tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60904305169120477722024-03-16T21:23:05.017-04:00A Quilter's PathMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-7305165187110353222023-02-17T15:51:00.001-05:002023-02-17T15:51:39.959-05:00Ringo Lake, Finished at Last!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Today's post was originally supposed to go out in the summer of 2021, when my Ringo Lake quilt top was finished and ready to go out for quilting. However, I was busy accepting the Procrastinator of the Year award.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_ic_p-gqLUogzl1jCaawHTd7upD7I44DcMyzSg3aHivOXuhDCD2y3zqtw_ZBCeoRlQkY_Va9bThnUGz5jsG8cgeKDxkyPIt8VeuQpbehca_W6Ctnipeaev5cl3_Kjwe_OLxjhdYZHgRk5FtsaYuDD8DlY99Y2ZsVzX0TuQjxYH_SxVHGu8r5RtaH/s4032/637F51DC-D754-4D37-98C8-F808C3539077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_ic_p-gqLUogzl1jCaawHTd7upD7I44DcMyzSg3aHivOXuhDCD2y3zqtw_ZBCeoRlQkY_Va9bThnUGz5jsG8cgeKDxkyPIt8VeuQpbehca_W6Ctnipeaev5cl3_Kjwe_OLxjhdYZHgRk5FtsaYuDD8DlY99Y2ZsVzX0TuQjxYH_SxVHGu8r5RtaH/w640-h480/637F51DC-D754-4D37-98C8-F808C3539077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This photo was taken at the last meeting of our quilt group before Covid-19 hit the New York area and everything shut down. When I returned home from an extended Covid-related stay in Florida (lucky me!), I just didn't have the heart to get back to finishing the quilt. Finally, in the summer of 2021, the borders were added. It required four borders to make it fit our bed, which has a very high mattress and box spring. z The quilt was finished by an excellent local long-arm quilter, Joyce Austin. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The outer border wasa a puzzle -- nothing I auditioned seemed to do the trick. Then the owner of my LQS pulled what you see here, and I thought it was perfect.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_VI8fJE_TSH-PUrUKbyk3dtTLlx3Di5kRsYdMlICBlq8TaZq4pL5F2jryIkwN5KBP2wWoXZjk8N5JjhQ04_94fz1csvp0h9_4guOJIzuTL3jhvUi1W4IVga9t4DX4Vz8JEcC6ZSl_QHExCj3osZNr6Ie2Y9mcxKlcYhk-Rp2G6Dd0SXthl9H_Za0/s4032/7C6242DD-7D16-41D0-A6F9-CF85135A4271.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_VI8fJE_TSH-PUrUKbyk3dtTLlx3Di5kRsYdMlICBlq8TaZq4pL5F2jryIkwN5KBP2wWoXZjk8N5JjhQ04_94fz1csvp0h9_4guOJIzuTL3jhvUi1W4IVga9t4DX4Vz8JEcC6ZSl_QHExCj3osZNr6Ie2Y9mcxKlcYhk-Rp2G6Dd0SXthl9H_Za0/w480-h640/7C6242DD-7D16-41D0-A6F9-CF85135A4271.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span>This doesn't show the binding. I think I was auditioning the coral for the binding. Instead I picked</span><span> a gray-ish herringbone, not a color anywhere in the quilt, but it fits well with the outer border and makes a nice finish to the quilt.</span></span></h4><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS3iZaLIJ4c9zYo0l3AXagYwEkz8YzUGWipOW_fPzF85hRHfJry2snsKHIiz4u-aMZivSrysh_j55Hd7V5V1mYj18ldGjwI90boHY7pzcGVuy69SeDpSgv7wUngINa0EIS0IZ7XGvDAMFO-Yr1gisoeJlAtvI4xRo0607REIyBwoL-YX2VBeU0TPF/s4032/IMG_3016.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS3iZaLIJ4c9zYo0l3AXagYwEkz8YzUGWipOW_fPzF85hRHfJry2snsKHIiz4u-aMZivSrysh_j55Hd7V5V1mYj18ldGjwI90boHY7pzcGVuy69SeDpSgv7wUngINa0EIS0IZ7XGvDAMFO-Yr1gisoeJlAtvI4xRo0607REIyBwoL-YX2VBeU0TPF/w433-h577/IMG_3016.HEIC" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The outer border is not something I'd ever hve thought of, but it is perfect for bringing the quilt together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbgnPw18W-OL0lErPjaWHZ5DQQlnnOitv1TZufjPuIF9p5CewTLIyngk95XaeJH2-xuKbSzxoFkVFYnnkpZYc0LoKc6fvkvmWqBQfvAprzKnwKa3t52kLBCO0u76-5VgXDa3grN-deeQ4gu7JEhrh7rIXhbANAf6zq93GCdhfXvnNf3_AWlWn8ORB/s4032/IMG_3017.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbgnPw18W-OL0lErPjaWHZ5DQQlnnOitv1TZufjPuIF9p5CewTLIyngk95XaeJH2-xuKbSzxoFkVFYnnkpZYc0LoKc6fvkvmWqBQfvAprzKnwKa3t52kLBCO0u76-5VgXDa3grN-deeQ4gu7JEhrh7rIXhbANAf6zq93GCdhfXvnNf3_AWlWn8ORB/w427-h569/IMG_3017.HEIC" width="427" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">The backing is two fabrics that I got at a local quilt store that was going out of business. 😢 The coral and teal are from the same fabric line. I bought all that the store had left, but I had to add a print from my stash to fill it out. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">The quilt is now on my bed, replacing the</span><a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2020/06/valuing-quilts.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"> Civil War-themed quilt</a>,<span style="text-align: left;"> whose colors I found increasingly depressing. That quilt had a polyester batting, while the batting in this one is 100% cotton. Interestingly, this quilt is much heavier, probably due mainly to the amount of fabric in the seams, but perhaps due to the cotton batting, too. The quilt has a tendency to slde off to one side (a pain when it comes to making the bed, but a good upper body workout). Heresy alert: I actually think I prefer the polyester for my bed quilt. </span></span></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div> </div></blockquote><div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-42298268782002603642022-05-11T21:10:00.000-04:002022-05-11T21:10:14.733-04:00How Hard Can it Be?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Years ago I spotted a Christmas quilt that I wanted to make in a catalog (Keepsake Quilting, I think). I cut out the picture for future reference because I didn't want to spend $12 on a pattern made up entire</span><span>ly of squares and rectangles. After all (she said), how hard can it be? I can now tell you</span><span>, if you ever hear me say that, tie me to a tree until I regain my senses!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the picture from the catalog. It looks like a Nordic sweater.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_b9DB5vKr8uQGcyWHPjyeusXx_EolzrobKDfZSLeQy2heYB4A-aiNg-0rrgupdsC5sU499YAb7Io4QgxGfC38y8hAeXd4ov1CeZkioqpBlsCiAUbhd0iK4lzlVlSCk_tez-3TyLprtXe9HMBmTcdfyrItiILDz_nIG1-DmW5heHVi-1xvVvRmZ0r/s2999/BAF65199-2F0C-4B6C-B5A2-F0250219FB17_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2809" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_b9DB5vKr8uQGcyWHPjyeusXx_EolzrobKDfZSLeQy2heYB4A-aiNg-0rrgupdsC5sU499YAb7Io4QgxGfC38y8hAeXd4ov1CeZkioqpBlsCiAUbhd0iK4lzlVlSCk_tez-3TyLprtXe9HMBmTcdfyrItiILDz_nIG1-DmW5heHVi-1xvVvRmZ0r/w600-h640/BAF65199-2F0C-4B6C-B5A2-F0250219FB17_1_201_a.heic" width="600" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">First I tried to do the layout in EQ8. But I haven't really gotten up to speed with it yet, and wasn't sure of the best approach to making several different blocks and aligning them in a quilt. So I copied the picture and penciled in the rows and columns. Judging from the size of the quilt, it looked to me like the squares were all about 1" finished, except for the smaller ones around the pointsettias and, of course, the ones needed to make the half square triangles. As I look at it now, I can see that they vary in size, but the photo in the catalog was small, so it seemed straightforward.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted the quilt to be "controlled scrappy," so there are several colors in the poinsettias, both reds and whites. I did these first, because I'd already made one block a few years ago as a small hanging quilt. Funny, it was too big for my little quilt hanger. That should have set off an alarm.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiez5h9X2emmoGVGnMYTdPOywt9yRQKZ3Qv9GmCXE__k50w7BdAr2JOvuirmM2J8yodP6yzIGLYPDOzrij-FnFXmYABk-UYJc9D1cp2u4A9X2uhYOcSBWxuB4slxUNGtU0WNNoRP-4SXQ1Vt_WxU-OiRHg9jioUlMyLcvj6CcQTWz71Zk1TR_GOiw/s4032/D071D9AB-1F73-4DA7-9A2A-EF122F741DB4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiez5h9X2emmoGVGnMYTdPOywt9yRQKZ3Qv9GmCXE__k50w7BdAr2JOvuirmM2J8yodP6yzIGLYPDOzrij-FnFXmYABk-UYJc9D1cp2u4A9X2uhYOcSBWxuB4slxUNGtU0WNNoRP-4SXQ1Vt_WxU-OiRHg9jioUlMyLcvj6CcQTWz71Zk1TR_GOiw/w640-h480/D071D9AB-1F73-4DA7-9A2A-EF122F741DB4.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">I made each of the rows according to my (incorrect) calculations. When it came to putting the rows together -- whoops!! The upshot was that I had to add blocks to each row until they were nearly equal in width. The poinsettias were unchanged, as were the reindeer. I had to add several tree blocks and fiddle with the checkerboards. I also had to add some filler strips to even things out. Here's how it turned out:</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-AACDYtSJM7DWBXSevG5XW777--6MK_pP-yaU3qYOS2o5iSzveyyfvt5Qer9QmzYzarjhKBx-0dBpGRug7mSgOdUW8me9h9hEBbE6Xn0O-20h8pIOgqjt4xeGsIfRE964irdb5Kfv98ckjHbmyoMEOoGTawT4nPc5EW-pdaPvWSwJh51ix986S8v/s4032/8CF732A5-1377-4771-ADD9-FF6D55D45638.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-AACDYtSJM7DWBXSevG5XW777--6MK_pP-yaU3qYOS2o5iSzveyyfvt5Qer9QmzYzarjhKBx-0dBpGRug7mSgOdUW8me9h9hEBbE6Xn0O-20h8pIOgqjt4xeGsIfRE964irdb5Kfv98ckjHbmyoMEOoGTawT4nPc5EW-pdaPvWSwJh51ix986S8v/w640-h480/8CF732A5-1377-4771-ADD9-FF6D55D45638.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two 1" strips (finished) on either side of the poinsettias did the trick. I didn't have have more of the green that I'd used in the blocks, but found one that fit in well. The reindeer row required 3 extra strips. Apologies for the grayed-out photos below. I guess the afternoon caught up with me!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhrOlsRxeOSErFWfBLyBZc0B1J4Do_emTwakI6yIty3hAk-mNhqdPe_vxpXN_yu-fqV7L-2XpzQV3BlTsB18yOYYztUie5KGwR68np3B8Wj97FkVgssJ259Ja7DYfWwzagUkDNm8AVn5hWQ--_lKkq6BS867oyC0novFbJHUV1TDbmAQKLWWji022Pt/s4032/F53B18AB-3B9F-45BA-AE47-F31B0802AB33.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOlsRxeOSErFWfBLyBZc0B1J4Do_emTwakI6yIty3hAk-mNhqdPe_vxpXN_yu-fqV7L-2XpzQV3BlTsB18yOYYztUie5KGwR68np3B8Wj97FkVgssJ259Ja7DYfWwzagUkDNm8AVn5hWQ--_lKkq6BS867oyC0novFbJHUV1TDbmAQKLWWji022Pt/w480-h640/F53B18AB-3B9F-45BA-AE47-F31B0802AB33.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It took some quilty math to figure out how many additional tree blocks were needed for the rows, but they came out great. I was able to use up a bundle of Christmas fabrics that I'd picked up at Jo-Ann years ago.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43ATQ5_twMIxIXi8FceEdbPKT-q332sLFs6_YG8Wv9sApGvTB0u3mCM68WOrTdA2rbe6_jsflnnzfPTI_yx0hUKyz6cfeX9mGsEt8wZHvUURf3t5GMhe4ZY_ySYjCtlN_CiDmLpFfvmcckoVGNnbdCJC6sERy8Mk0JLBZzEtg_Gjo-fR3Ygj5-Zzc/s4032/7AA1CCD7-FCDA-4949-9326-B91352326325.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43ATQ5_twMIxIXi8FceEdbPKT-q332sLFs6_YG8Wv9sApGvTB0u3mCM68WOrTdA2rbe6_jsflnnzfPTI_yx0hUKyz6cfeX9mGsEt8wZHvUURf3t5GMhe4ZY_ySYjCtlN_CiDmLpFfvmcckoVGNnbdCJC6sERy8Mk0JLBZzEtg_Gjo-fR3Ygj5-Zzc/w481-h361/7AA1CCD7-FCDA-4949-9326-B91352326325.heic" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So here's (most of) the final product. I wish the poinsettias had been smaller in scale compared to the other blocks, but it still looks OK. And it was good to use the various Christmas fabrics that were killing time in my stash. It was intended to be a wall hanging, but now it's a good-size lap quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXqb9mutigHyuyTpwVHcCWEm6aMUSlIfeG_2s9bhYeQa95xvaYmNzmSY-NndkVyEMQ1mR0bo7EZAPgpINGeFuvzUW3QFZo1OsO7RdAPhkb79akQGY6cpvSUX3AMN3q4rr9ZBdfka1kUj_SIq71uX2YZXlJyrN4R1NkRj8stlceUxKNbXFWOMRdEUN/s4032/9A0545D7-7AE4-42E5-99F5-6DDA0ED86BDF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXqb9mutigHyuyTpwVHcCWEm6aMUSlIfeG_2s9bhYeQa95xvaYmNzmSY-NndkVyEMQ1mR0bo7EZAPgpINGeFuvzUW3QFZo1OsO7RdAPhkb79akQGY6cpvSUX3AMN3q4rr9ZBdfka1kUj_SIq71uX2YZXlJyrN4R1NkRj8stlceUxKNbXFWOMRdEUN/w620-h465/9A0545D7-7AE4-42E5-99F5-6DDA0ED86BDF.heic" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Spending the $12 on the pattern would have made so much sense. But I learned a lot, and in the end it was rather fun. Now to quilt it. I think I need to complete a course on free-motion quilting in order to tackle this. There's time...