tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57033454046365166542024-03-18T19:00:01.625-07:00A Quilter's TableDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2552125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-68838386630047708502024-03-16T09:12:00.000-07:002024-03-16T09:12:47.491-07:00Like, Totally :: March<p>While watching our Seattle MQG zoom meeting this week, I finally got a start on this month's <a href="https://seattlemqg.com/2024-BOM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BOM</a> blocks - a collection of flying geese!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XFEj9X5-iMxTWLUZo4WWewlYSOF7c4bxOhYoMjF7Il_HyC3j1o3EML2TAAD3qvbXiRRkGlCFHUXXMY4xLNqM3DQxthV0JuIa7t46ouLGStnDYORrwqLZWtcofVgFE0X_OD4lrXjV7jeCmxDu6wYYlA-S3r-1JI_nTLmaugLn9pCpGvIguQnfiGH97Tg/s2581/PXL_20240315_232747360~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="2581" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XFEj9X5-iMxTWLUZo4WWewlYSOF7c4bxOhYoMjF7Il_HyC3j1o3EML2TAAD3qvbXiRRkGlCFHUXXMY4xLNqM3DQxthV0JuIa7t46ouLGStnDYORrwqLZWtcofVgFE0X_OD4lrXjV7jeCmxDu6wYYlA-S3r-1JI_nTLmaugLn9pCpGvIguQnfiGH97Tg/w640-h640/PXL_20240315_232747360~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I thought to go through my stash of charm squares for potential background fabrics, a holdover from my earlier quilting days, and was happy to find a nice handful of bold black and white prints. I used them in the blue block, and those three single geese at the bottom of the photo above. I kinda think they'll add a punch in the final quilt. Now they're all safely stored away until next month's assignment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4ZAuDHiTVv0CZ0H4OyL-_7MDo33xAwxSkMoEVAs7M7JFMEDI0EvCwbrU7xU7pwtxy9BRQ_4sOAXho3MVudBWxHZFvusR3c0GPDgzO1VBhCkfPbpje7uUvrZ0mnen0Goyp2C3EyE6gs3q_j1-2srGJno92DT7bB2Z1rBwHiixufXp9CXo14ubkFTG8Ns/s1280/LIke%20Totally%20Quilt%20Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4ZAuDHiTVv0CZ0H4OyL-_7MDo33xAwxSkMoEVAs7M7JFMEDI0EvCwbrU7xU7pwtxy9BRQ_4sOAXho3MVudBWxHZFvusR3c0GPDgzO1VBhCkfPbpje7uUvrZ0mnen0Goyp2C3EyE6gs3q_j1-2srGJno92DT7bB2Z1rBwHiixufXp9CXo14ubkFTG8Ns/w400-h400/LIke%20Totally%20Quilt%20Image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-32231117170097228452024-03-15T09:02:00.000-07:002024-03-15T09:02:15.360-07:00The Cozy | Hemming<p>My Cozy quilt is finished! SO different than my typical quilting project, it was absolutely a joy to do.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8_cSJ3SYQPzhVFnStlEHyaoEGLeGCY6bjLp2co6903QcGypvK6g0kWRmLJX4ORzTkhPKB6z1g6RC-1vilPrXJSmta5a286UTD2BjX4cP2XWjwXHyOnglRX08HjD_-oN8MdpVn2ZW-ifyXvmHqdhi06Gbxq6xNCP9Hkb_4G-YnaYa0WVm8ujXLqWfNsw/s2357/PXL_20240313_212322383~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2357" data-original-width="2357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8_cSJ3SYQPzhVFnStlEHyaoEGLeGCY6bjLp2co6903QcGypvK6g0kWRmLJX4ORzTkhPKB6z1g6RC-1vilPrXJSmta5a286UTD2BjX4cP2XWjwXHyOnglRX08HjD_-oN8MdpVn2ZW-ifyXvmHqdhi06Gbxq6xNCP9Hkb_4G-YnaYa0WVm8ujXLqWfNsw/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_212322383~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all the hand-stitching and cutting away the shapes, it was time for trimming the edges, and surprisingly, that was one of the most worrisome parts of the process. Where the center fabric and my stitching ended weren't always completely the same, and because of that, I chose to make a 3/4" hem rather than the suggested 1/2". But it all worked out! The hemming itself was fun to do, and I used several colors of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderfilspecialtythread/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonderfil</a> perle8 for that, just like I had throughout the stitching of the quilt. I've come to love the trimmed 3/4" 'tails' even on the binding.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPDXEV3wIYMGf1ZRNd0p8y_0q2w1Zxa1UDFeiXTjdrQOcpSxAm0OTDT7pPYehUZdXHjAO15NBJ-rpfbwRbieBXJqHz8Nj5REyUWbYEWh-7VDPaGNPi3wDS42skR-R77bS-C8KmaBKXwd4cpqKgWBJUppLR3DA0_BYL-20xX8FcKZslzmg1u7FfJc6ed0/s2714/PXL_20240313_211930218~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPDXEV3wIYMGf1ZRNd0p8y_0q2w1Zxa1UDFeiXTjdrQOcpSxAm0OTDT7pPYehUZdXHjAO15NBJ-rpfbwRbieBXJqHz8Nj5REyUWbYEWh-7VDPaGNPi3wDS42skR-R77bS-C8KmaBKXwd4cpqKgWBJUppLR3DA0_BYL-20xX8FcKZslzmg1u7FfJc6ed0/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_211930218~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just for fun, I'll give you a glimpse of the back, where my stitches show up pretty well, I think.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9w-oFtRVa2Fxa4PSdQXrYHoo1zryP4isUYIrfYK8ZeL9-P5s6DGmrb4MCa5XCynKkvQtWfi9m8INfD74N7QjDQjx9V_ez1l9RKfUDCI3xen8JdVGuZ2ekVIE3D1Rm7xoR159lI0Ngsmhlz4swhN2JIHbpCkYCWuadqitGRraof2dCn-xgmjyBpu5IQ4/s3074/PXL_20240313_212458938~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9w-oFtRVa2Fxa4PSdQXrYHoo1zryP4isUYIrfYK8ZeL9-P5s6DGmrb4MCa5XCynKkvQtWfi9m8INfD74N7QjDQjx9V_ez1l9RKfUDCI3xen8JdVGuZ2ekVIE3D1Rm7xoR159lI0Ngsmhlz4swhN2JIHbpCkYCWuadqitGRraof2dCn-xgmjyBpu5IQ4/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_212458938~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that's a wrap! I kinda miss stitching on it already!</div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii59Mcry4uhAC9BY4jShngwvNMny89FV9WEobJv6RAAuVWsiOnX_IaIv7PmPrDRUNqVPYzaoSNKFMhUoKb5kkbEcUB_MV3gUY4lAhC_CCM-USvX8wRMpITsRpdm6x8HijA67UHxSLaLRus56MT2lO4U9BwXapKgmsA_uBb2DEvsIoddnS7kypUUYDHcMo/s2697/PXL_20240313_211354231~2.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="2697" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii59Mcry4uhAC9BY4jShngwvNMny89FV9WEobJv6RAAuVWsiOnX_IaIv7PmPrDRUNqVPYzaoSNKFMhUoKb5kkbEcUB_MV3gUY4lAhC_CCM-USvX8wRMpITsRpdm6x8HijA67UHxSLaLRus56MT2lO4U9BwXapKgmsA_uBb2DEvsIoddnS7kypUUYDHcMo/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_211354231~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><i>Past Cozy quilt posts, for reference:</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-cozy.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Cozy</a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-cozy-middle-layerbastingmarking.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Cozy | Middle Layer.Basting.Marking</a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-cozy-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Cozy | Stitching</a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-cozy-cutting.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cozy | Cutting</a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-50561414103245103032024-03-14T09:13:00.000-07:002024-03-14T09:13:04.618-07:00My Peach Fuzz<p>Better late than never, I now have a <a href="https://www.pantone.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pantone</a> swatch of this year's <a href="https://www.pantone.com/articles/color-of-the-year/what-is-peach-fuzz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Color of the Year, Peach Fuzz</a> (thanks to my daughter, Rachel <a href="https://www.instagram.com/snippetsofsweetness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@snippetsofsweetness</a>!) and a small assortment of possible fabric matches, the first step in my participation of this year's <a href="https://saroy.net/2024/03/announcing-the-2024-pantone-quilt-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pantone Quilt Challenge 2024</a>, hosted by Sarah <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bysarahruiz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bysararuiz</a> and Elizabeth <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elizabethkray/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@elizabethkray</a>.</p><p>First up, the solids! Sarah and Elizabeth shared <a href="https://saroy.net/2024/03/announcing-the-2024-pantone-quilt-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a generous list of possibilities</a>, which led me to order the following (l-r):</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kona Ice Peach</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kona Peach</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cantaloupe Bella Cotton Solid </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Art Gallery PURE solid in Peach Sherbet</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.rjrfabrics.com/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282c30; cursor: pointer; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: color 0.1s linear 0s;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #61177c; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">RJR Fabrics</span></a> Apricot Ice </span></li></ul><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYEVusrMd_IoRNY1zmZ3mogAxQtw9x4f82n-AqaVuOHMIYrWMgP1oxsiuq16xxhRQYzwx7gGqiO6Kkh-c02aNaa2b3IbYPAkX12iKOSeJNiivU7WGlC0SM9JPKqMh0CqrV94_lVk5J_bSzkLr5SUX_lBsPI6Fnk_5D0ByOkZhoOs2auCeeaTdHyukNMQ/s2832/PXL_20240313_213830074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="2829" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYEVusrMd_IoRNY1zmZ3mogAxQtw9x4f82n-AqaVuOHMIYrWMgP1oxsiuq16xxhRQYzwx7gGqiO6Kkh-c02aNaa2b3IbYPAkX12iKOSeJNiivU7WGlC0SM9JPKqMh0CqrV94_lVk5J_bSzkLr5SUX_lBsPI6Fnk_5D0ByOkZhoOs2auCeeaTdHyukNMQ/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_213830074.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I see that <a href="https://saroy.net/2024/03/announcing-the-2024-pantone-quilt-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the list Sarah and Elizabeth shared</a> has been updated since I ordered my fabrics to declare </span>PURE Solids (Art Gallery) Georgia Peach or Shrimpy as the closest matches they have found. But of the five solids I have, I definitely think the top option - RJR Cotton Supreme in Apricot Ice - is the closest match. I'm not going to be ordering any more fabric at this point, so I'll just declare Apricot Ice as my top choice, knowing full well it's not a perfect match.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZWQZO-grfpvdhaFDT57gcGDAisKd59-XybPinUBf_OzGdRYP2JeEpsMUH87Q4Ht4lrrTc_Mqkq3IdOATn8p79wE31r4hzJDlcIlQ3uGUlfJJKzRt5nZzPsbpksJCxtABCfaPrxULdL4TPV6CBymdAmArkCL5PJ84clYXgeUZZYGOwkh9R5hLbzh_MXM/s2984/PXL_20240313_213836917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZWQZO-grfpvdhaFDT57gcGDAisKd59-XybPinUBf_OzGdRYP2JeEpsMUH87Q4Ht4lrrTc_Mqkq3IdOATn8p79wE31r4hzJDlcIlQ3uGUlfJJKzRt5nZzPsbpksJCxtABCfaPrxULdL4TPV6CBymdAmArkCL5PJ84clYXgeUZZYGOwkh9R5hLbzh_MXM/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_213836917.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6el8SY1G_x2IHd09u6ioJLviskjp8aL5hB7G6feV-ZQ7UJC1nrSDbZG-iurayOKXz-Aq353EC3hUdNlOaN0jc-6A5Dl8OFag64HpUt_Io2a2wDFBajpy3heCFjQ0AYpJpBQ3ZHRo05G-vItE4VS5zx1HQGU64zkjzHOB1wDC9D-Sd8d3zgkwzZcklvdM/s2489/PXL_20240313_214218697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="2487" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6el8SY1G_x2IHd09u6ioJLviskjp8aL5hB7G6feV-ZQ7UJC1nrSDbZG-iurayOKXz-Aq353EC3hUdNlOaN0jc-6A5Dl8OFag64HpUt_Io2a2wDFBajpy3heCFjQ0AYpJpBQ3ZHRo05G-vItE4VS5zx1HQGU64zkjzHOB1wDC9D-Sd8d3zgkwzZcklvdM/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_214218697.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just fyi, when I compared the swatch with (l-r below) Kona Ice Peach and Kona Peach, the brand I regularly use, Ice Peach was closer, but much lighter.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zp4871K_evOWiJg8YBMow4iAxtdAOakQ7iuNtqgQILO4QDY1eCbtxKDrQnouBVaWyayrvI3QS81Jai2EbopWi_nbDkhfFpdbKlnOyK4KXR-Tw3vXnOsx9N2zvWBk4SHqYpkIb_a6RUoh_VxqgLsqtHQkpffFCwAMCf2kyWrzAXSOaHIWKiuuZLrTZmM/s2768/PXL_20240313_214148739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="2766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zp4871K_evOWiJg8YBMow4iAxtdAOakQ7iuNtqgQILO4QDY1eCbtxKDrQnouBVaWyayrvI3QS81Jai2EbopWi_nbDkhfFpdbKlnOyK4KXR-Tw3vXnOsx9N2zvWBk4SHqYpkIb_a6RUoh_VxqgLsqtHQkpffFCwAMCf2kyWrzAXSOaHIWKiuuZLrTZmM/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_214148739.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just for fun, I had ordered a few fabrics that were either a print or not 100% cotton (l-r):</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brussels Washer in Creamsicle, which I was thinking was a linen-cotton blend, but it's actually a linen-rayon blend</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thatch in Melon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Grid in Blush</span></li></ul><div>I was surprised (and disappointed) how poorly they coordinated with the swatch or my preferred solid. OH well.</div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrcOlTW9sTexlMg1xNxxJB9pmDjrbJgbNDJ57gm-EdeKq22MqXemOdVmH24TsovaNC-lHRXE7dKhpMSakznt6c6Y7TU1AW2kI10TH5QUTodsT3Mno45zWPdoOZSgYrL6ti01GNnR6y0IyEMTZJCp7Fp8H9FcevLr7qKjNXND1eSYpcLLP2sGb1kK9uao/s3072/PXL_20240313_214012700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrcOlTW9sTexlMg1xNxxJB9pmDjrbJgbNDJ57gm-EdeKq22MqXemOdVmH24TsovaNC-lHRXE7dKhpMSakznt6c6Y7TU1AW2kI10TH5QUTodsT3Mno45zWPdoOZSgYrL6ti01GNnR6y0IyEMTZJCp7Fp8H9FcevLr7qKjNXND1eSYpcLLP2sGb1kK9uao/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_214012700.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrh8IVWb-emCeCSjCXTzQxinyB0HO0Co0PnxGmRElEZeFQG_8e9D6H9qrdGpFNR5SNxENjoEutCAlOuzZ4vr9XCTPeWE94PBL6b1Cgtlnxdi6T9Hx9TmVyy_cZiSPukVK8JNvbZewrhmBhWVH1LsSsVXQcPAf87_5wtq4mb0mwE5MG1yLPaZBbngEdI/s2845/PXL_20240313_213957561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="2842" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrh8IVWb-emCeCSjCXTzQxinyB0HO0Co0PnxGmRElEZeFQG_8e9D6H9qrdGpFNR5SNxENjoEutCAlOuzZ4vr9XCTPeWE94PBL6b1Cgtlnxdi6T9Hx9TmVyy_cZiSPukVK8JNvbZewrhmBhWVH1LsSsVXQcPAf87_5wtq4mb0mwE5MG1yLPaZBbngEdI/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_213957561.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At any rate, I have a decent assortment of peachy fabrics to start with. Now to decide on a design and what, if any, other colors I want to add to the mix. So stay tuned!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b8glpQkbUDwS8VKDrWJfspnXPZtpiO1bFS_Sc2tkcNxEdJQH-EXvJJ1k6u61v6mv4x7BM8ejTcHrc5LgMI3Iz-gyag11p5x7Cq3PNd3f2cFqxX0t90zqRw3bforMmVp2Yn30mHevouF8FVNQrvMvfazTvEfx1Zec5yPCfaMoLTswaWGN-zHu9DAFOYI/s2708/PXL_20240313_214058458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="2708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b8glpQkbUDwS8VKDrWJfspnXPZtpiO1bFS_Sc2tkcNxEdJQH-EXvJJ1k6u61v6mv4x7BM8ejTcHrc5LgMI3Iz-gyag11p5x7Cq3PNd3f2cFqxX0t90zqRw3bforMmVp2Yn30mHevouF8FVNQrvMvfazTvEfx1Zec5yPCfaMoLTswaWGN-zHu9DAFOYI/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_214058458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>p.s. Are you participating in the challenge? If so, what fabrics are you using? Inquiring minds want to know!</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHxfoeNtA-RraC0_6OU3i22IfGXo8n9B1ZN3eILIdR-0a7RHv_pQ2rvg5HHsrtkGmKeFC5og1sX7vO3WGAz2Tsk1bjYd0Md_DLUX3me2xDT8_UjqkVObBwarkKANJOgUBbUNT7XBi6RgIrL4qe9wfkk8BdSHd15fWBNoOdiQRPkEykubZeAru6TZVrS8/s2815/PXL_20240313_214227894.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="2813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHxfoeNtA-RraC0_6OU3i22IfGXo8n9B1ZN3eILIdR-0a7RHv_pQ2rvg5HHsrtkGmKeFC5og1sX7vO3WGAz2Tsk1bjYd0Md_DLUX3me2xDT8_UjqkVObBwarkKANJOgUBbUNT7XBi6RgIrL4qe9wfkk8BdSHd15fWBNoOdiQRPkEykubZeAru6TZVrS8/w640-h640/PXL_20240313_214227894.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-85227435450774775722024-03-12T15:40:00.000-07:002024-03-12T15:40:21.118-07:00Aurifil Artisan Challenge :: Multiple Threads<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I started out with this mini quilt (10.5" x 11"), I wasn't intentionally making it for this month's <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/auriworld/artisans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil Artisan</a> challenge, which is to make something using multiple thread colors. In fact, it wasn't until I was ready to quilt it and started pulling out threads in a variety of weights and colors that it dawned on me that I could.... and should! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-bihc5A0YJ5x53j_2tbpkSGemNYHEOf7AhoS3-7vMpP9tk3SDlXX412_EiR11EJpQ4Cr6wKpewr2oERViI0yxz39ZqIxulCMad9Qa-IWz9Paw661AMCGb16EeH4iBZBXRitDla773z71xaE0YmpebSLygx0A0h-HeMeust6UykO0STsDEzNEy9WgTwI/s2902/PXL_20240312_183711365.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="2902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-bihc5A0YJ5x53j_2tbpkSGemNYHEOf7AhoS3-7vMpP9tk3SDlXX412_EiR11EJpQ4Cr6wKpewr2oERViI0yxz39ZqIxulCMad9Qa-IWz9Paw661AMCGb16EeH4iBZBXRitDla773z71xaE0YmpebSLygx0A0h-HeMeust6UykO0STsDEzNEy9WgTwI/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183711365.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Early on, I named this piece Downtown, inspired by the print scrap in my original fabric pull. I had in mind something fairly small, as I chose more scraps and stash fabrics to pair with the print. Honestly, it may be a while before I'm ready to make a big quilt. I feel like I'm still in recovery mode after last year's big tryptich. So when I had a couple of hours on Friday afternoon and felt like digging into my scraps, I just went for it. I initially thought I'd do something with a variety of print scraps, but once I found that scrap - the last of a 2012<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaymccarroll/" style="background-color: white; color: #4d6c41;">Jay McCarroll</a><span style="background-color: white;"> Center City print - I decided I wanted it to be the feature.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ-JUPBtfAzcc5z4iZhA0ra6jrkBZ7AaIZMpn-OR6HOw1Pqsq_W7aeMCFhuRw14u1jlJgrWDQNs9f6LEVgv8nDlMA37FwK4BQzEKT9e52KsQA8wN5LFFB2lSpLiSCLh81Hf4aJV57ig0hNElYyToA9qoCbvVRNCP01VQr-bKKtn_HFSzILKk5gpM2jRM/s3072/PXL_20240308_231428453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ-JUPBtfAzcc5z4iZhA0ra6jrkBZ7AaIZMpn-OR6HOw1Pqsq_W7aeMCFhuRw14u1jlJgrWDQNs9f6LEVgv8nDlMA37FwK4BQzEKT9e52KsQA8wN5LFFB2lSpLiSCLh81Hf4aJV57ig0hNElYyToA9qoCbvVRNCP01VQr-bKKtn_HFSzILKk5gpM2jRM/w640-h640/PXL_20240308_231428453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The piecing was random, as I created a few small blocks, then puzzled how they might fit together. At this point, it was just a relaxing way to spend a couple of hours at the start of the weekend. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFKzuvSz4anfAkB7rvEb3VATFf8qXY0-Z3fTg6xZVXXVLDMc-F8Nrn7jzXUWGVOjE-xLTI4-7Ytvvzm7hDzhM6VNcMe-oJJa_LMFxnjb0dHn7NAWEWIW4ClUa6U4z32ID2K9fOWyFdw2tPaY3XvfywqijLAhp_xS4FUV-tPeZyEmZ7vk0VFOu9eGGYv0/s2813/PXL_20240309_002544221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="2813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFKzuvSz4anfAkB7rvEb3VATFf8qXY0-Z3fTg6xZVXXVLDMc-F8Nrn7jzXUWGVOjE-xLTI4-7Ytvvzm7hDzhM6VNcMe-oJJa_LMFxnjb0dHn7NAWEWIW4ClUa6U4z32ID2K9fOWyFdw2tPaY3XvfywqijLAhp_xS4FUV-tPeZyEmZ7vk0VFOu9eGGYv0/w640-h640/PXL_20240309_002544221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The backing was pre-determined - also a scrap of fabric already spray-basted to batting - and though I'd intended on making a quilt front that coordinated better, I let that go for convenience and the pure joy of using that dot fabric.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-LSC2jNibJ3jKEnwPfAS3hluqk8BjtbSImabxPPAUCdr-N8UzvS9P2KrZ9CojWnzg9VOEmCJheq5wohDwsFP9q9L39wkyWBZbKUm7cWwNDIP4zeWLRHHxd1hyQFGPwXwTicLPpv4xNdWKJLEK7eplW9D2tPwwfP7ZUiiisdgsim7fgV_6VAYLTNORck/s2312/PXL_20240312_183808445.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="2310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-LSC2jNibJ3jKEnwPfAS3hluqk8BjtbSImabxPPAUCdr-N8UzvS9P2KrZ9CojWnzg9VOEmCJheq5wohDwsFP9q9L39wkyWBZbKUm7cWwNDIP4zeWLRHHxd1hyQFGPwXwTicLPpv4xNdWKJLEK7eplW9D2tPwwfP7ZUiiisdgsim7fgV_6VAYLTNORck/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183808445.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It was as I began mulling over quilting that things got more interesting. There were so many colors in this small piece, and any one thread color didn't seem to fit. So I began to search for thread colors that matched the fabrics, and in doing so, pulled several different weights as well. The quilting plan at this point? Decide as I went.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDdwsqE8prsTbzgh40oEgC5LzRGDaUgU-Oh6l9Rs4F_TkATpudluNMLdiPV0GoKbsS7xDY0TwanFCLq8_jnpBvE7ygKvqkbmDOZt1oZ8sGqEmGg_SGuP80VwOB8c7GYv3GNHyfnff8mcs4mmBgfF-0FRruGczk30yJENlCO1CBWLRXwsv2MZbQdYN3ss/s3074/PXL_20240312_183103141.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDdwsqE8prsTbzgh40oEgC5LzRGDaUgU-Oh6l9Rs4F_TkATpudluNMLdiPV0GoKbsS7xDY0TwanFCLq8_jnpBvE7ygKvqkbmDOZt1oZ8sGqEmGg_SGuP80VwOB8c7GYv3GNHyfnff8mcs4mmBgfF-0FRruGczk30yJENlCO1CBWLRXwsv2MZbQdYN3ss/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183103141.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>In all, I ended up using 10 different threads! I put Aurifil 40wt in the bobbin, and then just started in, quilting basically from the center out, one color at a time. The threads I used for piecing were:</p><p><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-50wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 50wt</a> 2225 [Salmon], 2479 [Medium Orchid], 2975 [Brass], 6010 [Toast]</p><p><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-40wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 40wt</a> 2692 [Black]</p><p><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-28wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 28wt</a> 2625 [Arctic Ice]</p><p><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-12wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 12wt</a> 2000 [Light Sand], 8530 [<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: justify;">Puce Magenta Pink</span>]</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VPY_ZrxiyIKZdeEAJToUTkXcgjoekSiMau1srJKHW1Jk39DS5mVIvmFvVsv-wvuT-y0yRhwaftjEUjUnpEccQvwfBO-TAHX1luXc10bvssPnWC6IOyd4TeHmnrwL69E9UhP3tmJwIGI-MZJe2gwma2v6kjkU5GfcnUKZZ1nqWVSGpVPXgIWc8TTrRd4/s2723/PXL_20240312_183034671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="2721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VPY_ZrxiyIKZdeEAJToUTkXcgjoekSiMau1srJKHW1Jk39DS5mVIvmFvVsv-wvuT-y0yRhwaftjEUjUnpEccQvwfBO-TAHX1luXc10bvssPnWC6IOyd4TeHmnrwL69E9UhP3tmJwIGI-MZJe2gwma2v6kjkU5GfcnUKZZ1nqWVSGpVPXgIWc8TTrRd4/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183034671.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The quilt is bound in Kona Sangria, and just to let the thread show off, I machine-bound it, top-stitching with more of the 12wt Puce Magenta Pink. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMweFD7rfuiKjWQgAbijm0izeWoRbBGx7Xe8tuJyJ0ZcbUwPYHepdomo7JKyDgWkOA2FCTRF5eDgxtHgwJ3iE8gI7UEWpjbU8uCFOBUZ5okTGK_N72YpyMwSC_rljvzAmG6zFeXpirAXQBgkhyp3ca29vSGJkL2b67dtfEtkzBl6a4zAORDuNuxmYNcE/s3074/PXL_20240312_183840263.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMweFD7rfuiKjWQgAbijm0izeWoRbBGx7Xe8tuJyJ0ZcbUwPYHepdomo7JKyDgWkOA2FCTRF5eDgxtHgwJ3iE8gI7UEWpjbU8uCFOBUZ5okTGK_N72YpyMwSC_rljvzAmG6zFeXpirAXQBgkhyp3ca29vSGJkL2b67dtfEtkzBl6a4zAORDuNuxmYNcE/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183840263.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>At some point during quilting, it dawned on me that I could add in a couple of more thread weights and colors by doing a little hand-stitching on the print sections. That also solved my issue of not really wanting to machine-quilt on them, but knowing they would still benefit from a little something. Thus, after the quilt was bound, I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-floss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifloss</a> 6722 [Sea Biscuit] and <a href="https://shopaurifil.com/products/evolve?_pos=1&_sid=9e2fb6b87&_ss=r&aff=24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 8wt</a> 2420 [Light Blush] to add some outlining and filling stitches to those sections.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvLh6ylv8ndFDbfR0lnIx_EMysvePCwfn_pHow-65iie9nl4YsEvuQkohEkRKG4ksA2egO__2M7Y-Y72mNujkyKx9oaHxROKBp9uI77No_bMWYBm5k38Ki3eA0xQwTKsQgt6LDgS8OdkQheXhSmSFJYOfms9QV-p12eQEtFGEA8Ci06-24r7ppdTII4Q/s2632/PXL_20240312_183746509.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="2632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvLh6ylv8ndFDbfR0lnIx_EMysvePCwfn_pHow-65iie9nl4YsEvuQkohEkRKG4ksA2egO__2M7Y-Y72mNujkyKx9oaHxROKBp9uI77No_bMWYBm5k38Ki3eA0xQwTKsQgt6LDgS8OdkQheXhSmSFJYOfms9QV-p12eQEtFGEA8Ci06-24r7ppdTII4Q/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183746509.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8kJk0SjChoj8EOzuIxzlX_WVdZsbS0rCkTELvW3qk7FTIeY3jLUnwnqL5N-ojdcBJ4DI1-Tifn_7-Kf1uv79rx_YFRDULAv6Q6HR7GEZLzv6-RL-wsTiKq8VA7spFV1RPZlMtgfbgQM-riQUbUDeR4tEDQ23h9hYIipRgRoJH_TUbqupgJRJtLR73Xs/s3072/PXL_20240312_183727334.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3071" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8kJk0SjChoj8EOzuIxzlX_WVdZsbS0rCkTELvW3qk7FTIeY3jLUnwnqL5N-ojdcBJ4DI1-Tifn_7-Kf1uv79rx_YFRDULAv6Q6HR7GEZLzv6-RL-wsTiKq8VA7spFV1RPZlMtgfbgQM-riQUbUDeR4tEDQ23h9hYIipRgRoJH_TUbqupgJRJtLR73Xs/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183727334.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cwrDPhgZTAw0o3xbBYYjghZBVgfydx5-GCl2rVpT7qv14hp9Y-fmmMO8a9ue-h5kc-BWln6y6NIT9vX1Jn8KeU_mgWN5ziMLttvZPBDTRR2SY2taN2yex7CHUAOS-tSr21nU7UtUmC8uR0xCxNkBbqFlyzg6tzsiYgsW3hif2p8sLgvN1JMuzlGqvtY/s2182/PXL_20240312_183733544.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cwrDPhgZTAw0o3xbBYYjghZBVgfydx5-GCl2rVpT7qv14hp9Y-fmmMO8a9ue-h5kc-BWln6y6NIT9vX1Jn8KeU_mgWN5ziMLttvZPBDTRR2SY2taN2yex7CHUAOS-tSr21nU7UtUmC8uR0xCxNkBbqFlyzg6tzsiYgsW3hif2p8sLgvN1JMuzlGqvtY/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183733544.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fx3S_qXPaXPL_yY1PZmDFZw0R1y7LOWNzgGRYKCubjH-43dDknepwwdy4xRbC_44UQjnnp2oxYT8ZQEpMOus_w9_8m-1cTB2XUAk26LUmxIilqjj57CY5gTMiRIn_ahcBgbg6JTkGANlyFNbRNzEBsXU8gTH-_TaVddBtNnVZTY99DSEt8b_Oml0YUg/s2394/PXL_20240312_183742083.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="2394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fx3S_qXPaXPL_yY1PZmDFZw0R1y7LOWNzgGRYKCubjH-43dDknepwwdy4xRbC_44UQjnnp2oxYT8ZQEpMOus_w9_8m-1cTB2XUAk26LUmxIilqjj57CY5gTMiRIn_ahcBgbg6JTkGANlyFNbRNzEBsXU8gTH-_TaVddBtNnVZTY99DSEt8b_Oml0YUg/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183742083.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love that this little foray into the scrap basket pretty much decided what it wanted to be along the way! Creating Downtown was refreshing, and I'm anxious to see what's next.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx-KOjoK0jowHAlWHodSvBe_76WYUi47pEz-BotHD1GYTkJ-4r6BmNP_Sd7vOupS97nnPt2uFW8nw4hi1nSnw7MJKgiPUtRJxGKcx71TxUwsb8sxfac0Vk93o2YYw9U3nNkCiIhKeLi8cx7o4C2M-_ePoia-lA8YcWnznC8LyumEctF1OwYc2ZPZiNLE/s2558/PXL_20240312_183718917.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="2556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx-KOjoK0jowHAlWHodSvBe_76WYUi47pEz-BotHD1GYTkJ-4r6BmNP_Sd7vOupS97nnPt2uFW8nw4hi1nSnw7MJKgiPUtRJxGKcx71TxUwsb8sxfac0Vk93o2YYw9U3nNkCiIhKeLi8cx7o4C2M-_ePoia-lA8YcWnznC8LyumEctF1OwYc2ZPZiNLE/w640-h640/PXL_20240312_183718917.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-3563853244364461542024-03-11T09:16:00.000-07:002024-03-11T09:16:42.030-07:00The Cozy | Cutting<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It took me exactly four weeks to do <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-cozy-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the stitching</a> on my Cozy quilt. Let's just say, I enjoyed it immensely, and I'm kind of sad that it's done. </span>Unfortunately, I had a terrible time photographing the stitched quilt. Inside or outside, photos make it look like a crumbled mess. Due to the jersey knit, it really does have much more drape than a regular quilt, but it's so beguiling in person, I hope I can capture it better once it's complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI49UPN744guFyf5xbBuhCo7z5D9-vetAYl9AEf6FFYwvTN3v9Ybn-QcY2Eq2yhWFSd2Bgzszh1ad6xjyHx4yCkpQCg-4UXjwamObGeXSlISnLDgnCGKM63IOmcmp9NEWE7k55fwlpS2utY4q9TvivvjaXboVPcct16vtn2GsczM2kgGsWLJPHDnOyb0/s4080/PXL_20240302_185254458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2887" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI49UPN744guFyf5xbBuhCo7z5D9-vetAYl9AEf6FFYwvTN3v9Ybn-QcY2Eq2yhWFSd2Bgzszh1ad6xjyHx4yCkpQCg-4UXjwamObGeXSlISnLDgnCGKM63IOmcmp9NEWE7k55fwlpS2utY4q9TvivvjaXboVPcct16vtn2GsczM2kgGsWLJPHDnOyb0/w453-h640/PXL_20240302_185254458.jpg" width="453" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div>That said, it was pretty exciting to move on to the cutting step. I hadn't really planned on saving all the cutting to the end, but I'm glad that I did. It took me just three or four sittings to complete that step. I should say, I cut out all the complete shapes. There were several partial shapes along the edges, that I left to trim as I was preparing for binding.</div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwChsvz2MGmuA2fbwFuTfa-tQsLLO7ioC0GcqlSIG6fYXkYjeqUnnMse80bk2UkluFYvQDONfmGVnDjbUXqfKQW2CzoOmXmAfoJS4SUZ_od6AsaN3vSubkShx20j-2XTwdcymz_w1LixgFvqp33r4pztcuuk_KqZ5GZVcc3SQEhEG8SWTZcdvbuGpS30/s3074/PXL_20240302_222540589~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwChsvz2MGmuA2fbwFuTfa-tQsLLO7ioC0GcqlSIG6fYXkYjeqUnnMse80bk2UkluFYvQDONfmGVnDjbUXqfKQW2CzoOmXmAfoJS4SUZ_od6AsaN3vSubkShx20j-2XTwdcymz_w1LixgFvqp33r4pztcuuk_KqZ5GZVcc3SQEhEG8SWTZcdvbuGpS30/w640-h640/PXL_20240302_222540589~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RRCJ5N6/?tag=aqusta-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors, Medium 6-Inch Micro Serrated Blades</a>, were suggested for the cutting step, and I'm gl</span>ad I nabbed a pair. Being serrated, they seemed to grab the knit just the right amount to do the trimming.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GxKK-AMJu4FeAu_V694gsnnt-9qWUOcXN-NdloVNDZGGnegTznj3UBCITgMZbqGl9_BJOa1E3ehfowxD6Qrd7xkoN18MTxLFHGLxBAqX1RSz0MgePpdAFvvWkYGVeLxA0qkg1caP1JdijyqJvS6AMQ1DjR1vRP__cjdmholJ3ogSKgxL44RlHCxPKyQ/s3074/PXL_20240306_223533217~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GxKK-AMJu4FeAu_V694gsnnt-9qWUOcXN-NdloVNDZGGnegTznj3UBCITgMZbqGl9_BJOa1E3ehfowxD6Qrd7xkoN18MTxLFHGLxBAqX1RSz0MgePpdAFvvWkYGVeLxA0qkg1caP1JdijyqJvS6AMQ1DjR1vRP__cjdmholJ3ogSKgxL44RlHCxPKyQ/w640-h640/PXL_20240306_223533217~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It felt like things just got better and better as I trimmed the shapes. I had been a little worried that my Cozy would be boring, compared to all the brightly colored versions I was seeing from other Cozy quilt-makers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMnQewvpNU2ZAPWRU5nIWA0xKWcAlebiX9iYMRw233KwjBvvyyJ8sNo0WnYoQ3laqXaQcb0CSoESMP2Mn5J6KBPGwGwbmgmEL3Z_POb10PmqUsk6I-sPK2QCh4Kd_XDAWjvEhER93aWrbCPRCxXxTnz2uUYFLmaqJK6uN2QFzGisQlFLeic-CZLATjE0/s2890/PXL_20240304_015105694~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="2888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMnQewvpNU2ZAPWRU5nIWA0xKWcAlebiX9iYMRw233KwjBvvyyJ8sNo0WnYoQ3laqXaQcb0CSoESMP2Mn5J6KBPGwGwbmgmEL3Z_POb10PmqUsk6I-sPK2QCh4Kd_XDAWjvEhER93aWrbCPRCxXxTnz2uUYFLmaqJK6uN2QFzGisQlFLeic-CZLATjE0/w640-h640/PXL_20240304_015105694~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But once the trimming was all done, I was more than happy with what I saw! I was able to get a decent photo of the trimmed quilt, even though the front porch was barely big enough. I think laying flat gives a better view than having the quilt hanging. Whatever, it's on to the hemming now!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQs4m4mNhiEzpkiNGArXGnljOQ_Bi5OtW0wTipOgmgSnqZGWa_oBPgICdszo_ZzT_bs5PvHzMQtVoDqbUEj6yAkUE_LHQYfNlH4GhaBw36VajumdlRVrVwfN1Q5JEnoJQHZYmhnn12MTmDGxJdQMFk8X-HYQxMJnd6xaWxfxmPspf_uhEl_BHsrON8jgA/s2888/PXL_20240306_182617698%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2885" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQs4m4mNhiEzpkiNGArXGnljOQ_Bi5OtW0wTipOgmgSnqZGWa_oBPgICdszo_ZzT_bs5PvHzMQtVoDqbUEj6yAkUE_LHQYfNlH4GhaBw36VajumdlRVrVwfN1Q5JEnoJQHZYmhnn12MTmDGxJdQMFk8X-HYQxMJnd6xaWxfxmPspf_uhEl_BHsrON8jgA/w640-h640/PXL_20240306_182617698%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><i>Past Cozy quilt posts, for reference:</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-cozy.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Cozy</a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-cozy-middle-layerbastingmarking.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Cozy | Middle Layer.Basting.Marking</a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-cozy-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cozy | Stitching</a></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-83391769630023070572024-03-08T07:00:00.000-08:002024-03-08T07:00:00.136-08:00AQT + alphabet<p>A few years ago, I saw <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEWfmtg-AZ/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a hint of an alphabet pattern</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carolynfriedlander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carolyn Friedlander</a> had posted on Instagram, so when I saw <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/collections/all/products/alphabet-pattern-and-workshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the pattern</a> appear last week, I nabbed it because I liked it, not really because I knew what I wanted to make with it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdVdciVVG7JSQ3wX5vU1Lz5X6Uhhan2MKaj1Rxai2DRykxL3BNyTA7K_YI5Ll2T_-a9wib0XHY9RQhGNmjz41i3xaAjnrgjOQSIlK8P_Y2-XCbhPKVmNyyrudWljhwt_6kIuadynswsftLrxqyIO15uGD9RGy0vwmULP_2hVkmq9ofmUMD7lWrH6PiC0/s2371/PXL_20240226_210624176~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="2371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdVdciVVG7JSQ3wX5vU1Lz5X6Uhhan2MKaj1Rxai2DRykxL3BNyTA7K_YI5Ll2T_-a9wib0XHY9RQhGNmjz41i3xaAjnrgjOQSIlK8P_Y2-XCbhPKVmNyyrudWljhwt_6kIuadynswsftLrxqyIO15uGD9RGy0vwmULP_2hVkmq9ofmUMD7lWrH6PiC0/w640-h640/PXL_20240226_210624176~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div>But it didn't take me long! In all these years, I'd never made an A Quilter's Table banner, and it seemed the perfect use for Carolyn's alphabet. I designed mine similar to Carolyn's style - i.e. the letters were stacked, and not necessarily in complete-word order.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcT8uvc4yWr_Q82rm06ZknlwoDLwlcLUDP8yM8sXc23aLhioHVU1ylbr2fw60zJoc3G5KRFmdXm80K6MDML6TSzQ7DcrpdOGIx31JFXSRq5gR-NYQA_zPdRWThLPyExrVyNc5t1fD1TZvGqhTT9oTFVo3fiaPFMVobD7u7iYykcHhqwDUY5uZ2vlNUDg/s3072/PXL_20240305_213829128%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcT8uvc4yWr_Q82rm06ZknlwoDLwlcLUDP8yM8sXc23aLhioHVU1ylbr2fw60zJoc3G5KRFmdXm80K6MDML6TSzQ7DcrpdOGIx31JFXSRq5gR-NYQA_zPdRWThLPyExrVyNc5t1fD1TZvGqhTT9oTFVo3fiaPFMVobD7u7iYykcHhqwDUY5uZ2vlNUDg/w640-h640/PXL_20240305_213829128%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can see that a couple of the letters might have benefited from a redo so they were more visible, but I'd already done that a couple of times, and in person, I really liked it just the way it was.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-hFR52KXO7H8KaG6BLFo3xfqG2M7U7tgZ9ZC4pDNyDPWqljm18F9Ta0wM_je0efcWUqSvtwE1816G51KtVae30VteLG1GZHpUVHRAfuhoaSoG5Aek0klPn3jLDtvPdztryHFLEbxopYFhWpEqOgVvZFhq2xW27pUXVFg4SSkTkZ5_xw1shi8KPlBQ_Y/s3074/PXL_20240306_011003701~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-hFR52KXO7H8KaG6BLFo3xfqG2M7U7tgZ9ZC4pDNyDPWqljm18F9Ta0wM_je0efcWUqSvtwE1816G51KtVae30VteLG1GZHpUVHRAfuhoaSoG5Aek0klPn3jLDtvPdztryHFLEbxopYFhWpEqOgVvZFhq2xW27pUXVFg4SSkTkZ5_xw1shi8KPlBQ_Y/w640-h640/PXL_20240306_011003701~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Front, back, and binding, this mini quilt (19" x 24.5") was made entirely from Carolyn's fabrics, some of my very favorites.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCtJ5F3mflS92HPcuqSGyDoXrkfonrR8zVjCcqbTpHRzcdjQoME431iTJpiJbKQsg2uMyqn2eGuVkUYdG86-xnvfYq9Z89bIizbFFXojf2YUa111UKGP70_c2Q0IjX9CGtF72sYh9N3uvq2-khCrN6PBUuZvmmssynrLie4aeZoV40hs1mKs_WTytZS0/s2648/PXL_20240307_170605202~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="2648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCtJ5F3mflS92HPcuqSGyDoXrkfonrR8zVjCcqbTpHRzcdjQoME431iTJpiJbKQsg2uMyqn2eGuVkUYdG86-xnvfYq9Z89bIizbFFXojf2YUa111UKGP70_c2Q0IjX9CGtF72sYh9N3uvq2-khCrN6PBUuZvmmssynrLie4aeZoV40hs1mKs_WTytZS0/w640-h640/PXL_20240307_170605202~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRJPqFel8-JN0QlmTsWUL48v6agyLwrvxUzWw4xhglNJA-ksXh1wqb4RqCxSHS9dlj6TNw-xFMs58GY09ZjuFfqu92BDVB_sVjfESJjvTtzEZZP3yZcWcXkQEUqwpy3TLYPAQqMnjKMu_F_3S5w_5_l6feXzznFt_wYd8Nw38KAqiBgcuzoEbJwJ2M0g/s2829/PXL_20240307_170737124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2829" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRJPqFel8-JN0QlmTsWUL48v6agyLwrvxUzWw4xhglNJA-ksXh1wqb4RqCxSHS9dlj6TNw-xFMs58GY09ZjuFfqu92BDVB_sVjfESJjvTtzEZZP3yZcWcXkQEUqwpy3TLYPAQqMnjKMu_F_3S5w_5_l6feXzznFt_wYd8Nw38KAqiBgcuzoEbJwJ2M0g/w640-h640/PXL_20240307_170737124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Quilted with a one-inch grid, I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-50wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 50wt</a> 2840 [<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">Loden Green]</span> throughout the grid, except for Aurifil 50wt 2870 [Green] for the horizontal quilting in the darker green section at the bottom.