tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69908315741319186682024-03-17T23:02:55.428-04:00Crayon Box Quilt StudioMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.comBlogger886125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-1936911053372339132023-07-26T09:43:00.000-04:002023-07-26T09:43:07.021-04:00Swoon Block #7<p> Swoon block #7 is complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkJK5Z1riyln0KGK5jyoUh2CQG8h6__kP3okumLPw7p_aiW-MYFljqQ_TuqO0O8g6rKrLn5VMf5P7INircRmU0wRhwl3Sze7L_jXXeZ3L2kSJfX8I8zU766hegjaw1A5uEBrGhAP5zIias4Xs6PTrcr00A8z9kZu-_Fvn-gjkhj8iwqs3kshQXFFlXlc/s2742/IMG_4661WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="2742" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkJK5Z1riyln0KGK5jyoUh2CQG8h6__kP3okumLPw7p_aiW-MYFljqQ_TuqO0O8g6rKrLn5VMf5P7INircRmU0wRhwl3Sze7L_jXXeZ3L2kSJfX8I8zU766hegjaw1A5uEBrGhAP5zIias4Xs6PTrcr00A8z9kZu-_Fvn-gjkhj8iwqs3kshQXFFlXlc/w400-h384/IMG_4661WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The prints really pop next to each other.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-84587042353311018402023-07-22T07:04:00.000-04:002023-07-22T07:04:12.179-04:00Janice's Bed Runner Quilts<p> My customer Janice received a whole pile of beautiful tiny pieced blocks from the family of a quilter that had passed. She decided to make smaller quilts with the blocks and gift them back to the family and to a charity.</p><p>The first project I quilted for her is this fabulous Red, White and Blue quilt with the 8 point stars. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpqVGw0pYRAXf-INad-XFAz9igu64tDf_9J1OdztpjzDLQ3ST3JB1oD3YiBB8Rh70XGOCaEAXm9N2YtZ4Uru90lx2dUgB_i8n_PSl710oR6HAB_vd0oxZcE0LBFgdpEheEX2E26uzjhssCwEvx4pQpbC35OIPQlf8CJNK_yrsRXLb_sE6KFzuLZrbje8/s4032/IMG_4258WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpqVGw0pYRAXf-INad-XFAz9igu64tDf_9J1OdztpjzDLQ3ST3JB1oD3YiBB8Rh70XGOCaEAXm9N2YtZ4Uru90lx2dUgB_i8n_PSl710oR6HAB_vd0oxZcE0LBFgdpEheEX2E26uzjhssCwEvx4pQpbC35OIPQlf8CJNK_yrsRXLb_sE6KFzuLZrbje8/w300-h400/IMG_4258WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This "before" picture shows how pretty the top is even before it received it's stitching "bling".<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2ZRuy4A5nj8zTWnyaVk8sqQBy1CO1xIr6RczALAUj7i66cPK-Wqc9QnKTqTA-Cq8mISFhkTRYDNV_rY2r_HfQxuy9K6yjxYeaEhAkRN4iquhpFYJUyoPIU46TQjmQRAHiEl3gGv0xGTa0-XJ-ONq4dti7QOHfdPUP43oamCQdc3SRGhq3A3JQ8baxP4/s4032/IMG_4232WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2ZRuy4A5nj8zTWnyaVk8sqQBy1CO1xIr6RczALAUj7i66cPK-Wqc9QnKTqTA-Cq8mISFhkTRYDNV_rY2r_HfQxuy9K6yjxYeaEhAkRN4iquhpFYJUyoPIU46TQjmQRAHiEl3gGv0xGTa0-XJ-ONq4dti7QOHfdPUP43oamCQdc3SRGhq3A3JQ8baxP4/w300-h400/IMG_4232WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>The stars are only 4" square and the piecing is impeccable. Whoever stitched these was a master.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2210Fy_S_9DbYuP9fNbSFawpl8j0CGt61LhsVdrjHyN35_kEGghf_1HsjgZC2yIcLR65viyqv5OwZ_Va011ZtoEXo0VaJYnz8_xcaO4uf4sfH1iVo9BrNQnq9PyIbn-oiijCJcKOEsufs8FObr-F_0Wada4R2jx3yjylWpyIN2rVkq4d1VlOiiEsOvmk/s4032/IMG_4231WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2210Fy_S_9DbYuP9fNbSFawpl8j0CGt61LhsVdrjHyN35_kEGghf_1HsjgZC2yIcLR65viyqv5OwZ_Va011ZtoEXo0VaJYnz8_xcaO4uf4sfH1iVo9BrNQnq9PyIbn-oiijCJcKOEsufs8FObr-F_0Wada4R2jx3yjylWpyIN2rVkq4d1VlOiiEsOvmk/w300-h400/IMG_4231WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Being that this one is Red, White and Blue the Shooting Stars pantograph was the right choice.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel-chao-NnWt3wFshdN4wGiJzmP_4GKpXht_-GQsKZiDkNv0UjqwjosegDlVhlbG9H9ELM26Z6kX0y_PIdj_Shc7207QLNtuH9cbkRaQKm6dlXm3hD_YuCh1fypCezxlxHmSpailUuabHY9S1T2d_63Gjk_zF7ewqziM3SLitKbvLNGPuOh45KJYQ5SE/s4032/IMG_4260WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel-chao-NnWt3wFshdN4wGiJzmP_4GKpXht_-GQsKZiDkNv0UjqwjosegDlVhlbG9H9ELM26Z6kX0y_PIdj_Shc7207QLNtuH9cbkRaQKm6dlXm3hD_YuCh1fypCezxlxHmSpailUuabHY9S1T2d_63Gjk_zF7ewqziM3SLitKbvLNGPuOh45KJYQ5SE/w300-h400/IMG_4260WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>I'm sure you'll agree that it turned out very pretty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGY6qAtxmKIWlrUD4MyKi0ugqghfqcnyuK1KTM2DXyJNAUXGs-RYh765hZvck-m_pMovF1dOJoWno2IuAiZLODbwaFrPYmv8LGGDtUpU67W9aNfXyv7Shm-Hl7YlpK-hofd2WVhe20pGe7URm7JJ9qke3SnY0WzCHfEUTXQKN-x5Khcm_MaoSlhFGYtw/s3579/IMG_4256WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="2590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGY6qAtxmKIWlrUD4MyKi0ugqghfqcnyuK1KTM2DXyJNAUXGs-RYh765hZvck-m_pMovF1dOJoWno2IuAiZLODbwaFrPYmv8LGGDtUpU67W9aNfXyv7Shm-Hl7YlpK-hofd2WVhe20pGe7URm7JJ9qke3SnY0WzCHfEUTXQKN-x5Khcm_MaoSlhFGYtw/w290-h400/IMG_4256WM.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Janice brought me bright Blue minky for the backing. She was worried about how well it would work as she had heard stories from other quilters but this quilted up beautifully.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74NGtpmZrhWONqDND7Eqvm7hpQpGLHOs54BhU3cCqkzqL3KKxsP9gG8EwwDMPmAddPBqeq22U515Gbl709L3zu0uEEBhUUZPpGnt3u9Cqyf1et2lKnEOzQnj9HyCDRiuTePL_ZMof1OEy2YTNJpVLaY8ykNcmEM4obKpVpqmZN4_Jv6SLZJCo3Ot5oXg/s4032/IMG_4263WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74NGtpmZrhWONqDND7Eqvm7hpQpGLHOs54BhU3cCqkzqL3KKxsP9gG8EwwDMPmAddPBqeq22U515Gbl709L3zu0uEEBhUUZPpGnt3u9Cqyf1et2lKnEOzQnj9HyCDRiuTePL_ZMof1OEy2YTNJpVLaY8ykNcmEM4obKpVpqmZN4_Jv6SLZJCo3Ot5oXg/w300-h400/IMG_4263WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>She chose Glide Cool Gray 3 (my go to thread for tops where White thread isn't right) for the top and So Fine Misty Blue for the backing.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRkDevh_z0_RZsdouaaLWkBPw_Ofek0WoCR7OHWHLW4v-HOaORAZs7wqyI4pkq7F_i867jZ4rvmS7csThF1NGdCenVjkxf3IPszr-GRNz2LpVPrGaNPpGyNbTqbUy_4FsyB_YWuOCZPSh6xkSYDhsksGoVjdL4ylMB63UuTj4FLEgJrPdiuBzH-9Po_4/s4032/IMG_4261WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRkDevh_z0_RZsdouaaLWkBPw_Ofek0WoCR7OHWHLW4v-HOaORAZs7wqyI4pkq7F_i867jZ4rvmS7csThF1NGdCenVjkxf3IPszr-GRNz2LpVPrGaNPpGyNbTqbUy_4FsyB_YWuOCZPSh6xkSYDhsksGoVjdL4ylMB63UuTj4FLEgJrPdiuBzH-9Po_4/w300-h400/IMG_4261WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We were both thrilled with the results.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4GZC1FdBQHOr1Ne5wNfXh9BZev4qVaO5WF6gyhi8jx5W852kAq7vZxv6r2HlK1mM4r9YN5gnLXznduLAovrY_Lr9_DJjM62KP6waM-PmIAfpJ41PzNrcrse6ELr_DZ3U1VIGWrn3yaEFRvPz0MWpCZLjFzDr46awh737FDz4O6Uub0PgiNGX5NwbfKI/s4032/IMG_4259WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4GZC1FdBQHOr1Ne5wNfXh9BZev4qVaO5WF6gyhi8jx5W852kAq7vZxv6r2HlK1mM4r9YN5gnLXznduLAovrY_Lr9_DJjM62KP6waM-PmIAfpJ41PzNrcrse6ELr_DZ3U1VIGWrn3yaEFRvPz0MWpCZLjFzDr46awh737FDz4O6Uub0PgiNGX5NwbfKI/w300-h400/IMG_4259WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd quilt was this Blue and Green Bear Paw design. Again, the center Bear Paw blocks were only 4" square. So tiny and so perfect.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sh8_792D7lmd4ui8WbVEYe1iAn10sNFyGJWqZEeA147vha_eKoMdSryO74OGIyAzgdGwkxkpG9WgpdZrniA09GCmzS9E0Gb3lt6jvJfl59uWydgqcSkofkB-fO5CJU2sj_RnV7pt5ZSUDCNjQTCLn3aVZmF3C-_lLtRlFYMFG3dBEFhF_yrP6xEvwu0/s4032/IMG_4252WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sh8_792D7lmd4ui8WbVEYe1iAn10sNFyGJWqZEeA147vha_eKoMdSryO74OGIyAzgdGwkxkpG9WgpdZrniA09GCmzS9E0Gb3lt6jvJfl59uWydgqcSkofkB-fO5CJU2sj_RnV7pt5ZSUDCNjQTCLn3aVZmF3C-_lLtRlFYMFG3dBEFhF_yrP6xEvwu0/w300-h400/IMG_4252WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the "Before" photo.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsjqvMKop8KUa1GV_Ox0329JcDTG0BZhJluhjP9gDrcNMurcgmmPG43cZ9XMZ9DzYX6pT8XGWeubqEI1kErYLrOqQI8fYqNSRO8PgEHvz-hvO9KohY9Mc7ZvYs0shhKRwXbsvOKfoFs4IlV_tAvIThksr5VbwFOE1E8F06489k-phafOWEqaJHuLRvRk/s4032/IMG_4245WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsjqvMKop8KUa1GV_Ox0329JcDTG0BZhJluhjP9gDrcNMurcgmmPG43cZ9XMZ9DzYX6pT8XGWeubqEI1kErYLrOqQI8fYqNSRO8PgEHvz-hvO9KohY9Mc7ZvYs0shhKRwXbsvOKfoFs4IlV_tAvIThksr5VbwFOE1E8F06489k-phafOWEqaJHuLRvRk/w300-h400/IMG_4245WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Breath of the Gods was her pantograph choice for this one and I love the way it brought gentle movement to the entire quilt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sy4en7MKKaCKJpneUIcph2L_nNj7E8lqCGLpetQkUcFcmpHz4tX_BxRj4bVlXqKIksQLfNWoID0BBqk93ZvC53oF84s4ZT1z0u7fWEW4HQkiz_VzGPOpquSR4T56FlzT3NLwDPwyCWOlP2fIZuNNHv4qUyuuAZ0jUsqYKeudg3-9nmJbCCjm8x4D7yI/s4032/IMG_4253WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sy4en7MKKaCKJpneUIcph2L_nNj7E8lqCGLpetQkUcFcmpHz4tX_BxRj4bVlXqKIksQLfNWoID0BBqk93ZvC53oF84s4ZT1z0u7fWEW4HQkiz_VzGPOpquSR4T56FlzT3NLwDPwyCWOlP2fIZuNNHv4qUyuuAZ0jUsqYKeudg3-9nmJbCCjm8x4D7yI/w300-h400/IMG_4253WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The stitch design was subtle enough to not take away from the awesomeness that was the pieced blocks. I just can't imagine piecing blocks that tiny.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOytaorIfiKS-GtWdmBBHKPVuIEy5AFHSXv8pH5HE4UZjcee2Tn4hT7ykJztnkjDn_IKLe1LQ_-Js9qOeO7gAiVThbxkcK7_fUJaxaq4qj3DDbvfD0VGjo_NGy-AA9M33czdClrSMKGJUNtsnwjQIuBTOiYC0wCZYSU_fl2fwJTVsxS6h61YG1tSvPASw/s4032/IMG_4254WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOytaorIfiKS-GtWdmBBHKPVuIEy5AFHSXv8pH5HE4UZjcee2Tn4hT7ykJztnkjDn_IKLe1LQ_-Js9qOeO7gAiVThbxkcK7_fUJaxaq4qj3DDbvfD0VGjo_NGy-AA9M33czdClrSMKGJUNtsnwjQIuBTOiYC0wCZYSU_fl2fwJTVsxS6h61YG1tSvPASw/w300-h400/IMG_4254WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The same Blue minky backing was used for this quilt also. I love how the stitching shows so well.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClSH-n5LMHlBkHRbxcoWp9BWoqyMDDzpgCdpX7Y9xn_MPQmuBtMK9Ia5_ngBQxwb0xhCq84KOoPp5GUUzRjiLPMm6yRMRghU7-CcKD4rbzIa9IgcYXVFXGwt5K97tq8rXlR8watCNoZEfUaaYfAqridshp8TgOgjd8DVOfh5cQXqeZaiXdzVUso4YuT4/s4032/IMG_4255WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClSH-n5LMHlBkHRbxcoWp9BWoqyMDDzpgCdpX7Y9xn_MPQmuBtMK9Ia5_ngBQxwb0xhCq84KOoPp5GUUzRjiLPMm6yRMRghU7-CcKD4rbzIa9IgcYXVFXGwt5K97tq8rXlR8watCNoZEfUaaYfAqridshp8TgOgjd8DVOfh5cQXqeZaiXdzVUso4YuT4/w300-h400/IMG_4255WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These were such a pleasure to quilt for Janice. She told me that she has a lot more of these tiny blocks so there will be more pretty quilts from Janice to share with you in the future.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi25MUqD1aDhS5bnAPpqE7eoXvdHkdmAYs1PJIGjErPj5T-2OcIzQ1foSUMg47wiufw54sQjZxJ5iiHdbkAbBiV5GQepNVuT7enzLe0iP8NSABI7LPIIYJUXIY--SuYxQ3nVbeBGMqiU3m4KHcjMFyCWN2csJcOcNhv6IszhmSTibAxzLc7Oyk5mtOKaY/s3665/IMG_4250WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3665" data-original-width="2801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi25MUqD1aDhS5bnAPpqE7eoXvdHkdmAYs1PJIGjErPj5T-2OcIzQ1foSUMg47wiufw54sQjZxJ5iiHdbkAbBiV5GQepNVuT7enzLe0iP8NSABI7LPIIYJUXIY--SuYxQ3nVbeBGMqiU3m4KHcjMFyCWN2csJcOcNhv6IszhmSTibAxzLc7Oyk5mtOKaY/w306-h400/IMG_4250WM.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-5938043488696188892023-07-21T08:03:00.000-04:002023-07-21T08:03:10.350-04:00Swoon Block #6<p> I've completed a few more blocks for my Swoon quilt. This is block #6.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlqXUQt2ZgknifARUbIsU6MJZuCVY1B4esWenjkgpqXe3NwQyziTHPRl5dTR8htbIzUXFRY2y5k8_GkzvMCWw40v7alowvac30fEoUEOHwjl2sMYVQYr6FcXX-N4MDPJ-UVqPT567tnTwChgQ4V-j9J7ucDIOfppiZOiMY-d9uyFDqNKbGj-DZsteA6s/s2817/IMG_4265WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="2817" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlqXUQt2ZgknifARUbIsU6MJZuCVY1B4esWenjkgpqXe3NwQyziTHPRl5dTR8htbIzUXFRY2y5k8_GkzvMCWw40v7alowvac30fEoUEOHwjl2sMYVQYr6FcXX-N4MDPJ-UVqPT567tnTwChgQ4V-j9J7ucDIOfppiZOiMY-d9uyFDqNKbGj-DZsteA6s/w400-h390/IMG_4265WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Choosing the fabrics to use for each block is really a lot of fun.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-4890571587981924232023-07-20T11:16:00.005-04:002023-07-22T18:09:02.002-04:00Donna's Black & Gray Bow Tie Quilt<p>My customer Donna brought me this Black and Gray Bow Tie quilt to help her finish. </p><p> <img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3chgQwKxnKVNUQ9NeOQqJxCbzzl6VeJZEcGI8E-s2PBngT5-w23VHKQLygoXa9qfrAdCBQUAF66MCzxQiV1lGYFapfrglwR8zcRxst-Gxy_-c0ZL4KPEbM4GQfkNq9Odt9IPz4CPDFze67YOjoZh8-bo7rnFTzvMXjUgzrM4LdXRJxJCm7ve4Lt_r2k/w300-h400/IMG_5508WM.jpg" width="300" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is what it looked like "before", after it was loaded on the frame.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLEQD7XNIH8JRXAMVbW8qQ-pPsvzxtTCPp3g4_4MKGuFm5eeh3pO-VSI_eXNZrfhDV54tRRfnfxzPDRxV2WC-j3VdTJuKoWmI0UlJ3XAeFU6f3XUu6YaW80UzaGo4ufgoDUGtTWg5nVC5RUPRrRdcT4qN3dxFxK7lMsjvQhDUGch9yqjZugMK2c9PoDo/w300-h400/IMG_5499WM.jpg" width="300" /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>She added a pop of color in one of the blocks.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJJi5NzIbUbk3TFJHQ018JvA5wz-O7lXjE10AvDyEACyRRk7ulDc6Y8F4Gd83tOSf2MCIjQW_65fTHIrsQupynNJre9dsLEBYTNz93ogSNOtjEVaFfc8nT7vEIcKo0S_n7FDkXqwyu_f4JOQRtCcpZF4Chsx1dpLN_1TKj0YpaQSfApg_2goWxuKQFTw/s4032/IMG_5500WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJJi5NzIbUbk3TFJHQ018JvA5wz-O7lXjE10AvDyEACyRRk7ulDc6Y8F4Gd83tOSf2MCIjQW_65fTHIrsQupynNJre9dsLEBYTNz93ogSNOtjEVaFfc8nT7vEIcKo0S_n7FDkXqwyu_f4JOQRtCcpZF4Chsx1dpLN_1TKj0YpaQSfApg_2goWxuKQFTw/w300-h400/IMG_5500WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The pantograph she chose, Bubbles, worked nicely to soften the angular lines of the piecing.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupoj-LvORaHjcTER7dnqcYbt689TVRvjHt9dYOdPcM_C9sfTo47nF6s6XMsoc4RfQToNswGhS08aLr1T94F9fWJXB6SI85kIv2gOIsjWPcKUVqoSialsjWLoMU0bScpHdAtriMaUVJyL_N1y6oo2QLvLarqbNSOmQ3zrVxc5QxpTDfmgGCFvHyYncBaI/s4032/IMG_5509WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupoj-LvORaHjcTER7dnqcYbt689TVRvjHt9dYOdPcM_C9sfTo47nF6s6XMsoc4RfQToNswGhS08aLr1T94F9fWJXB6SI85kIv2gOIsjWPcKUVqoSialsjWLoMU0bScpHdAtriMaUVJyL_N1y6oo2QLvLarqbNSOmQ3zrVxc5QxpTDfmgGCFvHyYncBaI/w300-h400/IMG_5509WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> Thread used was Glide Black on the front and Sterling in the bobbin. <br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpXYRvYPoXbXKUFQGOgHo-ceFUmCFPc3eBO2FUp6IqE8RyUAa7rQipih8sk_ZREu8uoRKsEIYA2G6amvV4i9_PasBACD6Tc70zQUHLWiS7h8LxamEqT80IxrTnBleq_UsZpwOcDnsXJkZZN-y8P2MtDp_MXIUKe8YXK7fy1qJ1Hpfofb7OkULHlv-Se8/s4032/IMG_5511WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpXYRvYPoXbXKUFQGOgHo-ceFUmCFPc3eBO2FUp6IqE8RyUAa7rQipih8sk_ZREu8uoRKsEIYA2G6amvV4i9_PasBACD6Tc70zQUHLWiS7h8LxamEqT80IxrTnBleq_UsZpwOcDnsXJkZZN-y8P2MtDp_MXIUKe8YXK7fy1qJ1Hpfofb7OkULHlv-Se8/w300-h400/IMG_5511WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The backing is a soft pale gray print with snowflakes on it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkajnbvXgpD218rYZHVqY6YCaWac4WN_AyL2x3bjho5DA6MwfOv1kj98uIp0jsczyEieFAntz5noaDbpvTH0zURBlw5UfaMIxUcH7pB2QiSFsjXwgH77pKYBjt_JnWAezvNR0tyKTgKjI6iqQ4P7N8maucc0QWHjbcFipKfbeUqeXwVFDGxDBQ9kdPuY/s4032/IMG_5514WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkajnbvXgpD218rYZHVqY6YCaWac4WN_AyL2x3bjho5DA6MwfOv1kj98uIp0jsczyEieFAntz5noaDbpvTH0zURBlw5UfaMIxUcH7pB2QiSFsjXwgH77pKYBjt_JnWAezvNR0tyKTgKjI6iqQ4P7N8maucc0QWHjbcFipKfbeUqeXwVFDGxDBQ9kdPuY/w300-h400/IMG_5514WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Thank you Donna for having me quilt this for you. I look forward to seeing your next project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXUpUkZ7nQ8aD-ONRo895KGq6AHMKDk7hbjUXqN5jJM3pjAOtysYyOZpKo4Yn4S5TKvCM3zoLcvoXPhjEqcvQMpEoZqOKsEXH4znh_WnUXjPX6PHW5UT6s6Da7giVdbfynQ5YoKnOCb2PZ4JLLMG3jvA9oiphq7BI1hcJAW5KBWNRSonPrQ3zeD1_o2I/s4032/IMG_5510WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXUpUkZ7nQ8aD-ONRo895KGq6AHMKDk7hbjUXqN5jJM3pjAOtysYyOZpKo4Yn4S5TKvCM3zoLcvoXPhjEqcvQMpEoZqOKsEXH4znh_WnUXjPX6PHW5UT6s6Da7giVdbfynQ5YoKnOCb2PZ4JLLMG3jvA9oiphq7BI1hcJAW5KBWNRSonPrQ3zeD1_o2I/w300-h400/IMG_5510WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-32650368051711923022023-07-19T10:04:00.000-04:002023-07-19T10:04:22.460-04:00Jammer's Primary Bee Quilt<p>I've been feeling really good about getting long awaiting projects crossed off my To Do list. This is the newest UFO to receive my attention.</p><p>Way back in 2014 I hosted the Primary Bee. My kids wanted to participate in some sewing and I thought this would be a great way for them to connect with other kids who were sewing too. We had 12 kids, including my 2, participating.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot7vEk6WQpMIXPE_azjf30EjB1rhsen5aPH7-YY4GRE8NkgW5M7G-z-0nsibYC3ueNp6xRHLTjwOvvJSaLrgad_GyBGxxIYk-HeHDDnshb82ntoa7tH0Jg65cTsvsJbZ6kYMxoCGArlqrS4r93p8FPiR3CqRi5wnuKNAyGnfl0SGtM3opbj7jwM05bMQ/s1200/The%20Primary%20Bee%20Button.