Monday, February 29, 2016

Design Wall Monday–February 29, 2016

Unfortunately this isn’t my oldest UFO but it’s one step closer to getting finished. 

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This is my Texas Chain, designed by Bonnie Hunter and started in a Road to California class is 2011.  Over the years it has gone with me to many retreats and worked on a little bit here and there.  I think all the rows are now completed and ready to assemble.  I’m not sure exactly when that’s going to happen but at least for now I can see some progress. 

To see what others have on their design wall/floor, check out Judy’s Patchwork Times blog.  

Enjoy,

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Monday, February 15, 2016

Design Wall Monday–February 15, 2016

This is what’s on my design floor.

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I haven’t made a charity quilt in quite a while and thought a quilt made out of bandanas would be a great little boy quilt. 

To see what other quilters are working on, check out Judy’s blog

Enjoy,

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

A Little Bit of Crazy Quilting

I’m sure many of you have seen lot’s of quilters on Facebook sharing 7 days of quilts.  Today is my 3rd day to share but one picture just didn’t seem like enough to share my crazy quilting history. 

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There it is, my entire crazy quilting, all in one tote bag.  I had good intentions.  I took a class and bought a kit to make an entire crazy quilt.  The kit was beautiful, it had all the fabric for 12 blocks.  I also bought lots of supplies of georgeous threads, ribbon and lace.  After spending a lot of time on this 1 block, I decided “been there, done that” and it was time to move on.  I love this but it just wasn’t for me.

Here are some closeups of the stitching. 

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The traditional spider web, including the spider made with a bead and stitching the legs.  Notice the embossed rose on the right.  That was made using a very nice velvet, a rubber stamp and an iron. 

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Most people know I’m a cat person so of course I had to embroider a cat with little beads for eyes.

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The bag isn’t really signed but I do have my signature “R” embroidered in a small area. 

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This is simply a close up of various stitches that are on the bag. 

Every time I look at my tote bag, I love it, but I’m also reminded that each quilter isn’t meant to do it all.  We may try, but most of us find what suits us best. 

Enjoy,

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

A New Front Door Quilt for February

It’s a few days late but I finally finished a new quilt for my front door. 

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I love all my little door front door quilts, they are easy, fast, fun to quilt and they give me a chance to just play.

Enjoy,

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