tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34284334935213429092024-03-14T11:06:29.895-04:00The RestitcheratorSaving the world, one stitch at a time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-15728770210651973722017-02-18T18:17:00.002-05:002017-02-18T18:26:09.349-05:00My Wide Open Spaces Quilt in McCall's Quick Quilts April/May 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am so excited to share my most recent published quilt pattern! It is in the April/May 2017 issue of McCall's Quick Quilts and it's called Wide Open Spaces.<br />
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This pattern is modeled after those vintage chenille bedspreads, where the pattern was along the outside border and the center was empty. I thought it would look beautiful hanging over the sides of a twin bed. It's an extra long twin, with the finished size measuring 70"x 90.5". If you look closely at this picture, you can see the beautiful quilting done by Laura McCormick of Always Keep Quilting.<br />
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I used some prints from <a href="http://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/joie-de-vivre/" target="_blank">BariJ's Joie de Vivre line</a> and lots of <a href="http://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/pure-elements/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Pure Elements Solids</a>.<br />
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You can purchase just the single downloadable PDF pattern here:<br />
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http://www.mccallsquilting.com/quickquilts/articles/Wide-Open-Spaces-Quick-Colorful-Quilt-Pattern<a href="http://www.mccallsquilting.com/quickquilts/articles/Wide-Open-Spaces-Quick-Colorful-Quilt-Pattern" target="_blank">http://www.mccallsquilting.com/quickquilts/articles/Wide-Open-Spaces-Quick-Colorful-Quilt-Pattern</a><br />
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One of my favorite parts of having my quilts in magazines is the artsy photos they do to show off the quilt.<br />
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If you'd like to buy just the one issue, you can do that using the link below:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-60420814209486316232017-02-01T19:57:00.000-05:002017-02-01T19:57:10.053-05:00Blithe Fabrics Blog Tour - You don't know what you don't know!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When <a href="http://likeflowersandbutterflies.com/" target="_blank">Katarina Roccella</a> posted on Instagram that she was looking for entries for a blog tour for her new fabric line, <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=171" target="_blank">Blithe</a>, with <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>, I got right to work designing a pattern. I adore Art Gallery Fabrics for their rich color and wonderful hand. They wash like a dream. Not to mention that if you got chosen, Art Gallery would send you fabrics to make your project with!</div>
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I was so excited when my entry got chosen. When the fabrics came, I got right to work cutting....</div>
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One thing I really love about finished quilt photos...you can take them artistically and keep your eyes off of the flaws. Pretty much every quilter I know always points out all of the flaws and imperfections in their work. Some imperfections are more than that though, they're straight up mistakes.</div>
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This is my first sketch, I did two more after this, with colors and more precision and measurements. But this is how I always start out. In my head (sadly), half square rectangles were the same as half square triangles. Yeah. I know. DUH.</div>
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So I start to sew all of my ALREADY CUT fabrics and this is what I get...no points. I thought, maybe it's my imprecise sewing. Some of them look 'sort of' like points. Sort of.<br />
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Then I do what everyone does. I Google "half square rectangle" and watch some You-Tube videos. As my Nonni used to say, PAIN IN A BUCKET. There were all of these wonderful videos and tutorials about how not to screw up your half square rectangles...like this...<br />
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From Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies<br />
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So, now I know what I didn't know. But I didn't then. So this is what my quilt came out like. Of course, I had to finish it, it was an honor to have my design chosen. Too bad my execution wasn't as good as the original design!!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My daughter held this up outside in our back yard after the snow, and it looks wonderful in this light. She's already claimed it. She has no idea that there are supposed to be nice, sharp points on all of those triangles. Thank goodness she doesn't care.<br />
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I do love the back, and the scrappy binding I made with all of the left overs from my super-over-zealous cutting for the front.<br />
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If you have other tutorials, or wisdom about half square rectangles (or anything else that I don't know that I don't know), I'm all ears!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-13311866477967959982016-12-03T16:57:00.000-05:002016-12-03T16:57:45.701-05:00NOW what do I do? Plus quilt that's already almost 2 years old<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've seen a million plus style quilts. I've seen scrappy ones, and modern looking ones. I've seen them with lots of space between the pluses and no spaces at all. I bought this pattern in 2014. Yes, that's right. 2 years ago and then some. One holiday vacation, I did all of the cutting. I posted pics of the tiny pieces on my Instagram feed. That was December 2014. Next week, it's December 2016.</div>