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1200" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot7vEk6WQpMIXPE_azjf30EjB1rhsen5aPH7-YY4GRE8NkgW5M7G-z-0nsibYC3ueNp6xRHLTjwOvvJSaLrgad_GyBGxxIYk-HeHDDnshb82ntoa7tH0Jg65cTsvsJbZ6kYMxoCGArlqrS4r93p8FPiR3CqRi5wnuKNAyGnfl0SGtM3opbj7jwM05bMQ/w400-h373/The%20Primary%20Bee%20Button.png" width="400" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Jammer's month was towards the bottom of the list. He only received some of the Sawtooth Star blocks in Red, White and Blue that he requested. These are the 9 blocks that I had to work with. All but 1 were the right size so I only had to unsew the parts of 1 block to make it work.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSztXtbjGPsMNnVI5PbQVrPVvj9tR-RzGlt4GUxFN_LrDt4NHDoZ_YjW8MjEMaaeeyLsNhc7T5mTgZZTYXn8tkiO6nkculuxxGnK-SzgeXVqL0J-tEbHBH0KKBQ69xErFQi5n6HjnsPpZ7WJGrQlgvTKCCzI76dbX8z9ylvPJUj5fbpv4gsyjrAzkDaQ/s3024/IMG_5494WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="3024" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSztXtbjGPsMNnVI5PbQVrPVvj9tR-RzGlt4GUxFN_LrDt4NHDoZ_YjW8MjEMaaeeyLsNhc7T5mTgZZTYXn8tkiO6nkculuxxGnK-SzgeXVqL0J-tEbHBH0KKBQ69xErFQi5n6HjnsPpZ7WJGrQlgvTKCCzI76dbX8z9ylvPJUj5fbpv4gsyjrAzkDaQ/w400-h390/IMG_5494WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I just had to revisit the pictures I had taken when he was working on the blocks for the bee mates. He was such a good student and he really concentrated on doing a good job.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWLSEwMpI9anjYY6Emy24oGq2x-ubgBu3tOtnEaDl3SOTlSqAtIKsS7qpw2zWT1DSvbjabJImmeqWSWHrqERtq-8qbnYCGyKeInhhlzft-MXQ-lZDfnfbThANDP1hQgbzA_OGVhFvkCyuIHu1EPvMPcwtQ4je6Hl9SP0zUUr_LqRx6Vh4tdYGKmFlkYg/s4320/P1020536WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWLSEwMpI9anjYY6Emy24oGq2x-ubgBu3tOtnEaDl3SOTlSqAtIKsS7qpw2zWT1DSvbjabJImmeqWSWHrqERtq-8qbnYCGyKeInhhlzft-MXQ-lZDfnfbThANDP1hQgbzA_OGVhFvkCyuIHu1EPvMPcwtQ4je6Hl9SP0zUUr_LqRx6Vh4tdYGKmFlkYg/w400-h300/P1020536WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>He was really proud of the blocks he made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOkD7ILH0U2cZ6VWlHEL7FpWqqpoW-bYqtBFXLecqV_epSw5qY0GiGyjMd_vN1KbXXUwfe7KnNSiucBRa8y-wUL1paEGLBjU7Bel4pU43LRCUajE71G0VpXJI1pF3nrz5NMhLxGam_H6Wivl8Ixaw3YnZFc8QW_YsN1mrJKydQcmAaCK-dRifOwxWtN8/s4320/P1020538%20(2)WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOkD7ILH0U2cZ6VWlHEL7FpWqqpoW-bYqtBFXLecqV_epSw5qY0GiGyjMd_vN1KbXXUwfe7KnNSiucBRa8y-wUL1paEGLBjU7Bel4pU43LRCUajE71G0VpXJI1pF3nrz5NMhLxGam_H6Wivl8Ixaw3YnZFc8QW_YsN1mrJKydQcmAaCK-dRifOwxWtN8/w300-h400/P1020538%20(2)WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I came up with a rough plan to make a usable size quilt and pulled out my Red, White and Blue scrap mini charms to use.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSxTPN5VH0r-a64qUfgD4S2u8cVfNysLzs-Wq6LE7G5dR8Fchn1UOAKk4dZIw4M1BiL1BjexBMNt44ZYubx0iWVAeZbmHESY-vCoT1wqzcMz_qzRdKnDQ6GsApSB6SSJCXlg4LZdmgI3uMe2CM9iow0Fnjr991hADP3PlIkrLtEvvakfSlYqD6DR4aO4/s3055/IMG_5496WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3055" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSxTPN5VH0r-a64qUfgD4S2u8cVfNysLzs-Wq6LE7G5dR8Fchn1UOAKk4dZIw4M1BiL1BjexBMNt44ZYubx0iWVAeZbmHESY-vCoT1wqzcMz_qzRdKnDQ6GsApSB6SSJCXlg4LZdmgI3uMe2CM9iow0Fnjr991hADP3PlIkrLtEvvakfSlYqD6DR4aO4/w396-h400/IMG_5496WM.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Adding White sashing strips to the sides of the blocks was the first step.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBSxLigENgnGJlNp_wyEjZMyNyHxg3OVMRvUPJjq2RmOsmYZhyqntvO8Uw87vVYr6AVkWrpc5aeudjtl9umCNmSGpDAwRrkWH1xrvu_gDG01axLCCfCAAKYW0MzzU-p4-S3MBcKAeMi_L8KlIKXHCwjV2iF1018s5fwKp0AoYCk-TpMKCCjxnLGeFuYY/s2974/IMG_5497WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="2974" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBSxLigENgnGJlNp_wyEjZMyNyHxg3OVMRvUPJjq2RmOsmYZhyqntvO8Uw87vVYr6AVkWrpc5aeudjtl9umCNmSGpDAwRrkWH1xrvu_gDG01axLCCfCAAKYW0MzzU-p4-S3MBcKAeMi_L8KlIKXHCwjV2iF1018s5fwKp0AoYCk-TpMKCCjxnLGeFuYY/w400-h309/IMG_5497WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scrappy Red and Blue strips (I skipped the White) were added next and then White sashing to the tops and bottoms of each row. Can you figure out yet where I'm going with this?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ4YvEOhdqFmhBaP_hxDHO71I-EndahxvLswh0Kh6V0bnaLNUDngFDqMl0QHcKOPky5fwq056TMhifNLQ8S7vMMWAin2UIrm1lpr1oJUV3xgNVCH7ZQXqMeejeRjK-0jt-jhXhV7CKkEZEivSI0vp9nP28WDzRho8NLCux4VNQXEaG1akID7SpD44xYI/s2964/IMG_5516WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="2964" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ4YvEOhdqFmhBaP_hxDHO71I-EndahxvLswh0Kh6V0bnaLNUDngFDqMl0QHcKOPky5fwq056TMhifNLQ8S7vMMWAin2UIrm1lpr1oJUV3xgNVCH7ZQXqMeejeRjK-0jt-jhXhV7CKkEZEivSI0vp9nP28WDzRho8NLCux4VNQXEaG1akID7SpD44xYI/w400-h396/IMG_5516WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Lots more scrap mini charms are in the process of being added next so stay tuned.<br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-40934419423650015742023-01-06T11:53:00.000-05:002023-01-06T11:53:02.080-05:00Swoon Quilt Block #5Block #5 for my Swoon quilt is done.
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GeoTVx_d8WNuU-Y_zOuSF5ip2NdBZeufmcD0OmY7JClbGA9o4nINlwBYq-t-OXXolPpx6LXb4klGSpjc6bEJK9HShPS1WmsrQvP02y1kgrk7EnMziqkAn6la88bcBEoL0pZseHgU08HtjOxQoIFAESdb45npRmfDx9XBtlcVsbf85wPwQz4WakQF/s2861/IMG_4202WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="2861" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GeoTVx_d8WNuU-Y_zOuSF5ip2NdBZeufmcD0OmY7JClbGA9o4nINlwBYq-t-OXXolPpx6LXb4klGSpjc6bEJK9HShPS1WmsrQvP02y1kgrk7EnMziqkAn6la88bcBEoL0pZseHgU08HtjOxQoIFAESdb45npRmfDx9XBtlcVsbf85wPwQz4WakQF/w400-h391/IMG_4202WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Don't these prints look great together? <br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-43561699027475294802023-01-05T05:56:00.000-05:002023-01-05T05:56:50.925-05:00Swoon Quilt Block #4<p> I finished another project on my To Do list so I got to make the next block for my Swoon quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodbCKQkSc-n0jmJykrIujXvyL2PrZ_YIajhjeNjnweTBPfpW7SV-OwHQeenQ2lIak9Wx60ukmF69tLV7zXnYa8yIrKJA3SDahli9O3TMXA5MppZjeSbLG4wxMuewRKGiwZ8gZrmpuiB_Twoo13onNdTl5xrP2HpZLlnqU9X70ay0gnv94oskLSJWa/s2850/IMG_4200WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="2850" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodbCKQkSc-n0jmJykrIujXvyL2PrZ_YIajhjeNjnweTBPfpW7SV-OwHQeenQ2lIak9Wx60ukmF69tLV7zXnYa8yIrKJA3SDahli9O3TMXA5MppZjeSbLG4wxMuewRKGiwZ8gZrmpuiB_Twoo13onNdTl5xrP2HpZLlnqU9X70ay0gnv94oskLSJWa/w400-h383/IMG_4200WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Four done, 8 more to go. I'm thrilled with my progress so far. This rewarding myself system is working well. I just may continue to use it throughout the year to make sure I always make time for my own sewing projects.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-9706063525537968542023-01-04T06:16:00.000-05:002023-01-04T06:16:06.178-05:00Sammy Wallets<p>My last finishes in 2022 were these 3 Sammy Wallets from <a href="https://www.sewmanycreationsny.com/" target="_blank">Sew Many Creations</a> that were gifts for my 3 sisters. The fun part is they all are constructed in part with cork fabric, which I've found I like working with for projects like this.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBro7ntDjV2umN_G-2NSMLhBXCI2AkZq8TJBeqKWHYhGpRmHfp2AtgES9KNVEfeyl2rBbNWK6UGrH0x0ROVNIjWJUryRmvmMqcGo2hppB2ozp8uCR8Ap2qcYgsodvKEgbM9MUOiPsoVcwKoD510sGCCQx5Htmshedz11MdjcRZjNIM_Dae1yQs8skz/s3023/IMG_4186WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="3023" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBro7ntDjV2umN_G-2NSMLhBXCI2AkZq8TJBeqKWHYhGpRmHfp2AtgES9KNVEfeyl2rBbNWK6UGrH0x0ROVNIjWJUryRmvmMqcGo2hppB2ozp8uCR8Ap2qcYgsodvKEgbM9MUOiPsoVcwKoD510sGCCQx5Htmshedz11MdjcRZjNIM_Dae1yQs8skz/w400-h216/IMG_4186WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They were kits that I purchased and each kit contained everything I needed except thread of course. The bright and black one was gifted to my sister Tina.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8s_1z_ibdFn53ZKrzoBlQWot-NXquaJUadSJCuIdi7NU6okawzoXBRBspMl2JOO7XaBOsPU5DtMW3kKPaXvs3AErEV8umFfGBNlOs7jJDWMIOydICNkDR194Mf2by8j0I5oJ1h9hc6I0FKbJIpzkiJWfoj8NhCTODN0EF146Y8SQ567-OsVUfqTN/s3024/IMG_4187WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="3024" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8s_1z_ibdFn53ZKrzoBlQWot-NXquaJUadSJCuIdi7NU6okawzoXBRBspMl2JOO7XaBOsPU5DtMW3kKPaXvs3AErEV8umFfGBNlOs7jJDWMIOydICNkDR194Mf2by8j0I5oJ1h9hc6I0FKbJIpzkiJWfoj8NhCTODN0EF146Y8SQ567-OsVUfqTN/w400-h321/IMG_4187WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The interior fabric is a sage green decor weight which gave a nice feel to the pockets and lining.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHiZoyNByDE3OmfjHfjM2qpefuVSYl6vHfgHGAPBiJpr4vrOBl-924YIWFnbl4SFQ4XaJqVFl8RBWjIl279aX5rB9AaSfFXIIetSSwHW8aG05ywmztVVi-orXeCbgwaA2hXJGTGUqM-jBW3NB0lUVUJTpSTmoZV8rT7GUc127V70mqUt7t9aGfXT_/s3023/IMG_4188WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="3023" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHiZoyNByDE3OmfjHfjM2qpefuVSYl6vHfgHGAPBiJpr4vrOBl-924YIWFnbl4SFQ4XaJqVFl8RBWjIl279aX5rB9AaSfFXIIetSSwHW8aG05ywmztVVi-orXeCbgwaA2hXJGTGUqM-jBW3NB0lUVUJTpSTmoZV8rT7GUc127V70mqUt7t9aGfXT_/w400-h305/IMG_4188WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>The blue floral wallet was sent to my sister Diane who lives in Myrtle Beach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLt45rigDRrIC3odv4uETlRNDjUDRHD4T1hHiPy8pPGwAgx2fNmGD9epFrH1JTTs2gwnKLIckI3K6NxK9QA8TKEy_SHgMUvRic_fkiXeIlmovuQOsdk5LutHaihiun2d3wD42kufQg3zEUCUgMIEJw3tIgpm4ZZKp4ri_QgcPAWcPsfbG5tMRlJnF/s3024/IMG_4193WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3024" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLt45rigDRrIC3odv4uETlRNDjUDRHD4T1hHiPy8pPGwAgx2fNmGD9epFrH1JTTs2gwnKLIckI3K6NxK9QA8TKEy_SHgMUvRic_fkiXeIlmovuQOsdk5LutHaihiun2d3wD42kufQg3zEUCUgMIEJw3tIgpm4ZZKp4ri_QgcPAWcPsfbG5tMRlJnF/w400-h345/IMG_4193WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>The interior fabric provided was a nice medium blue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZDlsGiSiL_5aUp27PhY3hvDcQEBgWTI10y5VkUvkxgSZyKfzzH6AYOXrDFGczj6sp4oC3dAdBB8QAZESYnRotei_OKQeFT2mdL1b_j6DEF2_EHQYMhFzu0_G4GVbCNtOTsvVvRoYWsVvhCvkBljIrDHOeR7s6M76e7GAfW_mjDm3Yncs8ttSHP96/s3024/IMG_4194WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3024" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZDlsGiSiL_5aUp27PhY3hvDcQEBgWTI10y5VkUvkxgSZyKfzzH6AYOXrDFGczj6sp4oC3dAdBB8QAZESYnRotei_OKQeFT2mdL1b_j6DEF2_EHQYMhFzu0_G4GVbCNtOTsvVvRoYWsVvhCvkBljIrDHOeR7s6M76e7GAfW_mjDm3Yncs8ttSHP96/w400-h344/IMG_4194WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The last one was gifted to my sister Marianne. Unlike the other two, the kit for this one included cork fabric for both of the outside sections.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMO5Uy372hiKWbMMW9GbtdkuhwnaOJR0wk-jN_8Z32HtGWamZGdM0sDci2_GJmc9xlQ8K8tNaI2l-tRhZbQGYROP_qU7lbMCegBSsOMISbGICQjx4IBOXKNX5f_nUMh5jZuw5Z9ObWe5TujmZnw1X2zjFPLJ3fAuDGfndeoRfM2uML8076bUUQ16A/s3024/IMG_4189WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3024" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMO5Uy372hiKWbMMW9GbtdkuhwnaOJR0wk-jN_8Z32HtGWamZGdM0sDci2_GJmc9xlQ8K8tNaI2l-tRhZbQGYROP_qU7lbMCegBSsOMISbGICQjx4IBOXKNX5f_nUMh5jZuw5Z9ObWe5TujmZnw1X2zjFPLJ3fAuDGfndeoRfM2uML8076bUUQ16A/w400-h340/IMG_4189WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This kit included a rainbow iridescent zipper and pulls and the interior fabric is a pale blue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFHdcQUbxAuMy9pgGELCtXKdnNuGBs3ohLFUGL1hxaANek0n5izuIl53DLkxevT2z3v4temliR_eQvsJiF8kpPhpTws5-Mj7nVWbhv31VyGQKG7yGr5QpC5dUybWUeRHBisne06z_V_UICd17nOxGR-rc7qA-c_VmCAR035_axINbCnDlQ5RMAOVG/s3024/IMG_4192WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="3024" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFHdcQUbxAuMy9pgGELCtXKdnNuGBs3ohLFUGL1hxaANek0n5izuIl53DLkxevT2z3v4temliR_eQvsJiF8kpPhpTws5-Mj7nVWbhv31VyGQKG7yGr5QpC5dUybWUeRHBisne06z_V_UICd17nOxGR-rc7qA-c_VmCAR035_axINbCnDlQ5RMAOVG/w400-h291/IMG_4192WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased a 4th kit that I may get around to making for myself some day but for now, I have other projects that need to be completed. The sisters really liked their gifts and I'm guessing they will be well used.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQbgwFcWlaXKayxikBfB3tje_v5xSARd8Arr9WVIm71J7itA2jux-Blc1Ox-iL_V6xms0urNxmWWeq9rfeKZ48m7W1pUVXRtSxnOWK2ID4jTkZzr3cR1dv_FGQbaFYCIzZH-ejQpSKBEmMxReIz3pVIsUBFGJqanbR81aFIeR0Kki1ISKBW9O2dGg/s3023/IMG_4195WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="3023" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQbgwFcWlaXKayxikBfB3tje_v5xSARd8Arr9WVIm71J7itA2jux-Blc1Ox-iL_V6xms0urNxmWWeq9rfeKZ48m7W1pUVXRtSxnOWK2ID4jTkZzr3cR1dv_FGQbaFYCIzZH-ejQpSKBEmMxReIz3pVIsUBFGJqanbR81aFIeR0Kki1ISKBW9O2dGg/w400-h248/IMG_4195WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jessica of Sew Many Creations is a member of my local guild and has lots of other great patterns and fabrics available on <a href="https://www.sewmanycreationsny.com/" target="_blank">her website</a> so check it out.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-28476131857351576032023-01-02T08:14:00.001-05:002023-01-02T08:14:47.759-05:00Kate's Interrupted Log Cabin Quilt<p>My client Kate sent me another great top to quilt for her. It's a fun design called Interrupted Log Cabin which can be found in the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quilt-Tula-Angela-Start-Finish/dp/1440245452/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=quilt+with+tula+and+angela&qid=1672663690&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Quilt with Tula and Angela.</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAsKCmse83GegAl7xCzwEloQEpi-xAbUp56zAnd3zDfvm5D6DvGSTGZUFgWZYeNIXXSkh8lmUWr5wQ9ocuapivB2ikbaQCwEOlxbu4yJSAz-83RX7-uOMAEfV-zPnh2Ps9Rxs28anG6I_UINgnNA6g3fc7TnaDddOEh6lSbh-8DYxCNOmwH10cxjm/s3620/IMG_3831WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAsKCmse83GegAl7xCzwEloQEpi-xAbUp56zAnd3zDfvm5D6DvGSTGZUFgWZYeNIXXSkh8lmUWr5wQ9ocuapivB2ikbaQCwEOlxbu4yJSAz-83RX7-uOMAEfV-zPnh2Ps9Rxs28anG6I_UINgnNA6g3fc7TnaDddOEh6lSbh-8DYxCNOmwH10cxjm/w334-h400/IMG_3831WM.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>It's certainly an interesting modern design that would look great in practically any color palette.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4C_AfcF78XscbMs6PDqRmdWxzpBvUgjeWWlKgKWn767d25La4UZiLMR3osaYqMbJaMK9NAeiAO4gJzOjacGADVf3Bb1Zcqnk3f8iiIaQ9zzScVymJ0VxysnwcvukhpS6GX7ZiOM216EawGIDi40qhGfRSWV9DSbiOr_yrNf3-V59rbc7vgG_d53HT/s4032/IMG_3826WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4C_AfcF78XscbMs6PDqRmdWxzpBvUgjeWWlKgKWn767d25La4UZiLMR3osaYqMbJaMK9NAeiAO4gJzOjacGADVf3Bb1Zcqnk3f8iiIaQ9zzScVymJ0VxysnwcvukhpS6GX7ZiOM216EawGIDi40qhGfRSWV9DSbiOr_yrNf3-V59rbc7vgG_d53HT/w300-h400/IMG_3826WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kate chose the Modernish pantograph which suited the linear style blocks well. Quilters Dream 80/20 batting in Natural along with Glide Mercury thread for the top and So Fine Brown Sugar rounds out the other materials used to finish this one.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5kKbF2IrkAyyct51mc2EaPSqVrogCSYa0xZ94Fhzjs-ZPj5C_GKGAlgVDE0ykiBNEibisTVa-NsD_zHwlMUONtTtjBK4xjs14f4EiSyWHuEDoEL6Fw81scsBT57sqCxa7zuzj0Rt4wq04l__mLEOqPFlXowuSi2_W_5dW0erqsDxVVO4v2xOvQwV/s4032/IMG_3846WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5kKbF2IrkAyyct51mc2EaPSqVrogCSYa0xZ94Fhzjs-ZPj5C_GKGAlgVDE0ykiBNEibisTVa-NsD_zHwlMUONtTtjBK4xjs14f4EiSyWHuEDoEL6Fw81scsBT57sqCxa7zuzj0Rt4wq04l__mLEOqPFlXowuSi2_W_5dW0erqsDxVVO4v2xOvQwV/w300-h400/IMG_3846WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kate always takes advantage of my trimming service and this time Maverick felt the need to inspect my work and help lay it out on the floor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpF7buEGvHZQ_mitNIyRIvlWA-ykpI70msVukude9DOf_lGsH8fSpPhsFyqSJnxGbDAR7QQsflHgLvarpZ9UoRpuGQ4y6MZNY_PidBx2EZmnZWHX8dbNpIFvG2mAy79NFgMzt7dpMCudiGwN5GziYFySRg1wyIyZFCJNiwBDYfoDR1R2iukGW_fv3/s5184/IMG_4182WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3577" data-original-width="5184" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpF7buEGvHZQ_mitNIyRIvlWA-ykpI70msVukude9DOf_lGsH8fSpPhsFyqSJnxGbDAR7QQsflHgLvarpZ9UoRpuGQ4y6MZNY_PidBx2EZmnZWHX8dbNpIFvG2mAy79NFgMzt7dpMCudiGwN5GziYFySRg1wyIyZFCJNiwBDYfoDR1R2iukGW_fv3/w400-h276/IMG_4182WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Here's the glamor shot! I really love the pops of Blue and Teal she added to the piecing.