_p_2sORdjhqO_bc2UkR6qgI3FgR6s8HdBmjGgHJoyHpkosRIdTPbC7YDW-OBSHH28x4DbTbEUGyw9RtQRYHvl19zxcyvoCcArk2zwW3MCWJO00R6FuZCJ7ZyM" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-53070442450786048622023-11-04T21:01:00.001-04:002023-11-05T11:52:51.441-05:00Quick Placemat<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">According to what I've seen in social media, it's International Scrap Sorting Day. How about that? If you saw my post last month, you know that I sorted my multi-colored scraps and my solids a few weeks ago. Those are really the only scraps I needed to sort (well, we won't talk about the neutrals bin) since I used up most of my other scraps in the past year to make grocery bags, and the bins are about empty. So no sorting here. But, I did make another scrap placemat--this time from some fabric cut-offs from a couple of quilts I made a few years ago plus some newly sorted solids. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC1WmCSt2lXKYYhUFVx5E4f4h6eu4zRhkEZ_lrDULAGzLKwnKgKA_2pYRshTBdZ1OyHXznonXXXQRsuMRksCcy60l8BSUZIvDMPR7WL7VSPlXUetgPBxvqbSmmmJuYNW-bBM8sCkeFiNb3Sv_gNjuw7Oa75B4k9dk-jKTyNqKFA8Y-K8zZ51iSVccz5Lu/s2324/IMG_7355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="2323" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC1WmCSt2lXKYYhUFVx5E4f4h6eu4zRhkEZ_lrDULAGzLKwnKgKA_2pYRshTBdZ1OyHXznonXXXQRsuMRksCcy60l8BSUZIvDMPR7WL7VSPlXUetgPBxvqbSmmmJuYNW-bBM8sCkeFiNb3Sv_gNjuw7Oa75B4k9dk-jKTyNqKFA8Y-K8zZ51iSVccz5Lu/w492-h492/IMG_7355.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The berry and flower prints are from a quilt project I did for a niece to expand a bed quilt from queen to king size by adding large borders. I liked the berry print so much that I bought more of it and used it as the backing for a quilt I made for my son and daughter-in-law. I'm glad to finally use up almost all of the leftovers in this little project. I added blue scraps from the freshly sorted solids bin to add some zing.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG6jbdukI4TNihKfpvAmmuwUNGhdKowNOREPxZxKKy0RB5nXfXwAJuMx85mGH0tbM-uzYV_H3uGbGL_xkGfxw1YczA-7ed9lsrDfC1SUFHfHxq8JUqWlyOI4LXD8sYrpHXV63q4HfUmcRbGddYf4Oa61z-Pufn_GDu4b3VbzVrNr_CTnQ0nO7mK8h5fdA/s2674/IMG_7356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="2674" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG6jbdukI4TNihKfpvAmmuwUNGhdKowNOREPxZxKKy0RB5nXfXwAJuMx85mGH0tbM-uzYV_H3uGbGL_xkGfxw1YczA-7ed9lsrDfC1SUFHfHxq8JUqWlyOI4LXD8sYrpHXV63q4HfUmcRbGddYf4Oa61z-Pufn_GDu4b3VbzVrNr_CTnQ0nO7mK8h5fdA/w500-h500/IMG_7356.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For the back I used more of the prints from the front along with peach and orange-red solid triangle and rectangle scraps from the bin. I finished it off with some blue leftover binding pieces and more of the orange-red.The batting is also scraps, four strips laid horizontally, I think. After some quick wavy quilting lines, I have another 14 by 18 inch placemat to add to my collection for Meals on Wheels. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The secret quilt that I put on pause for the last couple of months is back on the fast track this week. I just have some long seams to sew, so I should have it finished well before Thanksgiving. It will be awhile before I can share it, though, so I might finish the year with more placemats. They seem like manageable projects for this time of year when I need to keep things neater and more picked up for holiday decorating and company. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/11/oh-scrap-pieced-bindings.html" target="_blank">Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap </a>on Sunday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope you had fun sorting (or at least playing in) your scraps today.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-56334683701069760802023-10-07T16:22:00.001-04:002023-10-08T11:41:13.050-04:00Placemats<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I've been working on a sort-of-secret quilt in recent weeks--nothing I can share here--but I needed to pause it. (I'll explain later when it's done and gifted.) In the meantime, we took a wonderful vacation in northern Michigan on Lake Huron. Now that we are back, I'm still on pause with the quilt, so I sorted around to see what small project I could make, and realized that I had neither whittled down my multi-colored scraps nor made any placemats this year, a bit of a goal I had set at the beginning of the year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, the first thing was to sort the scraps. I wish I had taken a photo when I dumped them on the floor. I was too busy pawing through them. But here's where I ended up.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E8tFESvwI2fZYsswzHUOHFFQkeWgIb_qHh5uc9FhaFz81rXXg40J61_eekfpvsjNY_jc1evdzYYaLDWGpxXnfFdqNurbK94yarapisDpSAS1yPkmvOp0WbxdUNj3JftCwssAhErAYtPSlNXSaj7QSNjOJHAv01tlZjoAlpsYD5tHYClbD7sYtP0bCLNF/s2670/IMG_7275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="2670" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E8tFESvwI2fZYsswzHUOHFFQkeWgIb_qHh5uc9FhaFz81rXXg40J61_eekfpvsjNY_jc1evdzYYaLDWGpxXnfFdqNurbK94yarapisDpSAS1yPkmvOp0WbxdUNj3JftCwssAhErAYtPSlNXSaj7QSNjOJHAv01tlZjoAlpsYD5tHYClbD7sYtP0bCLNF/w500-h500/IMG_7275.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To give some perspective, this is one of those bins that fits in a cube storage organizer. I sorted the scraps by style of pattern and compatibility of colors and put them all into plastic bags. It was surprising to find that I had enough of some fabrics that they (like the fabric in the front) could have their own bag. Getting the scraps all sorted made me finally feel like I could do something with them instead of just sigh.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To get some inspiration for a placemat, I pulled out my collection of Bear Paw blocks that I made during the pandemic, and found a blue one that coordinated quite nicely with a bag of my blue/green and floral scraps. Then I pieced improv style around the block and added strips to make it wide enough.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xl88Al2rPBK3BBpnobDq9dRILA_p-OmbwtxTBfpRvkPAx_3PSDaTCAUraXVsDEH71iWLB-WORXZ_IwfnDHTg6qpL85qjjxj2vVaWspC0BvlHCSGDkZIpoVZRiHWr-rby-YpYl7hqh6OfLT9sqeIIAo_bsn7puf4tg6lII-wCOLxTDZ_c_cVEP8L3XG0U/s2928/IMG_7270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2928" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xl88Al2rPBK3BBpnobDq9dRILA_p-OmbwtxTBfpRvkPAx_3PSDaTCAUraXVsDEH71iWLB-WORXZ_IwfnDHTg6qpL85qjjxj2vVaWspC0BvlHCSGDkZIpoVZRiHWr-rby-YpYl7hqh6OfLT9sqeIIAo_bsn7puf4tg6lII-wCOLxTDZ_c_cVEP8L3XG0U/w525-h525/IMG_7270.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As I worked, I enjoyed remembering the quilts those scraps came from and who they were for. For example, the striped blue and green print is from one of my grandson's baby quilt, and the large floral print was from a quilt for a friend of my daughter who was under treatment for cancer. The navy bits that look solid are actually three different almost-solid prints from various projects (not from the multi-colored scrap bin, but that's okay). </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I pieced the back with more scraps, seaming wherever necessary to make strips long enough. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8i37Jt91eYkNmLcKcoWHAum-pXb9CEmX_FwfIbrqTSo41gdkSPjR3i7RzDz_H61SPxJlrUqo57e7WAWusyZEWXZa1VPXHvzSe4oinrGXGWAXXzSgcc5fh9GvoFraKa5u0llGrYIAlwR4AMqxS-5qn-sZPq4yDYZLYNpxCOPu2qctU_nGujnspn6fnNSc/s2962/IMG_7271%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="2962" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8i37Jt91eYkNmLcKcoWHAum-pXb9CEmX_FwfIbrqTSo41gdkSPjR3i7RzDz_H61SPxJlrUqo57e7WAWusyZEWXZa1VPXHvzSe4oinrGXGWAXXzSgcc5fh9GvoFraKa5u0llGrYIAlwR4AMqxS-5qn-sZPq4yDYZLYNpxCOPu2qctU_nGujnspn6fnNSc/w500-h500/IMG_7271%20(2).jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I also pieced scraps and navy prints for batting and binding. The quilting is a simple meander since there was already so much print going on. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was so pleased to use up almost every last bit of some of these fabrics that I dug right back into my bins to make another placemat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I first chose a Bear Paw, but then realized that I wasn't finding as many compatible scraps for it, and since that was my main focus, I instead pulled a bag of scraps to see what I could do with it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OfdF7E9jxwdqnOdM7urPvIuJ8VXNvtyZB2MK7FTTYPi5IVKD5Hai_4EgAq6boiVNtkaYnQWWM-hbY0-4NEb8YLERsbDP-KvRf9yfTzxnn_Qjlk-tuEYrHbW0uJB31AJ-YHBmOPzkdHMRpXDs0gRFu8WIcQg7h8rhH4tMJg35mL4HP51JbPfPrkTur6mJ/s2924/IMG_7274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="2924" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OfdF7E9jxwdqnOdM7urPvIuJ8VXNvtyZB2MK7FTTYPi5IVKD5Hai_4EgAq6boiVNtkaYnQWWM-hbY0-4NEb8YLERsbDP-KvRf9yfTzxnn_Qjlk-tuEYrHbW0uJB31AJ-YHBmOPzkdHMRpXDs0gRFu8WIcQg7h8rhH4tMJg35mL4HP51JbPfPrkTur6mJ/w498-h498/IMG_7274.jpg" width="498" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />By piecing together odd pieces (parallelograms) of the large floral print (plus a coordinating vine print), I was able to make four columns. I made three more columns from green prints. You might wonder why those greens were in the multi-colored print bin. They were actually parts of strip-pieced triangles or other multi-fabric scraps that had been cut off from blocks in old projects. I thought this was the front of the placemat. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6n50GYkphBhSFBrnshW4zWPQzL3y2P4ZmHRPJRggFI01flmIm5-X8oUsucIC8Bl_acnlrdFGJ7ngbG9tdMj8RDTNs0C6_MUPQLU7RBu7VCoPrG8E57_tPTvN7SE91V3nHVwTra2LPcnNhYMaU1vMBXUvPHPw1MUKgF9zz1qKCqQyXjCl6Wm2WqdvBwye/s2866/IMG_7272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="2866" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6n50GYkphBhSFBrnshW4zWPQzL3y2P4ZmHRPJRggFI01flmIm5-X8oUsucIC8Bl_acnlrdFGJ7ngbG9tdMj8RDTNs0C6_MUPQLU7RBu7VCoPrG8E57_tPTvN7SE91V3nHVwTra2LPcnNhYMaU1vMBXUvPHPw1MUKgF9zz1qKCqQyXjCl6Wm2WqdvBwye/w511-h511/IMG_7272.jpg" width="511" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I continued piecing the floral to make more strips for the back. I did dip into some larger pieces that were not in the bin to make the peach and green stripes, but that was okay because I had used up almost all of the floral and green scraps. I pieced batting scraps and used another very old green print for the binding. When it was time to quilt, I decided that I liked that back better than the front of the placemat, and quilted wavy lines with my walking foot from that side. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, in just a few days, I had two placemats and a visible reduction in scraps. Now I just have to remember to keep pulling from that bin to make more placemats so that next spring I'll have a collection for the placemat drive for Meals on Wheels. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQlNzuz4TYQttGG-ZimE5XWNulRYauKWhyphenhyphenk2kFX3dPc7prDtxk5GbMllhXMIcSqsO6w_gQnxTVW3wY3yGavK2NhVRJX0pR3O61jIIMrzYKBgcM0LcC1Fwn0wdvfJEukmvb7DpipCEy2uD2n4wd5S5FluW724K4y9_Yv12CMM1wx8eMQ__iaa_2y09KNEL/s2879/IMG_7277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2879" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQlNzuz4TYQttGG-ZimE5XWNulRYauKWhyphenhyphenk2kFX3dPc7prDtxk5GbMllhXMIcSqsO6w_gQnxTVW3wY3yGavK2NhVRJX0pR3O61jIIMrzYKBgcM0LcC1Fwn0wdvfJEukmvb7DpipCEy2uD2n4wd5S5FluW724K4y9_Yv12CMM1wx8eMQ__iaa_2y09KNEL/w498-h498/IMG_7277.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The pink and green placement is 14 by 18 inches (about 15 by 19 before quilting and trimming). The blue and green placemat is about 13-1/2 by 17-1/2. (I forgot to oversize it to allow for quilting.)</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I can't end without a few photos of our trip. We had such a good time. I have always loved Lake Michigan, but I have become fond of Lake Huron along the northeast shore of Michigan because it is</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> less developed and </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">more accessible than Lake Michigan. We could walk or bike for miles.</span></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEo6Cc250qy159nHzuBIA_qEhvNuMzjtrPkQqWg9bBhdDOxeaY-I-rnfVfDlO2iljrenhMrgJ16YKkU2cfJ3OfTIK5mFiJxsVTZDNctKBdIQK6KPdXTxrCggYVWNExs7oT_8Z3M-luz5b_wkv-tFmWWqxibliwIClFVXzMqH0m7OxxwIJL5R87SUuqeeq/s1440/A906FDFC-F7EF-45E3-A5E4-7105E340543C.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEo6Cc250qy159nHzuBIA_qEhvNuMzjtrPkQqWg9bBhdDOxeaY-I-rnfVfDlO2iljrenhMrgJ16YKkU2cfJ3OfTIK5mFiJxsVTZDNctKBdIQK6KPdXTxrCggYVWNExs7oT_8Z3M-luz5b_wkv-tFmWWqxibliwIClFVXzMqH0m7OxxwIJL5R87SUuqeeq/w508-h381/A906FDFC-F7EF-45E3-A5E4-7105E340543C.jpg" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A sign identifying it--you know, in case you missed it</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75WSyZgPViwI52sOGavd0-4yEnxJsIRCTdi06-dA9VpLxq_qx6e0j0klrnGuvkN_U3rkklMUL1sg3ECORCMyB2CLwIGlXi5pzaUsn2MIx8VtLo-f0I31PHoHpG6A8zB0CoeQlcZpLynqDxvMxWXBnDyq3W7bfQf5Y_jXyf0KEMMNSOPZ3fwwQIR-709mh/s2048/IMG_7145.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75WSyZgPViwI52sOGavd0-4yEnxJsIRCTdi06-dA9VpLxq_qx6e0j0klrnGuvkN_U3rkklMUL1sg3ECORCMyB2CLwIGlXi5pzaUsn2MIx8VtLo-f0I31PHoHpG6A8zB0CoeQlcZpLynqDxvMxWXBnDyq3W7bfQf5Y_jXyf0KEMMNSOPZ3fwwQIR-709mh/w519-h389/IMG_7145.jpeg" width="519" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">40 Mile Point Lighthouse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLuUnzY-_uFLJw1uxYQhyphenhypheny4d6COhHadgTXHNrVGO5LxFllzRzX9q4_-KI3GLiBe8Ck0AlBZX7zr9YBJ_7LHYa48-7yXhaN_pJwfpfT9Ceb6ix1sh8Xi80rfmZYS8QEkbJRkGlSELHJv7hjP9JVuwBlLwSrnZDSom9TF0UaTZdZcUoRoCuzUhQyzNlRAGO/s2048/IMG_7138.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLuUnzY-_uFLJw1uxYQhyphenhypheny4d6COhHadgTXHNrVGO5LxFllzRzX9q4_-KI3GLiBe8Ck0AlBZX7zr9YBJ_7LHYa48-7yXhaN_pJwfpfT9Ceb6ix1sh8Xi80rfmZYS8QEkbJRkGlSELHJv7hjP9JVuwBlLwSrnZDSom9TF0UaTZdZcUoRoCuzUhQyzNlRAGO/w410-h547/IMG_7138.jpeg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This shipwreck was under some water when we were here a few years ago. The water level is much lower this year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNxVnuAk7qHvjCjAN5A1FFWJ0itBRZmao4uuxkmnVMPC51LnkQbaHuCTip89VG-zDUO0hhzuWNAOSEdBJEsDIrROsGf4besnebfHGZgR0t5oyZuheFo6j_shiXLJ_vdh41NolJ_XyjDBRX3k22VtjVoHC9ErxeHlVkpO6cqeAj6BsnjxrWllwgRftvcYX/s2048/IMG_7199.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNxVnuAk7qHvjCjAN5A1FFWJ0itBRZmao4uuxkmnVMPC51LnkQbaHuCTip89VG-zDUO0hhzuWNAOSEdBJEsDIrROsGf4besnebfHGZgR0t5oyZuheFo6j_shiXLJ_vdh41NolJ_XyjDBRX3k22VtjVoHC9ErxeHlVkpO6cqeAj6BsnjxrWllwgRftvcYX/w534-h400/IMG_7199.jpeg" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ocqueoc Falls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04vDAlXwtcGl3F9zjS2raN8mruFFG7oMmYWe_84QYkmHKjzBmV-j9NDWnfoHgT016L9uyVuqph4IMlpzpmjvXMj9qGa4Th0I_0gLFg11drcSELtr5406xdwP1fFqGekZFs_UlQ3JEV0oXmMAfzvcGUrQggLyyPjMdaPMLYdZDhzk196p2xLNuMo5qYO30/s2048/IMG_7200.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04vDAlXwtcGl3F9zjS2raN8mruFFG7oMmYWe_84QYkmHKjzBmV-j9NDWnfoHgT016L9uyVuqph4IMlpzpmjvXMj9qGa4Th0I_0gLFg11drcSELtr5406xdwP1fFqGekZFs_UlQ3JEV0oXmMAfzvcGUrQggLyyPjMdaPMLYdZDhzk196p2xLNuMo5qYO30/w428-h571/IMG_7200.jpeg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's so peaceful here--we visited three times this year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLfv9FoU5eW_j5HKnuVsUK7jW1gnGr44iJQbi4_cW28f8bhkpH3OjQvA7AjU7IUDqYWocuVkFmBlnOMhCsKLXSzrEQ6RmXmsRxpkxeleo949Z8va2pv_8AI7KaDUrmDkpxgnkKgUbshmWrr2qht09fSwhgIKcmXr7ybQXLJAjAlMKqPFySTdqHOPehgoi/s826/IMG_7064.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="824" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLfv9FoU5eW_j5HKnuVsUK7jW1gnGr44iJQbi4_cW28f8bhkpH3OjQvA7AjU7IUDqYWocuVkFmBlnOMhCsKLXSzrEQ6RmXmsRxpkxeleo949Z8va2pv_8AI7KaDUrmDkpxgnkKgUbshmWrr2qht09fSwhgIKcmXr7ybQXLJAjAlMKqPFySTdqHOPehgoi/w510-h511/IMG_7064.jpeg" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Barn Quilt sighting at Knaebe's Orchard. (We spotted another one--a cardinal--in town. I forgot to get a photo.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRV2DVb5SXbNXtn5Pe_39_aXtO3K0V3l2iYT9JXIN7ZVGpxCwsWe4VKwoFXYumRr6TsUOhYMHHOg-eMLQP45ZB0YyZzC4EFtgYlPB07ftSoUZ-n_WjyN6yR9rZmDFUoI3eGMK5ChDy4g_uV5C19PM-kVAsf6M3ArtyhIOGhFhyphenhyphenZvOrmxJmBZgdPwUC6LC/s1440/2DA98AD3-B87D-40B1-B0B9-40F69928D821%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRV2DVb5SXbNXtn5Pe_39_aXtO3K0V3l2iYT9JXIN7ZVGpxCwsWe4VKwoFXYumRr6TsUOhYMHHOg-eMLQP45ZB0YyZzC4EFtgYlPB07ftSoUZ-n_WjyN6yR9rZmDFUoI3eGMK5ChDy4g_uV5C19PM-kVAsf6M3ArtyhIOGhFhyphenhyphenZvOrmxJmBZgdPwUC6LC/w520-h391/2DA98AD3-B87D-40B1-B0B9-40F69928D821%20(1).jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No sign needed.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHApp4-Ct23yWOiMKEmlQl05SuUoHWN_0wT3h7QxvvuE1DcRI4Y2fq6GvaMnc_4G2dZp9ZjKWPqP1hctUS-QsBYtqIM3uZgfUiqAh3dm-NA3EiBOnknLflvZ6lPp7m0nD_DF9mpcK62ECIei5WlpNEd61UOJXxer8p0178Bd-1tts5IjEHCulmcx87F595/s1773/IMG_7086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHApp4-Ct23yWOiMKEmlQl05SuUoHWN_0wT3h7QxvvuE1DcRI4Y2fq6GvaMnc_4G2dZp9ZjKWPqP1hctUS-QsBYtqIM3uZgfUiqAh3dm-NA3EiBOnknLflvZ6lPp7m0nD_DF9mpcK62ECIei5WlpNEd61UOJXxer8p0178Bd-1tts5IjEHCulmcx87F595/w514-h514/IMG_7086.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="514" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a drawer full of art supplies in our cottage. I haven't painted for many years, but what a fun way to spend an evening.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B7SpANMkG044IECBcyfTlMIEzPw1wSpZfwoqjBCWlW_mpKuRagW3togRxo2dsGqanT0MZoYrkrBA336vImyH6183vyslZ_y6sCh8aWgWkomm0EnX6vPztNa5SUHx8HJa02E25JkILUYt0hit-oq2pc3DxNyXJAbKjY1lzIRF_gwH4n0jptHRyNdrm1Zm/s1800/4319CE00-B9B8-4FFF-9978-CC2EABB9F415.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B7SpANMkG044IECBcyfTlMIEzPw1wSpZfwoqjBCWlW_mpKuRagW3togRxo2dsGqanT0MZoYrkrBA336vImyH6183vyslZ_y6sCh8aWgWkomm0EnX6vPztNa5SUHx8HJa02E25JkILUYt0hit-oq2pc3DxNyXJAbKjY1lzIRF_gwH4n0jptHRyNdrm1Zm/w474-h592/4319CE00-B9B8-4FFF-9978-CC2EABB9F415.jpg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunset on the Sunrise side of Michigan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/10/oh-scrap-brown.html" target="_blank">Cynthia at Quilting is more Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap</a> on Sunday. </span></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope you are enjoying the beginning of autumn (or spring) as much as I am and that you have time for little quilt projects and for nature this month.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-69797235074509484812023-08-18T11:54:00.001-04:002023-08-21T19:12:02.115-04:00Positivity Blooms Finish<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This QAL for Positivity Blooms has been so satisfying. It is a collaboration between <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/mercyful-quilts/" target="_blank">Bernie at Needle and Foot</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/p/positivity-2023-qal.html" target="_blank">Preeti from Sew Preeti Quilts</a> to encourage quilt donations, specifically to Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, California for the Palliative Care Unit, but also to other organizations of our choice. Bernie is our encourager, and Preeti is the designer of two patterns: Positivity Grows (vines/leaves) and Positivity Blooms (flowers with leaves). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I knew immediately that I needed to make the Blooms version. I'm keeping my donation closer to home. It will go to the Mother and Baby program at Pine Hospital near Grand Rapids, Michigan, to give mothers their own quilty hug during therapeutic treatment for overcoming post-partum depression and other mental health challenges surrounding childbirth. My quilt is smaller than Preeti's pattern to better fit the needs of the program. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtsinpzJv4X6ZqbR2HXMTxOqnoHTsz3g8fmh7PVzfIYOifZ6bsNzX7LONIuGjeV8vcMukJeSrkQs1D2-QzwGnc-6EfH2Jizlrlhxnr3hPYobhkwZsM8jO0GGBfyPwcA0cnxOFl246tZKrVBXwDuXAEwD8o_f10QPcGokLlz6dVq8v0BcM_V7bzcQPG4R-/s1773/IMG_6763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtsinpzJv4X6ZqbR2HXMTxOqnoHTsz3g8fmh7PVzfIYOifZ6bsNzX7LONIuGjeV8vcMukJeSrkQs1D2-QzwGnc-6EfH2Jizlrlhxnr3hPYobhkwZsM8jO0GGBfyPwcA0cnxOFl246tZKrVBXwDuXAEwD8o_f10QPcGokLlz6dVq8v0BcM_V7bzcQPG4R-/w491-h491/IMG_6763.jpeg" width="491" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To fit my style and the sizes of my fabric pieces, I made my quilt a little differently than instructed in Preeti's pattern. Instead of using strips, I pieced my leaves with no-tear-off paper foundations, rearranged some of the seams of the blooms, used long strips of cloth for the stems instead of piecing parts of the stems into individual blocks, and widened the borders to the same size as the sashings.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It took me a long time to choose the reds for the blooms. I wanted a bit of contrast but not a lot. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXA7oNp2G-a9ZbltYT2D4lm2c0J5QrAoMY5sBuChgbWpdWtSHX415Iv8ifG7-jatYd7EJXZA_NwGjlWd1a9qYJ7z3FQKf21IZteaXK1Sb5GQl9FT1SD3KmDg-ZQ9xFVGOw_wqwL_yJ13R4rvyo2hsTXHRCi8egUF-grzSnIK52VugJakV2hGRx5lkU9pB/s1773/IMG_6658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXA7oNp2G-a9ZbltYT2D4lm2c0J5QrAoMY5sBuChgbWpdWtSHX415Iv8ifG7-jatYd7EJXZA_NwGjlWd1a9qYJ7z3FQKf21IZteaXK1Sb5GQl9FT1SD3KmDg-ZQ9xFVGOw_wqwL_yJ13R4rvyo2hsTXHRCi8egUF-grzSnIK52VugJakV2hGRx5lkU9pB/w477-h477/IMG_6658.jpeg" width="477" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had a fat quarter of the orangish red on the left and found the three others at a local shop. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrM52p6Ii01ucOZdjV8qopB-4jTeKsYPkbxviSR_ApN5ryDmP1oSOmL3T9rz9aBgWjRgzV6nu1f4zCB5c6NLx03ccVSq5oOizcoNwR8tVCuHO-iXmQd4FgD3AHOf4ygWvJcL1nZtUDekXLDxFt6n9Rw4EkHrLFPgJrDKVTmwLGAzNVctw5D2UiMadoyFF3/s1773/IMG_6658%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrM52p6Ii01ucOZdjV8qopB-4jTeKsYPkbxviSR_ApN5ryDmP1oSOmL3T9rz9aBgWjRgzV6nu1f4zCB5c6NLx03ccVSq5oOizcoNwR8tVCuHO-iXmQd4FgD3AHOf4ygWvJcL1nZtUDekXLDxFt6n9Rw4EkHrLFPgJrDKVTmwLGAzNVctw5D2UiMadoyFF3/w472-h472/IMG_6658%20(2).jpg" width="472" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They were so close to the same color, but I couldn't decide, so I bought all three and then spent way too much time picking the best one using grayscale before finally choosing the viney print for the darker red. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had one little unexpected challenge when cutting out the background fabric. I discovered a line of fading through about a half-inch from the fold. It had apparently been on display for awhile near a window with strong light in the store. I needed to cut around those areas so there are some extra seams in the sashings and borders. I knew they'd pretty much disappear into the quilting, but it did take a little longer to cut and piece them. Despite this, the quilt went together fast. I was stuck indoors for several days due to wildfire smoke alerts, so sewing was a good way to pass the time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I went back to the store when it was time to figure out the backing because i couldn't get a fabric out of my head that I had originally wanted for the background. There hadn't been enough on the bolt for the background, but I knew that addition of another strip of fabric would make it work perfectly well for the back. And then the shop owner brought out a wideback for that extra strip. Oh, yes!. Well, of course they went together--they were from the same designer.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Hv5HQuiiKKpjHsxmgxmPrMHMbdEUkMjnqsMLelKPZokSnL7kYouvmvARB5RLwgiP-C4dFWXwIIf2kxRR0aI7rg-FIau-NeFcJ1F_R2zcVjZxB6r0R9p4kBBYcpFcSqCpXKapigMD7U0F700oxMeW8wne2gK-MQBj5ZFLu-vfdxINP0Jg1EC6JpXBY0fU/s2048/IMG_6769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Hv5HQuiiKKpjHsxmgxmPrMHMbdEUkMjnqsMLelKPZokSnL7kYouvmvARB5RLwgiP-C4dFWXwIIf2kxRR0aI7rg-FIau-NeFcJ1F_R2zcVjZxB6r0R9p4kBBYcpFcSqCpXKapigMD7U0F700oxMeW8wne2gK-MQBj5ZFLu-vfdxINP0Jg1EC6JpXBY0fU/w363-h484/IMG_6769.jpeg" width="363" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For the quilting, I made some templates to add detail to the blooms and drew around them with my Chakoner. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz63gEM-VI_i9HKV_LmpQ0cGJ5I_-j_QudoXIwPKTmJ9Z1e5H14kcKpJP-C4qURRYk8id0ggXJeoKbDQAM-kghZnY6nwxzCTVjQbxzUpnnQwSCxakrQ5pOgUsL6U7o9tMeQ74ypLNHex3cqN37eHIXTWCngd23uYN57zKLqT0g_lj8Z0617qO159iieAMy/s1308/IMG_6753.