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-4713643727869159082022-04-06T17:13:00.000-04:002022-04-06T17:13:09.502-04:00At Long Last, a Return<p><br /><br />Unbelievable! It's been nearly a year and a half since I posted to this blog. There are numerous drafts waiting in line to be completed, but somehow it hasn't happened. To get the ball rolling, I'll share with you some beautiful quilts made by a new friend. Talking with her this week and seeing her quilts has been such an inspiration! So rather than hitting the rewind button, let's start with Linda and her beautiful quilts.</p><p>Linda lives in Pinehurst, NC. She's been making quilts since the 1990's and has a Gammill longarm ensconced in one of her two bedrooms. She has shown her quilts at several prestigious juried shows (Paducah, Houston) and has won many prizes. She had a quilting business for some years, but is now closing that down to spend more time travelling in her beloved RV and making art quilts. </p><p>She recently finished this blue beauty. Believe it or not, it's a Block of the Month. There are enough flying geese to make my heart stop! The entire quilt is custom-quilted, even the borders. So much texture!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRoVdBLp1DZei9d5soXyqxiUycc-_-EKZDRSWzGf7_RfjJhjx7bpUsRhG3dnCoPU3Y5HP3Pt5YtR0wI1YJwx-onCr1skGifSUnP-cj8aoxLXr3lfguK3-Wnx0SgI7gXYG2RdPr637lF-Efr-I5LUkjjktWK4A_GUMBHclxoXauQEaHdakGyQl7IaP/s4032/494CEC41-8BFB-443E-913D-709333589BE7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRoVdBLp1DZei9d5soXyqxiUycc-_-EKZDRSWzGf7_RfjJhjx7bpUsRhG3dnCoPU3Y5HP3Pt5YtR0wI1YJwx-onCr1skGifSUnP-cj8aoxLXr3lfguK3-Wnx0SgI7gXYG2RdPr637lF-Efr-I5LUkjjktWK4A_GUMBHclxoXauQEaHdakGyQl7IaP/w480-h640/494CEC41-8BFB-443E-913D-709333589BE7.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The half-rings of flying geese were paper-pieced, but Linda said it was still difficult to make everything work out exactly right. She's making the same quilt for someone else, but she's going to use a single strip of fabric in place of the pieced rings. Also note how she's used dense quilting to make the flowers and star blocks really pop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Xrz30WtORKz-8Dm2GiWwi4mMrrvT7CkVlp0XcvaiY4oVmEe1t5NGU5C60omlCP6w4-NdC4DCgjnfZgRHDwRwo93cRgcfcJczN2CuTL5xJyVr_rdgmzSS3yI8uk-lX0nIee_TttO-WRkrI4cUqhqT1ceVxjll6r7TI__LhwodOLIbDBegnbAgYZXe/s4032/EB210FB1-EC33-4198-8E0E-BAF8AC50313B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Xrz30WtORKz-8Dm2GiWwi4mMrrvT7CkVlp0XcvaiY4oVmEe1t5NGU5C60omlCP6w4-NdC4DCgjnfZgRHDwRwo93cRgcfcJczN2CuTL5xJyVr_rdgmzSS3yI8uk-lX0nIee_TttO-WRkrI4cUqhqT1ceVxjll6r7TI__LhwodOLIbDBegnbAgYZXe/w480-h640/EB210FB1-EC33-4198-8E0E-BAF8AC50313B.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Another traditionally-patterned quilt she made using stencilled fabric (unfortunately, I couldn't get a picture of the whole quilt). Of course, like most of us, she had to make it her way! The blocks between the square-in-square blocks bordering the panels were all the same (booorrring!) so she used all different blocks instead. She embroidered the panels but her quilting really brings each one to life. Do you see all the different snowflake designs in the squares?</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/AVvXsEiC5i7yRDoFVXGnR6Bvs_CnuZBSm2aVWq4aH87SapCaoim2REdr1dIh5waj1Rtsxkr3lbAGSqOBiS6u1pCrMvPA074ViJMlu-lt19-Vyh4caZ5SEhffj4kfhPmorGCOUD_-nwG6AShjAG6GU1BfnzJCdbLdbcPa77H_nkzGy0d0GRTW-Oh6VXCEw3SC/s4032/7F54793C-1E68-4032-B77D-9008243AC3EE.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5i7yRDoFVXGnR6Bvs_CnuZBSm2aVWq4aH87SapCaoim2REdr1dIh5waj1Rtsxkr3lbAGSqOBiS6u1pCrMvPA074ViJMlu-lt19-Vyh4caZ5SEhffj4kfhPmorGCOUD_-nwG6AShjAG6GU1BfnzJCdbLdbcPa77H_nkzGy0d0GRTW-Oh6VXCEw3SC/w640-h480/7F54793C-1E68-4032-B77D-9008243AC3EE.heic" width="640" /></a></div></div><br />... and the furrowed fields, snow-filled clouds and frozen creek?<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiy6onmdkTOEoD17AGnNrteZhNuzqvDC_tBpbT6778wUkzdwOrhxLjobB6qv9KcoW9geRyqineebNnpuHYMoSAAr9AReXmE4Q8Q-kRH8vAsUsR5ciFxlt0crlZL_fRTDh938nmF0nCsLGt7tCGbcl6NNNrcv5hgLfsIgXkCqM_JLEpH3E1lwytNs3/s4032/84CA70B3-FEF7-48C9-A35D-30AF4FB0F579.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiy6onmdkTOEoD17AGnNrteZhNuzqvDC_tBpbT6778wUkzdwOrhxLjobB6qv9KcoW9geRyqineebNnpuHYMoSAAr9AReXmE4Q8Q-kRH8vAsUsR5ciFxlt0crlZL_fRTDh938nmF0nCsLGt7tCGbcl6NNNrcv5hgLfsIgXkCqM_JLEpH3E1lwytNs3/w640-h480/84CA70B3-FEF7-48C9-A35D-30AF4FB0F579.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p>The quilt reminded her of Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," so she decided to add the first lines to the border. She searched the web for just the right font, used it to print the words on fabric, and appliqued them to the border.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXvlvUXLQc7YYS54MA_PkMSV0TvLp0F5-EdVLUGIjgCXNPSXMnT0FWeNHHNkNNtc10VAKc6O1-zgFwIvo9tlSJOngKjzzPdPMgFas32GY-yqSrxyXTziza8iFXHYJul1Xy0iSD2A6YQIU9dFntz6DZqCRHZ1K6XBE8u5q6hE5Mrp98fVKVslst-UU/s4032/5DA5CC69-B068-43CC-9C89-7B20871B5E3C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXvlvUXLQc7YYS54MA_PkMSV0TvLp0F5-EdVLUGIjgCXNPSXMnT0FWeNHHNkNNtc10VAKc6O1-zgFwIvo9tlSJOngKjzzPdPMgFas32GY-yqSrxyXTziza8iFXHYJul1Xy0iSD2A6YQIU9dFntz6DZqCRHZ1K6XBE8u5q6hE5Mrp98fVKVslst-UU/w480-h640/5DA5CC69-B068-43CC-9C89-7B20871B5E3C.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>She had the quilt in a local quilt show, and a man named Robert Frost contacted her and asked if he could buy the quilt. She didn't know if he just liked the quilt, or if he was a relative of the poet, checking to make sure she didn't violate the poem's copyright by selling it. She said No, but she'd wanted to keep it for herself anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for her art quilts! Maybe this one doesn't exactly count as an art quilt, but it's definitely fiber art. The quilt is not very big, so you have to look closely to appreciate the handwork.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwuITStOwDIU-3brmkB8Dqrz-fE6euPbLSNRiHyQLotkquBlt5Rr_OEur45eaeMjSfL8DBZlG8c86BGUVYT4uVutWn1UFhn0Ph4TO3oh8IBXInkEkbpznLwulUyLASUXyu6HpWsOzcO71URosl1KTWDp0L2rjsAI7OyGdELv2mPTqdm6Fxi91SSSt/s4032/26B0EAB2-88C9-4218-820D-E72D0DDD9C83.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwuITStOwDIU-3brmkB8Dqrz-fE6euPbLSNRiHyQLotkquBlt5Rr_OEur45eaeMjSfL8DBZlG8c86BGUVYT4uVutWn1UFhn0Ph4TO3oh8IBXInkEkbpznLwulUyLASUXyu6HpWsOzcO71URosl1KTWDp0L2rjsAI7OyGdELv2mPTqdm6Fxi91SSSt/w640-h480/26B0EAB2-88C9-4218-820D-E72D0DDD9C83.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p>The bird is thread-painted, copying a photo. She said it was much easier than she'd expected (!).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62iay74aaAowKwJeotRVUiDsBPCIq8qNxwCc_d5YXrP3LMc_U185LuJTcIkNXvu9Snjt2tY3E5PW1CsO0BO88foAuN8J354rndc7KFwX-ZwjlckYiX5MBhdCJO0wpzi0BUWO2PC6Uq-0E29QE6u1Yu8nBcW8QFhqzjF9uLZDiRH7RaMHXNXEdzFDM/s4032/7309B20E-7932-4050-991C-B05FAB4E244F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62iay74aaAowKwJeotRVUiDsBPCIq8qNxwCc_d5YXrP3LMc_U185LuJTcIkNXvu9Snjt2tY3E5PW1CsO0BO88foAuN8J354rndc7KFwX-ZwjlckYiX5MBhdCJO0wpzi0BUWO2PC6Uq-0E29QE6u1Yu8nBcW8QFhqzjF9uLZDiRH7RaMHXNXEdzFDM/w640-h480/7309B20E-7932-4050-991C-B05FAB4E244F.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p>Some leaves were made with crochet (must have been a 0000 crochet hook!), beading and thread-painting with heavy thread. The blue centers of the coneflowers are made of dozens of French knots. And there is a lot of hand embroidery.</p><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Qqiz0DcPK8glCDxkH6v_zOaV8g3A5eWEDstc16Icb1EIHKrSH9FRCJxle0OZMEsFON7JIF2XW14CDqHsfmYFiTLHRD4iyjYcxLJ8akKRLe5GAclkPnKBElWZXxeHuKaA4rGpSf6M4bV5EvG-YcbJafYqqjwtZH2-Y7q4lwhm-qUoLsWHrxuLye58/s4032/64AB181E-9751-461C-B22F-6D33822F533E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Qqiz0DcPK8glCDxkH6v_zOaV8g3A5eWEDstc16Icb1EIHKrSH9FRCJxle0OZMEsFON7JIF2XW14CDqHsfmYFiTLHRD4iyjYcxLJ8akKRLe5GAclkPnKBElWZXxeHuKaA4rGpSf6M4bV5EvG-YcbJafYqqjwtZH2-Y7q4lwhm-qUoLsWHrxuLye58/w400-h300/64AB181E-9751-461C-B22F-6D33822F533E.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The circle around the bird's picture is crocheted, too. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPTBRzWfoZ_bEjPG_bs3S_Q4kfXRE0GWG2P-Qg0nuG-CsI6ZqFRqyfTMbI5N-rHp7E-nrUOuVMm0QkIEF9RbnckV9fHIqomy8fbV52yn3qSd654sRwLBhFLFNVbvrYtTCqrG-4Pn3MrJO89hUig3jzVFIgwiAe5N_Pf_2KniHTXdWgsiPTlxyvicR/s4032/E1B74BE1-20FD-4003-975E-95CB929F038C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPTBRzWfoZ_bEjPG_bs3S_Q4kfXRE0GWG2P-Qg0nuG-CsI6ZqFRqyfTMbI5N-rHp7E-nrUOuVMm0QkIEF9RbnckV9fHIqomy8fbV52yn3qSd654sRwLBhFLFNVbvrYtTCqrG-4Pn3MrJO89hUig3jzVFIgwiAe5N_Pf_2KniHTXdWgsiPTlxyvicR/w400-h300/E1B74BE1-20FD-4003-975E-95CB929F038C.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This beautiful quilt is the view out the kitchen window in her previous home. The squirrel sign was giving her trouble (she said), so she went outside and took a photo of it, then printed it on fabric and appliqued it onto the quilt. Ingenious.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRT1Vybsd0ZvAEBfPMzcmbCpJxv730o19ot_uiAwIeQPavf0XiZt62xUQT2L4-phkf10VHmlsW2sxQy0ZOHmKYMyAqrNfc7dFYocrHhZqsuydwqQwg1ruT9GwIuR3LLjmixy3A5vvFF3Gr7vp3jksjXkBD3D2jGNBuCnBhN9ne01by8ycBFvFkIXU/s4032/46FA2E12-604E-4289-81DE-3C245F2FA433.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRT1Vybsd0ZvAEBfPMzcmbCpJxv730o19ot_uiAwIeQPavf0XiZt62xUQT2L4-phkf10VHmlsW2sxQy0ZOHmKYMyAqrNfc7dFYocrHhZqsuydwqQwg1ruT9GwIuR3LLjmixy3A5vvFF3Gr7vp3jksjXkBD3D2jGNBuCnBhN9ne01by8ycBFvFkIXU/w480-h640/46FA2E12-604E-4289-81DE-3C245F2FA433.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLBGplfNkok1hto95RDRAAirpnrq8-sVZ16jtDtJNueO8Cwa7iX3jdC6-aix9qFkpKSOA0AV-cA_nsnChOlKQhr3L0PlgvQ3MJWi0bejtTBEseILPeQC04PsoQG_W4t6CJlV69PQ1jGHpx0yJPuXkKPz6ok_waF71KVK3Xkc3cIx5jJXdARxHId2o/s4032/8916A6D2-D6E9-4372-B4FC-5F3F1F34AF19.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLBGplfNkok1hto95RDRAAirpnrq8-sVZ16jtDtJNueO8Cwa7iX3jdC6-aix9qFkpKSOA0AV-cA_nsnChOlKQhr3L0PlgvQ3MJWi0bejtTBEseILPeQC04PsoQG_W4t6CJlV69PQ1jGHpx0yJPuXkKPz6ok_waF71KVK3Xkc3cIx5jJXdARxHId2o/w640-h480/8916A6D2-D6E9-4372-B4FC-5F3F1F34AF19.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the way she created the texture and depth of the birdbath by using different fabrics.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNE2EAYwJtiHHEJgMNfjarONq5C4aFYvep2p7IfubFLdSxw0-Bv2PlmQ9miUqCYP8uwCZuN_B7hXGti-ruE8c4rnxtyOhNVUtqmi7soVwmPIQ8nd6lRUKrm0uuEVBHMIpiUmhvELJcgzb4b2LR3jpeH3fRvj9KAnRVZAZVjTGMlkV8F71Xla_eyiK/s4032/140821D5-F5E2-467A-8B25-179B95053B0D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNE2EAYwJtiHHEJgMNfjarONq5C4aFYvep2p7IfubFLdSxw0-Bv2PlmQ9miUqCYP8uwCZuN_B7hXGti-ruE8c4rnxtyOhNVUtqmi7soVwmPIQ8nd6lRUKrm0uuEVBHMIpiUmhvELJcgzb4b2LR3jpeH3fRvj9KAnRVZAZVjTGMlkV8F71Xla_eyiK/w480-h640/140821D5-F5E2-467A-8B25-179B95053B0D.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxW0mMBBjwV13Gh9yElHT9TUNn2Fre6SSx5tecuddATYlDKCnZ58BtUBL9pi2rtpPLnbqawOplBGGsYzqjffcLHZIxmo9BJsY2Ofv2EU_tXFvihRuKnf3QemxNydM2jvsuFATvVMzTgKKKnHYyPp0D8Bu-65GlkRJpX94MYltn__z7dfZ8yvtHqJF/s4032/229ABAD5-3A19-409C-94F2-A155DE22DB2F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxW0mMBBjwV13Gh9yElHT9TUNn2Fre6SSx5tecuddATYlDKCnZ58BtUBL9pi2rtpPLnbqawOplBGGsYzqjffcLHZIxmo9BJsY2Ofv2EU_tXFvihRuKnf3QemxNydM2jvsuFATvVMzTgKKKnHYyPp0D8Bu-65GlkRJpX94MYltn__z7dfZ8yvtHqJF/w640-h480/229ABAD5-3A19-409C-94F2-A155DE22DB2F.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Finally, you know how much I love a pretty quilt back! To combine her loves, Linda made a quilt for her RV. It's a panel, pretty but not terribly original. But check out this quilting! You don't really notice it from the front, but she found the perfect pantograph!