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzQvHbpdQUJFaedF07GHWFU_3wlJOwdrRi3mX-BTfGLBPF-SLk1wkrXs7oAmkP1_EP3cy2HSUag0CtF0Bzp6yXlWnSaVbdh0eTFTjZQxooobpuDhxSn5n6faHY9DvyoE26UXaTo_ZhqUkivqCtP9fqqADp1GPKU3wqAx-rwGBlugv-xZSNiXbvVSu/s4032/IMG_3839WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzQvHbpdQUJFaedF07GHWFU_3wlJOwdrRi3mX-BTfGLBPF-SLk1wkrXs7oAmkP1_EP3cy2HSUag0CtF0Bzp6yXlWnSaVbdh0eTFTjZQxooobpuDhxSn5n6faHY9DvyoE26UXaTo_ZhqUkivqCtP9fqqADp1GPKU3wqAx-rwGBlugv-xZSNiXbvVSu/w300-h400/IMG_3839WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The wind decided to be a little challenging that day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiupe-E2xjurGsJvR92T5AWt5sETJjYcmhYugmwwwXDlf3ZtZEFIGtL0T_ELGm647pt4qDsIG3I52WXl8poc26jZTjXHNyQ7Liw1WYQWZJivAbtofuhr25uET2myY70fRRiouhEsTKNQp6u-TOic195CkhuVgeC2k4jXRkBAyZg2N7BoAC9BaDFP8T/s4032/IMG_3838WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiupe-E2xjurGsJvR92T5AWt5sETJjYcmhYugmwwwXDlf3ZtZEFIGtL0T_ELGm647pt4qDsIG3I52WXl8poc26jZTjXHNyQ7Liw1WYQWZJivAbtofuhr25uET2myY70fRRiouhEsTKNQp6u-TOic195CkhuVgeC2k4jXRkBAyZg2N7BoAC9BaDFP8T/w300-h400/IMG_3838WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's a good sized quilt, measuring 80" x 80". It was a Christmas gift for her daughter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQuueFKJOWX2hAfEzuol9osI7j9KJkjHMt1FVMDqnpkcUdSXUuPysIwVmqYmocnEFItXh87_kP8Tiw6Qu1KOd3Zly2wbg8HOgIpjQ8JCWQhTtPwAKAkSADFPfcmBfNayJYd5DKitsH7czlW5tuHbA8DXCWXKeZ94OjhEM46OTocgfNPJRnV-3ti2-/s4032/IMG_3842WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQuueFKJOWX2hAfEzuol9osI7j9KJkjHMt1FVMDqnpkcUdSXUuPysIwVmqYmocnEFItXh87_kP8Tiw6Qu1KOd3Zly2wbg8HOgIpjQ8JCWQhTtPwAKAkSADFPfcmBfNayJYd5DKitsH7czlW5tuHbA8DXCWXKeZ94OjhEM46OTocgfNPJRnV-3ti2-/w300-h400/IMG_3842WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The backing is a fun New York city scape print she purchased at <a href="https://www.cityquilter.com/" target="_blank">City Quilter</a>. They closed the brick and mortar store a few years back but they still have an online store.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFjxQAonMt1V557Uy_kCVG8nrEg3j4dwjWfIENdCvXL3dtv6zTVB0gFsUlTh2plJoKxzFAgXoMayR6oyLxJn9A2I8Og8GQwygllEbr_Jz2hyShafDxyZLYA2YXG-dWxYMTLP2myBmu-fsU_ouk_cPI7mhgBv3y2l0WAOKKiEukzcUaQXcxxTYMjMM/s4032/IMG_3848WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFjxQAonMt1V557Uy_kCVG8nrEg3j4dwjWfIENdCvXL3dtv6zTVB0gFsUlTh2plJoKxzFAgXoMayR6oyLxJn9A2I8Og8GQwygllEbr_Jz2hyShafDxyZLYA2YXG-dWxYMTLP2myBmu-fsU_ouk_cPI7mhgBv3y2l0WAOKKiEukzcUaQXcxxTYMjMM/w300-h400/IMG_3848WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sun shining through from the white strips on the front look like streets themselves.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu5ynKGkdWaQhG6UsolQrZcKy6mRlWYBaVh0Myp5yzOOAbILm3ptgJdd7eM07zkEwxhhGRxQLQqhKBMKzRh5hrYBgABVNgoH6yG8cajiac6dydpAa1rpVt-8gcIhGLMpVp1-j4AE3czdZsdLIL_iVB7d-e80WeNk8ykpWKGW_MqUD18ajpG54NdKB/s4032/IMG_3849WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu5ynKGkdWaQhG6UsolQrZcKy6mRlWYBaVh0Myp5yzOOAbILm3ptgJdd7eM07zkEwxhhGRxQLQqhKBMKzRh5hrYBgABVNgoH6yG8cajiac6dydpAa1rpVt-8gcIhGLMpVp1-j4AE3czdZsdLIL_iVB7d-e80WeNk8ykpWKGW_MqUD18ajpG54NdKB/w300-h400/IMG_3849WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here you can see the details of the fabric. If you have anyone with ties to New York City, this online store is the only place where you'll find fabrics like this.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvJ1Lmhe0QQSnGfJsDKuDDNDoPuvFtDD9pGWSoretBfZ6-BdfX7Ek4-oyPmcx7qkg2u4ApOMjto1SqryEONI0I8-mT3yGgmI6hODrm0Q6lIRxevIInKNcyv8Ph4O4Pk_3osEq6VjUtKvO9L64soWseAtk_sUWC7TdvplscoDrwxEA07xg7MN5wPY-/s5184/IMG_4189WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvJ1Lmhe0QQSnGfJsDKuDDNDoPuvFtDD9pGWSoretBfZ6-BdfX7Ek4-oyPmcx7qkg2u4ApOMjto1SqryEONI0I8-mT3yGgmI6hODrm0Q6lIRxevIInKNcyv8Ph4O4Pk_3osEq6VjUtKvO9L64soWseAtk_sUWC7TdvplscoDrwxEA07xg7MN5wPY-/w400-h300/IMG_4189WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was another fun project to quilt for Kate.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZ5vsWFLgLhO4Pq_-KJgaHDuZoiWVzDNY4OzrsWpdNAyjWgzL36m4IKKIWUdA-9nCKXtMGSHZLvLrWAIRYGgX_hJpOvLRn-bWQ4bJdXOMCtaedrScUurj38fqtNjz8A0iRfY9Weri-C-4S5MU9DoTFMmXwpyG5-gsoZunOZtpX4tv0cebcFTpEXws/s4032/IMG_3843WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZ5vsWFLgLhO4Pq_-KJgaHDuZoiWVzDNY4OzrsWpdNAyjWgzL36m4IKKIWUdA-9nCKXtMGSHZLvLrWAIRYGgX_hJpOvLRn-bWQ4bJdXOMCtaedrScUurj38fqtNjz8A0iRfY9Weri-C-4S5MU9DoTFMmXwpyG5-gsoZunOZtpX4tv0cebcFTpEXws/w300-h400/IMG_3843WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know another quilt will be on it's way to me to stitch soon. I can't wait to see what it will be. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-65690171894129704162022-12-31T06:16:00.002-05:002022-12-31T06:16:56.709-05:00Linda's Friendship Star Quilt<p> My client Linda made a new quilt for her grandson's birthday. He picked all the fabrics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4kAoZrXE4Os_zey9wemjtqjE5IE3bCjm89a3OJTHKOFcus2c4JGip6n7ubB-lalBQJXSguhR3YzaAlqoV13c_j9-RG7MrsNXq96SNs4Z9WtSoTm2rKXBAbc33VnyDW8tljvxPxwNw0lEZXJxr0d8BLwMfFSDryUTe01HpbrJqYVmD67tmNFgWohW/s4726/IMG_4165WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4726" data-original-width="3259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4kAoZrXE4Os_zey9wemjtqjE5IE3bCjm89a3OJTHKOFcus2c4JGip6n7ubB-lalBQJXSguhR3YzaAlqoV13c_j9-RG7MrsNXq96SNs4Z9WtSoTm2rKXBAbc33VnyDW8tljvxPxwNw0lEZXJxr0d8BLwMfFSDryUTe01HpbrJqYVmD67tmNFgWohW/w276-h400/IMG_4165WM.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Evidently he loves Orange and Purple. I don't know if he also chose the pattern she used to piece the top but it's a variety of Friendship Stars in an Irish Chain setting.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUPfm9urmfe6azhcYlZvIB6xICD3BYVojFp-u35E8n6KFrPBYTBVCNpdVYPTxNHV3IEx0IIcCmCxuYKX3G-JjRNo0ZPxIqdH7wZLrxEk-32T6GUlBKcWEmcQHsblmgJ9fkaC-3bOT_hk9dntV6kaDsdOkN4lVOnUfGyXJGjIW7nfyaryIsoFb-VS4/s3325/IMG_3120WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3325" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUPfm9urmfe6azhcYlZvIB6xICD3BYVojFp-u35E8n6KFrPBYTBVCNpdVYPTxNHV3IEx0IIcCmCxuYKX3G-JjRNo0ZPxIqdH7wZLrxEk-32T6GUlBKcWEmcQHsblmgJ9fkaC-3bOT_hk9dntV6kaDsdOkN4lVOnUfGyXJGjIW7nfyaryIsoFb-VS4/w364-h400/IMG_3120WM.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Linda had a tough time choosing the stitching design. I steered her to the Caldor pantograph and though she wasn't sure, she trusted my judgement. Being that this was for her grandson, we wanted a design that looked more masculine and modern.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-BJJE4HFIL5FmjAo1LVCcrnqh0PnCrW_TlaFr3YXbiOYyoLyex99SjbcRvHQUOPGumnB5ogtaWwHZCJd_WMWG0FrUoQ3sXs2gtlAvTZaAAAbMFvqwwYMCSptEzDG0ArbfQhVQ_mWkRyn2pSbXwSzC24qlaxtwy7nvPVu9vTCyX_k8iL43ju8hFYq/s4032/IMG_3124WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-BJJE4HFIL5FmjAo1LVCcrnqh0PnCrW_TlaFr3YXbiOYyoLyex99SjbcRvHQUOPGumnB5ogtaWwHZCJd_WMWG0FrUoQ3sXs2gtlAvTZaAAAbMFvqwwYMCSptEzDG0ArbfQhVQ_mWkRyn2pSbXwSzC24qlaxtwy7nvPVu9vTCyX_k8iL43ju8hFYq/w300-h400/IMG_3124WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think the Calder pantograph gave this quilt just the right feel, perfect for a young man.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkQFyxet2FV9Ex8wkJcrp-dF-xIn7SOMU5px_Nk6pT80bS3GCRVISHxC2jlUi5VmpSj-zBBVzUY9CBD2beQARDOjlFJSRQXJjn0t0vaeZgs4qF987Mr0PE7_1XTXmgHuAsv__gxSuNxpxATI4QdiIeYICFPTkC1qupTcRfUiemkMPv2TbEJRZeXbv/s3023/IMG_3130WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="3023" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkQFyxet2FV9Ex8wkJcrp-dF-xIn7SOMU5px_Nk6pT80bS3GCRVISHxC2jlUi5VmpSj-zBBVzUY9CBD2beQARDOjlFJSRQXJjn0t0vaeZgs4qF987Mr0PE7_1XTXmgHuAsv__gxSuNxpxATI4QdiIeYICFPTkC1qupTcRfUiemkMPv2TbEJRZeXbv/w400-h355/IMG_3130WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The outside photos shows the actual colors so much better than the inside shots. Due to her arthritis, Linda struggles now to sew binding so she asked me to trim and bind this quilt for her. I used the leftover strips she brought to create the scrappy binding.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw2ERD4uqHqu1aQHhFvuxjCITgVEXe6K2CjKmV4FJHknEP563wQFeWuPBx_kfXzOpKf7UgQDjnw8HfJnzi8Rmgk_-69VfLu9mBhrnI3j6OR3QLu55B07-WTVH7pZek2znBkPc0h7KmZJYnKzAoT7lyDodrJWyFQPmPUW1c-NYWyeJI_wtRrZaq-Sz/s4817/IMG_4156WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3349" data-original-width="4817" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw2ERD4uqHqu1aQHhFvuxjCITgVEXe6K2CjKmV4FJHknEP563wQFeWuPBx_kfXzOpKf7UgQDjnw8HfJnzi8Rmgk_-69VfLu9mBhrnI3j6OR3QLu55B07-WTVH7pZek2znBkPc0h7KmZJYnKzAoT7lyDodrJWyFQPmPUW1c-NYWyeJI_wtRrZaq-Sz/w400-h278/IMG_4156WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p>There's lots of lovely texture that helped make this quilt shine.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUojmNRsSwHIr_LvXFho_wR0Jq0abBz4s7u7_kFM5NHdQkryeqpPg4JRIY5C-6Kw0I0GJwaFYknifzMrQxcLTKQIV-bCWi9M1VkiAdydNxsRl2BvJS2zTp-2abd6sgKBsTB-emYwlihzczrdo39OZm_sealZmoCY4MrdvvdfjvnTFm6c2PlknIrtH/s5184/IMG_4161WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUojmNRsSwHIr_LvXFho_wR0Jq0abBz4s7u7_kFM5NHdQkryeqpPg4JRIY5C-6Kw0I0GJwaFYknifzMrQxcLTKQIV-bCWi9M1VkiAdydNxsRl2BvJS2zTp-2abd6sgKBsTB-emYwlihzczrdo39OZm_sealZmoCY4MrdvvdfjvnTFm6c2PlknIrtH/w400-h300/IMG_4161WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt3yCDyooRhTBLQRyOKzj-4Dk9MSqoFzZM8RThFD5-zrHtiyP3Yqj5oKCxv068w174yRRgEL_1QPcKZq8DMA6Jt-PKaaa7_yTRJO8U7eN_mdgFDSFWvGo5R8luQ2dt2qhfjB81gE7bguXTQlM8h14uHyWYEGDGDjw6wQ2THyAfNBAG3ErtsoiTiKS/s5049/IMG_4162WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3787" data-original-width="5049" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt3yCDyooRhTBLQRyOKzj-4Dk9MSqoFzZM8RThFD5-zrHtiyP3Yqj5oKCxv068w174yRRgEL_1QPcKZq8DMA6Jt-PKaaa7_yTRJO8U7eN_mdgFDSFWvGo5R8luQ2dt2qhfjB81gE7bguXTQlM8h14uHyWYEGDGDjw6wQ2THyAfNBAG3ErtsoiTiKS/w400-h300/IMG_4162WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The backing fabric is a fun print that looks like chicken tracks on the ground.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvWXd2G75qpOZJzAPItc7Os_-bnrERChfIH6gjjfTjD_jVYUgTUxSxLkFdlhW8BaA6UqMVICHuxhpKFjyIURIOq_Gk4bNKxlf3cx9LrGVI8l74B2fnpM3J_wfWK2KYXr26sBx4EmYqL7l2Hrra6TljvCkoN8FEC9Zs_W1e1pn-6TLimbNfEUctlSy/s4492/IMG_4163WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="4492" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvWXd2G75qpOZJzAPItc7Os_-bnrERChfIH6gjjfTjD_jVYUgTUxSxLkFdlhW8BaA6UqMVICHuxhpKFjyIURIOq_Gk4bNKxlf3cx9LrGVI8l74B2fnpM3J_wfWK2KYXr26sBx4EmYqL7l2Hrra6TljvCkoN8FEC9Zs_W1e1pn-6TLimbNfEUctlSy/w400-h346/IMG_4163WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Linda brought her grandson and his mom when she picked it up. He was beyond thrilled.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zU0I12_11BtK8X_bp-GEN2vjfAIptI14IQ_QOofHsOsV88yXvj2wW-azsTB9zTgbDOM5TmiZnJ38BkWQXIac7HPe9sp8lBGX0eXfytCkaxwkI4d7SeAG-zY_2XyubdWnT637wf95jQT5pjNHo9uQohuwAnb2DpbVtmrSGkEbx53KnGdnw1LM_1Ep/s4997/IMG_4159WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3445" data-original-width="4997" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zU0I12_11BtK8X_bp-GEN2vjfAIptI14IQ_QOofHsOsV88yXvj2wW-azsTB9zTgbDOM5TmiZnJ38BkWQXIac7HPe9sp8lBGX0eXfytCkaxwkI4d7SeAG-zY_2XyubdWnT637wf95jQT5pjNHo9uQohuwAnb2DpbVtmrSGkEbx53KnGdnw1LM_1Ep/w400-h276/IMG_4159WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was happy that I could help Linda finish this gift for her grandson. I know he will love snuggling with this special quilt made by his grandmother's loving hands.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-41405198972225728792022-12-30T09:11:00.000-05:002022-12-30T09:11:28.225-05:00Sandy's Mountain Skiers Quilt<p>Along with her Batik Mountains quilt, my client Sandy also brought this wonderful Mountain Skiers top for me to quilt for her.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwRwrxZ3olLQjPNgAzd3WOFvUIKk-J2TRG4fT5OUsR8ZBrCnmV_2vIRwVj31huQjyEwQMNQE6qWToTyYD6eUmP2d4t5styblXNPDBe6_y0qiFeqNGYq8EDj-RHeoTkI9mlAaelYuG7B-JJTJg6N0M0ni-wpUxAO88cyk9rXo3LfL9YhUty6SvMMZL/s4268/IMG_4114WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4268" data-original-width="3592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwRwrxZ3olLQjPNgAzd3WOFvUIKk-J2TRG4fT5OUsR8ZBrCnmV_2vIRwVj31huQjyEwQMNQE6qWToTyYD6eUmP2d4t5styblXNPDBe6_y0qiFeqNGYq8EDj-RHeoTkI9mlAaelYuG7B-JJTJg6N0M0ni-wpUxAO88cyk9rXo3LfL9YhUty6SvMMZL/w336-h400/IMG_4114WM.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It started out as this fabulously pieced top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzujwsZKXOH_1OujO-gecU14ZKqQPTsJEphFG7J1DhKzQxgEET6LbsSzhXuDdWleAUKkwqPm7TTzl1Nb6TSusUrFwTMhGvA71DDwFprwfNbDJ61Awnkbn0QseetwGzo8nho7DxMj2OmTtmXIfevagIWOnRDWI4oaH93tkIHWKBwgQfBG2tOk0CrM5f/s3233/IMG_2749WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="2803" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzujwsZKXOH_1OujO-gecU14ZKqQPTsJEphFG7J1DhKzQxgEET6LbsSzhXuDdWleAUKkwqPm7TTzl1Nb6TSusUrFwTMhGvA71DDwFprwfNbDJ61Awnkbn0QseetwGzo8nho7DxMj2OmTtmXIfevagIWOnRDWI4oaH93tkIHWKBwgQfBG2tOk0CrM5f/w346-h400/IMG_2749WM.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGW6Tb_rV7KNreUvdmVVW4LcC1mGNJNo-fRS304SMeWrpIvKuHGKa6XU04aoD3_yKIne2l31iped4p9A-OZc7PnAJuPQFNdGy0DzuMKJuAmXbkKhKrOGy9zpy7XXfhHjaM1j-SszyeB1Yd3vNr6c_jD4xCNkzMYxPeQjzllY4gX7BhmmuduBI9BvK/s4032/IMG_2750WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGW6Tb_rV7KNreUvdmVVW4LcC1mGNJNo-fRS304SMeWrpIvKuHGKa6XU04aoD3_yKIne2l31iped4p9A-OZc7PnAJuPQFNdGy0DzuMKJuAmXbkKhKrOGy9zpy7XXfhHjaM1j-SszyeB1Yd3vNr6c_jD4xCNkzMYxPeQjzllY4gX7BhmmuduBI9BvK/w300-h400/IMG_2750WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sandy had a unique request for the quilting. She wanted vertical freehand wavy lines of varying widths similar to the quilting I had done on the <a href="http://www.crayonboxquiltstudio.com/2022/04/sailing-on-wind.html" target="_blank">sailboat wall hanging</a> I stitched earlier this year. Her intent for the quilting was to have it mimic the lines in the snow created as skiers made their way down the mountain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyJZY_A2nEuW9mSQHfoaFoXjC52kpKAg_nMHomb9QI3tIg7dQhXgRbPf3voyySDRvLh3gz1TTC88Lfg1dVPt-5tfKsDyz0rv_JNieJiTBcHAKgQKPlegdKh_Mrymarh22VMupBTTFwl08K2P7pMQDLigvAazjznLgkohOuQTg1UPnsUsPDBeu79Sx/s3325/IMG_2757WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3325" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyJZY_A2nEuW9mSQHfoaFoXjC52kpKAg_nMHomb9QI3tIg7dQhXgRbPf3voyySDRvLh3gz1TTC88Lfg1dVPt-5tfKsDyz0rv_JNieJiTBcHAKgQKPlegdKh_Mrymarh22VMupBTTFwl08K2P7pMQDLigvAazjznLgkohOuQTg1UPnsUsPDBeu79Sx/w364-h400/IMG_2757WM.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I loaded the top sideways on the frame to make stitching the wavy lines easier. It worked well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIjB3bhuRyUi8UtAdhe6Unm8R-w1_yjeWU-DR9GYq1MIjygVStzs1pOlZv6ws8szwHoBmv2Pu6cKwKkHec4FplD2xsDcWF0qaLVo6q5GOGxx4_msjMn9qPq_ZFCAxZohtxVKADqNLwDgXWtpjxg4KUN6HTuN9HtYPKdDOr9ILaRUPPGx5YIFsVEVg/s3893/IMG_2760WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2921" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIjB3bhuRyUi8UtAdhe6Unm8R-w1_yjeWU-DR9GYq1MIjygVStzs1pOlZv6ws8szwHoBmv2Pu6cKwKkHec4FplD2xsDcWF0qaLVo6q5GOGxx4_msjMn9qPq_ZFCAxZohtxVKADqNLwDgXWtpjxg4KUN6HTuN9HtYPKdDOr9ILaRUPPGx5YIFsVEVg/w300-h400/IMG_2760WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The thread used was Glide Linen on the top and in the bobbin. Sandy was thrilled with the result.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIc5wlOWIWFS_t0RvOZV0uxI4FbAKh76a0ysdfZZ6zg54LJ8yblCvjUG1D_VTdqP5t4UWsK7yP1B5MjaPM1HGJsUoNeutilZ3f8hAOfxvT2tAAKStiATnPIcWLj7y7I74ccRRE5h68fLzUt5sKmQmsrrnjMTzE2pqGdxJ5RYU9PzWJiETEpPakqtD/s4785/IMG_4115WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4785" data-original-width="3690" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIc5wlOWIWFS_t0RvOZV0uxI4FbAKh76a0ysdfZZ6zg54LJ8yblCvjUG1D_VTdqP5t4UWsK7yP1B5MjaPM1HGJsUoNeutilZ3f8hAOfxvT2tAAKStiATnPIcWLj7y7I74ccRRE5h68fLzUt5sKmQmsrrnjMTzE2pqGdxJ5RYU9PzWJiETEpPakqtD/w309-h400/IMG_4115WM.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Quilting is always fun when my clients bring me such interesting projects to help them finish.