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S’Mores Quilt Top is Together!
I am so happy with this little quilt. I do have the top together, but I ran out of time yesterday. I still need to attach the corner squares and trim the quilt edges to be square. I will share a full size picture when I get that accomplished. I won't lie, sewing these lattices…
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This Is Going to Take a While.
Hope this photo doesn't make anybody dizzy. I have all the blocks made for the Jo Morton S'mores quilt–I believe there are 113 square in a square blocks and 28 pieced setting triangles, and 4 pieced corner triangles. I think I am going to love this quilt when I get it put together, but the…
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Catching Up With UFOs
All the blocks for the Double Nine Patch quilt are finished. In fact there are enough blocks leftover to make another half a quilt because I took out all the dark brown fabrics. This involved a lot of ripping, but I decided I just didn't like the look of the dark brown nine patches. Now…
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Windmills Blocks Finished
I have finished the 169 pinwheel and hourglass blocks for the Windmills quilt. 85 pinwheels and 84 hourglass blocks. And a mess of flying geese for the border, but I didn't count them. The original pattern that inspired me is called Windmills and is designed by Bonnie Blue/Red Crinoline Quilts. I kept the block size…
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Windmills Evolving
Well, this has been a process, I tell you. I cannot recall when I have struggled and had to dig so deep to come up with an alternate setting arrangement for a quilt! To refresh your memory, this is what the pattern looks like: Super scrappy. Great for a collection of random scraps, but I…
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Windmills: Change of Plan?
I am back from my little Spring Break with family, and got back into the sewing room for a couple of hours over the weekend. I had started a new project, "Windmills", before I left, but was not happy with the jumble of prints and patterns. This is what the quilt is supposed to look…
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Tootsie Pops Progress
Some progress has been made on my spring table runner. Aren't those blocks adorable? I thought I'd talk about the pattern and the block construction in case some of you might want to make this pretty runner for yourselves. The pattern, Tootsie Pops by Fig Tree, was designed to use those little 2 1/2" precut…
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Double Nine Patch Progress
I spent the end of last week and most of the weekend making tiny little 9 patch blocks. The 9 patches measure 3 1/2", and are used to construct a larger 9 inch block that contains either 4 or five of them. When the larger blocks are combined, they will form a simple Irish Chain…
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Alternate Block for Moda Blockheads Sew Along
I admit it, I have been stalled on the Moda Blockheads Sew Along because I couldn't figure out how I would sew the blocks together in a cohesive manner. I knew I wanted to use an alternate block, and I liked the idea of a single Irish chain, but it took me awhile to get…
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Courthouse Steps — 7 Blocks to Go
I am almost finished with these Courthouse Steps blocks. I have completed 74 and need a total of 81. Honestly, I have probably made more than 74, because I keep remaking some of the books that have colors I don't like so much. When I first started making the blocks, I used a bright orange/rust…