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVJsHyqbXkglJNL9G9I5VkFs2aYriKjO2qdxpyaQtXa3FGmUAzleHpgwNv99VSgnLLLAREmc4t86fHl5V1R5vN0phLqSuUFBKAfMZHV8hUTPcls4nLzRahZjL59NHbLooAOxuGLjVucKon9_7u0yy8a9Cog6hoxrX1SObSo8WwQiB4fRrP78plX1R/s4032/FB7436AE-065A-4848-8E56-F04262C3CEFD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVJsHyqbXkglJNL9G9I5VkFs2aYriKjO2qdxpyaQtXa3FGmUAzleHpgwNv99VSgnLLLAREmc4t86fHl5V1R5vN0phLqSuUFBKAfMZHV8hUTPcls4nLzRahZjL59NHbLooAOxuGLjVucKon9_7u0yy8a9Cog6hoxrX1SObSo8WwQiB4fRrP78plX1R/w480-h640/FB7436AE-065A-4848-8E56-F04262C3CEFD.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next time, in about a week, I'll turn to the projects I've finished, those under the needle, and some yet to come. Thanks for visiting.</div><p></p></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-39753577320073862782020-11-02T11:55:00.000-05:002020-11-02T11:55:00.697-05:00Another One Bites the Dust!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">You might remember from my last post that I had tried to free-motion an all-flannel baby quilt without success. It was just too heavy. But now it's done! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvjp5ugCFecsKTW4JGRDY1QEEqUGAo7nPGgmm4KN7eWU45YevgkMLQYmPkbm5KhdMNH740gbikfpRbuyJlN9zUyE3EK7MVs5A2-R921kq8C3COEFWa9u5_qdYe4Kms2TAzA1Lca97yP0/s2048/67AE3B6B-AF4F-4C48-ABEC-74E7C1937FDE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvjp5ugCFecsKTW4JGRDY1QEEqUGAo7nPGgmm4KN7eWU45YevgkMLQYmPkbm5KhdMNH740gbikfpRbuyJlN9zUyE3EK7MVs5A2-R921kq8C3COEFWa9u5_qdYe4Kms2TAzA1Lca97yP0/w640-h480/67AE3B6B-AF4F-4C48-ABEC-74E7C1937FDE.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This one is a disappearing 9-patch made from a charm pack I'd bought on line back in 2013. Mistake #1. I didn't like the fabrics , except for the alphabet print. I still don't. Mistake #2. These fabrics really didn't work in this quilt pattern. I had them all cut, but stuffed them in a bag for the next nearly 8 years. I found them again a few weeks ago in the bottom of a bin. Time to get this puppy out of here!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTbvMSXCIWpPTYzU_Tupq1l_OOwsWe2zCSRErI4I6HlWBUlqWfZp2Wv4NsnCfKnGoTVGqnOdh08F59B5IXV6r7MlUJjW3DB_SpfuxySVLmwC4eFq3cxtKhEMwj1AbDqfxmN5AqBQB62g/s2048/1F8E2AED-E3F5-46C2-BEFF-3C2CEF87E0AF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1799" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTbvMSXCIWpPTYzU_Tupq1l_OOwsWe2zCSRErI4I6HlWBUlqWfZp2Wv4NsnCfKnGoTVGqnOdh08F59B5IXV6r7MlUJjW3DB_SpfuxySVLmwC4eFq3cxtKhEMwj1AbDqfxmN5AqBQB62g/w351-h400/1F8E2AED-E3F5-46C2-BEFF-3C2CEF87E0AF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This pic looks out of focus, but it's really just the flannel. Cozy! Is that Nikola Tesla in the corner?</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Once it was stitched up, I found some flannel for the backing and made the quilt sandwhich. Mistake #3. I marked the top with a clamshell template AFTER sandwiching the quilt. I know better, really, but there you go. Needless to say, the quilting lines are a bit funky in places. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mistake #4 (but really, who's counting?). I chose the clamshell because I figured it would be a relatively easy motif to FMQ for a novice FMQer (is that a word?). It took only about 1-1/2 clamshells to figure out that it wasn't going to work. Back into the UFO pile while I worked on the autumn lap quilt. When that was done, I finished this one with my walking foot.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">You know how I love my quilt backs. Aren't these guys the cutest things! Flannel on sale at Jo-Ann! If I were keeping this, I'd use the back as the front. I used a silver thread in the bobbin. You can barely see the quilting, even in the white areas.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS5CCkwSORQ6uxaUDnuUY1yAVsDQYlNVX_ykBXuo_lrdu5KThyphenhyphenpvcbPykT_dJrj2mv4eM7GAKuXx9XaVb1zXSBS3G1DexSfDYtszthfCH2aWDrXCqwvaV5RFBFPnUjaOHFmLM9SqAmCo/s2048/9AC0D203-1357-4729-A031-0C26A62488A2.heic" 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/AVvXsEgsS5CCkwSORQ6uxaUDnuUY1yAVsDQYlNVX_ykBXuo_lrdu5KThyphenhyphenpvcbPykT_dJrj2mv4eM7GAKuXx9XaVb1zXSBS3G1DexSfDYtszthfCH2aWDrXCqwvaV5RFBFPnUjaOHFmLM9SqAmCo/w480-h640/9AC0D203-1357-4729-A031-0C26A62488A2.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one will go to Quilts for Kids. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I've got another UFO all lined up for quilting, but I've also awarded myself the privilege of starting a new quilt. It's been months since I did this, and it's so much fun, pulling fabrics and visiting my LQS to fill in others that I needed. Time to set up my other machine so that I can quilt or piece as I wish. Stay tuned!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-30424525360196717212020-09-25T14:04:00.003-04:002020-09-25T14:04:38.384-04:00One Down, Nine to Go!<div class="separator"><h2 style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Happy Autumn and Happy National Sewing Month!</h2><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFCBsQZqYgq9b9R3pvcVPoGN_ZBLzkxqq82uer7speFDFQlQxDAbiQ8myXuu6Rw1BABCMSAusjM-HpqKNy2Wp2OnhEfKMNFuQ3R6EO0UPOOD8J4PMlhBvj70lOSM32uJtFR4Tq9eRnjk/w640-h480/IMG_5882.HEIC" width="640" /> </p><div style="text-align: left;"> <br />Believe it or not, a quite a bit of sewing has been going on, but I haven't had anything to share. After years of fits and starts, I finally bit the bullet and dived into free-motion quilting on a REAL quilt! I have FMQed some borders, but that doesn't present the size and weight of an entire quilt. I had 10 (ten!) quilt tops finished, some even sandwiched and basted. Do I want to pay to have all of these quilted? NO!!</div></div><p>I picked a clamshell motif for which I have a template and that I thought would be relatively easy. I practiced, practiced, practiced on a 24" quilt sandwich and got...um...less bad. Then I marked a baby quilt. It's for Quilts for Kids, one of those "get the fabric out of here" projects, so I figured perfection wasn't required. Unfortunately, the quilt is flannel on both sides, and it was so heavy, I felt I was dragging it through the mud! Back on the quilt rack it went, and I was ready to give up.</p><p>But for once I was determined. I pulled a quilt top that was completed 7 years ago. It's a one-block wonder, and while I loved the process, I didn't really like the fabric and it got lost in the shuffle. You can see previous posts <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6090430516912047772/3706132326408490949" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6090430516912047772/3706132326408490949" target="_blank">here</a>. It has lots of good points for this project:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The batting is quite thin (not what I'd buy today) and the quilt is a manageable size (about 50" x 56"), especially with my new Janome. </li><li>The top is so busy, no one will ever see the quilting.</li><li>The quilting is red on the top, green on the back, so if anyone <i>does</i> turn it over, I can pretend that the places where the red popped through are on purpose and it's a Christmas quilt! 😉</li></ul><p></p><p>There was one drawback. With 6 triangles coming together in the center of each block, the machine foot sometimes had trouble negotiating the bump.</p><p>Instead of the clamshell, I free-handed (no template) a motif that is similar to one that I have used several times before, but just not FMQ. It's just a flower, of no particular sort, centered in each block. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuGh4YMhl2oHdfxFEJuTbZ3xOq3rEMhlNSP_QAx8vzK-51N17OWBXeBuZB7XjS7LBkpToBmop_vAEKnEJ9F0tjveQUliuRKSHKWEcW7jjXHT3v-3RF9srNLa1f3zLydxe8UBEGklVkho/s1918/6A7A311E-0C0F-4680-92EE-6FC42A10B6D0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1918" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuGh4YMhl2oHdfxFEJuTbZ3xOq3rEMhlNSP_QAx8vzK-51N17OWBXeBuZB7XjS7LBkpToBmop_vAEKnEJ9F0tjveQUliuRKSHKWEcW7jjXHT3v-3RF9srNLa1f3zLydxe8UBEGklVkho/w640-h554/6A7A311E-0C0F-4680-92EE-6FC42A10B6D0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you look real hard, you can make out the flower. But as I'd hoped, you can't really see how goofy some of the stitching is. All according to plan...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_AXk2C5yzt9KRQ7MURJ9sw82j_DPp8VeULZakOyt-f59LVXgjALeQiGEtUXiXaxDsxhQyotl2uZjtabHzyrGBK3IjSmkqzTEqwRG5E6SPlBTfqTVwD6fX4qCmolQdZesdpiYj-Kkcmc/s1786/DAC5AD43-0476-40BC-A248-3066EDEC6AD8_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_AXk2C5yzt9KRQ7MURJ9sw82j_DPp8VeULZakOyt-f59LVXgjALeQiGEtUXiXaxDsxhQyotl2uZjtabHzyrGBK3IjSmkqzTEqwRG5E6SPlBTfqTVwD6fX4qCmolQdZesdpiYj-Kkcmc/w532-h640/DAC5AD43-0476-40BC-A248-3066EDEC6AD8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I used an oakleaf-like motif in the border. The quilting thread is actually a fairly dark gold, but it sure doesn't look like that on the fabric. I do like using nature themes -- no two flowers or leaves are exactly the same in nature, likewise in my quilting!</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DxBHYCQBkuMopba1gSTpyTP9jSseSOVGWKXG7IFiKRKGeFC0i_xwSfe71BpPAZmU11hIVTfG5-rNX8DKhKp_mFhza4zh5sdsAfSaEEsMJPCzkX7asJ3hDSUtWHXrI7_MryH1JBTOUIk/s2048/IMG_9818.HEIC" 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/AVvXsEj_DxBHYCQBkuMopba1gSTpyTP9jSseSOVGWKXG7IFiKRKGeFC0i_xwSfe71BpPAZmU11hIVTfG5-rNX8DKhKp_mFhza4zh5sdsAfSaEEsMJPCzkX7asJ3hDSUtWHXrI7_MryH1JBTOUIk/w480-h640/IMG_9818.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So, one down nine to go! Several almost demand straight-line quilting, but I'll definitely continue working on my free-motion skills. One in the line-up is a king-size quilt. I'm still thinking will go to the long-armer just because of the size. We'll see...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-86438493572096753842020-09-04T17:46:00.000-04:002020-09-04T17:46:21.442-04:00Is a Puzzlement...<div class="separator"><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="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabPVfK4APd52MWELOyw8F8w8L2nSlqzvTd8CUjc9Jy7a7_gvGOiy_51JDqYfZKRIa_kwb9Y56HIWHhZBUTlkyH_8ucnQPMLAa-FcE0Yp11GKdKJLPWMQiZCw6KVTQYSt1Zn_uVNihQIE/w301-h400/IMG_2497.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="301" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />Last February or early March, I embarked on a jigsaw puzzle (who didn't?). It's a picture of eight of <a href="quiltville.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Bonnie Hunter's</a> quilts, none of which I have ever made. I barely had the pieces sorted (thank heaven for my portable puzzle table with drawers!) when we took off for Florida. Dear reader, you know what happened then. When we returned home in May, there it was, staring back at me.💀 It took a while, but I finally got back to it.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWpywIODDsH8GM3o1iJcR1LTp1jygwgxG44S8z7RgPAtPWGPAMy6uTJf643eo99I3-ASBvaNfd-PyR5YomCaJwG3J6r_ZXxnogQxHBA-GyN5Vs0burB6K-rPx0XTUgRr1v7rLTl-Rf44/w781-h586/IMG_2494.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="781" /></div><br />This thing is 1000 pieces, 20" x 28", and hard as the devil. Even sorting by color is hard, because Bonnie uses scraps from multiple projects in other projects. So the blue that you think goes in one quilt will most likely show up in another one. And just to make it more fun, a large part of a couple of the quilts were covered by the label, so I had no idea what those areas looked like. I mean, I knew what the block pattern was, but didn't know what colors went where.