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Every time I get a break between projects, I go back to it. I was doing 10 blocks at a time. I could crank them out in about an hour and 15 minutes. But I didn't really seem to be making a dent in how many I needed. My eyes were WAY bigger than my stomach, and I cut enough fabric for a twin size quilt.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-8367934267489111972016-11-27T16:56:00.001-05:002016-11-27T16:56:40.591-05:00Do you like scrappy or do you like order?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have a dilemma. I've had these 128 HSTs that were saved as the cut aways from another project. When I made the quilt, I (and this NEVER happens) had the presence of mind to save the castaways and sew them together. It's been a while...they have been sitting among the precuts in my stash for close to 18 months. But they keep calling to me. And I want to actually make something with them.'</div>
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I figured out that I have 16 of each print, which is serious coincidence, or luck or something like that. So I decided I love this diamond ring block and I have enough of each print to make 8 blocks like this.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-37952646836618356822016-11-19T12:24:00.002-05:002016-11-19T12:24:49.044-05:002016 Denyse Schmidt Studio Sale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Denyse Schmidt's Studio sale was last weekend, and I was actually able to make it there! I have wanted to go for years, and it did not disappoint.<br />
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There were some original quilts for sale, patterns, books, and of course, fabric. The displays were simple, but so appealing, like these bundles set up in a vintage suitcase.<br />
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I got one bundle, I am super into lime and navy these days, of course my perennial favorite orange, and yes, that is almost a full bolt of slate grey. It was 12 yards for something like $35. I was NOT about to leave that behind.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-17716180917174887452016-04-13T14:16:00.002-04:002016-04-13T14:16:48.310-04:00My Guest Tutorial on Sew Mama Sew - Little Boy Blue Baby Quilt! + GIVEAWAY!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is my secret sewing project from the last 2 weeks! I did a guest tutorial for Sew Mama Sew and you can find it here:<br />
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The giveaway is for a gorgeous Denyse Schmidt Charm Pack in her Hadley line, and a spool of variegated Aurifil thread!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-25016021748644444532016-03-17T09:07:00.000-04:002016-03-17T09:07:10.878-04:00St.Patrick's Day Saddle Pad - Custom Sewn for Schooling Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm finally in that place as a sexist where I feel like I can crank something out if I want to. This week I did that to make my daughter a St. Patrick's Day themed saddle pad for a schooling show at her barn. There is a "Costume" class at the end of the show where the riders get to dress themselves (and their horses!) up for fun.<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-955042264685897512016-03-11T07:42:00.004-05:002016-03-11T07:42:55.456-05:00Magic Show by Villa Rosa in Purebred<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the great parts of QuiltCon 2016 were the vendors. I bought a lot of great stuff, but I didn't go too crazy, it all fit into my suitcase (which weighed 49 pounds at check-in YEAH!).<div>
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I bought this adorable kit at Villa Rosa's booth. It is for their Magic Show pattern, made with Purebred fabric. Big surprise...I saw horses and had to buy the fabric. </div>
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It went together in a flash, literally. I made this in about an hour and fifteen minutes. The fabrics on the pattern were for another line, so I got to choose which fabrics went in which places. Funny, after I made it, I went on to the Villa Rosa website and they had this kit for sale, and they had put the fabrics in the same places!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-63286426342887167642016-03-05T13:24:00.001-05:002016-03-05T13:24:27.936-05:00QuiltCon 2016 Classes and Demos - Alison Glass Appliqué & Heather Jones Improv Pineapple<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of the things that I loved about QuiltCon were the fantastic lectures and demos. There were demos going on at the back of the show all day, and I saw one with Alison Glass, where she talked about appliqué and reverse appliqué techniques. Appliqué is one of those things that has always scared me. So much fine detail and my handwork leaves a lot to be desired. I'm sure this is because I don't do it enough, but I'm now motivated to try some. </div>
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The quilt in the photo below (the image is from alisonglass.com) literally took my breath away. She held this one up too, but I was so taken with it, I didn't even get a good enough picture to share. I couldn't find the pattern anywhere once I got home, so I emailed Alison directly to plead with her to help me find it. She was incredibly kind and gracious (as usual) and told me that her plan was to have it available by late April or May. I will be making this one for sure.</div>
