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About July of 2011 my son pointed out that I had pieced almost one quilt top per week that year -- and the challenge was on!
Can I piece 52 quilts in 52 weeks?Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.comBlogger728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-7774706921503884952018-08-28T10:04:00.003-06:002018-08-28T10:07:20.978-06:00Collapsible Box Tutorial<b><i>What a great idea for the traveling quilter.</i></b><br />
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This little fabric box has a zipper in the base. When unzipped, the box folds flat to take up less room in your supply bag.<br />
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<i>First, the backstory:</i><br />
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<i>My local guild, the South Sound Modern Quilt Guild, hosted a "crumbs" swap this summer. The idea was to swap a bag of small scraps, make something from the scraps, and present it to the person whose scraps you received. Our "Swap Queen," Dianne Saugier, wrote a quickie set of directions to make this little box, a knock-off from a famous retailer.</i><br />
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<i>When I made my box and posted a photo on social media, I received requests for a pattern. Because I didn't create the idea, I don't want to sell a pattern. But I'm happy to provide this free tutorial!</i><br />
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Here's what you need. Ten 5" squares -- I used charm squares from this Uppercase Volume 2 collection, purchased at a charming shop in Port Gamble, WA, <a href="https://quiltedstrait.com/" target="_blank">Quilted Strait</a>.<br />
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Four squares will be the exterior; four will be the interior; and two will be the base.<br />
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You'll need a nylon zipper, 9" or longer. I used the cut-off from another project and a new zipper pull from <a href="https://atkinsondesigns.com/collections/14-zippers" target="_blank">Atkinson Designs</a>.<br />
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For "stiffening," you can use either Peltex from Pellon, or fusible fleece. I think the Peltex makes the box more stable, but if you have scraps of fusible fleece, that will work fine!<br />
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Cut the Peltex or fleece into 4¼" squares. You'll need four.<br />
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Cut the two base squares in half on the diagonal.<br />
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Check that your zipper is long enough to extend a bit beyond the corners of your base fabric squares.<br />
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If you're nervous about inserting the zipper, use one of these products to baste your zipper in place before stitching. I don't baste, I just pin!<br />
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Stitch the <i>right</i> side of the <i>interior</i> base fabric to the <i>right</i> side of the zipper.<br />
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<i>So that your box will rest stable, it's important that the zipper pull be <b>inside </b>your box.</i><br />
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After you've sewn one side of the zipper. line up the second half of the interior base half-square and stitch.<br />
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Next, stitch the <i>exterior</i> base fabric half-squares to the bottom side of the zipper.</div>
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Here's what the completed base with zipper looks like:<br />
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Next, stitch the four exterior fabric squares to each other using a ¼ inch seam. I like to stitch only three seams, then press down ¼ along one long side before I sew the last seam.<br />
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Stitch the last seam and press it open. I have this nifty seam press tool that makes it possible to press the seam open without pressing a crease in the rest of my box.</div>
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Now we're ready to put it all together!</div>
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Pin one side of the <i>interior </i>to the <i>interior </i>of the base. </div>
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Flip the seam aside and start stitching right on the vertical seam of the interior square. Back stitch and stitch across to exactly the opposite seam, back stitch again.</div>
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Repeat for the remaining three sides.<br />
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Here's what your box looks like after all four sides of the interior are stitched to the base.<br />
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Next, attach the <i>exterior</i> sides to the <i>exterior</i> of the base. It's a little confusing to decide how to place this, but trust me. Just put the right side of the sides to the right side of the base and it will be fine!<br />
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The only thing left is to insert the Peltex and stitch the top edges closed!</div>
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Insert a square of Peltex into each side of the box. Smooth the top edge of the exterior fabric over the top of the Peltex and pin all three layers (exterior-Peltex-interior) together.</div>
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Topstitch as close to the edge as possible to catch all three layers (about 1/8"). I've found if I stitch carefully along each vertical seam, the box is a little more stable.</div>
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A final note: this tutorial has not been test-sewn. So if you find a mistake, or have a problem with a step, feel free to email me at AuntMarti at 52Quilts dot com!</div>
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-90766761275812477562017-12-21T00:30:00.000-07:002017-12-21T00:30:49.456-07:00The Longest Night: A New Block a Day<i>Greetings from the new location of 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks! If you don't follow 52 Quilts on Facebook or Instagram, you may not know I've moved to Parkland, Washington. It's wonderful to be near Elder Son, Dear Daughter and the grands.</i><br />
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I missed a Block a Day for Summer -- but here is the new one for Winter. It's an easy one, and a good way to use up scraps. I'm calling it "Framed Nine Patch."<br />
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To make the 9-patches, start with either 1½" strips or one white "Honey Bun" and one colored strip roll. I'm using a Moda Bella Solid bleached white honey bun, and a Kona Cotton "brights" roll up.<br />
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Stitch together roughly half one colored and one white strip.<br />
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Press toward the colored strip, then cross-cut into 1½" chunks. The Stripology ruler works great for this.<br />
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Six "chunks" will make three 9-patch units.<br />
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Place three "chunks" on a strip of colored fabric, and three on a strip of white.<br />
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To make the squares lie nice and flat, cover them with a wooden cutting board (or a book, or a ruler!) and let them sit until cool.<br />
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Like the "My Heart's in Colorado" cutting board my friend Joy gave me as a going-away present?<br />
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Stitch two 9-patches like this -- one "positive" and one "negative."<br />
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Each block should measure <u>exactly</u> 3½" square. If your blocks are too small or too large, adjust your seam allowance. Now is the time to make the adjustment, before you've made a pile of too-small blocks!</div>
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Frame the "negative" 9-patch with a print fabric.<br />
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Here are my first two finished blocks. Each is 7½" square, and will finish to 7" square.<br />
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Without a border, 90 blocks will make a quilt 63" X 70" -- generous lap size, or good for a twin bed.<br />
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My going-away prezzie to myself was this incredible Koala machine cabinet. It holds two machines and has an electric lift for each.<br />