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrzmWxfPBbI70TQBfDCb9Fy_oLXZ6ERxpkpdSD746KnIWt9oD6JNVL-iT5kEaQ7ABsS3eHXrhLdKadr3dl_2K1kWPryMgHb3m1Fo4KTdMa2Y1X0WbWLapbMfRkjO1AO85h9-kfmPxRkQ1XqEcnyYDjsDrAc8Zf__pFHshEES-pI1zWC-MRI4OO317tvs/s3072/PXL_20240307_170714285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrzmWxfPBbI70TQBfDCb9Fy_oLXZ6ERxpkpdSD746KnIWt9oD6JNVL-iT5kEaQ7ABsS3eHXrhLdKadr3dl_2K1kWPryMgHb3m1Fo4KTdMa2Y1X0WbWLapbMfRkjO1AO85h9-kfmPxRkQ1XqEcnyYDjsDrAc8Zf__pFHshEES-pI1zWC-MRI4OO317tvs/w640-h640/PXL_20240307_170714285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was such fun, and I really want to do something else with these letters and fabrics. One of these days!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglJKEGAPTvj4drVcdX11uYvEo6lL2c47wnMkqOfrCnobpO4Zjn8votFIccj21TsFkNCPBOyqPjy2org0-Dez1OWEK4m-wAPta04QmVxXLX_1z-P0kpTye37FVXraZcshyphenhyphena2k1gcLYtl4uYCJMjN-0ggVoNBwIg_9S_BIfAHzbJo8xP1AHG_OjLHpWuzc/s3074/PXL_20240307_170624372~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglJKEGAPTvj4drVcdX11uYvEo6lL2c47wnMkqOfrCnobpO4Zjn8votFIccj21TsFkNCPBOyqPjy2org0-Dez1OWEK4m-wAPta04QmVxXLX_1z-P0kpTye37FVXraZcshyphenhyphena2k1gcLYtl4uYCJMjN-0ggVoNBwIg_9S_BIfAHzbJo8xP1AHG_OjLHpWuzc/w640-h640/PXL_20240307_170624372~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-12211204175106371842024-03-05T06:30:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:30:00.256-08:00February Fabric Usage<p>February was a mediocre fabric-usage month. I sewed several small projects - <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/grids.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bee</a> and <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-like-totally-quilt-bom.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BOM</a> blocks, some small <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C30ui5eyO8h/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drawstring bags</a>, and a pair of mini quilts - <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/golden-honey.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden Honey</a> and <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/vista.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vista</a>. As far as bringing fabric in, I took advantage of a sale at <a href="https://www.fabricbubb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FabricBubb</a> to restock a couple of solids and grab a few inspiration pieces (l-r):</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Skinny Stripe in Azalea from Between the Lines by RJR Fabrics</li><li>Birch in Silver from Quarry Trail by Anna Graham for Robert Kaufman Fabrics</li><li>OOP Cotton + Steel print in Sunshine</li><li>Kona Blueprint</li><li>Kona Blue</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0xoyrjvX15jjnPxf0WM8YzFE6NsgTrwpV4jT7WTdpLTRQ9d_l8wYcig4JqTSIOeJOf1MVtVAWgp8rkVz4BdHsfKEbQS-BU5hCee6aK2KkGEbhAg8DumnXb35S1NFl2EIa2AlcWHaQzqLiFQZ0Xfd63swrrDth4qWKbZnQQiLdAC98DjRQcqZbFJWndo/s2268/PXL_20240206_230108209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="2268" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0xoyrjvX15jjnPxf0WM8YzFE6NsgTrwpV4jT7WTdpLTRQ9d_l8wYcig4JqTSIOeJOf1MVtVAWgp8rkVz4BdHsfKEbQS-BU5hCee6aK2KkGEbhAg8DumnXb35S1NFl2EIa2AlcWHaQzqLiFQZ0Xfd63swrrDth4qWKbZnQQiLdAC98DjRQcqZbFJWndo/w640-h630/PXL_20240206_230108209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then, since I so enjoyed the <a href="https://www.marciaderse.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcia Derse</a> prints I used in the <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-liturgical-calendar-triptych.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">liturgical quilt project</a>, I added a random piece to my stash: Postcards: Back in Ivory from <a href="https://www.hawthornesupplyco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hawthorne Supply Co.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bB4xhKQPi3jY5Ej-5BDfbW34g6PXnotxzGI0Z3KXqrt4vDQb7hbKF-1YQq_MAO5c1Ml1xxUzZDzH3GXU2fTje8c37xeBtaCQ3M_o2CwFG2idi_MFPOeRciRoNqJ3PFRSna3kFwPilps9xKZeFvVmJxQTNvNZvvVwj-Mp1wB7hP8Ab38px_d362g2kns/s600/8l34ulr0xfzj4k9f18qg8bs41cdq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bB4xhKQPi3jY5Ej-5BDfbW34g6PXnotxzGI0Z3KXqrt4vDQb7hbKF-1YQq_MAO5c1Ml1xxUzZDzH3GXU2fTje8c37xeBtaCQ3M_o2CwFG2idi_MFPOeRciRoNqJ3PFRSna3kFwPilps9xKZeFvVmJxQTNvNZvvVwj-Mp1wB7hP8Ab38px_d362g2kns/w640-h640/8l34ulr0xfzj4k9f18qg8bs41cdq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So all in all, it was an OK month. Brace yourself for March's report, though, as I have a gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket! AND the <a href="https://saroy.net/2024/03/announcing-the-2024-pantone-quilt-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pantone Quilt Challenge 2024</a> is coming! All that means time to build up the ole stash a bit. Meanwhile....</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><u>February Fabric Usage</u></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">Used up: 10.15 yards [4.9 projects + 2.6 gifted/donated + 3.0 recycled]</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">Brought in: 5.0 yards </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">Net: -5.15 yards</span></p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-71907010296836719622024-03-04T08:39:00.000-08:002024-03-04T08:39:59.470-08:00Tumble<p>So often when I see a newly-posted <a href="https://www.beesewcial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bee Sewcial</a> prompt, I have a brief (or longer) moment of anxiety, wondering how in the world to accomplish the goal. Thankfully, the new prompt from Stephanie <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spontaneousthreads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spontaneousthreads</a> was not one of those.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fw-cXm-8agsGLFgJ6XHNGaRLDULSVkLMqFiGALwIQCrzgReE3YdAwxSMZso1SwDsTtDtLGDNQzZeBkZVMw3tS5S6XIxJwYO8uVoz8bUI4sCj7PmJtOeQxk5RluAoG_AEGvXX-Ve4AZG3grisxyfuJIibtyd8QyRAV6pwqbbkwBB-74kYJanvD3cufZk/s3074/PXL_20240303_195045015~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fw-cXm-8agsGLFgJ6XHNGaRLDULSVkLMqFiGALwIQCrzgReE3YdAwxSMZso1SwDsTtDtLGDNQzZeBkZVMw3tS5S6XIxJwYO8uVoz8bUI4sCj7PmJtOeQxk5RluAoG_AEGvXX-Ve4AZG3grisxyfuJIibtyd8QyRAV6pwqbbkwBB-74kYJanvD3cufZk/w640-h640/PXL_20240303_195045015~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The prompt for this month is Tumble. IE. two large (11" x 14") tumbler blocks with lots of texture. One section in each block could be improv pieced, so I pieced the tumbler in one block, and one of the sides in the other. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh2c-LoC4xQYrx8FAmzpLBBhy56azw9Pp0rAYWigkKqTWXsK2kMytkxbdUSDJaFDru-DxFlotEMoaWDERNPqPemoA-p7QkSsbparERD6rud95TnJ2zxc3QD9ikzYDwKN2531dwZwgTF3RDI3ZKWaXChBRxi-Viq9xdkuGBJFsDwM9LTy2MhviK8XxBuw/s2936/PXL_20240303_195109418~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="2934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh2c-LoC4xQYrx8FAmzpLBBhy56azw9Pp0rAYWigkKqTWXsK2kMytkxbdUSDJaFDru-DxFlotEMoaWDERNPqPemoA-p7QkSsbparERD6rud95TnJ2zxc3QD9ikzYDwKN2531dwZwgTF3RDI3ZKWaXChBRxi-Viq9xdkuGBJFsDwM9LTy2MhviK8XxBuw/w640-h640/PXL_20240303_195109418~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The colors requested for the main section </span></span>were "saturated pinks /saturated oranges and those lovely 'Is it red? Is it orange?' colors." And for the background - "white, barely off white, very light cream." Those requests were easily found in my stash. I don't, though, have a huge selection of textured fabrics on hand, but I was able to include shot cotton, linen-cotton blends, and textured cotton, in addition to quilter's cotton.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-Y1l1pGQstNal6aJ85XpYYLeOSnnEzqGTdbY8a750dw_YjLEZSOhE70MS3efOWTHn6M-RbmbZyWsq44VnR8VBAV2Yu5oZ9-hjm7LsfJ9qVZOecyNJx3FAfBgEiR6bSBV5nNpORB7BuylppdoKN0ceO62BaT4VvL8cWO5dknaPL1TKrqjHsgB0Ewt18c/s2476/PXL_20240303_195145975~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-Y1l1pGQstNal6aJ85XpYYLeOSnnEzqGTdbY8a750dw_YjLEZSOhE70MS3efOWTHn6M-RbmbZyWsq44VnR8VBAV2Yu5oZ9-hjm7LsfJ9qVZOecyNJx3FAfBgEiR6bSBV5nNpORB7BuylppdoKN0ceO62BaT4VvL8cWO5dknaPL1TKrqjHsgB0Ewt18c/w640-h640/PXL_20240303_195145975~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These were fun! A little improv, a little structure.... all in all, a perfect mix for an afternoon of sewing.</div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-81202854280804511572024-02-28T07:23:00.000-08:002024-02-28T07:25:54.208-08:00QuiltCon 2024<p>Considering I was home, watching from the sidelines while QuiltCon was taking place in Raleigh this year, I'll keep this post brief - basically a collection of quilts in the show that I had a hand in. First was my <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-dualism-challenge.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duality</a>, which hung in the Minimalist Design category. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQIebkA7AtsWT1p2cJk3OWmq54U3lqxUX3xi_OZdT_-huMAAp08R_GOjuyxxnB9vBj0JIaW25pWxSvcLwwyP6bNxnoFTaRecWY71mbbT64fxxJpaDmfGq4taBRTYHxoE-dM5Zu7zDIPd5Rfgh89eF3ugs81136TRLEMBBuF-_w0J2C-PSwB303DQl-24/s724/IMG_20240222_094139_345~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQIebkA7AtsWT1p2cJk3OWmq54U3lqxUX3xi_OZdT_-huMAAp08R_GOjuyxxnB9vBj0JIaW25pWxSvcLwwyP6bNxnoFTaRecWY71mbbT64fxxJpaDmfGq4taBRTYHxoE-dM5Zu7zDIPd5Rfgh89eF3ugs81136TRLEMBBuF-_w0J2C-PSwB303DQl-24/w640-h640/IMG_20240222_094139_345~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small;">photo by Tina <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsme.tinad/">@itsme.tinad</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghe9-2ItwMgDlZGVk6b_TWrcuTPJKLkcrkPJxmel0-19J18RzxxSNDcHYfOYVOjIdYY6sbtBR88ie9upOliVyIkxXql0BQrKcMI6qvX4sA-Y6hQFFUbykDDtaOcxgFTk_PKg_Bogag0YVs2hDXfIHEM6NCNEDKjR9ayHYraqryIFsJ3rTI5uTt0-Euyp8/s779/IMG_20240222_094119_074~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="779" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghe9-2ItwMgDlZGVk6b_TWrcuTPJKLkcrkPJxmel0-19J18RzxxSNDcHYfOYVOjIdYY6sbtBR88ie9upOliVyIkxXql0BQrKcMI6qvX4sA-Y6hQFFUbykDDtaOcxgFTk_PKg_Bogag0YVs2hDXfIHEM6NCNEDKjR9ayHYraqryIFsJ3rTI5uTt0-Euyp8/w640-h640/IMG_20240222_094119_074~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small;">photo by Tina <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsme.tinad/">@itsme.tinad</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">And then there were several <a href="https://www.beesewcial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bee Sewcial</a> quilts that I had contributed blocks to, shown below. Though I don't have photos of the placards hanging by them, I'll add their maker's statement under each piece. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Subtle Secrets</b>, by </span><span style="background-color: white;">Felicity Ronaghan <a href="https://www.instagram.com/felicityquilts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@felicityquilts</a>, which won</span><span style="background-color: white;"> first place in the Group or Bee category</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06gXaadneXVyi1JUALqUvzN6X5awZLqzDLgUXoz17I-ex3LTs6mqIuzt9i7UYKs1ltKDm5jX6Dzk2J6Ge-qTf2GLDDJLHg8ZnINS_KylLsQm-yrhiUINf2IGXSNqDSvan47yeURvLXGvc0zHcST7kfn_b2EfLXcVdMwmC-XhJY-7RW3Cd2L8k5H0nWT4/s1189/Screenshot_20240222-080110.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06gXaadneXVyi1JUALqUvzN6X5awZLqzDLgUXoz17I-ex3LTs6mqIuzt9i7UYKs1ltKDm5jX6Dzk2J6Ge-qTf2GLDDJLHg8ZnINS_KylLsQm-yrhiUINf2IGXSNqDSvan47yeURvLXGvc0zHcST7kfn_b2EfLXcVdMwmC-XhJY-7RW3Cd2L8k5H0nWT4/w580-h640/Screenshot_20240222-080110.png" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: black;">photo by Stephanie </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/spontaneousthreads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spontaneousthreads</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">|| Using two fabrics with little value or colour variation, these traditional blocks were made improvisationally without rulers. Black batting was chosen to feature the seams and subtle colour differences of the light blocks and deepen the impact of the darker blocks. ||</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>The Essence of Sonia Delaunay</b>, by Kenny Smith <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekingslacker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thekingslacker</a>, which won second place </span><span style="background-color: white;">in the Group or Bee category</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBa4Xl4eDbLyb-PNJhD1S7LtXHTsIY970D54mMz1N3UTYC0B6oBuXw_nF3xrZq76pv6TF_b4p_4glbaDkBstEbnt7bR7liYbmHOeGaIfMgW4QRNyRDMl9RA7L5MtFu5I9aVy94evWqwZ2Oli3bgRtX5zTfognZXhORaDUFjk8uFF3o0y4U4bLmwrEKJA/s1096/Screenshot_20240222-080613.png" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBa4Xl4eDbLyb-PNJhD1S7LtXHTsIY970D54mMz1N3UTYC0B6oBuXw_nF3xrZq76pv6TF_b4p_4glbaDkBstEbnt7bR7liYbmHOeGaIfMgW4QRNyRDMl9RA7L5MtFu5I9aVy94evWqwZ2Oli3bgRtX5zTfognZXhORaDUFjk8uFF3o0y4U4bLmwrEKJA/w630-h640/Screenshot_20240222-080613.png" width="630" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">photo by Stephanie </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/spontaneousthreads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spontaneousthreads</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">|| This quilt was a product of my time with Bee Sewcial. My bee mates were provided with a prompt to create a block that captured the essence of Sonia Delaunay (a 20th Century French Painter). Sonia co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes. I believe that my highly talented bee mates did quite well in accomplishing this prompt. The way that I have arranged the blocks, the quilt has the feeling of Sonia’s painting series called “Rhythme.” The quilt was quilted with a domestic sewing machine with each fabric color being uniquely quilted with matching thread. ||</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>BeeConnected</b> by </span><span style="background-color: white;">M-R Charbonneau <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quiltmatters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@quiltmatters</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ytaiUxKKl/?img_index=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">see M-R's post to see the effect of her retroreflective thread!</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWeAfo2e1hAb36j0LmuTySgu4NnAa1ZKMWqZ0xrmsxkGqMNWCG7PDfYTrC_DzS2SfBl9PA67RGwIa6r3ZYTo3b3UKzGhCLTyUSkdDhlRNRdsLibNBbqpSHY1MaBTntUMW5IjS5ahyOjQN9LxHR5bMQV2hsyT1PTmy8i5tbJH778pqDQjWFt5pA7CEryU/s1230/Screenshot_20240222-080632.png" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWeAfo2e1hAb36j0LmuTySgu4NnAa1ZKMWqZ0xrmsxkGqMNWCG7PDfYTrC_DzS2SfBl9PA67RGwIa6r3ZYTo3b3UKzGhCLTyUSkdDhlRNRdsLibNBbqpSHY1MaBTntUMW5IjS5ahyOjQN9LxHR5bMQV2hsyT1PTmy8i5tbJH778pqDQjWFt5pA7CEryU/w562-h640/Screenshot_20240222-080632.png" width="562" /></a><br /><i style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">photo by Stephanie </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/spontaneousthreads/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">@spontaneousthreads</a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">|| The prompt for this quilt was 'Circuit board,' using scrappy backgrounds of reds with circuit board-inspired features in grey and white. It was a fun challenge to piece the variety of block styles made by my BeeSewcial mates into a cohesive design. A base layer of matchstick quilting in a variety of reds also helps tie the whole quilt together. For a final 'circuit board' touch, I outlined the white and grey features with retroreflective thread, which gives an added metallic-like pop when photographed with a flash. Give it a try and see for yourself! In our technology-enabled lives, circuit boards play such an important role in helping us stay in touch and communicate with each other so it was easy to come up with a name for this quilt -- BeeConnected. ||</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Connections</b> by Karen Foster <a href="https://www.instagram.com/capitolaquilter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@capitolaquilter</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-sd90ZkyEoVTkXT2t2Vw3FIJzODfb5Pj5NUnyGzK5UH0PWkF-l-rfxfh6_xDGAkxvOhZ-jIrwm3sgNo8S1nspju4cKoQs_m5Lj6dohBma2lbIoCeJNTrk8_aF7rJKeX6y-8I5Zv_6F8Igwt_fJYZ7xFgkQVeUwoU-tyEkFIk_V8Fd3jKXg33D2FMhsQ/s1126/Screenshot_20240222-080650.png" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-sd90ZkyEoVTkXT2t2Vw3FIJzODfb5Pj5NUnyGzK5UH0PWkF-l-rfxfh6_xDGAkxvOhZ-jIrwm3sgNo8S1nspju4cKoQs_m5Lj6dohBma2lbIoCeJNTrk8_aF7rJKeX6y-8I5Zv_6F8Igwt_fJYZ7xFgkQVeUwoU-tyEkFIk_V8Fd3jKXg33D2FMhsQ/w614-h640/Screenshot_20240222-080650.png" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">photo by Stephanie </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/spontaneousthreads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spontaneousthreads</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">|| A design element that I enjoy emphasizing is the connecting of parts to bridge one portion to another creating a visual flow for the viewer. The maximalist palette resulted in a feast of color and shape, a puzzling delight that is continued in theme with a freeform quilting motif. The two fold meaning of the title also represents the closeness of the group despite our physical distance and the "Connections" found by translating our personal interpretation of a prompt into fabric. ||</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p>Additional contributing bee members included Stephanie <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spontaneousthreads/">@spontaneousthreads</a>, Marci <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marci_girl/">@marci_girl</a>, Leanne <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shecanquilt/">@shecanquilt</a>, Silvia <a href="https://www.instagram.com/astrangerview/">@astrangerview</a>, Anne <a href="https://www.instagram.com/playcrafts/">@playcrafts</a> Kari <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quiltsforthemaking/">@quiltsforthemaking</a> and honorary members Sharyl <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itssewscottsdale/">@itssewscottsdale</a> and Christine <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ccpquilt/">@ccpquilt</a>.