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The full day class that I took was an Improv Pineapple quilt with Heather Jones. This was her quilt made with the Denyse Schmidt solids box for the Modern Solids Traditional Inspiration Quilt Challenge. It is just so beautiful in person and the photo doesn't nearly do it justice. This is the technique she taught. <div>
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Like appliqué, improv is not something I'm comfortable with, which is why I took the class (besides the fact that I LOVE Heather's work). It was big stretch for me to cut a quilt with no rulers. Heather teaches you how to make what resembles a traditional pineapple block using strips and triangles. If you're interested, she has this class available on Creativebug as well.<div>
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This is the design wall with the student examples. As you can see, no two are alike and the look, while similar in style, is actually really varied. The twisty block, third from the top in the far left row...yeah, that's mine. It is the perfect embodiment of my linear thinker right brain fighting wildly against the left brain, creative draw to make something imperfect. Push. Pull. I got a crazy twist that I probably couldn't do again if I tried.<br />
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A few of the students in the class were experienced Improv piecers. Check our their amazing fussy cut centers and cool mix of patterns and colors. The one red triangle in the lower right block just knocked my socks off. It looked so cool and unexpected to me.<br />
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As soon as I got home from QuiltCon, the next morning, I finished my blocks and sewed them together. I'm leaving this only four blocks because I want to hang it on my sewing room wall to remind me to loosen up a little. Relax. Enjoy the process.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-46110121260250054822016-02-24T14:33:00.001-05:002016-02-24T14:33:08.340-05:00QuiltCon West 2016 - Pasadena<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I signed up for QuiltCon West 2016 last June. It seemed so far away at the time. And here I am, home, and feeling like it passed by in a blur. </div>
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I tried to take advantage of as much of the event as I could while I was there. I went to lectures, demos, and classes. I walked the show (twice) and of course, I shopped. But I also connected with SO many other quilters. Made new friends, and had lunch one friend I hadn't seen in something like 5 years. It.was.awesome.</div>
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I am going to do a separate post about the classes I took, but the show was amazing. These photos are not nearly all of them, and I realize that ones I took of Melissa Averinos' "Best in Show" quilt, are on my phone, so those will have to come another time as well.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First place winner - Handwork - Places Unfold by Heidi Parkes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BRAND NEW Jungle Abstractions quilt by Violet Craft - elephant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jungle Abstractions Quilt by Violet Craft - giraffe - this is on my "must make" list</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jungle Abstractions by Violet Craft - Lion, in a very cool alternative color-way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MY FAVORITE FOR THE WHOLE SHOW - the colors, the plaid, it's perfect</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing mermaid dress in the Michael Miller booth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better Together by Laura West Kong, won a judges choice award and 3rd in the Michael Miller challenge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EZ Triangle Challenge - 1st Place winner - Mickey Beebe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill's (Whole Circle Studio - she had FIVE quilts in the show!) entry in the Michael Miller challenge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3rd place - Pieceing - Diamonds #2 - Tara Faughnan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piecing - 2nd Place - Pointed Statement by Amy Friend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the smaller number of quilts with a strong color (not black or white) background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piecing - 1st place -Under the Radar by Corinne Sovey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My absolutel favorite palatte! Navy, orange and grey!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berry Hunt by Elisa Sims Albury - this is the modern bear paw quilt in Michele Muska's Quilting the New Classics</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO LOVE the use of Alison Glass' Handcrafted line in this quilt</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-64065824547951915832015-09-21T20:26:00.003-04:002015-09-21T20:27:30.940-04:00EZ Quilting Tool Mini Quilt Challenge & Kate Spain Canyon Fabric<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is my entry for our the Southern CT Modern Quilt Guild's EZ Quilting Kate Spain mini-quilt Challenge. We were each allowed to choose a tool when Michele Muska came to do the trunk show at our meeting this spring. <br />