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Notice I'm not showing you the rest of the sewing room! It's 1/3 the size of my Colorado sewing room, with the same amount of "stuff." It will probably be next summer before I have it organized!<br />
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I hope you'll share your "Block a Day" blocks with me. Email AuntMarti at 52Quilts dot com.<br />
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The BaD for Spring is one of the simplest blocks in the quilter's canon. And there's a story why I chose it.<br />
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As you've heard me say many times, "I make the quilts I like, and if you suck up adequately, you get the quilt." This is true most times, except for wedding and anniversary quilts. Then, the recipients get some input! The three questions I ask are:<br />
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When I asked my nephew in England what quilt his lovely wife would like for their new home, his answers were:</div>
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And what could be more traditional than the Friendship Star?</div>
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<i>I promise you, the dark is purple, not brown!</i><br />
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This block is so easy, I'm almost embarrassed to offer a tutorial! But just in case you've never made one, here's how I made my 9" finished block.<br />
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To make the Friendship Star block, you need four background squares, one center (contrast) square, and two half-square triangles made from the background and contrast fabric.<br />
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My un-pieced squares are cut at 3½" and the HSTs (Half Square Triangles) start out as 4½" squares.<br />
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Make your HSTs by whatever method you like best. I'm using the "draw a line from corner to corner, stitch ¼" from either side, cut in half on the line, and press toward the dark" method.<br />
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I do love the Bloc_Loc rulers to square up HSTs. This one makes perfect 3½" HSTs. If you've never tried this nifty tool, <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2012/01/tuesday-tool.html" target="_blank">here</a> is a link to my post describing how to use it.<br />
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Lay out the squares and HSTs like this (be sure the points are "spinning" the right direction!):<br />
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Stitch them together and press. I press the horizontal seams outward, and the vertical seams inward. That way, when I sew all the blocks together, the seams will nest nicely!<br />
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Presto! One down, 89 to go!<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Happy Spring!</i></b></span><br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-35699565968458904172016-12-01T08:02:00.003-07:002016-12-01T08:02:55.065-07:00The End of an Era<i>The last day of December, 2012, I challenged 52 Quilts followers to complete <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2012/12/ready-set-13-in-2013-ufo-challenge.html" target="_blank">13 UFOs in 2013</a>. Since that announcement, every month loyal quilters have sent photos of their finished quilts. More than 400 in the four years following!</i><br />
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Since I've taken a job at my fav LQS, <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a>, this blog has been sadly neglected. And the number of UFOs completed has dropped dramatically.<br />
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So I'm sad to announce, this is the last UFO Parade hosted by 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks. I haven't decided whether or not to curtail blogging, but I will no longer issue a monthly challenge.<br />
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<b><i>So let's enjoy the final UFO Parade!</i></b><br />
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Bonnie Hunter mystery quilts are very popular among the UFO Challengers. And it's easy to see why, considering the huge number of pieces each one has. Are you doing her current mystery, <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/en-provence-mystery.html" target="_blank">En Provence?</a><br />
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Kerry, of Kerry's Quilting, has finished several of Bonnie's scrappy quilts. This month, she sent a photo of her "Midnight Flight." More details on Kerry's blog, <a href="http://www.kerrysquilting.com/2016/11/stash-report.html" target="_blank">Kerry's Quilting</a>.<br />
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And here's the photo:<br />
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<i>Isn't it a stunner?</i><br />
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Sandi is another loyal UFO challenger, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last month in San Diego. It was like we had know each other forever! I look forward to seeing Sandi and Kerry whenever I visit My Little Sailor in San Diego.<br />
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It's been fun watching Sandi's latest "kwilt" come together. This one is made from blocks Sandi won in a 100 Blocks blog hop. Read all about it at <a href="http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/2016/11/sunday-stash-report-november-20-2016.html" target="_blank">KwiltnKats</a>.<br />
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Sandi's second finish was a 52 Quilts UFO Parade prize back in 2014! She calls it Konstant Konnection, and you can read more about it <a href="http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/2016/11/design-wall-monday-november-21-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Another blog follower I look forward to meeting is Susan-from-Australia. I really hope you visit <a href="http://susans-sewing-space.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/bridesmaids-quilts-november-finishes.html" target="_blank">Susan's Sewing Space</a> to read the story behind her UFO entry (entries!) this month. It's really special.</div>
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Most of my finishes these days are shop samples. I have five Strip Race quilts to share mid-month, I hope you'll come back to see them.<br />
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<i>Thank you to all who have participated in the UFO Challenge these four years. It's been lovely getting to know you and sharing your UFO quilts!</i><br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-62685524905037081522016-11-04T12:33:00.002-06:002016-11-04T12:33:51.750-06:00Some Friday Finishes<b><i><br /></i></b>
<i>I may not have been blogging much, but that doesn't mean I haven't been quilting! </i><br />
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November's Jelly Roll Party at Ruth's Stitchery features not one, but <i>three </i>easy strip quilts. All three are included in one pattern, "<a href="https://www.nancyrinkdesigns.com/shop/quilt-patterns/213strip-it-three-ways-series-2-detail.html" target="_blank">Strip it Three Ways II</a>" by Nancy Rink Designs. The three quilts in this pattern are named "Earth," "Wind," and "Fire." (Hmm, sounds like a rock group I remember!)<br />
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When I started the sample for this class, I thought I would make only one of the three quilts. The first one I made is called "Earth." It's made with Robert Kaufman's <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/pre-cut/_67/" target="_blank">Kona New Dark Palette roll up</a>. The background is Michael Miller's cotton couture in the color "<a href="https://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/cotton-couture-150.html" target="_blank">Earth</a>." (I got a kick out of using that fabric for the "Earth" quilt. Note: the actual fabric is more of a brown color than it looks on the computer screen.)<br />
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Friend and long-armer Denise, of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pickledish/" target="_blank">Pickle Dish Quilting</a>, quilted this one with my favorite figure-8s design. We like Omni thread from Superior for quilting -- it comes in so many colors, and slides through the long arm machine like a hot knife through butter!<br />