<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">There was also a fifth Bee Sewcial quilt, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3tNWaIyr-I/?img_index=5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elements</a>, which I did not have a part in, since it was created at a retreat I was unable to attend. But it was pretty cool to have such good representation from the bee. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Gotta say, it wasn't easy watching from the sidelines. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the awards ceremony, perusing the app, skimming through QuiltCon magazine, and following the happenings via Instagram - participating in the ways that I could. And yes, I</span><span style="background-color: white;">'m still reading every recap post I come across and crossing my fingers for next year!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVhCRvgw-zC3PPrkvUV4dyKvixJUMyNNBrENj8zxLedZisDqG1r4QPZlwuFHkEyENbcVpIBTpwTxpkxYsD4jXhVH3OJ865vUey1lao1e9fcf6fF46bK_90YyFGhgOIyE1cj81bUAEk84_RP15-Mcts2cmF64-EKsVOqzkqYGXEy5tBuQ85_VVxDT77Z8/s768/QuiltCon1-768x412.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="768" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVhCRvgw-zC3PPrkvUV4dyKvixJUMyNNBrENj8zxLedZisDqG1r4QPZlwuFHkEyENbcVpIBTpwTxpkxYsD4jXhVH3OJ865vUey1lao1e9fcf6fF46bK_90YyFGhgOIyE1cj81bUAEk84_RP15-Mcts2cmF64-EKsVOqzkqYGXEy5tBuQ85_VVxDT77Z8/w400-h215/QuiltCon1-768x412.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-58044859757998991082024-02-26T08:34:00.000-08:002024-02-26T08:35:00.407-08:00The "Like, Totally" Quilt BOM<p>Nothing like finishing <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/diamond-flare-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one guild block-of-the-month</a> just in time to start another! I'm pretty excited, though, as <a href="https://seattlemqg.com/2024-BOM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this year's BOM</a> is designed by my good buddy Louise <a href="https://www.instagram.com/imfeelincrafty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@imfeelincrafty</a>. This year, the BOM is more of a sewalong than mystery, for a change. With a bit of an '80s feel, it's called "<a href="https://seattlemqg.com/2024-BOM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like, Totally</a>" quilt.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5Gz5MHXCkckjvo2-EyQUNPE3kiTNtV1m9eu9nnuH-FIi031NPa8LpsxRSNHDo4NrdCSyOMu0VWB7IWKHUmbgBFWBboztBQBdNSJAPeeByhyphenhyphenUNgrAtI8yrDy7P-UEarLwJo5xa2wFwkcHGNceA2GgnDerXdt4sd_TFIhkcl8jqL3Y-y-Yc6uqOPwbNWI/s1280/LIke%20Totally%20Quilt%20Image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5Gz5MHXCkckjvo2-EyQUNPE3kiTNtV1m9eu9nnuH-FIi031NPa8LpsxRSNHDo4NrdCSyOMu0VWB7IWKHUmbgBFWBboztBQBdNSJAPeeByhyphenhyphenUNgrAtI8yrDy7P-UEarLwJo5xa2wFwkcHGNceA2GgnDerXdt4sd_TFIhkcl8jqL3Y-y-Yc6uqOPwbNWI/w640-h640/LIke%20Totally%20Quilt%20Image.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Louise provided a nice swatch card for us, and in addition to swatches of the fabrics I'm using, I also added the names, in case I need more along the way. As you can see, I'm using Kona cotton solids in Raisin, Rich Red, Lipstick, Pacific, and Lupine, with a variety of low volume fabrics for backgrounds.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mm1ssXDb-j-KpWPVqObFY3eiaY37kABXk0G9IwwMhyGS-f_EnXZKwaNnoOHd9Sqdb3wpeXjMg5utItFbuTIMjuBQU6Zoh6U7TIm839rQCXzHHTPPv1o7CAgksGgxw6WExpq4z_RFpfBzjEoq-tnTliDNzqa-vvEGHMNlgB8BrlnfOnIQnt7r4uLXDmE/s2913/PXL_20240219_221316004~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mm1ssXDb-j-KpWPVqObFY3eiaY37kABXk0G9IwwMhyGS-f_EnXZKwaNnoOHd9Sqdb3wpeXjMg5utItFbuTIMjuBQU6Zoh6U7TIm839rQCXzHHTPPv1o7CAgksGgxw6WExpq4z_RFpfBzjEoq-tnTliDNzqa-vvEGHMNlgB8BrlnfOnIQnt7r4uLXDmE/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_221316004~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>February's blocks were pretty quick to sew up, and are all trimmed to 8.5" square. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxuGX3CL8EzY8__qQt-U9JDdcTyWzU1Py90ovhEZuB3RuggyfaCxi7yx8clcGzs-JxhtOBgU_B1LEkno81DZG4moFunMbFIFyXrL434eGYEe24uV-HAtnR47yZRjsLGnKRsZaldaYKTnrkHjRJQxfIR55QNcBsfL_-xzSf1txPO2p8zgNMdN7yTatWMQ/s2762/PXL_20240223_204106238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="2762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxuGX3CL8EzY8__qQt-U9JDdcTyWzU1Py90ovhEZuB3RuggyfaCxi7yx8clcGzs-JxhtOBgU_B1LEkno81DZG4moFunMbFIFyXrL434eGYEe24uV-HAtnR47yZRjsLGnKRsZaldaYKTnrkHjRJQxfIR55QNcBsfL_-xzSf1txPO2p8zgNMdN7yTatWMQ/w640-h640/PXL_20240223_204106238.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's been fun to see the reaction to Louise's quilt design, and even non-members wanting to join us in the sewalong. Which is great! <a href="https://seattlemqg.com/2024-BOM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The link is open to all</a> if you happen to be interested too!</div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-13162087561415913312024-02-23T14:57:00.000-08:002024-02-23T14:57:14.818-08:00Hemingway Pouch<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OEMr0D5CRugJND63nbryU0jrnGR1QWQCIUL3TNCuiE7mtM8OVIPe0k_tvGyduZD-gdZbwHUDOpJ8M6g1L6GlplRFTmRZk-NaGU-T1PNuAoFvMWfaqQdpiclUzOw9ox9nozfsI019miyo3Uds0lKaaz2cGUA5hSQlT1LzeseLTnTQzSUCixEZamar0Ik/s3072/PXL_20240222_203055274~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OEMr0D5CRugJND63nbryU0jrnGR1QWQCIUL3TNCuiE7mtM8OVIPe0k_tvGyduZD-gdZbwHUDOpJ8M6g1L6GlplRFTmRZk-NaGU-T1PNuAoFvMWfaqQdpiclUzOw9ox9nozfsI019miyo3Uds0lKaaz2cGUA5hSQlT1LzeseLTnTQzSUCixEZamar0Ik/w640-h640/PXL_20240222_203055274~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Have you seen the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ahr2Ou8lV/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hemingway Pouch</a>? I'd been seeing a lot of them in my Instagram feed, and they were a very unique pouch style. Color me intrigued. So when Kristina <a href="https://www.instagram.com/centerstreetquilts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@centerstreetquilts</a> mentioned an upcoming <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3iTOyuLtYz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sewalong</a>, I figured that would be a good way to see how this thing was constructed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fB6DP4fut3yRSNKe3WJ7TWxgua9fpfeSwsnSChlPelrK0pO5ngBSm_-EXG3VXdda1api6F6PiWQvjNJz7ObRST9FvxafnwVVqWsjg_EK9qrMcfTVRJ3NOXn-EHaHuUrBfWZ8tAxKIKxaTMZQPnXgZwIIbx1WPpQy0zrOgD66bSbnmlbUHpcjgJ51NN0/s2921/PXL_20240220_011631210~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2921" data-original-width="2919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fB6DP4fut3yRSNKe3WJ7TWxgua9fpfeSwsnSChlPelrK0pO5ngBSm_-EXG3VXdda1api6F6PiWQvjNJz7ObRST9FvxafnwVVqWsjg_EK9qrMcfTVRJ3NOXn-EHaHuUrBfWZ8tAxKIKxaTMZQPnXgZwIIbx1WPpQy0zrOgD66bSbnmlbUHpcjgJ51NN0/w640-h640/PXL_20240220_011631210~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I chose to use a batting scrap for my pouch, though another option would have been foam stabilizer. I was also making the large size, and the first step was to quilt up a quilt sandwich.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jntanDLc2U4QXGluy3l0_YseKyykS3HGsK1SiBzDFl2mRT9br3csXKN3508AaZmO48gU84W23YNc3p_bxwLhb2SS3zdPNY3I0vOapT8snZnIdBUXoCy5IDtLM1inrGSXptCJB6QkOptu4ftYZfwEeCH2YmAoXnxFHfbLlqALqtnJlJn1yQaojFmVx_o/s2896/PXL_20240221_005131656~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2894" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jntanDLc2U4QXGluy3l0_YseKyykS3HGsK1SiBzDFl2mRT9br3csXKN3508AaZmO48gU84W23YNc3p_bxwLhb2SS3zdPNY3I0vOapT8snZnIdBUXoCy5IDtLM1inrGSXptCJB6QkOptu4ftYZfwEeCH2YmAoXnxFHfbLlqALqtnJlJn1yQaojFmVx_o/w640-h640/PXL_20240221_005131656~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Zipper by the yard is kind of a novelty for me, and I thought it would be fun to try some that <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YUJPKJI/?tag=aqusta-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">came with a variety of colors of zipper pulls</a>. Mine were from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/patternsbyannie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patterns By Annie</a>, size #4.5. And honestly, the zipper installation was the easiest yet, especially when I followed <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3S0GyTro4u/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kristina's little tip of trimming off a few zipper teeth first.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6YKMd0NHDjqsvvxok-28JnHJyDTi2EdMxCutm5BKfk_TdAVB01VNleQ9bSScoJ3DeO-JaS48Yk6nGU6EylAA9h58QV0ul9BC1UuGmsVG_rO49o2SxETI2KMQxgjqw_GIffGqL5ZtT7EyjXDAOyKKHfS9f9WULNxZevdkXE8UzXKzB3BWembp7im9EX4/s3074/PXL_20240222_202914111~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6YKMd0NHDjqsvvxok-28JnHJyDTi2EdMxCutm5BKfk_TdAVB01VNleQ9bSScoJ3DeO-JaS48Yk6nGU6EylAA9h58QV0ul9BC1UuGmsVG_rO49o2SxETI2KMQxgjqw_GIffGqL5ZtT7EyjXDAOyKKHfS9f9WULNxZevdkXE8UzXKzB3BWembp7im9EX4/w640-h640/PXL_20240222_202914111~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The large Hemingway Pouch (9" x 12") fits my Kindle with room to spare. I may try the medium size to see if I like that fit better, but this one definitely works.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp89kkijVzeW2CGwgXT3irOalLBqTGuwHiA4knr7tU97nvK4YCnhoyZGs8_0gvt0zgjKZwAyKugE7ptXOxZX_m5MLsRkxZz4xl_TnLiqgKM-PQd8KPROnSwqxSD5M-Hf_BckVy7xfuqpPicjiOqLkN3ob6ubrqMKJTQrr9JYVar8-P_i-FEjGG4ebsNc8/s2885/PXL_20240222_202949587~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="2883" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp89kkijVzeW2CGwgXT3irOalLBqTGuwHiA4knr7tU97nvK4YCnhoyZGs8_0gvt0zgjKZwAyKugE7ptXOxZX_m5MLsRkxZz4xl_TnLiqgKM-PQd8KPROnSwqxSD5M-Hf_BckVy7xfuqpPicjiOqLkN3ob6ubrqMKJTQrr9JYVar8-P_i-FEjGG4ebsNc8/w640-h640/PXL_20240222_202949587~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still can hardly believe I put that zipper pull on myself! ;-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEyojCqVH391urwt8a_bAYAlSGVnQPMOvIDUbwfHKhEGia4_TKTj1LSONZJuBt-HtKXKbPSt-RrOir1nsHlLZHOhfw8ZMdBz44mA1yN7WrNzpK5h4gBoxAL6RHGcDcQ01SkQ6_-NKte2V-ox0j6LUg6y3cBS7iTzypkqSNEY-x87E1FW3mtumuFxeFGs/s3074/PXL_20240222_203006013~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEyojCqVH391urwt8a_bAYAlSGVnQPMOvIDUbwfHKhEGia4_TKTj1LSONZJuBt-HtKXKbPSt-RrOir1nsHlLZHOhfw8ZMdBz44mA1yN7WrNzpK5h4gBoxAL6RHGcDcQ01SkQ6_-NKte2V-ox0j6LUg6y3cBS7iTzypkqSNEY-x87E1FW3mtumuFxeFGs/w640-h640/PXL_20240222_203006013~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As a little p.s., Kristina led us through making a small bonus pouch with the trimmed off section from our original! Mine is 5" x 6".<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglI1fg5jSrZTvrPFTQH6wtm9XHhu0fE2J8g1CC7kAuMBkOWTJSJKA1yuPAziBb2Vh6sUCcHmcvIwYGbtPWSdb3HoKCetRJYs4NpnAHbCySk6-1QCUBR3gAXa_-tCLjONLTXYko7KsjLMVGjJQ_D0lFYaRCfrtAZkIL20v4Ak3BUxYRxIH97afb7PgNiU/s2897/PXL_20240223_212747572%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2897" data-original-width="2895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglI1fg5jSrZTvrPFTQH6wtm9XHhu0fE2J8g1CC7kAuMBkOWTJSJKA1yuPAziBb2Vh6sUCcHmcvIwYGbtPWSdb3HoKCetRJYs4NpnAHbCySk6-1QCUBR3gAXa_-tCLjONLTXYko7KsjLMVGjJQ_D0lFYaRCfrtAZkIL20v4Ak3BUxYRxIH97afb7PgNiU/w640-h640/PXL_20240223_212747572%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I can't say I'm thrilled with my choice of solid back zipper binding with that white zip, but live and learn. I still consider these a success. And it was fun to learn something new!</div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-59522727684533073772024-02-20T08:54:00.000-08:002024-02-26T08:37:36.095-08:00Vista<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I shared about my recent finish, <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/golden-honey.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden Honey</a>, I told you I was hoping to jump into another small scrappy improv project soon, and just a few days later, I did! This one got its name from the main fabric - Ruby Star Society Horizon, a cotton linen canvas by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexiamarcelleabegg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexia Marcelle Abegg</a> from 2019. I think the color is Sand, though I can't find out much about it on the web. The pieces I found in my scrap bucket are left from when I <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMVk0ulATsI/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recovered my pressing table</a> a few years ago. Which reminds me, I need to do it again! And by the way, though the fabric is considered canvas, it's not super heavy, and was plenty easy to combine with quilter's cotton. </span></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP56bRj_YeucDeNeDUsH3RUooAJdBMgOU_EeeQhXevakg2m0B9HqF_9dYwFIO4-yM0xd0DwEkubD5tqOqFfGgSav_Tp_AeE-FrTxJjD1jeQBYYL5u8WUDed56WdI3QE08AfPstIZX13mmd-4kS3QcHpjf6Vi2uoo6Y9asV3Tuyp3s_K75BGtn405x-MQg/s2714/PXL_20240219_214443112~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP56bRj_YeucDeNeDUsH3RUooAJdBMgOU_EeeQhXevakg2m0B9HqF_9dYwFIO4-yM0xd0DwEkubD5tqOqFfGgSav_Tp_AeE-FrTxJjD1jeQBYYL5u8WUDed56WdI3QE08AfPstIZX13mmd-4kS3QcHpjf6Vi2uoo6Y9asV3Tuyp3s_K75BGtn405x-MQg/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_214443112~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, I struggled a bit deciding what other fabrics to use with the goldish print. There were just a few pieces of solid gold and orange I found, but then I tried red with it and really liked it. I'm thinking this would be considered an analogous color scheme - do you agree?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really don't have much to say about the arrangement of the fabrics.... they just sort of evolved as I began piecing and playing with them. I do like what I ended up with, but I think what really makes this piece is the quilting. I began by quilting all of the red portions with <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-28wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 28wt</a> 2260<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">[Wine], one of my very favorite red thread colors. I quilted pretty densely, while playing around with stitching shapes also. It was all very fluid and in the moment.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMXFI3Cu2KZh_zHQzX8iJAw8vD0dRrvoM1TXlUZBO-95DJ7V4_FgQUUqsrQbgJkV5mgyz3TgoYlm8U1MLvXGieU7FiXj7P8CiOV3cny-s1ppISXci3vv8DGtW9F62gSlAqt_qjPn90TqU9xNALbIslQufktYAYxZ8Hmg73f6W7WlIIRPNZVUjR2HwXzo/s3074/PXL_20240219_214754017~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMXFI3Cu2KZh_zHQzX8iJAw8vD0dRrvoM1TXlUZBO-95DJ7V4_FgQUUqsrQbgJkV5mgyz3TgoYlm8U1MLvXGieU7FiXj7P8CiOV3cny-s1ppISXci3vv8DGtW9F62gSlAqt_qjPn90TqU9xNALbIslQufktYAYxZ8Hmg73f6W7WlIIRPNZVUjR2HwXzo/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_214754017~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Once the red was done, I went hunting for something that would coordinate with the canvas print, but none of the golds I had worked well at all. So I thought about using an off-white, and that's when I realized, my thread stash is realllly low on those. The best I had was an <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-12wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil </a></span><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-12wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12wt</a> 2000 [<span style="background-color: white;">Light Sand]. That's a lot heavier than I usually quilt with, but I referred to the <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-12wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil recommended uses</a>, and saw that machine embroidery was one of them. I figured the amount of quilting I was planning on this small (</span>15.5" x 21.5") piece could qualify as embroidery, and decided to try it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fMm3ZNOruy_iYupKhrclUeumf_eCaLz6dm0iKxMDrGf0BtHQQ2MrkcCx6K650SPg3Ncn4uKfb8eSLvMDIV_M826d1SG1obbkb1yLr5ollpJ1zzmhCa-NhAkB314EVG2g0AUTrVzGquwGq3OfGJOrJ_I_onpKWY6XUzJf8lRjpxViHTlXMR0ThXk7ZyE/s3074/PXL_20240219_214529535~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fMm3ZNOruy_iYupKhrclUeumf_eCaLz6dm0iKxMDrGf0BtHQQ2MrkcCx6K650SPg3Ncn4uKfb8eSLvMDIV_M826d1SG1obbkb1yLr5ollpJ1zzmhCa-NhAkB314EVG2g0AUTrVzGquwGq3OfGJOrJ_I_onpKWY6XUzJf8lRjpxViHTlXMR0ThXk7ZyE/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_214529535~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88EhQLLD5rFuRRNhZL5au1JO_fRciZUq58VY4P8U39PustA-ynvSbAO5y7OpElZI5CG7ZtoLUM42yBCd1KAbdFnYnp2yByuPx877QYtPyp_ZaYsz3pSvi3XkALCq6oQcB645hkNFjo0TUi5tPL3bwwI6I0O7BGPfb2h2OKYWdC_2jeVXHZGA7jwbm8J4/s2365/PXL_20240219_214725573~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="2364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88EhQLLD5rFuRRNhZL5au1JO_fRciZUq58VY4P8U39PustA-ynvSbAO5y7OpElZI5CG7ZtoLUM42yBCd1KAbdFnYnp2yByuPx877QYtPyp_ZaYsz3pSvi3XkALCq6oQcB645hkNFjo0TUi5tPL3bwwI6I0O7BGPfb2h2OKYWdC_2jeVXHZGA7jwbm8J4/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_214725573~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It definitely worked! In fact, as I got started basically outlining seam lines and creating shapes, the 12wt became an integral part of the whole piece. It really stands out, and in a way, mimics the lines and shapes of that focus fabric. At first, I was going to leave all the red unquilted, but obviously changed my mind in a few places.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QaoFh9KRAvN_MMLPvrPa1m0GvCol_jZ1l6le-YlCa6eNAxv4gt5aKGTKKPwutcxS9w6jTygiOSITzKXYD1sjjjHPgwojYjghaqmMcoM8nyBCrTz3fLo9fQXhGQr6rEijpaYHr-CcmA3ByddHAduxXY1juOiKLnBMf31964qhCO493f0RPSTT3NIQWDM/s3074/PXL_20240219_214455560~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QaoFh9KRAvN_MMLPvrPa1m0GvCol_jZ1l6le-YlCa6eNAxv4gt5aKGTKKPwutcxS9w6jTygiOSITzKXYD1sjjjHPgwojYjghaqmMcoM8nyBCrTz3fLo9fQXhGQr6rEijpaYHr-CcmA3ByddHAduxXY1juOiKLnBMf31964qhCO493f0RPSTT3NIQWDM/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_214455560~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Obligatory quilt back photo comprised of stash bits and pieces....