tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87062436616528320312024-03-13T20:16:36.349-05:00AM SewingAnn Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-36140896886265721042017-03-11T11:25:00.002-06:002017-03-11T11:25:46.836-06:00What a difference a year makes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been almost a year since my last post. Life, work, Instagram all vying for my time. But the top I was working on then is finally finished. Backing purchased, washed, ironed and waiting to be cut and sewn together. Debating whether to use batting. It is a coverlet after all. And if so, what's the thinnest I can get.?And how should I quilt this? Was I too optimistic appliquéing 2017 on this? Lots to ponder, but for now I'll enjoy the top being done.<br />
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Slowly plugging away at this quilt. I can't believe I've stuck with it. Maybe because it would be too much work to put the blocks back in the right order if I took it down. .<br />
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I finally finished the center block. It was excruciating: time consuming and fiddly. And I'd been putting it off so it seemed to take even longer to get it done! Those 8-pointed stars in the corners are 4-inches. Each one seemed to take a full day to make. Not perfect, but done now, and I'm moving on!</div>
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-39023692561055217522016-01-04T07:18:00.001-06:002016-01-04T07:39:18.234-06:00Graham's quiltThis baby quilt was finished in 2015, but I don't think I showed the finished quilt. It was for a new baby on the block who was expected in November. Didn't finish until December and didn't get it to the parents until this past weekend.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3fSpmnbMed-uYsZVHEAgORhqtk12_50ZYsbyBOJVQ0kQ1ruAANrMM8-_6lET-eBF_wCm-2AKNLV4Yi8Ftsg6lOHW7brbbqNlYMbGyQMb1Xs_TbqRz9Jjl-aoFm0b4PyJ79fkEzDgqXmZ/s640/blogger-image--1386073803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3fSpmnbMed-uYsZVHEAgORhqtk12_50ZYsbyBOJVQ0kQ1ruAANrMM8-_6lET-eBF_wCm-2AKNLV4Yi8Ftsg6lOHW7brbbqNlYMbGyQMb1Xs_TbqRz9Jjl-aoFm0b4PyJ79fkEzDgqXmZ/s640/blogger-image--1386073803.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1-, 2-, 3- and 4-inch squares combined to make 6-inch squares and set with four 6-inch squares of the focus fabric print. </div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-pGkMLksD17P8OhTwQw2iE3DPnilTsXtkQoGQAfBYH1UgKfCvuG33q_jrLtkMSO-jIdmE-eKWfDO7AueVX0dxA7t_WRVRJCKy1LOm5y6VWShvGoTZI3FZp7vyWuvdPJKXUxIb_B4GIYs/s640/blogger-image--160683193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-pGkMLksD17P8OhTwQw2iE3DPnilTsXtkQoGQAfBYH1UgKfCvuG33q_jrLtkMSO-jIdmE-eKWfDO7AueVX0dxA7t_WRVRJCKy1LOm5y6VWShvGoTZI3FZp7vyWuvdPJKXUxIb_B4GIYs/s640/blogger-image--160683193.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Quilted horizontally and vertically with an elongated zigzag along the block seams and two or three inches between.</div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4e7Svx-H4nkRJjc9-aYYaXRjSn4kMGEcECEsGpuC_YZQsf28l1IPCs_bg0k9S8WnuQU0KdBBlsao_cYIikJYGQi8dDj6w_Nv2Qurh9CReF2Fb3840thJRdVXfEknlRZtZrt-hE54emd7w/s640/blogger-image-62711910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4e7Svx-H4nkRJjc9-aYYaXRjSn4kMGEcECEsGpuC_YZQsf28l1IPCs_bg0k9S8WnuQU0KdBBlsao_cYIikJYGQi8dDj6w_Nv2Qurh9CReF2Fb3840thJRdVXfEknlRZtZrt-hE54emd7w/s640/blogger-image-62711910.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The backing, which I forgot to take a picture of, is black with bright circles in orange, blue, green and red. A perfect match for the top. The binding is a solid black. The quilt <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">measures 37 inches square.</span></div></div>Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-35481049209373417272016-01-01T19:44:00.001-06:002016-01-01T19:51:28.312-06:00A Year of FinishesToday I finished a book, a block and a top. Maybe that's a sign I'll get some things accomplished this year.<div><br></div><div>The book: "What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTV20P-AbcPcwbl5RqwXdwqCjHs2RzS7RYe3_woxZRtRE5elOkDdqprfkwDb6iP3bpR2RhoDnsQ9AmYODRb7g6-IzA0ZUP_GzVoJ72GMfmngtqiybpK47XFTQ9OLhPE4_J7OPN9G9U-OZ/s640/blogger-image-103318058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTV20P-AbcPcwbl5RqwXdwqCjHs2RzS7RYe3_woxZRtRE5elOkDdqprfkwDb6iP3bpR2RhoDnsQ9AmYODRb7g6-IzA0ZUP_GzVoJ72GMfmngtqiybpK47XFTQ9OLhPE4_J7OPN9G9U-OZ/s640/blogger-image-103318058.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The block: No. 40 of the 1718 Coverlet.