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So "Earth" went together so fast, I decided to whip up "Fire." I had two <a href="http://www.wilmingtonprints.com/our-fabrics/fat-quarters/strip-pack/wilmington-jewels-strips#%21limit=36" target="_blank">Wilmington Jewels</a> "Wanted . . . Red or Alive" strip sets left over from making a 12th birthday quilt for my great-nephew. The strip set has red, orange, yellow, grey, and black strips -- so I selected only the bright colors, plus a few batik scraps. I used Northcott's <a href="http://www.northcott.net/images/SwatchImages/20254M-92.jpg" target="_blank">Artisan Shimmer</a> in grey with silver metallic dots for the background -- I think it looks like smoke.<br />
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Denise quilted this one with a "flame" pattern using a unique variegated thread from <a href="https://www.superiorthreads.com/" target="_blank">Superior </a>called "Lava."</div>
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<i>Fair warning: there are corrections for this pattern at <a href="https://www.nancyrinkdesigns.com/pattern-corrections/161-strip-it-three-ways-series-2.html" target="_blank">Nancy Rink Designs</a>.</i></div>
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The third, and last quilt in the collection is "Wind." Because my blog co-editor is a US Navy Sailor, I thought more of "water" than wind. The jelly roll I used is "Hearty Good Wishes" by Janet Clare for Moda, along with some scraps from her "Nocturne" collection. The background is also from "Nocturne."<br />
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Click on the photo so you can see the cool, wavy quilting design Denise's daughter, Kristina used for this one. Isn't it perfect?<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So, choose one or all three! </span></i></b><br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-52279561143066855402016-11-01T07:27:00.000-06:002016-11-01T07:27:29.779-06:00November UFO Parade<i>How is this possible? It's November? And I didn't write a blog post for the entire MONTH of October?</i><br />
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It's not that I didn't make any quilts -- and I enjoyed some serious stash enhancement! I will try to get some posts up in November, but no promises!<br />
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In the meanwhile, the November UFO number is:<br />
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Some 52 Quilts followers are keeping up with their finishes for 2016. Look at this beauty from Susan-in-Australia:<br />
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As it's summer "down under," Susan's bright, summery colors will be perfect for a table topper! Here's what she wrote me about this beauty:<br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I started this in October 2013. I was doing a "bargello" project with a group of ladies and wisely chose a smaller project - initially it was to be a runner for our outside table - but since then we have changed the table and what I had already started was then too wide to use on the table, so this will now sit on the servery between the kitchen and outside area. I plan to make some placemats to match - but just in strips I think. Enough bargello for now!</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #333333;">I understand, Susan -- my bargello for Jelly Roll Party last year will be my last -- for awhile at least! Read the whole story on Susan's blog, <a href="http://susans-sewing-space.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/october-finish.html" target="_blank">Susan's Sewing Space</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">I love this modern quilt from Martha-in-Idaho. It's called "Sergeant's Stripes," from my favorite Boise shop, Quilt Expressions:</span></div>
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And look! She made a tuffet! Isn't it the cutest? So far, I've managed to resist this fad -- but Martha's tuffet might push me over the edge.<br />
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Mary J has some good advice for all of us -- finish those class projects! I'm sure I'm not the only quilter who starts a project in class, then lets it languish for months (even years).</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Second finish is Karduus. I saw this design by Karen Montgomery a very long time ago and knew I wanted to make it. At the time I decided not to purchase the Tonga fabrics. Frankly I forgot all about the project until I saw it again at Kerry's. Kerry was quilting it for one of her clients who had made it with the Tonga batiks. My interest was tweaked once again to make one of my own. I looked high and low for the Tonga fabrics that I decided I wanted now, but couldn't locate them. Instead I used a variety of cream batiks and most of the colored fabrics from my stash. I purchased only a few coral FQs to bring in the desert color way. Karduus was hard to photograph; I just couldn't get a picture showing the softness of the beautiful batiks. Here is Karduus's finish </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/2016/10/sunday-stash-report-october-30-2016.html&source=gmail&ust=1478091956102000&usg=AFQjCNEF85BWgMt6soUDvG8ck2bI5iE7aw" href="http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/2016/10/sunday-stash-report-october-30-2016.html" id="m_-5829128017566810992yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477879704178_14137" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">http://kwiltnkats.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2016/10/<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1358049845" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: -2px; z-index: auto !important;"><span class="aQJ" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: 2px; z-index: auto !important;">sunday</span></span>-<wbr></wbr>stash-report-october-30-2016.<wbr></wbr>html</a></blockquote>
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First of all, the October UFO number is:<br />
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Some great finishes this month. First up, three finishes from Kerry that I missed for the September UFO Parade. I just hate it when I do that, but in my defense, my desktop crashed hard last month. So if I missed <i>your </i>UFO, please let me know!<br />
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I happen to know Kerry's first finish is quite an accomplishment -- because it was a BOM at my LQS, Ruth's Stitchery. "Freedom Rings" is a design by Paula Barnes -- and it's a big quilt! <br />
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I'm always so impressed by the Bonnie Hunter quilts those California girls finish (and they have day jobs, too!). This is "Winston Ways," and I don't even want to count how many pieces are in each block!<br />
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After two "big" finishes, Kerry also finished this "mini," called "Drop" by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.<br />
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Read all about Kerry's finishes at her blog, <a href="http://www.kerrysquilting.com/2016/08/sunday-stash-report_28.html" target="_blank">Kerry's Quilting</a>.<br />
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Mary J is our overachiever for September -- she finished not one, but SIX quilts this month! They will all be donated to Ronald McDonald House. Mary, I'm sure they will be appreciated.<br />
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Here is just one, but you can see all six on Mary J's blog, <a href="https://zippyquilts.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/six-finishes/" target="_blank">Zippy Quilts</a>.<br />
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Susan has another charity finish for September -- and a great scrappy quilt I want to copy!<br />
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Isn't that fun? It was her Leaders and Enders project for this year, and she's planning to donate it to an Aged Care home. Read the details on Susan's blog, <a href="http://susans-sewing-space.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/september-finish.html" target="_blank">Susan's Sewing Space</a>.<br />
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I'm off to San Diego to greet My Little Sailor on his return from Japan! And, I get to attend Cozy Quilt's Strip Club next Saturday!<br />
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Now, to be fair -- all but two or three of these were completed tops, "flimsies." The challenge was to prepare the backing and cut the batting, so each quilt is ready to be quilted.<br />
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And I did it! Six of them have been passed on to various long-armers. I'll quilt the smaller ones myself, and probably all of the Bonnie Hunter mysteries. I love looking at the empty shelf formerly filled with tops waiting to be quilted. Four years of "52 Quilts in 52 Weeks" makes for a lot of flimsies!<br />