</div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENUHlxR-ltETXgT7_uHuc3oEmK6ZAL6V2jUaPPumwkbizQ9CbpY_M0zrTp6Dr5vfXdu4_NPAc7ON6JudtNBHmTIQNToDabQPgID5XT2Vdh-8Td5SaZlZ9JqF7-Y2ARK0uQpcP7V-JtqAPL-VvY5qWQJC05jCmefzc69HRbl8Wicd1PvpYqY7R8QL-iLI/s3074/PXL_20240219_214624575~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENUHlxR-ltETXgT7_uHuc3oEmK6ZAL6V2jUaPPumwkbizQ9CbpY_M0zrTp6Dr5vfXdu4_NPAc7ON6JudtNBHmTIQNToDabQPgID5XT2Vdh-8Td5SaZlZ9JqF7-Y2ARK0uQpcP7V-JtqAPL-VvY5qWQJC05jCmefzc69HRbl8Wicd1PvpYqY7R8QL-iLI/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_214624575~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vista is bound in Kona Rich Red - another favorite red - and in a switch from my norm, the industrial feel of the piece made me choose to machine bind it. So that all made for a fairly quick finish, and was thoroughly enjoyable. I've got a few random sewing projects coming up this week, but in between all that, I already have an incentive for my next piece. In my basket of batting scraps, I found one that already had a backing. It must have been trimmed off a larger quilt project, and I'm excited to let it lead me into something new.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2024/02/26/favorite-finish-february-2024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linking up with Favorite Finish for February with Quilting JETgirl.</a></i></span></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-88339780282910779832024-02-19T14:57:00.000-08:002024-02-19T19:56:34.604-08:00The Liturgical Calendar Triptych<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happily, <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/calendar-update-x.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the liturgical calendar triptych</a> I finished in January is hung in its intended location! Last week, hubby and I delivered the trio of quilts to the church and chatted with the worship team about the pending installation. The next afternoon, I began to receive photos from the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/liturgist.dho/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minister of Music & Worship</a>, who had commissioned the pieces in the first place. We both were pretty excited by what we saw.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YNdN7kxhir7vEf93nFyBOoKKtxThyphenhyphenKa8QnrhXsqNtIN5gSh97_gQ_F_ZPUt4nEWiJFyERbyP4yayG2ObdKa4fa4DCX1A-kX0tenijwSeA41u1R-7rKs34xbH0_t9lVL9Ah591vcKdiSSnOWDI-xRt-IRSyWyN2oKLMTtieWfuMLOX8N8hEWKe61xnuQ/s769/IMG_20240215_164114~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YNdN7kxhir7vEf93nFyBOoKKtxThyphenhyphenKa8QnrhXsqNtIN5gSh97_gQ_F_ZPUt4nEWiJFyERbyP4yayG2ObdKa4fa4DCX1A-kX0tenijwSeA41u1R-7rKs34xbH0_t9lVL9Ah591vcKdiSSnOWDI-xRt-IRSyWyN2oKLMTtieWfuMLOX8N8hEWKe61xnuQ/w640-h640/IMG_20240215_164114~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />So yesterday, I got to see the triptych in its new home.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8c7a2yOntBLcgd5fTlt28EHmWIVp4Rgr9XrOoswd0gradhGWvcPDOReq0ac1ipe72dRcw-xKBDIkmTypJt12kbvO17w5UAMcqO9xmYJIWZW97bGdvZFvvW32M_18hMPjtegoiyL3Y0xyh3rkl-PURXX2CH2FI9Ok9nVHm6iZnzwMSwXon4nBC-wlFRE/s3074/PXL_20240219_190141150~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8c7a2yOntBLcgd5fTlt28EHmWIVp4Rgr9XrOoswd0gradhGWvcPDOReq0ac1ipe72dRcw-xKBDIkmTypJt12kbvO17w5UAMcqO9xmYJIWZW97bGdvZFvvW32M_18hMPjtegoiyL3Y0xyh3rkl-PURXX2CH2FI9Ok9nVHm6iZnzwMSwXon4nBC-wlFRE/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_190141150~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRxkVi5ltUtReYdFxSNps1Qa62jY5pOP4Yc_go8CCRuHqg4xFZ0H2MbgWXb4cfyQ0GHe51jk76pz0Tl_WpKMob_UjMZIbFLtgwDbe91u_GAj0xiJ3McgP9EOqwFDa6jGoczBMfu3gYQjEdomDeBjlWhbbeBK_OIySDCoGf9EZzpbpN79LxE1tg5G1t3Q/s3074/PXL_20240219_190151635~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRxkVi5ltUtReYdFxSNps1Qa62jY5pOP4Yc_go8CCRuHqg4xFZ0H2MbgWXb4cfyQ0GHe51jk76pz0Tl_WpKMob_UjMZIbFLtgwDbe91u_GAj0xiJ3McgP9EOqwFDa6jGoczBMfu3gYQjEdomDeBjlWhbbeBK_OIySDCoGf9EZzpbpN79LxE1tg5G1t3Q/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_190151635~2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgt1mW1txdwR6JxKe7MeN5jjhQggI0FSc4AvlCUAQKSzdy6ziJJRYUIZKuw2V7jO9qDTJNJkPtPLCkgghR23AfWhUOyhEJd8kcm_PVSw3PmtYSoB7XsJwG2Xgvaz9HVM6TxrlpXL4BNL84pDkrq1ykLY9K_4Ya5A-BdOmk-bAMRZzlEiMxUTowzDsrH4/s2543/PXL_20240219_185043655~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="2541" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgt1mW1txdwR6JxKe7MeN5jjhQggI0FSc4AvlCUAQKSzdy6ziJJRYUIZKuw2V7jO9qDTJNJkPtPLCkgghR23AfWhUOyhEJd8kcm_PVSw3PmtYSoB7XsJwG2Xgvaz9HVM6TxrlpXL4BNL84pDkrq1ykLY9K_4Ya5A-BdOmk-bAMRZzlEiMxUTowzDsrH4/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_185043655~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxXCxUtdHEWetdB2Ruat2mEei0uIbiqTF09lPdQgBkV1lp-e45dgN-5N20Uz1fY1FYm-qNZfLuoO5F_UvW36Pw15sSnhd8RYH3seGOFejKPUSMQEL9WmaSNWkb-kvajB5_KSShVypIOlqBqH1d2jnygpxoqvnZ9XPqFZdGjSV0MQY34sVMfBKt-VlyzA/s1794/PXL_20240219_185058651~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxXCxUtdHEWetdB2Ruat2mEei0uIbiqTF09lPdQgBkV1lp-e45dgN-5N20Uz1fY1FYm-qNZfLuoO5F_UvW36Pw15sSnhd8RYH3seGOFejKPUSMQEL9WmaSNWkb-kvajB5_KSShVypIOlqBqH1d2jnygpxoqvnZ9XPqFZdGjSV0MQY34sVMfBKt-VlyzA/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_185058651~3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Talk about gratifying. The significance of the triptych was shared briefly with the congregation, and not only was I acknowledged as the creator, but the triptych as art. After the service, many came to chat with me about the panels; and when I noticed folks going up to the quilts for a closer look, I went over and more good conversation ensued. The improv piecing within each color especially intrigued them, and I was able to share that in addition to being guided by the church year calendar, <span style="font-family: inherit;">our Minister of Music & Worship had specifically asked for a representation of the calendar while still in my improvisational style. There were more questions about how I determined the widths of each section, how they were quilted, and how long the project took me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8F6k9LkDUnWiyRY1VKgHBbKr73av_7JJZxuT0sSA90eQnxnSgofwXeBrJV04LmB32RjmqxE8yEgjvnyqsmA1sXkqnVInitMxCbOvXZDHflvrBLieFF1yuxiSMwWHCQrJ1jCQg8SbVmTcGjvvdHE6cNadEimOOJzikIz8FkkmdUMALwSpv9TtvyBZdBo/s2660/PXL_20240219_185138901~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="2658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8F6k9LkDUnWiyRY1VKgHBbKr73av_7JJZxuT0sSA90eQnxnSgofwXeBrJV04LmB32RjmqxE8yEgjvnyqsmA1sXkqnVInitMxCbOvXZDHflvrBLieFF1yuxiSMwWHCQrJ1jCQg8SbVmTcGjvvdHE6cNadEimOOJzikIz8FkkmdUMALwSpv9TtvyBZdBo/w640-h640/PXL_20240219_185138901~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One final thing I want to share about this months-long project - something I don't want to forget - is that both yesterday in person, as well as with the church's social media posts about the project, so many of my fellow members expressed their thanks for what I had created. I didn't expect those expressions of gratitude. But I really appreciated them, maybe more so since they weren't expected. Indeed, a very sweet end to this unique project.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>If you're curious to see more of the triptych in the space it was made for, see a short reel <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3jJgncvOHe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-40309180346568509172024-02-15T12:18:00.000-08:002024-02-23T15:16:51.118-08:00Mini Log Cabin BagIt was September 2022 when <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">Alison Glass <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisonglass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alisonglass</a> and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">Giuseppe Ribaudo </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/giucy_giuce/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4d6c41; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@giucy_giuce</a> hosted the <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/09/mini-series-sew-along-2022.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4d6c41; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Mini Series Sew Along</a><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">. I made 15 - 4.5" unfinished blocks, with the intention of eventually making them into small gift bags. I'm finally ready to make that happen!</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2olzrIydny8L3g_eMshVasGHWVsirFpnaTa6Ao09uGpK1uw6bmXxWauEYwigIAIVF_lqIJAOZJYFI4gNtAh8PNpNRS29EmVXTKhjd_oVlb9FPRhDu8E83Wx9S1k_yX4m56hDdFvrNM6nmOihg4Zb_nENxOqX9i7RK0VROlEOe3esMLNgRe8MY8k5yFg/s3074/PXL_20240214_230130758~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2olzrIydny8L3g_eMshVasGHWVsirFpnaTa6Ao09uGpK1uw6bmXxWauEYwigIAIVF_lqIJAOZJYFI4gNtAh8PNpNRS29EmVXTKhjd_oVlb9FPRhDu8E83Wx9S1k_yX4m56hDdFvrNM6nmOihg4Zb_nENxOqX9i7RK0VROlEOe3esMLNgRe8MY8k5yFg/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_230130758~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">First up is also the first block I made in the sew along - <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/09/mini-series-sew-along-log-cabin.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a log cabin</a>. Though I'm not following a pattern per se, I have the basic technique of the <a href="https://youtu.be/1MOkfcfaECI?si=2SsXe0SyBizqqzCh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Drawstring Bag</a> by Svetlana <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sotakhandmade/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sotakhandmade</a> in my head, and am doing something very similar. Though of course, first, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3WczbhO3A7/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I had to remove the papers from the back of the paper-pieced block</a>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQUdz5YLqEN-NL5L8u8b4ZzqFQu53LC_QPuDRSXjWgUzekISm9XRLqJpJQKJepe42slAEJlI_T5APSvgSqHds9eP4zQUmh9Nx4FuOa7FmZZCZCQ8kCxbG5phEXxq2SEwIM2nH2jEnEJTZXLy26FnCJn7ujeotoYkCTcTu3pMIdQFNvkeAHnVk_gXe0BM/s2982/PXL_20240214_212021296~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="2980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQUdz5YLqEN-NL5L8u8b4ZzqFQu53LC_QPuDRSXjWgUzekISm9XRLqJpJQKJepe42slAEJlI_T5APSvgSqHds9eP4zQUmh9Nx4FuOa7FmZZCZCQ8kCxbG5phEXxq2SEwIM2nH2jEnEJTZXLy26FnCJn7ujeotoYkCTcTu3pMIdQFNvkeAHnVk_gXe0BM/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_212021296~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Fabrics for this first bag are Essex in Natural for the exterior, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">the Ledger print from </span><a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Carolyn Friedlander</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">'s </span><a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/collections/fabric/products/architextures" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Architextures</a> for the lining - which was also the background for all of my mini series blocks - and a coordinating stashed blue print for the casing. I'd made <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2018/10/using-those-tiny-pieced-blocks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">similar bags</a> after taking a class with Giuseppe back in 2018, and for those, had quilted the exterior. I chose to do the same this time, and since I wasn't using interfacing or batting, the quilting kind of made the fabric pucker a bit. I pressed it after, of course, and actually like the texture the quilting adds. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSEH1_NN8VWOs36g8s1aAZCIj3FN2f44zdKE_HRujtjIh42Bqadgk9WbNgL5JE5fhQdwTbvGXc19ft_L1kUcComXMrgxenPU70x813mamP_qXb1h8hw5SAGGODnu9v-kMwS_bdTS4S3mKBKPgKqXjnRPwB_xh-L38Cw_jj6w0gXvX8HH33rojZHIRUC8/s2822/PXL_20240214_230157622~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="2819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSEH1_NN8VWOs36g8s1aAZCIj3FN2f44zdKE_HRujtjIh42Bqadgk9WbNgL5JE5fhQdwTbvGXc19ft_L1kUcComXMrgxenPU70x813mamP_qXb1h8hw5SAGGODnu9v-kMwS_bdTS4S3mKBKPgKqXjnRPwB_xh-L38Cw_jj6w0gXvX8HH33rojZHIRUC8/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_230157622~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbNsbeP37WKPR2AY7ZNFCPKv0hiGXfubrYFdnve_HpNiBvej9XfUAQmEyhkyUOQQS8m_fjECghpK5ewHlSmtAoGgalSfUkFNjS8s2lpp3xbm-T9Zgk8hKZ8lGsgaOdqu0r7Qa0sX8yOMGr-4lPr9fn-wPWA4xS5LzwE1dFi_H7xTnxT8KYRo6r4ARW3w/s2754/PXL_20240214_230209812~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="2754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbNsbeP37WKPR2AY7ZNFCPKv0hiGXfubrYFdnve_HpNiBvej9XfUAQmEyhkyUOQQS8m_fjECghpK5ewHlSmtAoGgalSfUkFNjS8s2lpp3xbm-T9Zgk8hKZ8lGsgaOdqu0r7Qa0sX8yOMGr-4lPr9fn-wPWA4xS5LzwE1dFi_H7xTnxT8KYRo6r4ARW3w/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_230209812~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As a reference for future bags, I cut the exterior pieces for the front sides 2.5" x 4.5", and 3.5" x 9" for the top and bottom framing the log cabin. I sewed those pieces on, then quilted the front, then trimmed it slightly to square it up a bit. I cut the backing 9" x 10.5", quilted, then trimmed to match the front. The final bag measures 8.5" x 10", including the casing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW1wqZzhBGH5qhOasu0T-SkMFM42wK67IDVjaTahiSQ1lsW-0mkIdgSootKjxIX2uP0fYbZYreH1KHZulN6A-IpJNs861ZgcNd0dEydLjVMH_P01GBYIVPdtxzNt3e3ugqJLMHAT7Ca1ihVeY5mW6nd04zxRcfm9n6CTImae4e0673VIuW70PHVyiTOA/s3074/PXL_20240214_230116969~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW1wqZzhBGH5qhOasu0T-SkMFM42wK67IDVjaTahiSQ1lsW-0mkIdgSootKjxIX2uP0fYbZYreH1KHZulN6A-IpJNs861ZgcNd0dEydLjVMH_P01GBYIVPdtxzNt3e3ugqJLMHAT7Ca1ihVeY5mW6nd04zxRcfm9n6CTImae4e0673VIuW70PHVyiTOA/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_230116969~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What fun! I hope to continue to make more drawstring bags with my mini blocks in between other projects. Already mulling over which block to use next. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LBks22WeQCWwMAGweDem0P6mfNCiHGnnNO5CMEYukhoA6MXAStvN9yWcsw-foklUbLw6SUKvaK6X7qxwhWyWbChgH4d8ac-Qh7jCBPinVm-iKXQ_vNiEPZ1VseolEoDdFKM9D_W8urSud3M0G7jKSoFNh8kyZ9qPQ78JKoZMo78wklRcE7uNvxscgA0/s3024/PXL_20240214_230229876~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LBks22WeQCWwMAGweDem0P6mfNCiHGnnNO5CMEYukhoA6MXAStvN9yWcsw-foklUbLw6SUKvaK6X7qxwhWyWbChgH4d8ac-Qh7jCBPinVm-iKXQ_vNiEPZ1VseolEoDdFKM9D_W8urSud3M0G7jKSoFNh8kyZ9qPQ78JKoZMo78wklRcE7uNvxscgA0/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_230229876~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-90664793298478610862024-02-14T09:05:00.000-08:002024-02-14T09:05:31.527-08:00Golden Honey<p>After finishing the <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/calendar-update-x.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">big liturgical quilt project</a> and <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/02/diamond-flare-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">last year's guild BOM quilt</a>, I really needed a small quilt project. Something improv. Maybe even scrappy. Meet Golden Honey.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnU90eCkpn0QU8pOUU4LCyqcMikAHiX5QhIeZ-hty-hmHik9jcbA_vPfIPgjFaBJyITDizJx3SB3mXhWyaMXj5Tdqwa6cYBgKYTWr5rqkY7nQoKUOrQv7l_2f2t6nKCagXgaNdh_nghca_30eXVwTHD9_yMxrxZf6Uj0Y7kkY10r3d8raL69JH0sYAWU/s2731/PXL_20240214_002530661~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="2731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnU90eCkpn0QU8pOUU4LCyqcMikAHiX5QhIeZ-hty-hmHik9jcbA_vPfIPgjFaBJyITDizJx3SB3mXhWyaMXj5Tdqwa6cYBgKYTWr5rqkY7nQoKUOrQv7l_2f2t6nKCagXgaNdh_nghca_30eXVwTHD9_yMxrxZf6Uj0Y7kkY10r3d8raL69JH0sYAWU/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_002530661~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It all started when I dug through my yellow/orange scrap bucket the other day, one of Gwen Marston's books - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1604601353/?tag=aqusta-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minimal Quiltmaking</a> - open beside me. I was being inspired by a striped quilt therein, and randomly began to piece scrap strips together. Unfortunately, I didn't think to get a photo of them, but when I came back to the strip sets a couple of days later, it wasn't the striped quilt in the book that was speaking to me, but the one on the facing page, Untitled #2. That particular quilt had resulted when Gwen was inspired by <a href="https://www.paulklee.net/fire-in-the-evening.jsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a Paul Klee painting, Fire in the Evening</a>. Anyway, here's how my strip sets initially came together, with more additions from the scrap bucket, and a few strips of Kona Emerald, which I chose after a glance at my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002V5AZQ6/?tag=aqusta-20">color wheel</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4eU6LbquCkflfme5AUNtuL4zQL_bv5rM2h0GIhyphenhyphenLOQFCq26PLK2a_ce9N7raV4QxuAuDX8OC6oOCP-P8hyphenhyphenp1B-qtXUY6xDo4yYHV5eda-cVGCnnO8_-_Ey5GXfNkaDoZHH29nTQp77sNmHhleIGF6tKpWgDTrN8tS2vpEatjpm398toydIr55_BzWMk/s2213/PXL_20240213_220130949~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4eU6LbquCkflfme5AUNtuL4zQL_bv5rM2h0GIhyphenhyphenLOQFCq26PLK2a_ce9N7raV4QxuAuDX8OC6oOCP-P8hyphenhyphenp1B-qtXUY6xDo4yYHV5eda-cVGCnnO8_-_Ey5GXfNkaDoZHH29nTQp77sNmHhleIGF6tKpWgDTrN8tS2vpEatjpm398toydIr55_BzWMk/w640-h640/PXL_20240213_220130949~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There was something I wasn't happy with though, so I sliced across the upper third, fiddled with things a bit, and ended up with this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKL8UWWtIV4AvzBLFrCsmzdjqK9mbOifExDg_4Ddp5QQtsJwS_Txn_raT8ow0dr1_M5-6b_C4UAJNm8bUYV6-H3tC8Y2P3fmGRK9qYWf8DcKuAIl4tLbbmI184EAmRMcIeO5JlDtjzqGo1frTxd2FD7VDjNRyOH5GycqMh98PgdbU35e6mXX_bswEgGBs/s2546/PXL_20240213_223152164~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="2546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKL8UWWtIV4AvzBLFrCsmzdjqK9mbOifExDg_4Ddp5QQtsJwS_Txn_raT8ow0dr1_M5-6b_C4UAJNm8bUYV6-H3tC8Y2P3fmGRK9qYWf8DcKuAIl4tLbbmI184EAmRMcIeO5JlDtjzqGo1frTxd2FD7VDjNRyOH5GycqMh98PgdbU35e6mXX_bswEgGBs/w640-h640/PXL_20240213_223152164~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Did I absolutely love it? No. But I<i> did</i> love that it was becoming something I hadn't really planned, a "sketch" inspired by something Gwen had made, improv, and scrappy. That all made it A-OK and worth continuing on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6ukJxcDa9aZKInZhBbHS2BSH9L95vQoxDUTMW-0LINbUdaDiKPcY60JrfgNycD82o7oBthUSWH7qjgCi_0ZGNmMLmwPfa6vunMvGJEXCURJEsBL7oD2HKsagGRf7XDy8CrORPj-Bz3_5yz57JyRy-2nZIU-ZZCSOJsR55a4rmthq5XazWw7zuUK3nhM/s2231/PXL_20240213_224326188~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6ukJxcDa9aZKInZhBbHS2BSH9L95vQoxDUTMW-0LINbUdaDiKPcY60JrfgNycD82o7oBthUSWH7qjgCi_0ZGNmMLmwPfa6vunMvGJEXCURJEsBL7oD2HKsagGRf7XDy8CrORPj-Bz3_5yz57JyRy-2nZIU-ZZCSOJsR55a4rmthq5XazWw7zuUK3nhM/w640-h640/PXL_20240213_224326188~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTLW_owo_CH8b4v_SwC958QLzSihGXbvG6WeV87Zgy_EsNPlVma6iiOsKso9aXhRbjsYw1_N60TODybvKdQIdqiAxk0aQE1FLZmUER_3p_fIcskwBQPwOlZBNiq_tlp3PXO2wj86JossSr6R_R6rpeQChmexT-q1XgHTg11-D2PfKlvFniObKw0TreVM/s3072/PXL_20240213_224344937~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTLW_owo_CH8b4v_SwC958QLzSihGXbvG6WeV87Zgy_EsNPlVma6iiOsKso9aXhRbjsYw1_N60TODybvKdQIdqiAxk0aQE1FLZmUER_3p_fIcskwBQPwOlZBNiq_tlp3PXO2wj86JossSr6R_R6rpeQChmexT-q1XgHTg11-D2PfKlvFniObKw0TreVM/w640-h640/PXL_20240213_224344937~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So I found a partial fat-quarter that coordinated fairly well for the backing, chose some thread - <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-50wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 50wt</a> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: justify;">2214 [Golden Honey] (thus the name) - and started in on some easygoing quilting, both straight-line, and wavy.