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| this will be one of the PRETTIEST quilts i have EVER made... |
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| and the most photographed xo more info on this quilt here |
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| a row a day is my goal ~ 2 more rows to go ~ ...that leaves about a week to quilt and bind this beauty |
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| amy from duringquiettime is from the boston area and has agreed to receive and find a location for these wonderful flags xo |
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| i am a canadian living in the states ...i am sending love from both countries xoxoxo |
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| kay and i went on a rainy friday rush hour jaunt to gossypium |
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this new obsession is out of control and growing strong xo |
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| row 8 is done 4 more rows to go!! photos do NOT do this justice xo |
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| sewing happily along with lily's quilt ...the sixth row marks half way xoxo more info here |
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| and nestled in the middle is a very special memory triangle ~ fabric from a favorite blouse of my mom's...a blouse she wore a lot...a blouse i have saved since she passed away in 97...while working on this kaffe quilt i have thought a lot about Ruth and how she would have loved kaffe and how well her floral blouse blended in and then i thought about how great it would be for lily to have a bit of alberta gramma in her quilt xoxo and i LOVE that this quilt will have a special secret xoxox |
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| still working on kaffe and loving the smell of this lily in my sewing room xo |
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| four beautiful rows...i am in LOVE |
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| finished this one up for sister...it was made last spring at the fig tree factory xo |
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| i pieced the back and quilted it with cathedral windows by j. schick from digitech |
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| cutest tea pot quilt ever made with flour ~ sugar fabric and machine quilted w bloomin star by beany girl quilts xo |
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| love the colors ~ this quilt belongs to my friend kay |
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| and kay's sweet paris flea market quilt ~ done w blooming feathers by anne bright |
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| and this great word quilt belongs to chawne ...loved quilting this one ~ the colors and words are awesome ~ machine quilted w cathedral windows by j. schick and double batt |
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| and this beauty is up next ...pieced by nancy ~ pattern from tula pink ~ love it! |
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| made this easy peasy glamping kitchen towel for our camping friends...tutorial here ~ sweetwater |
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found this moda glamping fabric at pacific fabric ~ i just put one 4 " ruffle instead of 3 - 2 1/2 " ruffles ~ i cheated a bit by buying a set of ready made kitchen towels at ross...but it made for a great hostess gift ~ ready in 15 minutes! |
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| two rows complete ...eleven more to go xoo |
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| these triangles are going together beautifully xo |
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| using this borrowed ruler from my friend kay xo |
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| drove 1/2 hour north yesterday to aunt mary's and bought 13 more kaffe [ YIKES, I AM IN DEEP BABY ! ] carol has a great selection and was very helpful ...because there are several designers they are called rowan collective from westminster fibers ~ i am such a kaffe rookie xo |
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| a few shops later... |
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| the best score was at ben franklin...i stopped there just hoping to find a suitable back on their sale table but i also found a few other kaffe prints on sale xo |
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| but the BEST find was 6 yards of this soft goodness ...it is more than suitable so i decided to take a chance...i was a bit worried about it being rayon...but this quilt is going to live in HOT HOT mexico and it felt sooo perfect ...and it was 54 wide ~ 5.99 a yard !!! |
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so i made a little sampler today on my lunch break ~ washed and dried it...finished up so soft ...PERFECTO !!! |
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| and THREE days later...i am still undecided... |
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| first trip to gathering fabric... |
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| and this is the awesome pile of solids i have to work with...i joined pink chalk's solids club a few years back xoxoxo |
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| i am struggling with kaffe...but it is a good struggle xo |
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| second trip to gathering fabric... |
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| things have got very messy xo |
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| but i did name this quilt and stamp a label and i think this design is getting closer to what i want... |
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| this is friday's quilt...specially made for my great niece em xoxo |
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| this is a shot from behind...machine quilting with a pantogragh pattern and a laser light ~ modern links by jodi robinson |
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and this is my choice for binding xox |
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| and how about this for a front porch view ~ cherry blossom / camelia xoxo |
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| this has been my neighbourhood since 1996 ... and i wait for this every year... |
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| i wish u could SMELL this xo |
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| BUT boo hoo they have started to replace these trees....they have reached maturity and are done.... |
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| by next year they will be completely gone...and baby trees will start their new life on cherry blossom lane xo |
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| i am going to visit blossom lane a few more times this year before the blossoms fall...xo |