<p></p><p>It took weeks to finish. I finally ended up sorting the pieces within each quilt by shape. But what a sense of satisfaction when it was done!!! I left it together for a while, then started taking it apart, but the pieces were pretty well attached. So most of it is still together. I'm thinking of giving it to Kelli at the quilt shop to frame. Only trouble is, I'd have to put the rest of the puzzle back together. Argghhh.</p><p><br /></p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yTa1Y6qC-ZbfWqzdfb1aWmJ4HSWLOwYo0M6TYGYJGwXzhAiW4-2jtOLnepXVx6Rq68Q04XM38Np0aARHr02BlyMjzpxIAn_G02-YG69zQCbuvWkuU4Irla1CAnmROy82W64Tfvj9Knk/w733-h976/IMG_2496.HEIC" style="text-align: center;" width="733" /></p>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-31166527267203223512020-08-31T20:32:00.000-04:002020-08-31T20:32:20.434-04:00Easiest Quilt Ever!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the time I'd completed my Ringo Lake quilt top (minus the borders), I was ready for something simple. Not a wholecloth quilt -- I'm not a good enough quilter for that. And not a panel -- just doesn't appeal to me. When I spotted a free pattern called "</span><a href="https://www.agfblog.com/2013/10/playing-the-scales-quilt-tutorial-by-melissa-corry.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Playing the Scales</a><span style="font-size: large;">" by Melissa Corey, I thought it would fill the bill and let me use up a jelly roll. I have a drawer full of them, none of which were purchased with a plan in mind. I chose a Kaffe Fassett roll called "Spring."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pattern is so simple -- rectangles and a few squares, sewn together in strips. <b>Not a single seam match in the whole thing</b>. Perfect! The original pattern called for fat quarters separated into low-volume (light) and high-volume (colored), but the result seemed awfully busy to me. I used the jelly roll as a high-volume and very pale gray yardage as a low-volume background instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cut the background fabric into 2-1/2" strips and then rotary subcut both fabrics into the requisite number of varying lengths (most are 8-1/2"). I used a few more jelly roll strips and added few additional sizes of background in order to create the bargello effect to get a total of 31 strips. From there, you just sew alternating print and background strips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make the background strips, I used my Sizzix cutter. Unlike an Accuquilt, it isn't intended specifically for quilting. But it does have dies for common quilt sizes. and they are much less expensive than Accuquilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The model that I have is small -- you only get 2 strips at 2-1/2" wide -- and it's hand-crank, not electric, though larger electric models are available. But it is easy to use, it's accurate, and is easier than rotary cutting if you have arthitis in your hands. It fits right on the side of my sewing table, and I can just pop it into the closet when I'm done; it weighs next to nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some people comment that cutters like this waste fabric. I don't think so. Here is the "waste" from one pass through the cutter (2 strips), with a 2-1/2" strip for comparison. If I had to do a lot of cutting with a rotary cutter, I'd likely have more waste from straightening the edge of the fabric, slipping rulers, and or mis-measuring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The quilt is a little longer than you see here; I cropped out the mess on the side of my sewing table. There won't be any borders, so this is pretty much what it will look like when it's done. I forgot to notice how many jelly roll strips I used, but I still have nearly 400" lengthwise of leftover strips, roughly 10 jelly roll strips. I plan to sew them together end-to-end with a regular 1/4" seam to make the binding. If I make this pattern again (and I think I will), I'll take the time to do the math and see if I can get a twin-size quilt out of one jelly roll.</span>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-63853082319806382752020-06-22T16:53:00.001-04:002020-06-22T16:53:10.056-04:00Valuing Quilts<span style="font-size: large;">Lately (you can guess why), I've found myself sitting in bed in the morning, just not wanting to throw back the covers and get on with the day. I was marooned out of state during the first two months of the pandemic in the U.S. (more on that another time), and when I got home, I was so intimidated by all the unfinished quilts lying around my sewing room that I just couldn't jump back in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I've found myself studying the quilt on my bed. It's from a <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2012/11/civil-war-block-swap-quilt.html" target="_blank">block swap</a> several years ago. I added sashing and setting triangles, and multiple borders (five!!) in order to make the quilt fit our bed, a queen size with a very deep mattress and box spring. Apologies in advance for the poor lighting, which makes the drab Civil War reproduction colors even drabber. I'm so over them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But we're here to talk about the blocks... The twelve Churn Dash (aka Monkey Wrench) blocks in this quilt were each made by a different quilter, but all using the same block pattern and size and using a limited selection of fabrics. Although I no longer enjoy the these fabrics, it's been interesting to see how different each block looks, differences attributable to the choices of fabrics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this block, because the inner corners of the half-square triangles (HSTs) and the inner rectangles around the center square are all dark, while the other fabrics are light, this block emphasizes the classic Churn Dash pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the other hand, in the block below, all the rectangles and the center square are dark and the HSTs are medium and light. This arrangement of fabrics gives the impression of a light square in a medium square (like a square-in-a square unit) with a large plus sign completely overlapping both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally we have a "mini-plus," where the dark center fabrics don't reach all the way to the edge of the block. Because all the fabrics that touch the plus are of medium value, and only the corners are light, there is even more of a square-in-a square effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What's nice in this quilt is that you don't get a sense of the same block marching by, row after row. By the way, do you know the trick of determining the value of your fabrics when selecting them for a project? You don't need to go buy those rose-colored glasses that are marketed to quilters. Just grab your phone and snap a pic of your fabrics together. Then bring the picture up in your photo app and set the color setting to mono (black and white). It's a great way to figure out the value of some of your more challenging fabrics!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm finally back at the machine, so I'll be posting more soon. See you then!</span>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-78060488975677006562020-03-06T15:50:00.000-05:002020-03-06T15:50:46.893-05:00An Orphan Finds a HomeThere are two things that I'll bet we all have: a favorite pair of jeans that you can no longer buy, and orphan blocks left over from previous quilting projects.<br />
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My favorite jeans are a pair of Levi's. They were supposedly skinny-leg, but over time they eased into a slim, but not tight, fit in the legs. The waist sits just right, and they are wonderfully soft. However, the legs have worn through. I was still wearing them, but my knee was getting cold! Plus, I was getting tired of people telling me that some people pay a lot extra for this look.<br />
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One day, as I was tidying up my sewing room (i.e., moving things around and putting them in piles), I re-discovered some orphan units and blocks in a baggie. There I discovered a block that I had made years ago for the <a href="http://barristersblock.blogspot.com/2012/02/if-its-february-1st-it-must-be-sow-long.html" target="_blank">Barrister's Block project</a>. It was just the right size for a colorful knee-patch that screams "I am a quilter!"<br />
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I turned the jeans leg inside out and trimmed off most of the loose threads.<br />
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Fitting the leg over the free arm and sewing the first side was easy, but making that right turn and bunching up the rest of the leg against the machine was tough. I did manage to sew through several inches of the rear. No project goes un-ripped, even if it is a rip project!<br />
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I wasn't worried about laying down a perfect satin stitch (as you can see). After all, these were jeans with multiple rips and a quilt block made from scraps.<br />
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There were no other big rips, but there were several places where the fabric was very thin, so I went back and reverse-interfaced those areas to stablize them.<br />
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Voila! Wearable favorite jeans that spark conversations and make me happy! I wonder what I'll be able to do with the other things in that leftover bag?<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-5192419857197035472020-02-25T16:33:00.000-05:002020-02-25T16:34:50.075-05:00Light at the End of the Tunnel!When last we crossed [quilters'] paths, way back in January(!), I was just starting to build the sashing rows for my <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2020/01/happy-holidays.html" target="_blank">Ringo Lake quilt.</a> <br />
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It was quite a job. There are 49 pieces in each of 50 blocks for a total of 2450 little bitty pieces. The 120 sashing strips have 6 pieces each, 640 in all, plus 49 cornerstones. No wonder the top took so long!<br />
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But wait, there's more! The blocks are set on point and the setting triangles are pieced, too. The small ones on the corners of the quilt are 2 pieces each (4 * 2 = 8). The large ones on the sides and ends have 5 pieces (5 * 18 = 90). <b>All for a grand total of 3327 pieces!! </b>And the seams had to match?! And the points had to be pointy?!<br />
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But at last, this week I added first border! Wahoo! Bonnie Hunter suggested that this pattern didn't really need a border, but I wanted the quilt to fit my bed (I am sooo over the Civil War reproduction fabrics in the current one). So I will be adding 4 borders. <br />
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The first one was a real challenge. With all those pieces and seams, it was no surprise to me that the quilt was too wonky to square up. The ends were fine, but there was a difference of over 1-1/2" between the sides -- way too much to ease in. So I cut the two side borders the same length, then eased in 1/4" on the longer side, and eased the border 1/4" on the shorter side. The same will happen with the rest of the borders until the two sides are the same (-ish). Plus, there were so many points to try to keep while easing. And the border fabric frayed like crazy! I actually had to rip out one section and put in a replacement. Thank goodness I had enough! The rest should be fairly <i>straight</i>forward, though (so to speak).<br />