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I chose the <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-8808-mini-fat-cats-acrylic-tool-258-x-25.aspx#" target="_blank">mini Fat Cat</a>. Then we got samples of Kate Spain's new fabric line with Moda "<a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/canyon-yardage" target="_blank">Canyon</a>" to use to make a 16" square mini quilt. So.Much.Fun. The quilts will be hung somewhere at Quilt Market (the Simplicity Creative Group's booth?), so if you go to market and can take a picture I would be THRILLED.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini Fat Cat Tool Kate Spain Challenge</td></tr>
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I am wildly embarrassed to say that this is the first quilt I've ever made that I put a written label on. I feel quilt shame. <a href="http://restitcherator.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-first-cover-and-some-summer-catch-up.html" target="_blank">Michelle Muska told our quilt guild</a> about the importance of labels and how meaningful they are. <br />
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I realized after I handed my quilt in that I didn't put a name on it. It's actually called Musical Chairs. The two floating fat cats are supposed to look like they are going into the open background color spots. It made sense when I drew it on paper, but I'm not sure how well it translated in my actual design.<br />
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My guild's president snapped this pic of Kate Spain herself at a LQS shop hop stop when she saw all of the challenge quilts made with her newest line...I think she looks pretty excited, don't you?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-10886795428332667012015-08-25T19:20:00.001-04:002015-08-25T19:20:41.480-04:00Saddle Pad for my CHSA finalist and Show Jumper (Suitability #7158)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My daughter's been riding horses a full four years now. She's been showing in rated shows for three. At the end of last year, she fell during a show as she was trying to move up to her first jumping class. It was a rough few months as her confidence was shaken.<div>
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This spring she was still not confident enough to show in a jumping class. Funny thing is, she jumps during every lesson she has. She's good at it. But she was afraid to do it in a show after her fall. After some encouragement from the older girls at her barn, she showed in a jumping class this April. Every time she did it, she was super nervous, but she dug deep, faced her fears, and continued to show in what's called Short Stirrup (cantering over cross-rails on a course) all spring and summer. She racked up enough points to qualify for the finals, which happened this weekend. She took 6th place out of the 12 riders.</div>
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I learn so much from her. I couldn't be more proud of how she handled herself this year. She matured so much. She got to be a much stronger rider. She is proud of herself, and I know this season taught her so many good things, that she'll take with her into the rest of her life.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6th place in Short Stirrup Hunter, CHSA Finals 2015</td></tr>
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<br />She got this great horse fabric, Wild Horses, by Exclusively Quilters at our local quilt shop's annual clearance this winter. She's been begging me to make her a new saddle pad for her ever since. After her performance this weekend, how could I not???</div>
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I've made this pattern once before, it's by Suitability #7158. The hardest part was finding a good binding to use for the edges. They take a lot of wear and washing.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of Suitability #7158</td></tr>
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Here's her finished saddle pad. It's regular quilter's cotton, so it won't last more than one season with the abuse it'll take. But it makes my daughter feel special to have something made just for her. It's super easy to put together, with basic diamond quilting and normal cotton batting in between. I found a 1 1/2" woven black binding on Etsy. It looks great, but isn't super strong and it actually wore out on the first one before the fabric did.<br />
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The back I used because it's called Horse Blanket (seriously, what ELSE would I use?) and the colors looked great with the front to me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back made with Horse Blanket by Joel Dewberry</td></tr>
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If you've ever made one of these, I'd love to hear about it, and I'd love to know where you got your binding.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-49245197281269306622015-08-22T12:50:00.002-04:002015-09-21T20:09:19.438-04:00My First COVER and Some Summer Catch Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The lazy days of summer. They are wonderful aren’t they? It’s light out earlier in the morning AND later in the evening, and still, I realize things are getting scratched off my to-do list more slowly.</div>
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I’ve had some pretty exciting things happen though, during July and August. I’ve plastered them all over Instagram, but I decided it was important to memorialize them here.<br />