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Half the doors in the house have quilts/backs/batting hanging from them:<br />
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And here is #30, "Jelly Roll Jingle." (The batting and backing are downstairs on the cutting table.)<br />
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Jelly Roll Jingle is my original design. It will be a free pattern for all who attend the December Jelly Roll Party at <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a> and buy a jelly roll. <i>Thanks, Pati, for your help in deciding on a name for this pattern!</i><br />
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I'm off to San Diego next week to meet my returning Sailor -- and two 52 Quilts followers!<br />
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Did you miss doing A Quilt Block a Day this Summer? I didn't receive any requests for a BaD, so I decided to take a rest for the 90 days of Summer. But I have a fun design for Fall.<br />
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I'm using "That Green," aka "Poison Green" or "30s Green" for the center of each segment. The print sides are 30s strip scraps in various widths. It's a great way to use up scraps!<br />
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Start with an 8½" X 11" sheet of foundation paper. Draw a line across the page at 8½" -- or use your 8½" ruler if you have one.<br />
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Draw a line from corner to corner of the 8½" square.<br />
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Cut off the narrow rectangle. Then make marks at the folling points on the square:<br />
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Connect the dots do your foundation piece looks like this:<br />
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Next, cut the foundation piece in half on the diagonal line. Repeat to make as many foundations as you need. <i>If you like, you can copy your original foundation in the copy machine before cutting off the small rectangle and cutting the squares in half on the diagonal line.</i><br />
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Apply glue stick to the center area of the <i>unmarked </i>side of the foundation piece.<br />
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Cut a piece of whatever fabric you're using for the center at approximately 5½" X 7" and stick to the unmarked side of the foundation.<br />
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On the marked side of the foundation, insert two pins at one of the lines. Poke the pin IN at the line, then bring it UP at 1/4" toward the narrow point, through both the paper and the center fabric.<br />
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Flip the foundation and the fabric over.<br />
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The pins indicate where you will line up the first strip. Place the strip of printed fabric on top of the center (green) fabric, line up with where the pins show closest to the narrow point of the foundation.<br />
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Before stitching, I drop my stitch length down two "clicks" -- to about 1.5. I also use a larger than normal size needle -- size 14. This will make tearing off the foundations easier when stitching is complete.<br />
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Stitch along the line on the marked side of the foundation. Be sure to extend your stitching three or four stitches beyond the edge of the paper.<br />
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Fold the paper back toward the marked side, and using the Add-a-Quarter ruler, or the 1/4" line on your regular quilting ruler, cut off the excess fabric. Pay attention! Be sure you're cutting off the excess, not the center of the block!<br />
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Pin two more pins on the other line and repeat to stitch the printed fabric on the opposite side of the center fabric.<br />
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Press strips one and two away from the center fabric. Add additional strips until all the paper foundation is covered. The width of the strips can vary.<br />
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When the paper foundation is completely covered, trim off the excess fabric at the edges of the paper foundation.<br />
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And there is your finished segment!<br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-15424906975431967252016-09-21T11:33:00.002-06:002016-09-21T11:33:48.461-06:00Blogger's Quilt Festival: Modern Quilts Part 2<i>I couldn't decide which of my recent modern quilts to enter in Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival Modern Quilts category. Lucky for me, she allows two entries! </i><br />
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This is great-nephew Luc's 12th birthday quilt. It's a modification of Rob Appell's "curved piecing" technique. So easy!<br />
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The fabrics are from my extensive (cough) collection of solids. Luc wanted yellows and oranges, and no prints in his quilt.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b>Thank you, Amy, for hosting!</b></span></i><br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-18649703616838279852016-09-21T11:20:00.002-06:002016-09-21T11:34:14.541-06:00Blogger's Quilt Festival: Modern Quilts<i>Every year, I look at Amy's "Blogger's Quilt Festival" on Amy's Creative Side and swear "next year I'm going to enter!"</i><br />
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Guess what? It's next year! And I have a fun quilt to enter in the Modern Quilts category.<br />
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This is "Crow in the Wheatfield." The spectacularly bright yellow is Kona's "Color of the Year," "Highlight." Remember the very first yellow highlighter pens? It's that yellow! I'm so lucky to have a great boss at <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a>, who is willing to buy a fabric for the shop just because the staff likes it!<br />
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The 'crow' is Hoffman's black batik -- with just the slighted bits of navy blue, just like a crow's wing.<br />
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The pattern is adapted from Tula Pink's Houndstooth Check pattern. It's quilted in my favorite "Modern Figure Eight" design.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2016/09/19/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2016-edition/" target="_blank">Here</a> is a link to the main Blogger's Quilt Festival page. And click <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2016/09/19/bqfmodern-quilt-category/" target="_blank">here </a>to see all the modern quilts in the Festival.<br />
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Guess what? It's next year! And I have a fun quilt to enter in the Modern Quilts category.<br />
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This is "Crow in the Wheatfield." The spectacularly bright yellow is Kona's "Color of the Year," "Highlight." Remember the very first yellow highlighter pens? It's that yellow! I'm so lucky to have a great boss at <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a>, who is willing to buy a fabric for the shop just because the staff likes it!<br />
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The 'crow' is Hoffman's black batik -- with just the slighted bits of navy blue, just like a crow's wing.<br />
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The pattern is adapted from Tula Pink's Houndstooth Check pattern. It's quilted in my favorite "Modern Figure Eight" design.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2016/09/19/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2016-edition/" target="_blank">Here</a> is a link to the main Blogger's Quilt Festival page. And click <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2016/09/19/bqfmodern-quilt-category/" target="_blank">here </a>to see all the modern quilts in the Festival.<br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-80888622422406837492016-09-06T07:56:00.000-06:002016-09-06T07:56:23.616-06:00Tuesday Tutorial: Curved Piecing with Man Sewing<i>You've probably read that I make a quilt for each of my Mother's great-grandchildren when they turn 12. The youngest boy in that generation turned 12 last month (there's still one girl who isn't yet 12). </i><br />
