I finally have all my blocks arranged for the original Red Barn quilt along. Slow? Yes. Worth it? I have no doubt it will be. My new quilt wall made this so easy. It wasn't quite big enough to arrange all the blocks, but only two rows short - not bad!
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I have long wanted a quilt design wall, but do not have an open wall in my sewing room to accommodate such a thing, even temporarily. What I do have is a wonderful, huge set of Ikea shelving with doors - basically a big wall!
Why didn't I think of this before? For now I'm using some spare batting to arrange my Rainbow Sherbet quilt. It's just taped to the top of the shelves, and I can roll it up (quilt blocks in place) if I need to put it away for a little while. Perfect!!
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For my birthday last weekend my mom surprised me with this gorgeous little gadget. I love it so much.
I've been wanting a point-and-shoot for ages, a "pocket camera" as I call it, and I think encouraging me to take pictures of her new grandbaby was all the excuse my mom needed to fulfill my wish.
Of course it needed a little case. I made this up as I went, resulting in a failed first attempt that was too narrow. It's just a long quilted rectangle, then I sewed up the sides and added a button and loop to close it. The wrist strap sticks out the side for carrying. It isn't exactly what I pictured but I needed something quick for a trip and this will do in a pinch!
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Another set of burp rags using some Sweetpea by Moe3 that's been in my stash for a while. I love the grey/green/yellow focal fabric:
I have done decently well not buying new fabric lately but I'm wanting to make some room on my shelves for all the delicious lines I'm seeing in reports from Quilt Market!
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The three QBB quilts are done just in time for delivery at the Quilt Show! The fact that it took me a year (since last Quilt Show) to get my act together and make these quilts is a little embarassing. (Especially when I see AmandaJean's amazing
Quilts of Valor project.)
Quilting is probably my favorite activity right now but I am certainly not very quick to produce completed quilts. Oh well, it still feels good to finish this project.
I'm sharing these in the order I made the tops. The first one up there I just took the fabric samples, arranged them on the floor (my "design wall") and filled in the gaps with my stash.
For the 2nd and 3rd, I got progressively more creative. I think the red, white, and blue quilt is my favorite, but the salmon and teal is a close second. I love thinking of the Ethiopian children cuddling under these on cold winter nights! Thanks again to Carolyn for quilting, Karen for trimming them up and running them all over town, and my mom for donating batting, backing, and time to do the binding. Go team!
Labels: 2009 Quilts, quilting, sewing
My grandma's everyday bag is finally on its way to her.
She always leaves the specifics to me, but just wanted a smaller bag she could hook over her wrist for her essentials, and she loves things that are colorful. I think this fits the bill! It's a lot like the
auction bag but I cut each square to 3 3/4" instead of the 5" charm pack squares to make it smaller.
Lining is fun green polka dots. Outer fabric is Eden by Kathy Hall - I haven't been able to find it online anywhere, sorry to those who asked!
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This once a week posting is really not my intention. The crafting is happening, the photos are even happening, but making it to a published blog post seems to be the missing step...
Over the weekend I did get a good amount of time in my sewing room. The strips for the Red Barn quilt along are slowly being pieced together and I'm getting my
sewing chair back. I have about five more sets of strips to sew together, then cut all the blocks. I'm a little worried about arranging all these for the top. Any suggestions for arranging a queen-sized quilt without a quilt wall?? I don't think I have any floor space big enough!
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The QBB quilts are quilted! And gorgeous. Carolyn did an amazing job. I got the binding machine-sewn on this weekend and my mom will hand-sew two and I'll do one. They should be easily done in time for my mother-in-law to deliver to the Quilt Show next week. I love this teamwork approach to quilting!
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Thanks for all the book recommendations yesterday! In addition to reading the "classic" Interview with a Vampire, I spent a little time in my sewing room.
I made some progress on the piecing for the
Rainbow Sherbet quilt top. We're not actually going to have a twin bed in the nursery after all (the room is too small) but this will make a great cuddle blankie in the rocker. Finishing this top was on my
September Goals list, needless to say it isn't finished on time!
I also got started on my Grandma's handbag, another unfinished September goal... My grandma always requests colorful fabrics, I think these fit the bill! After the bright Sherbet quilt fabrics, I'm loving the more muted colors.
Monthly GoalsHard to believe another month has gone by! My October list is primarily finishing up my September goals...
1. Finish Gma's handbag.
2. Bind and label QBB quilts.
3. Finish Rainbow Sherbet quilt - top, quilting, binding, the works!
4. Finish Red Barn quilt top.
September Goals:
1. Family Projects - Karyn's necklace & Gma's handbag.
2. Three quilt tops for Quilts Beyond Borders.
3. Red Barn quilt-along quilt top done. Nope.
4. Rainbow sherbet quilt top done. Nope.Let's see if I can do a little better this month!
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