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My first published quilt pattern was published in the British magazine Quilt Now, in it’s June 2015 issue, number 12. The quilt is an oversized version of a single block. I absolutely love the look of bold, large scale designs like this. It’s made with <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=120" target="_blank">Petal & Plume</a> fabrics, by designer <a href="http://barijdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Bari J.</a> of Art Gallery Fabrics. I also made a matching pillow, and called the two projects a “nap set”.<br />
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The editor Katy Jones had told me which issue the projects would be in, but it was a complete surprise to find them on the cover of the issue! I was scrolling through Facebook, and there they were…<br />
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As if that wasn’t enough, Michele Muska invited my quilt guild (Southern CT MQG) to come to the Simplicity creative offices in NYC in early August. I took a day off from work and spent a gorgeous sunny Wenesday travelling to the city to meet 6 of my fellow guild members for the day.<br />
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Michele took us around the office, and introduced us to lots of the people who work in the pattern making part of the business. It was so much fun to hear about what each person did, how the process worked, and get to see garments actually being made up.<br />
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Then we met with some of the folks from other areas of the business to talk social media, sewing tools, and the future of quilting. It was fantastic.<br />
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Michele lives in CT and had done a wonderful trunk show for our guild in March with the quilts from her book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quilting-New-Classics-Inspired-Traditional/dp/1936096803/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440261079&sr=8-1&keywords=michelle+muska" target="_blank">Quilting the New Classics</a>. The quilts were just amazing in person and it was a treat to see them all at once. The book is beautiful, and full of color and inspiration.<br />
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August and September will be filled with making t-shirt quilts for customers, a Kate Spain/Simplicity mini-tool challenge, and my swap gift for my partner at <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/pages/glamp-stitchalot-2015" target="_blank">Glamp Stitch-a-lot</a>. I’d better get back to work!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-59639565163090034542015-06-01T07:05:00.003-04:002015-06-01T07:05:38.835-04:00City Weekend Square Dance - Waiting for Cora<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my very favorite reason to sew. Two of my very dear friends are welcoming their first grandchild in the next few weeks, and I couldn't wait to make the baby a quilt. </div>
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I used Oliver & S City Weekend. It was a fat quarter bundle that I got a few years ago at QuiltMarket and have been hoarding away for just such a special occasion.</div>
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My husband doesn't like the quilts hung up on our fence, but I love it. It's just the right height for baby size quilts. <br />
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I have to say I am one of those who loves hand binding. It's very relaxing but it also builds up the excitement, as you know you're getting closer and closer to another finish.<br />
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Here are some of the other Square Dance versions that I've done. I have two others that I never took pictures of before I gifted them away. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-7342047495839177182015-04-19T19:22:00.002-04:002015-04-19T19:22:42.443-04:00Aviatrix Medallion - Border #5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Making this quilt feels a bit like giving birth. I've been at it about 7 months now. Each border takes more out of me than the last. Over the last three weeks, I finally finished up Border #5. There was lots of cursing, and a fair amount of heavy sighing...I even thought "what if I just end it here, no one even needs to know there's another border". </div>
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Amazingly enough, when I got the squares sewn together, they were actually the same length and width as the quilt, which qualifies as a small miracle. No creative stretching or trimming necessary. <br />
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Every time my daughter sees me working on this she asks the same thing..."who's that quilt for???". And I give her the same answer every time, "It's for me. When I was your age in the 80's we had rainbows on everything, and these colors make me really happy."<br />
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My cousin asked me to make her a bag last year. Yes, last year. I knew exactly the pattern I'd use, she got the fabric right away, and here it is April and I've just finished it.<div>
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She needed a tote bag for work, that would carry "a lot of stuff". She showed me the bag she was using and I knew I could give her a huge improvement.<br /><br />She chose black fabric with a wavy grey pattern. Good choice for work, should wear well and not show too much dirt.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I had made a similar bag from this book once before. It's a fantastic book, <a href="http://www.sewthankful.com/TaylorMadeDesigns.html" target="_blank">Easy to Make Totes with Zippers</a> by Cindy Taylor Oates, from 2003 I think. The directions are clear and just detailed enough with drawings for anything that's hard to describe. I'm 99% sure I got the book on Ebay super cheap.<br />