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Now, I don't normally allow much input as to which quilts I make. My theory is, "I make the quilts I like, and if you suck up enough, you get the quilt!" But since I let L's older brother choose the colors of the quilt, I figured L. should get a choice also.<br />
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Via his Dad, L. requested "yellow and orange with no print. And I really like lions."<br />
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<i>Yellow and orange with no prints? Hmm -- I DO have a rather extensive collection of solids.</i><br />
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So I pulled out all the orange and yellow solids. Initially, I thought I would cut them to 2½" strips and sew them together randomly. Then I happened upon <a href="http://land.mansewing.com/curved-piecing/" target="_blank">Rob Appell's "Man Sewing" tutoria</a>l on piecing free-hand curves.<br />
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It's a life-changer! Seriously, I haven't witnessed a new technique this revolutionary since I was shown <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2012/05/tuesday-tutorial-susies-magic-binding.html" target="_blank">Susie's Magic Binding</a>! <br />
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As Rob advised, I made a practice block. His technique is so easy! <br />
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<i>Have you notices all the exclamation point in this post! Can you tell I'm just a little excited?!?</i><br />
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Are you ready to see my finished quilt? Here it is:<br />
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Isn't that fun? I originally had the large (20") blocks arranged in a checkerboard as Rob does. The DH suggested they would look better all turned the same direction -- and he was right. </div>
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Since L. said he loved lions, I searched for a backing with a lion print. It took some time, but I finally found the perfect backing fabric:</div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Thank you Rob, for the excellent tutorial! </span></i></b><br />
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But first, the UFO number for September. It's"<br />
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The first to join the parade is a blue ribbon quilt by Katie from Wyoming. First place at both County and State Fairs! Yay Katie!<br />
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<i>Kate, log cabin quilts are my favorite, and you did a spectacular job with the layout on this one. Congratulations!</i><br />
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Sandi's August finish is one we did as a BOM at Ruth's Stitchery awhile back.<br />
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Here's what Sandi has to say about "Kavelry."</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kalvery used the Freedom Rings Block of the Month pattern and fabrics by by Paula Barnes of Red Crinoline Quilts. It is a large project that is 88" x 88". By the time Kerry and I started working on our individual projects finding the fabric line was near impossible. But with a bunch of searching around we gathered most of the ones called for. The important fabric to get was of course the eagle and star panel. Without it...well what can I say...it is what pulls this design together. My eagle and star panels fell just short of what I needed so I improvised a bit using pieces of the blue star border that were part of the panel on the top and bottom of each panel. So this patriotic beauty is done and I am very pleased.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is where I talk about the finish on my blog <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-august-17-2016.html&source=gmail&ust=1472831356409000&usg=AFQjCNGjubjzMKTVw593n66OQ7ObZJJgQQ" href="http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-august-17-2016.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://kwiltnkats.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2016/08/<wbr></wbr>wednesday-august-17-2016.html</a></span></blockquote>
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<i>Seeing your quilt, Sandi, makes me wish I had participated!</i></div>
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Idaho friend Martha and her husband served with the Peace Corps at one time. She is busily making quilts for their fund-raising auction next summer. It is so fun to see her authentic African fabrics!<br />
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The first one she finished this month features fabric <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">from when for a short time the Central African Republic became an Empire. More than 30 years ago.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Australian Susan was lucky enough to retreat with her friends this summer (winter in Australia!). She writes:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more about Susan's quilts are her blog, <a href="http://susans-sewing-space.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Susan's Sewing Space</a>.</span></span><br />
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I love love love the next finish! So fun, and I think the first finish by a man I've featured on the blog! It's not a quilt, but it's really cool!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The big accomplishment this month belongs to my Dear Husband. He makes models and this year I encouraged him to follow your monthly UFO picks into order to get some of his WIPs completed. And this month he did! It's the USS Buckley. </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did a little research on the USS Buckley, and found it was a WWII destroyer with a storied history. Click on this link to the <a href="http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/175705-may-6-1944-uss-buckley-de-51-rams-and-sinks-u-66-crew-photos/" target="_blank">US Militaria Forum</a> to learn more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Speaking of the US Navy, My Little Sailor and 52 Quilts co-author re-enlisted for six more years of Navy life this week. I'm so proud he has chosen to continue his military career -- and delighted that his next assignment will be in San Diego!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">We're coming up on a three day weekend in the US -- it's Labor Day. My sister Julia convinced her boys that Labor Day meant you had to finish all the projects you started over the summer.</span></span><br />
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In the meanwhile, here are some more stash additions from my own road trip to Idaho last month. It's pattern week!<br />
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Next year at Ruth's, we're doing something other than a strip quilt every month. The odd-numbered months will still be "Jelly Roll Party." First Friday of every odd-numbered month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) we'll make a different quilt using 2½" strips.</div>
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On the first Friday of the even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October), we'll have Fat Quarter Fun. Quilts made using fat quarters! I can't wait to start putting together unique fat quarter bundles for each sample quilt.<br />
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A long-time friend hosts a cookie exchange each December. And she usually has an "ugly Christmas sweater" contest -- who can find the ugliest of the ugly Christmas sweaters? I've won several times! [And the prize is always a bottle of something delish!]<br />
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So when I saw Lorna's "<a href="http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/ugly-christmas-sweaters-qal.html" target="_blank">Ugly Christmas Sweater QAL</a>" on her blog, Sew Fresh Quilts, I knew I had to make this quilt!<br />
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I have 16 of the 20 blocks made:<br />
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<i>This is my favorite block:</i><br />
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I love the way the birds show up in the background.<br />
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I cut out all the pieces before I went on vacation last month. That is the way to get a quilt pieced quickly -- I just started making the blocks last week, and I should have all 20 finished by tonight! These blocks are addictive, it's just so fun to see how each will turn out!<br />