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjeoCDYFFJ5_rjpwf6Y-FWE34_8ypLI4PtO1GYGuUp87BpSl4DpX6vZIlDbmXZwKRTiiGQ4xhFPwZEvsSAjdccCGZ9POjEWO_XiikHDnN0lMxK2hz8PcxPIDGUYM5c8eP2aF4hrADdinG/s640/blogger-image-426850153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjeoCDYFFJ5_rjpwf6Y-FWE34_8ypLI4PtO1GYGuUp87BpSl4DpX6vZIlDbmXZwKRTiiGQ4xhFPwZEvsSAjdccCGZ9POjEWO_XiikHDnN0lMxK2hz8PcxPIDGUYM5c8eP2aF4hrADdinG/s640/blogger-image-426850153.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The top: Pumpkin Peel from "Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts" by Mary Elizabeth Kinch and Biz Storms.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0VWyzAo7o-qcvgFUpxdZGDbMhIThYzhYoEP18FdkJ3aSE6MkmpvQd-BwFAcTDo9YWhJfHEI0OqhznA0VnHTIuGw0CBcKPDsQsmFS2LKbG120pKzlPyUF90ZVRnSIfrGDx-eJ7B0gGeUR/s640/blogger-image--1421420878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0VWyzAo7o-qcvgFUpxdZGDbMhIThYzhYoEP18FdkJ3aSE6MkmpvQd-BwFAcTDo9YWhJfHEI0OqhznA0VnHTIuGw0CBcKPDsQsmFS2LKbG120pKzlPyUF90ZVRnSIfrGDx-eJ7B0gGeUR/s640/blogger-image--1421420878.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-32847468228688011472015-12-05T21:51:00.003-06:002015-12-05T21:51:19.646-06:001718 Coverlet <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have followed <a href="https://mrsschmenkmanquilts.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Schmenkman Quilts</a> for years and had been tempted a few times by her projects, especially <a href="https://mrsschmenkmanquilts.wordpress.com/butterfly-block-tutorial/" target="_blank">these gorgeous butterfly blocks</a>. But I never took the plunge. Then she and <a href="http://thelastpiece.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Fielke</a>, formerly one half of <a href="http://www.materialobsession.com.au/" target="_blank">Material Obsession</a> announced a quilt-along for the 1718 Coverlet. Each month they'd alternate a different set of blocks to make.<br />
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I don't know why this interested me. It certainly wasn't the applique. Maybe it was the time period. What kind of a quilt did they make in the 1700s?<br />
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I immediately ordered the book online. And before it even arrived, I found myself at the quilt shop looking for inspiration. The coverlet seemed to have a lot of solids, and I did not. I liked the texture of Basic Grey's Grunge so I pulled a few that went with their gray floral. Oh, and the floral also came in a blue colorway. I had my fabric. Now for the book to arrive. <br />
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Seeing the blocks in order so far, helps me balance the colors when choosing fabrics. I'm working on the large center block next. Then the three large blocks for the sides and bottom. Then I'll make the blocks that fill in around them. Some are already done as they are repeats of the blocks in the top rows.</div>
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The inspiration for this quilt was the admiration of another quilter and a fabric that spoke to me. It's always the talkative fabric, isn't it?</div>
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When Lori posted the <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2015/09/country-roads-part-3-finale.html" target="_blank">finale </a>for her Country Roads mystery, I knew I'd need to add a red inner border like her inspiration picture. With a wider cheddar border. I could see it in my mind.<br />
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My stash was not accommodating, however. I had just enough of this cheddar print for the setting squares and triangles if I carefully and creatively cut my fat quarter and pieced the corners of two triangles. I tried finding something else in the stash, but compared to the cheddar, none of it looked right.<br />
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On the right in the photo below is all that was left after cutting the setting squares and triangles. Just made it! On the left is one other piece of cheddar that worked with what I wanted for the setting pieces. At first I thought I'd need to use it for the setting pieces, but that would mean no cheddar border. There wouldn't be enough fabric.<br />
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That second cheddar piece, a solid, was 7 inches wide. I could cut four 3 1/2-inch border strips, but they wouldn't be long enough. Hmm. Pieced corners would solve the problem. So I drafted something using the blacks and blues, cut the pieces, made one block, and hated it.<br />
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My husband also hated it. He told me to make them look like the inner squares. But the inner squares were 5-inch finished and my corner border blocks needed to be 4-inch finished. The proportions wouldn't be right if the border block pieces were smaller than the inner blocks. He told me to make it work. Thank you, Tim Gunn.<br />