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I did get two wonderful infusions of assistance. Above, I took the completed quilt center in to show it off to my Thursday morning quilt group and to have them help me figure out the border situation. These women are the best! They are so creative and have wonderful eyes for color. They completely changed my mind about what I was thinking of doing and pulled bolts from the shelves to take them for a test drive. I can't wait to see how this looks once all the borders are on!<br />
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The second assist came from my wonderful (and equally talented) husband. In all the time I've been quilting, I've had to use either my bed or the kitchen island when I needed to work in a big space (determining a full layout or cutting a large piece of fabric, for instance). The floor is no longer an option.<br />
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After a friend volunteered her ping-pong table for sandwiching the Otsego quilts, I knew I needed something like that. Last weekend, after my husband had just finished his own Big Winter Project (see below), I asked him if he would make a table for me. Two days later, it was done!<br />
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The only place to put it was in the basement, where it is plenty chilly, but that doesn't bother me at all. This puppy is STURDY! What a joy to be able to lay the quilt out flat (well, as flat as it's ever going to be, anyway). I think I'll start calling the basement my Quilt Deli, since I have a lot of sandwiches to make!<br />
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And what was the man's Big Winter Project? I'm so glad you asked. One year it was a boat. Then it was a dining room table. And this year:<br />
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So, after all this, I still love the quilt, but decided that my next project will have only big pieces and no matching seams or triangles. Whew!<br />
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It sure is a busy time of year, isn't it? We quilty folks have been sewing up a storm, as well as doing all the other things that need to be done for the holidays and in everyday-life-as-we-know-it. I hope you've been productive and having fun, too!<br />
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Shortly after my last post (mid-October!?), the hubster and I headed out to San Francisco for some serious grandparent time. Loads of fun, but exhausing. With kids 5, 2-1/2, and 1 year old, not even a hand-sewing project got tackled. (And did I mention that my son's dog had, um, lower intestinal tract problems?).<br />
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But before we left home, I did manage to sew up a big chunk of the selveges that I've been saving for a few years. I finally figured out what I want to do with them. And the first step was to sew them onto a muslin foundation sized for the project that I have in mind.<br />
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First I sorted the strips by length and color. Little ones went into the bin that will eventually become stuffing for an ottoman.<br />
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Laying them out on a bed didn't work all that well. The old wood drying rack that I got for my freshman year in college was the perfect tool for keeping the sorted selveges organized!<br />
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All done for now trimmed and squared. <span style="text-align: center;">This was a test piece that I'd started in Michigan. I downsized when I realized how many different length strips I'd need.</span><br />
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Once the project pieces were done, I didn't want the drying rack hanging around. Plus it's winter, and I'll need the rack for drying sweaters. But lo! What hanger through yonder closet shines? Perfect for keeping the selveges organized(ish) while taking up nearly zero space.</div>
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File this under <b>UFO</b>s, but I have pulled fabric from my stash to continue after the holidays.<br />
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On the <b>Small Project</b> front, I made aprons for Christmas gifts. They were super-easy, just cut from a panel and stitched up. I did another stash-pull to line them. Didn't bother with photos, but perhaps I'll get a pic of one of the recipients wearing his.<br />
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As for <b>Large Projects</b>, I've continued to plug away at the Ringo Lake quilt (see prevous posts <span style="background-color: white;">on the sidebar</span>). I've been working on it exclusively at my Thursday morning quilt group, so progress has been slow but steady.<br />
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Starting to come together! I'll do a full test layout when the A blocks are finished. Then I'll plug in the rest of the sashing units, trying to avoid having the same coral fabrics right against each other. Then I'll sew up full strips with the brown cornerstones and pull it all together.<br />
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We're off to Memphis for Christmas week, so again a hiatus in stitching. Meanwhile, have a wonderful holiday. See you next year!<br />
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<b>Update January 3, 2020</b><br />
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No sewing got done in the last 2-1/2 weeks, but today I wanted to power through and get SOMETHING (anything!) done. It was slow going, but by mid-afternoon I was getting back in the groove. Yay! I'm thinking that tomorrow I can finish sashing the sides of the Ringo Lakes A-blocks and make some headway on laying out all the blocks and the rest of the sashing strips. I love the colors and the pattern but I surely will be glad to get this quilt top done.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed your holidays, and HappyNew Year to all!<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-11824380380084737972019-10-14T21:14:00.000-04:002019-10-14T21:14:44.077-04:00Done! Done! Done!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eight years in the making, the two Otsego (oversized) twin-bed quilts are finished! So many lessons learned in this quilting journey from total novice. Even at the end, between quilts #1 and #2, I learned a lot.<br />
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For example, with borders such as these (not mitered and quilted separately), quilt the shorter borders first, so they can nudge the longer ones back from the seam if necessary. That way you don't end up with a fold along the seam line. Even though I was using a walking foot and had measured the borders carefully, the weirdness of the (unintentionally) wonky blocks caused a lot of fabric build-up along the way -- build-up that even the walking foot couldn't compensate for.<br />
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If you remember, I designed these quilts in a program (kind of like EQ, but available for a Mac; I've since abandoned it for EQ8, now available for Macs). Anyway, I didn't know what a flying goose was, and just bumbled along. Cutting and sewing were rather poor. When it came time to stitch-in-the-ditch along the first border, the fabric gathered badly along the flying geese (among other places).<br />
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Although I pre-washed all the fabrics in these quilts, I like to think (hope!) that the wrinkles, puckers and pleats will just add to the homey, hand-made feeling. I tried mightily to smooth everything out, but my efforts were mostly in vain.<br />
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For the binding I chose a dark red that fits with the reds in the quilt top (though darker) and works nicely with the ladybugs in the backing.<br />
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This is the first time that I machine-stitched both sides of the binding, and I hate it! The edges on the back are uneven (of course, I picked a nice area to photograph!). Parts of the backing and even the batting poked through, and I had to rip out about 50% or more of the backing and re-stitch it. Arghhh! Thought I was saving time... not!<br />
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In any event, everything is as done as it's going to get. I *LOVE* this backing fabric. If it were up to me, I'd probably put the backing side up!<br />
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I plan to whip up a couple of pillow shams with the leftover fabric, and then ship everything off to my brother and sister-in-law to haul up to the cabin in the spring. By then I'll probably be over the detail-angst and will be excited to photograph the quilts on the beds.<br />
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On to the next adventure!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-49092562623411679662019-09-25T19:46:00.000-04:002019-09-25T19:46:04.659-04:00Making Waves!<span style="font-size: large;">Hi, everyone, and happy National Sewing Month! And guess what... I treated myself to a new sewing machine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got my Brother NX-650Q nine years ago just after I retired and had decided to learn to quilt. It's a good machine -- I'm planning on keeping it -- but the harp space is way too small to quilt even a twin-size quilt, especially if one is stitching in the ditch on the diagonal. I was replacing a 35-year-old Kenmore, and I did a lot on on-line research to figure out what I wanted at a price that seemed reasonable. (BTW, I wish I'd kept the Kenmore, with its single-hole needle plate and strong engine). Oh well. I LOVED the Brother. It came with a large extension table, a gazillion feet, a ton of stitches, including alphabet. I was in awe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But over time, as I did more quilting, I became aware of its limitations. In addition to the small harp space, the motor just didn't have enough strength to power through heavy seams, and the zig-zag needle plate just sucked up triangles. Single-hole plates are $$. Earlier this month I decided that it was time to quilt the Otsego Lake quilts. It was so frustrating! The walking foot and/or the needle would stall where flying geese came together at the points. The thread kept breaking. The vibration caused screws to come loose, causing the needle to drop and break and the walking foot to come apart. Garrrr! Yes, most problems were resolvable, but still...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again I did some internet research, this time with more understanding of what I needed. My friend Deb told me how much she loves her Janome Memory Craft 6700P, and she does FMQ on <i>huge</i> quilts on hers. Kelli, the owner of Riverhead Vac and Sew, offered me a very good price. And the Janome has 3" more harp space horizontally than the Brother. Not the biggest available, but just fine for me. Ultimately, although I did find a couple of used machines on line, I decided that it was worth the extra money and peace of mind to buy from my local dealer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My playground! Janome standing confidently in the background, Brother in the table, Featherweight to the side. I was so excited to get to work on the backlog of quilting. I soon discovered that the Janome doesn't have a stipple stitch that I wanted to use, so she moved back and the Brother went back into the table for a little while. Soon enough she came back out. I keep my Featherweight set up on the side of my sewing table for opportunistic piecing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, as National Sewing Month wraps up, I'm happy to say that one of the two twin-bed Otsego Lake quilts is quilted and ready for binding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were pleats and folds everywhere. I spent hours and hours trying to ease the fabric, with little appreciable improvement. This afternoon I decided that I was wasting my time. Step back! Can you see it from the Mackinac Bridge? Maybe when the quilt is washed, these won't be so noticeable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I decided to move on: binding! I'm not sure how that will go, either. The edges are going to be very wavy. But that's not a flaw! It's a feature! They represent the waves on the lake!</span></div>