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1308" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz63gEM-VI_i9HKV_LmpQ0cGJ5I_-j_QudoXIwPKTmJ9Z1e5H14kcKpJP-C4qURRYk8id0ggXJeoKbDQAM-kghZnY6nwxzCTVjQbxzUpnnQwSCxakrQ5pOgUsL6U7o9tMeQ74ypLNHex3cqN37eHIXTWCngd23uYN57zKLqT0g_lj8Z0617qO159iieAMy/w486-h486/IMG_6753.jpeg" width="486" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfnlwJLHvcObm_iatDcoD-4_u88_mfP_euGiY7dD-NFfBeRnvFNJtxJlI4v4K4R0VlXmPDGXXIiWLcM7Tmt0tXWdgE-Cuh3CkTNqLnVz7j2lS8IJmpPFqwaTSPeQlRiWBol2ctiSd4f1E_d2CZUEKqAIJzAWTddTDZn57HBWmKqk35qGvz41pRhAKqX82/s1412/IMG_6755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1412" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfnlwJLHvcObm_iatDcoD-4_u88_mfP_euGiY7dD-NFfBeRnvFNJtxJlI4v4K4R0VlXmPDGXXIiWLcM7Tmt0tXWdgE-Cuh3CkTNqLnVz7j2lS8IJmpPFqwaTSPeQlRiWBol2ctiSd4f1E_d2CZUEKqAIJzAWTddTDZn57HBWmKqk35qGvz41pRhAKqX82/w447-h447/IMG_6755.jpeg" width="447" /></a></div> Hard to see the chalk lines here unless you enlarge the photo.<p></p><p>Then I quilted them with my walking foot. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvevz1RzCaLK3GShJTkAsCVRdAML8C2u2NpVDBgLCAzzIcHAyyFQFfRPiY37_ucMHr4h4loRgNzN9bgqiep3omsu3s4XNbzRXNhPo5hJdgSC1-B_s-gkG3kl3NzCKiCH9hFoLssssj_3bKuEkllcw89sGKip07ubPIUSViUFF9mpKiswaiXK5I2iAZ6Bms/s1533/IMG_6752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1533" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvevz1RzCaLK3GShJTkAsCVRdAML8C2u2NpVDBgLCAzzIcHAyyFQFfRPiY37_ucMHr4h4loRgNzN9bgqiep3omsu3s4XNbzRXNhPo5hJdgSC1-B_s-gkG3kl3NzCKiCH9hFoLssssj_3bKuEkllcw89sGKip07ubPIUSViUFF9mpKiswaiXK5I2iAZ6Bms/w485-h485/IMG_6752.jpeg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><p>I also drew on some guidelines for veins in the leaves and free-motioned them. After quilting in the ditch along the stems, I free-motion meandered the background. I'm thrilled with the texture. What a difference it makes in that solid fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpv1ZMx9Q6n3ge4U0K6MiJUqD4dAHWn3qHUYl6BVLlq89o2zGQOEw9F9AEMZ0DciwVELdwQSHn5sUmo3mhsezDrwDGkBfxnykeEW344ZGNtVGCGQK98Vlw16dqVQKATEg57glTGUe64-XItYuHI2ZQyflPbZVwcGfaDWo7uZ_e07XLF2X_AspyUKftywj4/s1773/IMG_6759.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpv1ZMx9Q6n3ge4U0K6MiJUqD4dAHWn3qHUYl6BVLlq89o2zGQOEw9F9AEMZ0DciwVELdwQSHn5sUmo3mhsezDrwDGkBfxnykeEW344ZGNtVGCGQK98Vlw16dqVQKATEg57glTGUe64-XItYuHI2ZQyflPbZVwcGfaDWo7uZ_e07XLF2X_AspyUKftywj4/w474-h474/IMG_6759.jpeg" width="474" /></a></div><p>I had considered quilting the words Bee Balm in fancy cursive in the upper right area of the quilt, but then decided that someone else might associate a different flower name with these blooms so I left them out. Quilting went super fast thanks to two rainy afternoons in a row.</p><p>Here's the back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2vfsAUm4RFPg1fEv06szvmpxDO7WXXVGHwFHLkvnmQ-1KMY1qZft9C9OOOTiP87avOf-xzVdAjBcHrIUtjXkvhOStQwJ48kBe4sR3tUXXTck4I0_293OSqW-MFpi-yh1XF9SJqO2qVMLkYlMbQEi7VB1BDHJIbaNMq5nZeiAr6zERDBNPOyRJo4T46fs/s1773/IMG_6767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2vfsAUm4RFPg1fEv06szvmpxDO7WXXVGHwFHLkvnmQ-1KMY1qZft9C9OOOTiP87avOf-xzVdAjBcHrIUtjXkvhOStQwJ48kBe4sR3tUXXTck4I0_293OSqW-MFpi-yh1XF9SJqO2qVMLkYlMbQEi7VB1BDHJIbaNMq5nZeiAr6zERDBNPOyRJo4T46fs/w507-h507/IMG_6767.jpeg" width="507" /></a></div><br /><p>The binding was made with the leftover reds in the blooms plus the two other red fat quarters. It looks solid, but the subtle patterns do show up nicely in person.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr55SFBK6jExtBM9-8_cw6ULzBXAmZ6B7xUheyKgHfEenpMP-ueb38P-7n7v91iXX5v3PtPuvKHLQl-cCruDwPNfJjdWX154sGLRO4KQiW6wIE48bWfegdGQnKdFTAT99pXgQ_U-koSjlas_dcFxfsgcX1O_z3Z39i_QUSHzHja-Y9yGKgiuZnE2yj5X6/s2048/IMG_6766.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr55SFBK6jExtBM9-8_cw6ULzBXAmZ6B7xUheyKgHfEenpMP-ueb38P-7n7v91iXX5v3PtPuvKHLQl-cCruDwPNfJjdWX154sGLRO4KQiW6wIE48bWfegdGQnKdFTAT99pXgQ_U-koSjlas_dcFxfsgcX1O_z3Z39i_QUSHzHja-Y9yGKgiuZnE2yj5X6/w410-h547/IMG_6766.jpeg" width="410" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was so taken with this quilt pattern that I just might have to make one (or a variation) for myself. My living room wall could use a new quilt to replace one that has faded over the years. We'll see....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It turns out the finished quilt was challenge to photograph in the wild. My usual places didn't work well because if I draped it over something, the blooms were cut off. And when I photographed it from afar the color washed out. But I'll show you what I got anyway along with my usual driveway photos while I list the stats...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKFuUvjT-GCTN0g0g3EUchCe14xy70xmMRG3vZN0J4xwvWMrHXPvhezaJIjPfeR9zhMPU2fKqJRs2MheNZDgAZWJjqCs8OcadKyyCdQ7VB8uVeEmn2JTN_2vLlFyVIgYPkHW7vYdpebZQLqq3fI5u7QT4p6NaL4StvbKkd6QJuNDJEuYsp7keqBgrnBiV/s2048/IMG_6774.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKFuUvjT-GCTN0g0g3EUchCe14xy70xmMRG3vZN0J4xwvWMrHXPvhezaJIjPfeR9zhMPU2fKqJRs2MheNZDgAZWJjqCs8OcadKyyCdQ7VB8uVeEmn2JTN_2vLlFyVIgYPkHW7vYdpebZQLqq3fI5u7QT4p6NaL4StvbKkd6QJuNDJEuYsp7keqBgrnBiV/w424-h565/IMG_6774.jpeg" width="424" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cassie (I feel like Cassiopeia and I are on a nickname basis now since she's been my model several times) wasn't too sure about how I draped this.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Pattern </b><span style="font-family: arial;">Positivity Blooms by Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts, with some re-sizing and my preferred techniques.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmWnImzELPWMGJsu2t3OejxQZwRweCOwLEQtzd14a_gZn_zj8QUlVY0LPC6P_eBv9v9XuD5iIW9BL6q4aP8T1a4N9dIxh9aPD_nJKwHUxBUMJE_g73DPrdjYTXIs8-Bsoq0laxtaEBq8V2GaHyoOs3lot0lnZcagpuJjabDW2NctU7e02ggyMH-rm5Onw/s2048/IMG_6771.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmWnImzELPWMGJsu2t3OejxQZwRweCOwLEQtzd14a_gZn_zj8QUlVY0LPC6P_eBv9v9XuD5iIW9BL6q4aP8T1a4N9dIxh9aPD_nJKwHUxBUMJE_g73DPrdjYTXIs8-Bsoq0laxtaEBq8V2GaHyoOs3lot0lnZcagpuJjabDW2NctU7e02ggyMH-rm5Onw/w395-h527/IMG_6771.jpeg" width="395" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Fabrics </b>Some random pieces and a fat quarter from my supply; the rest are likely from Lori Holt for Riley Blake.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9xXkBwyusKtUyMUQWtfUkdlZrxyqA1KdOshEhaCJyZJty1NH2MmjcozX5_liAy-BQupwDN-GZompdHe7tyHpzhbhxnFlJxQyjwnYOzkY3Gzu5Kf0dLoUAtdb_q6yJ73oHAJjpqAuISvPUsw8l2ZoHChy-lpN1fCQPWWHBjxirH_jUnOOF72GWRJ92SyO/s2048/IMG_6773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9xXkBwyusKtUyMUQWtfUkdlZrxyqA1KdOshEhaCJyZJty1NH2MmjcozX5_liAy-BQupwDN-GZompdHe7tyHpzhbhxnFlJxQyjwnYOzkY3Gzu5Kf0dLoUAtdb_q6yJ73oHAJjpqAuISvPUsw8l2ZoHChy-lpN1fCQPWWHBjxirH_jUnOOF72GWRJ92SyO/w408-h544/IMG_6773.jpeg" width="408" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Batting</b> Fairfield 80/20</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj522OrbIkC5gG1SjdRVLQPbaKdpK1yrTz2pvPpthv5_IlTY5tor1URkL9riVvq_7ZIoLZSHk7X5Lww3WQxfgZ2FEKQxdMfgj0qa1SZmaPrx-8gSmxYKU_XqkyTjPkQLDtwHtOjB2TQzoJ7PN3jl7enUeiodMzu_dHySYAKf9Z2osQDVbixLQKeDewWJxxH/s1533/IMG_6780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1533" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj522OrbIkC5gG1SjdRVLQPbaKdpK1yrTz2pvPpthv5_IlTY5tor1URkL9riVvq_7ZIoLZSHk7X5Lww3WQxfgZ2FEKQxdMfgj0qa1SZmaPrx-8gSmxYKU_XqkyTjPkQLDtwHtOjB2TQzoJ7PN3jl7enUeiodMzu_dHySYAKf9Z2osQDVbixLQKeDewWJxxH/w514-h347/IMG_6780.jpeg" width="514" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Thread </b>Piecing: Superior Masterpiece in Granite. Top threads for quilting: Mettler 40/3 cotton quilting in a dark red (not sure of name/number), Mettler Silk Finish cotton in Burnt Olive, Coats and Clark Machine Quilting Cotton in Nugrey. Bobbin thread: Also Coats and Clark in Nugrey. Hand sewing on binding: J and P Coats Dual Duty Hand Quilting in red. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">(Sidenote: This is the first time I've ever used a different color in the bobbin from the top thread. I wasn't sure my machine would like quilting with two colors, but it did great. I wish I had done it before. I'm thinking particularly of a quilt I made earlier this year with a very dark front and light back. It would have looked so much better. Sigh.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZtV-2iP_AsD1KDG6GhfPUQtl_oNqa0foRLYgDZfdHsLTVtCrFQA6O0EdC_SzZGle62V1WkRWILmNefCtr4PexbPjDC_jDApxqiU5ecWBd9CLvnA4BlmxzW45S3Jd_H5gFfqWRx-ZQj1crtAuKbRcvhVtCOv2eb5YiATd703HnKq9znEu-r_IbTjMXpnb/s2048/IMG_6784.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZtV-2iP_AsD1KDG6GhfPUQtl_oNqa0foRLYgDZfdHsLTVtCrFQA6O0EdC_SzZGle62V1WkRWILmNefCtr4PexbPjDC_jDApxqiU5ecWBd9CLvnA4BlmxzW45S3Jd_H5gFfqWRx-ZQj1crtAuKbRcvhVtCOv2eb5YiATd703HnKq9znEu-r_IbTjMXpnb/w410-h547/IMG_6784.jpeg" width="410" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Binding</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> Cut 2 1/2 inches and random scrap pieced. Folded and sewn to finish at 3/8 inch.</span></div></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRkjvBp6pkYfZ0_hUvxZZ_oaHp6BM2LnKBObBYWQKJUTwSzEaugQHmD7Dy3LaFUWO8SEhuuLiv_awuLFWSpKbzs6JZ_uXykJvodjtsRYZx8vBlqrklLlKz1cSgaL-X_M89E6JWY28ifQo8CRsNCMUfjpcWqZQjhq2GuvLXDOm1dfT-qBHvoRkd9aA_NXL/s1493/IMG_6786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1493" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRkjvBp6pkYfZ0_hUvxZZ_oaHp6BM2LnKBObBYWQKJUTwSzEaugQHmD7Dy3LaFUWO8SEhuuLiv_awuLFWSpKbzs6JZ_uXykJvodjtsRYZx8vBlqrklLlKz1cSgaL-X_M89E6JWY28ifQo8CRsNCMUfjpcWqZQjhq2GuvLXDOm1dfT-qBHvoRkd9aA_NXL/w530-h351/IMG_6786.jpeg" width="530" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Quilt Size</b> Pieced: 48 1/2 by 56 1/2 inches. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Quilted: 47 1/4 by 55 inches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Washed: approximately 45 by 53 inches.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3xKHVczKnntyt-gO0V0eeR5wR_22LH_ODE2OqzQ04lPi16YJxCRjAacV0Psq_zVJoBkqxeRQAzgoOMH74tbBVws69mTvORwlb5Isum4d-w9CP7NO-ZHH5sep8gMvX3uDBSu6iJyHalWl5ukqFtttiG1eYSfF71ocqzwcRhNHMLBfR-lOBLjnaU_KIYED/s1262/IMG_6787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1262" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3xKHVczKnntyt-gO0V0eeR5wR_22LH_ODE2OqzQ04lPi16YJxCRjAacV0Psq_zVJoBkqxeRQAzgoOMH74tbBVws69mTvORwlb5Isum4d-w9CP7NO-ZHH5sep8gMvX3uDBSu6iJyHalWl5ukqFtttiG1eYSfF71ocqzwcRhNHMLBfR-lOBLjnaU_KIYED/w496-h496/IMG_6787.jpeg" width="496" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Machines </b>Singer Featherweight for piecing. Singer Treadle 115 for quilting and machine work on binding. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_bcnC1-8w9TZTIRKb81Wdj4KQWI1mdUcru8ZaCnQJCZ7r0C7hd6RKwmyx2j4UmUbhXspahg-2L6rOShfKgj6UYyF3FH2fHMjWlA5mJ2I29KF_oqP8voSTfDDN7yQ8rbISPp-YrNmvMu5yXOOjeTgOG49n58MxX6A-gEnW83uHD4M7dIhAPiLT9jrtu2e/s1183/IMG_6785.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="1183" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_bcnC1-8w9TZTIRKb81Wdj4KQWI1mdUcru8ZaCnQJCZ7r0C7hd6RKwmyx2j4UmUbhXspahg-2L6rOShfKgj6UYyF3FH2fHMjWlA5mJ2I29KF_oqP8voSTfDDN7yQ8rbISPp-YrNmvMu5yXOOjeTgOG49n58MxX6A-gEnW83uHD4M7dIhAPiLT9jrtu2e/w482-h482/IMG_6785.jpeg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Signature/date</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-DK2zCVyo6sgql4LlhIcyknr2LTLx7pVS6evcusti3WWKfZP2J7wFOc3XUK5smIYV3AvmX7gLyK0p4XNJr8ZXMUzZwY54fNhO2-TS1L3rtg89j89-WxnywAdJkQHalp9FZKtXT8FPR_Djgu2gUI6B2FbVIuhL4_ut9iE5BVwLg1jx2beFJoN4zRAIejV/s2048/IMG_6788.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-DK2zCVyo6sgql4LlhIcyknr2LTLx7pVS6evcusti3WWKfZP2J7wFOc3XUK5smIYV3AvmX7gLyK0p4XNJr8ZXMUzZwY54fNhO2-TS1L3rtg89j89-WxnywAdJkQHalp9FZKtXT8FPR_Djgu2gUI6B2FbVIuhL4_ut9iE5BVwLg1jx2beFJoN4zRAIejV/w387-h516/IMG_6788.jpeg" width="387" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Freshly laundered, dried and all crinkly on a perfectly sunny day:</span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHfhUBZRgt52nd5BfdvFldLDqdz547QB7bAjDiZ6THKy6oCSwWKoDADo6xNa2qS19GZZL3bDwwKFmrk6OBa12oTkb1MnZxgCWkzs7fYUB6Kvt43-eAvZvENml-6YsOJqxu4e9gbaU0ur41r_-O-UjM0xLFZqJ3rjOCG0romPtKuGNtlNgXAj5SOwGuwjm/s1773/IMG_6874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHfhUBZRgt52nd5BfdvFldLDqdz547QB7bAjDiZ6THKy6oCSwWKoDADo6xNa2qS19GZZL3bDwwKFmrk6OBa12oTkb1MnZxgCWkzs7fYUB6Kvt43-eAvZvENml-6YsOJqxu4e9gbaU0ur41r_-O-UjM0xLFZqJ3rjOCG0romPtKuGNtlNgXAj5SOwGuwjm/w500-h500/IMG_6874.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2tDG3TpdH9rgvm8o3yqCCMUtEj7hnEO8v4BySyeFUxZjJGH2go4NY5sZnEBbfV8hG_s9a-bD0dw7Mbp9HJ4A1aqwC-Ysg7R6QVhN9NbTkVVDmJa-EBSH3-fTUz2UMq0Y8OyHKC1N0O2SA6m5azI9nojRidEwU-2e76RxvHNN15vEGk4naHzTC1wJxJnM/s1773/IMG_6876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2tDG3TpdH9rgvm8o3yqCCMUtEj7hnEO8v4BySyeFUxZjJGH2go4NY5sZnEBbfV8hG_s9a-bD0dw7Mbp9HJ4A1aqwC-Ysg7R6QVhN9NbTkVVDmJa-EBSH3-fTUz2UMq0Y8OyHKC1N0O2SA6m5azI9nojRidEwU-2e76RxvHNN15vEGk4naHzTC1wJxJnM/w508-h508/IMG_6876.jpeg" width="508" /></a></div><div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">I'll be sending this out soon. I'm linking up (on Sunday) with <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/08/21/positivity-qal-2023-finished-quilts/" target="_blank">Bernie at Needle and Foot</a> for the final link up for the Positivity QAL. Go check out the other quilts--and check out Preeti's quilts and instructions <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/positivity-2023-fabric-requirements-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/p/positivity-2023-qal.html" target="_blank">here</a>. You just might decide that Positivity Blooms (or Positvity Grows) is in your future, too. Thanks to Bernie and Preeti for a great QAL. I'm also linking up with <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2023/08/fast-and-furious-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation</a> for Needle and Thread Thursday and with <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2023/08/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-vintage-made.html" target="_blank">Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-11615409451873722222023-07-16T14:53:00.000-04:002023-07-16T14:53:28.907-04:00More Positivity Blooms<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another one-photo post, but there is progress on my Positivity Blooms quilt for the QAL with <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/07/15/positivity-quilt-along-link-up-2/" target="_blank">Bernie at Needle and Foot</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5a7rXobdGp792ybBqFFy77isJIkE_k0AdHzKsH60TH1oSUOxaJRNYKrFlMsiXJD82EgpwmX90mevvk92xvqTrDzb_014mVRzz2mMBMJq9YZ2-rfdFRsMjK6LlW3_oiOP4m2ZIzesNkP_v3WqbKExGFQkaBtwZRAuJ2JNo3tcw8W4kwO4J-Sw2lr8P3cY/s2048/IMG_6694.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5a7rXobdGp792ybBqFFy77isJIkE_k0AdHzKsH60TH1oSUOxaJRNYKrFlMsiXJD82EgpwmX90mevvk92xvqTrDzb_014mVRzz2mMBMJq9YZ2-rfdFRsMjK6LlW3_oiOP4m2ZIzesNkP_v3WqbKExGFQkaBtwZRAuJ2JNo3tcw8W4kwO4J-Sw2lr8P3cY/w480-h640/IMG_6694.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yup, the bathroom was the best place for a photo of the quilt top. Too breezy outside to take one of a flimsy. Disregard all those wrinkles. The light showed every one. At least the towel kind of coordinates. And really, the quilt fits in that space just right. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was able to finish this top really quickly thanks to still being indoors because of poor air quality from wildfires way up north. I didn't take any in-progress photos, but if you look closely, you'll see that--again--I didn't quite follow the instructions. I just drew the flowers from the pattern onto a piece of graph paper and made my own draft to reduce a few seam lines.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As you might recall from my last post, this Quilt Along is for a collection of quilts for the palliative care unit of Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, California. The pattern was designed by Preeti, and Bernie is doing the promotions and link ups. My quilt is a bit smaller than Preeti's and I will likely be donating it closer to home. You can read more about the QAL and the collection on either of their websites (posted below). There are two versions of the quilt, one with just vines/leaves and one with flowers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am so appreciative of Bernie and Preeti for encouraging us to make these quilts and spending the time to design and promote them and for giving us a relaxed schedule to make them. My summer has been full of all sorts of activities that don't quite fit with quilting mess, so this has worked well for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Most of my other-than-quilting activities have been fun. But one activity this past week was getting at some long-overdue dusting. I absolutely hate dusting. The dust just comes right back, so it seems like such a waste of time. But the other day, I noticed that the dust lying around had a brown tinge and smelled pretty funky. That must be from all the smoke in the air a few weeks ago. So I got to work and dusted/vacuumed EVERYTHING. I was so proud of myself. The house seemed lighter and brighter--and cleaner! Well, guess what's back as I'm writing this. Needless to say, the house is closed up tight. I do not want to have to do that massive chore again before guests arrive later this week. Hopefully the smoke won't be as thick this time or as long-lasting. Really, it is a smallish thing for me to complain about. I know that weather-related concerns (and climate-change effects) are much worse in other parts of the country right now, and my heart goes out to all who are affected. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here's where to check out the links to the QAL:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://needleandfoot.com/mercyful-quilts/" target="_blank">Mercyful Quilts tab</a> and <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/07/15/positivity-quilt-along-link-up-2/" target="_blank">current link-up for quilt progress</a> this week at Needle and Foot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/p/positivity-2023-qal.html" target="_blank">Tab for the schedule of the QAL</a> (You could easily still start this quilt), sponsors, instructions, and Preeti's design and quilts <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/positivity-2023-fabric-requirements-and.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I already have the back pieced and the binding made for my quilt. I'll share those when the quilt is finished. Now I have to figure out how to quilt it. I was first thinking of poppies when I chose the colors, but now I think the flowers look more like bee balm. I part of me wants to quilt Bee Balm in fancy script in the big background area above the shortest flower, but maybe it's better to let the recipient decide what the flowers look like. I have a couple weeks to figure it all out before I get back to my machine. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time to go link up for the party. I'll be back (I hope) with the finish on August 20. In the meantime, I'm toying with another QAL, although it might be a Quilt Alone Later rather than a Quilt ALong as I'm going to be very late starting. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are sewing a Positivity Quilt, and even if you aren't, I hope your summer sewing has you smiling. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores, I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-25199793092926810632023-06-28T11:24:00.000-04:002023-06-28T11:24:14.813-04:00Positivity Blooms<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Just one quick photo today. Here’s my progress on the QAL going on with <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts</a> and <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/06/24/2023-positivity-qal-link-up/" target="_blank">Bernie at Needle and Foot</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x6ieAhSnrUHCg1pnfcuKKPIfrriQFNXcMnWG79S8Wezp3GM4FuKKY2HpJ0Vnew4L5qw8-jHH4vMWj5WovXLe92m9XhIL6DrixR5NATNW1-WfDPCjNnfnytdIRLxEU8_9gALwn_PR_Q_dhOJacWr8TGGE_b8K3HEQC45pw2vEZVB0aRPPXtLhDCUkcsmt/s1773/IMG_6652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x6ieAhSnrUHCg1pnfcuKKPIfrriQFNXcMnWG79S8Wezp3GM4FuKKY2HpJ0Vnew4L5qw8-jHH4vMWj5WovXLe92m9XhIL6DrixR5NATNW1-WfDPCjNnfnytdIRLxEU8_9gALwn_PR_Q_dhOJacWr8TGGE_b8K3HEQC45pw2vEZVB0aRPPXtLhDCUkcsmt/w498-h498/IMG_6652.jpeg" width="498" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you know these women, you know they encourage us to make quilts to donate to special causes. This started as a collection for the Palliative Care Unit of Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, California, and for the last few years Preeti has designed a pattern and Bernie has done the promotion and link ups for the QAL. Quilters may also choose a different organization to donate to if they wish. You can read more about the QAL and collection on either of their websites. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I’ve started my quilt just a bit late, but as we are having really bad air quality this week from wildfires in our neighbor to the north, I’m making good progress staying indoors and sewing. My quilt will be a bit smaller for a donation to an organization closer to home. I’ve also revised the sewing technique to suit my own style (foundation piecing) but I love the design. There is a choice of just leaves (Positivity Grows) or leaves and flowers (Positivity Blooms--the one I'm making) and even a bonus quilt if you make the quilt following Preeti's technique. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My leaves are all done. Today I’ll make the stems and sew the blocks together. Maybe even the flowers—it’s that easy! In a later post during the QAL I’ll share how I made my blocks. Right now I need to get back to sewing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the meantime, check out these links to learn more:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://needleandfoot.com/mercyful-quilts/" target="_blank">Merciful Quilts</a> tab and the <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/06/24/2023-positivity-qal-link-up/" target="_blank">link-up for quilt progress</a> this week at Needle and Foot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The tab at Sew Preeti Quilts for the <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/p/positivity-2023-qal.html" target="_blank">schedule of the QAL</a> (it goes on most of the summer for nice, easy sewing), sponsors, and instructions, and Preeti's design and quilts <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/positivity-2023-fabric-requirements-and.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Have fun sewing this week and I hope you can breathe easy!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-11362548388748088612023-06-23T16:30:00.002-04:002023-06-25T14:20:26.058-04:00Rainbow Bear Paws<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This quilt has been a long time coming. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sPqLr9z42eMD2UZHNGWW6_qsBudZLkBu1s1f2zPH6R1WU-aGp5pUvimsSmtxaC5KkllGODbD4kRzeLh7nHNJNz8BUlq0XI6w0NjOsquWxAW3PqSpBSYo2w6kKAaFAISwajOjlISSe7Lx8oZLsljnIWD_RwwFoDYP6cNiZzQ5oOsQ0bc5QuYBX7qIE1Zg/s1773/IMG_6617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sPqLr9z42eMD2UZHNGWW6_qsBudZLkBu1s1f2zPH6R1WU-aGp5pUvimsSmtxaC5KkllGODbD4kRzeLh7nHNJNz8BUlq0XI6w0NjOsquWxAW3PqSpBSYo2w6kKAaFAISwajOjlISSe7Lx8oZLsljnIWD_RwwFoDYP6cNiZzQ5oOsQ0bc5QuYBX7qIE1Zg/w494-h494/IMG_6617.jpeg" width="494" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It all started with a block I made during the <a href="https://www.stitchedincolor.com/blog/2020/2/12/quilters-color-quest" target="_blank">Quilter's Color Quest workshop</a> led by Rachel Hauser during the pandemic in 2020 (that seems SO long ago) following her Quilter's Field Guide to Color book. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRwPpnDxxZt0-SpWel-ASO4RLNLmARdq4Xuy78aa6vc35Lgrl41yeuoZA7ub3bOaXCppe8SdQhz77ZNLyqX1mZt-XlW2yvuX-7NDjfm4kUIdr4Al-CarZ_M7Qg7K1aClKcAnQ--YgRBR9Cu8v0epx9c6WBiySa_gnHGtU7_w542hbSdRkG5xXIMYHRJjf/s3024/IMG_1307.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRwPpnDxxZt0-SpWel-ASO4RLNLmARdq4Xuy78aa6vc35Lgrl41yeuoZA7ub3bOaXCppe8SdQhz77ZNLyqX1mZt-XlW2yvuX-7NDjfm4kUIdr4Al-CarZ_M7Qg7K1aClKcAnQ--YgRBR9Cu8v0epx9c6WBiySa_gnHGtU7_w542hbSdRkG5xXIMYHRJjf/w473-h473/IMG_1307.jpeg" width="473" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the time I didn't have a clear plan for the block. It was supposed to be inspired by a personal story. (You can read about it <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2020/07/color-quest-squirrel.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) I knew I wanted to make more of this style block eventually. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">During 2022, I made lots more blocks following the colors of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge hosted by <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela at SoScrappy.