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| i have been saving the AMAZING fancy forest by elizabeth hartman since last thanksgiving and now it is time |
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| i have my fabrics all lined up and the first foxes are done...i am ready to take this baby on retreat later this month |
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| this will be a big boy quilt for my grandson...and i know that i will LOVE making it |
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| i made some very special quilts for these two ` ~ they lost their mama to breast cancer in 2014 |
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| very inspired by sherri lynn wood's book improv handbook for the modern quilter and her tutorial on passage / keepsake quilting gave me the confidence i needed to start this special project |
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| i love how they came together so different |
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| i know they will be loved |
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| rachel said it is so soft and she will keep it FOREVER |
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| rachel's is made with her mama's shirts and comfy pants |
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| logan's is made with his mama's demin, comfy pants and a few shirts |
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| in loving memory of kelly ann wright |
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| so nineteen hundred miles later we were home catching up with the mail and having a cold beer |
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| i finished block six of my lollypop trees on this road trip |
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| had a bit of fun w embroidery ~ nick likes to drive and i love to stitch |
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| also finished the binding on my color map |
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| and took photos |
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| lots of photos ~ especially of that alberta sky |
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| managed to catch this rainbow after driving thru a sun shower ... all my photos are taken from the passengers side going seventy miles an hour by the way... |
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| enjoyed a lot of good food |
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| loved seeing both of my sisters gardens xo |
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| got to spend a few days on this beautiful farm |
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| attend a very special family wedding xoxox |
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| and visit alberta family |
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| i came home w lots of goodies too xoxo |
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| i am loving this ~ so easy to sneak in an hour of fun sewing during the busy summer ~ a free block pattern each week at quiltingmayhem.com |
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| block six is my favorite so far |
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| and i have this thing now with photos on clothes line |
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| rainy day yesterday so my newest block seven stands alone xo |
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| my small world is a big finish ~ machine quilted w a zigzag |
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| this is my second #mysmallworldquilt done with the pattern later published by jen kingwell and as a class at quilting mayhem |
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| this is the first mysmallworld ... it was improvized by following several #mysmallworldqal on instagram ~ the first quiltmania pattern was sold out and i could not find it anywhere...more about the first one here |
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| seeing them side by side for the first time ~ definitely love my second the best and boohoo it is the one i will be gifting |
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| however i do like the straight line quilting on the first one more ... |
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| the binding possibilities were endless |
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| the final choice was perfect with black fairy tales...the land that never was by lisa congdon cloud nine and then i also love the lecien fabric i chose for the back |
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| and those flags xo |
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| i am so celebrating this finish |
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| cuz it really did take forever ~ over 100 happy hours went into this |
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| and here in our little corner @quilting mayhem #loveislove #quiltsforpulse #snohomishmqg has made enough blocks for three...we are finishing up two heart quilts and one rainbow slab...thank you to everyone that helped make this happen ~ it was heartwarming to see all the blocks come pouring in ~ a special thanks to laura for keeping us organized xoxoxo |
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| i machine quilted our first completed top w heart strings |
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| and after some weekend binding... |
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| we have our first #quiltsforpulse finish |
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| love this heart block from cluckclucksew |
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| we will be sending this along with two more soon to orlando |
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| section seven is a beauty |
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| section six and seven joined together here |
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| all seven sections hanging out together |
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| the backround squares are 16 across by 17 down ~ i broke them down to set the hills into sections [hill block 1] the dresden block with a mini bonus dresden was done with a wedge ruler [ hill block 2] the 3 half rings were done with paperpiecing [so appreciated that sewwhatsherlock provided the templates] [hill block 3] the rainbow was done with half circle freezer paper [hill block 4] the hexies did not get a curve and i used the easy circle method tutorial here |
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| hill block 3 was definitely the fussiest but also my favorite |
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| and one of the best parts of this finish was cleaning up the constant mess on my cutting table during creation xoxoxo |
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| same cutting table honest xo |