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhXyQDF_8T6CRwt3uSWgAAX0KDzvJ2u8DuhgTop8KVb5Ermq1_aP2ZG28mnBLa-AlpbrdNK1p-rJ8LohB4Tjl9F_RIccVUF8kMTar0fmffeOpf7XfcchIZk-HEXP90W2MrBYFqby4TOm4l_l0nWmvPhnVsDpMDKcd4GkwrTx8rDRmpEPgCzB1yWXR8eY/s2880/PXL_20240214_002624381~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHJ8KHgWT_E-2eBtTo0MzTCufuKP8JOXWzinUO4uKKmsIx6SuZY7_xZBKqX1j2n5vYcxFlpXO9XlYEpSlM0WlZizXYZ7YZufQiwztjOiqtfbyBWtywvyKJwMt5mICd7YJak1e2nMM5RTKUfw1qu7QObXJwrEIe6NzjiUwZJ9p-EmMnR1928kdtbrYxCw/s4080/PXL_20240214_002553968~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHJ8KHgWT_E-2eBtTo0MzTCufuKP8JOXWzinUO4uKKmsIx6SuZY7_xZBKqX1j2n5vYcxFlpXO9XlYEpSlM0WlZizXYZ7YZufQiwztjOiqtfbyBWtywvyKJwMt5mICd7YJak1e2nMM5RTKUfw1qu7QObXJwrEIe6NzjiUwZJ9p-EmMnR1928kdtbrYxCw/w482-h640/PXL_20240214_002553968~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For binding, I didn't think too hard, reaching back into the scrap basket to find just enough of <a href="https://www.rubystarsociety.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missmelodymiller/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melody Miller</a>'s Spark in a bright yellow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2Y88qo2ZEZiZ5vC9VX0QNtMQSqqXmekt4vZU_P76xhCB8EaEDTgA1rx6nokmIpijw9AO6GqZ8_NeztiMO8pxjL380hWBz6UeqDokfNWBF5K3GgwRUYhAFU-0Z-JWMwJdcJQkk8CGVpy7MLsi6PuimqQ5IL-i2J9eNomS384D9Zl4AHsdwiV5Um_WDfE/s2420/PXL_20240214_002644261~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="2418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2Y88qo2ZEZiZ5vC9VX0QNtMQSqqXmekt4vZU_P76xhCB8EaEDTgA1rx6nokmIpijw9AO6GqZ8_NeztiMO8pxjL380hWBz6UeqDokfNWBF5K3GgwRUYhAFU-0Z-JWMwJdcJQkk8CGVpy7MLsi6PuimqQ5IL-i2J9eNomS384D9Zl4AHsdwiV5Um_WDfE/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_002644261~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This piece finished at 10.75" x 15", and I want to make note that I used <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/hobbs-tuscany-batting/tuscany-supreme-unbleached-cotton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hobbs Tuscany Supreme 100% Cotton batting</a>. I have a stack of Hobbs sample sizes that are perfect for small projects such as this, so I'm going to try a few out. This one felt pretty luxurious.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsXLiugZRE6TMj6MEdcG_f19sGS12zIItJGOMTDuCxW4UziEg89YLoRxZFQZURq6_0m7MkeCqglqmTGdN3WXRHMt_DSz6unF7ET3Lo7URWdD6PmLkYAA6efpZrRFDfgvk9tj_M6hPI-kiS_yxSC2UFiEC5apB5lb8niyD8lU6bn6wrC12SFPFF35h-UM/s2967/PXL_20240214_002515489~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2967" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsXLiugZRE6TMj6MEdcG_f19sGS12zIItJGOMTDuCxW4UziEg89YLoRxZFQZURq6_0m7MkeCqglqmTGdN3WXRHMt_DSz6unF7ET3Lo7URWdD6PmLkYAA6efpZrRFDfgvk9tj_M6hPI-kiS_yxSC2UFiEC5apB5lb8niyD8lU6bn6wrC12SFPFF35h-UM/w640-h640/PXL_20240214_002515489~2.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><p>Anyway, this was just what I needed, creatively speaking. I think I might just dive into another small improv, scrappy piece soon. What I felt in making this one, I want to hang on to for a while.</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-69118524524135819622024-02-13T09:12:00.000-08:002024-02-13T09:12:55.785-08:00Grids<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Invariably I have an immediate reaction every time a new <a href="https://www.beesewcial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bee Sewcial</a> prompt is announced, and I'm pretty sure on February first when my beemate Jen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jen.broemel/">@jen.broemel</a> announced her prompt, it was something like, "Oh, yeah." GRIDS. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMOhSwFjGJt4A1mHWSVkCFYGCIpDBjdYsSUBd4MlcLnZ_whI74i9FUcF01hOfvdU0PlT2x5Lml2LfGE1iygWp0o7_u6vn7nfu4t_kdqs6M60uJ1uthb_K4dMYB20HwcmDdwGZY35NYSVFc45rMS2Vmo6JmjuyDjGk0t9QtgR4eBWHrEKH4fGkWpYglBg/s3074/PXL_20240212_005843655~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMOhSwFjGJt4A1mHWSVkCFYGCIpDBjdYsSUBd4MlcLnZ_whI74i9FUcF01hOfvdU0PlT2x5Lml2LfGE1iygWp0o7_u6vn7nfu4t_kdqs6M60uJ1uthb_K4dMYB20HwcmDdwGZY35NYSVFc45rMS2Vmo6JmjuyDjGk0t9QtgR4eBWHrEKH4fGkWpYglBg/w640-h640/PXL_20240212_005843655~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Requested in reds, whites, and blacks, making these two blocks felt so good. Block one, above, is 11.5" x 15"; and the second, below, is 10" x 13.5".</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIEeo4G5Mht6zyJsbsw2vd6RdO9gkZWSXvrew4LNGULso53aEEQ3xt6D8hphW0icvrRHjmPXucZVt08IsN9vV-oAHr3UqCuiq9TaPtgzmeWJ7ocEhAYEaMOYgF_kfKksqJK2MEcbfLI-h8uJVkH_I7bDLI5EcCvfLdGz_sCNTTp3Zvpu3ArbrTqB1tqo/s2183/PXL_20240213_005458217~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="2181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIEeo4G5Mht6zyJsbsw2vd6RdO9gkZWSXvrew4LNGULso53aEEQ3xt6D8hphW0icvrRHjmPXucZVt08IsN9vV-oAHr3UqCuiq9TaPtgzmeWJ7ocEhAYEaMOYgF_kfKksqJK2MEcbfLI-h8uJVkH_I7bDLI5EcCvfLdGz_sCNTTp3Zvpu3ArbrTqB1tqo/w640-h640/PXL_20240213_005458217~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p>Creating improvisationally - yet with a tentative vision - in an engaging palette - was the most fun I'd had in the studio recently, and I'm grateful for it.</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-66409378422657580742024-02-10T16:26:00.000-08:002024-02-10T16:32:51.621-08:00Diamond Flare Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXkuLi7EUxyLBK8VzVBjg4IPVIbaeoJHssyzMYizzrpaif-mS7Q5IDz3tlrmAIdEeSbUZRY3fHVb_90UotWm0-R_mn59L_QNZY-2YBS1zrhYO8-Oqi6FtBiav4HI-9ce8Vsv_usHRTSgVjcHDmS4r1XNRfGWNvxLBVMnoQ8-17GW3x-ASw0OIDzd7mQk/s2202/PXL_20240210_202016637~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="2200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXkuLi7EUxyLBK8VzVBjg4IPVIbaeoJHssyzMYizzrpaif-mS7Q5IDz3tlrmAIdEeSbUZRY3fHVb_90UotWm0-R_mn59L_QNZY-2YBS1zrhYO8-Oqi6FtBiav4HI-9ce8Vsv_usHRTSgVjcHDmS4r1XNRfGWNvxLBVMnoQ8-17GW3x-ASw0OIDzd7mQk/w640-h640/PXL_20240210_202016637~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whew! It's always such a relief to have a year-long project done! <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/03/seattle-mqg-2023-bom-diamond-flare.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begun back in March of last year</a>, another segment or two was made each month, until I had a <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/12/diamond-flare-december.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">finished quilt top</a> by year's end 2023. The pattern, Diamond Flare, is by guild member </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Taylor Krz </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/toadandsew/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4d6c41;" target="_blank">@toadandsew</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6LRdgkGBrXRV88lx1TSVmNqqpejwP_Twrh5BNdC1HfiC9CN31qIj_bJbjCBhrROZEh1F_sXEH1mMuh026gfSw2bylSHAX3CUqgFIlotlkgR9U3OqQ85QStEFZ-3uInWCw5fKuo3o2VyrH95gjmNsLzPpF7SAYhbV6gIjfmFvHTcD0OtwPVZ65XGQHLg/s2178/PXL_20231216_013102555%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6LRdgkGBrXRV88lx1TSVmNqqpejwP_Twrh5BNdC1HfiC9CN31qIj_bJbjCBhrROZEh1F_sXEH1mMuh026gfSw2bylSHAX3CUqgFIlotlkgR9U3OqQ85QStEFZ-3uInWCw5fKuo3o2VyrH95gjmNsLzPpF7SAYhbV6gIjfmFvHTcD0OtwPVZ65XGQHLg/w640-h640/PXL_20231216_013102555%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">For a quilt back, I used pretty much every little left-over from my Diamond Flare quilt top. The green fabric on the right side and top corner was pulled from stash to bring it to size. But otherwise, those bits and lengths were all from <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/03/seattle-mqg-2023-bom-diamond-flare.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the stack of fabric I started the year with</a>.</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fBKHlOSLybakEH6kT5h-D5Q5l-mtdp-EdtaGDv_iyQa_V58tzX_7HJvJ_bPFuL6DSuognoAncD0P-002_VVO5e2up-VdO0Yy8kKql-cgrJtGG9newPh8-w6lDvNR79t-UOTrQI-xQ79I1qBKsG3VGgoxv_gra_PtoQgUTrfXIL_CZPxaM1hqYmrUA0M/s2094/PXL_20240130_234757749~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="2093" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fBKHlOSLybakEH6kT5h-D5Q5l-mtdp-EdtaGDv_iyQa_V58tzX_7HJvJ_bPFuL6DSuognoAncD0P-002_VVO5e2up-VdO0Yy8kKql-cgrJtGG9newPh8-w6lDvNR79t-UOTrQI-xQ79I1qBKsG3VGgoxv_gra_PtoQgUTrfXIL_CZPxaM1hqYmrUA0M/w640-h640/PXL_20240130_234757749~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had originally intended to make the quilt back along with the <a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/2023/11/06/mqg-use-it-quilt-back-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MQG Quilt Back Challenge</a> starting with gathering supplies - the inspiration print + leftover solids. As a reminder, below is a shot of my initial inspiration fabric for the quilt's palette, <span><span style="background-color: white; color: #001435;"><a href="https://annabelwrigley.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Annabel Wrigley</a>'s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlepincushionstudio/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@littlepincushionstudio</a> Color Wheel Confetti Green for </span><a href="https://windhamfabrics.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4d6c41;" target="_blank">Windham Fabrics</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #001435;">. Though I got it back out to consider piecing into the quilt back, I decided to save it for another project. But I think I kept pretty true to the palette, no?</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIztmlnySb37_rip2gbeTHIOW7h-VbyJxJRwjlT4QY_w0n4wAA6zmupEaUK3TmqNef67uy8-EMbCzcp92k11xOy6YJT9N86R0VY_MdSQwyQRb2SwqYQj4YknNuOFuQBFcneZKINhfIpYslx1ohg0V2T1VaL32DXSSztYDOz4BiJ7yOJbSQCHldwLR4fso/s3024/PXL_20230217_002810657~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIztmlnySb37_rip2gbeTHIOW7h-VbyJxJRwjlT4QY_w0n4wAA6zmupEaUK3TmqNef67uy8-EMbCzcp92k11xOy6YJT9N86R0VY_MdSQwyQRb2SwqYQj4YknNuOFuQBFcneZKINhfIpYslx1ohg0V2T1VaL32DXSSztYDOz4BiJ7yOJbSQCHldwLR4fso/w640-h640/PXL_20230217_002810657~2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">As for my approach plan back during the challenge - using off-cuts from the quilt front, with <span style="background-color: white;">the combination of </span><span style="background-color: white;">simple geometric elements and overall piecing the back improvisationally, I stuck with that too.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnRUt2ITv_HVL6s95yPFs9vhSO9DDkZqALw5txdpZXOUtGZUN5PCppLNFRt1zjgQw4W7sI__5nX1iuCQqTWbqRVsJbpK19tYX6rzATsu54adj4BMOa_OZQD1Wd9dOmGYXy9kIMk7MhLvtxEd0ropKu_ifEPDGnMtcIcQHjwPFKXMfB2otiP2ur_L4p6g/s2330/PXL_20240210_222749072~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="2328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnRUt2ITv_HVL6s95yPFs9vhSO9DDkZqALw5txdpZXOUtGZUN5PCppLNFRt1zjgQw4W7sI__5nX1iuCQqTWbqRVsJbpK19tYX6rzATsu54adj4BMOa_OZQD1Wd9dOmGYXy9kIMk7MhLvtxEd0ropKu_ifEPDGnMtcIcQHjwPFKXMfB2otiP2ur_L4p6g/w640-h640/PXL_20240210_222749072~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I had run out of my big roll of Warm & White batting, and was thinking of trying something different. First I was thinking Quilter's Dream Green, but it was difficult to find in the amount I needed, so I decided to go with Quilter's Dream Select, which I'd used and liked before. I'm not sure what happened, but I somehow mis-ordered and ended up with Quilter's Dream Request, which I love for hand-quilting, but that wasn't my plan here. I decided to try it anyway, lightweight as it was, and it quilted like a dream. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c3eVUjRnPgEvUqNdX9eRAl0etWyZExXFPDu_aztwMiOHAO1Tgfita-w-KU9MIngSBS0uLRmTjT2_1e9g1wFy4JRJb676zH2EMFt3X3btowUuFusezqbSQBRNqRFxZuGG-PbHXqKHP8t46NIYorykt_E6hNR1o8vd4R8LWhZoNgeBSrXyRj6RdmklYwQ/s2946/PXL_20240210_202209679~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="2944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c3eVUjRnPgEvUqNdX9eRAl0etWyZExXFPDu_aztwMiOHAO1Tgfita-w-KU9MIngSBS0uLRmTjT2_1e9g1wFy4JRJb676zH2EMFt3X3btowUuFusezqbSQBRNqRFxZuGG-PbHXqKHP8t46NIYorykt_E6hNR1o8vd4R8LWhZoNgeBSrXyRj6RdmklYwQ/w640-h640/PXL_20240210_202209679~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">It was hard to pick a thread color from my stash that went with the wide range of colors and values in the quilt, but finally chose </span><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-50wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 50wt</a><span style="background-color: white;"> 2612 [Arctic Sky]. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I marked a diagonal 3" grid with my hera marker, one quarter of the quilt at a time, and that worked wonderfully. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJpZmsxGFKdFSMaAABnvekmyzZQQCQxRGMoOd2aJfsv-__qN4zSbsB4Z4vHCfEEWeweNa6ylCg7eJ5bN0xS2G5g7WgR8HfS4IULeRobhS6QSc7GDM1TKix5_h6Eb5liWerwPDGkAylKSJdSFdkCZdYVKc4KdE9SUbf75u0PXK-XSmlrFGxyBTrIJkSvw/s2829/PXL_20240210_202224394~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="2828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJpZmsxGFKdFSMaAABnvekmyzZQQCQxRGMoOd2aJfsv-__qN4zSbsB4Z4vHCfEEWeweNa6ylCg7eJ5bN0xS2G5g7WgR8HfS4IULeRobhS6QSc7GDM1TKix5_h6Eb5liWerwPDGkAylKSJdSFdkCZdYVKc4KdE9SUbf75u0PXK-XSmlrFGxyBTrIJkSvw/w640-h640/PXL_20240210_202224394~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bound with more of the Kona Blueprint used in both sides of the quilt, it finished at 71" square.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18XNf3gtKkaGN2E19UXMFlTmU3ovsM0akH5ltn9O6fnEU9GOTt44cHYE8NxB-feGn-eCX_cJJi0jRJM7qz69oBhEeUhOIsm_M0wWCOuV66FBCbbCf-dj9-Zio6LelRPy0udS4UxLFJfGnWrW5A5Ky_KTtYjUXR20RBlAll8XCrORYesKlguZbyng8cD4/s2858/PXL_20240210_202033209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2858" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18XNf3gtKkaGN2E19UXMFlTmU3ovsM0akH5ltn9O6fnEU9GOTt44cHYE8NxB-feGn-eCX_cJJi0jRJM7qz69oBhEeUhOIsm_M0wWCOuV66FBCbbCf-dj9-Zio6LelRPy0udS4UxLFJfGnWrW5A5Ky_KTtYjUXR20RBlAll8XCrORYesKlguZbyng8cD4/w640-h456/PXL_20240210_202033209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Whew! This one feels big, and with the batting and quilting choices, it is super cuddly and cozy. I <i>think</i> that is the last of the quilt projects begun last year. I sure hope so! I'm ready to do something impromptu and much smaller. Curious what that may be!</span></p></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-70246672866855432612024-02-08T06:00:00.000-08:002024-02-08T06:00:00.145-08:00The Cozy | Stitching<p>After <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-cozy-middle-layerbastingmarking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">making the center layer, and all the basting and marking</a>, it was finally time to start stitching on my Cozy quilt! Size 8 perle cotton was suggested, so I went ahead and chose a palette of threads I thought would go with my Cozy fabrics. Below is my first selection, though I have since added two different grays, and have yet to use the solid black and the dark green. I'm kind of choosing colors as I go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NjHSIQCNkIw-u0HI80WvVuCpv2yNaoGekFzJDZr7FmkSy36OHFrzDr-DZFX8kxgxAvgXljfwHpzYFUgS6RAIdHlYPgz2NRuAyQkZUXqM7zA6Cb7icruVQdOK-KJHgSfS_oJKCWee8NXq75FpkD8EyDc4VKj1qZ9h529HiuxFYzM5OYVm9sMs-xSDInI/s2077/PXL_20240129_221250788~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="2076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NjHSIQCNkIw-u0HI80WvVuCpv2yNaoGekFzJDZr7FmkSy36OHFrzDr-DZFX8kxgxAvgXljfwHpzYFUgS6RAIdHlYPgz2NRuAyQkZUXqM7zA6Cb7icruVQdOK-KJHgSfS_oJKCWee8NXq75FpkD8EyDc4VKj1qZ9h529HiuxFYzM5OYVm9sMs-xSDInI/w640-h640/PXL_20240129_221250788~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I began stitching in the center, and am slowly working my way out to the edges.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAfFlCmkBWOrETfDN9f6uPh5LHqCuPJwneg2qjr1LkdxZyYw32Gg-1CcHKnYjgQa1YKSI4mI1UOpWUO9hcokNqyg67sDeO0v67x7GH1gdx3LXtB9eOzsmdRv3FxMnnfPmijyO5JHMLFnbfGXPQvph6nSuN75TSbZhYgL0uNJyREJBZzEvupo8QLW214A/s3289/PXL_20240203_194800652.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="2236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAfFlCmkBWOrETfDN9f6uPh5LHqCuPJwneg2qjr1LkdxZyYw32Gg-1CcHKnYjgQa1YKSI4mI1UOpWUO9hcokNqyg67sDeO0v67x7GH1gdx3LXtB9eOzsmdRv3FxMnnfPmijyO5JHMLFnbfGXPQvph6nSuN75TSbZhYgL0uNJyREJBZzEvupo8QLW214A/w435-h640/PXL_20240203_194800652.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here's a closer-up view below! As you can see, I'm choosing to go with the 'tails on the front' method of beginning and ending my stitching around each shape. I've never ever done that, so this seemed the perfect project for it. Plus it's easy, though I do take the time to carefully trim the thread tails to 3/4".