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-35008512992537887392022-12-29T17:04:00.000-05:002022-12-29T17:04:38.037-05:00Sandy's Batik Mountains Quilt<p>I truly enjoy the variety of tops that my clients bring me to quilt for them. It certainly keeps the job interesting. This is the batik mountains quilt that I helped my client Sandy complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohfQuzNacZSOp5Mk3QRplo3A3Ditmp7L6qDnhcyB2Bj01tZjSZWaoJGoWJe5BwpifF4EZAHFLm2YLHQBMF0mErvC4OLHLi-Cit3KI7rFSMHqAMTmKRZWQZ7eLAVdl7amI6Ifev4OQzMuF8LX7to06V4eZjm9I3i9lTDRz5B9ieFJY_gtJRTc_QYWz/s3023/IMG_2701WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="3023" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohfQuzNacZSOp5Mk3QRplo3A3Ditmp7L6qDnhcyB2Bj01tZjSZWaoJGoWJe5BwpifF4EZAHFLm2YLHQBMF0mErvC4OLHLi-Cit3KI7rFSMHqAMTmKRZWQZ7eLAVdl7amI6Ifev4OQzMuF8LX7to06V4eZjm9I3i9lTDRz5B9ieFJY_gtJRTc_QYWz/w400-h361/IMG_2701WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is how it looked before being quilted. The large variety of batik colors and prints she used makes this quilt visually dynamic.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1_7L2Os_bnFP3FQwGA1shVIhLwOvIKtbPRUVjY1Ze9H8EZhDdxgPGMIKRXXn5gpvktoZHUPnEAAVnX6ntoS124Ygzw_BNA_OD0O6Y2mztfMtMmJ8PfPvxnn5tDEr2dTWx3DuwAAz-3NZcKheHbKOMjOO-rHVx51_6G6igg4GJIUl-ma-6BWdKIlc/s3694/IMG_2687WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="3011" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1_7L2Os_bnFP3FQwGA1shVIhLwOvIKtbPRUVjY1Ze9H8EZhDdxgPGMIKRXXn5gpvktoZHUPnEAAVnX6ntoS124Ygzw_BNA_OD0O6Y2mztfMtMmJ8PfPvxnn5tDEr2dTWx3DuwAAz-3NZcKheHbKOMjOO-rHVx51_6G6igg4GJIUl-ma-6BWdKIlc/w326-h400/IMG_2687WM.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe she told me these blocks were paper pieced.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPmWef_Nv5U-CTjlipdi1wjfiRfnj3OGUfIC89QA_jRL184_ojQjJN_gq1i5Vqmk5OL-jtbkaEmn3HmIbqqJK2oUOeCTIWEbeTZ66eNcWqcz_jHiLO0rQrqFS_73Khnv6HUtj6pVcY8UV7gBC2sl9UYKYErVV-NhpB0RSiGOmzceYgbR7aF4dfoYw/s4032/IMG_2689WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPmWef_Nv5U-CTjlipdi1wjfiRfnj3OGUfIC89QA_jRL184_ojQjJN_gq1i5Vqmk5OL-jtbkaEmn3HmIbqqJK2oUOeCTIWEbeTZ66eNcWqcz_jHiLO0rQrqFS_73Khnv6HUtj6pVcY8UV7gBC2sl9UYKYErVV-NhpB0RSiGOmzceYgbR7aF4dfoYw/w300-h400/IMG_2689WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The stitching design definitely kept with the modern vibe of this quilt and kind of reminds me of waves of wind as they pass along the mountains' peaks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi9Pk-qLDR70HTMpDdNuiPNJo25FYv4QeMFd1Xl5PpwbCSkvlcMx5dLqw4HL8RV76foKRkCF78txkE0bgui6djPGcQ5kLLy17O2o1APqyDQo7b8iblr1ZWM1SGmxI5_muHBGWb4EkC9cKxt7i1yq7kzD7G2bZktK2irpYNG4-yB2JPJAmzzODGE4z/s4032/IMG_2690WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi9Pk-qLDR70HTMpDdNuiPNJo25FYv4QeMFd1Xl5PpwbCSkvlcMx5dLqw4HL8RV76foKRkCF78txkE0bgui6djPGcQ5kLLy17O2o1APqyDQo7b8iblr1ZWM1SGmxI5_muHBGWb4EkC9cKxt7i1yq7kzD7G2bZktK2irpYNG4-yB2JPJAmzzODGE4z/w300-h400/IMG_2690WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w5JAoYkJHZMZXMjsHnqcqGxadhn3YQ7UdyVI5g6yclMA8I9xGvmsYCMzrX4qhq-ytnZ_XT5XpVCpS9StJMicDySNOMVD3FPXwhqF6d3gsdMtZFQHbF9b_LEIT9YF1CRu5qSorm9HlDOHEeO_9Tr5ngf8k17T8Ue_nWeHFh_KgI7Xmj22yDxyUcTz/s3620/IMG_2700WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgFx5EKgKc8ysfls4_F291qYhxdlgK3hUp8o8w6-14h3f8NDG3DDzOpOfLMqlDTCuuW8vYrG4HO6fQjELeBJSIEsl7VehR1v_pkpQCeZCBLHQ4_tlntFRLbM3hFKfJO1YPI0H3sYdlG700MtvK2up6MJyuOUxjJi0SgtUJHhNSA8kM6ONiZQgtDoj/w300-h400/IMG_4110WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lilsaN-aiPHv0XzR0Bck_DH-5DxXe0wKO3Kohx1gOZojDoMEvC6F2bGBkgZbGJBoKXcJzZJypNeiqV4He3c0cuRKJV-Rkvj2B8ofeuYDKPtb_FDU-TE4s4UTowFfbx3hErAl2JEBsY9sLXQHF6vXxEjbxKw4RNo3yOPijlIi8Col4T_LizRqwfR8/s5184/IMG_4111WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lilsaN-aiPHv0XzR0Bck_DH-5DxXe0wKO3Kohx1gOZojDoMEvC6F2bGBkgZbGJBoKXcJzZJypNeiqV4He3c0cuRKJV-Rkvj2B8ofeuYDKPtb_FDU-TE4s4UTowFfbx3hErAl2JEBsY9sLXQHF6vXxEjbxKw4RNo3yOPijlIi8Col4T_LizRqwfR8/w300-h400/IMG_4111WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The backing was a solid gray which showed off the stitching.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnDs0f_sz_DpsJj1nV227nl29KUP2lHtmlyiEks6F9PgK9D7D5WioQsRPi1PkRRUp4AZjMAF0PLdgQEbsOi6XX-hkExtnvGuGBEnj3tcsCI86qJ7YSEqVQVVCnnaM4I_489IvqC2bq57pBPRqxf82eOZD133GdDtDEfxPKPrrnw621bcxjebrDhu5/s5184/IMG_4112WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnDs0f_sz_DpsJj1nV227nl29KUP2lHtmlyiEks6F9PgK9D7D5WioQsRPi1PkRRUp4AZjMAF0PLdgQEbsOi6XX-hkExtnvGuGBEnj3tcsCI86qJ7YSEqVQVVCnnaM4I_489IvqC2bq57pBPRqxf82eOZD133GdDtDEfxPKPrrnw621bcxjebrDhu5/w300-h400/IMG_4112WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We both love how this turned out. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqb1RlhjnYzV4mote0HFQlWeLFktQXLLP0rtATeU1mUoOE8gE75vm3yzJt8tMOzfxCF94_XkLZc2dJnrqwbmSE0PGn_W3KxLqcVJ6lX-NF2xSSlUw1oChDHYi6e7nHF8eJYu3J4YhHre4fZ7WvJ7HTbq7U711F5A64GUcxUDw5x8U443_m9iehGzV/s4537/IMG_4109WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4537" data-original-width="3887" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqb1RlhjnYzV4mote0HFQlWeLFktQXLLP0rtATeU1mUoOE8gE75vm3yzJt8tMOzfxCF94_XkLZc2dJnrqwbmSE0PGn_W3KxLqcVJ6lX-NF2xSSlUw1oChDHYi6e7nHF8eJYu3J4YhHre4fZ7WvJ7HTbq7U711F5A64GUcxUDw5x8U443_m9iehGzV/w343-h400/IMG_4109WM.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Stay tuned to see the other quilt Sandy brought me to stitch for her.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-8356330451444341612022-12-29T07:30:00.004-05:002022-12-31T06:14:22.848-05:00Swoon Quilt Block #3<p>I've completed another project on my To Do list (I can show it yet as it's a gift) so I was able to reward myself with making another block for my Swoon quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbMK9-hET6NWUH41PKZ4bG3ju1eXnPcXYE_SgZI8SSNTtsgFCdlGS4CMMNQ1X1IG0ImpGA2S7Ujs6nujvamMLc0ASHGbDxH3y2OVUyWoR0VQv2-Ud0aQiFX3cmax_Vcwzek24Da3PxjoZ58YagqlEW-oPktaBUhZqcBjM5TBl7AwDCqqrWHFnVBKU/s2788/IMG_4146WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="2788" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbMK9-hET6NWUH41PKZ4bG3ju1eXnPcXYE_SgZI8SSNTtsgFCdlGS4CMMNQ1X1IG0ImpGA2S7Ujs6nujvamMLc0ASHGbDxH3y2OVUyWoR0VQv2-Ud0aQiFX3cmax_Vcwzek24Da3PxjoZ58YagqlEW-oPktaBUhZqcBjM5TBl7AwDCqqrWHFnVBKU/w400-h400/IMG_4146WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These are so fun to make. Lucky for me I've also completed 2 other projects so I'll be working on 2 more Swoon blocks soon.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-24500963370285704532022-12-28T05:25:00.000-05:002022-12-28T05:25:29.466-05:00Charmaine's Asian Half Square Triangle Quilt<p>Don't you just love it when a client brings you a project that just sings to you. That's what this one did for me. Charmaine pieced this absolutely gorgeous Asian Half Square Triangle top that I had the pleasure of quilting for her. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZGyhzyFHnd488jtExmuodXloBEPKpkC_FvMcIHcoTYF7u9vVwZYh7iBN2pEW54-AnveBH0bhK_JrxNXVUt97XNCksYgQsHoujtsViCBNWgZXV1r1xCX_Llzmb0U4bre4XU2G77OBMWzNrjmKUjUs5IqDnzGg8RaNAN4ioW2F4HMbWYOs_2Ds63kQ/s4386/IMG_4102WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4386" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZGyhzyFHnd488jtExmuodXloBEPKpkC_FvMcIHcoTYF7u9vVwZYh7iBN2pEW54-AnveBH0bhK_JrxNXVUt97XNCksYgQsHoujtsViCBNWgZXV1r1xCX_Llzmb0U4bre4XU2G77OBMWzNrjmKUjUs5IqDnzGg8RaNAN4ioW2F4HMbWYOs_2Ds63kQ/w400-h314/IMG_4102WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the "before" picture. There are so many gorgeous Asian prints in these blocks that I was staring at this for a long while before I got to work. It was mesmerizing.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NkwF8KihWX35G9n5eKoum3FadlMxP0EtxSYh2XGuhYmgITk2iYW2C7Us5Abe-CAKXKdoMX2ai-1MzooD3tMd6lbzq9f-LIYVPC4HrQWLRiY3UaEE4PKEm6YMIUNdefPJ3Za1cLnckBX9oLbc-51b_OYyla2k5ydTMX9BZ1hES8-HpdgiKhk_ACUU/s4032/IMG_2672WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NkwF8KihWX35G9n5eKoum3FadlMxP0EtxSYh2XGuhYmgITk2iYW2C7Us5Abe-CAKXKdoMX2ai-1MzooD3tMd6lbzq9f-LIYVPC4HrQWLRiY3UaEE4PKEm6YMIUNdefPJ3Za1cLnckBX9oLbc-51b_OYyla2k5ydTMX9BZ1hES8-HpdgiKhk_ACUU/w300-h400/IMG_2672WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>See what I mean? The prints shine when paired with the Black tone on tone print that she used. This strongly temps me to pull out all my Asian fabrics and make my own version.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78i0A6c9eWQe9GBhQNKNozSXP8Eo0ay4L17FgloIZAgAIB4OYVRX3j6jRF7igR-MgXL-VcvKG0N0Un-HhgBxAx-59SsRgDNhmCZ8gokqpz4ls4Lv3sF_h1GEiduW-PIqorWwriZLfergdW85HIntlaQ_9cMOouXyEOSP0pNzOz8iG7UNHpqLTMKPx/s4032/IMG_2673WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78i0A6c9eWQe9GBhQNKNozSXP8Eo0ay4L17FgloIZAgAIB4OYVRX3j6jRF7igR-MgXL-VcvKG0N0Un-HhgBxAx-59SsRgDNhmCZ8gokqpz4ls4Lv3sF_h1GEiduW-PIqorWwriZLfergdW85HIntlaQ_9cMOouXyEOSP0pNzOz8iG7UNHpqLTMKPx/w300-h400/IMG_2673WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the first pass, I liked how it was looking already.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_r8vq7RdZzAxNJ4k5QU7d8W0YLQj7_sw7ZfAn6CnBYUQ2vNeLngaShCK2J11lguJ8OZAy4kIGSuFbcmAMxZ0TzWoTnpq6FUa9cztbrfhPkZLfRMjaZGv6_y0Ct8O314aCdvC8m3t51F8Lbbl6z7Agbzfku6x0TtwemFyKbVhZSOuPX-DHW8pWGOc/s4032/IMG_2676WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_r8vq7RdZzAxNJ4k5QU7d8W0YLQj7_sw7ZfAn6CnBYUQ2vNeLngaShCK2J11lguJ8OZAy4kIGSuFbcmAMxZ0TzWoTnpq6FUa9cztbrfhPkZLfRMjaZGv6_y0Ct8O314aCdvC8m3t51F8Lbbl6z7Agbzfku6x0TtwemFyKbVhZSOuPX-DHW8pWGOc/w300-h400/IMG_2676WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It didn't take long before it was done. Thankfully it was a nice sunny day so I could get the pics outside. You can't beat the natural light to truly show off the beautiful colors in this quilt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDge2ZHVBUM8ixZnUx6rLJz2LPQ_qpTG2lInVxxgI_Ficn9x5tg8vp79P43xh3Wj8IMbMMLJ5Gsnn3tdPficU_Vssf0FHORfcacZegNXPdvGrAtedLUvZTcYzJ9fE8mWhuw9Xaf-_hGXfuKRk5kGrBDu_ygdLpQo4w_JRcLYnNodHBXn_sHP-aaWxo/s4416/IMG_4095WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4416" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDge2ZHVBUM8ixZnUx6rLJz2LPQ_qpTG2lInVxxgI_Ficn9x5tg8vp79P43xh3Wj8IMbMMLJ5Gsnn3tdPficU_Vssf0FHORfcacZegNXPdvGrAtedLUvZTcYzJ9fE8mWhuw9Xaf-_hGXfuKRk5kGrBDu_ygdLpQo4w_JRcLYnNodHBXn_sHP-aaWxo/w400-h315/IMG_4095WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxJmeA_S4XW6HgoQvZxPOHWf2JUNratUmws6aAfdgdxMNDs3VzolxQVtwmGA3gwsIbVC9Y6nlKiDZCqYZJ1zTeBWjezKLFWmciBftYw5CHIOkUNkgS87Wk5kKxKAQ6L5DylQF2UlCqMy-b-CFYUTqzl_xPhS65B8CK778JaG_w0pRBhryXxHM7fbO/s5184/IMG_4098Wm.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxJmeA_S4XW6HgoQvZxPOHWf2JUNratUmws6aAfdgdxMNDs3VzolxQVtwmGA3gwsIbVC9Y6nlKiDZCqYZJ1zTeBWjezKLFWmciBftYw5CHIOkUNkgS87Wk5kKxKAQ6L5DylQF2UlCqMy-b-CFYUTqzl_xPhS65B8CK778JaG_w0pRBhryXxHM7fbO/w400-h300/IMG_4098Wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had just purchased a new panto design called Ginseng by Patricia Ritter and Marybeth O'Halloran which couldn't have been more perfect for this quilt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJEy_rb0d5F9eHnpAk2uJvlBQaUBpMGnqJQODmbBn2B-g7VYxI9IEiuUalQmn-pBst_KV8vE0t9vcLj0WTiU5lx_eqmp_HJ7u-iCYIAqibKCDBG1YLaQt7vzsqH6mPLlOnA_w0HrvpO0MmFMiHnLVsf5FW5NoE-abkaP5zKWw3sFNkyYD4lZb_KAr/s5007/IMG_4099WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3755" data-original-width="5007" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJEy_rb0d5F9eHnpAk2uJvlBQaUBpMGnqJQODmbBn2B-g7VYxI9IEiuUalQmn-pBst_KV8vE0t9vcLj0WTiU5lx_eqmp_HJ7u-iCYIAqibKCDBG1YLaQt7vzsqH6mPLlOnA_w0HrvpO0MmFMiHnLVsf5FW5NoE-abkaP5zKWw3sFNkyYD4lZb_KAr/w400-h300/IMG_4099WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The backing is a beautiful Geisha print in Yellow.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhEgX1IeqSlyAuSlpEw4lV-IBllTwe2Gu8jWS7Esah18eAr08jE5Zbj14DQ3s3lVqrjqPLjsGX6smllIYBnCUhWzueKFEa0Akfy7zjNdXD5jG1dWv32Uqxa9qdyd1lqbmd4ZK3fav1XiDYO99rwf7ZFKKQ_z04BdNGO7Qmeemt73in1taXj9Ikhsv/s3887/IMG_4103WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3887" data-original-width="3241" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhEgX1IeqSlyAuSlpEw4lV-IBllTwe2Gu8jWS7Esah18eAr08jE5Zbj14DQ3s3lVqrjqPLjsGX6smllIYBnCUhWzueKFEa0Akfy7zjNdXD5jG1dWv32Uqxa9qdyd1lqbmd4ZK3fav1XiDYO99rwf7ZFKKQ_z04BdNGO7Qmeemt73in1taXj9Ikhsv/w334-h400/IMG_4103WM.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In this picture you can better see the details of the backing fabric. Glide thread in Light Tan worked well to not outshine the print.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4IGuk7x_rV6rUT8BiDcI96y267oHPeAszHEn5RWtS0LFrtni9x2XctYKszKgLVL2TGrrs4e3MBpiO8pCELstZXa4HGO2iXyScBcEElaVhrMebsHf2n8yMudO6OHnKz-u5pcC3jHDmxlEWiSDKbeQdCxgJVSC0cWW7eN_rgv1DxY4Q0rUxwV8VAAY/s5184/IMG_4104WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4IGuk7x_rV6rUT8BiDcI96y267oHPeAszHEn5RWtS0LFrtni9x2XctYKszKgLVL2TGrrs4e3MBpiO8pCELstZXa4HGO2iXyScBcEElaVhrMebsHf2n8yMudO6OHnKz-u5pcC3jHDmxlEWiSDKbeQdCxgJVSC0cWW7eN_rgv1DxY4Q0rUxwV8VAAY/w400-h300/IMG_4104WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I really love how this quilt turned out and so did Charmaine. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ed3qE_3AoBlrmpXF0JfnbQfAjq5HF671bwAhYjEFIc2E4whn3eUrhH3V84WuCFxAQoGtevl6xV3pg16ghw2FP6Nb1wgBMayux3gIGoLr_URM8B1QqZU2vs1uweuv2QeEAsfhfgN_uIRsQMliUHRJcrxSPgt2FLHMQMtVHdvhK5HKwfMzATEd2APT/s4293/IMG_4101WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="4293" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ed3qE_3AoBlrmpXF0JfnbQfAjq5HF671bwAhYjEFIc2E4whn3eUrhH3V84WuCFxAQoGtevl6xV3pg16ghw2FP6Nb1wgBMayux3gIGoLr_URM8B1QqZU2vs1uweuv2QeEAsfhfgN_uIRsQMliUHRJcrxSPgt2FLHMQMtVHdvhK5HKwfMzATEd2APT/w400-h301/IMG_4101WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As always, I can't wait to see what fun project Charmaine brings me to quilt next. <br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-49101972674255359362022-12-27T06:28:00.001-05:002022-12-31T06:15:32.806-05:00Swoon Quilt Block #2<p>Once I put the final stitches in the binding on my <a href="http://www.crayonboxquiltstudio.com/2022/12/bellas-garden.html" target="_blank">Bella's Garden quilt</a>, I got to reward myself by making another block for my Swoon quilt.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE9Ct7qBzvev2ojWseiQEBj9ywIcn14gB7QuWOUMsN81sGjTCKC7TjakXvasehrvuwKIu5-jx-Qb6GIpY4XmfqPApeIUa_4uBqkEUiURMZr7TLunMlAmTVUcGh0WHho__oVW5hTEotfq_Q7IH5uqamP3NnPLJvFUC_xYhDIgiV3UBeeAWuaJLmCfr/s2854/IMG_4111WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2854" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE9Ct7qBzvev2ojWseiQEBj9ywIcn14gB7QuWOUMsN81sGjTCKC7TjakXvasehrvuwKIu5-jx-Qb6GIpY4XmfqPApeIUa_4uBqkEUiURMZr7TLunMlAmTVUcGh0WHho__oVW5hTEotfq_Q7IH5uqamP3NnPLJvFUC_xYhDIgiV3UBeeAWuaJLmCfr/w400-h389/IMG_4111WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Aren't the colors so pretty?</p><p>I've got a long way to go on this project but I'm already getting a little excited.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-23399567827715357772022-12-26T07:32:00.005-05:002022-12-26T07:32:38.108-05:00Bella's Garden<p>I'm sure you've heard the old saying "the shoemakers' kids have no shoes". That's what it's been like here, at least regarding our own bed. While I've made plenty of snuggle quilts that reside on the couch and get used by all of us regularly, our own bed was neglected for far too long.</p><p>I'm a little embarrassed to show you the "before" picture but I'm so happy with the end result that I want you to see the huge difference my new quilt makes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5sEk8-TLT_ZTOLeDHPi0nokAVrWKvReWqfZVuFf0qwwl85_6rHa7G88ydriyc5xUG7E0OqQJguChtJe8Ewp-T6U-E5Tmf9GuLcqaQ2MCTK6Q-z8A7b9lb7nFwqAfCLGZH-Zhndcjkih3CWLP_A1-1rOifmAz9tub268zurmON8ozmmjgFejLaOAf/s4215/IMG_3166WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="4215" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5sEk8-TLT_ZTOLeDHPi0nokAVrWKvReWqfZVuFf0qwwl85_6rHa7G88ydriyc5xUG7E0OqQJguChtJe8Ewp-T6U-E5Tmf9GuLcqaQ2MCTK6Q-z8A7b9lb7nFwqAfCLGZH-Zhndcjkih3CWLP_A1-1rOifmAz9tub268zurmON8ozmmjgFejLaOAf/w400-h271/IMG_3166WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>I had purchased this quilt from a store when we moved into the house, to have something to put on the bed until I could make something prettier. That was 11 1/2 years ago. I grew to really dislike the color scheme and I was long over the brown curtains. The headboard needed to go to. We bought it at a huge discount 28 years ago because of a small chip on a leg that no one could see and it wasn't our style any more.