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In the photo above, you can see my first corner block attempt on the upper right. Yuck.<br />
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Below is the finished top. As I look at it, I think of different things I could have done. I should have put the red strips on the ends of the cheddar border in the center of the border instead. I think it might have looked better for the corner blocks to be against the cheddar instead. But more seams would have taken more fabric that I didn't have. If I'd had more solid cheddar, I would have done things differently in other ways. Maybe use some to put the corner border blocks on point. But if I'd had more cheddar, I probably would have made a plain border, and not have had all this creative fun.<br />
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-53334783729854935192015-10-11T10:03:00.000-05:002015-10-11T10:03:00.841-05:00Baby quilt inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As I was rummaging through the scrap bin looking for fabric for Lori's mini mystery, <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2015/09/country-roads-mystery-quiltalong-part-1.html" target="_blank">Country Roads</a>, I found a piece of this Alexander Henry fabric. I'd made a couple baby quilts over the years that included this adorable fabric, and I remembered that the neighbors are expecting in November. I've made baby quilts for all the babies born on the block since we moved here.<br />
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I was able to fussy-cut four six-inch squares (finished size) from my scrap. I decided that I'd scatter those squares across the top. At first I thought I'd sew six-inch nine-patches, but I didn't like any of the arrangements I sketched out for that. Then I decided to cut coordinating fabric in four-, three- two- and one-inch squares (finished), and combine those units into six-blocks. I cut up the rest of the focus fabric into one-inch squares and included them too.</div>
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I pieced the squares until I was nearly out of units to work with and then cut some more pieces. Pieced more blocks and cut more units until I had enough six-inch blocks to make a six-by-six arrangement. As usual, I carefully placed all the squares to balance the color placement, but either something went wrong in the sewing or I didn't notice it earlier, and I ended up with the large dark blue and dark purple clustered together. It doesn't bother me enough to undo it, and I'm almost positive that moving things around would probably result in a cluster of some other fabric or color that would also bug me. Murphy's Law of quilting?</div>
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The top is 36 x 36 inches. I think that's an acceptable size for a baby quilt if it makes it to the baby shortly after birth. I need to find a little more than a yard of fabric for the backing so I don't have to piece it. Not sure about the binding. Maybe try to use up the scraps from the top or go with a solid black.</div>
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This is the rug in my bedroom. I love the pattern and have thought about how it could look as a quilt.<br />
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Back in July, I decided to stop thinking and do something. Although I admire the fussy-cut English paper pieced quilts, I wasn't sure that was for me. Instead, I thought I could use a Stack-n-Whack or Four-Patch Posie method to get the effect I wanted. I just needed the right fabric.<br />
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The fabric above I found in the sale bin of my local quilt shop. I thought that the large flowers would end up filling some shapes while the brown background would fill others. But that didn't exactly happen, and it was obvious another fabric was needed. I found the bottom fabric in my stash after <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaE1YReK6BP6dte0Ye2MYDiBvEoBqMu-xhWIR9y7heGItVsvNiCKcetTaHSJQKubMAQv9Ow99iBe4Zh5MwQw9p7t2zLuc8-E-6S43RNNtxzAu0Hsa4K59UHUTr-tPb988M9EGOwbcFPJR/s640/blogger-image--1407292182.jpg" target="_blank">contemplating another fabric</a> for the cross shapes. That would have made a nice quilt, but not my original vision.<br />
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The piecing plan wasn't hard to come up with. I'd been staring at that rug for some time thinking about how to put it together into a quilt. I would have to put all the pieces up on the design wall and sew it together in rows. There wasn't an easy way to piece this in blocks.<br />