</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWI0FvWi_rPaN-3H4MEb2AqNoC_V2wrdTB_Pxi6PGGEPxsXB5Hk3Uubo4qf9wBaFPVM1nK0JxNOQpWWKmOOqjC0drh5Q-NE1qVbiXmTN-R2Q-QHPRzXxxQNameAbnt9KTrT41R6WOVU-mieEzkgIdjq0UuRlFv37n7HPSH1etpeow8yHi-eFAXwclU0s/s2269/PXL_20240203_194823570.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWI0FvWi_rPaN-3H4MEb2AqNoC_V2wrdTB_Pxi6PGGEPxsXB5Hk3Uubo4qf9wBaFPVM1nK0JxNOQpWWKmOOqjC0drh5Q-NE1qVbiXmTN-R2Q-QHPRzXxxQNameAbnt9KTrT41R6WOVU-mieEzkgIdjq0UuRlFv37n7HPSH1etpeow8yHi-eFAXwclU0s/w640-h640/PXL_20240203_194823570.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm trying to stitch for an hour or two every evening, so it's going to take me a while! I'm still debating on when to start cutting away the excess fabric on my quilt front. On one hand, I'm not intentionally waiting until the stitching is done, but so far, the stitching has been enough. Just taking one day at a time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGHHsIvhMY0XtQ5eZPK3g-mX2RcY39UgTqFLCLgyzzY8C7kOcunWL6aSZOl_vPSTW1XYEcaJ8sPzVd1a_qCFDD1_v6if3LH5_riyL2VDbjTzH3tp_iIS5VqGEXHSfZVKNH_joUPzXbszlUwHqgq4grShZQXrtoH9Ym8N_OjbmPOI28Gx6CfkBPjWBfC4/s1920/cozy-banner-amanda3-shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1920" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGHHsIvhMY0XtQ5eZPK3g-mX2RcY39UgTqFLCLgyzzY8C7kOcunWL6aSZOl_vPSTW1XYEcaJ8sPzVd1a_qCFDD1_v6if3LH5_riyL2VDbjTzH3tp_iIS5VqGEXHSfZVKNH_joUPzXbszlUwHqgq4grShZQXrtoH9Ym8N_OjbmPOI28Gx6CfkBPjWBfC4/w400-h150/cozy-banner-amanda3-shop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Past Stitch Club posts, for reference:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-cozy.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Cozy</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-cozy-middle-layerbastingmarking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Cozy | Middle Layer.Basting.Marking</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2020/11/stitch-club-wool-applique.html" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration: none;">Original Stitch Club</a><span> - </span>November 2020</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/06/stitch-club-kantha-quilt.html" style="color: #4d6c41; text-decoration: none;">Stitch Club Kantha Quilt</a><span> - </span>June 2022</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/11/mini-series-sew-along-curved-cabin.html" style="color: #4d6c41; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Mini Series Sew Along</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - November 2022</span></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-41551353963809970232024-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:002024-02-07T09:01:16.409-08:00Circle Bag<p>Months ago, I was the recipient of three partial rolls of upholstery-grade leather from a guild member. (Thanks Nora! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/norstar_german/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@norstar_german</a>) There was some orange and bronze that I used to make <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/07/aurifil-artisan-challenge-leather.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leather Pincushions</a> with last summer, and then a roll of silver, that I'd yet to cut into. But now I have.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomolkctV0b4ZdRXJupGLuCPQvvdBLfunq4PxcctExhyphenhyphenK7Xm57nAQk4omoyoDC57bZ1sFh2gJK5loLPcJilQtrdl1vD1m41lr3gDsswYoijrydjJlK9JJ7fn6DgGiqwySBi6zYF1WMeBgcC5Ks8uXgsbaTD8nsgs9mX25gr5CAOzC3UuGoZPJB0MBU3vI/s2269/PXL_20240202_184938881~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomolkctV0b4ZdRXJupGLuCPQvvdBLfunq4PxcctExhyphenhyphenK7Xm57nAQk4omoyoDC57bZ1sFh2gJK5loLPcJilQtrdl1vD1m41lr3gDsswYoijrydjJlK9JJ7fn6DgGiqwySBi6zYF1WMeBgcC5Ks8uXgsbaTD8nsgs9mX25gr5CAOzC3UuGoZPJB0MBU3vI/w640-h640/PXL_20240202_184938881~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I was thinking of using some to make myself a new bag, and my first try came out way too small. I may share it later, but for now, I want to share what WAS successful... a <a href="https://sallietomato.com/products/circle-bag-instant-download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Circle Bag</a>, a free pattern from <a href="https://sallietomato.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sallie Tomato</a>. Rather than a full printed pattern, there is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwIwPZkwLcY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a video available</a>, which was really well done.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiXTX3TxeLlkc2J4aDwHP5ntIRAK51ng-9A5JoOGnu5a2XXbzytwmikFpcl5OEgKhlI6yD-ga3GIqAtJNzJ3xASCDVTABwFzSzchwF3_u9kD3MchTu9cS3F0JynvYgNS27HHiv6WLQFiXKa_jK6KVddXwsF0bCWIu-dYoJtQtVV1Lyq4yaP9vfDi9N2A/s2269/PXL_20240202_184854174~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiXTX3TxeLlkc2J4aDwHP5ntIRAK51ng-9A5JoOGnu5a2XXbzytwmikFpcl5OEgKhlI6yD-ga3GIqAtJNzJ3xASCDVTABwFzSzchwF3_u9kD3MchTu9cS3F0JynvYgNS27HHiv6WLQFiXKa_jK6KVddXwsF0bCWIu-dYoJtQtVV1Lyq4yaP9vfDi9N2A/w640-h640/PXL_20240202_184854174~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The bag measures 8-1/2” wide, 8-1/2” high and 2-1/2” deep, maybe a little small for my needs, but super cute just the same. It called for a 15" zipper, but I only had a 14" metal zip on hand, so I just added to its length by adding a zipper tab on the closed end. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv19o4VhaCVhEZ9xcGXv0DdIRh4suqIvNt1QY-szhHHq-su1YYfsqEtX91YM7rsSL2M1NtbKf0Vq-Pt6y_gJ9xguBNUb1SUIG8XdgjOe8vWiszlyVXinjRp5eigZ1NUqqrIh5K8RAmvvFRlR-JWu82vPD2CevTz0tkgOBEXBrTCUlX-c3Au5DLbClxV1w/s2269/PXL_20240202_185057724~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv19o4VhaCVhEZ9xcGXv0DdIRh4suqIvNt1QY-szhHHq-su1YYfsqEtX91YM7rsSL2M1NtbKf0Vq-Pt6y_gJ9xguBNUb1SUIG8XdgjOe8vWiszlyVXinjRp5eigZ1NUqqrIh5K8RAmvvFRlR-JWu82vPD2CevTz0tkgOBEXBrTCUlX-c3Au5DLbClxV1w/w640-h640/PXL_20240202_185057724~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The installation of the zipper itself, happened to be about the easiest part of the bag. Not that the bag was difficult, but sewing circles together was a little finicky with the thickness of the leather. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwFPc9oorTXwSLu3g2k9SkhLaNoLQhyFZSZDx8vxCvXYvcW4TRpH83DhsJtf3mu9cUGVCUaKzzOpfwcOWS45snY6gfSXneQld0ySlmhodAYmSQJMe_AEpESPOdKMW6ZrW4MhgNbbslFIJZgYB0l6j5_SEChJpcECMzH5WTcH67M9H1P4uaVvrNl3mL9Y/s2269/PXL_20240202_185035669~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwFPc9oorTXwSLu3g2k9SkhLaNoLQhyFZSZDx8vxCvXYvcW4TRpH83DhsJtf3mu9cUGVCUaKzzOpfwcOWS45snY6gfSXneQld0ySlmhodAYmSQJMe_AEpESPOdKMW6ZrW4MhgNbbslFIJZgYB0l6j5_SEChJpcECMzH5WTcH67M9H1P4uaVvrNl3mL9Y/w640-h640/PXL_20240202_185035669~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The bag IS unfinished on the interior, but I'm fine with that for this particular bag.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH5q5CNGtRKYhKbyn3njw8lFD-458Ry1pcmLFVDWq4MF2ZKFtmEyuM7sBJOu9KhrRGH5IlyRyTu5kAfVR0g0wyBtJ64VKtbQsHiinFkX3wFSX7QkrRk0xlCEgUU0sAvz9oSo6OcWdgFacivjDIM_FzgyvEpA-ju1Az_2Hd61tUDdR7NEk6XvRiqQRs6I/s2269/PXL_20240202_185212869~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH5q5CNGtRKYhKbyn3njw8lFD-458Ry1pcmLFVDWq4MF2ZKFtmEyuM7sBJOu9KhrRGH5IlyRyTu5kAfVR0g0wyBtJ64VKtbQsHiinFkX3wFSX7QkrRk0xlCEgUU0sAvz9oSo6OcWdgFacivjDIM_FzgyvEpA-ju1Az_2Hd61tUDdR7NEk6XvRiqQRs6I/w640-h640/PXL_20240202_185212869~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>For thread, I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-forty3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil Forty3</a> in <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: justify;">1246 [Grey], with the same color <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-40wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">40wt</a> in the bobbin. That combo worked great with the leather. </span>And finally, I stole hardware off of an older bag, which worked out well; and did cut the strap 2" wide rather than the suggested 1". It was folded in half, so finished at 1" wide.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RvALVULAOHypJ0Xj1ucowVHP2isjB8t-YrneBQP48XZ-2MgQVWiw9sfoyxYWJ4DVFQW0zciU9dgOcCCFZZ_bbFDyEMSWuIJjxIcUTfKWb6jOBUC2hHx2out5jGUuVvjNK4063QcV40YZUPt_WSGfx7sc56kxxHMICTi4U0Pq2fvDRlopl9Xqaad0NXM/s2176/PXL_20240202_184945289~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RvALVULAOHypJ0Xj1ucowVHP2isjB8t-YrneBQP48XZ-2MgQVWiw9sfoyxYWJ4DVFQW0zciU9dgOcCCFZZ_bbFDyEMSWuIJjxIcUTfKWb6jOBUC2hHx2out5jGUuVvjNK4063QcV40YZUPt_WSGfx7sc56kxxHMICTi4U0Pq2fvDRlopl9Xqaad0NXM/w640-h640/PXL_20240202_184945289~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that was fun. Something a little unexpected, but some good time sewing.</div><p></p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-24728392755425370632024-02-05T09:07:00.000-08:002024-02-05T09:07:39.880-08:00Aurifil Artisan Challenge :: Upcycling<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">After focusing on a long-term project for months, once it was done, there were all sorts of smaller projects I wanted to catch up on and dive into. Rather than put it off for a few weeks, an upcycling project for February's <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/auriworld/artisans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil Artisan</a> Challenge sounded inviting. It seemed the perfect timing to try Svetlana's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sotakhandmade/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sotakhandmade</a> video tutorial to <a href="https://youtu.be/z0jArVWUbJA?si=sJWP6piXdVhJfIB7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn How to turn a pair of Old Jeans into a Stylish Tote Bag</a>.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRX5oTSkTNKBq_b-mn2XnMPq4COATzSPUHIM6tZxE8a-dtl7gEB2Jzk_I4SBQXHFHMAnyZjZpKyJGqCh8MKY1cMXQvFJhQZX8Znah87CG3y15YxEP05Fs28pD0wTzimSI3XF4xNlqgNBTyl7-ISL6dB2Fp6nnMBLAwxE7MRwpMSvugsgV-qhGnufBduU/s2111/PXL_20240125_202328830~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="2110" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRX5oTSkTNKBq_b-mn2XnMPq4COATzSPUHIM6tZxE8a-dtl7gEB2Jzk_I4SBQXHFHMAnyZjZpKyJGqCh8MKY1cMXQvFJhQZX8Znah87CG3y15YxEP05Fs28pD0wTzimSI3XF4xNlqgNBTyl7-ISL6dB2Fp6nnMBLAwxE7MRwpMSvugsgV-qhGnufBduU/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_202328830~2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The exterior fabric was a simple choice as I'd already had a pair of hubby's old denim jeans stashed for a project. For the lining, I chose some Alexander Henry Fashion for Home Heath decorator-weight fabric. Since it was not the canvas suggested, I went ahead and interfaced it with fusible Pellon SF101, just like I did the jeans.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r8LAFNdZN4m_Tl-wQFRcdmTyjBqw9ojN3Z67fXa6cQ7rfn49BeLDLOjZj8R5b5Er76kvj5RuO7wqMx6PG63-obIQtjq7aAsj5JeW6RV1AXTW5O5DEFigBZkwpqlRGpo86w3Oje_KRNIc_ZBxu9lA4socuM_2uuyfxFpUgIWQwajQBegYsQVF8qraG0s/s2153/PXL_20240125_202429440~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="2152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r8LAFNdZN4m_Tl-wQFRcdmTyjBqw9ojN3Z67fXa6cQ7rfn49BeLDLOjZj8R5b5Er76kvj5RuO7wqMx6PG63-obIQtjq7aAsj5JeW6RV1AXTW5O5DEFigBZkwpqlRGpo86w3Oje_KRNIc_ZBxu9lA4socuM_2uuyfxFpUgIWQwajQBegYsQVF8qraG0s/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_202429440~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I followed Svetlana's tutorial pretty closely for the first exterior panel. For the second, I veered off a bit, knowing what size it needed to be.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYdTYDOleksEdzYD4CkdzjUsVmxnCz1_KpTnJpoFhRrVmthD98i3S8XeBfYsNk06HmY9iG6lLng3aka6onotzwPYlKeJH3C35yOhgdOFG9QckZP4dIEWGZlF7hhv2TgmvYBONGsnPDiB1CBv429VwJpXtZgRLMqoKmmlzf6BdDGA_YsCRBmkQy3RrMw0/s1950/PXL_20240125_202342702~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1949" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYdTYDOleksEdzYD4CkdzjUsVmxnCz1_KpTnJpoFhRrVmthD98i3S8XeBfYsNk06HmY9iG6lLng3aka6onotzwPYlKeJH3C35yOhgdOFG9QckZP4dIEWGZlF7hhv2TgmvYBONGsnPDiB1CBv429VwJpXtZgRLMqoKmmlzf6BdDGA_YsCRBmkQy3RrMw0/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_202342702~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the handles, I used 25" lengths of 1" wide webbing, and the bag finished at </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">13" wide on bottom x 11" tall x 5" deep. I used </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-forty3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil Forty3</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">2360 [Chocolate] for piecing and topstitching and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-40wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">40wt</a> 2360 [Chocolate] in the bobbin. <a href="https://shopaurifil.com/?aff=24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The pair worked just great on the denim.</a> In the side shown above, there was a small rip near the pocket label, and I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-12wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil </a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-12wt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12wt</a> 1126 [Blue Grey] for simple mending. It was an awkward spot, so I chose not to make the mending overly visible; ie. the Blue Grey thread was a pretty good match. Just for the record, I also used a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">100/16 sewing machine needle for all the machine stitching, and had no trouble at all sewing through the denim - just had to take it slow once in a while.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFEdkTJH3SMSF5tRK8CXbI0Xh3ni5Fzf1E1c_53L3OgTG8d2gaG9_xzaFepIPlbICag59f7D4VUe7cRxCxww1RwSjMv7YWYZ3ljljeSXLKmD7jGwjz267kmrUk1CfTrvsndpc-HAm11UYMS3db84B0_PV81PN0-2VsrVynp70ukN0fj_nmRH_O03ofwg/s2269/PXL_20240125_202759435.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFEdkTJH3SMSF5tRK8CXbI0Xh3ni5Fzf1E1c_53L3OgTG8d2gaG9_xzaFepIPlbICag59f7D4VUe7cRxCxww1RwSjMv7YWYZ3ljljeSXLKmD7jGwjz267kmrUk1CfTrvsndpc-HAm11UYMS3db84B0_PV81PN0-2VsrVynp70ukN0fj_nmRH_O03ofwg/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_202759435.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Included in Svetlana's tutorial was the removal of several belt loops with a sharp seam ripper, so they could be sewn onto the bag elsewhere. I was reminded that seam rippers <i>do</i> wear out, and took the opportunity to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018N251A?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzaqusta-20&creativeASIN=B0018N251A&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.ZSDNU0A3J55J&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin&th=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">replace mine with a new one</a>. That definitely made the loop removal easier.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZORT6HIsUVcSMOVxbg3PRTo-eXeymEB6yEwZ3h_Hs6wS4a96ub7j-DbSCFAR-LOCdpb1GWMWfaSTeSYOnZiOEK8Rd3gJcNhstoQjMFol4QHTsKWBi-sA525KUgl4zfF4-bGQJIVLOzi2o8wNr9gCjT8DW4JQNItS3g7VbFCFXwnljCHugTH38vvYfaU/s2269/PXL_20240125_202450052~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZORT6HIsUVcSMOVxbg3PRTo-eXeymEB6yEwZ3h_Hs6wS4a96ub7j-DbSCFAR-LOCdpb1GWMWfaSTeSYOnZiOEK8Rd3gJcNhstoQjMFol4QHTsKWBi-sA525KUgl4zfF4-bGQJIVLOzi2o8wNr9gCjT8DW4JQNItS3g7VbFCFXwnljCHugTH38vvYfaU/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_202450052~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I confess I haven't upcycled garments very often, but really enjoyed this project. It's a nice size bag - not too big, not too small - and I look forward to putting it into use.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTP1gkvZrruHib2Twx4socvLVVItyhCm_F5dTRaVdGdOM6Aq-C1WTa5ZUcyIzEw87ZYecggEe4HZSunklqNn0D3OEBVus4UCjYWg6Z_cTCUBmE_YfVAZ8t7SiQXtZ9Dkds7oLP9krJaEO05SYCjAp1X3HzMmE0M5Bmja1q6X0GWChEaDfdz_ICtU9i3A/s2269/PXL_20240125_202531079.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTP1gkvZrruHib2Twx4socvLVVItyhCm_F5dTRaVdGdOM6Aq-C1WTa5ZUcyIzEw87ZYecggEe4HZSunklqNn0D3OEBVus4UCjYWg6Z_cTCUBmE_YfVAZ8t7SiQXtZ9Dkds7oLP9krJaEO05SYCjAp1X3HzMmE0M5Bmja1q6X0GWChEaDfdz_ICtU9i3A/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_202531079.PORTRAIT~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-60213849799130196832024-02-02T08:52:00.000-08:002024-02-02T08:52:32.611-08:00Modern Potholder Group Quilt<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Linda Hungerford <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flourishingpalms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@flourishingpalms</a> emailed me about possibly joining in to make a <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2024/01/modern-potholder-group-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modern Potholder Group Quilt</a>, I was intrigued. I'd never heard of a potholder quilt before, but Linda had learned a lot about the unique process from a <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2019/01/potholder-quilts-101.html" style="background-color: white; color: #636363;" target="_blank">potholder quilt tutorial</a><span style="background-color: white;"> by Wendy Caton Reed <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconstantquilter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theconstantquilter</a>. Linda explained what she was looking for, and I told her I was game.