</p><p>If you follow me on Instagram, you've seen some of the photos I've shared of the process of making my new quilt. It all started with this stack of fabrics I purchased exactly 10 years ago this month. It's Bella by Amanda Murphy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXhvPuMvAFId-jDl2h4hAA3qr1jH1T0eVPkAT38q_k41B46y8z7deU-VsRcLiZc8JlWUF6JOFyF586p03vT4VM7hWs-yL48KpqoW5ve7osKBJSDZqz1iOLCQr707zGVhe2YaoiTG7NlhXQ4xtJNOmAdVF70xIceCWpSAmk_Im2BTBJlw2k-SYCl2B/s3072/IMG_7700WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXhvPuMvAFId-jDl2h4hAA3qr1jH1T0eVPkAT38q_k41B46y8z7deU-VsRcLiZc8JlWUF6JOFyF586p03vT4VM7hWs-yL48KpqoW5ve7osKBJSDZqz1iOLCQr707zGVhe2YaoiTG7NlhXQ4xtJNOmAdVF70xIceCWpSAmk_Im2BTBJlw2k-SYCl2B/w400-h300/IMG_7700WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When this line came out, I immediately fell in love with the color palette and the prints. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EOFSurSG_lMJ6X51VVhJg4-jb9vDIz5BDMYfToXEIIB2NHNeMNclsP6o7tQ_LPWyDPHo0LE8kpr_afoSzS9qRrb31ToPU1CyjqKQHNnR_uT7ramfE1QZ2Wn1x3vWsMzzSAflEjwg7Dr-e4z73os7hLM2dl-TxUmPcz4-wTf17jzVW-yLrrPKHRwe/s3072/IMG_7697WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EOFSurSG_lMJ6X51VVhJg4-jb9vDIz5BDMYfToXEIIB2NHNeMNclsP6o7tQ_LPWyDPHo0LE8kpr_afoSzS9qRrb31ToPU1CyjqKQHNnR_uT7ramfE1QZ2Wn1x3vWsMzzSAflEjwg7Dr-e4z73os7hLM2dl-TxUmPcz4-wTf17jzVW-yLrrPKHRwe/w400-h300/IMG_7697WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After picking a pattern (The Garden Fence by Ann Baxter, published in QUILT magazine in December 20??), calculating the yardage because I needed to make it bigger than the pattern finished and placing my order, it went into a project bag, onto the shelf and sat. And sat, and sat and sat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvvaZuScQpQvyGNtHVi_IW-rNVhvOsqT4BgERD77IfSnKdMGRZZ9EOabtnWKrKIvEsFOQwaXUgQ2OjXxWTVDwET1-T5A-LBfymG53AwCmC5HRb-4Mql-ltCkDZUsLN9CSdxZ3a8o_cqpOW3K2a9JLKxn8UhtQp9y6hYExPBmawfYeJTNC8zW-mOP0/s3260/IMG_3356WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3260" data-original-width="2471" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvvaZuScQpQvyGNtHVi_IW-rNVhvOsqT4BgERD77IfSnKdMGRZZ9EOabtnWKrKIvEsFOQwaXUgQ2OjXxWTVDwET1-T5A-LBfymG53AwCmC5HRb-4Mql-ltCkDZUsLN9CSdxZ3a8o_cqpOW3K2a9JLKxn8UhtQp9y6hYExPBmawfYeJTNC8zW-mOP0/w304-h400/IMG_3356WM.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In May 2020, since I was stuck home and had a lot more time on my hands, I pulled this out, determined to get it started. The construction was easy enough as it really was only a huge pile of Half Square Triangles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnQvOB_nEAi3qt-mPsDvrMv2NiBh9B-2MNHLr5vYEIL_pkleis2uKVFP9NMv-6ogZJc6PS4Q9DegjIaxd32D9vBoDJILPLgDRt9VzodnhAUJ6BO6SViGH93Mzx4IS4HhJjKPnVRJlmKQhb0FKpOVxu-TmtLT5-S891z8ihLHob1b_i8cWDOw-SjiS/s2877/IMG_0120WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="2877" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnQvOB_nEAi3qt-mPsDvrMv2NiBh9B-2MNHLr5vYEIL_pkleis2uKVFP9NMv-6ogZJc6PS4Q9DegjIaxd32D9vBoDJILPLgDRt9VzodnhAUJ6BO6SViGH93Mzx4IS4HhJjKPnVRJlmKQhb0FKpOVxu-TmtLT5-S891z8ihLHob1b_i8cWDOw-SjiS/w400-h390/IMG_0120WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>I had a bit of <strike>an impediment </strike>help when it came time to trim all 168 HSTs. I guess Miss Callie had to ensure I was doing a good job.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_41D7-prNxoORAipo-jsTnmd79DfagjGBOyHyLfXxk__XnHTW16ye3EFjP9aHSQKQoZH2zOMWP-N5-_GaNW3T0aiwx-dfLQUF2HdUPVtGfmEHi0JHdwfNjQi8JA2EU9UCmu5BOx8jDsEaDHrpkC-Aw8jyhDCkGztF-pBk3VChDAnjnWAqljyEbJFU/s3251/IMG_9176WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3251" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_41D7-prNxoORAipo-jsTnmd79DfagjGBOyHyLfXxk__XnHTW16ye3EFjP9aHSQKQoZH2zOMWP-N5-_GaNW3T0aiwx-dfLQUF2HdUPVtGfmEHi0JHdwfNjQi8JA2EU9UCmu5BOx8jDsEaDHrpkC-Aw8jyhDCkGztF-pBk3VChDAnjnWAqljyEbJFU/w373-h400/IMG_9176WM.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Laying out the blocks is a favorite step. I get a first glimpse of how the finished quilt is going to turn out. I'm pretty OCD about not having the same print or color right next to each other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZyDUjHiqWx_powxS0tX-HGwL0MDwrlwNw1itF9h8bnZaFtqkGQ_4WzdcMRc6AInXvRIv0_-PIKzdgzIvJbWc8g8Xvuq7yvH8euUg6z5Z-77RUun5xo61_JMe3vQ0ykb2p5CBf4fOJX4gctQ1692cKLoBnmTLOCMbJ7QxP4dTiu-THlQI2-rb-LrP/s2967/IMG_0130WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="2967" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZyDUjHiqWx_powxS0tX-HGwL0MDwrlwNw1itF9h8bnZaFtqkGQ_4WzdcMRc6AInXvRIv0_-PIKzdgzIvJbWc8g8Xvuq7yvH8euUg6z5Z-77RUun5xo61_JMe3vQ0ykb2p5CBf4fOJX4gctQ1692cKLoBnmTLOCMbJ7QxP4dTiu-THlQI2-rb-LrP/w400-h355/IMG_0130WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Adding the Yellow sashing was the final step to assembling the blocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6XfDXgFUotKbGLcmUW2xQLS7RKWpit-qmIsUHrZ_U-ZJf1VqKZ_weZzhxl3cyCiPtD9Ab8TNeamY8zAWaeAExGXr4JoY-LGTzUGUZAi0REXdy199y27pOsGHfIXtCG1eH4aELbKSXJPFPc9FwsHnsWVJn9C8-w8Mf0K1alHmOCAydtMzuS5lAga-/s3023/IMG_0145WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="3023" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6XfDXgFUotKbGLcmUW2xQLS7RKWpit-qmIsUHrZ_U-ZJf1VqKZ_weZzhxl3cyCiPtD9Ab8TNeamY8zAWaeAExGXr4JoY-LGTzUGUZAi0REXdy199y27pOsGHfIXtCG1eH4aELbKSXJPFPc9FwsHnsWVJn9C8-w8Mf0K1alHmOCAydtMzuS5lAga-/w400-h363/IMG_0145WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next the blocks were sewn into the rows, adding the Green sashing strips between the blocks and the rows. The colors are off in this photo because I took it at night. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQ713ijjRUSQ2gB_vwWfD7quP-Xrnqj57LugB9vYb2ad5wNTQ3ozpE8C2be6MHKLjqDdW66M4r9lx3pZyVRHThMoN5k6tHSuhR4cpWeVn6rePQqUv85bGH3gDP1QPsuMLSyNUyIMl8bzg8DxHgk7Ml1OrB5Lqz1OqCNLVZWTl5Ky2nIRE-GRu3gWJ/s3302/IMG_0148WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQ713ijjRUSQ2gB_vwWfD7quP-Xrnqj57LugB9vYb2ad5wNTQ3ozpE8C2be6MHKLjqDdW66M4r9lx3pZyVRHThMoN5k6tHSuhR4cpWeVn6rePQqUv85bGH3gDP1QPsuMLSyNUyIMl8bzg8DxHgk7Ml1OrB5Lqz1OqCNLVZWTl5Ky2nIRE-GRu3gWJ/w366-h400/IMG_0148WM.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With the addition of the borders, the top was done. This pic was taken in February 2021. Needless to say that while I typically work on only 1 quilt at a time, this one was the filler between other projects.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5BrYfa2JUzvSSBkYxjrS5s8je4x43bGhaI--bTFnbMRyAW0IFMGl5AbhPuXABvgecFTbEvPVudLKh53LdBlvAtP89Bqz9zolgsUIKW-tSDMcXBbyCAi2zrJnvIuPagh3ZRk9PriZ1bzIHT_6evEizjGVMkMlXyoE4TEP6pFJmY05wo-Pk22bhpNu/s3088/IMG_0189WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5BrYfa2JUzvSSBkYxjrS5s8je4x43bGhaI--bTFnbMRyAW0IFMGl5AbhPuXABvgecFTbEvPVudLKh53LdBlvAtP89Bqz9zolgsUIKW-tSDMcXBbyCAi2zrJnvIuPagh3ZRk9PriZ1bzIHT_6evEizjGVMkMlXyoE4TEP6pFJmY05wo-Pk22bhpNu/w391-h400/IMG_0189WM.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then in Sept of this year (Yes 1 1/2 years after I finished piecing the top) I finally loaded it on the frame. I was determined to get this done before the end of this year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesNFJeXA_g9GhQxqpg26CiTW8h-sC4ejYtQ1y4N_10k3eUQJhHyNsp9wMAiYbkbqatU22br8fx1Ybl28B-UJzXNSOVpB52xBQ-5jlwSNmZYe5Qnh1dOelR5-eWBLhARl3AFAsf9z6wKnVs9CBC2B4nvI3bUBpgfSBeMkSMth0Amdu2_Wwon9yxfCF/s3620/IMG_3358WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesNFJeXA_g9GhQxqpg26CiTW8h-sC4ejYtQ1y4N_10k3eUQJhHyNsp9wMAiYbkbqatU22br8fx1Ybl28B-UJzXNSOVpB52xBQ-5jlwSNmZYe5Qnh1dOelR5-eWBLhARl3AFAsf9z6wKnVs9CBC2B4nvI3bUBpgfSBeMkSMth0Amdu2_Wwon9yxfCF/w334-h400/IMG_3358WM.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I chose Glide Light Turquoise for both the top and bobbin threads. I love how it plays with all the colors and prints.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIz6MLOJgRsoEWBFHZ2JyIJZwtS0RIHaqOmjUoxtEiT0gYcuUpBNL7xoAYI3TXipxXLbTBESz7C06Fo8LArHIE42Ouvs3YhmLc9amZFUqVEFm0EgRF1uRlExl_-Fd5LOAJQny8JQ1EkWFKSbpBu4Gh1vHZlnZD6ZpaV8eneur0V0Plj4dPVG2uNNf/s4032/IMG_3456WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIz6MLOJgRsoEWBFHZ2JyIJZwtS0RIHaqOmjUoxtEiT0gYcuUpBNL7xoAYI3TXipxXLbTBESz7C06Fo8LArHIE42Ouvs3YhmLc9amZFUqVEFm0EgRF1uRlExl_-Fd5LOAJQny8JQ1EkWFKSbpBu4Gh1vHZlnZD6ZpaV8eneur0V0Plj4dPVG2uNNf/w300-h400/IMG_3456WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hand stitching the binding was a longer than normal drawn out process due to our Fall activities but eventually it was finally done, 2 1/2 years after it was started. It's certainly not my oldest WIP but it's one that I'm beyond thrilled to have finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gto9C3ykxT0vraRXfBuAks6fdnx6Yk0g7eIFsXjfcq2MhqkN8Ju50vpGw9xEwe_uvWphO1zjEvLuN6wI3VzzJTmNNRh2CuZPThacEBWBowkWBX5g6o-ULYQLFD-PU89YYdM9plQahPMlIAnTssHEc7uMzLdSNXqbD9OBcC0teP_FSNu0dtV836XS/s3023/IMG_3958WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="3023" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gto9C3ykxT0vraRXfBuAks6fdnx6Yk0g7eIFsXjfcq2MhqkN8Ju50vpGw9xEwe_uvWphO1zjEvLuN6wI3VzzJTmNNRh2CuZPThacEBWBowkWBX5g6o-ULYQLFD-PU89YYdM9plQahPMlIAnTssHEc7uMzLdSNXqbD9OBcC0teP_FSNu0dtV836XS/w400-h381/IMG_3958WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>As I was working on the photo shoot, the sun decided to cooperate and gave me the most amazing light. It was tough to get the whole quilt in the photo as it's really big, finishing at 94" x 106". That's 400 lineal inches of hand stitched binding.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08z1B9u9AV-f5DKhx9ArnAWtZGjszuyj4y_brDb-5oB1Yw74kvJi7RNh3hIftViR8lXvsdctTnC29q84BoRaxVzQd3IIQ5D4aqhmCqRYtOnqH9VwKn3R7C2eZfzA2kS0UCc-ZANKJ4ZuiW42VE6kIR1Q8L9ASVx5mH8qG7k83sw_zph2uViuke0-L/s3059/IMG_3963WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="2817" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08z1B9u9AV-f5DKhx9ArnAWtZGjszuyj4y_brDb-5oB1Yw74kvJi7RNh3hIftViR8lXvsdctTnC29q84BoRaxVzQd3IIQ5D4aqhmCqRYtOnqH9VwKn3R7C2eZfzA2kS0UCc-ZANKJ4ZuiW42VE6kIR1Q8L9ASVx5mH8qG7k83sw_zph2uViuke0-L/w369-h400/IMG_3963WM.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I love how you can really see the gorgeous texture.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSPB3EVHb7czeqj7z8k0SO3DcSR2KQdWX8HbQOaw09bCL0vjabdFZvLQKkDZ0MHfz5GOKxtQNj9NO4wjNoal0SCEA9WMQFEknlcf97cfVERBP_zCRr4Tbz5XwektdOyvAr3XMpFz7Ykr-ccKBuRsTq7vC8NK4LAeiDw3IZ5ZwbmnmHogGkXejAb5J/s4032/IMG_3964WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSPB3EVHb7czeqj7z8k0SO3DcSR2KQdWX8HbQOaw09bCL0vjabdFZvLQKkDZ0MHfz5GOKxtQNj9NO4wjNoal0SCEA9WMQFEknlcf97cfVERBP_zCRr4Tbz5XwektdOyvAr3XMpFz7Ykr-ccKBuRsTq7vC8NK4LAeiDw3IZ5ZwbmnmHogGkXejAb5J/w300-h400/IMG_3964WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even the stitching shows nicely on the back.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjirlzdlkBUYLWlcQW12E8oCIM4LcdXvTIXXOzh0UzzOk9I4y1JuanXklD-Zp6E1YgNv_6iywncSZmXxUb6KAKx8G_TX5Kfk9Tr0bNTNIgBVGDaXkwgHQDtsJGYbOm-dxmLkjKct7KKz3VKOxzpC5qTKgsHnlyGs9c6zZzz20EPZZnMtCuVsIV_D1m/s4032/IMG_3966WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjirlzdlkBUYLWlcQW12E8oCIM4LcdXvTIXXOzh0UzzOk9I4y1JuanXklD-Zp6E1YgNv_6iywncSZmXxUb6KAKx8G_TX5Kfk9Tr0bNTNIgBVGDaXkwgHQDtsJGYbOm-dxmLkjKct7KKz3VKOxzpC5qTKgsHnlyGs9c6zZzz20EPZZnMtCuVsIV_D1m/w300-h400/IMG_3966WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I used one of the prints from the fabric line because for this particular quilt, I wanted it all to match. No matter which side you see, it's all so pretty.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cF1Ovau64JroJNgeMe0Qhwml5WkyvNmMeLHo5DhSZeJXfwmYOF9w0B0g2uQv-1M3gACUmAyCIWF2V-CaXesZhJolynNaXsjmrWBUrmFcp5cuWhyhSsUIOnQdu3KQ9rufTrHcE0q6V6m3FbmuDa-hNGAytrPYzTf_5osMg6YLJ4SFHC-pSMrI3rUd/s4032/IMG_3967WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cF1Ovau64JroJNgeMe0Qhwml5WkyvNmMeLHo5DhSZeJXfwmYOF9w0B0g2uQv-1M3gACUmAyCIWF2V-CaXesZhJolynNaXsjmrWBUrmFcp5cuWhyhSsUIOnQdu3KQ9rufTrHcE0q6V6m3FbmuDa-hNGAytrPYzTf_5osMg6YLJ4SFHC-pSMrI3rUd/w300-h400/IMG_3967WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The panto choice was Tickle Too by Beany Girls from Willow Leaf Studios and of course, I used my favorite Quilters Dream 80/20 batting. I love how this batting is just the right weight, shows just the right amount of the stitching and doesn't crinkle up quite as much as 100% cotton batting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YYwcIGq4V4BUO-l918ymzc-qc4iE6g0GNff_ZdOtSg4FMnSIM5w3_DaovaSpUdUPIhEmfx7g6guR5bfVia5_KwjUCYfuPNR_vCvcIzXmt87hmWH7Q1SAFt2e3a-XxdV5cWGXwNKmbFc6OecEPIQOhVCai5D5exnp_1FIrb2R4mskQ2BlHVgyVQFT/s4032/IMG_3970WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YYwcIGq4V4BUO-l918ymzc-qc4iE6g0GNff_ZdOtSg4FMnSIM5w3_DaovaSpUdUPIhEmfx7g6guR5bfVia5_KwjUCYfuPNR_vCvcIzXmt87hmWH7Q1SAFt2e3a-XxdV5cWGXwNKmbFc6OecEPIQOhVCai5D5exnp_1FIrb2R4mskQ2BlHVgyVQFT/w300-h400/IMG_3970WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With the too long overdue replacement of our mattress and the purchasing of a new frame, this quilt now adorns our bed. I'm a happy, happy girl. No more daily backaches and a pretty quilt to snuggle under every night.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZszokWdu586nLUatM3ZfoM9YEc856qS14f2wNqGSBSWj04JT8ZmFVS1illTXIeCS7mXs3zJbzulU-T1nEUJZKMvj3t-tldYIg9G0emzfowi0sQ6do6kxyr1Ev7kWxmWbFhbTdlL6lepDI8hZNx3edbAzl4XmcIwTrEaBixTB3IVcM9IJglOmvFk4N/s4032/IMG_4112WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZszokWdu586nLUatM3ZfoM9YEc856qS14f2wNqGSBSWj04JT8ZmFVS1illTXIeCS7mXs3zJbzulU-T1nEUJZKMvj3t-tldYIg9G0emzfowi0sQ6do6kxyr1Ev7kWxmWbFhbTdlL6lepDI8hZNx3edbAzl4XmcIwTrEaBixTB3IVcM9IJglOmvFk4N/w300-h400/IMG_4112WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The greatly disliked brown curtains was also replaced and now this space is a ton more cheerful and bright. It makes me smile every time I walk in the room. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3tCfAngMbKR34SUDFKoVGabLCVCQb8P9mmatK1_Pxnut3JdpVrHqJGkg1qGuUrbeeP2OMpYRe8W6h8YXXb5TqABzUor65nFIA_fHJt18JRGTggRO498qviqlmzr19jmEcBla3qoxyW0s8wIdqZ1rstFsobKX7_3ZAooL_NY-ZtsfO4IN2aJjHhNR/s4032/IMG_4113WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3tCfAngMbKR34SUDFKoVGabLCVCQb8P9mmatK1_Pxnut3JdpVrHqJGkg1qGuUrbeeP2OMpYRe8W6h8YXXb5TqABzUor65nFIA_fHJt18JRGTggRO498qviqlmzr19jmEcBla3qoxyW0s8wIdqZ1rstFsobKX7_3ZAooL_NY-ZtsfO4IN2aJjHhNR/w300-h400/IMG_4113WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finishing this quilt was my Christmas present to me. <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-16811075908094076102022-12-18T13:53:00.003-05:002022-12-31T06:15:49.947-05:00Swoon Quilt Block #1<p> I've always wanted to make a Swoon quilt. I bought the pattern and the fabric many years ago. And then it was another project that sat sitting on the shelf.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgy-P4199pN7sSK29Nt1IwBj8281el-kHrgKJjs3FhpCj9tS1ySB9dZBGPrwbHtEWX5B3COAljD8_pVsvMLa6ZG6muIrjTjLtXOycgrX9_q6YTQtqqTHjd0WQQnteVtk7bkf8gJNhQEfVDEuxy-FlKr4n6Rw2ArpnpBFV8mVfjWEz8vOdLA6r7QV8/s3023/IMG_3029WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="3023" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgy-P4199pN7sSK29Nt1IwBj8281el-kHrgKJjs3FhpCj9tS1ySB9dZBGPrwbHtEWX5B3COAljD8_pVsvMLa6ZG6muIrjTjLtXOycgrX9_q6YTQtqqTHjd0WQQnteVtk7bkf8gJNhQEfVDEuxy-FlKr4n6Rw2ArpnpBFV8mVfjWEz8vOdLA6r7QV8/w400-h381/IMG_3029WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>This past summer, there was another Swoon quilt along aka Swoonalong and I had hoped to join in, even if I wasn't able to keep up with the schedule. Well it didn't happen at all, but the pattern and fabric stack was still on the corner of my cutting table....tempting me.</p><p>Recently I decided to start on this quilt, but only as a reward to myself for completing other projects, whether it be a quilt for a customer or a project from my own list. The fabrics I'm using are True Colors by Jenean Morrison for Free Spirit. I fell in love with the bright colors and prints of this line when it first came out in 2014 and I immediately bought a 1/2 yard stack (skipping the brown, gray and black prints) Sometime later I also bought a fat quarter stack, not realizing I already had plenty. :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSY25q9lZ_JxXRUWJhg9kUA-7UJF_ySoY4ugnjQhDVq5M9CRrkwQdJk0i0WX-S2VNkHI7NpWHTawbi4CU1FAwNCi-RR6h5nQp0yP3SaK1Wt01w9tMG2KEYh6Ke3QuSeISopDWuEKBbn1MX6MjsnQCqWvVd4CoALRPWsEyDcDhnOqcZNPBIICJhPNd/s3264/IMG_3332WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSY25q9lZ_JxXRUWJhg9kUA-7UJF_ySoY4ugnjQhDVq5M9CRrkwQdJk0i0WX-S2VNkHI7NpWHTawbi4CU1FAwNCi-RR6h5nQp0yP3SaK1Wt01w9tMG2KEYh6Ke3QuSeISopDWuEKBbn1MX6MjsnQCqWvVd4CoALRPWsEyDcDhnOqcZNPBIICJhPNd/w400-h300/IMG_3332WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my first block.