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Lorna used a wide-long three-step zig zag to quilt her quilt. I've been trying to visualize how to do that as a "quilt as you go" method. I think I'll piece each row together, quilt them, then join the rows. I used this method for "<a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2015/01/tgiff-january-jelly-roll-party.html" target="_blank">Strip to Shore</a>" awhile back, and it turned out very nice.<br />
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First, have you ever seen the movie "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite" target="_blank">Napoleon Dynamite</a>?" The town where it was filmed is Preston, Idaho. More important (to quilters, anyway) is this: Preston, Idaho is also home to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SupposeCreateDelight/" target="_blank">Suppose Quilt Boutique</a>.<br />
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This is one of those small-but-mighty shops -- not really all that small, they have a terrific classroom space in the back. And the best selection of modern fabrics since Snappy Quilts in Denver closed!<br />
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Here's my score from Suppose.<br />
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Have you ever seen these? They are like the red plastic sticks you use to determine the value of fabrics, but in eyeglass form. Much easier to use! Simply lay out the fabric in what you think is dark to light values, then don the glasses. The glasses remove the color from what you see, so it's easy to arrange your fabrics in value-order.<br />
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I had bought some of these <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/essex_yarn_dyed_metallic/" target="_blank">Robert Kaufman essex yarn-dyed metallics cotton-linens</a>, and wasn't overly impressed. That was before I saw this shop sample in Suppose! Ohmigoodness! Gotta have it!<br />
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Speaking of which, I <i>know </i>who will love this original design from Suppose using Tula Pink fabrics. <i>Me</i>!<br />
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And I found the perfect backing for this Cotton + Steel baby quilt!<br />
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The best thing about unexpected time off from work is, a lot of quilts get finished! This week, I bound two.<br />
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The first one is winging its way to Idaho. A former classmate needs a heart transplant, and this quilt will be raffled at my class reunion next month to raise money for the surgery.<br />
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This was a fun quilt to make, started in a class at <a href="http://sew-ciety.com/" target="_blank">Sew-ciety</a> in Castle Rock. The pattern is Dash in a Box from Quilter's Dream. <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2013/06/wip-wednesday-dash-in-box.html" target="_blank">Here </a>is the post where I introduced this quilt -- in 2013!<br />
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I bound it using Susie's Magic Binding, with orange as the main color and bright blue as the accent. Thank you to all the staff at <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a> for helping me decide on binding colors!</div>
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The second finish is the September Jelly Roll Party sample for <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a>. The pattern is <a href="http://www.cozyquilt.com/Aspx/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=6925" target="_blank">Leaf it to Me</a> from Cozy Quilts. I loved the colors in Daniela's sample so much, I tried to copy them the best I could. I used a Hoffman Bali Pops in the "Nirvana" color for the leaves, and another Hoffman Bali batik for the purple borders.<br />
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The border on this one is "<a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2015/03/tuesday-tutorial-new-binding.html" target="_blank">Jean's Genius Binding</a>," which makes the quilt look like it has no binding at all. I love it!<br />
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Which reminds me, I'll be teaching both Susie's Magic Binding and Jean's Genius Binding at Ruth's next Saturday, August 20. If you're in the neighborhood, bring a ready-to-bind-quilt and we'll bind it that afternoon!<br />
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I really dialed back the number of BOMs I signed up for this year ('cuz, you know, I have so many from previous years!). One I couldn't resist was "Park Bench" by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts.<br />
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I picked up the kit with the same fabrics Julie used at <a href="http://www.quiltessentials.org/" target="_blank">Quilt Essentials</a> in Laramie, Wyoming -- maybe two years ago? So when Beth announced she would teach this quilt as a BOM at <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a> this year, I was ready!<br />
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Remarkably enough, I kept up with the monthly assignments. And while watching the first days of the Rio Olympics, I finished the last three blocks!<br />
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A word of caution: don't try to piece complicated blocks while watching TV. I mis-pieced two of the 15 blocks -- but really, only someone who has already made the quilt using the same Carolyn Friendlander "Botanics" fabrics would notice. Right?<br />
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Friend Betty designed an alternate layout. So as soon as I get a photo of her quilt, I'll make the background blocks and get this baby sewn together. I love the fabrics, and Julie's directions are excellent. Really! The mistakes are entirely due to me watching the TV instead of the pattern!<br />
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According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, " meh" is defined as:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"><b>Meh</b></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span class="nowrap" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English">/<span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ɛ/ short 'e' in 'bed'">ɛ</span></span>/</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"> is an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interjection" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Interjection">interjection</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"> used as an expression of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indifference_(emotion)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Indifference (emotion)">indifference</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"> or </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Boredom">boredom</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">. It may also mean "be it as it may".</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zimmer_1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh#cite_note-zimmer-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">[1]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"> It is often regarded as a verbal shrug of the shoulders. The use of the term </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">"meh"</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"> shows that the speaker is apathetic, uninterested, or indifferent to the question or subject at hand. It is occasionally used as an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Adjective">adjective</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">, meaning something is mediocre or unremarkable.</span></span></blockquote>
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I've mentioned before that I make a quilt for each of my Mother's great-grandchildren when they turn 12. The last male great-nephew turned 12 this month. His Dad told me the celebrant likes "yellow and orange, but not prints. And he really likes lions."<br />
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So I pulled out every yellow and orange in my solids stash. I originally planned to make a "Jelly Roll Race" quilt from them. But then I saw <a href="http://land.mansewing.com/curved-piecing/" target="_blank">this </a>tutorial from Rob Appell of <a href="http://land.mansewing.com/curved-piecing/" target="_blank">Man Quilting</a>. It looked like so much fun, I decided to give it a try.<br />
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<i>Rob is right: sewing curves is really easy when you use the Man Sewing technique!</i><br />