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This is the top I have now. It's about 40 x 50 inches. I thought I was done, but as I wrote this post and looked at the rug inspiration, I wonder if I shouldn't make a narrow inner border of the light fabric and an outer border of the dark fabric. I'll have to see if I have enough of those fabrics left.</div>
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This didn't turn out as I had envisioned, but I like it. I think I may have to resort to fussy cutting and English paper-piecing to get the look I want. That won't be happening for a while though.</div>
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-91156409223671969232015-08-09T08:46:00.001-05:002015-08-09T08:48:53.456-05:00Seams better<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GzRbOdzuoTUEzYv9wrK_kgfi8Z_PrZJrrrdXt-RKs-vQUOEhyphenhyphen9dmG7qnCbVgih8iX6f6cXpZGldFJDu9Y2tuz_mhlN_bQQ60GZ7AKAVVP2fAplzwK72CQEROEd9eXmSUmZlGvqDahyphenhyphen9Z/s640/blogger-image--1335423254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GzRbOdzuoTUEzYv9wrK_kgfi8Z_PrZJrrrdXt-RKs-vQUOEhyphenhyphen9dmG7qnCbVgih8iX6f6cXpZGldFJDu9Y2tuz_mhlN_bQQ60GZ7AKAVVP2fAplzwK72CQEROEd9eXmSUmZlGvqDahyphenhyphen9Z/s640/blogger-image--1335423254.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As the piecing progresses, the top shrinks and appears less chaotic and busy. Although it's not what I had originally envisioned, I like it. Need more time at the machine so I can get it off the design wall. At least it won't become a UFO. It can't come down until it's a top or I'd never get the pieces back in the correct order!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Despite carrying my 1718 Coverlet blocks around with me, I haven't managed to sew them together either. 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Pieced too might be pushing it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-14013851326780518792015-07-12T13:57:00.001-05:002015-07-12T14:01:23.075-05:00Catching up<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqspIA6w8oiBQ7O-L57Mq1bX-C2T8YJA2O_Y9KUBErRWg4woY54V9BENo6BvRiWGJ9VTAzFgmMQJY-qxtEghPA5bbZfRgwQl4PXl9U9_BrWo2kWrEIu14fXCPYy0ZjnhU7EW5zHsqnS3f6/s640/blogger-image--1094049034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqspIA6w8oiBQ7O-L57Mq1bX-C2T8YJA2O_Y9KUBErRWg4woY54V9BENo6BvRiWGJ9VTAzFgmMQJY-qxtEghPA5bbZfRgwQl4PXl9U9_BrWo2kWrEIu14fXCPYy0ZjnhU7EW5zHsqnS3f6/s640/blogger-image--1094049034.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This top got put together awhile ago. I haven't blogged in the last few months because I have been too tired from work to spend time on the computer when I'm not working. Of course, I do spend time on the iPad. So I'm trying blogging from the iPad. We'll see how that works. Haven't posted much on Instagram so I'm not terribly hopeful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Besides finishing the above top, I've been working on the 1718 coverlet blocks, Stars in a Time Warp blocks, and started something new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyH-5Kxli8tQFWBx7dWZa5xyTs_lvGX0cdJ0XyB3l198T9glxZwT0eZaqW6VNU4aAvt1LoMVEj01OKOD3pFOGNORjvQ1W52k1JEkQm0DybFcsnx3JeK4e2CMqIaM09t7vopeQPhSmiJ8ZR/s640/blogger-image--868464992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyH-5Kxli8tQFWBx7dWZa5xyTs_lvGX0cdJ0XyB3l198T9glxZwT0eZaqW6VNU4aAvt1LoMVEj01OKOD3pFOGNORjvQ1W52k1JEkQm0DybFcsnx3JeK4e2CMqIaM09t7vopeQPhSmiJ8ZR/s640/blogger-image--868464992.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm not following that closely the 1718 coverlet QAL block order. 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Multiple projects going on here. The border strips for the Grand Illusion Mystery are pieced. So close to finishing, but, ugh, long seams. I'm putting them off. I have several Time Warp stars cut out. Five types of madder and indigo, which I'm piecing in between my 1718 Coverlet blocks.<br />
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-14427460645017095832015-02-22T13:09:00.001-06:002015-02-22T13:09:39.435-06:00Oh, my stars!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A non-quilting friend visited recently and art directed my houses top. After trying different options, we both concluded that the top was finished the way it was; there was nothing more to add except a purple binding. ... Once it's quilted, of course.<br />
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I've been making two versions of Barbara Brackman's <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/search?q=stars+in+a+time+warp" target="_blank">Stars in a Time Warp</a> each week. One with the focus fabric for the star and the other with the fabric as the background. I decided to use Kona Snow as the other fabric in each block. Not sure how many stars there will be in the end (I can always buy more Snow if needed.) or how I'll put them together. For now, I'm happy to search my stash for the appropriate fabric and make two blocks every week.<br />