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkijJeONw_W_hfTJbMhqwAPOKuJMRxcLa1oASeGfLIrdhbPKPdfaKkSbGlcgkXvjuzVAmG64wOFZaGG3Dobg7QpSOBAxDJ61a_oWEFwZ2JuiwFsiWpPwQujJX0_s-hMIBbzfVholOEThMCY_rNw4miZ8Zc3pE-2fBMhB1uo8ImnPS4FgJOplQWkoQA/s2678/IMG_3977WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="2678" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkijJeONw_W_hfTJbMhqwAPOKuJMRxcLa1oASeGfLIrdhbPKPdfaKkSbGlcgkXvjuzVAmG64wOFZaGG3Dobg7QpSOBAxDJ61a_oWEFwZ2JuiwFsiWpPwQujJX0_s-hMIBbzfVholOEThMCY_rNw4miZ8Zc3pE-2fBMhB1uo8ImnPS4FgJOplQWkoQA/w400-h390/IMG_3977WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I've doodled a bunch of ideas for the layout and I think I've settled on one but time will tell. I need it bigger to fit our king size bed so it will end up just a bit different than then pattern.</p><p>Who knows how long this one will take to be finished but as long as I can be focused and work at getting projects crossed of the To Do list, I'll continue to be able to reward myself by making anotehr block. Stay tuned to see the progress.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-54190290432531090692022-11-23T06:52:00.004-05:002022-11-23T06:52:58.094-05:00Posh Pumpkins Placemats<p>I have a recent finish to share with you today - my Posh Pumpkins Placemats.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VWASe2YOmUuIllN8O1kI5br-WY2WFjQHI4xZ1cmv3kc5wHQPeFu_CIbmKf4dVEmpbDt_SFKkUN38bwQgqOhYEEnWXAMorefKLd5WElFZZCWooBhlxt9guvWJ9rUpdkz4XR4-OBZP7cExJX5SVnYERt6Z6oFzcm97DjPa5rBjkpWbq4rmWZUH3OBs/s3033/IMG_3950WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3033" data-original-width="2999" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VWASe2YOmUuIllN8O1kI5br-WY2WFjQHI4xZ1cmv3kc5wHQPeFu_CIbmKf4dVEmpbDt_SFKkUN38bwQgqOhYEEnWXAMorefKLd5WElFZZCWooBhlxt9guvWJ9rUpdkz4XR4-OBZP7cExJX5SVnYERt6Z6oFzcm97DjPa5rBjkpWbq4rmWZUH3OBs/w395-h400/IMG_3950WM.jpg" width="395" /></a></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They started with these panels that I purchased way back in the summer of 2013.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9b7LSqGQVT2Hvg8HwXtMxPYhgyY--ZNgdqmZXR-3utUDLnSbFlHOgMQxE6m1-SM_-qvVyxb0NjeJJj0T7uuoBdgzyqBPmek5GnPIAyD6Ej-Vy3DTxtwkwWRBVq1IPkzucgoMyQUMRNUVymUZ_aMx2uDhP5DeRrAyRklVEKXECJI6I_gXTpXDJGtv/s3817/IMG_3893WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3817" data-original-width="2377" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9b7LSqGQVT2Hvg8HwXtMxPYhgyY--ZNgdqmZXR-3utUDLnSbFlHOgMQxE6m1-SM_-qvVyxb0NjeJJj0T7uuoBdgzyqBPmek5GnPIAyD6Ej-Vy3DTxtwkwWRBVq1IPkzucgoMyQUMRNUVymUZ_aMx2uDhP5DeRrAyRklVEKXECJI6I_gXTpXDJGtv/w249-h400/IMG_3893WM.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>I had also purchased these 1/2 yard pieces of coordinating prints. As usual, it all went into a project bag, onto my shelf, and there it sat waiting until now.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxzsjBLrFzUM6iV0oMrO09gdS6ElDNHX2tT7P4g35FrA-zFps6OgVmcP3yj532bR4pQB6n1hILJT7vlayNu8He-eVDsXbeiz2L6FVe2hVORXI6i5PfhmUZpNkWyH3PNCLz_5NFWDJRIBc6wAJ52aZv2niiy0deFDZ4sMqGPWlm02nm3z9MF03S9_e/s2991/IMG_3894WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="2991" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxzsjBLrFzUM6iV0oMrO09gdS6ElDNHX2tT7P4g35FrA-zFps6OgVmcP3yj532bR4pQB6n1hILJT7vlayNu8He-eVDsXbeiz2L6FVe2hVORXI6i5PfhmUZpNkWyH3PNCLz_5NFWDJRIBc6wAJ52aZv2niiy0deFDZ4sMqGPWlm02nm3z9MF03S9_e/w400-h294/IMG_3894WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I did some simple borders around each of the centers, mixing them up so none of them were the same as another.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq0noscBnM0mMSwkjV0KY3cMxBTOxel2iLRVBxDGs7MkkdjnnU6oZIjj09QPsAVj5SzHOcl4Q1-wsnR5YEZyfVQEFdHoZQoLu_8X4ojLDrSsE66mK6gYG3kZHrTKe8gUfkvTCyWjAqWsfyqUVGGQUcNg9v6HCEckzcsvVbZnvoh5V-n0xcj0L2QBW/s2862/IMG_3897WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="2862" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq0noscBnM0mMSwkjV0KY3cMxBTOxel2iLRVBxDGs7MkkdjnnU6oZIjj09QPsAVj5SzHOcl4Q1-wsnR5YEZyfVQEFdHoZQoLu_8X4ojLDrSsE66mK6gYG3kZHrTKe8gUfkvTCyWjAqWsfyqUVGGQUcNg9v6HCEckzcsvVbZnvoh5V-n0xcj0L2QBW/w400-h375/IMG_3897WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>The piecing didn't take long to have them finished and ready for quilting.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCa9-Uf7579tK6xK18PXXZzuqAlZva6Cx9C4O2foArXJw6zzHcPkfxeyP41eqOsIONgKZSTtg8wX6EsTxWYXgwXCnTsptsNySlbL_YL8jz9hRjTdCQqHQNdpE5yLiUY7Quh8iqv4MhgPJA-3k9laewLW2kurziVnV9dDHylbXkr4T8yW1NC1gy9v-/s2850/IMG_3898WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="2850" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCa9-Uf7579tK6xK18PXXZzuqAlZva6Cx9C4O2foArXJw6zzHcPkfxeyP41eqOsIONgKZSTtg8wX6EsTxWYXgwXCnTsptsNySlbL_YL8jz9hRjTdCQqHQNdpE5yLiUY7Quh8iqv4MhgPJA-3k9laewLW2kurziVnV9dDHylbXkr4T8yW1NC1gy9v-/w400-h368/IMG_3898WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Using one piece of backing and a few batting leftovers, I was able to load 4 at a time on my longarm frame and quilted right across all of them at the same time. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun5QCZV05siLO-PEbPa7kevD6im0JaV5sv81VgV3gvIDLRwm5oe23ZVy28L48O8PmSBbiXPCm2LUV9bqODShc2FQh4Lzn7D1_fvrqKlvUpEySo-Cez1EVqu2WXgiQLQ9JCOoqzHi_Ek1ECGABm4G8--g9TW-AAd1GhyBPNQV0ADJhhDTiyMg0U9XV/s4032/IMG_3902WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun5QCZV05siLO-PEbPa7kevD6im0JaV5sv81VgV3gvIDLRwm5oe23ZVy28L48O8PmSBbiXPCm2LUV9bqODShc2FQh4Lzn7D1_fvrqKlvUpEySo-Cez1EVqu2WXgiQLQ9JCOoqzHi_Ek1ECGABm4G8--g9TW-AAd1GhyBPNQV0ADJhhDTiyMg0U9XV/w300-h400/IMG_3902WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Here is the first batch completed. After looking at them on and off for days, I still can't decide which motif is my favorite. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehYcCmCbi2rLhnRj4LCSTR0xYiCEOEVKtx-GN81KUdVpo6_fsBkLetd7yRa7WPm3HjvimyXv3mudc_Du5et93NOoPIJ2RAx7w4zGwVTtmwHH-Xmx3t-Q9EXfZjz1beVVIUxWz9d2x9v-S8Z3UnwPn4pmXCVgSaYfP9aHXG4cGqZyv3Cey9hJs7sUo/s2999/IMG_3937WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="2999" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehYcCmCbi2rLhnRj4LCSTR0xYiCEOEVKtx-GN81KUdVpo6_fsBkLetd7yRa7WPm3HjvimyXv3mudc_Du5et93NOoPIJ2RAx7w4zGwVTtmwHH-Xmx3t-Q9EXfZjz1beVVIUxWz9d2x9v-S8Z3UnwPn4pmXCVgSaYfP9aHXG4cGqZyv3Cey9hJs7sUo/w400-h381/IMG_3937WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They're all a bit different but adorable.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqKOI-yOvBuQDR5RV5SoT-smOFliyAdOcQFQP8huLnr0syyEdwPKLWVy0gFPEGtvViGbeDk2WwNYRvZInvo6tXk8WSNxP6fHZv-IEs9wt5yZprhURPCIfrLNWb2PM-Kwu47h9q0hU97b9gSDjoLSQ5nWMYAbR4JN4HxopIxr5L-mztteROiG0J8x6/s3008/IMG_3944WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="3008" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqKOI-yOvBuQDR5RV5SoT-smOFliyAdOcQFQP8huLnr0syyEdwPKLWVy0gFPEGtvViGbeDk2WwNYRvZInvo6tXk8WSNxP6fHZv-IEs9wt5yZprhURPCIfrLNWb2PM-Kwu47h9q0hU97b9gSDjoLSQ5nWMYAbR4JN4HxopIxr5L-mztteROiG0J8x6/w400-h339/IMG_3944WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>I love the whimsical flowers and the variety of designs on each of the pumpkins.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM8XuxtXsIycMXkNlFffTveXtTFQv7WSqj4nBlU1ZwFUt4zC-AZ2wzL9YswUnERdgcJObw16C-f8_ziKm0PUfHCi_fjWtniU3MAraHrNTTymx1JWxXYk2UarDupeQ6-a4ycW9jigpPSRtDaYIGvf_vgT2QQX6lOLWaB38yt7T7QfO4qgykFRe5oxV/s4032/IMG_3939WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM8XuxtXsIycMXkNlFffTveXtTFQv7WSqj4nBlU1ZwFUt4zC-AZ2wzL9YswUnERdgcJObw16C-f8_ziKm0PUfHCi_fjWtniU3MAraHrNTTymx1JWxXYk2UarDupeQ6-a4ycW9jigpPSRtDaYIGvf_vgT2QQX6lOLWaB38yt7T7QfO4qgykFRe5oxV/w300-h400/IMG_3939WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a favorite?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB0k3cdAVypa467Z_YlW7wtSuN3A4QMAKWTy413z_hHfsvOvidDK3UX-Gqft5TO_yX6_GWQh7FVHwGuiM9iYkO3tQN0oMcE_OP8sl4Raeq_LBxKhjsKjfgqTZBWrVUm_9mm6yGV4PooTjVYvNIdIjT0bbbqKSX-gRdwfaMMC0v_aRZhh_gcJ0HGZF/s4032/IMG_3940WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB0k3cdAVypa467Z_YlW7wtSuN3A4QMAKWTy413z_hHfsvOvidDK3UX-Gqft5TO_yX6_GWQh7FVHwGuiM9iYkO3tQN0oMcE_OP8sl4Raeq_LBxKhjsKjfgqTZBWrVUm_9mm6yGV4PooTjVYvNIdIjT0bbbqKSX-gRdwfaMMC0v_aRZhh_gcJ0HGZF/w300-h400/IMG_3940WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For the backing I used another Sandy Gervais print that I found a few years of in my stash. It's from a different fabric line but the colors coordinated perfectly.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWDFxvUl1bbpIvx0iJLMD6uL_JKJBRtDS2N-YDkEQH9Wl6zpGMF4OeoUznUo_A-6XWybjVGt8Vpq7NdhHDiIpR_c7iE74ZwpOyWr6ZuW9BMIkkhNHcifbEC-qdLHALBA6yPDy3ZyzPAK9Dh53VHRhjI8nNEkIQa-nMFHoEwClMasU-m1Bl-XBNaQr/s4032/IMG_3943WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWDFxvUl1bbpIvx0iJLMD6uL_JKJBRtDS2N-YDkEQH9Wl6zpGMF4OeoUznUo_A-6XWybjVGt8Vpq7NdhHDiIpR_c7iE74ZwpOyWr6ZuW9BMIkkhNHcifbEC-qdLHALBA6yPDy3ZyzPAK9Dh53VHRhjI8nNEkIQa-nMFHoEwClMasU-m1Bl-XBNaQr/w300-h400/IMG_3943WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On and off, I've been working on trying to get better at finishing binding by machine. This time I tried a method I learned from Bethanne Nemish and I'm happy with the result. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17PT3rcVwkDlCZz3EOcuxgFgi-nd_23cZl8lBGCDdblj6Sx4c0dglJxNm7pD7cINuKnnQQL5LUGGeu5DMLRglBM4kynb_xyHv2VddSOehKPKpGDHCXqtjqZv8B4I_8HhbHUaSGNV_TIfjhvRQ0wGFXR9eLZvdD_JylACIg5eIF1_Gsek4v5ljYrgB/s4032/IMG_3942WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17PT3rcVwkDlCZz3EOcuxgFgi-nd_23cZl8lBGCDdblj6Sx4c0dglJxNm7pD7cINuKnnQQL5LUGGeu5DMLRglBM4kynb_xyHv2VddSOehKPKpGDHCXqtjqZv8B4I_8HhbHUaSGNV_TIfjhvRQ0wGFXR9eLZvdD_JylACIg5eIF1_Gsek4v5ljYrgB/w300-h400/IMG_3942WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although I had planned on using a pumpkin stitching pattern, it turned out to be too large for these so I used Ground Cover instead. Thread used was Glide Burnt Orange on the top and Light Tan in the bobbin.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_tRHntLodfzK8yV1nzA6BnAFfthYimH5FgNfmtewkkexJWSWwACV0-KJiBAdG5fWvyuJdgvyrAXTPJQfRkAaRCeipadmkl6jfUwYKCSfnanJY6TXxz0UP8d6RuKial_RGhTlt64E7BEpNnUZifJivG9YNBWalzlAiiLsm7FFlGgAQWlZkqjRZp-_/s4032/IMG_3946WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_tRHntLodfzK8yV1nzA6BnAFfthYimH5FgNfmtewkkexJWSWwACV0-KJiBAdG5fWvyuJdgvyrAXTPJQfRkAaRCeipadmkl6jfUwYKCSfnanJY6TXxz0UP8d6RuKial_RGhTlt64E7BEpNnUZifJivG9YNBWalzlAiiLsm7FFlGgAQWlZkqjRZp-_/w300-h400/IMG_3946WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had barely enough fabric to complete the bindings on each placemat. This was all I had left of the yardage, just a couple of 2 1/2" squares of each print. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZIU87na__B39T9uqNl6omqjR4Exl2Y8tXOEEqA91nrj_Zg6BxISu2pbpS5Y40y-oz_2OMsXI_BzDXHfuWhzCobzhFVCNLlf1poTH-gi0GbJiJqqD_Xfbj9y4boj6RS2vnXZXllDAb1l1YDsym6quY9aOiwzhgH77MIsxfBqHacsD3FFzmnUPxvPf/s3256/IMG_3973WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3256" data-original-width="2128" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZIU87na__B39T9uqNl6omqjR4Exl2Y8tXOEEqA91nrj_Zg6BxISu2pbpS5Y40y-oz_2OMsXI_BzDXHfuWhzCobzhFVCNLlf1poTH-gi0GbJiJqqD_Xfbj9y4boj6RS2vnXZXllDAb1l1YDsym6quY9aOiwzhgH77MIsxfBqHacsD3FFzmnUPxvPf/w261-h400/IMG_3973WM.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These placemats make a great addition to my fall decor and although I won't get to use them for long this season, I'll be able to enjoy looking at them for many years to come.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqbIYkFtRE37MRrGAXS0WWjFrIgzQtcDFV8VsKQBGFhsEHHB6auDhGD21CeCVKo2FNWrwUMLMEUa39Cuf7hFBX3ll4GZhUSMjuW6Rgpm5eiBxNbCiz1xvwvibZmo6B962LsZPHVsOeXwKxcEl8oiUTW7i4AyoIo2TIfTLcfK8xgMPl5hccHSdJoF2/s4032/IMG_3938WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqbIYkFtRE37MRrGAXS0WWjFrIgzQtcDFV8VsKQBGFhsEHHB6auDhGD21CeCVKo2FNWrwUMLMEUa39Cuf7hFBX3ll4GZhUSMjuW6Rgpm5eiBxNbCiz1xvwvibZmo6B962LsZPHVsOeXwKxcEl8oiUTW7i4AyoIo2TIfTLcfK8xgMPl5hccHSdJoF2/w300-h400/IMG_3938WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-84685774007601684592022-11-10T13:11:00.005-05:002022-11-10T13:11:41.075-05:00Jonan's Semper Fi Quilt<p>Over the summer, one of my cousins commissioned me to make a quilt to be a gift for his son who will be deployed in January. He wanted it to be an heirloom and it was really important to him that it would be made by family for family. He asked that it be Marines theme so after hunting around online to see what themed fabrics were available, I drafted a design, which he loved BTW, purchased the fabrics needed and created this quilt. I've named it:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Jonan's Semper Fi</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF0zIqRmUebQCOwzvAxg0q5yzqdpL_yUSnYzJCjKPjFgP5s7aVbMFEiSA-P5bsZtkBJPJggnSaPRhQpu1r5yP7U8hcjVL7Px2cxSTYYSl4vgdL_6M1u2dDEe8V-KH5yWtnLsF1zhVaX3Ko_nyxZH14yiMNvhXgTOzvmKySjUkB0njQkZGjCd4kO5V/s3267/IMG_3852WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3267" data-original-width="2915" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF0zIqRmUebQCOwzvAxg0q5yzqdpL_yUSnYzJCjKPjFgP5s7aVbMFEiSA-P5bsZtkBJPJggnSaPRhQpu1r5yP7U8hcjVL7Px2cxSTYYSl4vgdL_6M1u2dDEe8V-KH5yWtnLsF1zhVaX3Ko_nyxZH14yiMNvhXgTOzvmKySjUkB0njQkZGjCd4kO5V/w358-h400/IMG_3852WM.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>This is the stack of fabrics that I started with. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcbViGsA4MerYrAAxJh73fQfYKIPn6KLLYL8WZ4mLw7CNxvBtPtd1QStjRCFdyWy6wmRx59Sj44lB2XWApQvrgVT1BBGjNqRsy1ugvFb4tbd776eU80SwHbR6gkWPiZTWdwbNZZWjzRVdLKd8tHk4LoVhb9Ovimk7KUwXiaRbcdlV7toWDBHOvJz-/s3015/IMG_3550WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2537" data-original-width="3015" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcbViGsA4MerYrAAxJh73fQfYKIPn6KLLYL8WZ4mLw7CNxvBtPtd1QStjRCFdyWy6wmRx59Sj44lB2XWApQvrgVT1BBGjNqRsy1ugvFb4tbd776eU80SwHbR6gkWPiZTWdwbNZZWjzRVdLKd8tHk4LoVhb9Ovimk7KUwXiaRbcdlV7toWDBHOvJz-/w400-h336/IMG_3550WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After adding a few narrow borders around the center panel, I offset it with the chevrons.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJNvTxMpenJOnyxCthwe7f5dRhYj46Ir2NTH2Zvvy72fx_KGElgc1IQ-sbtKStTrevoQVQcDKvlnKcHCRKIocMPvWbm4afXhhmo7lvbJMKx6Qlny3N1f9xoKVrRFvJSyehOAyu8NU8nS9ewgZbmwuv_FppUykGGOmGT97akzY9bfmK_dLovWvR_fa/s3293/IMG_3670WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3293" data-original-width="2738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJNvTxMpenJOnyxCthwe7f5dRhYj46Ir2NTH2Zvvy72fx_KGElgc1IQ-sbtKStTrevoQVQcDKvlnKcHCRKIocMPvWbm4afXhhmo7lvbJMKx6Qlny3N1f9xoKVrRFvJSyehOAyu8NU8nS9ewgZbmwuv_FppUykGGOmGT97akzY9bfmK_dLovWvR_fa/w333-h400/IMG_3670WM.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A full round of Red Sawtooth stars alternating with the Gold grunge blocks was next. <span> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRJ2T50vWz_4-IVfn3vZe7ndjz0x8-WDC5igTAv3xnx91sHh-lTke987CNKvvt13eawHN4h_s3GjDGla1bdFoI321KIa9vwz4e-gHrHRtMw6cgKVCZuxujGBKL3yvvLNquGjZKsPo3DtX_Bb_bqJ6AOqF7fQ8yFy5dTrlFLJPHI7i-cwdoL9dXB5b/s3043/IMG_3678WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3043" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRJ2T50vWz_4-IVfn3vZe7ndjz0x8-WDC5igTAv3xnx91sHh-lTke987CNKvvt13eawHN4h_s3GjDGla1bdFoI321KIa9vwz4e-gHrHRtMw6cgKVCZuxujGBKL3yvvLNquGjZKsPo3DtX_Bb_bqJ6AOqF7fQ8yFy5dTrlFLJPHI7i-cwdoL9dXB5b/w398-h400/IMG_3678WM.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>After a couple more borders to bring the panel back to the center and to bring it up to the queen size he requested, the top was done and it was ready to be loaded on the frame. <br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionludfjPhvkiX2--0qHu4ol7frBdKB4GpIYzuhe4hs6DbAgpmuZpswrpJ6HxFk8s-AIB98MKpSkQmzAhEQS00_NQ42QCtiSNuVpjCiZJet9ZQMb9MU9ZOE_zqnOYfU0L5A2Yu0Mn5O21eanko_d6H_jzl1leqrJlZrMjh2ywe26jEqvilo5E9D3M9/s4445/IMG_4179WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3495" data-original-width="4445" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionludfjPhvkiX2--0qHu4ol7frBdKB4GpIYzuhe4hs6DbAgpmuZpswrpJ6HxFk8s-AIB98MKpSkQmzAhEQS00_NQ42QCtiSNuVpjCiZJet9ZQMb9MU9ZOE_zqnOYfU0L5A2Yu0Mn5O21eanko_d6H_jzl1leqrJlZrMjh2ywe26jEqvilo5E9D3M9/w400-h315/IMG_4179WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span></span></p><p><span>Although I originally had another stitching design planned, in the end I chose to quilt it with the Shooting Stars panto as both me and my hubby felt it was the better choice. The top thread used was Glide Affinity (variegated) in Brunette.<br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT5QoJqFXGh9i9NoLaQ_nZvbu44UdIB0fmbUurMrI7Da2YETx8xxQpLkqB9VUS6ImJR_DCc2bz-0hlShicSv4ZRj3mEJDZWzRB8WgfLZLhgqO5C6uu8Rkkw6flfIpKZc8PF9Y1ZNCv1U5D_H-Ib3VCjyP5nHh3rIM7ywtFqKXw0Hv1SvP6gqfD_uX/s3927/IMG_3857WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT5QoJqFXGh9i9NoLaQ_nZvbu44UdIB0fmbUurMrI7Da2YETx8xxQpLkqB9VUS6ImJR_DCc2bz-0hlShicSv4ZRj3mEJDZWzRB8WgfLZLhgqO5C6uu8Rkkw6flfIpKZc8PF9Y1ZNCv1U5D_H-Ib3VCjyP5nHh3rIM7ywtFqKXw0Hv1SvP6gqfD_uX/w300-h400/IMG_3857WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Being that this is a gift for my second cousin from his Dad, I wanted the design to pay tribute to his service and to feature the stars without overpowering the panel. I think I succeeded.