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Now, I love quilts in which the colors, or shades, progress from light to dark. I made these three blocks from shades of yellow. When I hung them and asked the men in my house (DH and Elder Son) what they thought, both were -- to say the least -- not impressed. Elder Son recommended mixing the colors rather than using shades of a single color.<br />
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The DH suggested having all the block oriented in the same direction, rather than alternating as in Rob's sample. I think his idea was spot on!<br />
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I moved some of the blocks around to get a better color spread:<br />
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The carpeting in the Mexican restaurant where we had lunch yesterday has a curves-and-circles motif that I think will make a perfect quilting design. I ordered a Lion print fabric for the backing. Can't wait to put the blocks together and start the quilting!<br />
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Here are some of the goodies I brought back from my trip to Idaho last month.<br />
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One shop I don't get to visit often is the <a href="http://www.sunvalleyfabric.com/" target="_blank">Sun Valley Fabric Granary</a>. It's not the largest shop in Idaho, but I think their selection is the best curated! Here's a view inside the shop:<br />
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<i> Doesn't this just make your fingers itch to get inside this shop?</i><br />
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I picked up this "Alation" kit just because I liked Bonnie Christine's "Winged" fabric collection for Art Gallery. I failed to note it requires using quilter's grid interfacing, so the odds of it actually being made are not great. Maybe I'll try it without the interfacing method.<br />
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Have you hear about "double gauze" fabric? It is yummy soft, and really double-layered. This pretty cut is going to become a summer top -- probably Amy Barickman's <a href="http://www.indygojunction.com/Asymmetrical-Top-Tunic-by-Indygo-Essentials-p/ij1149e.htm" target="_blank">Asymmetrical Tunic</a> from Indygo Essentials.<br />
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You <i>know </i>I'm a "cat person," so I couldn't/didn't resist this Cotton Steel panel "A Tiny Piece of Portugal" by Sarah Watts, plus the companion print. <i>Someone </i>will love the wall hanging it will make!<br />
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Anna Maria Horner is one of my favorite designers -- and her "Loominous" collection is among her best. I must love it, because when I got this pretty fuchsia piece home, I realized I have the same print in turquoise! </div>
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<b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Of course, there's more to show -- come back next Sunday to see!</span></i></b><br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-60836610136207005102016-08-05T07:06:00.002-06:002016-08-05T07:06:46.129-06:00Finally a Friday Finish<i>The best thing about solo vacations is, there's lots of time for sewing!</i><br />
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On my recent trip to Idaho, I hid out in a mountain cabin and sewed for three days -- what a treat! I made two projects, start to finish.<br />
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First up, a 25th anniversary quilt for my nephew and his sweet wife. Wedding and anniversary quilts are the only ones for which I allow requests. Kristi saw a "puzzle quilt" online and said, "That's what I want!" It took me a few months to find pattern, then a few more months to decide on fabric, then a few <i>more </i>months to get it sewn, quilted, and bound. But it will go in the mail today!<br />
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The pattern is "Snuggle Blocks" by Margot Languedoc Designs for <a href="http://www.thepatternbasket.com/" target="_blank">The Pattern Basket</a>. I made it one row longer, so it's a good "snuggle" size. The fabric is 30s reproductions from my stash. Background is Moda's Essential Dots from <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Ruth's Stitchery</a>. It's tiny red dots on an off-white background. The binding, of course, is Susie's Magic Binding with a solid red flange.The pattern quilt finishes at 49" x 58" -- this one is 10" longer.<br />
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Next up is a hostess gift for another niece, who displays rooster motifs in her country kitchen. I bought this table runner kit in Schertz, Texas last summer at the <a href="http://www.scrappyquilter.com/" target="_blank">Scrappy Quilter</a> -- you know, because it's OK to buy it just because you think it's pretty! When I spent the night at this niece's house, I knew this runner would be perfect for her.<br />
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<i>It was pretty funny trying to get a photo -- thanks, DH, for being the quilt hanger!</i><br />
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The fabric is Bohemian Roosters by Daphne B for Wilmington Prints. The runner finishes at 12" x 63" -- longer than most, but my niece has a big kitchen table.<br />
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Today, I'm working on the 12th birthday quilt for the last great-nephew in that generation. It's a new technique for me, so come back Monday to see what's on the design wall!<br />
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<img alt="auntmartisignature" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6914513082_37879e40b3.jpg" height="50" width="300" />Aunt Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707435357217423078.post-59582152086355365182016-08-01T09:31:00.001-06:002016-08-07T08:38:02.969-06:00August UFO Parade<i>Happy August! I'm on a quilting vacay in my home state of Idaho. The number for August's UFO is the color of the sky in central Idaho.</i><br />
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I actually (!) have a finish of my own to share, but it will have to wait until I get back to Colorado -- I can't figure out how to upload the photo from my new iphone. Doncha just love technology?<br />
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In the meanwhile, here are the July finishes by 52 Quilts followers.<br />
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Becky finished not one, but <i>two </i>quilts using the Tonga Treats strip pack she won in the 52 Quilts <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2014/08/giveaway-600-followers.html" target="_blank">600 followers giveaway</a>. There are more than 1000 followers now!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">You will be so happy about my July finish for the August UFO Parade! Not only is it already done and it's only the first week of July, but do remember that Tonga Treats pack that I won waaay back in March 2015 in your 600 posts give away? It finally is two completed bargello wall hangings! Here they are hanging in my office at work. I love how even though they are the exact same pattern the color placement makes them look so different. The motion is mesmerizi</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">ng!</span></span></blockquote>
<i>So now when you're gazing off in the distance, Becky, you can actually be thinking about quilts!</i><br />
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Ethel had a busy July, not just quilt-wise, but work-wise. Congrats on the promotion, Ethel!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(This) quilt was inspired by a pattern I found on "Quiltville" called "Scrappy Mountains Majesties." I tweaked it to look like sawtooth blocks. I used less than one layer cake and some yardage (background) for this quilt. It ends up measuring 62" x 70". </span></span></blockquote>
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This batik beauty is a Villa rosa design, "Wistful."<br />
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<i>Only two more UFOs, Ethel? Incredible!</i><br />