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Saw <a href="https://mrsschmenkmanquilts.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/1718-coverlet-quiltalong-month-1/" target="_blank">this post</a> Friday night and decided to jump in. My copy of the book won't arrive for a few days, but that did not stop me from buying some fabric yesterday for the quilt. I've never been tempted by Dear Jane or the Farmer's Wife quilts, but the 1718 Coverlet spoke to me. A handful of blocks every month for 11 months seems doable. We shall see.<br />
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I cleaned my sewing room the other day. Found a couple tops without backings or prepped binding so while I'm waiting for my book to arrive, I hope to get that done and to finish putting the border section on the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/01/grand-illusion-finale.html" target="_blank">Grand Illusion mystery quilt</a>. I have to "unsew" a few parts that were attached in the wrong order so I'd better get to it.<br />
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I'm slowly getting the blocks together on the mystery quilt. Only eight more to go before I can start on the borders.<br />
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I've spent quite a bit of time this week rummaging through the stash. I put away some fabrics that I can't find now. They must be somewhere in the sewing room, but I haven't found them yet. Why is it that whenever you put something away in a special place you can never remember where that place is? At least I found some Prussian blue (or what I think is Prussian blue) for Barbara Brackman's <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/search?q=stars+in+a+time+warp" target="_blank">"Stars in a Time Warp"</a> QuiltAlong.<br />
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-47412424493395796742015-01-04T13:40:00.000-06:002015-01-04T13:40:25.047-06:00Sewing without knowing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For the last couple of weeks I've been madly cutting, sewing and pressing to complete the units for <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/grand-illusion-mystery.html" target="_blank">Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusion mystery quilt</a> before the final reveal. Almost made it.<br />
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Not sure why I decided to do this. I have enough ideas and UFOs to fill all my days and nights should I live a few lifetimes. Maybe it's the sewing without knowing what the end result will be that has a certain appeal. Sort of mindless. Well, as mindless as keeping the pieces in the right order can be. Or it could just be procrastination; I have two backings to make that I've been putting off for awhile.<br />
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I'm constructing my blocks with the sashing on two sides. Then I'll sew the blocks together in smaller sections so I have only one really long seam to contend with across the quilt at the end. Forget where I learned that trick, but I love not having to sew as many long seams as you would when sewing rows together. </div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-36383967448267526142014-12-06T06:05:00.000-06:002014-12-06T06:05:00.566-06:00Close to another finish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I found this wall hanging, layered and pin basted, waiting to be quilted. I'm not sure how long it has been a finished top. Maybe 10 years? It probably hasn't been basted that long though.<br />
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I machine quilted a grid in the border, and I think I'll hand quilt the center part. Usually I make the binding when I finish the top, but I couldn't find any for this one. (I keep the bindings together in a drawer with a list of the quilt tops they go with.) It will be a narrow dark green to echo the border around the applique, but the width of the pale blue flange in the border.<br />
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My friend had a few leftover blocks from a project, and I really liked the fabrics and colors so she let me have them. I designed the wall hanging around those 12 small blocks, which form the corners of the outer border. I can't remember now if I based the applique design on a carpet or a fabric. I think a carpet. Like I said it's been 10 years (maybe more) since I put this together so the details are a bit fuzzy.</div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-36152372802712643742014-12-03T06:00:00.000-06:002014-12-03T06:00:03.550-06:00Two small finishes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I machine quilted the Cascadia mystery quilt.<br />