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Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-76548372418270240192019-09-11T18:26:00.000-04:002019-09-11T18:26:13.668-04:00Crosstown Arts Quilt Show, Part 3<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last winter Crosstown Arts in Memphis sent out an invitation to quilters within a 200-mile radius of Memphis to submit one or more quilts for a summer show. The only requirements were (1) the quilts had to be 24" square, and (2) they had to be blue. Some were arty, some traditional. There was a quilt by someone who also had a quilt in the Art Quilts show, one by a teenage boy, one by a group of kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The quilts were hung in columns of 3, so it was hard to get photos of the ones on top, There were 230 in all! I didn't take photos of all of them -- my poor phone was barely limping along at this point. There was no handout with information about the quilts, so most are shown here with only my own comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll start with one of my two favorites and end with the other. Enjoy them and everything in between!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Antarctica</b> was created by a high-school boy. What I truly love is that it is quilting in reverse. Look closely -- this is a wholecloth quilt made with a single piece of white fabric. As a geographer and a quilter, I was entranced.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A wholecloth quilt with beautiful free-motion quilting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Close-up of the previous photo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was by a quilter who also showed in the art quilts exhibit. You can see that the apparent curves are created by very small change in the sizes of the horizontal strips.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, these are miniscule pieced squares, giving the appearance of a cross-stitch.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Close-up of previous quilt.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Captivating straight-line quilting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Close-up of pineapple quilt above.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Needle-turn applique. Wonderful quilting enhances the appearance of a koi pond.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This quilt held me for a long time. How I wish that I could have learned more about how it was made and what inspired the quilter. Machine- and hand-stitched, hand-appliqued and quilted.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Close-up of the girl fishing.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, one of my favorites from this exhibit. How can you not love the invention and humor while meeting the show's requirements. Anonymous quilter, I love you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SYO #32</b>, Harue Konishi, Tokyo, Japan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to take two-dimensional quilt works to the next level. However, I did not want to achieve this by creating a concave-convex surface. My idea was to create something that appears flat from which another world could emerge. I let threads hang in front and in back, which created another space below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dutch Colors</b>, Willy Doreleljers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The windmill has traditionally been a striking presence in Dutch landscapes. This work celebrates and old technology that still has bright prospects. Hard lines and color contrasts bring to life the windmill's struggle against the elements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is believed tht the first sounds made by human beings was the Om, which is created by forming the mouth in the shape of an oval. When ritualistically repeated again and again, it is poissible for one to come to a true state of consciousness or realization.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We like to think we're masters of the univserse, but really our civilization is a collection of six billion people held together by an increasingly fragile set of connections. We neglect our children, our poor, and our homeless; we disrespect our government; we overstress the social bonds that should unite us. What happens after some people achieve the suburban dream, while others remain in crowded cities?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had recently watched a very windy outdoor wedding from my 9th flool Tokyo hotel room, and this is my interpretation. The fallen priest reveals his skinny legs, the bride's father lose his wig, and the groom holds onto the wig but lets the bride blow away. I included a self-portrait with my wife since we were celebrating 10 years of marriage that year. We are hanging onto the edge of the quilt for dear life.</span></div>
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Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-54832767526881669632019-08-21T12:51:00.001-04:002019-08-21T12:52:09.128-04:00Fabric Fun in Michigan!<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I haven't gotten as much sewing done here at the cabin in Michigan as I'd hoped. The first couple of days were dark and rainy, and the lighting isn't very good, so scratch that. But I did drop in at Delphine's, the wonderful quilt shop in town (<a href="https://www.delphinesquiltshop.com/">https://www.delphinesquiltshop.com/</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DelphinesQuiltShop/">https://www.facebook.com/DelphinesQuiltShop/</a>). One of my favorite things to do is to head to the back of the store, where you can find sale fabrics, very affordable fat quarters, and an overflowing bin of scraps. Since I love scrappy quilts, I always stuff a small ($5) bag or a large ($10) one with scraps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The prints are always the luck-of-the-draw, depending on what classes they've been having. Lots of times there are squares or strips that had come out just a little shy (e.g., 2-1/4"), easy to quickly trim to a usable size. It's fun to see fabrics that we don't find at home, and to bring some home lots of different ones without overflowing your stash. The larger pieces I keep whole to go into bins sorted by color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm also always on the lookout for neutrals, since they can be used no matter what I'm making. Any of the scraps (all smaller than a fat quarter) I press and cut into strips or squares as soon as I get them home. For neutrals, even fat quarters get cut up. I have a small cabinet (getting too small!) with separate drawers for different sizes of pre-cut pieces. I'm a puzzle junkie, and figuring out how to get the most usable pieces out of a wonky scrap of fabric is kind of a fun challenge (for me -- I know some of you would rather have a root canal!). The squares below are 1-1/2", 2", and 2-1/2".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, there are always bits from odd-sized scraps that can't be used in a quilt. I saved these for a long time, intending to make pet beds for local animal shelters. But then I read that the shelters don't really want these, because the scrappy filling gets all wadded up when the bed is washed. So these leftovers are now intended as the filling for an ottoman! I found a couple of tutorials on the web, but haven't started anything yet. But the bin almost can't be closed, so I guess the time is coming! Nonetheless, when I'm sewing away from home and have to store the bits and pieces in a baggie, it's labelled "DOG" -- who wants to waste time writing "OTTOMAN"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheers, all! Hope you're having a lovely summer!</span>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-91350356407144681392019-08-16T21:57:00.003-04:002019-08-16T21:57:54.639-04:00Crosstown Arts Quilt Show, Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Memphis, TN (not so far from Paducah, KY!) boasted an amazing quilt show at <a href="https://crosstownconcourse.com/visit" target="_blank">Crosstown Concourse</a>, an equally amazing location in midtown Memphis that is worth a visit in itself. The building is a former Sears warehouse/fulfillment center that has been converted into a multi-use complex that maintains much of the building's history and includes retail, apartments and condos, a charter high school, and <a href="https://crosstownarts.org/" target="_blank">Crosstown Arts</a>, a nonprofit mecca for artists in many media and those who appreciate the arts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In June and July Crosstown Arts hosted its first annual quilt show, "<a href="https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/stitched/" target="_blank">Stitched</a>". With family in Memphis, I was dying to go, but had to wait until nearly the end. What a blast! The show included a curated show of art quilts, a display of quilts made by local quilters with specific parameters required, and a film with interviews of quilters in both groups.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the top of the winding staircase on the second floor at Crosstown, a visitor is greeted by a wall of squares and half-square triangles and invited to create a quilt. What a great opportunity for people to discover how quilts come together and to enjoy creating a "quilt" without even knowing how to sew!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The show featured 29 quilts in the Art Quilts galleries and another 200+ from the local-ish quilters. Not all quilts are included. I've divided the photos into three posts, since the number of photos would make the posts unmanageable. The descriptions of the art quilts are from the program, in the words of the quilters. <i> Full acknowledgments to the quilters and to Crosstown Arts. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">" ...my effort to find a quiet place within while paying homage to forces greater than myself. What we have learned about our world through science is balanced by the mysteries of the unknown and the sense of wonder at what we have yet to discover."</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">[This is an astounding piece of art. The quilter provided little description, perhaps because it is beyond words]</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We,</b> Elly van Steenbeek (Veenendaal, the Netherlands)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Altered cotton with rust and tea...monoprinted, hand-stitched, machine-stitched and quilted.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My Mended World</b>, Judy Martin (Ontario, Canada)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Waking Up is an exploration of how seemingly disparate parts come together and somehow make sense. The pieces are sewn onto a background one by one, encouraged to interact with one another. The stitching acts to blend shapes and colors as well as to hold all the pieces together."