</a> I chose yellow for the centers and each month paired the designated color with a variety of other colors from my rainbow solids bin. I bought some Kona cotton in white for the backgrounds. Then I discovered that I had actually made the original block with Kona Snow, so I had to do a little surgery to replace it. By the end of the year, I had enough blocks for a quilt and knew I wanted to use a black and white stripe in some way with more solid white to make a quilt. I already had a fun retro 60s/70s print for the backing that I had bought in February 2021 as an option for another Bear Paw quilt. I chose a 1/4 inch stripe to make sashing strips 1 1/4 inch wide. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLcRe4C_sTuExTxrGvT83g8x7JlAoV99FmIi5cZyQVRxXnYyG_jdwyXH8fMGqOvY23GwOS0bQEJLssxFYLCFcqMJM79rzwqUPL-t43EXHmlXXdo2XMK68BEGvBIJs8KNQKw0Fps-_F3PTtSiCDuru3CADB0o3_0TVBrFY6yfGNRhbf0SagRd1L0TzjQde/s1772/IMG_5791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLcRe4C_sTuExTxrGvT83g8x7JlAoV99FmIi5cZyQVRxXnYyG_jdwyXH8fMGqOvY23GwOS0bQEJLssxFYLCFcqMJM79rzwqUPL-t43EXHmlXXdo2XMK68BEGvBIJs8KNQKw0Fps-_F3PTtSiCDuru3CADB0o3_0TVBrFY6yfGNRhbf0SagRd1L0TzjQde/w476-h476/IMG_5791.jpeg" width="476" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I put the blocks up on my design wall pretty randomly. I may have made a couple of changes after taking this photo, but it's about how the layout ended up. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzljtoiJBXkfMynL27-HlpDzDeGO-mwvKuZKIKLn4E2n_JhiIyjZFu-YsZMTk3ICdpp1IZOaAwt8aP_zr2bGI5tcHv4It-LI7P-56yOejCEgrO0y2BAthOy7cqNnYb1tOKLGHp9ai5bLkeNRZVtWdb6jl-kpWrpaYaPDpRQY_kyxXw8QbUFHUWRyGN_8HY/s1581/IMG_6387.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="1278" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzljtoiJBXkfMynL27-HlpDzDeGO-mwvKuZKIKLn4E2n_JhiIyjZFu-YsZMTk3ICdpp1IZOaAwt8aP_zr2bGI5tcHv4It-LI7P-56yOejCEgrO0y2BAthOy7cqNnYb1tOKLGHp9ai5bLkeNRZVtWdb6jl-kpWrpaYaPDpRQY_kyxXw8QbUFHUWRyGN_8HY/w448-h553/IMG_6387.jpeg" width="448" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I cut about 24 sashing strips 6 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches (to finish at 6 by 1 1/4) and sprinkled them around here and there. A "rule" I set for myself was to not place any striped fabric at the outer edge because I wanted a white border with a striped binding. I ended up using 22 of the strips. I didn't want to go crazy with the stripes and detract from the blocks. This seemed like the right amount. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteRSvvfpvxI2cuorvO_CZQY_wHOfWsX_B6hL7ZFGFHL76jVGAefTQuouzX3tLTT5OJfKgSgKkAkxJT_64Be1ET0jbzeGFcLv21hLNvVqfeHoCn1fXSOTRNQ8PKcdrW2sutjJWDExPAB-ayXFnukgI7TdijoBQnFwcycmQeYGv_UJ7H_rMQDfEOg5_xSTv/s1595/IMG_6391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1294" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteRSvvfpvxI2cuorvO_CZQY_wHOfWsX_B6hL7ZFGFHL76jVGAefTQuouzX3tLTT5OJfKgSgKkAkxJT_64Be1ET0jbzeGFcLv21hLNvVqfeHoCn1fXSOTRNQ8PKcdrW2sutjJWDExPAB-ayXFnukgI7TdijoBQnFwcycmQeYGv_UJ7H_rMQDfEOg5_xSTv/w438-h539/IMG_6391.jpeg" width="438" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To plan the rest of the sashings I drew the quilt blocks out on graph paper.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnzQdYvq81qJyiPTySuVRHHycK8OnQzr6W_i9B4CudsALiaTcmZKE2IkXxrHFBT7QlOI8S7_k7u_5S-w8IuoPlbcv9rYxXS5d5wYYOKHtaqiVWOvggILRLmZ4QKaBvfKQSFmyz07q6CNZrdmzHEu6kItfJGp9-Lwb5rHIFbegXekQUDs5Qrf8edLPiqMJ/s2050/IMG_6621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="1534" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnzQdYvq81qJyiPTySuVRHHycK8OnQzr6W_i9B4CudsALiaTcmZKE2IkXxrHFBT7QlOI8S7_k7u_5S-w8IuoPlbcv9rYxXS5d5wYYOKHtaqiVWOvggILRLmZ4QKaBvfKQSFmyz07q6CNZrdmzHEu6kItfJGp9-Lwb5rHIFbegXekQUDs5Qrf8edLPiqMJ/w429-h574/IMG_6621.jpeg" width="429" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After making the drawing, I decided I wanted the outer sashings to be a little wider for the border. (I avoid long pieces for borders when I can. I prefer to incorporate them into the blocks.) I drew a rectangle around the interior blocks and then marked out the sashes for those: 6 1/2 by 1 3/4 inches (to finish at 6 by 1 1/4 inches) and 7 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches (to finish at 7 1/4 by 1 1/4 inches). I needed to resize some of the sashes on the edges making them extra long, extra wide or both. Some were cut 8 3/4 by 2 1/2 inches, some 8 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches, some 7 3/4 by 2 1/2 inches and some 6 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. It sounds complicated but I just calculated them from my drawing and scribbled the sizes and how many I needed along the edge of the page. This is truly my kind of improv (hard to explain): precise in numbers but plan-as-I-go. Anyway, it all turned out well when I laid it out.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCCr4B-FggxYo7uO2Q3qrOsp6XjsJSP2zSwerpc7ZCGrFG8OXmFajEQQQkJX7cWiA3o0youx3ekdiyvBrIL7Q68wbQrZMFmLmWKqyICMq8U9_Ojpspy0Vblxn4qovjM7dFyOqvSmFp_Y2Ag5zuGnwbwVi6PMJwJdx4Gz2FEXaYDjwgOPazDk-Bcu5seR8/s1398/IMG_6469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1112" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCCr4B-FggxYo7uO2Q3qrOsp6XjsJSP2zSwerpc7ZCGrFG8OXmFajEQQQkJX7cWiA3o0youx3ekdiyvBrIL7Q68wbQrZMFmLmWKqyICMq8U9_Ojpspy0Vblxn4qovjM7dFyOqvSmFp_Y2Ag5zuGnwbwVi6PMJwJdx4Gz2FEXaYDjwgOPazDk-Bcu5seR8/w398-h499/IMG_6469.jpeg" width="398" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then it was just a matter of making the blocks, each with two or three sashings around them and sewing all the blocks together. No borders needed.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">One little tip I have about cutting the striped fabric: I made sure that my seam lines landed somewhere in the middle of the black stripe so that there was always black at the seam--even if only a smidge--to set it off from the white sashing.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JxtZegRtWEhDVfH9nm9cqYSkfXRdbaH3vr_f8B3Gw4Ms15sk-1ltc7UYWuXqedYRLQCQn1zJXRZmwDxOcVGW4JogTQudKwTtBf8ESylIQjdw9aCGp9cdzzVjupo2hebTJtQSSCNaZUBgJeOW6ylhAgA1_uKR8f4R3hJPUccIRIILQpKYH2JumJvhIPvY/s2048/IMG_6592.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JxtZegRtWEhDVfH9nm9cqYSkfXRdbaH3vr_f8B3Gw4Ms15sk-1ltc7UYWuXqedYRLQCQn1zJXRZmwDxOcVGW4JogTQudKwTtBf8ESylIQjdw9aCGp9cdzzVjupo2hebTJtQSSCNaZUBgJeOW6ylhAgA1_uKR8f4R3hJPUccIRIILQpKYH2JumJvhIPvY/w404-h538/IMG_6592.jpeg" width="404" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I did a meander for the quilting. There was already so much going on both on the front and the back that it seemed easiest. Then the fun of the striped binding...</span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTqcxhKt4EviwlnIk9o1Xmg3i5i3bHDiaIK6T_Z2o4jybvJ8_MqLGpas0MzqTKg8pMId4EcJmPhm-AeotSizNkT2YFMTylfHr9aeG1sj8IlrXidGl0-AEYj1QYsJgPCfMvk61Ay9qp0KPoSuzW3I0o074CB5XFnP4EwD2feaWjoW-dZjx7GYMYT8T9WZU/s1773/IMG_6579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTqcxhKt4EviwlnIk9o1Xmg3i5i3bHDiaIK6T_Z2o4jybvJ8_MqLGpas0MzqTKg8pMId4EcJmPhm-AeotSizNkT2YFMTylfHr9aeG1sj8IlrXidGl0-AEYj1QYsJgPCfMvk61Ay9qp0KPoSuzW3I0o074CB5XFnP4EwD2feaWjoW-dZjx7GYMYT8T9WZU/w482-h482/IMG_6579.jpeg" width="482" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I love it against that retro back. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And just like that it was done and ready for the garage.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqcJ-Vten3fwLU0NmSb2oS3V2MhR_GkzfAa9iMt05snqxeSIpFM5PEmr_h-zAQr58aHKdqKLHo0-d_zTmKXNVqth5SQoswG-8uzmqdYtPGQB15tz-ZZl6zkzUcx5XeXX9C-kYbhxpxRIqGENPZxscsw5Htq4oKc69sJpVOvc0kRC_vJ9zSmCEqBbz5lr7/s1660/IMG_6586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1660" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqcJ-Vten3fwLU0NmSb2oS3V2MhR_GkzfAa9iMt05snqxeSIpFM5PEmr_h-zAQr58aHKdqKLHo0-d_zTmKXNVqth5SQoswG-8uzmqdYtPGQB15tz-ZZl6zkzUcx5XeXX9C-kYbhxpxRIqGENPZxscsw5Htq4oKc69sJpVOvc0kRC_vJ9zSmCEqBbz5lr7/w477-h477/IMG_6586.jpeg" width="477" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm always amazed how a pattern appears on the backing from the repeat of a large print. I'm glad I took the time to pattern-match the seam because it would have bothered me if it was off in the photo--even though that would not be noticeable any other time. </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdIuMOiHWYfopzE6AdIdkK_k178nJNgvQrTxMRDHm2Vk9msa2jLxMkAmLxQxIvgN3XywfGMfLtV4ECQacXUhxdZw9q22Lzrc6v3c0hTbVE-7C7xM2xRf23wcymD7ppu4W8qVWugpeUhnPofcmK0qNVMWojKU0SGnj_nQ9WLLF0FVl2W56drzTnGpaSU8q/s1773/IMG_6594.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdIuMOiHWYfopzE6AdIdkK_k178nJNgvQrTxMRDHm2Vk9msa2jLxMkAmLxQxIvgN3XywfGMfLtV4ECQacXUhxdZw9q22Lzrc6v3c0hTbVE-7C7xM2xRf23wcymD7ppu4W8qVWugpeUhnPofcmK0qNVMWojKU0SGnj_nQ9WLLF0FVl2W56drzTnGpaSU8q/w492-h492/IMG_6594.jpeg" width="492" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Close up.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDut0SqFi8IjlBkCISN_hyNXD9UpZI3cqTwwWNEVrG2zfNj-lzqFNzub6e6zSU5XkZeZ9xmmshl2E44RvSXkE38IDYtdQ4ZoNL74ESN99G_Kv8m0zOp2u50exPQ6NdWSLre4veTc_OS2wzWgZE6sa5F0_gMhFzEwz7V19NTJ_GSQfRwLj9Uoue4-dY1hb/s1773/IMG_6595.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDut0SqFi8IjlBkCISN_hyNXD9UpZI3cqTwwWNEVrG2zfNj-lzqFNzub6e6zSU5XkZeZ9xmmshl2E44RvSXkE38IDYtdQ4ZoNL74ESN99G_Kv8m0zOp2u50exPQ6NdWSLre4veTc_OS2wzWgZE6sa5F0_gMhFzEwz7V19NTJ_GSQfRwLj9Uoue4-dY1hb/w506-h506/IMG_6595.jpeg" width="506" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's the block that started it all...</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGBABTrRHXyeN_eE1B-cniCds-hK9KKsusRo26L1UkKR33ScOh_AKBTIhI2Y-_lxa96ShLHi6A3KUzzZJdNG4ynAMpa2Dei70GkXsFLz_Vs4c0gbPyrHX7VUBIaDh7QX5Cfx2V9ehRmertWGLcM5pFcX389MaIUOCWYwFNbByrLQkxAT6ssntWN5Z-iRX/s1773/IMG_6619.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGBABTrRHXyeN_eE1B-cniCds-hK9KKsusRo26L1UkKR33ScOh_AKBTIhI2Y-_lxa96ShLHi6A3KUzzZJdNG4ynAMpa2Dei70GkXsFLz_Vs4c0gbPyrHX7VUBIaDh7QX5Cfx2V9ehRmertWGLcM5pFcX389MaIUOCWYwFNbByrLQkxAT6ssntWN5Z-iRX/w489-h489/IMG_6619.jpeg" width="489" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And my initials and date...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5PPzPXtUbOJtzBlJy4PJdyRtDHRbKRClsegCZgJGiVpJmvldzCDHOE6qbd_txqOvH1lfDTIfjltTj1N0bp1f6c5g1RGOq7AaBlc07rgo1AKkCUUezXnpsIRroUm7SymP4R7I3uAnzMJbUvJ5CHlf0--aBE9Lbf_nE9krNXIF2IZoPZ8TSF4XK_KJw3HC/s1773/IMG_6618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5PPzPXtUbOJtzBlJy4PJdyRtDHRbKRClsegCZgJGiVpJmvldzCDHOE6qbd_txqOvH1lfDTIfjltTj1N0bp1f6c5g1RGOq7AaBlc07rgo1AKkCUUezXnpsIRroUm7SymP4R7I3uAnzMJbUvJ5CHlf0--aBE9Lbf_nE9krNXIF2IZoPZ8TSF4XK_KJw3HC/w487-h487/IMG_6618.jpeg" width="487" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the driveway...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZfyugdDggWknLE2Vhx3MRdRoVqYor99Wj7CVqAHJB3x3p4xLMTJthX43oYpJgMDwn05J5Xt1cx5sXZlv3tgLCsyoJ4yFduyO4rZFsCPcbOWF4RJc4hQnDwrr19mIljNtL8IravRhmtKWe2grsmjq3vIXaGSA7u-o4NiMzpW3sxdKpDqQgBkVBdPwieHi/s2072/IMG_6598.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="2072" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZfyugdDggWknLE2Vhx3MRdRoVqYor99Wj7CVqAHJB3x3p4xLMTJthX43oYpJgMDwn05J5Xt1cx5sXZlv3tgLCsyoJ4yFduyO4rZFsCPcbOWF4RJc4hQnDwrr19mIljNtL8IravRhmtKWe2grsmjq3vIXaGSA7u-o4NiMzpW3sxdKpDqQgBkVBdPwieHi/w535-h392/IMG_6598.jpeg" width="535" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">But we really need some glamour shots. We took a walk to the gardens at our Veteran's park and were surprised at how fast the flowers have come out, even with the pretty awful drought we have going on. (We have some great flower volunteers to make this happen in our township.) So here are some pretties along with the Stats.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sxIx-in0jf_vrXT9jZiYUnnTUxhd0yCf0Dahs09WCe1VAdnpwI96HNhQQdMUesCKplpL1fTub1M9oSy8u9VoFHq-nq9psNQYpdmdCr6D0-ZEhDmuFCX7ZqiOW1ZkWpGkj5uMn4mE_0wX3u_p5TMIzNwIv0YTvAHV89Xc3JldBwC_XQJH0cp1y_aReaCl/s1773/IMG_6604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sxIx-in0jf_vrXT9jZiYUnnTUxhd0yCf0Dahs09WCe1VAdnpwI96HNhQQdMUesCKplpL1fTub1M9oSy8u9VoFHq-nq9psNQYpdmdCr6D0-ZEhDmuFCX7ZqiOW1ZkWpGkj5uMn4mE_0wX3u_p5TMIzNwIv0YTvAHV89Xc3JldBwC_XQJH0cp1y_aReaCl/w481-h481/IMG_6604.jpeg" width="481" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pattern</b>: My own spin on the Bear Paw block, with a little square in the paw made with partial seams, and sashes around it. </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn8q79wIJDe_dv88RLJgNDaeVO2aNASyppulthCV1CNzTlnlTTRPW1GuMMEevhYDZt-ABuxFyLiwqWDKjGJ3_9quaTfvhBTqtG9YaF7nMourHRmEiLwqu6UDnyN9A-_feHYpESpeCj2S6EdoxryX1Zp78vOuywWbtWh1kT4JTtjVbmVGEq4DaNsSkyDvR/s2048/IMG_6607.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="581" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn8q79wIJDe_dv88RLJgNDaeVO2aNASyppulthCV1CNzTlnlTTRPW1GuMMEevhYDZt-ABuxFyLiwqWDKjGJ3_9quaTfvhBTqtG9YaF7nMourHRmEiLwqu6UDnyN9A-_feHYpESpeCj2S6EdoxryX1Zp78vOuywWbtWh1kT4JTtjVbmVGEq4DaNsSkyDvR/w436-h581/IMG_6607.jpeg" width="436" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Thread</b> Piecing: Superior Masterpiece in Granite; Quilting: Coats and Clark Machine Quilting Cotton Thread in Nugrey; Handsewing on binding: Superior Treasure in Antique.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNpq4e81h_vYCqh88lE6RsR8oaTfF3Stj1HPCgmdOk2Ghk8lgSghGx5pbG0g8YDLEyVdpPfOaTVVd89DAz42viJ2hHFfodQoqNinR68iKQrtkZkFwukgutKqfG3FX1UmPeHxGQYabQQQC8q5pmKc80MRLQYg6k8csIT005XCA23Ksmt05zwi1wBMUxHlZ/s2048/IMG_6608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNpq4e81h_vYCqh88lE6RsR8oaTfF3Stj1HPCgmdOk2Ghk8lgSghGx5pbG0g8YDLEyVdpPfOaTVVd89DAz42viJ2hHFfodQoqNinR68iKQrtkZkFwukgutKqfG3FX1UmPeHxGQYabQQQC8q5pmKc80MRLQYg6k8csIT005XCA23Ksmt05zwi1wBMUxHlZ/w404-h539/IMG_6608.jpeg" width="404" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Quilt size </b>54 by 61 1/4 inches pieced; 53 1/2 by 60 1/2 quilted; 51 by 57 3/4 washed.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBIDZr7hlltr7WEbecV6Vy0rEMdD1e5OJAL4V9juMMTyFd4PuFineR6h8Un0GcZPOg_gpf7KcaquOfRtKcY5fmrF90YvShRzHTyIlZaByyHeuHYlciB_4Wdo9lFTXXTObVp5Y8XvRctd-L3NnVMCLmqLoeVhkdH2rgzHOVO0TnqZpZEam402jre57DWQw/s2048/IMG_6609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBIDZr7hlltr7WEbecV6Vy0rEMdD1e5OJAL4V9juMMTyFd4PuFineR6h8Un0GcZPOg_gpf7KcaquOfRtKcY5fmrF90YvShRzHTyIlZaByyHeuHYlciB_4Wdo9lFTXXTObVp5Y8XvRctd-L3NnVMCLmqLoeVhkdH2rgzHOVO0TnqZpZEam402jre57DWQw/w403-h537/IMG_6609.jpeg" width="403" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Machines</b> Singer Featherweight for piecing; Singer Treadle 115 for quilting and machine work on binding. </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUR5H6V_Liq7TL3S8VYddThjNwX9f7Jso0RzFp5tNUlNkmjoqXjFbLfc0oJ3MdheE4BWCcUWvOWfHbzIPR_8JgEtbS16T5QIIO7rluM_sNpOKhwvPMSkErB-4dbaViYTtGh1wweU35phXPNVvupp5Dr7YU1L_UhLSeG96kw0LbkY-4Aw1iljQSONsDquf/s1773/IMG_6611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUR5H6V_Liq7TL3S8VYddThjNwX9f7Jso0RzFp5tNUlNkmjoqXjFbLfc0oJ3MdheE4BWCcUWvOWfHbzIPR_8JgEtbS16T5QIIO7rluM_sNpOKhwvPMSkErB-4dbaViYTtGh1wweU35phXPNVvupp5Dr7YU1L_UhLSeG96kw0LbkY-4Aw1iljQSONsDquf/w467-h467/IMG_6611.jpeg" width="467" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This quilt will be donated, but I haven't decided where yet. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm linking up with Michelle at <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/06/perfectly-pieced-quilt-backs-book.html" target="_blank">From Bolt to Beauty for Beauties Pageant</a>, Sarah at <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2023/06/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-ministry-quilts.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop</a>, <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/06/scraphappy-saturday.html" target="_blank">Angela at So Scrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday</a>, and <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/06/oh-scrap-playing-with-solids.html" target="_blank">Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap </a>(Sunday). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hope you've been tickled by a finish this month. I'm going with quick and easy this summer, so I'm not tied to my machine (unless I want to be). Having said that, it looks like I might be doing at least one (maybe two!) QALs. I'm starting behind on one, but I think it will be easy to catch up. Stay tuned.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-52669170677399997462023-05-26T22:27:00.001-04:002023-05-27T22:20:19.788-04:00Ipad Case<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had every intention of finishing a quilt this month, but the squirrels are active this time of year. Now I do have a quilt top almost finished (three seams to go), so I've done okay, but that project got set aside for an afternoon because after I made the grocery bags, I was in a bag mood and just had to make a protective case for my new Ipad. This new device replaced my Ipad mini that bit the dust awhile back. That one had a nice case and fit in my purse just right. But the new one doesn't fit in my purse. Also, I bought a cheapy vinyl cover for it which doesn't seem highly protective. I use the Ipad mostly at home but thought it needed something more cushy and protective for packing to travel. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1SHQSN8Fnd9kGi3z7GAo9s3D1gdNhfqp8jqqGFGZ4JaSe04ahUDfOzHWNbUW8aMZA4cZ7qjg3eTFz_Y08_woY_erDht2fgA-tP2G4nvLzLYB2zgO5XE-ALAQsG7yb3_lAbIaY1LB82r_OIXkIBEpMg92tQG0mXhjLH9mIIhdhyerLbVf3NfyXqQAPA/s1467/IMG_6297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1467" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1SHQSN8Fnd9kGi3z7GAo9s3D1gdNhfqp8jqqGFGZ4JaSe04ahUDfOzHWNbUW8aMZA4cZ7qjg3eTFz_Y08_woY_erDht2fgA-tP2G4nvLzLYB2zgO5XE-ALAQsG7yb3_lAbIaY1LB82r_OIXkIBEpMg92tQG0mXhjLH9mIIhdhyerLbVf3NfyXqQAPA/w444-h444/IMG_6297.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So here's how I made it--</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I still had some "batting" aka cut-up blanket from the grocery bag project, so I cut a piece about 11 3/4 by 16 1/4 inches based on the measurement of my pad plus a bit more and seam allowance. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vic_jtzNgo2jag9ZcEM5_6-1962ABoFeCB8VZ8EN_Jh0Bva7g7X3YWO3Om8jZdderXUlj1yPKMzokXOLEYRTEL33iF2CKiFH9oe8H0CxMEl8bZCK5uOSC0kj9zljjjyR12I66H6LgnIL4uhkAMtZjm7Nn6tsuDbWGPF4FR8jXtiupXBnFG_1ewPJxw/s1737/IMG_6292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1737" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vic_jtzNgo2jag9ZcEM5_6-1962ABoFeCB8VZ8EN_Jh0Bva7g7X3YWO3Om8jZdderXUlj1yPKMzokXOLEYRTEL33iF2CKiFH9oe8H0CxMEl8bZCK5uOSC0kj9zljjjyR12I66H6LgnIL4uhkAMtZjm7Nn6tsuDbWGPF4FR8jXtiupXBnFG_1ewPJxw/w547-h402/IMG_6292.jpeg" width="547" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I layered a piece of fabric of the same size on top and quilted them together with wavy lines. (That fabric is leftover from the backs of two quilts I made a few years ago. I bought it from Bernie of Needle and Foot when she had her Etsy shop, and I remember at the time that it was a shame no one would see the backs since they were wall quilts. So now this fabric has its time to shine.)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKb9IwFNNAOL2tvt3feJbj3FrWyCN3KAWooByCBEeOggEFQVBOMCPq2wkrsUuVOnAsDZNzwmmuy5IlYmUP2uGjWAYL5GwjYyq8nMrBUrGSt6nW1yFEjesd6qyzMDofmGJCV_Gb1aso4kU74zO-rzaDrA6Hm2V-9RNx7Xeej4T4wim2J1c5aYjAbVKOA/s1728/IMG_6293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1728" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKb9IwFNNAOL2tvt3feJbj3FrWyCN3KAWooByCBEeOggEFQVBOMCPq2wkrsUuVOnAsDZNzwmmuy5IlYmUP2uGjWAYL5GwjYyq8nMrBUrGSt6nW1yFEjesd6qyzMDofmGJCV_Gb1aso4kU74zO-rzaDrA6Hm2V-9RNx7Xeej4T4wim2J1c5aYjAbVKOA/w529-h410/IMG_6293.jpeg" width="529" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For the main part of the case, I folded the quilted piece in half right sides together with short edges matching and sewed along the sides with about 1/2 inch seam allowance. I cut the lining from the same fabric and and sewed it together with about 1/4 inch seam allowance. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next, I cut "batting" for a flap at 10 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches and another piece of fabric 10 1/2 by 15 inches to make both the outside and lining of the flap. I folded the fabric in half right sides together (short edges matching up), laid the batting on one side, and sewed the side seams with 1/4 inch seam allowance, rounding the corner just a bit at the fold. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5biTEwZo2W8Xd3GgtkC2Y6wC8siTQyYDhUn3HCuiINp49667Mi0LuMLAG2SH5lr4sO--zKa0JWMTpC04EmXZraLejDutsiqXkc_8EZGvl4q80ia4fn92RIioCYRrj69qqHACoBx_ZQx8jZBH4IAr97GHR2u8Or5wWL8teLcO9kBNswS4wodh1CGOCAw/s2048/IMG_6294.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5biTEwZo2W8Xd3GgtkC2Y6wC8siTQyYDhUn3HCuiINp49667Mi0LuMLAG2SH5lr4sO--zKa0JWMTpC04EmXZraLejDutsiqXkc_8EZGvl4q80ia4fn92RIioCYRrj69qqHACoBx_ZQx8jZBH4IAr97GHR2u8Or5wWL8teLcO9kBNswS4wodh1CGOCAw/w424-h565/IMG_6294.jpeg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm not sure what I'm trying to show here, but I took the photo, so there it is. You can see I also tried to make some notes. but I quit halfway through. Squirrels don't like quilters to stop and take photos or notes. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After turning the flap right sides out, I topstitched about a quarter inch around leaving the raw edge open as it would be in the seam of the case in the end. Then I quilted the flap with wavy lines.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjOFgK3hzXGAqFz6Unt8iGU3qAwIJs6iBAkqf8qTf8a782oURL4nCoBZYGDxbRbq5P1qnEh8QoMgIB-y6PXaFQ-26XHTa7piP65qzpeZM5HD_RZ_i_hEC8skD8Y_u1WqkjTFi70n456cyBNmhOdZpun_JiHhRQKWOqqy6ZT-4oi4OOdz6lcTOIRW8zw/s1389/IMG_6295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1389" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjOFgK3hzXGAqFz6Unt8iGU3qAwIJs6iBAkqf8qTf8a782oURL4nCoBZYGDxbRbq5P1qnEh8QoMgIB-y6PXaFQ-26XHTa7piP65qzpeZM5HD_RZ_i_hEC8skD8Y_u1WqkjTFi70n456cyBNmhOdZpun_JiHhRQKWOqqy6ZT-4oi4OOdz6lcTOIRW8zw/w427-h341/IMG_6295.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I popped the outer case into the lining right sides together, inserting the flap between the layers (centering it between the side seams) and sewed around the raw edge leaving enough of an opening along the side without the flap so that I could "birth" the case. After turning the whole thing right side out, I topstitched close to the edge of the opening to close it and then topstitched 1/4 inch around the edge. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6apeniZ8FtSEySW11xsuTSEM3iveL0VF1J52_FaNW9EwvPYnxqJDqwKXaTCYIAKwAWXN8WBfs8gWcwA8zri3g-6rRTH9LtM14bLFOu9h14lUXyH_NOFoMRrhIy8zRp6VEGJmQhW4xqxSwe51IXGgKOQojIFNj_Yq6-CrhtEPblzT36REPA6Qx1Tas6A/s1773/IMG_6296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6apeniZ8FtSEySW11xsuTSEM3iveL0VF1J52_FaNW9EwvPYnxqJDqwKXaTCYIAKwAWXN8WBfs8gWcwA8zri3g-6rRTH9LtM14bLFOu9h14lUXyH_NOFoMRrhIy8zRp6VEGJmQhW4xqxSwe51IXGgKOQojIFNj_Yq6-CrhtEPblzT36REPA6Qx1Tas6A/w436-h436/IMG_6296.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was going to put some kind of closure (button or velcro) on the flap, but decided to just tuck the flap into the case. It's neat and adds a nice bit of cushion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvYIaAfbKvC4M4iVgsxmfcOjTprmc8XBafH7WpnASv1kdhINYDIjReVz5Mxj-7YH5IV_lw_FbylkcfcQhc9SxHV8Ut7aCfy06RjnwCQI7KEQ6L7NTuhaBsswj6BbLYX49432MCgqFUO6HGxvsug6LpIodAITxpIxildF6F4XED8xNZvdjJa70sA7yHQ/s1386/IMG_6298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1386" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvYIaAfbKvC4M4iVgsxmfcOjTprmc8XBafH7WpnASv1kdhINYDIjReVz5Mxj-7YH5IV_lw_FbylkcfcQhc9SxHV8Ut7aCfy06RjnwCQI7KEQ6L7NTuhaBsswj6BbLYX49432MCgqFUO6HGxvsug6LpIodAITxpIxildF6F4XED8xNZvdjJa70sA7yHQ/w429-h428/IMG_6298.jpeg" width="429" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The ipad slips in just right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlz6vZMx0HIXelyiwzsZhiqskiVurDM3bXDsYn7ivB2LI-ET042UsM0Knn7NCti4MfbFOyAYLpzNhg4Ms_wSYHxfzx57WabQlAXR400t6ObPUVYh_M-ttMdD9vu_bZxmXbom1885wZYnYwBBwU_DvbHQ0mjC23OPK2y680y82gIjFcbFTZET1scD6EQ/s1147/IMG_6299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1147" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlz6vZMx0HIXelyiwzsZhiqskiVurDM3bXDsYn7ivB2LI-ET042UsM0Knn7NCti4MfbFOyAYLpzNhg4Ms_wSYHxfzx57WabQlAXR400t6ObPUVYh_M-ttMdD9vu_bZxmXbom1885wZYnYwBBwU_DvbHQ0mjC23OPK2y680y82gIjFcbFTZET1scD6EQ/w448-h448/IMG_6299.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vzsmM2HFGR1ryXYVeSvUH3orbeQ-631p1O_XChlWh7Dl35zP8Orcf5xxRAgTjMzz_RyYX-nFf_UtH3uBwMqk0Vh4y89ItpW0qFTzyOn1dWuu5TEsKzN1hgwb_O-kkBsOjH4p8K1lTGIsyyTQwC1dKdjuPhONgg4KoueGedM48kf75Y6RffZe8ggFIg/s1324/IMG_6301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1320" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vzsmM2HFGR1ryXYVeSvUH3orbeQ-631p1O_XChlWh7Dl35zP8Orcf5xxRAgTjMzz_RyYX-nFf_UtH3uBwMqk0Vh4y89ItpW0qFTzyOn1dWuu5TEsKzN1hgwb_O-kkBsOjH4p8K1lTGIsyyTQwC1dKdjuPhONgg4KoueGedM48kf75Y6RffZe8ggFIg/w430-h431/IMG_6301.jpeg" width="430" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This project was so easy--less than an hour start to finish. Maybe just a baby squirrel. And I can report that it went on its first little trip in my suitcase this past week (so we could watch some of our Grands play baseball and volleyball) and stayed cozy and safe. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up this Saturday with <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/05/dreami-73.html#more" target="_blank">Sandra at mmmquilts for DrEAMI</a> (Drop Everything and Make it). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If we don't keep having beautiful weather for playing in the flowers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJE-y752KFIMtzPKX_0qFmIrtwm4wl1xq_TfmbS8mN15bTyBODGldHSBDfHxrnrB8Uja7oKBCw9fKXtdbOAfXqbC_T2xJPS40Mgeo4zUAoylmyBoI6kmt6iZygtqm0vQcvzdRhSXwi3-d9FwPyNct2hUTeEDryo4btxPKaiWfDnhSqaRVoBPPMeCg-A/s1773/IMG_6406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJE-y752KFIMtzPKX_0qFmIrtwm4wl1xq_TfmbS8mN15bTyBODGldHSBDfHxrnrB8Uja7oKBCw9fKXtdbOAfXqbC_T2xJPS40Mgeo4zUAoylmyBoI6kmt6iZygtqm0vQcvzdRhSXwi3-d9FwPyNct2hUTeEDryo4btxPKaiWfDnhSqaRVoBPPMeCg-A/w391-h391/IMG_6406.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">and bike riding</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_M4QhrEoQqsBpEjri-k_jtWQioicVUna7bdWHFp4cjmayxk13-V6Yqp74pPWCYyMosQas2LNcbyXmmB780bxujXDL6m1emAjTCT_Tc5FDuIUBP3VzChBSPvC2ZLcbkLQprkOVmKcfMjdEiMj3eL45No0LPBP85zR62nNyeDlSTUGT1mpK433P-d-3Q/s1773/IMG_6471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_M4QhrEoQqsBpEjri-k_jtWQioicVUna7bdWHFp4cjmayxk13-V6Yqp74pPWCYyMosQas2LNcbyXmmB780bxujXDL6m1emAjTCT_Tc5FDuIUBP3VzChBSPvC2ZLcbkLQprkOVmKcfMjdEiMj3eL45No0LPBP85zR62nNyeDlSTUGT1mpK433P-d-3Q/w411-h411/IMG_6471.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">(Hey those are squirrels, too!), </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I should have another quilt finished soon. Until then, keep chasing whatever squirrels you see at this time of year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: medium;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-14894262477249083862023-04-29T12:58:00.002-04:002023-04-30T11:41:27.208-04:00Grocery Bags<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, here I am again. Finally. I just can't seem to get into a good rhythm of sewing or blogging this year. This time it was Covid. We managed to avoid it for three years. Yeah, at this point, it's not a matter of if but when, right? It was relatively mild but took us flat out for a week with various annoying symptoms. We are thankful for vaccines because I sure couldn't imagine this without some protection--even if I'm pretty sure this version was beyond either of the Omicron variants we were last boosted for. The worst part was the lingering fatigue, nasal symptoms and cough. We didn't feel like ourselves for a month. I wasn't expecting that. If you sent me a comment during that time and didn't hear back, I apologize. I had no energy, but I appreciate what you said. We are pretty much back to ourselves this week, and yay, I felt like sewing. So I have something to share. Grocery bags!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6g1XWU4t_dbhz2HkY6sYnDBHRelYeFWhuukyMSvsVH5PjsPEJtIcQWHQynwZbb0q3OIuaEPjOzLqsteJW1x6WVAYJ0FE9tTk1CHJ0dB7EY--GAMQgVPiWonJ-z88KqGqw81KVkesyKz3hLloOrDg8GL5ZhzpiuhXR24NheMll1s0H_f4ALhxlf1n1Q/s1185/IMG_6273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1185" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6g1XWU4t_dbhz2HkY6sYnDBHRelYeFWhuukyMSvsVH5PjsPEJtIcQWHQynwZbb0q3OIuaEPjOzLqsteJW1x6WVAYJ0FE9tTk1CHJ0dB7EY--GAMQgVPiWonJ-z88KqGqw81KVkesyKz3hLloOrDg8GL5ZhzpiuhXR24NheMll1s0H_f4ALhxlf1n1Q/w511-h510/IMG_6273.jpeg" width="511" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Do you recognize the fabric? It's the adding machine tape project I did for Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge over at So Scrappy during 2022. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjUnapyojX2xVGVf-WY6h7zoIVTIY-5-vTe08y3ZRNOsKViSCoV2Ggw8YMnPRkHc_eCHRP215mDZIVKA5w-vqEPojldY0LMnklCEZAqPzBbKvbgXhvtcW-0GCFyPR4YaH3sIOORarmsxy4lEoLttTQQDb4id8Oc14kVBqO1WpmWMvITZzDV4pe-vG-w/s1772/IMG_5789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjUnapyojX2xVGVf-WY6h7zoIVTIY-5-vTe08y3ZRNOsKViSCoV2Ggw8YMnPRkHc_eCHRP215mDZIVKA5w-vqEPojldY0LMnklCEZAqPzBbKvbgXhvtcW-0GCFyPR4YaH3sIOORarmsxy4lEoLttTQQDb4id8Oc14kVBqO1WpmWMvITZzDV4pe-vG-w/w462-h462/IMG_5789.jpeg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started these bags just before I got sick in March. I don't have photos of the process, but I'll share a bit about how I made them.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really wanted to make them entirely from stuff I had on hand, so instead of batting, I used an old blanket that I had set aside for possible donation to an animal shelter. (Don't worry, I have other ones to donate.) All of the fabric was from my adding machine tape project and old leftover pieces that never seemed to find their way into other projects, and the thread was some quilting thread that I didn't care for.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I wanted the bags to be close to the size of a paper grocery bag, so I measured one and then planned a rectangle. I cut my blanket pieces (one for each bag) at 36 by 20 inches and did Quilt-As-You-Go along the long edges of the fabric strips leaving 1/2-inch seam allowance. You can see the batting with the quilting on the inside of these two bags-in-process. </span><p></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4wc7TQo8krD4t17QYw3S-IsqUIn0lq0reiDILGK6EbidhoRGN9YeXmgdOI7d_f2X7lktqfD7avBeto5aryI73CAZjVDlEkIHMHZ8L7KyLHLmvCZqvHO3MKtYJJnNC4r8ZYnEZdZZqU0n65PTKHrZ71Q8K2CLBEjU1gQTC4C2928DSzRicz1NqH_ewA/s1773/IMG_6222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4wc7TQo8krD4t17QYw3S-IsqUIn0lq0reiDILGK6EbidhoRGN9YeXmgdOI7d_f2X7lktqfD7avBeto5aryI73CAZjVDlEkIHMHZ8L7KyLHLmvCZqvHO3MKtYJJnNC4r8ZYnEZdZZqU0n65PTKHrZ71Q8K2CLBEjU1gQTC4C2928DSzRicz1NqH_ewA/w519-h519/IMG_6222.jpeg" width="519" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This was as far as I got before I got sick. So this past week I rushed to complete the project. I made these bags the simplest I could. After making one big rectangle I used a different method to box the bottom. You can see how I did it on a tutorial for <a href="https://www.epidastudio.com/magic-market-bag-2/" target="_blank">Magic Market Bag at Epidastudio.</a> Instead of sewing the side seams and then pinching the fabric and sewing a triangle, you fold the rectangle right sides out and then fold back from the short edges half the width of what you want for the width of the bottom of the bag. I wanted mine to be 7-1/2 inches, so I folded each side back 3-3/4 inches, then sewed the side seams. So easy. Just two seams to make the outside of the bag. Sorry for no photo, but the link shows you how to do it. Here's how it looks from the side on the completed bag. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSg-Nij-iPTQDHbd9o34upwixGEFwO4KY0ICSMTXkq0AQYw0rCEv2d6PFBcAcjzrEp957dpqR6W5qI07dwXdeG0yRJCM5Z9Ep8ZkTuHN-CKNPirpumfTFMaSH-4Or-buKOlWWs20ZuXBZ7h8X92ykO6P0kZLS7X229qRGTlcM2S8SdUayVogumUtH10A/s1773/IMG_6287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSg-Nij-iPTQDHbd9o34upwixGEFwO4KY0ICSMTXkq0AQYw0rCEv2d6PFBcAcjzrEp957dpqR6W5qI07dwXdeG0yRJCM5Z9Ep8ZkTuHN-CKNPirpumfTFMaSH-4Or-buKOlWWs20ZuXBZ7h8X92ykO6P0kZLS7X229qRGTlcM2S8SdUayVogumUtH10A/w481-h481/IMG_6287.jpeg" width="481" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used my favorite color strips to make outsides of the four bags, but still had enough adding machine strips left for more. I decided to use the less favorites to make the lining (without the blanket batting), and had enough strips to make almost two bags worth. Then I added bigger chunks of old fabric for the rest. There are some really old fabrics in there. (Some are older than my daughter who is--gulp--in her 40s. No, she's not old. It's just old for fabric. Ha!) I wouldn't trust them in a quilt, but they were perfect for these bags. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The lining pieces were 37 by 21 inches, including seam allowance. You can see some of the linings peeking out here.</span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguszO7kk3h2MHirA3NkLm_F9bjULzaZv-iT4e-qRx8o6nu9HwIaG04h1-xRHPV8BQERw4BRAXgvyoqrcCOUTFUiRQb5YMsyATKee8ZQU5P5JFJ85Q3Joe2Nk3v3n31kiKGaN4JQwT7DGueL-ikFagVMbr_BzoRAYIj2Tg11VSP5z54iQtncJIb_EFxAw/s1533/IMG_6281.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1533" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguszO7kk3h2MHirA3NkLm_F9bjULzaZv-iT4e-qRx8o6nu9HwIaG04h1-xRHPV8BQERw4BRAXgvyoqrcCOUTFUiRQb5YMsyATKee8ZQU5P5JFJ85Q3Joe2Nk3v3n31kiKGaN4JQwT7DGueL-ikFagVMbr_BzoRAYIj2Tg11VSP5z54iQtncJIb_EFxAw/w525-h319/IMG_6281.jpeg" width="525" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Raided my pantry for grocery models.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I </span><span style="font-family: arial;">also scrounged around for longer strips to make handles. I cut them 24 inches by 4 inches, pressed over 1/2 inch on the long sides and then folded in half and sewed along the edges. When I put the bags together (just by sewing the outer bag and lining right sides together--so easy), I inserted the handles 5 1/4 inches in from the side seams with 1-1/2 inches sticking up above the raw edge. I left an opening between the handle ends on one side for birthing the bag right side out, then sewed it together and topstiched around the whole top edge. </span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNrxaq4iarebFactlvrzf9TcUofLtO42Rlmx9e4cEe1-QI_IjfaBF6N6vA1NbSBvDs3G1MpWIUkFiqluGNuLNtwdN4KtUT4NxvUvKCI5HwUKKlWtHhd0V8ExeE7iEJOF0fKsJYOEiUOPUa7khAaj7P1MXq5n7lUO6m24ILyB7-jCb374KYchZBPX_cA/s1773/IMG_6288.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNrxaq4iarebFactlvrzf9TcUofLtO42Rlmx9e4cEe1-QI_IjfaBF6N6vA1NbSBvDs3G1MpWIUkFiqluGNuLNtwdN4KtUT4NxvUvKCI5HwUKKlWtHhd0V8ExeE7iEJOF0fKsJYOEiUOPUa7khAaj7P1MXq5n7lUO6m24ILyB7-jCb374KYchZBPX_cA/w489-h489/IMG_6288.jpeg" width="489" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That yellow lining fabric is one of the really vintage ones. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To reinforce the handles, I sewed an X in a square just below the top edge. (I just realized that step is also in the Market Bag tutorial.)</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTvgYaLm-pC39Y8XtZu1PKFHcBiIbdcyiah3UNyKIruU3io9JTiXg4LaLL8PlBwciRFr9cLssLGuKKeMOCUUk6oerkcNrVyWsgMgRn3cOIqUce1XY0rtjSQFxz5jluEGC_iUm3xAuni_4PAA9bj0ik4ODSrMQZtlENNEEhQdn2atj06p0D7DMHG6F6Q/s4032/IMG_6290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTvgYaLm-pC39Y8XtZu1PKFHcBiIbdcyiah3UNyKIruU3io9JTiXg4LaLL8PlBwciRFr9cLssLGuKKeMOCUUk6oerkcNrVyWsgMgRn3cOIqUce1XY0rtjSQFxz5jluEGC_iUm3xAuni_4PAA9bj0ik4ODSrMQZtlENNEEhQdn2atj06p0D7DMHG6F6Q/w348-h464/IMG_6290.jpg" width="348" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I really like how these bags turned out. The blanket batting makes them sturdy enough to stand up. The boxed corners are kind of thick because of the batting, but they help the bag stay open for filling.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5180PNzcI0zBpeXT94LcuLODXyiPV1YXHc0xY_SGlKSDdeyFZp0wvfWE2ruhhe7CtRxIB0KboIg8dZGpB2DYffdhCAc_-Kjj2NbpXAGIvzPm1ldYmugAf9LH90EjnasePNW3Ym5F1Tb4GiRVBxIXnSN9y-Ub6j1AVa3-7GZ_mGLX9yIPXPMOYZPSyA/s1773/IMG_6284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5180PNzcI0zBpeXT94LcuLODXyiPV1YXHc0xY_SGlKSDdeyFZp0wvfWE2ruhhe7CtRxIB0KboIg8dZGpB2DYffdhCAc_-Kjj2NbpXAGIvzPm1ldYmugAf9LH90EjnasePNW3Ym5F1Tb4GiRVBxIXnSN9y-Ub6j1AVa3-7GZ_mGLX9yIPXPMOYZPSyA/w482-h482/IMG_6284.jpeg" width="482" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The completed bags are approximately 14 inches tall, 12-1/2 inches wide, and 7-1/2 inches deep. (Sizes are approximate as I wasn't real precise in my sewing.) We have already used them for a grocery run, and my bagger husband gave them two thumbs up. Here they are ready for their next run. </span><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNaaD7E7KOEHwddjIalufIrYACjAPgGSCl539ojDJ1SdmYCYCIFNuP2JHQ4hXie6JG9chwPbI2tP62onW6r8BxtVlebbglCiX-iL8KzLDR6GsxdemqWe1vR2LZAlKHg3rbUiQ509c0t3mHNdGmF2j_JmAE6fGn67IxNQFGCmZZyyQjgnkU5Umt8kt-g/s1773/IMG_6289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNaaD7E7KOEHwddjIalufIrYACjAPgGSCl539ojDJ1SdmYCYCIFNuP2JHQ4hXie6JG9chwPbI2tP62onW6r8BxtVlebbglCiX-iL8KzLDR6GsxdemqWe1vR2LZAlKHg3rbUiQ509c0t3mHNdGmF2j_JmAE6fGn67IxNQFGCmZZyyQjgnkU5Umt8kt-g/w488-h488/IMG_6289.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I can't resist a few more glamour shots. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-nMRnSS-t3Ak3ydv6ismwaxN5QS-pcyekV3VKZoBmPbzJUAiojERKATHG-GKQEQYwqqnE7U3KMcl-6hKmHL68PP0Cf0lhD3ItVo4WZ9myEzfjLQn-qtlTEeD9fbnf5yyHWRcPJ4JvkuLngxWR_qVBPJ_x2k3ALs7udGc4GzbG0JU_rseGeTIfuhKHQ/s1683/IMG_6272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1683" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-nMRnSS-t3Ak3ydv6ismwaxN5QS-pcyekV3VKZoBmPbzJUAiojERKATHG-GKQEQYwqqnE7U3KMcl-6hKmHL68PP0Cf0lhD3ItVo4WZ9myEzfjLQn-qtlTEeD9fbnf5yyHWRcPJ4JvkuLngxWR_qVBPJ_x2k3ALs7udGc4GzbG0JU_rseGeTIfuhKHQ/w561-h295/IMG_6272.jpeg" width="561" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up today with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/04/scraphappy-saturday-last-of-purple.html" target="_blank">Angela at So Scrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday </a>and tomorrow with <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/04/oh-scrap-more-strings.html" target="_blank">Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap</a>. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiiz7s0tEdHtqQB-vOEKdY5BOdobQwuY62tvrPqjjYoxytqtYpcusmanPdOWxFtVuX-2_eHDGusjtv8IZ1q3RD65qNZJ4P5NRkBRjZuMO0SDpSmiKrlE_3UlGYjdEEpIdUwrLI8lU5tkK3NAFpWyG1Jyi8ZHpZYJoi6ZKasaaHJEok9HYGR9Qph5JbQ/s1363/IMG_6276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1363" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiiz7s0tEdHtqQB-vOEKdY5BOdobQwuY62tvrPqjjYoxytqtYpcusmanPdOWxFtVuX-2_eHDGusjtv8IZ1q3RD65qNZJ4P5NRkBRjZuMO0SDpSmiKrlE_3UlGYjdEEpIdUwrLI8lU5tkK3NAFpWyG1Jyi8ZHpZYJoi6ZKasaaHJEok9HYGR9Qph5JbQ/w487-h487/IMG_6276.jpeg" width="487" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It occurs to me that this is a really haphazard post (I'm going to blame it on Covid brainfog), but it's done and that makes me happy, because now I can move on to another quilt!! I will try to be more conscientious about photographing as I go so I can be more organized in describing my projects. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anyway, stay scrappy, stay healthy, and keep sewing. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxJKD2f31yqeT1DKrpgR3vBdW8j_5q3iK8FCojCZxmGA8VxBOTlFHW6O57ZlkFrnt2z_D6C-XvvMzq6U9Mc68g_nLdNWrDzKx6H74A7C2eYanv5aqjU5lnTBVoB2uDg9B45_5rQXdZOrG8BXrASeBjHzgGOoYwYy5erUtK8389y_D5UhljPXM26qr1g/s1453/IMG_6274.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="1453" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxJKD2f31yqeT1DKrpgR3vBdW8j_5q3iK8FCojCZxmGA8VxBOTlFHW6O57ZlkFrnt2z_D6C-XvvMzq6U9Mc68g_nLdNWrDzKx6H74A7C2eYanv5aqjU5lnTBVoB2uDg9B45_5rQXdZOrG8BXrASeBjHzgGOoYwYy5erUtK8389y_D5UhljPXM26qr1g/w464-h464/IMG_6274.jpeg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-73533358241809704682023-03-22T19:30:00.002-04:002023-03-24T11:05:42.079-04:00Turquorangellow <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Yeah, that name. I'm not crazy about naming my quilts. I kept referring to this quilt as the turquoise, orange and yellow quilt while I was making it, so a mash-up of the colors works for me. I made the top way back in September last year during a time when I needed something quick, mindless, and cheerful while adjusting to a new life without my father in it. </span>Thus, the bright colors and simple design.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyRWJIsF68zXa5zFl-wtVz9QzrX2QnH3648ETjWerr8W7tH9EriZOR02PlzXx5ONsDsDmIwcxNtxQk0c9Pu9YfZs072jXwUnYYDHJh1Zl041Xc3F9ja7Jj_1DJjCrAQnmZ6O5tZc0b0c135-1K-ynVNq57O-izK6KF2JpClH9cFZRYEV1JQjlu6of4w/s1329/IMG_6151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1328" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyRWJIsF68zXa5zFl-wtVz9QzrX2QnH3648ETjWerr8W7tH9EriZOR02PlzXx5ONsDsDmIwcxNtxQk0c9Pu9YfZs072jXwUnYYDHJh1Zl041Xc3F9ja7Jj_1DJjCrAQnmZ6O5tZc0b0c135-1K-ynVNq57O-izK6KF2JpClH9cFZRYEV1JQjlu6of4w/w499-h499/IMG_6151.jpeg" width="499" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The pattern is from <a href="https://www.sewkatiedid.com/2011/08/21/messing-with-magic-numbers-2/" target="_blank">Sew Katie Did</a>. I had read a blog post of hers from way back in 2011 where she talked about magic numbers and showed a quilt she was working on. I shamelessly copied her design. I hope that was okay. I don't think she had a pattern published and the blog post read like a tutorial. So anyway, this quilt is made with one block with 2-inch, 4-inch and 6-inch squares (plus seam allowances). I built it one block at a time, cutting batches of squares as I needed them to distribute the colors, fabrics and (to some extent) values.I also rotated the block more or less randomly. I did not spend a lot of time planning it out. It was the project I needed. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is the block in isolation--bad image, I know, but I didn't have any photos of the individual blocks so I cropped heavily. My favorite fabric is that woodcut-looking print of flowers in orange. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qFV4h2hd6ljv-Mxq8rKDnuWoF0JnQsuzALEGmL0n0OcNa93ar-C2er9N8iFDjDQAzfHZZ6nhLctu5_QltRxbzCEJ-FA0CEoGMAuLgwMBgxW3pV1hQswHonQD1c5BWEzAM-mwRkl_h85BUs_O8FNGi4LIW22qLZ-L6cATg0p9VmeD89pkI2QGCg6_Mg/s405/IMG_6217%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qFV4h2hd6ljv-Mxq8rKDnuWoF0JnQsuzALEGmL0n0OcNa93ar-C2er9N8iFDjDQAzfHZZ6nhLctu5_QltRxbzCEJ-FA0CEoGMAuLgwMBgxW3pV1hQswHonQD1c5BWEzAM-mwRkl_h85BUs_O8FNGi4LIW22qLZ-L6cATg0p9VmeD89pkI2QGCg6_Mg/s320/IMG_6217%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We went on a vacation in October, and I took the top along to find some backing fabric as a souvenir. I challenged myself to find just the right backing in the one quilt store near where we stayed. And I found it! Turquoise dots with orange and yellow in the centers. For some reason my camera eliminated the center colors on bigger photos, but here is one I took as I was trying to decide if it was necessary to match the seamline for the back. (I decided it wasn't necessary.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6qXpn6SYdWgbhSb3wHr2QeSKWT6ucvzhSi8vien069fpoedrb0Sz6JEJ7-boqwxC9qjTTeL-z5dxdoF_aByTkg8wFOJSquiyIQvvkV6VjDWDGO4LU2-lBEh0JPCGBofR08zEtDq67ClYywKX9IQHxg6Wn_WqDHNEE-eCbDU_dwV2VNsasZomKSCDMA/s414/IMG_5603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6qXpn6SYdWgbhSb3wHr2QeSKWT6ucvzhSi8vien069fpoedrb0Sz6JEJ7-boqwxC9qjTTeL-z5dxdoF_aByTkg8wFOJSquiyIQvvkV6VjDWDGO4LU2-lBEh0JPCGBofR08zEtDq67ClYywKX9IQHxg6Wn_WqDHNEE-eCbDU_dwV2VNsasZomKSCDMA/s320/IMG_5603.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I basted it sometime before the end of the year, but I set it aside so I could make the baby quilt that I wrote about last week. I finished it a couple of weeks ago as soon as the baby quilt was done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My favorite quilting for quick quilts is walking foot, with some version of wavy lines. For this one I decided on diagonal lines, about an inch give-or-take apart. Took almost no time at all.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLc8H0VCuJvQrHhTijgEEs2jfHuWDFZ_aKYtfyGFbwb_9s00CUyn3NOYfpbe1WkNNRr6-Ip_ZxazsPo5BO2g1s_3xPKxsR6UTdvgS2-8rwWrLY4QltaSHK4ufbqg6S5Gubb5QjbXGz_5TAbZwXriylGRDPr_zgJJ4DV59hZR_d1KyDE__oZkyWW_xpA/s2048/IMG_6161.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLc8H0VCuJvQrHhTijgEEs2jfHuWDFZ_aKYtfyGFbwb_9s00CUyn3NOYfpbe1WkNNRr6-Ip_ZxazsPo5BO2g1s_3xPKxsR6UTdvgS2-8rwWrLY4QltaSHK4ufbqg6S5Gubb5QjbXGz_5TAbZwXriylGRDPr_zgJJ4DV59hZR_d1KyDE__oZkyWW_xpA/w349-h465/IMG_6161.jpeg" width="349" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had bought the bolt end of the backing fabric, so I had enough to make binding, too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNaZtwoTg9GYc2tbQXnoECza9yYFxNDGyfpLnwe8HLJGbeGyd8YW2RYwFPfIfw7foPpD5ha3X0V8ffna5BGZr_GHA0BrCx2A5m08ZJx9vSiDJdQCLQiiBtn6kzr214TUHSA8xc3w-NDCC12i5lq6AE6GwLY_DteAb_LnVYS6Rdx5gRYZ5ShN9csJ6ZA/s1023/IMG_6178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNaZtwoTg9GYc2tbQXnoECza9yYFxNDGyfpLnwe8HLJGbeGyd8YW2RYwFPfIfw7foPpD5ha3X0V8ffna5BGZr_GHA0BrCx2A5m08ZJx9vSiDJdQCLQiiBtn6kzr214TUHSA8xc3w-NDCC12i5lq6AE6GwLY_DteAb_LnVYS6Rdx5gRYZ5ShN9csJ6ZA/w400-h400/IMG_6178.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsOSJGWEUi_tJuamsd9LAQuJ33nDcinoRKejBbfDN6uXwjdrOJtMpzTAi20Ph1WM-bTAr-7RQqQnH0CtWtqO03tc3zy52vjXUuss48VPGBdN3-UM7Lwipwg6YtRwrwazgLyg_dnq4AFYVZs7Mn7UcMG_y3o2kwZXiLoubBmnh-BmrwwvAxGBeEipqyQ/s1347/IMG_6167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1346" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsOSJGWEUi_tJuamsd9LAQuJ33nDcinoRKejBbfDN6uXwjdrOJtMpzTAi20Ph1WM-bTAr-7RQqQnH0CtWtqO03tc3zy52vjXUuss48VPGBdN3-UM7Lwipwg6YtRwrwazgLyg_dnq4AFYVZs7Mn7UcMG_y3o2kwZXiLoubBmnh-BmrwwvAxGBeEipqyQ/w462-h462/IMG_6167.jpeg" width="462" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;">So here are the stats for this short and sweet quilt:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Block Pattern</b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">: From <a href="https://www.sewkatiedid.com/2011/08/21/messing-with-magic-numbers-2/" target="_blank">Magic Numbers post by Sew Katie Did</a>. Block is 14 inches square, and I made 16 in 4 rows of 4.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><span>Fabrics</span></b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: A variety of new fat quarters I collected last year, plus bits and pieces from my stash. The back is urban elementz Basix by Patricia Ritter for Northcott from 2017. I wonder if they still make it. It looks like it came in several colors and fun dots.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Batting</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: <span>Fairfield 80/20.</span></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Thread</b>: Superior Masterpiece in Granite for piecing; Superior King Tut in Temple for quilting; Superior Treasure in Antique (I think?) for hand sewing the binding.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Size</b><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">: Pieced: 56 1/2 inches square</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> After quilting: 56 3/8 by 56 inches</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Washed: 54 by 53 5/8 inches</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejKknvuCJfhWy--5Hzt8fbUx1jdHeehUOIxtECl3VUt9yoU4MU06L3zDR9ucbH4NBg6sQzvU6DtANALZR1CNhojZkyj2Awrxloz6OG1aEXLEgvEoMmGEBlykK4x76-GECxI41ctY-s1_oxiijetCrHbVPrFHhqZtYB6MrmNQN1DZOQdTp0GcL7CWfrg/s1773/IMG_6217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejKknvuCJfhWy--5Hzt8fbUx1jdHeehUOIxtECl3VUt9yoU4MU06L3zDR9ucbH4NBg6sQzvU6DtANALZR1CNhojZkyj2Awrxloz6OG1aEXLEgvEoMmGEBlykK4x76-GECxI41ctY-s1_oxiijetCrHbVPrFHhqZtYB6MrmNQN1DZOQdTp0GcL7CWfrg/w495-h495/IMG_6217.jpeg" width="495" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Machines</b><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">: Singer Featherweight for piecing; Singer Treadle 115 for walking foot quilting and for machine work on the binding.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipon8DyKDwe8kH8mkpP8xpVnSdC0TfHcRou6-iq9lqmdCjmjDiy7UFyKlyyGrcsgW8CgTFovxgNTihMvoKgXcrSEiXm-iyKj54QPDKfw64nbn6bi_6GJbFl4EX7d6JrwR7TeLiad7Kvvta_8LY_rwo_1iD9w7PCPeYPzYuy7v_pa-dSEXq9y09bJFQAw/s415/IMG_6147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="415" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipon8DyKDwe8kH8mkpP8xpVnSdC0TfHcRou6-iq9lqmdCjmjDiy7UFyKlyyGrcsgW8CgTFovxgNTihMvoKgXcrSEiXm-iyKj54QPDKfw64nbn6bi_6GJbFl4EX7d6JrwR7TeLiad7Kvvta_8LY_rwo_1iD9w7PCPeYPzYuy7v_pa-dSEXq9y09bJFQAw/w400-h400/IMG_6147.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">(Selfie in the mirror! I was going to use this photo for the IGQuiltFest, but I never got around to posting.)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjconIrt-igOnsU99f2A3smuhRPiDry9us5gAVu0yVEbKZoh8g5rwQqNrqjvNHg2uFBHEoGl81QlWqYH57BP2LQghAiTGh797HKNTDnegF1loDyGdgY8Z8OtzctCIc-fmiyV18vzx74s_E1mE1R4PHxtdNjRi9yeCPKAzVohPWkLRTT1hXQaEOG6lha0w/s1773/IMG_6218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjconIrt-igOnsU99f2A3smuhRPiDry9us5gAVu0yVEbKZoh8g5rwQqNrqjvNHg2uFBHEoGl81QlWqYH57BP2LQghAiTGh797HKNTDnegF1loDyGdgY8Z8OtzctCIc-fmiyV18vzx74s_E1mE1R4PHxtdNjRi9yeCPKAzVohPWkLRTT1hXQaEOG6lha0w/w502-h502/IMG_6218.jpeg" width="502" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">I just mentioned the name of the quilt to my quilt advisor. He said, "Why don't you name it TOY?" (Get it?) Hmmm. It</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> doesn't look like a TOY quilt to me. Then he said he didn't really care about quilt names, and I could name it Bob if I wanted. (He names everything that might need a name Bob.) Oh well. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTfOQFCgo_ZdkREIltMRAMisiR9Qrz1Xa01BgZkuEWYlr_xla0gzKWC70noSK07leQD-1kZfRXTN9u__QHg0wf84JAkRSBUaEkf8Kt6icivjn1HF3abR4lxQzGPvzbLjYCerg6aU4qF9xqHq8WsyRSBPmc5WUq_12yod9gd4wvmG82Z7XhzoVbgJlaQ/s1773/IMG_6221.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTfOQFCgo_ZdkREIltMRAMisiR9Qrz1Xa01BgZkuEWYlr_xla0gzKWC70noSK07leQD-1kZfRXTN9u__QHg0wf84JAkRSBUaEkf8Kt6icivjn1HF3abR4lxQzGPvzbLjYCerg6aU4qF9xqHq8WsyRSBPmc5WUq_12yod9gd4wvmG82Z7XhzoVbgJlaQ/w513-h513/IMG_6221.jpeg" width="513" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Probably the truest colors of all the photos</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I plan to donate this quilt--haven't decided on a organization yet. Maybe for a younger recipient? What do you think? </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">I'm linking up this week with <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2023/03/back-from-tx-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday</a> and with <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-extra-x-beauties-pageant-209.html" target="_blank">Michelle at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauties Pageant</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">BTW, I just changed the font size? Is that better? Why didn't I do this years ago?? (Old eyes.)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div>(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></span></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-68208375650921245322023-03-16T18:56:00.001-04:002023-03-17T13:08:54.786-04:00Baby N's Quilt <p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh my. It has been a very long time. I mentioned at the end of December that I had a baby quilt to make. I really thought I could finish it by the end of January, but my quilt construction pace was as slow as...well, molasses in January, I guess. But the quilt is done, baby has come, and gift has been given, so I can finally share here. (I did do some other sewing in the meantime, and will share shortly.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's just jump to the end and then we can back up a bit--or a lot. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWWA_Kay9ISu3aLlUD-zJ47Bn3srxYfTmBDvCQht8xhhcEPM31Jy3iPIv3AcxVROH2eQZvTkYBfWHgCJrl1stT1zUDbFYZspYvolksZCKEO-SoqjdSpG3Pt9qJnRdJR54_ExYffYglLjWUiJmUe0YKutlhSLenFYYqmf-CCKYDub3hCbVHdxWKkeVNA/s1141/IMG_6085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1141" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWWA_Kay9ISu3aLlUD-zJ47Bn3srxYfTmBDvCQht8xhhcEPM31Jy3iPIv3AcxVROH2eQZvTkYBfWHgCJrl1stT1zUDbFYZspYvolksZCKEO-SoqjdSpG3Pt9qJnRdJR54_ExYffYglLjWUiJmUe0YKutlhSLenFYYqmf-CCKYDub3hCbVHdxWKkeVNA/w496-h496/IMG_6085.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSLLtYTuBGKdT_g-okyFtGeatLBxBEDiWPslxc3LHHw2FVVxnRon9xBH9ovxsrb-3WT3sU6GIJrONHIlYMbHfZmTodMAF_REhEl8azPrQYRe2F3l2Ltl9iKgNTNr9zyyx2Wdxlc24dgfdK0EWeMD1Z9LhlCWoH44ApNoAEmSigyCltBVri9glOmLP7w/s1327/IMG_6091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1327" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSLLtYTuBGKdT_g-okyFtGeatLBxBEDiWPslxc3LHHw2FVVxnRon9xBH9ovxsrb-3WT3sU6GIJrONHIlYMbHfZmTodMAF_REhEl8azPrQYRe2F3l2Ltl9iKgNTNr9zyyx2Wdxlc24dgfdK0EWeMD1Z9LhlCWoH44ApNoAEmSigyCltBVri9glOmLP7w/w471-h471/IMG_6091.jpeg" width="471" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">So, the inspiration for this quilt came from my niece's photo of the nursery--and especially-- the beautiful rug. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAf9zqXrC53yF9Km8jP1ds4I7CnR7PcHTqwcrMfhtIM0v_ARRc6-cvy3f7nE6bu324DckNE_80WQKU3luTJVjZ-9XRq-GMGLQSU-VjXaI5JNj8dOFBJJ45U-HsbSLWILAYqXBZ_28zEjtXpzsqto-PjbLWckpXH9VPN22RQ0qbRafgteJFL8SP7trqzg/s1023/IMG_9344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1023" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAf9zqXrC53yF9Km8jP1ds4I7CnR7PcHTqwcrMfhtIM0v_ARRc6-cvy3f7nE6bu324DckNE_80WQKU3luTJVjZ-9XRq-GMGLQSU-VjXaI5JNj8dOFBJJ45U-HsbSLWILAYqXBZ_28zEjtXpzsqto-PjbLWckpXH9VPN22RQ0qbRafgteJFL8SP7trqzg/w492-h492/IMG_9344.jpeg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She said she was not all that fond of the pink, but that she liked the moodiness of the other colors in the rug. She also expressed a preference for solid fabrics over prints. I loved the idea of solids and moody colors, but I will admit that for several weeks I was stymied. First of all, I was not at all sure of the actual colors in the rug. With a little research, I found it online on a store's website and printed out the photos that became my basis for choosing colors. I was still uncertain, though, because I noticed a strong LED lamp in the baby's room. I have struggled to transition to LED light in my home, and have been highly aware of how the differences in daylight, incandescent, and warm or cool LED light can affect color. I spent </span><strike style="font-family: arial;">hours </strike><span style="font-family: arial;"> days shifting my Kona color chips around along the edges of one of the photos of the rug. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While all of this dithering was going on, I was also trying to figure out a pattern. I wanted it to be kind of simple so that it wouldn't fight with the rug. I tried a lot of ideas--a strong contender was nine-patches with solid squares based on an old Amish quilt, but I just couldn't get the gradations of color to fit my vision. Then I started playing around with the flower block from the <a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/2016/10/free-floret-table-topper-pattern-and-first-blush-fabric-hop.html" target="_blank">free Floret Table Topper tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew</a>. After studying the inspiration rug, I knew that I wanted just a bit more variety of color in the block so I added a little strip in the center of the flower and drafted a paper foundation pattern that would finish at 5 inches. Using my Quiltography app, I laid out a bunch of flower blocks, but the design quickly became too busy for me, so I sprinkled them around and added bars and vertical sashes between. I experimented with a light background, but the colors looked too bright, and I realized that the quilt really needed both black to keep the colors looking moody and pink to lighten it up for a baby. I tried out two designs with my app. In one, the bars were all rectangles and in the other I threw in some triangles, like this:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o_d1VpzzH_Bwws03oh4BGxv6b-lqJdX8Zyl_Ae2Nf241byV2Be00u7mwh326PGVIwRJY2oOK-czqH3sTDTVWRzjQp12BXWsFiRl2GGqm60SEmGUBtnaBbTkRz3c4U0MS6YhmCiNhbVZvdSCBKNjXKkT-r1XTJ4KSeTt5th5dKHigZruqw-x6zOZ6eg/s1054/Image-1%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1024" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o_d1VpzzH_Bwws03oh4BGxv6b-lqJdX8Zyl_Ae2Nf241byV2Be00u7mwh326PGVIwRJY2oOK-czqH3sTDTVWRzjQp12BXWsFiRl2GGqm60SEmGUBtnaBbTkRz3c4U0MS6YhmCiNhbVZvdSCBKNjXKkT-r1XTJ4KSeTt5th5dKHigZruqw-x6zOZ6eg/w496-h510/Image-1%20(2).jpg" width="496" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This design was just a general guide. I knew I did not want regular horizontal sashes, but my app did not allow me to eliminate them. I combined both designs to make the bars as irregular rectangles or blunted triangles (yes, thanks to my math teacher dad I know those aren't the right terms, but you know what I mean). I also reversed the direction of the flower petals from my plan so they would spin forward.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Gradually I narrowed the colors down to ones that I hoped would at least complement the rug. Just before Christmas I ordered a bunch online from a new-to-me store in Ohio because my local stores only have the basic set of Kona colors. Those fabrics came in just a couple of days. Maybe they thought they were a present? Anyway, I'll shop there again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyCyb3xmTKYZjWkfpLh-k76kboXnaysLHS30FxBqFIfg-WiN50YVmzwsHFqKGLnJIi2gr-l4i_Xnj4a6fhhFzK0PGA5PWfCl-tGGVGYFYWM83y9FWbKGlsoZe1tHFVlxIYGO64nu8Rd51QbW2FWUNmDtrifb6vObWrWIYZ_4YpXGlW9IZ1jDMUn0gBw/s2183/IMG_5993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1441" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyCyb3xmTKYZjWkfpLh-k76kboXnaysLHS30FxBqFIfg-WiN50YVmzwsHFqKGLnJIi2gr-l4i_Xnj4a6fhhFzK0PGA5PWfCl-tGGVGYFYWM83y9FWbKGlsoZe1tHFVlxIYGO64nu8Rd51QbW2FWUNmDtrifb6vObWrWIYZ_4YpXGlW9IZ1jDMUn0gBw/w343-h520/IMG_5993.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had no idea how much fabric I needed, so I bought a bunch of quarter yards, a few half yards, and 2 1/2 yards for the background fabric. The background is Kona Pepper rather than Black to lower the contrast just a smidgen. I could not find a Kona dusty purple that I liked (I don't have the lastest Kona swatches, so I don't know if the color even exists), but I had a couple of scraps of dusty purple tone-on-tone prints that were just the colors I wanted on their back sides, so I added those to the mix. The purple I did order was a Moda, but it was a little too strong, and I didn't use it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWN-EALKy37QhQKILsV6o4Xvrpn3z3-WEDZBUIxDY_huSx5IlGQZKgXAkXqlxOawlbu9GiyRSo2xF3uoJX2WT3QsD0G4kK_f0GNKYQ9MSQHR4tfEg--X5IaamkD9_iYdbj_fEGIfYTi2J-chP8riXPGwQP6_nWn5vO3D58NFGgtOWg657SePh1Th5vw/s1414/IMG_6212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWN-EALKy37QhQKILsV6o4Xvrpn3z3-WEDZBUIxDY_huSx5IlGQZKgXAkXqlxOawlbu9GiyRSo2xF3uoJX2WT3QsD0G4kK_f0GNKYQ9MSQHR4tfEg--X5IaamkD9_iYdbj_fEGIfYTi2J-chP8riXPGwQP6_nWn5vO3D58NFGgtOWg657SePh1Th5vw/w200-h200/IMG_6212.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BZ5EBBV_IrfS76gjSFdyYpYUJrwmCNgOqYLziYqabxLHrZEziEOwKzvza8AEfMM1KxoVsCmRziFlYHn8phkU6l3EvheV2WYT0WueM7rz_mDx8C_d_nsVRIPFeKBsoOLtl3KwaBycHsbsV8kDWIKtaLF7LYmcWW_JwsxtRsKFWtxDS-1PveFyK7KFPw/s1512/IMG_6213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BZ5EBBV_IrfS76gjSFdyYpYUJrwmCNgOqYLziYqabxLHrZEziEOwKzvza8AEfMM1KxoVsCmRziFlYHn8phkU6l3EvheV2WYT0WueM7rz_mDx8C_d_nsVRIPFeKBsoOLtl3KwaBycHsbsV8kDWIKtaLF7LYmcWW_JwsxtRsKFWtxDS-1PveFyK7KFPw/w200-h200/IMG_6213.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I made the flower blocks first. So much fun! I used freezer paper foundation piecing for the quadrants to make them nice and crisp and accurate. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe07V6LkQmyo1jRPx6TpKJaRWSvmHLbZ_UvbAItzKv4DccoUC_SFVzjnOVFoZpg6mOkegDZTGFMVg9nzleU5LOyef1NhLlGEUEYMsZdlsRYpntSOVC-MBMg77mjedjAjzbv4MFDUYj1l2XDip2nCzY5ElWIKaETgGWpDTOgAForgiJNCqkNAdRTkh-Q/s1493/IMG_6030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1493" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe07V6LkQmyo1jRPx6TpKJaRWSvmHLbZ_UvbAItzKv4DccoUC_SFVzjnOVFoZpg6mOkegDZTGFMVg9nzleU5LOyef1NhLlGEUEYMsZdlsRYpntSOVC-MBMg77mjedjAjzbv4MFDUYj1l2XDip2nCzY5ElWIKaETgGWpDTOgAForgiJNCqkNAdRTkh-Q/w526-h177/IMG_6030.jpeg" width="526" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">That was the fast part of the quilt, but the whole design turned out to be more complicated than I anticipated. I wanted to sprinkle colors around so I had to be careful of how I used each one. I also decided to foundation piece the bars to keep measurements accurate. I made patterns from graph paper</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXx2WHAZSJOxha-c6qoNmDOfaYFpuW4p02EpHf3aH_EkLJkVPF2_wpTk_LLfXv9AeysH9A8Wqb_qNb31_IeEpDbiJCaCBLbP3pLUN1HvP-tTz6OqdRtxfMekg8EJ5eRWuYLYLgRf1Ik8HQMuQJyo7X6VQewTdYxvsk2cY5AlXsKRWfNR2Zv5lZUSN-g/s1773/IMG_6210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXx2WHAZSJOxha-c6qoNmDOfaYFpuW4p02EpHf3aH_EkLJkVPF2_wpTk_LLfXv9AeysH9A8Wqb_qNb31_IeEpDbiJCaCBLbP3pLUN1HvP-tTz6OqdRtxfMekg8EJ5eRWuYLYLgRf1Ik8HQMuQJyo7X6VQewTdYxvsk2cY5AlXsKRWfNR2Zv5lZUSN-g/w498-h498/IMG_6210.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">and planned to piece them no-tear style with freezer paper. I made patterns in three different lengths, that could then be varied by reversing them and/or turning them 180 degrees, I made additional copies of the patterns on freezer paper that I could use as rough templates for less fabric waste as I pieced. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjhM3ns4Ou4e4DPK8fD8qRMg7PSDILrr1LwK9_xDugwrwqPM7gIFm7i-bmCq1wi9lf-fRDYO19oFmVxk1n-WVEAnZKcdSOvxcfDhMMZrgGO71PMSvRTPNKDd4aEmI_EhATIm1i7a-lZVeoXqFmx65DacVskoTmEC01yiRSr0tewBQPkoCuO4GbWClVA/s1435/IMG_6211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1435" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjhM3ns4Ou4e4DPK8fD8qRMg7PSDILrr1LwK9_xDugwrwqPM7gIFm7i-bmCq1wi9lf-fRDYO19oFmVxk1n-WVEAnZKcdSOvxcfDhMMZrgGO71PMSvRTPNKDd4aEmI_EhATIm1i7a-lZVeoXqFmx65DacVskoTmEC01yiRSr0tewBQPkoCuO4GbWClVA/w467-h467/IMG_6211.jpeg" width="467" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I put the flowers up on the design wall in the approximate placement in my quilt plan. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I would plan each strip, press the freezer paper template on, cut out the bars and foundation paper piece them, put the strip on the wall, and plan the next one. Here's how I planned each strip with folded fabric (using black construction paper to stand in for the black fabric since it was easier to use than handling a big piece of fabric). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e91WWYoNdwRF_HLFXCkiiDSh_K37zUxDJ6kguEvzaXxXygK0qWWIDRolObi7VPQfAkLOsIkHBgH0OBEgT4z9OBLKvEiLKFYw5tX6bTeeqkzpfRZQbi6ETIG70Cj2ZzU-93jqEFKFfBoCTOmrpdfOJNg_O5iTgXQm9xVGBJLNeBkisgVtGXF4caOSXw/s2798/IMG_6046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="1124" height="633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e91WWYoNdwRF_HLFXCkiiDSh_K37zUxDJ6kguEvzaXxXygK0qWWIDRolObi7VPQfAkLOsIkHBgH0OBEgT4z9OBLKvEiLKFYw5tX6bTeeqkzpfRZQbi6ETIG70Cj2ZzU-93jqEFKFfBoCTOmrpdfOJNg_O5iTgXQm9xVGBJLNeBkisgVtGXF4caOSXw/w255-h633/IMG_6046.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And up on the design wall...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1EIg7mlSwp4ESINCr0t1uMz9fWEvo9sAhJ8_izC_6papT-ZMSjhC64o8hk022-ySSf4N3qgiJKGG4SL7kprXDTa49NSllyJhp9JWN6aFK9ZRHgtZ9qFxM8nLJqLi8IOVvi1O1-Hw5B1hWJVhLJyyPYgCdpQZA_T-zgGqawHok8rmOMJ5nl75vutpsQ/s2048/IMG_6050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1EIg7mlSwp4ESINCr0t1uMz9fWEvo9sAhJ8_izC_6papT-ZMSjhC64o8hk022-ySSf4N3qgiJKGG4SL7kprXDTa49NSllyJhp9JWN6aFK9ZRHgtZ9qFxM8nLJqLi8IOVvi1O1-Hw5B1hWJVhLJyyPYgCdpQZA_T-zgGqawHok8rmOMJ5nl75vutpsQ/w409-h545/IMG_6050.jpeg" width="409" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">All went well at first. Then I started pulling the freezer paper off sections, and a mild disaster happened. There seemed to be too much adhesion (or maybe too loose a weave in the fabric?) and my fabric started to fray. That never happened before. I ended up having to do surgical repairs, replacing several bars that were too frayed to be salvageable. I stopped using the freezer paper and used newsprint for the rest of the quilt, still using the no-tear (and no-tears) method. Sure glad I pulled off those sections before too much of the quilt was made and damaged. One other goof-up happened when I accidentally grabbed a piece of black fabric instead of pepper. More surgery was required. Good grief. But after all of the strips were done and I had inserted black vertical sashes, I was thrilled to see that the quilt was looking like I had envisioned it.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While I was doing all the sewing, I kept wondering what I was going to do for a backing. Long before I started planning this quilt, I had seen a wideback fabric at my local store. In fact, I liked it so much I had almost purchased it. When I started sewing the quilt I realized that the backing colors were sort of like it. I kept visiting the backing, and finally decided to buy it even though I wasn't sure if it would work. Then, whenever I was working on the quilt, I'd lay it out with my copy of the rug photo on the ironing board, trying to picture how it would all look together. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuEWkd_07MxYZezz4jPgZQvcIhCoadKuKz3R2MEHTJFZhAGt2EbqhTq0mhCpQq-_YE8cBVhsslqsrrIbMmk_nzyGFpMBl1FSLWmmxFkeodoXQzoGr3ROnJMYko63vfk3QaqhSWOis8yB4VPvYNouyjNleuNBqPXuGGKxTJpJkaJLfpzFAHptXfK4_qg/s2048/IMG_6067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuEWkd_07MxYZezz4jPgZQvcIhCoadKuKz3R2MEHTJFZhAGt2EbqhTq0mhCpQq-_YE8cBVhsslqsrrIbMmk_nzyGFpMBl1FSLWmmxFkeodoXQzoGr3ROnJMYko63vfk3QaqhSWOis8yB4VPvYNouyjNleuNBqPXuGGKxTJpJkaJLfpzFAHptXfK4_qg/w448-h597/IMG_6067.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Silly, no? I was still worried about how the quilt would look in all the different kinds of light. But, as you know, in the end I chose that backing.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally the top was done, and it was time to figure out the quilting. I really liked how the top looked and although I tried drawing all sorts of quilting plans and laid thread out in different ways, I just couldn't figure out what to do. Meanwhile, the baby's due date was getting closer and closer. Finally, I decided to just quilt in-the-ditch (-ish) everywhere and let the quilt pattern be the pattern. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPgpXDebFuCoW2u2WQm4fyZnDJrnx4t-znt4s1sTaLQnR7ybZi_s8YeotHdJ0pGUFRmx2sJNuRiTr_B-tiBkrRMTvs2ZqRo_034BahckuJkIXHdnbJAzfkIIEr5rp2X7zFEgYJvuTPxAGkuRtAAiVyYvVeLqKU4JM2W8DSr6iW-DYtAbLVULhC_97Ig/s2048/IMG_6094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPgpXDebFuCoW2u2WQm4fyZnDJrnx4t-znt4s1sTaLQnR7ybZi_s8YeotHdJ0pGUFRmx2sJNuRiTr_B-tiBkrRMTvs2ZqRo_034BahckuJkIXHdnbJAzfkIIEr5rp2X7zFEgYJvuTPxAGkuRtAAiVyYvVeLqKU4JM2W8DSr6iW-DYtAbLVULhC_97Ig/w441-h588/IMG_6094.jpeg" width="441" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">That might be my one minor regret. If I were to do it again, I think I'd stipple it. There were LOTS of threads to tie off and bury. I also dithered about thread color. I didn't trust my machine to quilt with a darker thread on the front and lighter thread on the back (I didn't want light threads "poking through" like little specks of dust). So I choose an olive green thread for most of the lines and blue for the lines on the flowers. They didn't look that different from each other, but allowed me to not play thread chicken with one of the colors. They showed like a dark gray the back, but I don't mind. They make their own pattern over the flowers. Here's how that looks:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GjXXN7NuJ6E0bG7JeP2OSF0Tr0x28U7CKGpk_2luUEoIO-9GK7rkNc3hG4CKAlafM3v3hY3s5bPtBBF2EUlK0YdO8Svo08BNcc1-WUaULeVppwmZYPhSfMvrtyRkUv7oLX2RQd7qcHamvZ488IkhTMXOZQbar2Vu8mLCdCDdVyjkVQB3q4zE483MPw/s2048/IMG_6097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GjXXN7NuJ6E0bG7JeP2OSF0Tr0x28U7CKGpk_2luUEoIO-9GK7rkNc3hG4CKAlafM3v3hY3s5bPtBBF2EUlK0YdO8Svo08BNcc1-WUaULeVppwmZYPhSfMvrtyRkUv7oLX2RQd7qcHamvZ488IkhTMXOZQbar2Vu8mLCdCDdVyjkVQB3q4zE483MPw/w401-h534/IMG_6097.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-sYvQmHQGse4u12SxO5m6atmEAcPVUDRiztEDoTArzL72LMuq-fA61qvKOB5_A363eOZY98RGnu0XlTLGvn0133rLPa1iP293YGvSKWPNGGgxFyBEVzBFr0t7WlNu4jRR_0Ko3pDobKXlMX_-0ntVJRMJhsYP0FEYapcepp-foZ4Oon7fEENC3ZX5g/s1526/IMG_6096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1526" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-sYvQmHQGse4u12SxO5m6atmEAcPVUDRiztEDoTArzL72LMuq-fA61qvKOB5_A363eOZY98RGnu0XlTLGvn0133rLPa1iP293YGvSKWPNGGgxFyBEVzBFr0t7WlNu4jRR_0Ko3pDobKXlMX_-0ntVJRMJhsYP0FEYapcepp-foZ4Oon7fEENC3ZX5g/w527-h366/IMG_6096.jpeg" width="527" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And, can I say I'm really proud of how straight I got that backing? My vertical thread lines are almost spot on with the floral pattern. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When I finished the quilting, I was pleased to see that I had enough fabric bits left to make a pieced binding. Here it is all laid out to make sure the seams wouldn't fall at the corners. (How about that sunshine?!)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xX94pJpNuXmvyABupP1yeOA9cMNYvXQmpLU_a1skDhega_FJoQzKLfJwIUfypCm9AadHyw5Faw5im1reE_sQHWpjKjGF5mHasxdQC_fANhbpXf4XWiGVuLdYUDdSehRhdov64R4n8atj7TK9iez2PihlkY2XbiT90eeSxPR1X_63aKlwiGoFkc2vpw/s1773/IMG_6079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xX94pJpNuXmvyABupP1yeOA9cMNYvXQmpLU_a1skDhega_FJoQzKLfJwIUfypCm9AadHyw5Faw5im1reE_sQHWpjKjGF5mHasxdQC_fANhbpXf4XWiGVuLdYUDdSehRhdov64R4n8atj7TK9iez2PihlkY2XbiT90eeSxPR1X_63aKlwiGoFkc2vpw/w517-h517/IMG_6079.jpeg" width="517" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Stats:</b> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Pattern</b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Flower Blocks are inspired by Cluck Cluck Sew as noted above. The rest of the pattern is my own design.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKn2TSRn9LRHEIcPe3X11RG7-a37sm41bopTe-giE_mQiAW5G3bGHYNrfOlVEE6DbY44gFZKwO5vLGFhP81KcRayElH3PuO2T1ixNE8qg6fpAFLnmYfZnoZhq7iI_VL4LTjk--Jnf7l3EQLLI2IeKHS1DTmuaUOetptlxBYDZ_C6NHBH2qezHYYgmKA/s1448/IMG_6082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1448" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKn2TSRn9LRHEIcPe3X11RG7-a37sm41bopTe-giE_mQiAW5G3bGHYNrfOlVEE6DbY44gFZKwO5vLGFhP81KcRayElH3PuO2T1ixNE8qg6fpAFLnmYfZnoZhq7iI_VL4LTjk--Jnf7l3EQLLI2IeKHS1DTmuaUOetptlxBYDZ_C6NHBH2qezHYYgmKA/w468-h463/IMG_6082.jpeg" width="468" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fabrics</span></b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: <span style="font-family: arial;">Kona solids in Amber, Ballerina, Ballet Slipper, Bison, Bluejay, Cloud, Curry, Denim, Desert Green, Dill, OD Green, Pearl Pink, Pepper, Sable, Sky, Smoke and Violet (there might be a couple of these that didn't make the final cut as I was sewing), plus two old scraps of who-knows-what from my collection. Hillside Meadow wideback from Art Gallery Fabrics.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMZv0XrTw_e1Sc1KlAsbyRZGrlbw-I8eq8p5eJuxTV3uXbksLqqa1CYjgTEXnvB4U6_p6ZapbP4dL_8F-f47cVoDXvHUpn-8aYHXH-ThYG3veqKzdXD3yMkLPxs9em0jfmjjI9RMzi3kVXiso2BYuY_FI-zYsaCaLbdzfBmylXn4WPfQ8LGrCJtBcjg/s1504/IMG_6080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1504" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMZv0XrTw_e1Sc1KlAsbyRZGrlbw-I8eq8p5eJuxTV3uXbksLqqa1CYjgTEXnvB4U6_p6ZapbP4dL_8F-f47cVoDXvHUpn-8aYHXH-ThYG3veqKzdXD3yMkLPxs9em0jfmjjI9RMzi3kVXiso2BYuY_FI-zYsaCaLbdzfBmylXn4WPfQ8LGrCJtBcjg/w506-h362/IMG_6080.jpeg" width="506" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Batting</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: <span style="font-family: arial;">Fairfield 80/20.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQwrRUu7hVih5KpVWfWx1BcD5rFXsly7Odnm0JOX_ygf82IQyPL_nlC7lwiRxCEgvTYOOc4-KZVTPUe0ys19XUyuivoJ76GyBrNSXn9uXWRO9k-t2jt1vGBwFr_SytUdlpPKpvbHEO8xHSrjJPpW-VYQ_YMhjx5C6vfFStJggygX-gwbvFOsny-67KA/s2048/IMG_6098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQwrRUu7hVih5KpVWfWx1BcD5rFXsly7Odnm0JOX_ygf82IQyPL_nlC7lwiRxCEgvTYOOc4-KZVTPUe0ys19XUyuivoJ76GyBrNSXn9uXWRO9k-t2jt1vGBwFr_SytUdlpPKpvbHEO8xHSrjJPpW-VYQ_YMhjx5C6vfFStJggygX-gwbvFOsny-67KA/w450-h600/IMG_6098.jpeg" width="450" /></a></span></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Thread</b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">: Superior Masterpiece in Granite for piecing; Mettler Silk Finish Cotton 50 wt. in Smoky Blue and Burnt Olive for quilting; Superior Treasure in Antique for hand sewing the binding. </span></span></span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Size</b><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">: Pieced: 54 1/2 by 54 1/2 inches</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> After quilting: 54 by 54 1/4 inches</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Washed: 51 by 51 1/4 inches</span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1251" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG7Ck_C545kmeoIeZlUSc8iv2_u1tud5lmJNvI8OErGBQts2IbBbNYlmfBxBj31ZHjVA9O-RBcubrHusTeFtXFPn9CqPfQxoNLOGd-znHsF5wgJjanNPe-njTo5woPwA2oCIorYskB02HDDK0-rzabZL8KOkTdl0eWNs76P0bYgUniT48kact8AciuA/w200-h200/IMG_6124.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div> A bit windy after washing<br /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Machines</b><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">: Singer Featherweight for piecing; Singer Treadle 115 for walking foot quilting and for machine work on the binding.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_24by26CoRGxDOdb7NJqKZJ58lk1rn8aPjYiIokwjF2jjQCKBghJMbjFvPGIOqiUQRvyJpRnWQpbRfz5zNv_eth9VTBYIK3ZluN9uxeTtVxHaMFHh9BQU4SaWSzV-afZsUMOsBTrrvzm1G4kM7F8DnufNJNl_t2-I-ML3Z4ipH27prPmuLvlQ48eLQ/s2048/IMG_6099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_24by26CoRGxDOdb7NJqKZJ58lk1rn8aPjYiIokwjF2jjQCKBghJMbjFvPGIOqiUQRvyJpRnWQpbRfz5zNv_eth9VTBYIK3ZluN9uxeTtVxHaMFHh9BQU4SaWSzV-afZsUMOsBTrrvzm1G4kM7F8DnufNJNl_t2-I-ML3Z4ipH27prPmuLvlQ48eLQ/w391-h521/IMG_6099.