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The pattern I adapted was the one on the lower right, that shows multi-colored stripes and webbing straps. Yikes. So I took the final measurements I needed and just made a single piece and quilted it in diamonds. And I made her 2" wide straps so that they wouldn't dig into her shoulder.<br />
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<br />My favorite part of this pattern is the recessed zipper. It's actually really easy to put in if you measure everything carefully. When you put the placket onto the bag, there's about 10 layers to sew through, so I did break a few needles, and had to turn the wheel by hand, but that's a common occurrence with me and making bags...either I'm too rough, or the machine is too cranky...or both.</div>
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I'm so happy with the result and my cousin will most definitely be more comfortable (and chic!) carrying her work in this.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-10244785169406808972015-02-16T16:48:00.001-05:002015-02-16T16:50:56.917-05:00Green Living Market Bag - Octopus, Seahorses and Anchors on a Freezing Day in February<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been working on this queen size quilt for six weeks now. Since the first of the year. And I love it, and it's been great, but I can't share it. BOOO! So I was itching today for a quick win. Something that I knew I could finish today and would love. I went back to my very favorite pattern...The Green Living Market Bag by <a href="http://barijdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Bari J</a>. </div>
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This is my 10th one. When I say I love this pattern, I'm not kidding. I've made most of them as gifts. This one is for a dear friend of mine who saw the fabric on Instagram when I bought it. It's <a href="http://www.tulapink.com/" target="_blank">Tula Pink</a>'s <a href="http://freespiritfabric.com/core-pages/gallery.php?gal_id=508" target="_blank">Salt Water</a> line.</div>
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I managed to get the seahorses to line up on the top cuff. This is one of the benefits of having made so many!</div>
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I am also much better at getting the folded up corners on the bottom to be neat and lined up perfectly with the sides. This is a super sturdy bag that is perfect for groceries or goodies from the farmer's market.<br />
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As I try to fill up the last minutes before the Super Bowl starts, it occurred to me that I had more Economy Blocks to share. I think I have around 20 in total. Lots of them include some of my favorite tiny Heather Ross scraps, like the horses and tack from her West Hill line in the first one. I tried stripes, trying to see what it would look like...maybe a bit too busy for me?</div>
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This van and the pink on the outside are both Heather Ross too...from the tiniest bits I had saved.<br />
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I think these people are running for the ice cream truck. I definitely like the look of the solids along with a print...three prints might be too much.<br />
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A beautiful mermaid...this one was an attempt to see about not "exactly" solids, just fabrics that had lots of solid space or a tonal pattern.<br />
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As you can see, I was all over the place, trying different combinations to see what I liked best.<br />
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A bicycle that my fussy cutting was...um.."off" on. But I was not about to throw it out.<br />
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I've been wanting to go a Modern Quilt Guild meeting for what feels like forever. There are two chapters that are each about an hour away from me. Last weekend, FINALLY, I had the time on a Saturday when the SCTMQG (Southern CT Modern Quilt Guild) were holding their monthly meeting. </div>
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I met a great group of ladies (all ladies, does your MQG have men?) and already have the February meeting time blocked off on my calendar. I'm really looking forward to some of the programming that's scheduled for this year, but more importantly the motivation to stretch out and try new things...like this month's challenge...the Drunkard's Path.</div>
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I was so excited at the meeting that I forgot to trace the templates they had. So I found one and tried to make my own thin plastic template. This was my first try at ANY curved piecing.</div>
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Someone at the meeting had copies of the paper that had come with their template, so I went right online and bought a set from Baycreek Quilting Products (<a href="http://www.quilttemplates.com/">www.quilttemplates.com</a>). They arrived in exactly a week, they are nice and thick and as you can see, the proportions are right. </div>
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When my husband saw the first one I did, he said "I want one of those". When he saw the one I made for my son, he started making a pile of shirts and said "the only thing I want for Christmas from you is a mountain bike shirt quilt". Of course, with that kind of a request, I had to make it.</div>
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He originally wanted it to actually use, but when he saw it all finished, he was afraid it would end up with dog hair on it, and it wouldn't get the respect it deserved, so he changed his mind and hung it in his bike workshop.<br />