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 2, 2012 - February 4, 2013</b>, Toot Reid (Tacoma, Washington)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I want to convey the depth and subtlety of life. How parts of our lives fit together to make a whole."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"In Generated Topology, there is a world full of magnified, fantastic organisms. Using this exaggerated scale I invite viewers to imagine themselves as emotive nanorobots exploring alien environments."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I call this quilt "Sine Me Up" because the piecing arranges itself into a series of overlapping sine curves. Putting it together required a lot of measuring -- down to eighths of an inch."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Translucency and Kaleidoscope</b>, Judith Larzelere (Westerly, Rhode Island)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"After 33 years of using the tools of color theory and intensely saturated colors, I embarked on an exploration of translucency and delicate, ephemeral hints of tone."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the beginning of July I made a solo trip to see my brothers at Otsego Lake, Michigan, always a happy time. This time I didn't stay in the cabin that I share with my youngest brother, because he had a houseful of grandchildren. Instead I stayed with my other brother and his wife, always fun and gracious hosts, at their place a few doors down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I set up my sewing space on a little table in their screened-in porch, with large windows facing the lake -- every bit as beautiful a view as I have from the picnic table on the porch in our cabin. But here there was an added treat -- a hummingbird feeder on the window just above my sewing machine. The hummers come all day long, often two or even three at a time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Interestingly, they like to perch to feed, so I couldn't get a typical photo with a blur of wings. But the backlight gave a lovely silhouette effect. Are you jealous?!?</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">For the week I brought a suitcase full of sewing projects (thank you, Southwest, for the free checked bags!). My main goal was to sandwich and quilt one of the Otsego quilts, which I had originally planned to send to the longarmer. Unfortunately, there just wasn't sufficient flat space to spread out, so that went back into the suitcase. </span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I did get most of the remaining blocks from the Checkerboard Rails leader-and-ender project sewn into a quilt top. I'd already made one small lap size top (which I neglected to post! 😖), but I couldn't decide whether to make it bigger or to just make a second top. I finally decided on two quilts, and this would be the second one. Now both tops are ready to sandwich and quilt. Yay! I think they'll be nice to have on the boat on chilly evenings.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">I also made up some napkins to go with a tablecloth that I'd bought a couple of years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">I never knew quite what to do; then just before I headed north, my local quilt shop got a collection of wonderful lemon-themed fabrics. Bingo! The napkins are two semicircles of different fabrics. Simple as can be; the "trick" is in the folding. The pattern suggests stitching along the fold lines, but that didn't seem necessary. I did decide </span><span style="text-align: center;">to topstitch the edges.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And in between these projects, I did more piecing on the Ringo Lake quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much for busy-work projects; time to dig into the quilting of the Otsego quilts. It doesn't look like they will get done in time to take them up on my return trip to Michigan in August. After the Michigan trip, hubby and I headed to Memphis to hang with our grandsons and see our daughter's new house. Then we flew back to Long Island with the boys in tow, spent a couple of days here, then I flew to Baltimore with them on their return trip home. There was a 3-hour layover at BWI and I figured they could use some chaperoning. After three RT flights in a month, I'm ready to stay on the ground for a while!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While in Memphis, I visited an amazing quilt show that I will share with you next time. 'Til then.</span><br />
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</style>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-60041799362211105892019-06-26T23:00:00.000-04:002019-06-26T23:00:08.727-04:00Quilt Show Inspiration<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago, the Eastern Long Island Quilt Guild held its annual show in Riverhead, NY. It is a big event, and guild members put in a ton of work to make it successful. So many wonderful quilts, and as a docent, I had a chance to walk through and listen to quilters I didn't know talk about their creative process. These are some of the highlights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This beauty was a Best in Show. It wasn't my favorite in terms of composition, but the colors and technique were awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've seen this technique in quilting magazines, but in person it was more than awesome. The photo doesn't do it justice. The tulle was nearly invisible, but pulled the entire scene together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt was made by my friend, Deb, who is part of our Thursday-morning quilt group. She won several ribbons for it, which she made with Kaffe Fasset fabrics for her brother, who is constantly going in many directions, as is this quilt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend Carol, also in our Thursday morning group, got lots of oohs and aahs when her llama quilt was previewed at the guild before the show. The quilt was from a kit, but she added her own touches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the ribbons was for her quilting, which enhanced without dominating the quilt. Lovely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The center of the quilt is a town at night. As you move out from the center, you move out through time (night to day) and through the landscape -- from city to suburbs to the countryside. Each small block is unique. I love this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another from my friend, Deb. She got most of these batik fabrics during a trip to Thailand. Each lantern is unique, each linked together by a small chain of three machine-embroidery stitches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And another from Carol -- so different from the llamas! she made this for her son who is a big Batman fan. The general design is a riff on Van Gogh's Starry Night, with the dark city in the lower right corner and Batman surveying the scene. Everyting is individually pieced. What a thrill to see this quilt created from beginning to end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every one of us makes our quilts for different reasons, many as a gift of love to someone else. This Tree of Life quilt was made as a remembrence to honor those who lost their lives at the Tree of Life Synacogoge in Pittsburgh just months before the quilt show. The artist's words tell it all.</span></div>
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How did you do on the <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2019/04/some-fun-for-your-weekend-this-was.html" target="_blank">Quilty Quiz</a> that I posted a few weeks ago? I hope you tried it! No one sent in their answers, though, maybe because it would take too much time to type in everything? That's OK; this is just my own quilting journal/journey. But NO PRIZES!<br />
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So it's time to post the answers, at least everything that I came up with. If you go back to the original post (where the photos are much bigger) and spot anything I didn't find, do post it in the Comment section below so that everyone can see it. And now for the Great Reveal!<br />
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Alligator, awning, argyle, apple, asparagus</div>
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Bear, birdhouse, bee, bread, bowl, barefoot, blue (striped dress)</div>
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Cow, clock, clouds, curtain, checkered, cabin, cake, cherry, cat, cup, chaps, cane</div>
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Donkey, daisies dawn, duck, donuts, Dutch oven, door, doorknob<br />
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Elephant, earmuffs, eat, eggplant, embroidery, evening</div>
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Flamingo, farm, fruit, frappe, fish, fence</div>
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Giraffe, gazebo, grapes, gloves, garden tools, green (roof)</div>
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Hippo, hat rack, hat, hibiscus, honey, hamburger, hurricane lamp, hen, heart, handkerchief, hassock, herringbone (wall)<br />
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Iguana, ice cream, ivy, ice skates, ice cream cone wallpaper</div>
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Jaguar, jar, jam, jungle (wallpaper), jump (on table)</div>
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Kangaroo, kerchief, kabob, kettle</div>
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Leek, lattice, lemon, lace</div>
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Moose, moon, mask, mittens, marshmallows, muffin, mountain</div>
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Ostrich, owl, onion, orange, olives</div>
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Pig, parrot, pumpkin, pancakes, perch, pajamas, picnic table, plank, plate</div>
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Rhino, raccoon, rose, radish, raspberries, red</div>
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Sheep, spoon, salt, shutters, snow, sill, soup tureen, sugar, socks, shoes, saddle shoes, suitcase, stove, sunflower</div>
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Toucans, two, tulips, tortoise, tea set, towel</div>
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Umbrella, under (the umbrellas)</div>
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Vulture, vegetables, vest</div>
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Walrus, watermelon, woods, window, winter, whiskers, wainscot<br />
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X-shape on fence, X (Roman 10) on pot, xylophone</div>
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Yams, yardstick</div>
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Zebra, zeppelin, zucchini</div>