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">It felt so good to finish the quilt. I sent it out along with a little present for baby's big brother as soon as we received word that baby had arrived. It made it to Chicago in one day and was almost at its destination when my tracking notifications indicated an error and then completely disappeared for a day. The next message indicated that it was at the wrong postal facility not far from where it needed to go, and there it sat for several days with no word at all. It seemed it was no longer "Priority." I was really sweating it out, picturing it in a pile in a forgotten bin or worse in a corner somewhere with rats gnawing on it. After five days, the package was declared officially late, so I opened a complaint case to get it moving again. (Sometimes I think the post office needs to hire special "Moms" to look for lost things when technology fails.) Fortunately, things got back underway, and the package finally arrived. Whew! </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The gift received:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrTQB_WELHSzGcTGUfTDnWAnl0avszUpODpdNzke7B7L5OvQwLl9Q2WFMNJuDQNWTteoDg_LE8EL9gJVMFtA7fjiA3L2xfv2L3eYl0mBYFz-5W3J533Eh45A-6O5M5Clk09i4rT3vWXNpoagds1LyHNk-_MDoKLkncJIvkaJM6bF75INXHyFBOQc1-g/s879/IMG_6777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="879" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrTQB_WELHSzGcTGUfTDnWAnl0avszUpODpdNzke7B7L5OvQwLl9Q2WFMNJuDQNWTteoDg_LE8EL9gJVMFtA7fjiA3L2xfv2L3eYl0mBYFz-5W3J533Eh45A-6O5M5Clk09i4rT3vWXNpoagds1LyHNk-_MDoKLkncJIvkaJM6bF75INXHyFBOQc1-g/w497-h497/IMG_6777.jpeg" width="497" /></a></div><br /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">And the tiny giftee:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNF-ZZfqqQYHHt4lUddEBFjeookmeABbS8AtdfbVKH00reO0coo-WeFMt0Azy1ThkFjHQNJM6Iwd4dGBZk_f5YTDiMR6iQmGjurkIO6OqY9Oxv73-W1Gakfq0THEzI0o6rxqBRKZwmzj_Gr5N50-zyO-x2dSJyog-MOlCMgWEUXypj-aHMOCf1z6xvBA/s1526/IMG_0537%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1526" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNF-ZZfqqQYHHt4lUddEBFjeookmeABbS8AtdfbVKH00reO0coo-WeFMt0Azy1ThkFjHQNJM6Iwd4dGBZk_f5YTDiMR6iQmGjurkIO6OqY9Oxv73-W1Gakfq0THEzI0o6rxqBRKZwmzj_Gr5N50-zyO-x2dSJyog-MOlCMgWEUXypj-aHMOCf1z6xvBA/w515-h244/IMG_0537%20(3).jpg" width="515" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I will admit to a few challenges when I made this quilt, and at one time I wondered if it meant that this little girl would be a feisty little soul. But she's adorable and chill. And all those challenges gave me more time to meditate on her and her family before she was born. I hope there is a baby somewhere in your life that you can gift with a quilt. It's really a satisfying project. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">I'm linking up this week with <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2023/03/spring-break-teaching-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday</a> and <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/03/mmm-quilts-pop-star-quilt-beauties.html" target="_blank">Michelle at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauties Pageant</a>. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">I'll be back next week with another finish that's been waiting for a post.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span></div><p><br /></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-30636433628007777212022-12-26T12:54:00.000-05:002022-12-26T12:54:25.798-05:00A Bit-by-bit Year<p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of each year, <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2022/12/best-of-2022-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs hosts a linky party</a> for us to share our best posts from the past twelve months and offers suggestions for listing them. I like to share my finishes, and since those would be more than five posts, I divide them into five categories. That way I meet the spirit of the party and keep all my finishes together in one year-end post, and you can decide which links you might like to explore further.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For me, this was a year of small projects. They were the best fit for this season of my life. But the neat thing is that small projects do add up to finishes, bit-by-bit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. <b>Placemats</b> I made these all year long going according to Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge colors at SoScrappy. I will be donating them to Meals on Wheels during a spring collection. I used mostly leftover strings as well as other scraps (and an orphan block), pieced batting, and pieced backings or small bits from my stash. Perfect project for limited time, with the satisfaction of a finish. Most (or maybe all?) were quilt-as-you-go. If you'd like to read more about them, click on the "placemats RSC22" label on the right sidebar.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2AdC1m8Kx8dRKO3WcTD7cx9JyrY0CzDo7TdUaYd0tVXsm2a5f563s3K1q_ARIPjgMa3M4P4OdGZ1QjK-mvtpYt0VWbhtRHTmtXRD-qsuB7DirtemdPl7EuicPBYghiLbSWa-DEkrHsc16WkXqc8u6ZRv6FuP1AAhb4nvh4gD_emDBFzEkQ2riv-Tvw/s1475/IMG_5951.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1475" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2AdC1m8Kx8dRKO3WcTD7cx9JyrY0CzDo7TdUaYd0tVXsm2a5f563s3K1q_ARIPjgMa3M4P4OdGZ1QjK-mvtpYt0VWbhtRHTmtXRD-qsuB7DirtemdPl7EuicPBYghiLbSWa-DEkrHsc16WkXqc8u6ZRv6FuP1AAhb4nvh4gD_emDBFzEkQ2riv-Tvw/w491-h491/IMG_5951.jpeg" width="491" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">2.<b>Throw Quilts </b>I did finish three biggish quilts. All were long term scrap projects, so the bulk of the work was done last year. Two were Confetti quilts from the pattern by Rachel Hauser of Stitched in Color and the other was a Year of Scrappy Triangles, a pattern by Leila Gardunia. If you want to see more, there are labels with both names to click on the right sidebar.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjwMFxCUNn_FoY-zIHc6eQyaS9KISnf3bdftR1Sw-XePOb3Lcnk72vKh3u2imyCPpCFFW2UrB0yfl7zPuAHeRzbpam7LViSU31lsE3xmulpp0H6ne_GniSGVXRDDkGk51Nu5098kp7ARocKSIGjOfJmsQ0EBAhqZfisxozs9Fc6QkGKUN2g7vJTIVvw/s3024/IMG_4412.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjwMFxCUNn_FoY-zIHc6eQyaS9KISnf3bdftR1Sw-XePOb3Lcnk72vKh3u2imyCPpCFFW2UrB0yfl7zPuAHeRzbpam7LViSU31lsE3xmulpp0H6ne_GniSGVXRDDkGk51Nu5098kp7ARocKSIGjOfJmsQ0EBAhqZfisxozs9Fc6QkGKUN2g7vJTIVvw/w492-h492/IMG_4412.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg9wBUo9LD945C1tHLL4lc-QwLtsuKMYap3kk4GJFBOHI1ERIsAYFYfo6EocpQEtJ_OWO2uv6hTovn6QZ6Zd3nLv-EvNYz1zO6POMv9aZ8-V2hdEnEMcCF7T1pbLa6O3tgnAUcW3eaJO2q7bmoZFKP_0w_JuYn1whEk7sZ7o-WY6JdjqIZcDbdVyPYw/s2048/IMG_5102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg9wBUo9LD945C1tHLL4lc-QwLtsuKMYap3kk4GJFBOHI1ERIsAYFYfo6EocpQEtJ_OWO2uv6hTovn6QZ6Zd3nLv-EvNYz1zO6POMv9aZ8-V2hdEnEMcCF7T1pbLa6O3tgnAUcW3eaJO2q7bmoZFKP_0w_JuYn1whEk7sZ7o-WY6JdjqIZcDbdVyPYw/w430-h573/IMG_5102.jpeg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I donated these to Margaret's Hope Chest for the Mother and Baby Program (for mothers experiencing postpartum depression and other perinatal distress).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3. <b>Wall Quilts </b>Both of these projects were squirrels. You know, those projects you just suddenly have to make, so you get right to work and keep going until you are done no matter what else you've been working on. The first was an attempt to quilt through my feelings over the plight of Ukraine, and to send a message to the world--or at least my neighborhood--in support. It was my front door quilt for much of the year. You can read more about this quilt, which was more of an obsession than a squirrel, <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2022/04/rsc-yellows-and-urge.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1tVPppF8Ccrf8YQ-h920-91JPtRq6Y0hKL8aWLIwREv-20dUZoPTc2O6UwQ8UTAh9D0ICrqKYwP8kEItoQ1zxHzbtG_7wBAebRqJbg-7MvHRXQIDL_v9IMAAlDtqYnl50iDhfzFvUy49dbVdDn-7u1lJKLdb-2DtL-IxakbpS2fTiEFROw9k2b1TUw/s3024/IMG_4472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1tVPppF8Ccrf8YQ-h920-91JPtRq6Y0hKL8aWLIwREv-20dUZoPTc2O6UwQ8UTAh9D0ICrqKYwP8kEItoQ1zxHzbtG_7wBAebRqJbg-7MvHRXQIDL_v9IMAAlDtqYnl50iDhfzFvUy49dbVdDn-7u1lJKLdb-2DtL-IxakbpS2fTiEFROw9k2b1TUw/w497-h497/IMG_4472.JPG" width="497" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The other was my most recent quilt, made while I was decorating my living room for Christmas. You can read more about Advent Candles <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2022/12/advent-candles.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPunYDSweJyVVqUm1x_UGXc62317D3LtLiwWZKw7-bmHHKq4vboA4Lto5GaLtBGQEWUHhw7rkPheFF6iTNQ83dNbDs4iixdHG5uJWhzmtgMMEN-my5vBQBamKgAO-1i6_eWiEWmsBja81Oofk8bXFnG3efFEyzGZe3gG2SmVUmAypVySJLCY79TWmnRg/s2048/IMG_5943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPunYDSweJyVVqUm1x_UGXc62317D3LtLiwWZKw7-bmHHKq4vboA4Lto5GaLtBGQEWUHhw7rkPheFF6iTNQ83dNbDs4iixdHG5uJWhzmtgMMEN-my5vBQBamKgAO-1i6_eWiEWmsBja81Oofk8bXFnG3efFEyzGZe3gG2SmVUmAypVySJLCY79TWmnRg/w410-h546/IMG_5943.jpeg" width="410" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">4. <b>Other Quilting Projects </b>I got a new phone this year, just a smidge bigger than my old one, so it needed a new sleeve, just a smidge bigger than the old one. You can read about it <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2022/06/phone-sleeve.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGB9VGhENZTW7cnqXADupIyC6pYCDI-UjRE7nOAAGKVGJR2aylhQdYYGnOqbGaOl-x1JU4kyLAxppdy7Zc-s0zZYfs5JaLz_rEtyr2vEEmmM2m7rbrFmMiHUHOnQ17Z4b6x5Mno2deryADKAGxBPAE_I6rT7EGjjrvuKmLDWwrQYyQyXEVOrFkP13PA/s1772/IMG_4892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGB9VGhENZTW7cnqXADupIyC6pYCDI-UjRE7nOAAGKVGJR2aylhQdYYGnOqbGaOl-x1JU4kyLAxppdy7Zc-s0zZYfs5JaLz_rEtyr2vEEmmM2m7rbrFmMiHUHOnQ17Z4b6x5Mno2deryADKAGxBPAE_I6rT7EGjjrvuKmLDWwrQYyQyXEVOrFkP13PA/w500-h500/IMG_4892.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I also transformed a queen sized quilt into two bunk quilts. A unique way to recycle, repurpose, reuse. You can read how I did that <a href="https://quiltsfromthelittlehouse.blogspot.com/2022/11/bunk-quilts.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rnvsDl4Qq4uyTsDMLYbUOZnF4wYULOJLCX7w6aZxOle6kNiaRTWLQz1m2DpHLx7IyRtm_ron_HbxXukR_nCP73E4t4Qr-xz1bQk4gsn8Cmo5K-7JPNyaS6SFFmKaEhPcTufah5kT2hMP7xJMQma-7PBx6ONlUBjhMJEz2-ZHNQcyRzd8856H8r7JBQ/s1801/IMG_5852.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1509" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rnvsDl4Qq4uyTsDMLYbUOZnF4wYULOJLCX7w6aZxOle6kNiaRTWLQz1m2DpHLx7IyRtm_ron_HbxXukR_nCP73E4t4Qr-xz1bQk4gsn8Cmo5K-7JPNyaS6SFFmKaEhPcTufah5kT2hMP7xJMQma-7PBx6ONlUBjhMJEz2-ZHNQcyRzd8856H8r7JBQ/w455-h543/IMG_5852.jpeg" width="455" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">5. <b>A top </b>This was supposed to be a finished quilt, but got squirreled by the Advent Candles quilt. It is basted and ready to quilt, and there are a few days left in the year, so maybe an almost finish? I picture myself hand sewing the binding on New Year's Day. No link yet, but hopefully a post soon.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImHtvU0VAbwQ4Hqgtk7WSDSp8O4PIUU_BdG8mRLgFeTGW23hLXYXI-fxbZE9vg3tY9nng773xffpGgQMJQvkfLXOB4Wx7O1_opeY2c6uq8WOa9QOHQtmAgyTw7bBag7elIeV1NWPSlqjEyOIJNQkl7XAXagb43WYTFy7gJscEj9mz7nPU0knuRrxy_Q/s1772/IMG_5790.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImHtvU0VAbwQ4Hqgtk7WSDSp8O4PIUU_BdG8mRLgFeTGW23hLXYXI-fxbZE9vg3tY9nng773xffpGgQMJQvkfLXOB4Wx7O1_opeY2c6uq8WOa9QOHQtmAgyTw7bBag7elIeV1NWPSlqjEyOIJNQkl7XAXagb43WYTFy7gJscEj9mz7nPU0knuRrxy_Q/w478-h478/IMG_5790.jpeg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There are several other projects in progress that I hope to finish this coming year including my Bear Paws quilt and the adding machine tape project. Oh, and there's that four-patch hand piecing quilt that gets pulled out from time to time. But first, I have a baby quilt to make! In fact, I've already ordered (and received!) my fabric this week after spending way too much fun time figuring out a pattern and the colors. Since babies don't wait until other projects are done, guess which project will get priority? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you've enjoyed another year of quilt making and that the new year will bring you more inspiration, relaxation, and opportunities to brighten someone else's world with your creativity in color and cloth. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking up with <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2022/12/best-of-2022-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Cheryl's Best of 2022 Linky Party</a>, with thanks to her for hosting every year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpAew0wNVL7AEwsxcxrqiOdG8uPltujYU61Bh6gOszzPs6V9Ck8qnxwP62plC-DJDIyi3SIiDd1jFgNDtWTJH5LtGcxR6UOcKkHrJpjhGoHqOtMCd2iK61MU-2ITIObX-uuIWeVL9_o9t6e37vqZTkmVfA-kDWxs2HaF57pNG7ta3sBsKWPwj78GAlfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpAew0wNVL7AEwsxcxrqiOdG8uPltujYU61Bh6gOszzPs6V9Ck8qnxwP62plC-DJDIyi3SIiDd1jFgNDtWTJH5LtGcxR6UOcKkHrJpjhGoHqOtMCd2iK61MU-2ITIObX-uuIWeVL9_o9t6e37vqZTkmVfA-kDWxs2HaF57pNG7ta3sBsKWPwj78GAlfQ" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-30801831020303296332022-12-16T16:20:00.001-05:002022-12-18T17:13:56.969-05:00Advent Candles<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It started out as a normal day. I had been hanging holiday decorations and had just taken down the autumn leaf quilt in my living room. I was planning to hang my winter quilt, but suddenly got distracted by a December-sized squirrel (yeah, they are big and chunky). I just had to have a holiday quilt. Something that blended with my living room and didn't call too much attention to itself. And it had to be simple and fast. Hmmm. What about candles? And I was off and running to my fabric drawers and bins. Everything else stopped. My mind raced through possibilities. Prints? Grunge? And then I had it. Advent candles. Simple design, colors that are in my living room year round, solids. And in just a few days, I had a new wall hanging. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquJGUWB4gCUUv5DZnoqJibzp-y1R7_rlmazp5zf5nNSCEoFfUS95ef7w8I2TBwclRV1qk9hwd2jHP_91xBLfISUCQ7OchFpS6dfQlZ6sUDllKVNqZPrG5C_vcpEj2yXuDESywHcluYR7dQ7z0EoXoE7x5u0NrChaU-gpA8yr30WpGTM8FIsgQ6tR-3Q/s1773/IMG_5922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquJGUWB4gCUUv5DZnoqJibzp-y1R7_rlmazp5zf5nNSCEoFfUS95ef7w8I2TBwclRV1qk9hwd2jHP_91xBLfISUCQ7OchFpS6dfQlZ6sUDllKVNqZPrG5C_vcpEj2yXuDESywHcluYR7dQ7z0EoXoE7x5u0NrChaU-gpA8yr30WpGTM8FIsgQ6tR-3Q/w525-h525/IMG_5922.jpeg" width="525" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, you know me. I can't stop there. So if you want to see how I made it and some close ups and how it looks in the room, keep reading. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I started by drawing a plan on graph paper. My plan was to make it the same width as the autumn quilt I had just taken down so I wouldn't have to rehang the Command hooks to hold it on the wall. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpCDxqc7sCOuxBKFaZ0ZTt4XXABYa9fTxKwofZ6syT2637Xh3pXmMe7TaOD3gbLztP65eg_JR8C3lXS076IyIFiajpwMYbNGG2CyqoPHs-pSoPMwTIwjvRncd2l1a1HUZZy9UYfbO72aXEW6flRS85BAObofImV0yp01Cj4JAl7eh4_zonbbcHpkafg/s2048/IMG_5948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpCDxqc7sCOuxBKFaZ0ZTt4XXABYa9fTxKwofZ6syT2637Xh3pXmMe7TaOD3gbLztP65eg_JR8C3lXS076IyIFiajpwMYbNGG2CyqoPHs-pSoPMwTIwjvRncd2l1a1HUZZy9UYfbO72aXEW6flRS85BAObofImV0yp01Cj4JAl7eh4_zonbbcHpkafg/w463-h617/IMG_5948.jpeg" width="463" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I labeled the order of piecing and listed the sizes of pieces. (Check marks were added as I sewed each part. I planned to paper foundation piece the flames and drew the patterns on separate pages, varying the way I did them to keep the flames from looking too much alike. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOCbPCB6JmeJ-pWEhevFULt4PfU73fd0Nkzrh7DsJdmYYE07GiyfvWHPCaCqBiv_A1caY_9TfwCND2dV9oopardQ1dgnP9ARDn_ExOlsdX-6ok8OGOgQl2kbWqwczDYfDVYCv5sqYrRudNfuf05G3C0mcZuY-hcTsLfCvKzPtYxCK1Z6P0lv0vgqCtw/s2048/IMG_5949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOCbPCB6JmeJ-pWEhevFULt4PfU73fd0Nkzrh7DsJdmYYE07GiyfvWHPCaCqBiv_A1caY_9TfwCND2dV9oopardQ1dgnP9ARDn_ExOlsdX-6ok8OGOgQl2kbWqwczDYfDVYCv5sqYrRudNfuf05G3C0mcZuY-hcTsLfCvKzPtYxCK1Z6P0lv0vgqCtw/w426-h569/IMG_5949.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgFlM1jigQWMU-AoHMYE9zOl9Hd15rCKs2aqbB4tAAHuk76U2-Efex4GvFS3gdQjX7LMzTPTbqe9unOJv7JWK6FDFvEK9_j4c6nvZcu3HGY18CE5eoMcvSiNCEv3mU8WCXwgp-BPeoZ6_rXF2OmfFxyzDF_80r6SnZx7mlVjR4yWKdTRYrUN66COPUg/s2048/IMG_5950.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgFlM1jigQWMU-AoHMYE9zOl9Hd15rCKs2aqbB4tAAHuk76U2-Efex4GvFS3gdQjX7LMzTPTbqe9unOJv7JWK6FDFvEK9_j4c6nvZcu3HGY18CE5eoMcvSiNCEv3mU8WCXwgp-BPeoZ6_rXF2OmfFxyzDF_80r6SnZx7mlVjR4yWKdTRYrUN66COPUg/w439-h586/IMG_5950.jpeg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I had fabric scraps in all the colors I needed, but the background green was only 23 1/2 by 37 1/2 inches with a few ragged inches more at one end. I made a graph paper drawing of that fabric and carefully planned out how to cut all of the green pieces I needed except the parts for the foundation backgrounds of the flames. They all fit with some irregular leftovers for the flame blocks. After cutting out the main green parts, I realized that I was literally cutting it very close to get the rest of the pieces I needed. And you know how foundation piecing can eat up fabric. So I ended up making templates for each piece rough cutting a bit extra to each for seam allowance. Then I laid them all out on the green leftovers to see how they'd fit. So much for simple, huh? This game of fabric chicken really had me sweating it. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB297vr4jAOvwtVawQ5QS9HqGw9jz1RVZHFX014he9GE4cm0CROwMBhaC0t2dbDEwkNs4Ul8oRc5zjraHjakSTKCnpwA0Q4WeskoT6TmeFEEY9TF1cFLTeOaTAW4zFTJYi9mg5TcKFv3JcwQeGc45mzDIHjinH2aXUJ5Srohos6ikmpswvELHdKOcHg/s1773/IMG_5914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB297vr4jAOvwtVawQ5QS9HqGw9jz1RVZHFX014he9GE4cm0CROwMBhaC0t2dbDEwkNs4Ul8oRc5zjraHjakSTKCnpwA0Q4WeskoT6TmeFEEY9TF1cFLTeOaTAW4zFTJYi9mg5TcKFv3JcwQeGc45mzDIHjinH2aXUJ5Srohos6ikmpswvELHdKOcHg/w501-h501/IMG_5914.jpeg" width="501" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">But I won!! It's a good thing that solid fabric doesn't have a right side, because I really had to play with each template to get them all to fit. What you see here is every last bit of the green fabric. After spending all that time cutting out templates, I decided I might as well do no-tear paper foundation piecing. I traced my patterns on newsprint, not freezer paper, but since the blocks were simple that was no big deal. (I did trace them in reverse of my original drawings because I wanted the flames to point the same way as my drawings.) I'm no good with a glue stick so to attach the yellow flames to the pattern I did a few quick large stitches, and then sewed everything the usual way for no-tear foundation piecing. Piecing the flame blocks took the longest and then the rest of the quilt top came together in less than an hour. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I pieced together three long strips of waste batting and found a garish piece of yellow-green (I think it's Kona Cactus) in my bins. I had bought it for a quilt a few years ago and then it didn't work. It is also the backing of a coleus quilt I hang in the summer, so it is getting good use anyway. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoYW09v7Cb6YN_ZHqAmcSjmTdcVntbH5xhNldStYVbk_E3xOFRDYUIZDylSD95mxLx1FNqA4L1XdlZRaMOlAGOCDLvFCe03j4fHBJMAKkVSA1_JX_DEb2PzIk4NwEUskwUBKdO2fcgySTv8lbl3M5faxZLZ61QBtX7EKs17PJoZfeopMlanceznFIEg/s1773/IMG_5924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoYW09v7Cb6YN_ZHqAmcSjmTdcVntbH5xhNldStYVbk_E3xOFRDYUIZDylSD95mxLx1FNqA4L1XdlZRaMOlAGOCDLvFCe03j4fHBJMAKkVSA1_JX_DEb2PzIk4NwEUskwUBKdO2fcgySTv8lbl3M5faxZLZ61QBtX7EKs17PJoZfeopMlanceznFIEg/w518-h518/IMG_5924.jpeg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This fabric is about as close to sunlight we've seen in days! When I pieced the quilt I pressed every seam under the candles and flames to try to bring them out. Then I stipple quilted only in the background. The candles look a bit wrinkled here, but that's just the harsh lighting. I had thought of quilting with tan or off white but didn't care for either. It turned out that I had a good amount of variegated thread from my last quilt, and--I kid you not--the colors are pink, blue yellow and green. Perfect. The quilt still looks simple until you are right up close to the front.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoQwvgYAsCEIdOoHdU8Zbl3tHGNyxwiW9vkndVq3YxliL2fvEoKYahkPYNFYVW4eGq9Ig8WnOZ-yoXgwPApwAZNNI3QzLFmsXMLi5-V1p03HONMlMjSLPqisawkUo-y5oFcgmH93K3jf-MpytVl2mDM3SJiyhQi4wPz3wkcKpSUlq5RcyCXSFqrfELg/s1773/IMG_5926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoQwvgYAsCEIdOoHdU8Zbl3tHGNyxwiW9vkndVq3YxliL2fvEoKYahkPYNFYVW4eGq9Ig8WnOZ-yoXgwPApwAZNNI3QzLFmsXMLi5-V1p03HONMlMjSLPqisawkUo-y5oFcgmH93K3jf-MpytVl2mDM3SJiyhQi4wPz3wkcKpSUlq5RcyCXSFqrfELg/w498-h498/IMG_5926.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">(I forgot to sign while I was quilting, so I embroidered my initials and the date afterwards. I wish I had used two instead of three strands of thread.)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The back is a little more wild and festive. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_SR_ClOa-iW8Fma1JWi5OF8T8Oieh6Z9aSVPxhwDbHNkU5ORP6pb1DQVt35dex2MFgCjOBTvbY7ukTGFbewGKvWs_ARDtATgMjyJNB7lDMH4O-XGa5ZTYHXLjZi4oSTtPmuRwGySBXGJGVFWL0b07FAEymEciJ8u6YDMdsb1lQHii7FcXGTNrxblqQ/s1773/IMG_5925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_SR_ClOa-iW8Fma1JWi5OF8T8Oieh6Z9aSVPxhwDbHNkU5ORP6pb1DQVt35dex2MFgCjOBTvbY7ukTGFbewGKvWs_ARDtATgMjyJNB7lDMH4O-XGa5ZTYHXLjZi4oSTtPmuRwGySBXGJGVFWL0b07FAEymEciJ8u6YDMdsb1lQHii7FcXGTNrxblqQ/w508-h508/IMG_5925.jpeg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I used a scrap of grayish green for the binding. I didn't want anything that stood out too much, and of course, didn't have any of the other green to work with. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a close-up of a flame. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbNbMksqlR-ShzZDGco2r8qyNKOTKLaEiyy_2C31I1Des8Pox6wQXMm93_V8BMG4mtbr-Kz764WYyFO0rDxDcgv9BwEPFHkliTBMn4UGpA0vzHU-ubUuaweaF4qUz9bRDg7iDkwoO1UUJOnNoNuIdutThCQlOyeIsnNm7Or6Rq4ZkkkxlRZGwgUfzUA/s1773/IMG_5927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbNbMksqlR-ShzZDGco2r8qyNKOTKLaEiyy_2C31I1Des8Pox6wQXMm93_V8BMG4mtbr-Kz764WYyFO0rDxDcgv9BwEPFHkliTBMn4UGpA0vzHU-ubUuaweaF4qUz9bRDg7iDkwoO1UUJOnNoNuIdutThCQlOyeIsnNm7Or6Rq4ZkkkxlRZGwgUfzUA/w508-h508/IMG_5927.jpeg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's how the quilt looks with the too-bright LED lamp nearby. At least you can see the texture here, but I rarely use that lamp. The light's much too strong to suit me. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aoNRLZEa9PAfQyvyKWO6qEBbDuYAKg0m8aJAP9z-mPUpyjhtwOFIBjwc8LqZoBnk6iaD-uJv3lnK9u-75Z_Xj3rplm7a-QlZIZ8GMU1YKSvzUKR8_P6QzCeWKXhqj_WDWG0KeJNAKq77fw-ji95pwK62jSn6qbvs5LXRosfdUyFrn8_54Iq7viG1Bw/s2048/IMG_5933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aoNRLZEa9PAfQyvyKWO6qEBbDuYAKg0m8aJAP9z-mPUpyjhtwOFIBjwc8LqZoBnk6iaD-uJv3lnK9u-75Z_Xj3rplm7a-QlZIZ8GMU1YKSvzUKR8_P6QzCeWKXhqj_WDWG0KeJNAKq77fw-ji95pwK62jSn6qbvs5LXRosfdUyFrn8_54Iq7viG1Bw/w428-h570/IMG_5933.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I've waited more than a week for bright daylight in the living room to get a last photo, but I'm giving up. We have had 30 seconds of sunlight. No, I'm not kidding! So this is the best I could get, and I know there are weird shadows, but this is the quilt above my sewing table. Look how the candles echo the vases. You'd think I had planned this all out ahead of time instead of chasing a squirrel.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tk0exTQ-sZYIFUbkXghJrRzsCD718LMpLpy_V6Q0p1nWre2Wxfm4CKLC5jkcKm1CFpVwEDseIrtNJBKR3sRrE7rXvEiFndgg57MnXIKqbF4307YXIJFgnCwpltVMSeY0SPE6qgD7MHEO2HBR05C83b-4YlOYIl1_6vK67QQU0vVgwd5EjYT6OeBo1Q/s2048/IMG_5943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="593" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tk0exTQ-sZYIFUbkXghJrRzsCD718LMpLpy_V6Q0p1nWre2Wxfm4CKLC5jkcKm1CFpVwEDseIrtNJBKR3sRrE7rXvEiFndgg57MnXIKqbF4307YXIJFgnCwpltVMSeY0SPE6qgD7MHEO2HBR05C83b-4YlOYIl1_6vK67QQU0vVgwd5EjYT6OeBo1Q/w445-h593/IMG_5943.jpeg" width="445" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Stats:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pattern</b>: My own</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Size</b>: 28 1/2 by 31 1/2 inches (I added 1/2 extra inch to the narrow side of the bottom strip) before quilting. 28 by 31 1/2 after quilting. Not washed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Fabrics</b>: Scraps, mostly Kona</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Batting</b>: Hobbs 80/20</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Thread</b>: Superior Masterpiece in Granite for piecing; Coats and Clark quilting cotton in Gumballs for quilting and machine part of binding; Superior Treasure in Antique for hand binding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Machines</b>: Singer Featherweight for piecing; Singer 115 Treadle for quilting and binding.