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He chose the most spectacular flannel for the back (when he thought that's what would be touching him). It's Northcott Man About Town flannel, and it is gorgeous. Soft, thick, but so easy to work with. The binding almost seemed to attach itself.<br />
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I used a thicker interfacing with his because the t-shirts were all over the place in terms of age and use. Some had been washed a ton of times and some he bought (yes, he did) just for this quilt. So the thickness and texture was really inconsistent. But with the interfacing, they became much more similar and easier to get to line up. It also made the finished product look much more substantial to me.</div>
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As much as I love giving these as gifts, and I know how much they mean to people, t-shirt quilts are pretty boring to make. Not that I've got my techniques down, they do come together quickly.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-8406188753737641112015-01-09T09:22:00.000-05:002015-01-09T09:22:13.561-05:00Economy Blocks - WIP? or UFO?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last year, Economy Blocks were everywhere. They were filling my Instagram feed, they were in blog posts and Twitter. Like everyone else, I went to <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/" target="_blank">Rita Hodge's Red Pepper Quilt</a>s blog and used her great <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/search?q=+economy+block+tutorial" target="_blank">tutorial</a> from August of 2013 to start making blocks.<br />
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I didn't have a ton of experience with fussy cutting so this was a learning experience for me. I loved that I could save (and <b>use</b>!) the tiniest scraps of my favorite fabrics to make these quick and easy blocks.<br />
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These are four of the ones I have done. <br />
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One thing I realized after I got a bunch made was that I was all over the place with the colors. I have no idea if these will make it into a quilt or not. They might be too wild all together. <br />
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I do have a thing for orange. Light, dark, polka dots. I love all things orange.<br />
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More tiny scraps of Mendocino and some of my favorite old Yummy Goods swirly thingys.<br />
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This is one of my <a href="http://barijdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Bari J.</a> blocks. It's a mixture of three of her lines I think. Look at that bird!! I actually got him right into the center.<br />
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So all together, these four look great. But wait until you see them next to my experiments with orange and blue. Yikes!<br />
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Have you made an Economy Block quilt? Was it lots of mixed colors or a specific palatte?</div>
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<a href="http://ohfransson.bigcartel.com/product/aviatrix-medallion-pdf-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Aviatrix Medallion</a> is a pattern by <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Hartman</a>.</div>
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I loved this pattern from the moment I laid eyes on it. The rainbow color spoke to the 80"s child in me and said "you NEED to make this rainbow quilt". When I saw that they had a kit and Quilt-a-long at my local quilt shop (<a href="http://www.sewinspiredquilts.com/" target="_blank">Sew Inspired </a>in Simsbury, CT) I went and bought one right away. It's just piecing I told myself...yeah, a LOT of piecing, but I can do that. Maybe. Not so much.</div>
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UGH. Thank GOD for the first class...The instructor went over the cutting for the center piece in great detail, noting that although you got a fat quarter for each color, which is what the pattern called for, you needed a FULL, EXACT fat quarter. If it was a hair short or crooked, you had to get clever with your cutting.</div>
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I tried to take a lot of pictures as I went along. The diamonds were much harder to line up than I thought...and every single one of the eight had to be ripped out at least once. I used the templates in the pattern. My cutting techniques and precision need improvement.</div>
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This project has been a lesson in patience. And also, in taming my perfectionist shrew. I only tore the center out once, and I am honestly really happy with how the points came together in the very center.<br />
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I absolutely love the grey fabric that was included in my kit. It's got this amazing texture, it's not a quilting cotton. I'll have to ask exactly what it is next time I'm at the shop.<br />
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It was so much fun to put the first colored border on. It really started to feel like the rainbow explosion I was looking for.<br />
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Although the fourth border was a great deal of piecing, it was also sort of addictive. I wanted to actually see the blocks finished, and I was chain piecing a lot of it, so I didn't get to see what they looked like until the end of the month.<br />
