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2011 Stash Party Pinwheels quilt

Posted on June 22, 2012 by | Comments Off on 2011 Stash Party Pinwheels quilt

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Riley thinks her quilt is done. Little does she know, this quilt is going to Texas with me very soon. Don’t worry, there are plenty of other quilts here for her napping pleasure!

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A few more blocks and an ironing board makover

Posted on June 11, 2012 by | Comments Off on A few more blocks and an ironing board makover

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Pressing my blocks properly was really starting to drive me crazy. I haven’t had the new ironing board cover for very long but already it’s degraded beyond useful and since the ironing board isn’t a solid surface it really makes a difference. I’ve been meaning to do an ironing board makeover for at least a year and the wonkiness of the bear claw block was the last straw. I used a combination of Madame Purl’s method and the tutorial from Sew We Quilt. My board is 1/2-inch poplar plywood and it’s covered with two twin cotton quilt battings, each folded in half, and a layer of duck cloth. It’s screwed to the ironing board (old cover removed)  as directed in the Sew We Quilt tutorial. Now that’s a bit better!

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Yet more Farmer’s Wife blocks

Posted on June 8, 2012 by | Comments Off on Yet more Farmer’s Wife blocks

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I’m on a roll with these but I really need to stop and get back to other projects. I have a quilt to be quilted before the end of the month and then another quilt to be assembled as a late gift. Must stop sewing these addictive squares!

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Even more Farmer’s Wife Blocks

Posted on June 5, 2012 by | Comments Off on Even more Farmer’s Wife Blocks

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These are going much more smoothly now that I’ve realized the scant 1/4-inch does NOT work for me. I have a long way to go on these but they are a lot of fun!

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Farmer’s Wife blocks

Posted on June 4, 2012 by | Comments Off on Farmer’s Wife blocks

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I missed the April Farmer’s Wife class due to our North Carolina trip and then May was cancelled so the instructor could take a trip of her own. It’s time for a little catch up!

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Stash Party Stars, Block of the Month for May

Posted on June 3, 2012 by | Comments Off on Stash Party Stars, Block of the Month for May
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These seems to be flying by this year. I’ll pick up pattern #6 sometime this week and be halfway done already.

 

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Where the action is

Posted on May 30, 2012 by | Comments Off on Where the action is

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Yesterday, I started preparing for a new quilt and everyone had to be right where the action happens. I’m planning to do a Sister’s Choice quilt, something like this.

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Block of the Month

Posted on May 3, 2012 by | Comments Off on Block of the Month

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Here’s installment #5 for my 2012 block of the month quilt. These are definitely getting easier.

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Sunbonnet Sue

Posted on May 2, 2012 by | Comments Off on Sunbonnet Sue

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Sunbonnet Sue

Posted on April 24, 2012 by | Comments Off on Sunbonnet Sue

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Here’s the start of another little gift quilt. Sunbonnet Sue is a chance to play with another method of applique. For this method you trace the pattern onto fusible interfacing and then sew that to the fabric. Next you cut around the outside leaving a small seam and then cut a hole in the interfacing and turn the whole thing inside out. That’s about as far as I’ve gone but  assume you’ll press the pieces onto the background block and then stitch around the edges to secure them. I have to decide whether to leave my girls all one color or trade the bonnets around so they have contrasting bonnets.

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