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Sketched a plan in chalk and dove in. Straight lines through the on-point squares, and a zig zag through the straight squares. No time at all to a finish.<br />
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Then I dug out the earlier doll quilt I made from <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lori's blog</a>, which has been languishing for close to three years (!) and machine quilted it too. That also didn't take long. One night to quilt and add the binding. Then I hand stitched the binding down the next day.<br />
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I love this quilt. I don't know why it took me so long to finish it. I'd better rummage through the top pile and see if there's another quick finish waiting while I still have the walking foot on my machine.<br />
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Quilted in a grid pattern following the seam lines of the pieced blocks.</div>
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-3929811783684216432014-11-28T08:30:00.002-06:002014-11-28T08:30:58.501-06:00Cascadia mystery solved<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finished putting together <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2014/11/cascadia-finale-and-reveal.html" target="_blank">Lori's Cascadia doll quilt mystery</a>. It was small enough that I layered the top and backing with right sides together on top of the batting, stitched around it except for an opening to turn it inside out. Now I just need to add a bit of quilting. So close to being finished now that it might actually get done! (My last version of Lori's quilt-a-long is still only a top.)<br />
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If the fabrics look familiar, they are leftovers from Prairie Flowers with a blue and a few browns from the scrap bag thrown in.</div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-54541781975017522182014-11-25T06:05:00.000-06:002014-11-25T06:05:00.586-06:00Warning: There's pink in this quilt too<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not sure why there's been so much pink in my quilting life lately. At least this one isn't a baby quilt. It's an old UFO. Four applique blocks have been finished for 10 years now. The plan had been to do six, but I decided that after 10 years of no progress, another block was probably not going to happen.<br />
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For seven years, I've kept this magazine with the blocks because I liked this pieced sashing.<br />
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But it didn't work. The scale was too big and it was too busy for the applique. But the print fabric looked good. Even my husband agreed.<br />
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I had only a yard of the border fabric. Also years old so no hope of getting more. Not that I would have. I prefer the results of making do, which pushes you creatively. I extended the sashing into the border to jazz things up a bit. And the border width was determined by the amount of fabric available.<br />
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For awhile I considered adding the sashing fabric around the edge either as part of the top or as very wide binding, but it was too much.<br />
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Instead I'm going with regular size binding in a not-quite pink shade. My husband suggested the fabric, and it is the perfect choice. You can see it on the right in the picture above. I'm surprised sometimes by how helpful he can be and how willing he is to give his opinion.<br />
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Below is a picture of the whole quilt. The colors are more accurate in the picture above. We are into that time of year where it is perpetually gray skies, and it will be awhile before I can get a better shot.<br />
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-62860009179573201842014-11-22T06:05:00.000-06:002014-11-22T06:05:00.509-06:00Yes, another pink baby quilt!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The baby quilt was for one of the neighbors. I had the top done ages ago, but with all the work travel this year, I hadn't gotten around to quilting it. Then a For Sale sign popped up in their yard, and I had the motivation I needed!<br />
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The backing is a soft pink minky. A little slippery to work with and did it shed when cut! I was covered in pink bits for days, but I'd use it again because I think babies will love the feel. I do.<br />