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As my Aunt Pat says, "the pattern is beginning to emerge". It's so big now, I have to take it outside to get good pictures. It was very grey the day I took these.<br />
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This is a close up of the grey ("neutral") squares for Border #5. When you sew them on, they're rectangles, and I was sort of surprised they actually came out like the pattern said they would.<br />
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I went to the class today as a drop in. They went over the next two borders. The final border set is the butterflies, which will challenge my ability to do angles again. They are also TONS of piecing, wish me luck in keeping up!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-32743042736876701162015-01-01T12:08:00.001-05:002015-01-01T12:08:35.714-05:00Final Finish for 2014 - Heather Ross Briar Rose Quilt <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my final finish for 2014. My second "big" quilt. It's 80" x 80". I made it for my daughter's bed. Up until Christmas Day, she was sleeping in a full sized bed, but it took me so long to finish this one, that she changed her mind and got twin bunk beds!</div>
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I bought a fat quarter set of <a href="http://heatherross.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Heather Ross</a>' <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.net/php/fabricshop/fabricshop.php?a=sc&Category=649" target="_blank">Briar Rose</a> line as soon as it came out and I was looking for just the right pattern. This is "Darling" by <a href="http://www.freckledwhimsy.com/" target="_blank">Freckled Whimsy</a>. I got everything at Fat Quarter Shop.</div>
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One of the things I love about the pattern is that is shows off the prints. The blocks are big, so you can really see all of the cute detail. (Some close ups below) My daughter chose some multi-colored Michael Miller Candy Dots for the binding.</div>
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My Aunt Tala did the quilting on this one too, as usual, it's spectacular. It looks like there's hearts all over the quilt.<br />
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This yellow is one of the bolts I got for backings when our local Joann closed. I got a bunch of DS Quilts bolts for $4/yard.<br />
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One of my goals for 2015 is to learn to take better pictures. The prints are so adorable, and these pictures don't do them justice.<br />
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I also finished a T-shirt quilt for my husband, and a lap quilt for my mother-in-law. Do you think I have good pictures of either of those? <br />
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For 2015, my goals are a quilt a month, to use at least 75% of the fabric for every quilt from my stash (which is VERY doable) and to finish at least 2 more long standing UFOs. Oh, and of course to blog about them all, with really good pictures.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-31756446204472412742014-10-25T20:21:00.000-04:002014-10-25T20:21:51.976-04:00T-Shirt Quilt number 2, back from the dead <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This t-shirt quilt that I made for my son was the second one I made. I made one for a customer earlier this year, and my son loved it so much he immediately made a pile of his old shirts for me to make him one. Like with SO many other projects, I had it all cut out and the top sewn in less than a week. I did it all while we were at the Cape in June. </div>
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Flash forward to last week and I was just putting the binding on. But look, he loves it, and I’m already working on one for my husband.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197240998671276994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428433493521342909.post-3914713084070265292014-07-23T20:07:00.000-04:002014-07-23T20:07:38.497-04:00Loft queen size quilt - finally finished, and I LOVE it <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I bought the fabric for this quilt a year ago in February. It was my first attempt at picking out all solids for a quilt. Even with that, you can see a bit, that the grey is a marble and the light blue does have a tiny pattern on it. The pattern is called "Loft" from Quilts Made Modern by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. I chose the book because it had a lot of description about colors, and choosing colors, and how your choices effect the final overall look of the pattern.</div>
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Here it is, mid-July a year later. I absolutely LOVE how it came out. It will be for our guest room and I am looking forward to someone using it!</div>
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My Aunt Tala did the quilting. It came out AMAZING. One of the goals for the quilt was for it not to look too "girly". I love that the quilting matches the more modern style piecing. Of course, if you look closely, you can see that my rows are not perfectly aligned, but overall, I'm very happy with how the alignment worked. The rows were LONG and a few of them were hard to make line up well.<br />
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This quilt, although it took me well over a year to finish, has really inspired me to work more with solids. Which do you prefer? Solids or prints?<br />
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