</span></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking this up with Cynthia at <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/12/oh-scrap-sorting-fabrics-into-kits.html" target="_blank">Quilting is more fun than Housework</a> for Oh Scrap because this is leftovers all the way. And at the end of the month, with Sandra at mmmquilts for DrEAMi (Drop Everything and Make it) because squirrel!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you are enjoying the holidays and that maybe you have a little sun now and then. </span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-28614863664037201342022-11-26T21:38:00.001-05:002022-11-26T21:38:54.156-05:00Bunk Quilts<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Squirrel!! Yes, I know I have two quilts to finish up if you read my last post, but something else distracted me this month. Here's the back story: We recently ordered a bunk bed set to keep our grandkids a bit more comfortable when they come to visit. After we put the beds together, I started thinking about what to do for bedding. The twin bed that the bunk beds replaced had a rather inexpensive store-bought quilt, an odd square size meant for a queen bed. On the twin bed it had draped down to the floor with the excess stuffed against the wall out of sight. Even though I'm not fond of store-bought quilts for several reasons, I do like the pattern and quilt design on this one. It's a bit skimpy for a queen bed, though, and wouldn't work in our other guest room. So, what to do? It seemed wasteful to make two new quilts and send this one to the back of a closet (although I could have donated it). Well, why not cut it in half and add a bit to each piece to make them big enough? So I did...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetz2hgLiKc934TfuOGqwjJdEz5L_YV1g-_DNM95WsHDnOEy_kKDPSpK6QMYAYxGNo9mX8lMnm52PQ8G6XKa3N4EiyHyumJkkv_CRFEFYkDEnQP3J57U0TxzSTGNk6DpGDmKhO_m0bYUSI4zaq4jcxuJAZHdmcDU-Nr-vMkMDX0tleYVxTcn0Cwp3VGA/s2048/IMG_5860.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetz2hgLiKc934TfuOGqwjJdEz5L_YV1g-_DNM95WsHDnOEy_kKDPSpK6QMYAYxGNo9mX8lMnm52PQ8G6XKa3N4EiyHyumJkkv_CRFEFYkDEnQP3J57U0TxzSTGNk6DpGDmKhO_m0bYUSI4zaq4jcxuJAZHdmcDU-Nr-vMkMDX0tleYVxTcn0Cwp3VGA/w422-h562/IMG_5860.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">So that's it. That's my squirrel. Unless you'd like to see how I did it. (Well there is another squirrel at the end of the post, but first things first.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So, first, I found one of my Kona fabric swatches that was a pretty good match, and my big box fabric store had it in stock and substantially on sale.Yay! Well, I guess Khaki is a pretty commonly stocked fabric. I bought about 1/2 yard more than length of the quilt, pre-washed it, and sliced it lengthwise down the middle. With a bit of measuring, I figured that I could make a border along one side of each half-quilt about 9 inches wide. From each strip, I cut a border 9 1/2 inches wide (border width plus 1/2 inch seam allowance) and 10 5/8 inches wide (border backing width plus 1 1/8 inches allowance for fold-over binding plus 1/2 inch seam allowance). I made sure that I also added the binding allowance to each end of the border backing fabric. Sorry, no photos of the cutting. I was just making it up as I went to make the most efficient use of fabric, but I think you'll see from the next pictures what this looked like. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To attach the borders, I first pinned the backing to the raw edge of the back of the quilt, extending it over the ends by 1 1/8 inches. (I pinned from the front here, which wasn't necessary.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e7EERa2a3C8Ks1PF-YpLBXf1-VP_W_jaG9vtY5KoWoQOjt1o-yKrmWgW1cuGrZeXfKskJGUrpBkfmr3IM1gYbiht2n53mhLZ9oPKw5uJzwNdQXRiSFYtGuR8ix7HfgGNl3ETkUMDRc_cl6Xd2I8S_fndnn6E4CnhU53tfQJ4AxHk5j3pSmBtG0myxA/s2048/IMG_5806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e7EERa2a3C8Ks1PF-YpLBXf1-VP_W_jaG9vtY5KoWoQOjt1o-yKrmWgW1cuGrZeXfKskJGUrpBkfmr3IM1gYbiht2n53mhLZ9oPKw5uJzwNdQXRiSFYtGuR8ix7HfgGNl3ETkUMDRc_cl6Xd2I8S_fndnn6E4CnhU53tfQJ4AxHk5j3pSmBtG0myxA/w408-h543/IMG_5806.jpeg" width="408" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I pinned the border front to the right side, sandwiching the quilt edge and aligning the border with the ends of the quilt.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT3dodZ2tCQSL8sS_0Dli9uYoNIt9fffhW5_MIe01eDi4N-edFuG2CErJl95CuiHv4kKENGkLTYt6AyENqmD6_V_5zhup4Z78NrAHe_Vg-sgqoPJ_xowQxu217XnidmWdyCnRN7RCBSqLrnKTqLk9RIl48MIvM653ELZeIBfqYA5d9FYxX59wuvohhg/s2048/IMG_5807.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT3dodZ2tCQSL8sS_0Dli9uYoNIt9fffhW5_MIe01eDi4N-edFuG2CErJl95CuiHv4kKENGkLTYt6AyENqmD6_V_5zhup4Z78NrAHe_Vg-sgqoPJ_xowQxu217XnidmWdyCnRN7RCBSqLrnKTqLk9RIl48MIvM653ELZeIBfqYA5d9FYxX59wuvohhg/w428-h570/IMG_5807.jpeg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pardon the shadow of my camera. I was working under strong LED light in my basement.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I sewed a 1/2 inch seam along the quilt edge. Here you can see the two border parts after sewing with the border backing pulled out away from the quilt.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotPGjiUBglz1wwOiV-QfdJCK8amYoEGqNexVGP4xMwnhGehk48mA1GnUDkh97ZAV_k0wqfL1ffPaFdUqB9NngkxMlSre7BLNSiQOhfN_e4YWHuUEdADi3HQhLJg4_F8jWOdsBquw8kpi2Gim-_dqSeS4Uf5Tm7OMbXy72v_ZNhp6ix-_uXeDntrOlqQ/s2048/IMG_5810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotPGjiUBglz1wwOiV-QfdJCK8amYoEGqNexVGP4xMwnhGehk48mA1GnUDkh97ZAV_k0wqfL1ffPaFdUqB9NngkxMlSre7BLNSiQOhfN_e4YWHuUEdADi3HQhLJg4_F8jWOdsBquw8kpi2Gim-_dqSeS4Uf5Tm7OMbXy72v_ZNhp6ix-_uXeDntrOlqQ/w486-h364/IMG_5810.jpeg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">And with the borders right sides together. You can see the extra fabric showing on the backing.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_pQ6hz9lfnxHotz3RZoYLgpYPlaqbWxw8N1RPGkNqmJKBbNcQg8itV7kepKIZ2hVA5f5jN6r-BzCnQSISud21ovw7yf8V787-dJkEt4dHz3srH8wX7nF5hgnByXBUIewQKpysw41tU5XBXaw9wle_vKDD-YzPBBtGo4Id9czPbKykbdeyteMN6_dEg/s1772/IMG_5811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_pQ6hz9lfnxHotz3RZoYLgpYPlaqbWxw8N1RPGkNqmJKBbNcQg8itV7kepKIZ2hVA5f5jN6r-BzCnQSISud21ovw7yf8V787-dJkEt4dHz3srH8wX7nF5hgnByXBUIewQKpysw41tU5XBXaw9wle_vKDD-YzPBBtGo4Id9czPbKykbdeyteMN6_dEg/w465-h465/IMG_5811.jpeg" width="465" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I drew a line on the backing to show the extra fabric. Then I cut batting the same size as the front border and carefully laid it out on the wrong side of the border backing overlapping the seam allowance. I had initially thought of laying it up to the seam allowance, but this seemed to ensure a neater transition from the quilt to the added border. My batting is pieced, as I was using leftover bits from other quilt projects.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FrxSqmD_Mh1ei8ft5J5kFVahr2UjihUYXCqYoottxk0DRJm7DylaVBwgCigpU5aIjJZV6-B4R6ik6Rl4Hh31JVoSGzjnTf-VbMAtu5f7zc1p2jagrbEYjztf5ChRMVbPD7Rhlqk6zOm8wk7BmLCvPRZdP6Ixv90Yu2wUaoBpOddjSivVyArYIu-NkQ/s2048/IMG_5816.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FrxSqmD_Mh1ei8ft5J5kFVahr2UjihUYXCqYoottxk0DRJm7DylaVBwgCigpU5aIjJZV6-B4R6ik6Rl4Hh31JVoSGzjnTf-VbMAtu5f7zc1p2jagrbEYjztf5ChRMVbPD7Rhlqk6zOm8wk7BmLCvPRZdP6Ixv90Yu2wUaoBpOddjSivVyArYIu-NkQ/w418-h557/IMG_5816.jpeg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corner pulled back to show the line on the backing.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I basted the batting in place to keep it from shifting over the edge.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfjZYldNQD8fyOICZmkyEesnq3OMNYe099fD4j_VC4fpAuv_2FQh0FSyOqD7z4VPIchtCLt3eMzqbyOCvCpf44NFAvZHGSJJNzMDH-oybZcXpSK-n2Vd1I9zmNxai6MbHKEvasZ48Hi8L9JXeQQS4FsGz172Po-JWezZCObDQoOPCOvFnQitcNd0ImA/s2048/IMG_5818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfjZYldNQD8fyOICZmkyEesnq3OMNYe099fD4j_VC4fpAuv_2FQh0FSyOqD7z4VPIchtCLt3eMzqbyOCvCpf44NFAvZHGSJJNzMDH-oybZcXpSK-n2Vd1I9zmNxai6MbHKEvasZ48Hi8L9JXeQQS4FsGz172Po-JWezZCObDQoOPCOvFnQitcNd0ImA/w431-h575/IMG_5818.jpeg" width="431" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After that it became a typical quilting project. I pin basted, then quilted a straight line a generous quarter inch from the main seam (with walking foot) and then free motion meanders similar to the ones in the border of the original quilt. I forgot to photograph the binding process. I folded the border backing toward the front all the way to the seam line (behind the seam allowance) and then folded it again to form the binding on the front. I could have machine sewed it down, but I love to relax and hand sew a binding, so that was what I did. Mitering the corners was a bit fiddly with those layers, but it worked. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZCWZV4kg48UvRMAMoYT24IQSrvk4Oq9ttPjQX-NqHgphjmKwc-1WAt50cybcN8cdlwOOYULpUYrcUcetUEeEZbpcvqQVFLxmY381KNV4AQDddL9f2FHbgGsPHkM0WrpHDmcu-_VAaaxzDyfJ3tjEiS5KLsx3tvu9GOodwL5MYx7zMnhMUNMSgsBxGw/s2048/IMG_5854.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZCWZV4kg48UvRMAMoYT24IQSrvk4Oq9ttPjQX-NqHgphjmKwc-1WAt50cybcN8cdlwOOYULpUYrcUcetUEeEZbpcvqQVFLxmY381KNV4AQDddL9f2FHbgGsPHkM0WrpHDmcu-_VAaaxzDyfJ3tjEiS5KLsx3tvu9GOodwL5MYx7zMnhMUNMSgsBxGw/w503-h378/IMG_5854.jpeg" width="503" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So here are the finished quilts, as much as I can show on my living room floor. They look different sizes here, but they are exactly the same size.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FqhCb9mDPy0MwYEHF2lFfStr9uSdnJBZM8jqSy04aa2HyZLMVIYTQklAgz_Y_B_isX2XJrH4znXk5zlbtdOvrX_2mEKWKf1MtuJBThV77mNeW89FCFfLYvplLf8NyJLKS_Lwtyo8Cml451q6fGtJ9OijvNvwFNzUUX9GpUcIFGTu7OjmRa6bHnFw4A/s1801/IMG_5852.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1509" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FqhCb9mDPy0MwYEHF2lFfStr9uSdnJBZM8jqSy04aa2HyZLMVIYTQklAgz_Y_B_isX2XJrH4znXk5zlbtdOvrX_2mEKWKf1MtuJBThV77mNeW89FCFfLYvplLf8NyJLKS_Lwtyo8Cml451q6fGtJ9OijvNvwFNzUUX9GpUcIFGTu7OjmRa6bHnFw4A/w434-h518/IMG_5852.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I know they are a little strange. I admit that for a second at the beginning, I considered trying to match the border to the original quilt, scalloping it and even doing some embroidery. Luckily, because this was a squirrel project, I quickly came to my senses. Because the whole point of this addition is to make sure the quilt is wide enough to be comfortable to the person under it. When the bed is made it's tucked down on the side of the bed against the wall and no one will ever see it. So no need for a fancy finish. I'll be interested to see how the quilts look after washing, when the meanders crinkle up a bit to match the rest of the quilts, but I don't plan to wash them until they've had some use.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a close up of the quilting and transition. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">You can see that there is real applique and hand-guided quilting on the original quilt, which is why I like it, although someone was probably paid pitiful wages to do this. (Come to think of it, that is always the quilter's lot, isn't it?)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPIbTiWSNH3wOQ9bXMKWp2BwOAMsyMGglLoR0WMQ1NApoI4_-WzU7JwOheG4dHgNc2_MX33CJ4_IilTRsEuqSOdqDE8FuzJUNUc-ZcIlapHiYK2VxlDGnQe9LD8zAclVHXxTuij5cZ_l-vVt8UBMf2EQ0hS0UOBT-a7_hXCi1jqAtPQoOpySKLPNAEA/s2048/IMG_5858.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPIbTiWSNH3wOQ9bXMKWp2BwOAMsyMGglLoR0WMQ1NApoI4_-WzU7JwOheG4dHgNc2_MX33CJ4_IilTRsEuqSOdqDE8FuzJUNUc-ZcIlapHiYK2VxlDGnQe9LD8zAclVHXxTuij5cZ_l-vVt8UBMf2EQ0hS0UOBT-a7_hXCi1jqAtPQoOpySKLPNAEA/w422-h563/IMG_5858.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And one last one of the beds ready for the kiddies. By the time you read this they will have been slept in. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7eBhtIUlvIP5TB5RemKBFynZzM4Wnm0Plym5s08wRzLstbg19irLGLOcSM_d_V2HQxVVFNZ9xmhyFpUewng6hl5Q20zO4gFA0cLgWvWoh3-cceKHsjPGrKCpnjGv91-eP5nzvYHnmmK1K2xcImc832BK9AXhDLBezSzaxn0pzVPsN-j9lCuc3yoXIA/s2048/IMG_5862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7eBhtIUlvIP5TB5RemKBFynZzM4Wnm0Plym5s08wRzLstbg19irLGLOcSM_d_V2HQxVVFNZ9xmhyFpUewng6hl5Q20zO4gFA0cLgWvWoh3-cceKHsjPGrKCpnjGv91-eP5nzvYHnmmK1K2xcImc832BK9AXhDLBezSzaxn0pzVPsN-j9lCuc3yoXIA/w495-h371/IMG_5862.jpeg" width="495" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If you think I was done with squirrels after this, you would be wrong. I won't bore you with the details, but this bedding project also included cutting and hemming a huge thermal blanket (it must have been meant for a king size bed--which we have never had-- and it was always drooping off our queen sized one), to make two bunk blankets, and reworking an old contour twin sheet (truly Frankenstyle, adding material to the corners and then recontouring them) for one of the bunks. It had shrunk so that it was somehow too tight for even a bunk mattress. Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And...one more little project I have to show you because it's soooo cute! And fun! I was making my usual Christmas ornaments for the kiddies' stockings the other day (inspired by their Halloween costumes), and suddenly had the urge to make just one more. I had seen this fabric origami star by <a href="http://zencrafting.blogspot.com/2008/12/fabric-origami-star-ornament.html" target="_blank">zencrafting</a> and just had to Drop Everything and Make it. It was such fun, and only took a few minutes. It's made with a freezer paper lining which keeps it nice and crisp. Since vintage fabric designs seem to be trending now, all I had to do was look through my drawers of fabric, which have become vintage without even trying. I used 4-inch squares for my ornament parts as 5 inches seemed a bit larger than I wanted. A quick look through my button jar yielded just the right buttons to finish it off. This ornament will top off a holiday gift. Now I might have to make one for myself. Ooh, was that another squirrel calling?</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j2NxlQZSC8H9EQASsmIp44NQaLl9Ng4IMK_6ZSlfVPUv-Leih0epNBZu-46899Uvbq7HpPyeKX9fvYyw9YJ-I6LNiFdNWNcW2KgH4ev92lMVZaImMlJRpVq2ZgZ5rNHbtLsOvvUZOvcQKb6yx-VCDNMPaMHD44B__f1x3NmXQkkA2SaDr68SVRKgPw/s1772/IMG_5880.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j2NxlQZSC8H9EQASsmIp44NQaLl9Ng4IMK_6ZSlfVPUv-Leih0epNBZu-46899Uvbq7HpPyeKX9fvYyw9YJ-I6LNiFdNWNcW2KgH4ev92lMVZaImMlJRpVq2ZgZ5rNHbtLsOvvUZOvcQKb6yx-VCDNMPaMHD44B__f1x3NmXQkkA2SaDr68SVRKgPw/w483-h483/IMG_5880.jpeg" width="483" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Front (convex side)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y6zF22aXChZwDOTBHcfRNRFqRI_17cuqXDRuGig8Sz2u4drjXi4nNckt1jLlBIAdyhRd3WjG83aOj2PWa0NRIdqBJE27Hpqw-eZe4Lf1se4XJqyAWFfd2mgjomKnai5XqyC6fD-4NAbiDPQ6m_Ji2jL_uyKd9HBsEBivm2UY8ak82i_6fq_qd-fk6A/s1772/IMG_5881.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y6zF22aXChZwDOTBHcfRNRFqRI_17cuqXDRuGig8Sz2u4drjXi4nNckt1jLlBIAdyhRd3WjG83aOj2PWa0NRIdqBJE27Hpqw-eZe4Lf1se4XJqyAWFfd2mgjomKnai5XqyC6fD-4NAbiDPQ6m_Ji2jL_uyKd9HBsEBivm2UY8ak82i_6fq_qd-fk6A/w491-h491/IMG_5881.jpeg" width="491" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back (concave side)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2022/11/dreami-67.html" target="_blank">Sandra at mmmquilts for DrEAMi</a> (Drop Everything And Make it) because that is all I've been doing this month. I hope you are having fun preparing for whatever holidays you celebrate at this time of year. Next time you read this, I just might have gotten back to the sewing I was planning to do.</span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-40941051538805699532022-11-05T12:14:00.001-04:002022-11-06T09:18:59.604-05:00Blues, Greens and Soul Restoration<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello. It's been awhile. My sewing and blogging this year have been scattered--a little at a time, just enough to keep going as family matters have been a priority. My dad began hospice care in March, and left this life at the very end of August at the age of 98 years, 8 months. We are so thankful to have had him in our lives for so many years--all of them with incredible mental sharpness, curiosity, and good humor, even in his last days when he was heavily medicated for pain. Dad lived independently until his last three months when he decided to move from his condo to assisted living, so you can kind of imagine the practical things that needed to be taken care of during the summer to sort and dispose of belongings, save mementos and sell the condo. But everything went well, and we were able to spend lots of time just enjoying each other. Our memories of those last months with Dad are sweet.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been strange in a way to live without concerns for Dad's health and to find a new rhythm of life this autumn. Shortly after Dad's funeral (an outdoor service at his request on a spectacular day), we found a last-minute cottage booking for a week-long vacation on the shore of Lake Michigan. And in the last few weeks, we've taken some hikes and have spent more time with our kids and grands during little breaks from school. So I'm taking my time getting back to sewing projects, and that's okay. We've had a glorious autumn, with long-lasting brighter-than-usual color. (I hope that isn't really a harbinger of more serious climate concerns.) There will be time enough for more sewing when winter sets in. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, I do have some bits of sewing to share, as quilting has remained a relaxing and therapeutic activity during this season of my life. I have caught up on my <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2022.html" target="_blank">RSC</a> color sewing for September and October--light blues and yellow-greens. I made one quilt-as-you-go placemat each in blue and green, and then after making my adding machine strips, I still had enough green to make one more placemat. The strips were a bit wider (probably some were binding bits), so it went fast. I also used large scraps for the backs as well as frankenbatting, which greatly reduced my scrap collections. These photos show fronts and backs. All of the placemats are 14 by 18 inches and will go into my Meals on Wheels pillowcase for donation next spring.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dlGV22PuHcx-ibq9JRAWBxT4NR92OnCOGXKS7S0LYuy1W6rmRNkluskzGaSES1Hop4BXbeiF6YvHQx3RiJQJA6J00CObQ0U3QPMAVSF59AvdHvDs3wBThSL3niug6K94-Arv1fcsHvNIZ66jsdOWUXw5o2yXpBwgmasanJpp-UKXsem-T1nNVxM34g/s1772/IMG_5781.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dlGV22PuHcx-ibq9JRAWBxT4NR92OnCOGXKS7S0LYuy1W6rmRNkluskzGaSES1Hop4BXbeiF6YvHQx3RiJQJA6J00CObQ0U3QPMAVSF59AvdHvDs3wBThSL3niug6K94-Arv1fcsHvNIZ66jsdOWUXw5o2yXpBwgmasanJpp-UKXsem-T1nNVxM34g/w400-h400/IMG_5781.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiPybxEi8_bPxclxH2MPYEtC4ETT_H3R2Q5Fi1xfM6xFCFL_stqTEIrapRZ7vVvQ4qtfGXLanYV3H2I-23xw04acaQrtH6ogLQ2KYwsxiJs7Ig6gZostWrBCiv5N89Lv4Rm7gHAWd7WRfB_3yDfAJNJcMvFa64OlTIBSKtvV1Xo2b6ict2jiywRaSxQ/s1772/IMG_5782.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiPybxEi8_bPxclxH2MPYEtC4ETT_H3R2Q5Fi1xfM6xFCFL_stqTEIrapRZ7vVvQ4qtfGXLanYV3H2I-23xw04acaQrtH6ogLQ2KYwsxiJs7Ig6gZostWrBCiv5N89Lv4Rm7gHAWd7WRfB_3yDfAJNJcMvFa64OlTIBSKtvV1Xo2b6ict2jiywRaSxQ/w400-h400/IMG_5782.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHB311IB3O6xYgplO23d2SlXvGSFEogXR6_oQTeTx1XzjIbckKt3yAvk09Rnd9J7G2a4PhNN6MlagEfcDg38MV7ZQtAyUCecTGA647-9R9JiJqAYQydW2JEwILMIjSganiMx-44pJleykI3Q4lQk9i-mlitQHeYEHauh8JvwohyyE8-iqrX8D8IaNow/s1772/IMG_5783.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHB311IB3O6xYgplO23d2SlXvGSFEogXR6_oQTeTx1XzjIbckKt3yAvk09Rnd9J7G2a4PhNN6MlagEfcDg38MV7ZQtAyUCecTGA647-9R9JiJqAYQydW2JEwILMIjSganiMx-44pJleykI3Q4lQk9i-mlitQHeYEHauh8JvwohyyE8-iqrX8D8IaNow/w400-h400/IMG_5783.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs36UYNzAwln8cTzH0XDEUhckoj7LgNhMjGDdvR6AMOzrleQSNK6i7cu1L1nmawJaDx6ohmlM0aHMGTRHCs7IZ1r1bREGE5JiqhyR5qzPuEDo6G_x5u8dPxSo_7WEgIldT_ltvPyYZOJ8npalre5-sfJNv6xLS6CAxfWWmKH_duH36FDN1BR26DDNjeg/s1772/IMG_5784.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs36UYNzAwln8cTzH0XDEUhckoj7LgNhMjGDdvR6AMOzrleQSNK6i7cu1L1nmawJaDx6ohmlM0aHMGTRHCs7IZ1r1bREGE5JiqhyR5qzPuEDo6G_x5u8dPxSo_7WEgIldT_ltvPyYZOJ8npalre5-sfJNv6xLS6CAxfWWmKH_duH36FDN1BR26DDNjeg/w400-h400/IMG_5784.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRJtrYvC2d80-wNiU_IBdzBhUnRCMDrrIegx7iWbm_Ojzs2-6CSbaKm5ZzYi-Eeh8St8qq1e7poL5PKBWB6LTh_iRRNhU8DYN3lj8c-rwVyHLqo5KqSXsDipROoXrHnHf0aCir3MpA33orA0XQVSK2GatK5_QCASZ4fpMLPdMyW3IcW-RbHwe0Kr7Qg/s1772/IMG_5785.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRJtrYvC2d80-wNiU_IBdzBhUnRCMDrrIegx7iWbm_Ojzs2-6CSbaKm5ZzYi-Eeh8St8qq1e7poL5PKBWB6LTh_iRRNhU8DYN3lj8c-rwVyHLqo5KqSXsDipROoXrHnHf0aCir3MpA33orA0XQVSK2GatK5_QCASZ4fpMLPdMyW3IcW-RbHwe0Kr7Qg/w400-h400/IMG_5785.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_B93Y1iAKnzjm1lYyeMa9Ycc4cQ1rz6TwNnpwTuMaBn-LdBBBuWMVLbc6sKMzW2HfzchYmsS4NwZclVRoeRNorwIM3dDXtFYtMjEf2zQWIcRMdvbBHBgrTGXd0NEF0IZIepQu2D6s3jVYz-MlkCuh_NOSklKJyxv2zFcl-cKrCWdjlkrXugTa8ItCg/s1772/IMG_5786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_B93Y1iAKnzjm1lYyeMa9Ycc4cQ1rz6TwNnpwTuMaBn-LdBBBuWMVLbc6sKMzW2HfzchYmsS4NwZclVRoeRNorwIM3dDXtFYtMjEf2zQWIcRMdvbBHBgrTGXd0NEF0IZIepQu2D6s3jVYz-MlkCuh_NOSklKJyxv2zFcl-cKrCWdjlkrXugTa8ItCg/w400-h400/IMG_5786.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In all, I made about 10 1/2 feet of light blue adding machine tape strips and a little over 23 feet of yellow green. I have only a handful of green scraps left, and a little more blue than that, but not enough to bother me. I've always had way too much blue fabric, so I knew that would be the case. Here are the strips with all the other ones I made this year--around 172 feet altogether.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY3mR5oHeSubG3rUCz2elSMw1AQx8J9ciGWoxqeZAybxq0s3J9kFbsmghcARzrX9cUOeZ3zzL19XX5pO8O8Gz4ZQYTsh9LBfegscWYibFb4SK562iJ3mk5nhGTSee6bfPfftAYsvZURhJHSNDhXiptYZ1LWNafaBzycgbRDqR8UqmGM4NOg2FC--Vdg/s1772/IMG_5789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY3mR5oHeSubG3rUCz2elSMw1AQx8J9ciGWoxqeZAybxq0s3J9kFbsmghcARzrX9cUOeZ3zzL19XX5pO8O8Gz4ZQYTsh9LBfegscWYibFb4SK562iJ3mk5nhGTSee6bfPfftAYsvZURhJHSNDhXiptYZ1LWNafaBzycgbRDqR8UqmGM4NOg2FC--Vdg/w400-h400/IMG_5789.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I think this will be it for RSC adding machine tape for now. I still have most of one of the rolls of tape, so eventually another project will pop up. I've been thinking of maybe making these strips into grocery tote bags. During the pandemic, we were not allowed to use our own bags at the grocery store. Lately, we've been using kraft paper bags and recycling them--I really don't want to add to the plastics problem. But now that it's okay to use our own bags again, I'd really like to have washable totes. Our old totes weren't washable, and I sort of shudder to think of how gross they might be. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I did not make more Bear Paw blocks in the blue and green families for RSC as I decided I had plenty of blocks for a quilt. I want to play up the black and white a bit, so I ordered some black and white 1/4 inch striped fabric which will become part of the some sashing as well as binding. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeiuBhh2qcR5xI4U2l6zki0F8RySjd9tdqmemNyEDZKkMt23tBeWGUiImULvy-zAGxLR-wbp7MSYfkG8o_Jg7UmFPvPvEMPsCCrvEbeGRyQUOV1m63-0U-mjdP8WaTsEkvlt6lihn6yoxw6O2Up5cXueEdxETpY2UCQYum5tarzdY2BdmyA4mLHVRQA/s1772/IMG_5791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeiuBhh2qcR5xI4U2l6zki0F8RySjd9tdqmemNyEDZKkMt23tBeWGUiImULvy-zAGxLR-wbp7MSYfkG8o_Jg7UmFPvPvEMPsCCrvEbeGRyQUOV1m63-0U-mjdP8WaTsEkvlt6lihn6yoxw6O2Up5cXueEdxETpY2UCQYum5tarzdY2BdmyA4mLHVRQA/w400-h400/IMG_5791.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I think I might discontinue my RSC projects in the new year after I complete the current ones. I'm a bit tired of stretching a project out for a whole year--and besides, my scrap bins are pretty depleted by now. I do have some bins that still need attention. There are lots of multi-color scraps yet as well as a bin of neutrals (white, black, brown, gray) and a bin of solid color scraps. I'll still be working with them, but on my own time frame. Maybe it's my age? Maybe it's dealing with my Dad's stuff? But I feel the need to move things along more quickly. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So let's see, what else? I did finish a quilt top over the last couple of months, and while we were on vacation, I discovered that a quilt store I used to order from online had a brick-and-mortar store near where we were staying. I decided that I would visit that store to buy the backing fabric I needed for that quilt. We happened to have a couple hours of rain one afternoon, so it was the perfect time to make that little visit. I found just the right fabric, and there was just enough on the bolt. Yay!! I also </span><span style="font-family: arial;">found a couple of fat quarter sale pieces. Hmmmm. They would have worked in that quilt, too. Here's everything stacked up. You'll have to wait to see the whole quilt a little longer. It's basted, but with guests here off and on, I've put off quilting it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWtvLrH-wS01o6sR31DOQVdCBpLERBkZFnp-ojLEYSQhM6iKDRhrWyeDB0_9QibbULbSEAKcIcgnd3MGx8tGI96hJ1-IS_mr67QRQnmJ1_pX0RNl0SqQA6KaJCUBcLhjn4ZD7H-9AoQFuO6rE-XU5gcYkDWTeIOmUhOyaPaJ50f5lV44XZszpJV3kpw/s1772/IMG_5790.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWtvLrH-wS01o6sR31DOQVdCBpLERBkZFnp-ojLEYSQhM6iKDRhrWyeDB0_9QibbULbSEAKcIcgnd3MGx8tGI96hJ1-IS_mr67QRQnmJ1_pX0RNl0SqQA6KaJCUBcLhjn4ZD7H-9AoQFuO6rE-XU5gcYkDWTeIOmUhOyaPaJ50f5lV44XZszpJV3kpw/w400-h400/IMG_5790.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One other thing I've been working on off and on is my handsewn car quilt top. I've been sewing the four-patches I made into 16-patches. I took this project on vacation to sew in the evenings.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkjRoWAPplW9MstgjZ0GPnXfejWBBvk6-abka63l0G_tGmAbepqPyTlZ3zlq4bm_LC6VtFC-aF8disP8zxnyfc_iNLN_zjf_v4EwnT760zqD76ob_F6CIhyufeSEcD1tnYrr_6xXT3NnLHhy7093NVCFXalDKglK-g7MS6XXTH1Nh5y6hv1wo1Re1zA/s3024/IMG_5792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkjRoWAPplW9MstgjZ0GPnXfejWBBvk6-abka63l0G_tGmAbepqPyTlZ3zlq4bm_LC6VtFC-aF8disP8zxnyfc_iNLN_zjf_v4EwnT760zqD76ob_F6CIhyufeSEcD1tnYrr_6xXT3NnLHhy7093NVCFXalDKglK-g7MS6XXTH1Nh5y6hv1wo1Re1zA/w400-h400/IMG_5792.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So, that's it for the past two months. I'll leave you with (more than) a few photos from our vacation and our autumn hikes during October. Being by the lake and walking among colorful trees has been real soul restoration. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Along Lake Michigan...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCoivmdLZDOKLiHNWXopeGO_YBYDcYhqzTLlqk-cOCQKXyKfXX88FAhDVs28kO8oq3u4whit584jIm8VJfIbwQbsu22i7qHq1l9hf9TgP7Wy_1w_Vg7d1RXqHfLuPtdYIPzeK5b7iePRaDbhS9Wt1SpKySovBYk27Dutiikuc0fONephjvIjruE6UMQ/s2048/IMG_5270.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCoivmdLZDOKLiHNWXopeGO_YBYDcYhqzTLlqk-cOCQKXyKfXX88FAhDVs28kO8oq3u4whit584jIm8VJfIbwQbsu22i7qHq1l9hf9TgP7Wy_1w_Vg7d1RXqHfLuPtdYIPzeK5b7iePRaDbhS9Wt1SpKySovBYk27Dutiikuc0fONephjvIjruE6UMQ/w405-h540/IMG_5270.jpeg" width="405" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Muskegon lighthouse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_dIkxHvJleQXLTzvxiIpDmXrw8FSg8GEKOtFsG-VVKtCMshP8bRrRycUwzmqh5deil8K7kLiWisiT9WHXJ_jlfj0sXANsWmywXaqx0tU-SF9ZHpHN9dyLWlI82lizdWKKueKP_ljeDMJgZLw5jsH7Um8DJTHJvWnWFDbo1Uie4g_obTR_8SNpL-hHA/s2048/IMG_5283.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_dIkxHvJleQXLTzvxiIpDmXrw8FSg8GEKOtFsG-VVKtCMshP8bRrRycUwzmqh5deil8K7kLiWisiT9WHXJ_jlfj0sXANsWmywXaqx0tU-SF9ZHpHN9dyLWlI82lizdWKKueKP_ljeDMJgZLw5jsH7Um8DJTHJvWnWFDbo1Uie4g_obTR_8SNpL-hHA/w392-h522/IMG_5283.jpeg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the beach by our cottage</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7fLEe93PAeKOSbXhiYS73rxnlJeuh8nT0nNgBG4qQdi1kCmMlybyjtJA5vAgLFdGsynspixcZeGbdMrD3ZyvB9jFky1r-JNy7to0XOjIq2U_sUdjiO7hTGl3zB74tqb_f7BwOk7NfNXHG-hRAsggRgU9wivVY-NhFMbjJ4EUB5SzOGRLpDUiXuOu8Q/s2048/IMG_5310.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7fLEe93PAeKOSbXhiYS73rxnlJeuh8nT0nNgBG4qQdi1kCmMlybyjtJA5vAgLFdGsynspixcZeGbdMrD3ZyvB9jFky1r-JNy7to0XOjIq2U_sUdjiO7hTGl3zB74tqb_f7BwOk7NfNXHG-hRAsggRgU9wivVY-NhFMbjJ4EUB5SzOGRLpDUiXuOu8Q/w382-h509/IMG_5310.jpeg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bike ride along Muskegon Lake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXFq7MwxlLzn1YXOoZ-3l9uQlGhB50PU8mFQx7qwd5fB1AP9F2ojO-l4ER2UDEAYQYIn8ebGo3CPKIZd631_m0y2hXC2oAaXgLX3S2fy576vIdHKh4_AjqVIk5dbd7g98f9YMwprB7Zi8V0Kl6aDSeoEtBH0tWN1BOLfkR-vjEaLFvW8moedvPilzSg/s2048/IMG_5357.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXFq7MwxlLzn1YXOoZ-3l9uQlGhB50PU8mFQx7qwd5fB1AP9F2ojO-l4ER2UDEAYQYIn8ebGo3CPKIZd631_m0y2hXC2oAaXgLX3S2fy576vIdHKh4_AjqVIk5dbd7g98f9YMwprB7Zi8V0Kl6aDSeoEtBH0tWN1BOLfkR-vjEaLFvW8moedvPilzSg/w375-h500/IMG_5357.jpeg" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cottage beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaL2Eg3AuDne-KMddEFnYgbb4C9YOW0i_K9ObehXV3YWLEJ4mQJK7IayL0kFxrLaneeVdi8NmGVN2zNC6jUcb-Ek8aFDqMAVrbEKd46SIPzRrUMp9TW_75xmw7NtA850kp8a48ndHsP5i9p0EJjXFG7-ir3U9a5gvhErCGDrqSM0_GPqy4y6AJlduog/s2048/IMG_5432.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaL2Eg3AuDne-KMddEFnYgbb4C9YOW0i_K9ObehXV3YWLEJ4mQJK7IayL0kFxrLaneeVdi8NmGVN2zNC6jUcb-Ek8aFDqMAVrbEKd46SIPzRrUMp9TW_75xmw7NtA850kp8a48ndHsP5i9p0EJjXFG7-ir3U9a5gvhErCGDrqSM0_GPqy4y6AJlduog/w363-h484/IMG_5432.jpeg" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Duck Lake State Park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCociD1h_N3ap8i0cuyu30amFhZSNyYziFvC3Nxpd-d9NNgET3SNG61zRBPJQMr0S0EHNO9WbdA_u_WWBzdNIHeB2ltorkwzMsNL2kvbekj9fBDllflzHt89YILA0eUbG9ulSzdePleFCVpA7XWFrpMBSb9YhTHsKY4e_5GXHxYlCPGB-rUP3kjBwG9A/s2048/IMG_5488.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCociD1h_N3ap8i0cuyu30amFhZSNyYziFvC3Nxpd-d9NNgET3SNG61zRBPJQMr0S0EHNO9WbdA_u_WWBzdNIHeB2ltorkwzMsNL2kvbekj9fBDllflzHt89YILA0eUbG9ulSzdePleFCVpA7XWFrpMBSb9YhTHsKY4e_5GXHxYlCPGB-rUP3kjBwG9A/w365-h486/IMG_5488.jpeg" width="365" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hoffmaster State Park (When we took childbirth classes years ago, and I had to visualize a calming scene, this was always the one.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEumQJgwm2uLww-UEsCGBBi4oUZxTLs5XIQtH8yXUw7vnA4oFPDvcT-DQRIkKIrP1jKog41YWKJCMrWMhNLTO-tkbT2vFI5GLGFscKavXwHOXSpeqr2GwaEYEn8iZRfGNo6yBfG15OhH75hrSHkJ1m-LOW0wqApfFzl1p3wNtZ4Q4QOeSDAly5R8p70g/s2048/IMG_5498.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEumQJgwm2uLww-UEsCGBBi4oUZxTLs5XIQtH8yXUw7vnA4oFPDvcT-DQRIkKIrP1jKog41YWKJCMrWMhNLTO-tkbT2vFI5GLGFscKavXwHOXSpeqr2GwaEYEn8iZRfGNo6yBfG15OhH75hrSHkJ1m-LOW0wqApfFzl1p3wNtZ4Q4QOeSDAly5R8p70g/w388-h517/IMG_5498.jpeg" width="388" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cottage bluff</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnfIyByboBVQqo3d40TuVfDknncpOAEzoSAzuBgTu_Aq32EFMj_cwbbC07xSiokA9VQLYLEQlpM0tWqCapXcdcN9D86MpwLXhuRQYzF1STTpPNGC_L7lrWO2LGv2Lmn-Ko_EEwIQ14zq6sRYWdcwmLoAkXcI6J9z42aW-cVsgacKXzOfcAc7EiVwkwg/s2048/IMG_5503.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnfIyByboBVQqo3d40TuVfDknncpOAEzoSAzuBgTu_Aq32EFMj_cwbbC07xSiokA9VQLYLEQlpM0tWqCapXcdcN9D86MpwLXhuRQYzF1STTpPNGC_L7lrWO2LGv2Lmn-Ko_EEwIQ14zq6sRYWdcwmLoAkXcI6J9z42aW-cVsgacKXzOfcAc7EiVwkwg/w377-h502/IMG_5503.jpeg" width="377" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Postcard view from our living room</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And closer to home...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzB7kH5clmwPKofX03sbZrDm1XeWh3Q7DjwMyL-qS88ZE0zvrngwkDBgir7rkxgKVtsFQRzdDjFhNQ_WLSr8Uil6qoeS6SXQu9gy4uvrzqMlMczcIf-IKoAaExAvZAOH14p0f8c0Lm24Fahk3nt_Ky-YspZEs0RKU5tBLJtuVbeT5pom6GCKS17TYMA/s2048/IMG_5613.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzB7kH5clmwPKofX03sbZrDm1XeWh3Q7DjwMyL-qS88ZE0zvrngwkDBgir7rkxgKVtsFQRzdDjFhNQ_WLSr8Uil6qoeS6SXQu9gy4uvrzqMlMczcIf-IKoAaExAvZAOH14p0f8c0Lm24Fahk3nt_Ky-YspZEs0RKU5tBLJtuVbeT5pom6GCKS17TYMA/w408-h545/IMG_5613.JPEG" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Esker Landing (near our neighborhood--I've never seen this much color there before,)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhk2OiQw9I3e-3Zot9w96sG9N-DiB50wfAjkqdaWd6tHhraPtz8l0VGlW_2f2U6AipE3N_fKhJUNp17ZxOn_68gfj4tvrS99gGkhVapfS6eOyZRNWCalKmf2Ogiyq3iVFdEVrLjEm4esRMicLZoJEyWeoKu8Jfkdie8kfM8MbWh9l91LM7sjCgHiVSA/s2048/IMG_5643.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhk2OiQw9I3e-3Zot9w96sG9N-DiB50wfAjkqdaWd6tHhraPtz8l0VGlW_2f2U6AipE3N_fKhJUNp17ZxOn_68gfj4tvrS99gGkhVapfS6eOyZRNWCalKmf2Ogiyq3iVFdEVrLjEm4esRMicLZoJEyWeoKu8Jfkdie8kfM8MbWh9l91LM7sjCgHiVSA/w382-h509/IMG_5643.JPEG" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake Lansing Park North</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8gC-9_si7sjByxpu851-MoZAMaax2B2pI1ysX6MILnMXwCk2_qkm7mt5kzAmeOdaEWzlgEWOdVeynCD59sXf9FSquYEo26VDje3dIlSU4_DRqYxWKCPx9TVOTZgAFXthkCcicKhyTS53dWiu3xt6KXVYcUUrIFMJyaA2Gp-R-x9oSqP1WEO5s19vOg/s2048/IMG_5649.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8gC-9_si7sjByxpu851-MoZAMaax2B2pI1ysX6MILnMXwCk2_qkm7mt5kzAmeOdaEWzlgEWOdVeynCD59sXf9FSquYEo26VDje3dIlSU4_DRqYxWKCPx9TVOTZgAFXthkCcicKhyTS53dWiu3xt6KXVYcUUrIFMJyaA2Gp-R-x9oSqP1WEO5s19vOg/w375-h500/IMG_5649.JPEG" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake Lansing Park North</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XdTVYBzJgcOEw3G_NnHl3RSxHW_LJ83SQuQ9EXAUwRMBM9jKSxuIQ9l0jX3Uu3ocCNHOmUFyFZLAPspK0Cz3Zvt9T8ARGewdgn9mPSvxlPvyZO3i3NJ0ZbTl4H9cJPcbJiCS2AMQRQl5g64lWhpWOYiTcQtTWOpkotQYZ9ETMC46uDcnyKJTGpZrAw/s1800/88FE76FF-711D-473D-94B8-160E4925A631.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XdTVYBzJgcOEw3G_NnHl3RSxHW_LJ83SQuQ9EXAUwRMBM9jKSxuIQ9l0jX3Uu3ocCNHOmUFyFZLAPspK0Cz3Zvt9T8ARGewdgn9mPSvxlPvyZO3i3NJ0ZbTl4H9cJPcbJiCS2AMQRQl5g64lWhpWOYiTcQtTWOpkotQYZ9ETMC46uDcnyKJTGpZrAw/w377-h471/88FE76FF-711D-473D-94B8-160E4925A631.jpg" width="377" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake Lansing Park North</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWczQjpv2bM_vPg8AQJqdop0TUPdelkBMGR3A7FsiX3H_r1i2liz_epvGyFzHz8ud1J1sATvsDfEg5AeVqicyiZ2HICUkwitGTL0lSrLyXZeMgdnqh0uugpGs4rAbqTawi5aGYMdtKo-4I02hkU8GYfyuBUX_66UFqa8Hm34xm1wNGYJwDb56uho9SOQ/s2048/IMG_5714.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWczQjpv2bM_vPg8AQJqdop0TUPdelkBMGR3A7FsiX3H_r1i2liz_epvGyFzHz8ud1J1sATvsDfEg5AeVqicyiZ2HICUkwitGTL0lSrLyXZeMgdnqh0uugpGs4rAbqTawi5aGYMdtKo-4I02hkU8GYfyuBUX_66UFqa8Hm34xm1wNGYJwDb56uho9SOQ/w381-h508/IMG_5714.JPEG" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Ledges in Grand Ledge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO41FCnyFa78DUfNO--Ko32zcMvJqn0MMw2HOstPmAtVWnwuo7np7TVOrmLMbYNsU7EJCmqVBitw6w0_q8SyITBFbO2NidD4suhRPNjWQSaM6zF9X3eliTA3iph4RT2UxpmdmwrqqeAZaFsJQ2XqJHPnHED8TWmWq9lhgsGMXfXOd-vwS4YYryEVZ5w/w377-h503/IMG_5736.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="377" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from the Ledges</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO41FCnyFa78DUfNO--Ko32zcMvJqn0MMw2HOstPmAtVWnwuo7np7TVOrmLMbYNsU7EJCmqVBitw6w0_q8SyITBFbO2NidD4suhRPNjWQSaM6zF9X3eliTA3iph4RT2UxpmdmwrqqeAZaFsJQ2XqJHPnHED8TWmWq9lhgsGMXfXOd-vwS4YYryEVZ5w/s2048/IMG_5736.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking this with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/11/scraphappy-saturday-end-begins.html" target="_blank">Angela at So Scrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/11/oh-scrap-some-scraps-are-challenging.html" target="_blank">Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you've had beautiful Autumn/Spring weather wherever you are, and that quilting is an enjoyment for you through all the seasons of life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228319710577550585.post-395975712554228322022-08-27T12:34:00.001-04:002022-08-27T12:34:43.617-04:00Scrappy Triangles Quilt<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ta Da! I have a finish! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMC-6EF2TUsd0bxcw60Z-_9lTSPUCamefvp4ErV_6Q6djIifbak5FxkjNKj81bopMVyR9oBH7lfxsa8Fku9WTCiZwBbk0ERKVp_Jxd4Cpe5viHbexPEqgCDEtY_zQQ35qQuT9N6jDbY-8NecDGiidaWS2FhC1y4YtUcKSmGhsKCpBFnOXuKJyxURC9A/s1479/IMG_5085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1478" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMC-6EF2TUsd0bxcw60Z-_9lTSPUCamefvp4ErV_6Q6djIifbak5FxkjNKj81bopMVyR9oBH7lfxsa8Fku9WTCiZwBbk0ERKVp_Jxd4Cpe5viHbexPEqgCDEtY_zQQ35qQuT9N6jDbY-8NecDGiidaWS2FhC1y4YtUcKSmGhsKCpBFnOXuKJyxURC9A/w521-h521/IMG_5085.jpeg" width="521" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been working on this quilt since the beginning of 2021. My plan for that year was to follow the <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2022.html" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a> colors by dipping into my multicolored scraps instead of the more solid-ish bins. Each week I used a pattern from Leila Gardunia's 52 Weeks of Scrappy Triangles, or Year of Scrappy Triangles (I've seen it titled both ways). My "rule" for constructing the scrappy parts of the blocks was to make sure each multicolored fabric had at least a little bit of the color of the month in it. Because this was going to result in a real mishmash of pattern and color, after a few months of piecing I chose a mottled navy for the other half of the block. I like how it both calmed the chaos and kept the colors vibrant. At the end of 2021, I knew that I wanted to keep making blocks to make a bigger quilt, so this year, I have sort of followed the RSC guides for colors but also veered off, just making blocks of whatever colors and whatever patterns of the original blocks struck my fancy. I sort of ran out of multi-colored bits of the sizes I needed, so more and more, I dipped into my other scrap bins, and that's okay. It was a fun project. But you know what? That multi-colored scrap bin is still overflowing. I'll have to come up with another idea to use it all up. If you have any desire to see any of the blocks more close up, I tried to remember to label the posts as I made them with Year of Scrappy Triangles. You can click on either the side bar or the label at the bottom of this post to see them. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While working on the blocks I was pretty certain I wanted to arrange them in a version of a pattern that I've seen as <a href="https://www.all-about-quilts.com/joannes-designs-week37.html" target="_blank">Around and Around by Joanne Designs</a>. (Not sure if that is the originator.) I laid them out that way. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_Yo6CK_Z-hVQkcZPZS2OPoETZd3G6Wm0gsg7QACF9-tmt3wEYwBDdV7XaYBJrEQTOyjwWM-tdEdJQgjJ33Z8kwk6Lvv9wxjXImRRMJdNYhCPvaXnOJ7XlvwLq0CK3I0XPj1bQZNhwOOWWjbAXsRw3dORpnT5sGs344zx5iltMXH1TgSF-fTfjR0Jxg/s1772/IMG_5009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_Yo6CK_Z-hVQkcZPZS2OPoETZd3G6Wm0gsg7QACF9-tmt3wEYwBDdV7XaYBJrEQTOyjwWM-tdEdJQgjJ33Z8kwk6Lvv9wxjXImRRMJdNYhCPvaXnOJ7XlvwLq0CK3I0XPj1bQZNhwOOWWjbAXsRw3dORpnT5sGs344zx5iltMXH1TgSF-fTfjR0Jxg/w526-h526/IMG_5009.jpeg" width="526" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">But then I wondered if staggering the middle part of the pattern a bit might be preferable for me. All I had to do was move the bottom three blocks to the top and shift everything down. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIBeRG-874Rdwc7DwYUIXhpnU4xeJIF18uQ5Fxm79KMzosAWrKqzn7zXRWJJhE_CuXXIY52ZtKt89mCZk7SfJyQn3iX81y6MEM-Jrif2tg3TnUjFgl_BtMp1BvD9batCANLO3JOIGGGi67JnBQ3K7UaB6bclhzOkpgBI2bhE5srh51c5lA-iDrSIyPw/s1772/IMG_5013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIBeRG-874Rdwc7DwYUIXhpnU4xeJIF18uQ5Fxm79KMzosAWrKqzn7zXRWJJhE_CuXXIY52ZtKt89mCZk7SfJyQn3iX81y6MEM-Jrif2tg3TnUjFgl_BtMp1BvD9batCANLO3JOIGGGi67JnBQ3K7UaB6bclhzOkpgBI2bhE5srh51c5lA-iDrSIyPw/w496-h496/IMG_5013.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">As soon as I did it, I knew that that was my layout. I probably moved a few blocks around to distribute colors and patterns more evenly, but I didn't spend a lot of time on it. I'm not sure of the origin of this layout. Sometimes that information gets lost as it finds its way around social media. Some of the names I've seen are </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pole Twist, Ribbon Twist, Twisted Ribbon, Ribbon Pole, DNA. I'll leave it to you to do the research if you are interested. Or if you know the origin, please let me know.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was planning to buy a single cut of fabric for the back, but then a wander through my leftovers of other quilt back projects revealed that I had five pretty large pieces of small floral prints with lots of colors (and all of them had some turquoise in them to meld them all together). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5rNFfFFyx0t14H7_d68GAMbnCdVtp-SfBqHsBAhj4uiVdqvP6woSUXGvZmpAJHjA-MV__6LEop1DtM0CgoAIwNgT8zoq8Ay1B5IeIRi_ruOIOV-WOBefbkH1boqcJOgIn9Rty6QeZMIxgI38msY38AFiuxcf4iG1K_cpmWYvvEOm7RJxZdjafvyPQg/s1524/IMG_5091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1524" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5rNFfFFyx0t14H7_d68GAMbnCdVtp-SfBqHsBAhj4uiVdqvP6woSUXGvZmpAJHjA-MV__6LEop1DtM0CgoAIwNgT8zoq8Ay1B5IeIRi_ruOIOV-WOBefbkH1boqcJOgIn9Rty6QeZMIxgI38msY38AFiuxcf4iG1K_cpmWYvvEOm7RJxZdjafvyPQg/w528-h528/IMG_5091.jpeg" width="528" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Two of the prints were the same print, but different dye lots. By cutting each in half and positioning them in diagonal positions, the difference was minimized. The backing is sort of, but not quite, symmetrical. It's happy and crazy though like the front, and little pieces of all but one of the fabrics is also on the front. So the back really used up a big amount of multi-colored prints! Here's a close-up of some of the prints.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufd5JLGPccMJYqTNlasD6hpq-IKmJB7LDge9adE15wJuK_GrH-wiROWhXkByo46vwLBMo4jkjIoUQxDS7wArcO455AVBJcKDSiN_mnD4Aio3t1lb2D0cTn9M51m5AQCX8uiY1XnU16nqEgfgva-Hg1BOPYjDcxu8uz7Ml3HUmmS7jpO8JTJg9XxqK5w/s2048/IMG_5093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufd5JLGPccMJYqTNlasD6hpq-IKmJB7LDge9adE15wJuK_GrH-wiROWhXkByo46vwLBMo4jkjIoUQxDS7wArcO455AVBJcKDSiN_mnD4Aio3t1lb2D0cTn9M51m5AQCX8uiY1XnU16nqEgfgva-Hg1BOPYjDcxu8uz7Ml3HUmmS7jpO8JTJg9XxqK5w/w418-h557/IMG_5093.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With my wonky-ish vision, I knew that I could not quilt this quilt with navy thread. I found a variegated thread called Gumballs (Coats and Clark), that seemed like it was made for this quilt. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IpP2UzepZGOUbG6MAouttJ5pV3e9dSOT-zuRjwCeelpNHzD8URu1Fc9yqpEe2EH_ixBKd7UW8hXx8qxhx9lRYxYDfB3cxqTpmN0o6Xd-Tih8z7yeAo9D4uV4oFdsv8KbCIo6nbQpqdvwOGx-D74ygMaG5t2XwxtEiXTrHmgOZBfvIx57zE6DFab8Ew/s1772/IMG_5061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IpP2UzepZGOUbG6MAouttJ5pV3e9dSOT-zuRjwCeelpNHzD8URu1Fc9yqpEe2EH_ixBKd7UW8hXx8qxhx9lRYxYDfB3cxqTpmN0o6Xd-Tih8z7yeAo9D4uV4oFdsv8KbCIo6nbQpqdvwOGx-D74ygMaG5t2XwxtEiXTrHmgOZBfvIx57zE6DFab8Ew/w490-h490/IMG_5061.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I used it with my walking foot for casually spaced lines down the streak-of-lightning and pole patterns formed by the navy half triangles. I used off-white with a free motion meander on the colorful fabrics, because I knew that anything more detailed would be lost. I willed myself to keep the meanders fairly widely spaced so they would be about the same density as the walking foot lines. I'm really pleased with how it all turned out. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-o37_1mbNiLtBzfLM8X0FEsOl0mri0BqdXdLwBajMgGzw8WsR2H8eL9oG44CV4xeWXDsLttmp4S7CRaWFoCy8KSFX4jLZtoxYzBzhsA9vISkJrj_zWGQ-9SWhFo4OQZa_kf0C02-K0H6kx8Lw6t9KqVIbMn_0Kl0Az1rcloUlY0BkmvyBtZfhWpw_uw/s2048/IMG_5088.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-o37_1mbNiLtBzfLM8X0FEsOl0mri0BqdXdLwBajMgGzw8WsR2H8eL9oG44CV4xeWXDsLttmp4S7CRaWFoCy8KSFX4jLZtoxYzBzhsA9vISkJrj_zWGQ-9SWhFo4OQZa_kf0C02-K0H6kx8Lw6t9KqVIbMn_0Kl0Az1rcloUlY0BkmvyBtZfhWpw_uw/w422-h562/IMG_5088.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stats: </span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Block Pattern</b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">: <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/year-of-scrappy-triangles" target="_blank">Year of Scrappy Triangles or 52 Weeks of Scrappy Triangles by Leila Gardunia</a> Blocks finish at 6 inches.</span></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fabrics</span></b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">: <span style="font-family: arial;">Years of scraps; a mottled wide-back navy fabric for the background. Could be Moda, but I really can't remember.</span></span></p><p><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Batting</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">: <span style="font-family: arial;">Fairfield 80/20.</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Thread</b>: Superior Masterpiece in Granite for piecing; Gumballs cotton machine quilting thread 30 weight, I think, by Coats and Clark for quilting on navy background and for hand-sewing the binding. Superior King Tut Cotton quilting thread in White Linen for quilting on multi-colored fabrics.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Size</b><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">: Pieced 54 1/2 by 60 1/2 inches</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> After quilting: 53 1/4 inches by 59 inches.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Washed: 51 inches by 56 1/2 inches</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Machines</b><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">: Singer Featherweight for piecing; Singer Treadle 115 for walking foot and free motion quilting and for machine work on the binding.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After my garage photos, it was time to take the quilt into the wild for some glamour shots. I grabbed it along a couple of weeks ago when we went to visit my Dad and found a lovely little area by a goldfish pond on the property of his assisted living home. What a delightful place to show off this colorful quilt. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vEYx3OxLe_hFOlRso1O9ehGnhIFNDZVAt7E-fZ6_InjOC0hMe8xL8HPaq9-HL9lEXjNbSUF0vWCju4Kj1BDmMkYyr5_bM4PxzUcdYyxOO8da4ZlJThS9061_Pl8KnDGh5QUFid1uXi4jkLJW0uDNrzffwXdGUoqjZOSjCxZrzyo52u7yKqwHtMKRKg/s4004/IMG_5097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4004" data-original-width="2844" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vEYx3OxLe_hFOlRso1O9ehGnhIFNDZVAt7E-fZ6_InjOC0hMe8xL8HPaq9-HL9lEXjNbSUF0vWCju4Kj1BDmMkYyr5_bM4PxzUcdYyxOO8da4ZlJThS9061_Pl8KnDGh5QUFid1uXi4jkLJW0uDNrzffwXdGUoqjZOSjCxZrzyo52u7yKqwHtMKRKg/w416-h586/IMG_5097.jpeg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nQFa9ljrWE_GATVzFthML91m0anKHmnhs3Sc7VA8iI986YPJnQ_c_yN4z_aMhLFQNqLpMMYnz6iPz7OqVb3FW8F-k122p_1NX9VAT3FrY68jpHCcCWf1S4hd5t2CZm-NV707AQX286kpsCWF9nKvwXPxEpy23R7ZL2haHW4mj4uTORnfZYFN3QmjaQ/s2048/IMG_5098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3715" data-original-width="2786" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnHbS_ofR_MAuUC_bV_Auqmsvwh3LKbbJxGQlQRkx-HzFGQJzb3QMI3J2smjlY_rmKwfEYgR74vzXhwXjp33JmpDzqYdKBmCJS0ps-WGmhDiNdwx1WPA3kg0DEE99YO_W5Q6oGnio73JlRaKWSFwClisQcXLHSa_a3-0TI0ZH5F4hktOk_VI22bsrVQ/w425-h566/IMG_5110.jpeg" width="425" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be donating this quilt somewhere soon. I'm glad to have found a use for all of these scrappy bits. There are still more to use up...always, right? But I needed something fresh to work on, so I've just cut into some of the yummy fabrics I collected last year to make a new scrappy quilt. Bigger pieces than I usually work with, so I think it will go pretty fast. Fast finishes can be rejuvenating, I think. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking up this week with Angela from <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/08/rainbow-scrap-challenge-rounding-up.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uOdE-xuj8GXkNr3_4YgtrOtaQQ2zMlBdRhiAFX-D5Eu2CqSEMuPWmJHE8FAAhJgWzywjJvBrTnA5HvMhCqbjotycvPNK6p1_ku7SU4ZzMLj6TS4LttumQCck11DnrVeM-O3n5RVneMuI5TNwoEeRCdM5sX-7TVQIEKjAMATwCAolJp5SEu3YTkESvQ/s3865/IMG_5111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3865" data-original-width="2899" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uOdE-xuj8GXkNr3_4YgtrOtaQQ2zMlBdRhiAFX-D5Eu2CqSEMuPWmJHE8FAAhJgWzywjJvBrTnA5HvMhCqbjotycvPNK6p1_ku7SU4ZzMLj6TS4LttumQCck11DnrVeM-O3n5RVneMuI5TNwoEeRCdM5sX-7TVQIEKjAMATwCAolJp5SEu3YTkESvQ/w434-h578/IMG_5111.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you are having a good quilty month whether you are working on a long-term project or a fast finish.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluuWej57iE9wYnQQ-HHE2lCicWdhSWV92PozdshFYI5p0Y0s4jDYzUpEbzq9LrwTdpMhiGbM9jkD714rnsfawG2RI_Rjscf5joLFaeH0CAT1hAafHCnKhYabRXES3wO9gEFGg-GM_N8yS6QiEc-u9EJI7Am3pSeJ2QhouvpL8MGCmfAkcniY7RIshvg/s1772/IMG_5172.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluuWej57iE9wYnQQ-HHE2lCicWdhSWV92PozdshFYI5p0Y0s4jDYzUpEbzq9LrwTdpMhiGbM9jkD714rnsfawG2RI_Rjscf5joLFaeH0CAT1hAafHCnKhYabRXES3wO9gEFGg-GM_N8yS6QiEc-u9EJI7Am3pSeJ2QhouvpL8MGCmfAkcniY7RIshvg/w512-h512/IMG_5172.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Washed and spun</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>JanineMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.com11