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| i found this vintage treasure yesterday at an estate sale....i was coming around a hall corner into a bedroom at the sale when i spotted it and scooped it up instantly xoxo |
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| had to have an outside shot in the sweet sunshine xo |
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| 19 X 16 = 304 flowers = a priceless amount of hooking xo |
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| it washed well and needs a few small repairs...i LOVE the scalloped edge |
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| and the COLOR!! |
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| i don't even know how to crochet but i think i need to learn...i am so drawn to it ...check this out to see one big reason WHY |
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| i stayed up late pinning |
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| and putting the first few stitches in....i am in LOVE |
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| so happy to start a new applique project cuz it has been awhile since i have had one....each of these blocks finish up at 18" it will be so fun to build ~ the fabric possibilities are SO endless with kaffe xo |
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| meanwhile i finished christi's beautiful fig tree quilt that she made for her daughter ~ machine quilted with anne bright's strawberries |
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| the back of the quilt is PERFECT |
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| and i got started on her ombre baby quilt ~ done with one fabric cut and machine quilting it with patricia ritter's animal crackers xo |
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| look what the mailman brought me yesterday xo it was my first time ordering from gloriouscolor and i was not disappointed...all these cuts were on SALE and they included a straw needle pack as a gift xo |
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| i have been collecting kaffe for a while now ~ these are my lights |
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| and these are my darks and i thought i had LOTS but now i am realizing i need more kaffe ~ some of the darker kaffe xo |
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| and these are my possible backround fabrics... |
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| hello block number one!! i can hardly wait to meet you xo |
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| COMPLETELY DONE ~ finished the final side of binding last night xo |
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| all ready for isaac and ani ~ feels so good to finish a quilt i started over a year ago ~ stars and honey is a BEAUTY more here |
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| machine quilted with honeycomb by dave hudson from digitech |
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| and photographed outside with sunshine and blue skies xo |
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| before giving it a good wash...and dry |
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| it washed beautifully...love the puffy soft look xo |
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| sara and i got a mother / daughter night in portland....this is a large beautiful street mural in the pearl district |
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| sara treated us to a night here for my birthday ~ we had such a nice quiet get away ... we ate well ... we walked the bridge loop ... we just wandered ... i am most thankful for the gift of time we gave each other ~ thank you sara xo |
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| this flashlight on his paw puppy was on our bed...and we had a 6th floor view of the neighborhood |
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| we asked for a nicer view [our first room was facing the back with large heating ducts obstructing the window] and we got a nicer room too...thank you sherry for teaching me to always ASK NICE for more if you are not happy ~ and these robes were hanging in our closet...could not miss this photo op xoxo |
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| zoom zoom ...i got the binding done yesterday |
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| doing it on the longarm makes this part a bit easier cuz u don't have to manage the weight of the quilt xo |
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| so great to have a FINISH XO |
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| still love stamping my labels xo |
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| a little surprize flower love from teri on saturday xo |
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| kay and i made it out to the 33rd QA quilt show in monroe yesterday....it was a great quilt show with LOTS of great quilts ... i was very drawn into color....so inspired by this scrappy house ...read about it below |
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| lollipop trees by kim mclean is perfect for my kaffe stash...and i think my sister will be on board for this too right right?...i love the big scale of the applikay...this quilt belongs to summer truswell and was a winner last year at the QA show....... |
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| and this is the back of the above quit....love love love |
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| more kaffe....crazy beautiful |
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| same quilt info below xo |
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| summer loves kaffe too....she had many quilts at the show |
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| and i love this kaffe zigzag too....info below |
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| and i was inspired by this too....info below xo |
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| and WOW right?? i forgot to get a name on this one but I LOVE IT and yup it is more kaffe |
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| and i might have bought a bit of fabric from island quilter for my stash and yup all KAFFE xo |
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| i pieced the borders last night....got it loaded this morning |
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| originally thought i was going to do light custom but last minute change of plans led me to this....xo |
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| and i ABSOLUTELY love the look xo hope isaac and ani do too?? |
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| what a wonderful way to spend some of my saturday xo |
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| i almost always float my quilts ~ this is a shot from the front ~ i love the light that comes through the back from the window ...and i LOVE that i am quilting something that i made today xo more info on this beauty here |