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It's good to see Sandi back in the UFO saddle (can you tell I'm in Idaho, what with the cowboy references?). I'll let Sandi tell us about her three finishes:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me start with May's finish. Kayenne really got me off track. Yes it was a very big project, unfortunately it hit on a month where my Mom was visiting and a quilt retreat was happening. I did change direction on coloring. The gold-yellows were necessary in my opinion to make Kayenne shine and yet not overpowering the other elongated New York Beauty design. It is a bit larger of a project than I like to tackle these days. You can read more about this quilt through the links on my blog</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/search/label/Kayenne&source=gmail&ust=1470148669194000&usg=AFQjCNGoGuxWvP3QRwpMyaiwGkOFx_Dpdg" href="http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/search/label/Kayenne" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com/search/label/Kayenne</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What allowed me to get back on track is that July's UFO was already finished. Kontentment is completely done. I just love the scalloped border. It really wasn't as difficult as you might think. More on Kontentment here <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/search/label/Kontentment&source=gmail&ust=1470148669194000&usg=AFQjCNHD7NWxsfzllI5dftNxIg9TPKPWaA" href="http://kwiltnkats.blogspot.com/search/label/Kontentment" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://kwiltnkats.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/search/label/<wbr></wbr>Kontentment</a></span></blockquote>
<i>Sandi, I hope the August UFO #6 is a simple one, so you can stay on track!</i><br />
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All there is to say about Sue's July finish is: WOW! She writes this is a quilt made from block received in a block swap. She wanted it to be really colorful, so added the bright sashing. The quilt was supposed to finish as a single-bed size, but it turned out to be queen-sized!<br />
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Be sure to click on the second photo to see detail of the gorgeous quilting. And <a href="http://quiltybitsandbobs.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/update-after-so-long.html" target="_blank">here </a>is a link to Sue's Quilty Bits and Bobs, so you can read all about it.<br />
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Kerry is right on the seasonal target with her July finish, "Uncle Sam." It's an oldie-but-goodie from Quiltmaker magazine July/August 2000!<br />
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<i>I love it Kerry -- I'll have to ask my contacts at Quiltmaker if that pattern is still available!</i></div>
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Mary J's finish is one she has been working on for more than a year. It's "finally finished," all the way through the binding!</div>
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"Cherrywood Toss" was made using a scrap pack of Cherrywood hand-dyes. Yummy! Get the rest of the story at Zippy Quilts, <a href="https://zippyquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/cherrywood-toss/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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My Idaho quilter buddy, Martha, got a good start on this quilt while we stitched together in Stanley. She finished it at the <a href="http://boisemodernquiltguild.com/" target="_blank">Boise Modern Quilt Guild</a>'s first retreat.<br />
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You can go to Atkinson Design's page, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=fire+escape+quilt+pattern&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=955&tbm=isch&imgil=BFIJDrg6flnKPM%253A%253B1jH4n5Hrd6bJ4M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fstore.atkinsondesigns.com%25252Fstores_app%25252Fbrowse_item_details_ws.asp%25253Fshopper_id%2525253D989122044198%25252526store_id%2525253D913%25252526page_id%2525253D23%25252526item_id%2525253D1031&source=iu&pf=m&fir=BFIJDrg6flnKPM%253A%252C1jH4n5Hrd6bJ4M%252C_&usg=__Q-ZXClIwAiHEke2yOPKaVH44rNI%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjlztnrw6DOAhUB5IMKHUfnDcgQyjcIMg&ei=aWqfV6X2FoHIjwTHzrfADA#imgrc=BFIJDrg6flnKPM%3A" target="_blank">here</a>, to see many other color choices for Martha's quilt. But I think I like your's best, Martha!<br />
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In case you didn't see it earlier, the UFO number we'll be finishing in July is:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jen is a schoolteacher, so the end of the year is busy busy! But she completely finished this quilt using the "Joy" pattern from Villa Rosa Designs for a teacher friend whose baby was a preemie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is another "kids" quilt. It features one of my favorite fabric lines from Zen Chic for Moda, "Sphere." Jen writes that she isn't sure what backing to use -- but Jen, I love the "kids" fabric for a baby quilt!</span></div>
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Ohmigosh, look what Susan-in-Australia finished! This beauty<br />
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Here are two more finished from Jennifer, who cleaned up and organized her sewing room, and is really going to town on the finishes! She tells me the first one is a "Shopkins" placemat for her daughter, who is Shopkins obsessed.<br />
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Since I don't have daughters, I had a research "Shopkins." Here's what I found:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">Shopkins</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;"> is a toy manufactured by Moose Toys. Based on grocery store items, each plastic figurine has a face and unique name. The collectible toys (which are designated as common, rare, and ultra rare) have also spawned a line of books and trading cards, as well as a YouTube channel.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her last finish is a wall hanging for quilt pins. It<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">'s about 4 inches wide and 26 inches long. </span></span></div>
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<i>Isn't that a clever idea?</i></div>
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Joy finished this table runner she taught as a class last year. She is a kinder teacher than I am, as</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Due to miscuts of fabric by the students, some of my pieces were given away so they could finish theirs. I was pleasantly surprised to find the two fabrics I needed in January when I visited a shop I had never been to. My tablerunner is now complete, just in time for 4th of July!</span></span></blockquote>
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Joy, I bet it's on your table today!<br />
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It just wouldn't be a UFO Parade without a Bonnie Hunter quilt, and Becky caps our parade with this terrific scrappy quilt.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I finally finished the binding on my UFO just an hour ago! Then the hard part was finding someplace big enough I could spread it out for a picture (it is full size)! </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pattern is Strip Twist from Bonnie Hunter's blog: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/strip-twist.html&source=gmail&ust=1467731505366000&usg=AFQjCNGVWDJe579VjD518f56mVXjMJVJLA" href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/strip-twist.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://quiltville.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com/2005/06/strip-twist.html</a>. The first time I saw it I thought, "Wow! That is a busy quilt! I don't think I could ever make that pattern, too busy." But the more I saw it the more it grew on me, especially when I actually read the pattern and saw how easy it was. One day I was trimming down some scraps and this pattern was on my mind so I thought, "I'll just make a test block to see how hard it really easy." Like potato chips, one just wasn't enough! The top came together quickly enough, it's the quilting and binding that had it sitting in the UFO pile for awhile! My backing fabric wasn't quite big enough, but fortunately there were enough leftovers from the top to stretch it, with a little help from some green and lavender from my stash.</span></blockquote>
<i>Beck, I'll be heading to Quiltville.com to find this pattern!</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Here's hoping all my American friends are enjoying Independence Day -- and that it's a work holiday so you can quilt!</b></span></i><br />
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<b><i>My apologies that the July UFO Parade will be late. I'm in Idaho for the 40th Reunion of the class with whom I started first grade!</i></b><br />
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In case you have a long weekend for the Independence Day holiday, here is the number for the July UFO<br />
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I'm hoping to get the UFO Parade posted on July 4th. See you then!<br />
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