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A new finish -- not even a UFO!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you remember the <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2019/04/some-fun-for-your-weekend-this-was.html" target="_blank">contest</a> I posted a few weeks ago? That panel is now a quilt for the newest baby in the family, my niece's little girl, Beatrix. Her name means "bringer of joy," and she certainly is that, a much longed for child that has brought great joy to all of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After ditch-stitching around each of the alphabet squares in the panel, I attached the border and free-motioned a vine pattern in the border. For the squares within the panel, I decided to do a straight-line pattern emanating from a corner in the square. I chose the starting point depending on the picture, mostly from a top corner, but not always.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a monofilament nylon thread on the top and an Aurafil cotton on the bobbin to go with the backing. I didn't want to have the hassle of breaking thead at the beginning and end of each line, but was relunctant to try to stitch backwards on half the lines. After some experimentation, I decided to start each line at the origin of the lines, bringing up the bobbin thread and taking several zero-lingth stitches before sewing the line, then completing the line the same way. No knotting or thread-burying required. That method seemed to secure the somewhat slippery monofilament thread even better that tying it off. And there aren't the over-stitched threads from back-sticthing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not bringing up the bobbin thread at the beginning resulted in a bit of a thread-mess on the back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whereas, bringing up the bobbin thread and then cutting it off later made for a nice, neat point where the lines converge on the back (and the top).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I chose a gold fabric for the border, and used the same fabric for the binding. I wanted the panel to stand alone. The gold fabric was kind of a French fleur-de-lis pattern; the quilting barely shows up at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm really happy with the way this quilt turned out. The quilting shows up nicely on the back, although it blends in with the floral patttern on the backing fabric. It shows up better in real life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">BTW, only ONE person responded to the challenge. And that was my son, who saw it on my regular FB post. Nonetheless, I'll share my answers in my next blog post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Just a reminder, this blog is my journal. It's not just for showing off pretty quilts, it's also for keeping track of lessons learned. You don't have to read this part if you don't want to!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Despite my enthusiasm for the no-waste flying geese method, I am still having trouble getting these units right. Clearly I'm still tugging at corner when I'm pressing the second wing (or the first. Or both). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The picture above shows a unit that I've trimmed up. At first glance it looked OK, but when I line it up with the lines on the ruler/cutting mat, the lower left edge is clearly out of whack. I'm think I can fudge it to make it work, maybe that corner can be "adjusted," maybe not. I put a pin in the unit to alert me that some fudging will be required while sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one will be fine. The seam allowance on the white wing will be a little shy, but nothing to worry about.</span></div>
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As I mentioned <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2019/03/new-finish-new-start.html" target="_blank">a few weeks ago</a>, another Bonnie Hunter Quiltville Mystery Quilt is now under my needle, this time On Ringo Lake from 2018. She had me at the photos -- it reminds me so much of Otsego Lake.<br />
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Bonnie's Ringo Lake at dawn ---><br />
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Otsego Lake, Michigan, at sunset</div>
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You already saw the first units, teal/neutral/brown 9-patches - 50 in all. I was able to complete these almost entirely from my stash, buying just a few teal fat quarters to add variety.</div>
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Next up: Coral and Neutral Flying Geese</h3>
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As I've <strike>complained</strike> mentioned before, flying geese have given me a lot of trouble in the past, mainly because I tend to tug and pull at the pieces. Over time, I've learned to make them using the no-waste, 4-at-a time method, cutting down immensely both cutting time and bias-edge handling, and no special ruler required. There are many good tutorials out there.</div>
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Into each life some rain must fall. Note to self: don't leave those little triangles sitting near your sewing machine. They have a tendency to sneak around and pop up in unusual places! Oops!<br />
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Another wonderful addition to my quilting toolbox is this scant-quarter-inch foot for my Featherweight! I was tired of having to put painter's tape and bits of old hotel keys and library cards on my machines to mark out 1/4". Plus, they do no good when you have to sew a quarter-inch from a line, rather than from an edge. The <a href="http://featherweightshop.com/" target="_blank">Featherweight Shop</a> posted a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUc-9CYcQLw" target="_blank">video comparing</a> four kinds of quarter-inch feet -- very useful! I bought the one that sews a scant 1/4". It has a narrow blade that you use to follow your marked line. It really helped with both precision and accuracy.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been wanting to share this quilt with you for a while. The quilt was done in record time, but I shipped it off before I remembered to take photos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My grandson Peter was born last September, my son's first son, so of course I wanted his quilt to be special. But I also wanted it to be quick -- his two big sisters both had to wait a year for their quilts. 😬 Of course, you can guess how that went...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have I showed you my "design wall" before? My husband didn't want anything permanent on the wall, so I rigged up this beauty -- squares of Velcro sewed along the edge of a piece of flannel, and the matching counterparts stuck to the top of the moulding on the closet doors. It's not nice and flat, (hence, "wall" in quotes) and using it usually requires some pinning, but in general it does the trick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once it was sewn and cut up, I took it in to my Thursday morning quilt group (and the LQS's <i>sturdy</i> design wall) to fiddle some more. As always, I wanted to line the blocks up so that there would be no seam-matching until the final rows were sewn together. (Note to self: it probably would be just as easy and maybe faster just to ignore this compulsion and match the seams). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter-in-law lived for a decade in Brooklyn, so the New York City vibe fit right in. Plus, I'm a geographer, so the whole map thing made me happy. Unfortunately, I realized after I started working with the fabric that it was limited to Manhattan only. Well, that's OK. We have family in New Jersey, and we're on Long Island; a few signs should do the trick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did a diamond pattern with my walking foot in the border, but decided to "walk" around the streets of NYC for the rest of the quilting. This required a LOT of twisting and turning of the quilt, but I (kind of) enjoyed the challenge of figuring out what route to take in each section and how to start and end at a bridge so that I didn't need to break thread. I'm pretty happy with the way the quilting looks on the front of the quilt, entirely random from that perspective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a holiday weekend for many people, with time away from chores (too rainy for yard work, anyway, at least around here) and time with family. All generations of my family live far away, so I've had time for some quilting, but nothing ready to show you just yet. So I've concocted a little quiz for you! It isn't about quilts or quilting; no specialized knowledge is required. (Although quilters, who have a reputation of looking for their mistakes from the Brooklyn Bridge, may have a leg up).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Note: this post was supposed to go on line over Easter/Passover weekend. But it was delayed when our internet connection went belly-up. After going through two routers and two modems, the cause remains a mystery, but at least we're back!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These wonderful pictures are from an alphabet fabric panel. Your task is to identify as many items as you can in each picture that start with the letter in that picture. There are at least four items in each picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be aware that some of the pictures have two or three letters in them, but there are still usually four "hidden" items. Watch for subtle elements in the picture -- not everything is a "thing." Also, the fabric comes from England, so be aware that some of the items may refer to an English, rather than an American, word. And some things may refer to old-fashioned names that younger people may not recognize. So this is a family affair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Send me your answers along with your email address in the Comments section at the bottom of the post. In a couple of weeks I'll post my list as well as anything you found that I missed. A winner will be chosen by drawing from a hat one name among all those who found everything in my list. There will even be a prize! Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You did it! I'll look forward to hearing from you with your answers!</span>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15463532480505497408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090430516912047772.post-69507948689255119062019-04-08T19:37:00.003-04:002019-04-08T19:37:45.455-04:00In For the Long Hall<span style="font-size: large;">No, that isn't a typo! Ha ha ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Almost done with the Otsego Lake twin bed quilts! The journey started <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2012/03/otsego-lake.html" target="_blank">here</a> and has continued on and off for eight years. With the tops done and the backing purchased, I got some wonderful bamboo/cotton blend batting. Now it's time to take everything to Clemencia for the quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The backing (which I showed you <a href="https://aquilterspath.blogspot.com/2019/03/backs-to-quilting.html" target="_blank">here</a>) was about 10-1/2 yards long -- not wide enough for the quilts, so <i>four</i> lengths to have enough for a vertical seam. No way I could actually measure this, so I folded in half lengthwise to fit in the upstairs hall, then unfurled it along the hall so that that I could fold it in half and then in half again.. Voila! Four pieces of fabric long enough for the quilts and two widths each for the pieced back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It worked out just fine. Plenty of extra fabric on each side for the longarmer, and I'd calculated the length pretty well, I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the photo, I'm standing in front of the spare bedroom where I keep the ironing board (steps between my sewing space and ironing space to keep my Fitbit happy). To your left is my sewing space, to the right the master bedroom. Fortunately, the fabric didn't have to extend into the bathroom at the end (yuk!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll be so happy to have these quilts DONE and shipped off to my brother to schlep up to our cabin. </span><br />
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