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The quilt was based on the pink fabric from my stash. The pattern is one of my own that I've made before, which leaves large areas of the focus fabric visible. The colors for the rail fence and star blocks are taken from the colors in the focus fabric: blue, teal, yellow and red. An odd combination, but a happy one.<br />
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For the quilting, I used the <a href="http://amsewing.blogspot.com/2014/06/baby-quilt-process.html" target="_blank">zigzag stitch from this quilt</a>, and quilted a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.<br />
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All fabric from the stash and scrap basket except for the backing. </div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-33025438522816058432014-11-18T07:40:00.000-06:002014-11-18T08:06:51.422-06:00A pink finish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The very pink baby quilt was finished right as the baby arrived. A girl as expected. Hope she likes pink as much as her mother.<br />
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The back is a warm and soft flannel. Probably getting lots of use this week with its unseasonable cold. Temps below freezing and wind chills even lower. Brrrrrrrr.<br />
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Machine quilting in the ditch with the lines extended into the background.<br />
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-10192287456097263592014-07-27T11:41:00.000-05:002014-07-27T11:41:09.423-05:00A very pink baby quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The couple whom I made <a href="http://amsewing.blogspot.com/2012/06/pointless-lone-star.html" target="_blank">this quilt</a> for are having a baby girl in a few months. I thought it would be fun to use the same pattern from their wedding quilt for the baby quilt.<br />
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The top is done, but it will be awhile before I get it quilted as things have been busy around here and that will continue for some time to come. And, I'm not sure how I will quilt it. Suggestions welcome.<br />
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The back of one section. I pressed the seams open.<br />
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I made changes from my original plan as I went along, deciding to float the star in a field of pink.<br />
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All fabrics were from the stash and the limited amount of each one determined the design direction. Thankfully I had enough of the background pink, which is a very old Jinny Beyer that has made it into many quilts. I have no idea why I bought that much of that fabric. It must have been on sale!<br />
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A few scraps will become a block that might make its way onto the back. Binding is done, but back is waiting for a trip to the quilt shop. I don't have anything in my stash that will work.<br />
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Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-19026316144092346752014-06-15T06:00:00.000-05:002014-06-15T06:00:03.771-05:00Baby quilt process<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I made this baby quilt on a deadline.<br />
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Digging through my stash I found a cute fat quarter of animals in race cars and pulled fabrics in orange, yellow, green and blue to go with it.<br />
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I decided to cut strips of racing animals and fill around them with rectangles of other fabric. The fat quarter happened to have the selvage on it, and it is "Go Mice Go" by Jennifer Sampou for Robert Kaufman Co.<br />
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Once everything was arranged on the design wall to my liking, I sewed the pieces together in rows and then the rows together.<br />
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I read on a blog somewhere about using the specialty stitches on your machine for quilting, and I tried it with this quilt. It took maybe five minutes of tinkering with the settings of the zigzag stitch to get a look I liked.<br />
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These poor mice and goats are traveling a bumpy road!<br />
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Nothing in my stash worked for the backing, but I found the perfect thing at the quilt shop.<br />
