Lucky me!
I wanted ridiculously bright and happy.
56" x 56"
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My husband makes room in his life for driving me to fabric stores. Seriously. Driving to and from our recent ski destination included stops at two fabric stores. Lucky me! I stocked up on dots! They go well with another recent acquisition, this Hey Dot jelly roll by Zen Chic. I began with this pattern called Over and Down Under. I liked the "woven" look of the strips, but the quilt looked a little too dark and dreary to me. I wanted ridiculously bright and happy. Hey Dot
56" x 56"
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My abundant quilt supply readily accommodates quilt donations. This month I happily donated six quilts. My church received four pieced tops. Three are pictured here; one of the four, Pottery, I failed to photograph, so I'm showing you a picture of the pattern. My quilt looked fairly similar. These four tops will be completed and either sold at the Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale or sent overseas for another MCC relief need. Wrap Them in Love Foundation received two quilts. This organization based in the state of Washington distributes quilts to children worldwide. I am thrilled that these quilts now have the opportunity to do what they were made to do...keep someone wrapped and warm.
Am I getting better at machine quilting? Hmmm...maybe. At least the quilt is square! I began stitching in the center and wound my way around and around gradually reaching the edges. You can see how I did this by looking at this small practice piece I made before starting on the bigger one. I continue to have issues with keeping the stitch lengths even while feeding the bulk under the walking foot; I broke one needle, bent two others, and spent quality time with my seam ripper as well. But as I sewed on the binding I felt more comfortable that this quilt would actually reach a satisfactory conclusion. Grey Labyrinth
60" x 60" 576 pieces This modern log cabin pattern and fabric from several different collections were designed by Brigette Heitland of Zen Chic. Friday I retrieved Alphabet Song from Three Sisters Fabric, where it received diagonal plaid finishing. I love the plaid quilting. Saturday I relished each binding stitch I put in by hand. Sunday I revisited the pictures I took while making this quilt, and I took more pictures. Each one inspires me to make another. Some day. Alphabet Song
57" x 66" |
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