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqhKdvdjsACITnA0bT4ERjLZXuSXjpzh9w28qtqVAJwclqdfeuhKETq6e2nAH95n5qU8C3-z4N0YMvKYlGQSFtAwSDh6vH9jtfECCyvS78TCFC2r5na8QZf06IErx14B0n5TxderH2J0VYSCigOT84E7YSpbw0BNBwCpm98s01X-P8cw8bPS43bKA/s5184/IMG_4194WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqhKdvdjsACITnA0bT4ERjLZXuSXjpzh9w28qtqVAJwclqdfeuhKETq6e2nAH95n5qU8C3-z4N0YMvKYlGQSFtAwSDh6vH9jtfECCyvS78TCFC2r5na8QZf06IErx14B0n5TxderH2J0VYSCigOT84E7YSpbw0BNBwCpm98s01X-P8cw8bPS43bKA/w400-h300/IMG_4194WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>The backing fabric was another Marines print that I found.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxjVdCXqEf3vx9D3tAB6CAAfWpF_aW7bmn2KT4RSNLRYfJAp_-trk6Ap2EoX3_g_CEQnboa93nYe3n4R_orYtnju7NFfX51ViIhAiRVwPe2o_dc7ORYCmrl8DFE7FFDzuOXyXNCQKtFFbBheGEN4TVDzYmFUC6BxfNMzc3YJESAeLIcaVQuXJKUh0/s5184/IMG_4198WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxjVdCXqEf3vx9D3tAB6CAAfWpF_aW7bmn2KT4RSNLRYfJAp_-trk6Ap2EoX3_g_CEQnboa93nYe3n4R_orYtnju7NFfX51ViIhAiRVwPe2o_dc7ORYCmrl8DFE7FFDzuOXyXNCQKtFFbBheGEN4TVDzYmFUC6BxfNMzc3YJESAeLIcaVQuXJKUh0/w300-h400/IMG_4198WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Here's a close up of the print so you can see the detail. The thread used on the back was Glide's Military Gold. As always, Quilters Dream 80/20 batting provided just the right weight and detail.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqwLvz5RpfXAUnTWH5b6T07J5QFI5xZsQnPz8bP5aZ5sNs7chxpwv9tzk3me7kls44UXQL_NyF_zszwLdaOdK4bx7yJy_FZXvBcxlHtTLFd9LH41Zq-fj52mIM5-xDP-9L10-wjwpwyHYOatnZ4zZLbW8N8rPr-6VERvUZd0hZTikGosrZR8A-6dD/s4032/IMG_3861WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqwLvz5RpfXAUnTWH5b6T07J5QFI5xZsQnPz8bP5aZ5sNs7chxpwv9tzk3me7kls44UXQL_NyF_zszwLdaOdK4bx7yJy_FZXvBcxlHtTLFd9LH41Zq-fj52mIM5-xDP-9L10-wjwpwyHYOatnZ4zZLbW8N8rPr-6VERvUZd0hZTikGosrZR8A-6dD/w300-h400/IMG_3861WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Once I shipped this off, I waited anxiously for my cousin to receive it and to hear his reaction. He said "I'm so pleased. The detail, weight and feel of the quilt is exquisite." I was beyond thrilled that it exceeded his expectations.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJb-WJY2e-xDdlvtSEmLoXcB8Nu4mPvjBjCc_VgE3NrL7FLqgBbO9qZnJKsWO8k0ZhGCsy8JVFqBjSn817QJFowDzFtpfqDHQcoPqX22xinSn9fTeH4whI7N99kowiYlh6kWdjoIJMqEz_OEDL853g4vbBwhxRLPpvBN-y-s7Mjf6rWjPdkB2fRCeX/s4032/IMG_3854WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJb-WJY2e-xDdlvtSEmLoXcB8Nu4mPvjBjCc_VgE3NrL7FLqgBbO9qZnJKsWO8k0ZhGCsy8JVFqBjSn817QJFowDzFtpfqDHQcoPqX22xinSn9fTeH4whI7N99kowiYlh6kWdjoIJMqEz_OEDL853g4vbBwhxRLPpvBN-y-s7Mjf6rWjPdkB2fRCeX/w300-h400/IMG_3854WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My cousin has already warned me that he might send another request my way in the future. I won't mind that one bit. :) Creating this quilt for his son was truly a pleasure and it warmed my heart the entire time it took to make it.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-70790380409162481002022-10-31T20:12:00.000-04:002022-10-31T20:12:14.667-04:00Ghastlies Table Runner - another Ghastlie finishMy second Ghastlie finish to share has also been a long waiting UFO. I created these blocks for the Wicked Blog Hop in October 2012.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeLnzDxrjNfeis1lTrjBtp9xzekrX2ojstTYmA77NJrUR7Re-ut06wJQ3X1PB5isOgHS8yCt0b92W9s2q0kLJ2CkklBADyryn-7PrQUz64GEOuVLw4nA9AZrPLsEBgHx_T056nMlKnaxUMe7Limzq7As39hRDrAVC_FYaTpY9U3Cmg4MvGdYeCKeb/s2740/Img_7517AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="2740" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeLnzDxrjNfeis1lTrjBtp9xzekrX2ojstTYmA77NJrUR7Re-ut06wJQ3X1PB5isOgHS8yCt0b92W9s2q0kLJ2CkklBADyryn-7PrQUz64GEOuVLw4nA9AZrPLsEBgHx_T056nMlKnaxUMe7Limzq7As39hRDrAVC_FYaTpY9U3Cmg4MvGdYeCKeb/w400-h329/Img_7517AWM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq9XnUMEGWnKfUBAsdAM38NKlu8AVP0pGQ99-5qGDNmPSUoHmV_DoHMetZ6bfSnKcLXpYjxvpdam0mviy4weMtuRMg4rDqk4jG25t-dfYqH9GA4_pxZy9sfnBDnpAGeiy1_cxIKT0emB9H5i66OnJUwVLuDuiEd2tk4l4QAGeI5AEDdnZGC0gyhAD/s2484/Img_7518AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="2484" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq9XnUMEGWnKfUBAsdAM38NKlu8AVP0pGQ99-5qGDNmPSUoHmV_DoHMetZ6bfSnKcLXpYjxvpdam0mviy4weMtuRMg4rDqk4jG25t-dfYqH9GA4_pxZy9sfnBDnpAGeiy1_cxIKT0emB9H5i66OnJUwVLuDuiEd2tk4l4QAGeI5AEDdnZGC0gyhAD/w400-h349/Img_7518AWM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8o8kPQIxnMNS3CyiNYXBw3UF-99umlZrzs60xl0hglWaD_vX9FyftVW1DSzcJfRjGxQjO_w5zOgyab2QY3bnEiMy03w0XsRsqmmppqVqndYceCjaV35aYmAhdftlPl2RT8GgkFeOsyp7Mx3wDT8DQ-EBt6aNB2Ye4ViQuiRudjnJirjFcCyWBwPG/s2658/Img_7516AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="1872" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8o8kPQIxnMNS3CyiNYXBw3UF-99umlZrzs60xl0hglWaD_vX9FyftVW1DSzcJfRjGxQjO_w5zOgyab2QY3bnEiMy03w0XsRsqmmppqVqndYceCjaV35aYmAhdftlPl2RT8GgkFeOsyp7Mx3wDT8DQ-EBt6aNB2Ye4ViQuiRudjnJirjFcCyWBwPG/w281-h400/Img_7516AWM.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2MBu8yur78ac7MITcU1hlHmPIBL9rxdATL4HwF9rLeejRyN_WRaBNy4LDYD2R4zL-FnDj8m9Y_YwPd4JN7Sud9-Ysm3kkugNZgd85ikYNXWotIvy9duTrzxznnTfXL_7ROZLHyHvLdYyhzLc4cDSXV2xQv1bSARjSf7xHFpRZ-ttoGHh-B7M8Q7n/s2172/Img_7515AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="2056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2MBu8yur78ac7MITcU1hlHmPIBL9rxdATL4HwF9rLeejRyN_WRaBNy4LDYD2R4zL-FnDj8m9Y_YwPd4JN7Sud9-Ysm3kkugNZgd85ikYNXWotIvy9duTrzxznnTfXL_7ROZLHyHvLdYyhzLc4cDSXV2xQv1bSARjSf7xHFpRZ-ttoGHh-B7M8Q7n/w379-h400/Img_7515AWM.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since I'm trying to focus on getting projects actually finished, this one wasn't hard to get to the completed top stage and then it was added to the pile to get quilted. I turned the blocks into a table runner for my long dining room table but it could just as easily become a skinny wall hanging if I so choose at some point. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzYR_dio2fKhwDJViH3gNeBOMW-xFXscYu8pMDWOuF2TW6CdNxbSRSBBRGWcrXKVviay97qOoSsQWhtNx_bxRoCGe9z7znJbOrXK5eGyVAHb4ttkpsSTYCDAC7cM2J6Ol1Nai1gA_aNGe_ZqhYwS66Fu17r0xT2hRWtyHrUeSS_griKI9Osg_d4qi/s4874/IMG_3979WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4874" data-original-width="2411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzYR_dio2fKhwDJViH3gNeBOMW-xFXscYu8pMDWOuF2TW6CdNxbSRSBBRGWcrXKVviay97qOoSsQWhtNx_bxRoCGe9z7znJbOrXK5eGyVAHb4ttkpsSTYCDAC7cM2J6Ol1Nai1gA_aNGe_ZqhYwS66Fu17r0xT2hRWtyHrUeSS_griKI9Osg_d4qi/w198-h400/IMG_3979WM.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each of the family members got a narrow border to make the block pop and then a final outer border to bring them up to a 17 inch width. I tried to search up the names of the different characters but couldn't find them so if you know which family member is who, please let me know. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUggZmIh1dcEXhM5UwZxRKdZUBLXVNIuLO4V0-7-FAJJZ3TEapMFpZETtqbA5yrFOpcOUZxVaxM9lxd9WKznywx8un_2vVVdmNNLwGdTPwRe-TQjZqvX9gAOntCkY3hhZ9Ro_8RDWHySz0bOoxO0WQJfKc6EEQUZ03_mftoDGXi1d9LF_3JII0RYac/s4028/IMG_3983WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3483" data-original-width="4028" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUggZmIh1dcEXhM5UwZxRKdZUBLXVNIuLO4V0-7-FAJJZ3TEapMFpZETtqbA5yrFOpcOUZxVaxM9lxd9WKznywx8un_2vVVdmNNLwGdTPwRe-TQjZqvX9gAOntCkY3hhZ9Ro_8RDWHySz0bOoxO0WQJfKc6EEQUZ03_mftoDGXi1d9LF_3JII0RYac/w400-h346/IMG_3983WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I chose the Gossamer panto and used So Fine Fern thread for both the top and the bobbin. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3879" data-original-width="2481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZiX7tca7MNqK8i9ObUkVveXZtmRiNDRtVHkAHz5gNr7YxrZee8g6WhySkpp3e_g7RBiaSg8Juu0yVqO8fTuh8RducEnAMVqzAckQGPnIuWBIvzQFjJ_wYToe6ui3gdUxvij5m3f2xFBCsZg7RGiJW7JHb3EzCkgjIEj3gsz_zvrG1mFQmaGb4Mjj/w256-h400/IMG_3870WM.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There's a lot more Ghastlie fabric in my stash and one day I'll get around to using more of it but until then, at least I have these completed projects to add to my Halloween decor. <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-67088156334772277422022-10-31T13:04:00.001-04:002022-10-31T13:04:39.743-04:00The Ghastlie Gals Wall Hanging - a Ghastlie finish<p>Today being All Hallow's Eve, it's the perfect time to share a recent finish.Way back....say 10 years ago this month, I hosted a couple of Halloween themed round robin type events though this particular one was back and forth between me and one other quilter, hence I called it a See Saw Swap.</p><p>My swap partner, Edy, didn't have a blog then and unfortunately I've lost contact with her in the years since but I'm still thankful to her for the fabulous additions she made to my quilt.<br /></p><p>I started out with one of my favorite scenes from the fabric line, the center Ghastlie sisters, that I bordered with the black and white print and then off it was sent to Edy.<span> </span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9akrnyqFdnr73wLPjdFhVVwlLTp9BLkigegRAl4nltdpad79hPdAEfWkIEVFKuJT5oyKMD2bqJog4tRtuov1rr8iLmkrm1XbWJMxE7Ad5JGW7wvBZfAnWhaP5DcJnFvA0YhIVMxM-37qeIaLhpf78FrxMaAqcisiOlidKBtzDIm7dZr84Tl370XW/s2928/Img_3946AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="2928" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9akrnyqFdnr73wLPjdFhVVwlLTp9BLkigegRAl4nltdpad79hPdAEfWkIEVFKuJT5oyKMD2bqJog4tRtuov1rr8iLmkrm1XbWJMxE7Ad5JGW7wvBZfAnWhaP5DcJnFvA0YhIVMxM-37qeIaLhpf78FrxMaAqcisiOlidKBtzDIm7dZr84Tl370XW/w400-h390/Img_3946AWM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When it returned, she had added the pink and green borders to the right and bottom and the black border with the appliqued circles to the top and left sides.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4phXgk0vFfGmD7ICeMdm7PPAmX5rczJ6rwwdLqglsofJxjBBpwVGfVTr9avGhoedgQ1xYFCBhMYjxB76tdgFllFpDP3c-_faSTmCISLy0P1X9M9aaD0D9Fg2wgBdu2FAOGXDQXGOtkmvIL4War5Wfv9LdijqHmI5zAcl4dsiAxXOz9PYlBXXjbOe/s2977/IMG_4385WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="2977" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4phXgk0vFfGmD7ICeMdm7PPAmX5rczJ6rwwdLqglsofJxjBBpwVGfVTr9avGhoedgQ1xYFCBhMYjxB76tdgFllFpDP3c-_faSTmCISLy0P1X9M9aaD0D9Fg2wgBdu2FAOGXDQXGOtkmvIL4War5Wfv9LdijqHmI5zAcl4dsiAxXOz9PYlBXXjbOe/w400-h391/IMG_4385WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>My next addition was the trees and brambles borders with a few Flying Geese blocks.</span> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdJi85SmsFa-M-RXQP-FPk1wANELieh25N5D6yu8MH3ou_HsPLNgV4tIfagZAMEFAE5c_-lg1LiEu3bdEo7cnSNyKsBAXLjhATOFVSQFj7NtYaAvBVCEJUjDOUxJ9lHb5JqzBuocykRP5GBEPu2CLgvYm-53PTW4uf9oUGcer6w2IsrfvwO_0UY9_/s2982/Img_4396AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="2982" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdJi85SmsFa-M-RXQP-FPk1wANELieh25N5D6yu8MH3ou_HsPLNgV4tIfagZAMEFAE5c_-lg1LiEu3bdEo7cnSNyKsBAXLjhATOFVSQFj7NtYaAvBVCEJUjDOUxJ9lHb5JqzBuocykRP5GBEPu2CLgvYm-53PTW4uf9oUGcer6w2IsrfvwO_0UY9_/w400-h383/Img_4396AWM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span> </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Next Edy added the skeletons and the braid borders. <span> </span><span> </span></p><p><span> </span> <span> </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhjhvFLp39pwsnccstCbouZ4zjlLJYuwGYJtVfNZ_UeZ86-RLKIeVDpMuKL58tNqDkpZ3NfevZOQdRvGvHygJ_JCXF54jXvEJ2RxuDcOapZLkTMXR6NZY0Grf-aMHJmhCWWpE7zGNawe3MjEE5JpQmBXa9cMUIPSyww4Us9lBcglE2C78xemAI6QG/s2977/Img_4883AWM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2977" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhjhvFLp39pwsnccstCbouZ4zjlLJYuwGYJtVfNZ_UeZ86-RLKIeVDpMuKL58tNqDkpZ3NfevZOQdRvGvHygJ_JCXF54jXvEJ2RxuDcOapZLkTMXR6NZY0Grf-aMHJmhCWWpE7zGNawe3MjEE5JpQmBXa9cMUIPSyww4Us9lBcglE2C78xemAI6QG/w400-h381/Img_4883AWM.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span>For my last contribution, half square triangles in Mauve, Green and Black were added. Edy added the final round and it was a great surprise when it made it back home for the last time.<br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span></span></p><p><span></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8bKDY4_HmzRrcN6E5LW5rW4wiiMwPdt-ApinRFretVSlXZD5tEciFOn8mjlwsq2Z6_gNPHYICLuvM0t0AmqkREOq7gaOS5bmjPIDk-6ySVaYdAl7EJQ0n2BQSzjkPdWwQ24eQnHBEWPbHR-WuT_SjHjNAnSYt2_IwQnr2TLRkqxjnIoSWlSxECtK/s3025/IMG_4900WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="3025" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8bKDY4_HmzRrcN6E5LW5rW4wiiMwPdt-ApinRFretVSlXZD5tEciFOn8mjlwsq2Z6_gNPHYICLuvM0t0AmqkREOq7gaOS5bmjPIDk-6ySVaYdAl7EJQ0n2BQSzjkPdWwQ24eQnHBEWPbHR-WuT_SjHjNAnSYt2_IwQnr2TLRkqxjnIoSWlSxECtK/w400-h388/IMG_4900WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span><br /> </span><p></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>Recently I made time to put it on the frame and get it finished. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3brPokOo0HWQoNBSt-lWm0HdI2XmlvBQvbuMdjIJW31NXtLa3Cjz2-9wFWmoil08w70bPNLoGlp5A7nWww1R7v7XQHv-qePKm0biDISq1Cc5csxW9fVNh2VoLD8KFfrNn9pfA4sEeq-ly0_i9CbVYcrjZWtEypWKd9MZ3pz0uHAOZYjnZsTbia9cC/s4032/IMG_9592WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3brPokOo0HWQoNBSt-lWm0HdI2XmlvBQvbuMdjIJW31NXtLa3Cjz2-9wFWmoil08w70bPNLoGlp5A7nWww1R7v7XQHv-qePKm0biDISq1Cc5csxW9fVNh2VoLD8KFfrNn9pfA4sEeq-ly0_i9CbVYcrjZWtEypWKd9MZ3pz0uHAOZYjnZsTbia9cC/w300-h400/IMG_9592WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is completed. I've enjoyed looking at this quilt this season. Who wouldn't? It's the Ghastlies in all their glory! The finished wall hanging has been adorning the spot above the desk in the space between our kitchen and great room so I pass by it often every day. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9_QG7vkaG3ByhzkeAUwNanWouY46w1tzWokiKML3bTgndZsqiXp2EYhFbDwfXcICYqC0jqLCzE6M3F-TIVRS3Bg5MEYvnVmQNO5F2Md653XC9w2fcoJB_0TSkLc8wEbM6LqSYCZZmnkd_TRrtrDWz_pRpEnq--6AKNkwufHgvhwIpWqeiSZ4ZdaY/s4032/IMG_3865WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9_QG7vkaG3ByhzkeAUwNanWouY46w1tzWokiKML3bTgndZsqiXp2EYhFbDwfXcICYqC0jqLCzE6M3F-TIVRS3Bg5MEYvnVmQNO5F2Md653XC9w2fcoJB_0TSkLc8wEbM6LqSYCZZmnkd_TRrtrDWz_pRpEnq--6AKNkwufHgvhwIpWqeiSZ4ZdaY/w300-h400/IMG_3865WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sinister sisters are still keeping their beady eyes on the happenings around them and giving everyone that eerie look that they do so well.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZhgMm_j-_OaepaEvD-AF7_JemAWBl3xwmkgz9ochC_yMpJ1UenN8JaO8imnbHpXYsUllMI7AYK-XNa2DsQOhgLd9bZB8AFpYH315J1ehCTHkyWYJquRVnuZ4lY00WDXcDoNqPCdz6cskui4vxwzjo0AmlDGS6J8Klu_56nuvqIHabmGir_Isq-O-/s4032/IMG_3867WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZhgMm_j-_OaepaEvD-AF7_JemAWBl3xwmkgz9ochC_yMpJ1UenN8JaO8imnbHpXYsUllMI7AYK-XNa2DsQOhgLd9bZB8AFpYH315J1ehCTHkyWYJquRVnuZ4lY00WDXcDoNqPCdz6cskui4vxwzjo0AmlDGS6J8Klu_56nuvqIHabmGir_Isq-O-/w300-h400/IMG_3867WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I backed it with this black and white spiderweb print.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDQl2qqmQFIVYOMbGqpPeqNNsoidZqFCpl_a9vEXrkQeGNTxCFLBT7Ky8ouFCZSlgEyXE7_HI63Yh9sK3OBvTSz3yxWyusYoI7tSAs2s5oaUnTXXlLMC0oHaI_gWa63j4UAkWHmzN8xpfUlGq0eZ8hDAju3rLwGzWjY_s6JNu7YmgCcandcDpYw-G/s4032/IMG_3868WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDQl2qqmQFIVYOMbGqpPeqNNsoidZqFCpl_a9vEXrkQeGNTxCFLBT7Ky8ouFCZSlgEyXE7_HI63Yh9sK3OBvTSz3yxWyusYoI7tSAs2s5oaUnTXXlLMC0oHaI_gWa63j4UAkWHmzN8xpfUlGq0eZ8hDAju3rLwGzWjY_s6JNu7YmgCcandcDpYw-G/w300-h400/IMG_3868WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The panto I chose for this one was Parchment. I used Glide Medium Gray thread on the top and Black thread in the bobbin. It was finished off with a binding in more of the Brambles print.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBAJFl9wTNstooGx6A1TOLOTNXiGdYTgeQWdiYjRUGYPpuiDi7X_hald8_I4xJZEfeBIywScdpKH_dJbNsVDGAeWqkYTdJn3d_9AQ4nUk2f39_eLd1c4gXZWnHE247N8acYSiE99FDBi6iVnK4wZ-sLuPTCmk5Em9rc6z3YnlyLM0-YrVIkbzEYZI/s4032/IMG_3869WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBAJFl9wTNstooGx6A1TOLOTNXiGdYTgeQWdiYjRUGYPpuiDi7X_hald8_I4xJZEfeBIywScdpKH_dJbNsVDGAeWqkYTdJn3d_9AQ4nUk2f39_eLd1c4gXZWnHE247N8acYSiE99FDBi6iVnK4wZ-sLuPTCmk5Em9rc6z3YnlyLM0-YrVIkbzEYZI/w300-h400/IMG_3869WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It only took 10 years for this UFO to get finished and sadly it's not my oldest UFO. I'm just happy to finally have it done. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-Nv2FRGZv6XaUPcalp1gwb-a2dW9rUzUv2eKCIJkFn0HC1KE-1FnSKLnBFP9zM5ZD7b50l7IZ1RqBxrhhHWRsOiaSwZpB35DlwuzN9cjVn8GnagBjeiKdtSKVrvoJLwwY1lbPfeN-lgxqEH4cKFCOaOGtYV5VBIK7WbVY7lBOzCx_uQxCtuggsjy/s4032/IMG_3866WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-Nv2FRGZv6XaUPcalp1gwb-a2dW9rUzUv2eKCIJkFn0HC1KE-1FnSKLnBFP9zM5ZD7b50l7IZ1RqBxrhhHWRsOiaSwZpB35DlwuzN9cjVn8GnagBjeiKdtSKVrvoJLwwY1lbPfeN-lgxqEH4cKFCOaOGtYV5VBIK7WbVY7lBOzCx_uQxCtuggsjy/w300-h400/IMG_3866WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I've got another Ghastlie finish to share to check back soon.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-56984256978001978392022-09-22T09:43:00.000-04:002022-09-22T09:43:36.105-04:00Charmaine's Bright Squares on Point Quilt<p>Next up in the gallery of completed client quilts is this bright and colorful top by Charmaine that features simple squares set on point.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH2OdJsl6xaDS4q5XOP3-YAVAj1JAmxll3A7VxMK4ElTlrMCNq2OKE66zdYmSPYMDAl09XXYWRz7uC72sd7ae7ENd11D-tf8OeyszZWnbN-oCon_00p8Eoe_44pw0jLC9j9pOYC00J_FgQ29vAo6IvN8lwEOLtOLuRrFPTA4QEKTDfFBmauNywBI8/s3938/IMG_4093WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3396" data-original-width="3938" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH2OdJsl6xaDS4q5XOP3-YAVAj1JAmxll3A7VxMK4ElTlrMCNq2OKE66zdYmSPYMDAl09XXYWRz7uC72sd7ae7ENd11D-tf8OeyszZWnbN-oCon_00p8Eoe_44pw0jLC9j9pOYC00J_FgQ29vAo6IvN8lwEOLtOLuRrFPTA4QEKTDfFBmauNywBI8/w400-h345/IMG_4093WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>I've been good lately about remembering to take a "before" photo so that you can see just how much more the quilting adds to the finished project. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMGU4W1fya-gKwLBSYEYzHSZANF3DphHBcpE91sZTjj0HdB6COlIi7ql7l-yyxKxCO8wWxXlyr4fcLUl5iB8i_YuM0wrVJb8fA_UzhzY7r22gzTgjMDtRwbu9NDyQ8zKpzAamYQ3Oy6CSbOpW54EFN1qwpb5nsuNHQ1bRd7u5dJCx5B3aKoY-wWDk/s4032/IMG_2656WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMGU4W1fya-gKwLBSYEYzHSZANF3DphHBcpE91sZTjj0HdB6COlIi7ql7l-yyxKxCO8wWxXlyr4fcLUl5iB8i_YuM0wrVJb8fA_UzhzY7r22gzTgjMDtRwbu9NDyQ8zKpzAamYQ3Oy6CSbOpW54EFN1qwpb5nsuNHQ1bRd7u5dJCx5B3aKoY-wWDk/w300-h400/IMG_2656WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>She used a cute construction site print as the focus fabric and coordinated the other fabrics. I especially like the multi-color diamond print fabric that she used for the border.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh3gWnwQq8bkOG7fRtZJclgwzJFFEuFj82DSJZqvE32GHDad9WrV-c4BpIJzUO1NvX7HGpfA9_7ihWFY97e4_8xdbYebiw6_mrewArIwy2eWtx93pcfB2L6C18FARyGN19WhVkjUGw1QAgGxmNqMu102g8523BSK_HjVIB7F3akSki3izCFljfxIF/s4032/IMG_2658WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh3gWnwQq8bkOG7fRtZJclgwzJFFEuFj82DSJZqvE32GHDad9WrV-c4BpIJzUO1NvX7HGpfA9_7ihWFY97e4_8xdbYebiw6_mrewArIwy2eWtx93pcfB2L6C18FARyGN19WhVkjUGw1QAgGxmNqMu102g8523BSK_HjVIB7F3akSki3izCFljfxIF/w300-h400/IMG_2658WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Such great texture adds much needed movement to the simple square blocks.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1k_Clk-Plc859TJGeMrbgQNoloF5dKHgpt04QswzVu3CGGEV3vYYptkEfF9WbECicAZcvKC4hGSZ1XGLcoBj4PoJlW23paDEztCY7gR6vACoWWR9QZcr5uRx9UTbP9wtwPBumHZB3WbvuYn-Ia80yXe9G_AVnbdlNP9DENFxbutI3SEUin5vEONd/s5184/IMG_4089WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1k_Clk-Plc859TJGeMrbgQNoloF5dKHgpt04QswzVu3CGGEV3vYYptkEfF9WbECicAZcvKC4hGSZ1XGLcoBj4PoJlW23paDEztCY7gR6vACoWWR9QZcr5uRx9UTbP9wtwPBumHZB3WbvuYn-Ia80yXe9G_AVnbdlNP9DENFxbutI3SEUin5vEONd/w400-h300/IMG_4089WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the time now Charmaine lets me choose the panto design and threads to use on her quilts. For this one, Calder was my pic as it reminded me of doing K turns. Threads used were Glide Kryptonite on top and Glide Rock Navy in the bobbin. Charmaine purchases the Quilters Dream 80/20 batting from me for all her quilts.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7pZaErSSK-qlIPVKLN2TA5_mmsMLwuReyITdXV9f7EWeubDPm2hP4x-SMxZxA3KLxRVldFP8V597SVAbPjlGYyXHT9t9epaSiJf5J4wCtKc8C7phyXiOTpzBTNS8ULLETYFP-GQnxrBFBG4UqzAxDK-9vvB-yOWpwCpg3ZU0zbiVBfiaOLrBZUwn/s5184/IMG_4090WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7pZaErSSK-qlIPVKLN2TA5_mmsMLwuReyITdXV9f7EWeubDPm2hP4x-SMxZxA3KLxRVldFP8V597SVAbPjlGYyXHT9t9epaSiJf5J4wCtKc8C7phyXiOTpzBTNS8ULLETYFP-GQnxrBFBG4UqzAxDK-9vvB-yOWpwCpg3ZU0zbiVBfiaOLrBZUwn/w400-h300/IMG_4090WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The backing was a flannel in a coordinating shade of bright blue.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFereQXJCKEAKvqxFTQAycWasJZFLf-aW2xU0KuyrpvybqMdsGqKL1lnYgxZIGUEx0pubjl0OlzP700lVpg-BMKP17v6DuFAhmuqJOsUdwSMwitxgAzZy9P0X2WhhaNZuqQ6SR8jorAbya5KQkl_10l94L3fsA0bS59nLTQ4xHxHM-kKS1YjJeQWC/s3888/IMG_4091WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3859" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFereQXJCKEAKvqxFTQAycWasJZFLf-aW2xU0KuyrpvybqMdsGqKL1lnYgxZIGUEx0pubjl0OlzP700lVpg-BMKP17v6DuFAhmuqJOsUdwSMwitxgAzZy9P0X2WhhaNZuqQ6SR8jorAbya5KQkl_10l94L3fsA0bS59nLTQ4xHxHM-kKS1YjJeQWC/w398-h400/IMG_4091WM.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This quilt is going to be loved and I'm betting that it will be well snuggled with in no time. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJtAaDiFBYqBQDQV7LDe5ng-jTY30EY9m6J4hHRhVbxa5K3UgrnP0_jdUoVnCsGDlcu4Ck9fpryAEAgzUs_7SsiyPy8NbAuA-DFiJC-BDbwv-rIxoG_6oYg-t2hDCmMfDuJLJmClQjl3OtLvaSHGHWNz5f151vYzw5CRYpt_6CfvvGlF3WFnFQfD6/s3526/IMG_4086WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3526" data-original-width="3102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJtAaDiFBYqBQDQV7LDe5ng-jTY30EY9m6J4hHRhVbxa5K3UgrnP0_jdUoVnCsGDlcu4Ck9fpryAEAgzUs_7SsiyPy8NbAuA-DFiJC-BDbwv-rIxoG_6oYg-t2hDCmMfDuJLJmClQjl3OtLvaSHGHWNz5f151vYzw5CRYpt_6CfvvGlF3WFnFQfD6/w353-h400/IMG_4086WM.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Another of Charmaine's creations is up next. <br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-89687250979339545702022-09-15T15:11:00.000-04:002022-09-15T15:11:02.196-04:00Charmaine's Yankees Quilt<p>My client Charmaine created this adorable Blue and White Yankees and bear themed quilt for a special young man in her life. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_VVLk9bFgmPxjmVDIwXLqf3obDQJCs7pEHQuTyFp_4hOKcv4Q6WkFjLoaToYD7594E0Ycepne48YYflBYwsyeaBylcSPrE9UCdt104Ldw-LSeNCnBtIdGZ2cCUsoxvcIrj6xvtDmYlJLFEGNH8pk1h787bE5-Ga9Z7WXrmTQoNHeN6ZNHruFAxbE/s3080/IMG_4075WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3080" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_VVLk9bFgmPxjmVDIwXLqf3obDQJCs7pEHQuTyFp_4hOKcv4Q6WkFjLoaToYD7594E0Ycepne48YYflBYwsyeaBylcSPrE9UCdt104Ldw-LSeNCnBtIdGZ2cCUsoxvcIrj6xvtDmYlJLFEGNH8pk1h787bE5-Ga9Z7WXrmTQoNHeN6ZNHruFAxbE/w400-h325/IMG_4075WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>"Before" - loaded on the frame and ready to go.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wJ9zs8DB31VwU9YDRb8iHkgvAnkYLjsHbYy4lbcQeam3FOHafFysFfj65Sx9Plsv0UFZzR92A7VkculBHKTayT20UpQ_znYfP58muBx0dOd3MAsCvEFoev-B15phsqxQES97lDHuAqE7Qk-QkUMR07orJc6kWd6ilptLnSASGWoLXuWcj8dWhWQd/s3574/IMG_2648WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wJ9zs8DB31VwU9YDRb8iHkgvAnkYLjsHbYy4lbcQeam3FOHafFysFfj65Sx9Plsv0UFZzR92A7VkculBHKTayT20UpQ_znYfP58muBx0dOd3MAsCvEFoev-B15phsqxQES97lDHuAqE7Qk-QkUMR07orJc6kWd6ilptLnSASGWoLXuWcj8dWhWQd/w339-h400/IMG_2648WM.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The bears she created and appliqued on are just so cute. I don't remember what she told me about why this one is wearing a purple vest and has an N on it's hat but I'm would venture a guess that he's a big baseball fan and the colors and letters chosen mean something special to him.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8vhWYgh4cBfJH4HCS_-AtLmmnq3vJD9QJ4hOiBeERoMk50rHoMjcpyi3qDnfDEPfoNneaMCRSSGJQs_YAuhB4DURoQTBEu0rQP29-A5g4gtEwhAw3ByvgaelKh9ROVJ3WeB4vYzEWqz3yRzcH9sgSzWksnY9UiwYSsWT2yA-5mvRRLk87TRe2ZHa/s4639/IMG_4078WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3704" data-original-width="4639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8vhWYgh4cBfJH4HCS_-AtLmmnq3vJD9QJ4hOiBeERoMk50rHoMjcpyi3qDnfDEPfoNneaMCRSSGJQs_YAuhB4DURoQTBEu0rQP29-A5g4gtEwhAw3ByvgaelKh9ROVJ3WeB4vYzEWqz3yRzcH9sgSzWksnY9UiwYSsWT2yA-5mvRRLk87TRe2ZHa/w400-h320/IMG_4078WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The other fella is sporting a green vest and a S on his cap.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww-IZpV4mxVfuscqa68zH420gCGPFINofK93UpqV8bzHxLJ0rFnfBv_U0zWDMYFix1eX_3bLSxsQ3IWj5vCb-5xDdMjPWnWliTkUu_85JjHFkeFynTTM5Ah7c2dPmqk3aXvlP726aquCO7PcScDyu6N3cP9HWj_oW2JLrjioM65r-ykkiGVHBmT4R/s4858/IMG_4079WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="4858" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww-IZpV4mxVfuscqa68zH420gCGPFINofK93UpqV8bzHxLJ0rFnfBv_U0zWDMYFix1eX_3bLSxsQ3IWj5vCb-5xDdMjPWnWliTkUu_85JjHFkeFynTTM5Ah7c2dPmqk3aXvlP726aquCO7PcScDyu6N3cP9HWj_oW2JLrjioM65r-ykkiGVHBmT4R/w400-h308/IMG_4079WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Breath of Gods was the panto choice. Threads were Glide Mercury on the top and Glide Sky in the bobbin. Batting was Quilters Dream 80/20.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_HcAEdX0sLhBCT7hAJ5wVacanV2OYBTzzj49CnBXG4cLiqt3YUHNqZOBtfIQe18w1-_yWZpfj-zUFwDo3Co5FW-zE4DBUVtNxDWRDeuvqSjJepOPaQGyJ-tx7JGvRUU8eqzXCQ4deBsFSBXfyTB04uYfWyIOoCok8pvoy7G9TJ53A5KrgbXc2GGw/s4767/IMG_4081WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3575" data-original-width="4767" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_HcAEdX0sLhBCT7hAJ5wVacanV2OYBTzzj49CnBXG4cLiqt3YUHNqZOBtfIQe18w1-_yWZpfj-zUFwDo3Co5FW-zE4DBUVtNxDWRDeuvqSjJepOPaQGyJ-tx7JGvRUU8eqzXCQ4deBsFSBXfyTB04uYfWyIOoCok8pvoy7G9TJ53A5KrgbXc2GGw/w400-h300/IMG_4081WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I expect the young man that received this quilt was over the top excited. Who could blame him?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoBiMqcr1lHIz5X6nTEvw0VmQRgY0-gKllq0k8jNlLggFM6qNBIC-Z7CUFRu7wK7kBoLJQtQ68PhQmE5wrU8Vk1BWXMzGsQvHXgDEsp0tzf8HnAbtuTugaoHpdELfr66eTHR8zffXAuRdKqCoB7czjOJGWtA-pIf4kFStzaGj-nU2K0d_lqkyybKp/s3933/IMG_4082WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3489" data-original-width="3933" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoBiMqcr1lHIz5X6nTEvw0VmQRgY0-gKllq0k8jNlLggFM6qNBIC-Z7CUFRu7wK7kBoLJQtQ68PhQmE5wrU8Vk1BWXMzGsQvHXgDEsp0tzf8HnAbtuTugaoHpdELfr66eTHR8zffXAuRdKqCoB7czjOJGWtA-pIf4kFStzaGj-nU2K0d_lqkyybKp/w400-h355/IMG_4082WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On to the next one..... <br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-19977751337266944662022-09-10T08:46:00.000-04:002022-09-10T08:46:07.651-04:00Kate's Large Star QuiltQuilt Inspector #1, aka Maverick, was front and center for this quilt's photo shoot. This is Kate's large star quilt that I had the pleasure of quilting for her.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_W9RWYmiY8v4NDwqBbDJEG8xStdiZd7hPP_sHYffxe6M0khpIXcQT4VEV8uO8T6Eoh_Jdu77MtxyNbbHOi41F7qH1JlP-tw4AfvmxhXSVwMwnCJjOgjaFwEpUCDzsT93zjzkFQh3C4PxW-k2eJK7thtK6Djchj-CXPfykB-CwyMTmm6NSNBklm3s/s5184/IMG_3992WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_W9RWYmiY8v4NDwqBbDJEG8xStdiZd7hPP_sHYffxe6M0khpIXcQT4VEV8uO8T6Eoh_Jdu77MtxyNbbHOi41F7qH1JlP-tw4AfvmxhXSVwMwnCJjOgjaFwEpUCDzsT93zjzkFQh3C4PxW-k2eJK7thtK6Djchj-CXPfykB-CwyMTmm6NSNBklm3s/w400-h300/IMG_3992WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span> </span><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>This is how it looked when it was loaded on the frame.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97zkodwi_BVnh_oKlY35ZCQX7NlhaQH2Q0tgV3uoBoesA_gfrWkiTLTPuAPXRESaWngdgXP6gyb2FsPZzsRrJ6o1umybrg-ZPQAb6qzsRr_s7YceZ5hJrjeW9MfdUCz4QjbMVFkVxTiyLCLeaEehZFIKX-UWRPLqUvkhHk10rw4vLnTCG5hLXsV3b/s4032/IMG_2402WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97zkodwi_BVnh_oKlY35ZCQX7NlhaQH2Q0tgV3uoBoesA_gfrWkiTLTPuAPXRESaWngdgXP6gyb2FsPZzsRrJ6o1umybrg-ZPQAb6qzsRr_s7YceZ5hJrjeW9MfdUCz4QjbMVFkVxTiyLCLeaEehZFIKX-UWRPLqUvkhHk10rw4vLnTCG5hLXsV3b/w300-h400/IMG_2402WM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is how it turned out. I can't imagine all of the time it took for Kate to piece this quilt. It's huge, measuring it at 110" square.<span> </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkrSRMWKB7kbsT5KnyZrZxEHQ_Z824QJBkbhQFh35PfDIsFAKwc5wgnmicwxASo3yG01ivWQguUmsta7nT1aYsZCEjg_fDwFJ8sSf736Its2vLBcXtwrkiBrXVt19IabSePfhgUfCWwFTkttO99BpSggluh2rHTcuZ0WmunQEmKVY4QM71ob8Sjsy/s5097/IMG_3990WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3466" data-original-width="5097" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkrSRMWKB7kbsT5KnyZrZxEHQ_Z824QJBkbhQFh35PfDIsFAKwc5wgnmicwxASo3yG01ivWQguUmsta7nT1aYsZCEjg_fDwFJ8sSf736Its2vLBcXtwrkiBrXVt19IabSePfhgUfCWwFTkttO99BpSggluh2rHTcuZ0WmunQEmKVY4QM71ob8Sjsy/w400-h272/IMG_3990WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p>For a traditional quilt design using retro fabrics, a feather motif was the obvious choice. We chose the Plumage panto.<span> Since it is a denser design, each row took almost a half hour to stitch out.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYJ7lE-CXvzj2hKd9qjKGkbHOufX07Vz3ItiZJ4YfQug6rmSV6-Rxlyzfmfl813ywOF7Xp0MV1giwe8o9lDHjAtA7KfClxFpbHH1lZQp45aDP0eBVDhWLU2vnc9JvT4LLHLf8h4TLSKlWQJTElabv6dlTyXCdgI7dmb0yISV5jyxekqnd1dfOH-6K/s5184/IMG_3993WM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYJ7lE-CXvzj2hKd9qjKGkbHOufX07Vz3ItiZJ4YfQug6rmSV6-Rxlyzfmfl813ywOF7Xp0MV1giwe8o9lDHjAtA7KfClxFpbHH1lZQp45aDP0eBVDhWLU2vnc9JvT4LLHLf8h4TLSKlWQJTElabv6dlTyXCdgI7dmb0yISV5jyxekqnd1dfOH-6K/w400-h300/IMG_3993WM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>He takes his inspection duties very seriously and so he looked it over very carefully before he gave his approval.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990831574131918668.post-82684950028542460772022-08-26T14:15:00.005-04:002023-07-22T15:27:11.684-04:00Strolling Patchways in Charmed by Moda Bake Shop<div class="" dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><div class="d2hqwtrz r227ecj6 ez8dtbzv gt60zsk1" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_7rq"><div class="alzwoclg cqf1kptm siwo0mpr gu5uzgus"><div class="jroqu855 nthtkgg5"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto"><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtUlzZzof91Gtf5xBtUIEfUCxps_DCn8Kinda_p8p5ZY7kgfC4N3pK8yTte-GP9NdLAkc7QkDFSzFYqH9py_5yLCeFxMws5OccQ_7bTNVddNS7Rub328_qmNQtTm7f79rjOWMVoSUZHDmsWOK1hsc9C4uSpOr4pJFjgdeGRoNLcyqOcv2piSa73yL/s1299/Cover_B1614_Charmed_ModaBakeShop_WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtUlzZzof91Gtf5xBtUIEfUCxps_DCn8Kinda_p8p5ZY7kgfC4N3pK8yTte-GP9NdLAkc7QkDFSzFYqH9py_5yLCeFxMws5OccQ_7bTNVddNS7Rub328_qmNQtTm7f79rjOWMVoSUZHDmsWOK1hsc9C4uSpOr4pJFjgdeGRoNLcyqOcv2piSa73yL/w308-h400/Cover_B1614_Charmed_ModaBakeShop_WEB.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm thrilled to announce that my most recent design, Strolling Pathways, is included in newest book from Martingale Publishing and Moda Bake Shop titled Charmed-A Dozen Delightful Charm Pack Quilts. The book release date is October 3rd but can be preordered now from @martingaletpp or from Amazon. You can also check to see if your local independent quilt shop will order it for you. My quilt features the gorgeous Slow Stroll fabric line by Fancy That Design House. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWCTWkE36IyRXijWeeDKlo1-zucoCLmpgQKNTowUb3CPPbi_WlP_JRaamgxXbDaNEN47OMkU5iJk7oQK7wxbwVhA_B350UjbIWHSbR3qZl6RH0QB4D7nqb4YPHqbno1Ymr5mATb0atKjMITRhT9-9jNZpzrnRQPTRaz_PA6xVY-kW41CGoBBEXNxR/s1310/Kuhns_Pg54_StrollingPathway_B1614_Charmed_WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWCTWkE36IyRXijWeeDKlo1-zucoCLmpgQKNTowUb3CPPbi_WlP_JRaamgxXbDaNEN47OMkU5iJk7oQK7wxbwVhA_B350UjbIWHSbR3qZl6RH0QB4D7nqb4YPHqbno1Ymr5mATb0atKjMITRhT9-9jNZpzrnRQPTRaz_PA6xVY-kW41CGoBBEXNxR/w305-h400/Kuhns_Pg54_StrollingPathway_B1614_Charmed_WEB.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><span></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The pattern uses 3 charm packs (you can also use scrappy charms) and 4 yards of a background fabric. I loved creating this new design and can't wait to see your version. It's simple and comes together quickly so pull out a stack of your favorite charm packs and preorder your copy of the book so that you can get started as soon as it arrives. <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">This post was originally posted on Quilts From My Crayon Box. If you are seeing this post anywhere else, it is without my permission. Please let me know.”</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.com0