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I had just enough of the backing fabric to make the binding too. And, I mean just enough. There are two small pieces 2 1/2 inches by about 3 inches left over!</div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-67463032480844059742014-06-08T13:22:00.002-05:002014-06-08T13:22:47.235-05:00Equal parts sewing and unsewing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I think I may have sewn this top twice. I took it apart early on to change the fabric behind the eyes. And there was more unsewing when I decided that the stripes in the background fabric should all go in the same direction so it looks like the arcs are appliqued on one large piece of fabric. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I had to spread the top out on the floor and shoot it from the stairs to get the whole thing in the frame. </i></td></tr>
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These last few weeks have also involved a fair bit of unsewing on the borders. I had a limited amount of the fabric I wanted to use for the border, and the only way I could make it work resulted in bias along the edge where the border strips would be added. I starched the fabric, I was careful, and still the quilt waved enthusiastically at me! I ended up adding the border strips and then redoing the applique along the edge to fix the puffiness. There is still a bit of that, but I'm hopeful it will quilt out.</div>
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When adding the border strips, I measured the quilt width at the top, middle and bottom; averaged those totals; cut the strips to that size; marked the top and strips at the quarter points; matched those points; and eased the fabric to fit the border to the top. Then I did the same for the other sides. This really helped square things up.</div>
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I still need to make binding and a backing, but I have the fabric for both. I think this is one for the long armer. I'm not sure how to quilt it, and it's so large I'm a bit intimidated to do it myself. Can't find the piece of paper where I calculated the borders, but I think the top ended up at 82 inches square.</div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-49379198541607078802014-04-20T12:45:00.001-05:002014-04-20T12:45:44.604-05:00Sewing at the art museum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yesterday I visited the <a href="http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Tacoma Art Museum</a>. At the entrance were several people stitching colored strips cut from wool blankets to a background that looked like it was made from old Army blankets. Artist <a href="http://www.mkwatt.com/" target="_blank">Marie Watt</a> invited everyone coming into the museum to stitch on the project. She is planning to add the metal cones from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_dress" target="_blank">jingle dresses</a> to the inner part of the piece.<br />
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The artist was also collecting blankets for another piece she is working on. While I was there a couple people brought in blankets, and she had them write down the stories of the blankets. Eventually that piece is to be cast in bronze.<br />
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After I looked at the exhibits, I sat down with the others in the sewing circle and stitched, listened and talked. It was nice to spend some time sewing with others. Usually it is a solitary experience for me.</div>
Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373133483861905896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706243661652832031.post-6988279036132827932014-02-26T07:47:00.001-06:002014-02-26T07:49:54.177-06:00WIP Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have the "eyes" to applique on two blocks, and then I can put the bottom row together.<br />
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Before I do anything with that plaid fabric, I'm contemplating how the border fabric looks with it. In person, the fabric doesn't bother me as much as it does in photos! Changing the fabric out is a tough decision at this point.<br />
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While thinking about the plaid, I dug out some old guild BOMs and started adding sashing to make them big enough for <a href="http://littleislandquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Island Quilting</a>'s <a href="http://littleislandquilting.blogspot.com/p/giving-back.html" target="_blank">Soy Amado project</a>.<br />
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Linking up to <a href="http://www.freshlypieced.com/2014/02/wip-wednesday-semi-wordless.html" target="_blank">WIP Wednesday</a>.</div>
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