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Linda had chosen a palette of</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> Painter's Palette solids by Paintbrush Studios - </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Pewter, Banana, Sulphur, Aruba, Bright Aqua, and Agave. I purchased a couple of cuts, and Linda also sent me pieces of other colors. </span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Mn8uidEb9F0wLr7MHrB0qyKY7X2XmGCLB-ghAvqIhMPcDjCMZwCNJeuoNSOszntbjxgTtycpd46m-DiVTNIjwHMBK5_5EndIwTkHzosXXOKTeObcIdsk7Z8dLkces8ubXMeRW1wS9ulUj-WRUjKUv3_IYP68IwwgMa36awKRgIB0NJQBLrCxQjEpDY/s2192/PXL_20240127_224339946~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="2191" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Mn8uidEb9F0wLr7MHrB0qyKY7X2XmGCLB-ghAvqIhMPcDjCMZwCNJeuoNSOszntbjxgTtycpd46m-DiVTNIjwHMBK5_5EndIwTkHzosXXOKTeObcIdsk7Z8dLkces8ubXMeRW1wS9ulUj-WRUjKUv3_IYP68IwwgMa36awKRgIB0NJQBLrCxQjEpDY/w640-h640/PXL_20240127_224339946~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p>The basic assignment was to make two blocks, an improv-pieced one 6.5" x 12.5", and a one-color block 6.5" square. We were asked to make quilt sandwiches using Quilter's Dream Request batting, backing each with a whole piece of one of the colored (not gray) fabrics. <span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">I ended up using all six colors between the fronts and backs of my two blocks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, we were to big-stitch quilt the blocks using white #8 perle cotton. Stay-stitching around our finished blocks was the final step before mailing them off to her,</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPusixKTr-aeICZafgNpD79PJx5I3hnRFR0VRL4IvEwZw5b_ZZC8KspJMGUGEDqHtKvCYafUCzq5FjhjW5kv3QUCyyg0gjUjqgYsFAsQ4tVo9ld8XWVM97AV-dUTT3q8hQK4U6slmB0Q5pDccu5YwukjE-XnpgzohM45gdoPBrC4Y6JQvshlG3c6EZ-C4/s2269/PXL_20240128_191145437~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPusixKTr-aeICZafgNpD79PJx5I3hnRFR0VRL4IvEwZw5b_ZZC8KspJMGUGEDqHtKvCYafUCzq5FjhjW5kv3QUCyyg0gjUjqgYsFAsQ4tVo9ld8XWVM97AV-dUTT3q8hQK4U6slmB0Q5pDccu5YwukjE-XnpgzohM45gdoPBrC4Y6JQvshlG3c6EZ-C4/w640-h640/PXL_20240128_191145437~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Well that was interesting and fun! I enjoyed participating in Linda's effort to make a modern potholder quilt. Linda will be <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2yLtrQJUXU/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">binding all the blocks</a> she received and then hand-stitching to join the blocks together. <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2024/01/modern-potholder-group-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can't wait to see more as things progress!</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5Zz-ijuLN7wNE6MJxHziBSgOwG2IngpnkeVNeOOsho1Dlwad06hyR8xSbSqRBflr8FAztruN_7uKMt-3oK-0ojSuVSsqFMXPagZ6EGvLE8qPRt2-b72Lzi-aaDabDPK5siF3ZpTGKXWj8nnVr-XwqpZ4PatbIsw-APd6hYlsuJ_C1DaagPM8G-JJon4/s1923/PXL_20240128_191303901~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="1923" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5Zz-ijuLN7wNE6MJxHziBSgOwG2IngpnkeVNeOOsho1Dlwad06hyR8xSbSqRBflr8FAztruN_7uKMt-3oK-0ojSuVSsqFMXPagZ6EGvLE8qPRt2-b72Lzi-aaDabDPK5siF3ZpTGKXWj8nnVr-XwqpZ4PatbIsw-APd6hYlsuJ_C1DaagPM8G-JJon4/w640-h640/PXL_20240128_191303901~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-63483972362613378182024-02-01T08:46:00.000-08:002024-02-01T08:46:59.169-08:00January Fabric Usage<p>Let's just say it's been a very good month for fabric usage, thanks to several factors. Projects, yes! There were several small ones - <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/aurifil-artisan-challenge-new-8wt-thread.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil Artisan projects</a>, <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/aurifil-artisan-challenge-new-8wt-thread.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bee</a> and group quilt blocks, a large gift bag. But there were also a couple of larger projects - the entire <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2024/01/aurifil-artisan-challenge-new-8wt-thread.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cozy quilt sandwich</a>, and a big ole <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2v-47Ar8iL/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quilt back</a> for my Diamond Flare quilt. That all added up!</p><p>But then I gifted some fabric as well. Call it new year's refresh if you will. Some <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1kwJknyRRW/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">random blocks</a>* went to an IG follower, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C12T0PbR2Qh/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a quilt's worth of scrappy hourglass blocks</a>* were rehomed to my friend Ellyn <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellynz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ellynz</a>. (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2x4n6tR5bC/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You should see what she's doing with them!!</a>) A bit also went to Linda <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flourishingpalms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@flourishingpalms</a> to help with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2yLtrQJUXU/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her group quilt project</a>*, which I'll share more about soon.</p><p>And yes, I also brought in some fabric:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>some Kona Bleach White, which I didn't actually realize was treated for dyeing, so I've just stashed it for now.</li><li>two grid prints that I thought would coordinate with the focus fabric for my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2nah_TvaAo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cozy quilt</a>.</li><li>a length of limited edition KONA color of the year, <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/12/julep.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julep</a>, to share with my daughter.</li><li>just a bit of Painter’s Palette solids, which I unfortunately forgot to get a photo of.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEa8O7UVu6ZViFfSgPSBVkHiATaHp2E8MqqEk8YWHsxkS56cLz-dcdSvcMbgo2aN498c1oBaWpjYNQWOPJMsTAm5VZ3JHxZcDISHKBA9FcnjrDlVotF0jtnXJmHlWtCVXApnvnW5q7y3XoyKpSTLIJnuvh734SM21_aiRW23z3xOT4eYj8ov582bFdMLE/s2269/PXL_20240111_221214343.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEa8O7UVu6ZViFfSgPSBVkHiATaHp2E8MqqEk8YWHsxkS56cLz-dcdSvcMbgo2aN498c1oBaWpjYNQWOPJMsTAm5VZ3JHxZcDISHKBA9FcnjrDlVotF0jtnXJmHlWtCVXApnvnW5q7y3XoyKpSTLIJnuvh734SM21_aiRW23z3xOT4eYj8ov582bFdMLE/w640-h640/PXL_20240111_221214343.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So all that adds up to the stats shown below. I've separated out the categories just a bit more than usual. The 'recycled' looks a bit extreme, as it partially carried over from December's sewing, and I am not a ruthless snippet-keeper. But it felt good to gift a couple of the projects I wasn't excited about working on anymore, and overall, it feels like a great start to the year. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><u>January Fabric Usage</u></b></p>Used up: 21.38 yards [14.15 projects + 4.02 gifted* + 3.21 recycled]<br />Brought in: 7.6 yards [4.0 yards gift + 3.6 for specific projects]<br />Net: -13.78 yards</div><div><br /></div><div>I do feel like I need to start adding back in some fabrics to stash - both solids I've used up, and some newer prints - so expect to see some of that this year. All along, the goal has been to refresh/update the stash and focus on using what I had, and that has definitely happened. Here's to more of the same.</div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-65474900246028125952024-01-31T00:30:00.000-08:002024-01-31T00:30:00.137-08:0013 Years of A Quilter's Table<p>Seriously, how can it be that A Quilter's Table has been around for 13 years?! I'm happy about it. I still love posting, and the history of my creative journey - and the community I've found here - are <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-one.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">just what I'd hoped for 13 years ago</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmFMtJ71kJJktHIpoWIi2gnbOhhfXduFsoglu15umgRSdkDvKf1ippgnmaKbN_ral9XtPOiaOuy4ItShv9lPkDCxbYcwdscXgGneJy9LSCA1FIIp-NEy5JZcPAOCodbkmZ0Uipc-7nYWBCROvF2n78A52WoY0wp9vKGa6fEFfXfjVU8jVCynix_vbMmQ/s1857/PXL_20230714_160224179~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="1857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmFMtJ71kJJktHIpoWIi2gnbOhhfXduFsoglu15umgRSdkDvKf1ippgnmaKbN_ral9XtPOiaOuy4ItShv9lPkDCxbYcwdscXgGneJy9LSCA1FIIp-NEy5JZcPAOCodbkmZ0Uipc-7nYWBCROvF2n78A52WoY0wp9vKGa6fEFfXfjVU8jVCynix_vbMmQ/w640-h640/PXL_20230714_160224179~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>As I was mulling over what to share in today's post, <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/07/both-sides-now.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Both Sides Now</a> arrived home after being away for a few months as part of a quilt challenge. It's small - <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">18.5" x 20.5" - but full of meaning, as well as things I love. Creatively, it pretty much has it all - improv of course, stripes, those colors!, matchstick quilting, mixing solids and prints and different substrates, beautiful Aurifil threads, and discovery in the making.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">But also, among the themes sewn in to this little one is that of </span><span style="background-color: white;">connection, and if there's anything this blog has meant for me, it's the connections I've made with you and others in our creative online community. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LxpRLjVp16_OGlnjywiTsNcO_jkPCgmrtC-jnKcAyFQHjEuwIWISpY02p8UT3zk0ApqwqUDVhfrRrYpUO6qs_rIrOrDYcZ2NdtmfPpzM4BjJgfntcoMijoReiaJG0Shr7tcfdM8erG94f_HYHZgE9DyhRx3kGj8hahujY8_NUO2mX1SKGjpzSD_dZOE/s1924/PXL_20230714_160403528~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LxpRLjVp16_OGlnjywiTsNcO_jkPCgmrtC-jnKcAyFQHjEuwIWISpY02p8UT3zk0ApqwqUDVhfrRrYpUO6qs_rIrOrDYcZ2NdtmfPpzM4BjJgfntcoMijoReiaJG0Shr7tcfdM8erG94f_HYHZgE9DyhRx3kGj8hahujY8_NUO2mX1SKGjpzSD_dZOE/w640-h640/PXL_20230714_160403528~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Both Sides Now is, by design, a two-sided quilt. The bit of pieced binding shown in the bottom of the photo below, is one small indicator. But it made me think of how connected we are by the simple fact that we are all creatives, most of us makers of the most motivated kind. It doesn't really matter how or what we focus our creativity on, we're still connected, and a valued part of the community. That means a lot, doesn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRIxWQQbyU1BGOO2tzlEC7RehlFpgWTs4QLh6UwyWpWhioh43PyfHWQxvacRwRJX1bO2g5Lew9vK6yapC7RsGiZ5S-lVwLAAmfhmgaM8GyzKa-WeQ3XhHz5Q8_mqFsSKGjL7dT5epsjH29WV_KgQgP-3kZxtKacVis4Vp1jrciN8ecX0MxiRV4wtBKXA/s640/PXL_20230714_160422265e640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="640" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRIxWQQbyU1BGOO2tzlEC7RehlFpgWTs4QLh6UwyWpWhioh43PyfHWQxvacRwRJX1bO2g5Lew9vK6yapC7RsGiZ5S-lVwLAAmfhmgaM8GyzKa-WeQ3XhHz5Q8_mqFsSKGjL7dT5epsjH29WV_KgQgP-3kZxtKacVis4Vp1jrciN8ecX0MxiRV4wtBKXA/w640-h378/PXL_20230714_160422265e640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, I was reminded that the challenge Both Sides Now was made for had<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px;">a requirement that each maker signed their quilt. I'd never done that before, but I was proud to. And today, as I'm thinking about my blog-iversary, it seems that each post has felt like a bit of a signature. It's been my work, my thoughts, that I've shared here. It's an amazing thing to have a place like that, and I thank you for coming back again and again to be a part of it. That, too, means so much.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2lIgcXKDztd63SpWQjQEb7vLKAk8t8YNNXMN6POpvnz5F7dPyXvCToklb2Kg_yoLMm4G1FT8c0uBsAxiLUYW1MJ2NV5W2JHhEHd8ZGuZsoKJfn4rsKUatGfHoetC58MzQhqq9xcwHfPuqF6EPsOei0OcXtnFxCHKzY5PKbJJW1N6FvlRDVloCXFOovU/s640/PXL_20230714_160414317e640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="640" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2lIgcXKDztd63SpWQjQEb7vLKAk8t8YNNXMN6POpvnz5F7dPyXvCToklb2Kg_yoLMm4G1FT8c0uBsAxiLUYW1MJ2NV5W2JHhEHd8ZGuZsoKJfn4rsKUatGfHoetC58MzQhqq9xcwHfPuqF6EPsOei0OcXtnFxCHKzY5PKbJJW1N6FvlRDVloCXFOovU/w640-h448/PXL_20230714_160414317e640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-84489671375297277672024-01-29T08:52:00.000-08:002024-01-29T08:52:40.781-08:00The Cozy | Middle Layer.Basting.Marking<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was back in November(!) that I joined <a href="https://alisonglass.com/cozy-workshop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cozy Workshop & Sew Along</a>. I had never seen a quilt quite like the Cozy, and wanted to experience it for myself. I have participated in several sew alongs hosted by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisonglass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison Glass</a> in the past (listed at the end of this post), and I always learn something new. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So when I signed up, I ordered the </span><a href="https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/amber-cozy-knit-kit/" style="background-color: white; color: #4d6c41; font-family: inherit;">Amber Cozy Knit Kit</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">four yards of 100% cotton jersey, which will be used for both the top and backing of my Cozy quilt. Other supplies I ordered included:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/pre-cut-stencils-falling-leaves/" style="background-color: white; text-decoration-line: none;">Pre-Cut Stencils - Falling Leaves</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><a href="https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/sharpie-twin-tip-marker/" style="background-color: white; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharpie Twin Tip Marker</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><a href="https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/cozy-needles-milliners-3/" style="background-color: white; text-decoration-line: none;">Cozy Needles - Milliners 3 - Set of 25</a></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And then for Christmas, I received a pair of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E4RDIP4/?tag=aqusta-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Kay Buckle 6" <span style="font-family: inherit;">Micro Tip Scissors</span></a>, which is also a suggested item. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'll also need #8 perle cotton, which I have on hand, but I have yet to decide what colors I want to use.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUCFP6U8OTNF9RgNhuu7Ra9SoRl-gBPw1ffuPwsCaJavUoJOniOh42ONuZXC_LsaB3SvJWrcJOGhH3hC4hFVaMJEf713XM2_CcJr_5go0cE5S7vKgbsjFt0_YlViPufLe70JoOCKy_NltLDUZGy40YYoYaKVZAt2mCfxD9xiVzp-Ayq3MtS2ZHc1MrhY/s1495/PXL_20240125_234134662~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUCFP6U8OTNF9RgNhuu7Ra9SoRl-gBPw1ffuPwsCaJavUoJOniOh42ONuZXC_LsaB3SvJWrcJOGhH3hC4hFVaMJEf713XM2_CcJr_5go0cE5S7vKgbsjFt0_YlViPufLe70JoOCKy_NltLDUZGy40YYoYaKVZAt2mCfxD9xiVzp-Ayq3MtS2ZHc1MrhY/w640-h640/PXL_20240125_234134662~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back in November, I also thought I'd use my collection of Carolyn Friedlander fabrics for the quilt's middle layer, but I changed my mind along the way. Instead, my focus fabric ended up being Desert Wilderness by Boccaccini Meadows for FIGO fabrics, a dotted print I've had stashed for several years. I also included Hush Hush Gridlock by <span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3b3a;">Amber Kemp-Gerstel </span>and Forgotten Memories by Minki Kim for Riley Blake; <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0.16px;">Metallic Pepper Dotted from Collection CF for Robert Kaufman; an unknown </span>Art Gallery black and white print, and finally a couple of strips of a cotton batik, which wasn't in my original layout above, but made it into my final layer, shown below.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCI4oMhA49WN3zTsXPba8dXop8-sHl9VR1XROHjQ-R00Rf7GnB7QSwhl7OGGVRfDQxlZhbp7O1P4Iw8_cGYQZLzKysmb3MgAURxmFbRaxhcoIAxJlIA9lSZp_Ee-ouYBWHzg11gcEWpgiFSso0ds1DMbCdNgt9NAIvPk4bmdvrQhlYv1LMdjQcqFgODM/s1528/PXL_20240127_191011767~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCI4oMhA49WN3zTsXPba8dXop8-sHl9VR1XROHjQ-R00Rf7GnB7QSwhl7OGGVRfDQxlZhbp7O1P4Iw8_cGYQZLzKysmb3MgAURxmFbRaxhcoIAxJlIA9lSZp_Ee-ouYBWHzg11gcEWpgiFSso0ds1DMbCdNgt9NAIvPk4bmdvrQhlYv1LMdjQcqFgODM/w640-h640/PXL_20240127_191011767~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was highly recommended that both the jersey, and the center cotton layer be prewashed before layering. Since I don't routinely prewash my fabrics, I did that after the center layer was pieced. Not ideal. To <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">safeguard the seams, I tucked the center layer into a pillowcase and sewed a long basting stitch across the hem to close it. I did make the center layer oversized to allow for any shrinkage.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even safely tucked into the pillowcase, there was still some fraying of seams, though not too bad. My biggest concern was that the different fabrics used seemed to shrink at different rates. I <i>think</i> that's what happened, as the whole thing was a little skewed. Once I'd pressed it a few times and trimmed it to size (54" x 70"), I felt ok about it, and went ahead with the basting.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pin-basting 12" apart is what was suggested, so that's what I did. The Falling Leaves stencil I purchased was one-quarter the size of the anticipated quilt size. I held it in place with pattern weights and a few pins, and interestingly enough, then proceeded to mark the design using a Sharpie, as directed. That was a first!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wxxh_tSmunvhSu3l000tB7ELiIDWT9wsZ74Cn9ruqB8-erzquA6-iFIezs3a_xMe5DR5P7gZeqwli24H2gZl6MW2fMxbjcr21gjNzpeiVFCEHXgQCfjTvWd_drsFJne8aVTaDqakv56WhR1Yb4U_-NQJtF3Nnr8J2InjhT5xhGQyA1J7kO3wyeg58z4/s2269/PXL_20240128_213410852~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wxxh_tSmunvhSu3l000tB7ELiIDWT9wsZ74Cn9ruqB8-erzquA6-iFIezs3a_xMe5DR5P7gZeqwli24H2gZl6MW2fMxbjcr21gjNzpeiVFCEHXgQCfjTvWd_drsFJne8aVTaDqakv56WhR1Yb4U_-NQJtF3Nnr8J2InjhT5xhGQyA1J7kO3wyeg58z4/w640-h640/PXL_20240128_213410852~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The stencil had to be moved several times to mark the overall pattern, but sliding the quilt sandwich around on my dining table made it all pretty quick work. Alison assured us that this is a very forgiving project, and I'm trusting that to be so. ;-)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tjk7HuQXIRtGZnmQqLBdJ-BsKKmFVQ25rmCZvP7QurqpodCau2NbamrcPrLYDfhd3GRsAMakE50cvAWY0F3IFEK6w8HrlML-AupV6RUs7uZQAz-cXcyeO4gpV6HWBhAelXFVEcQFMKAbUUKScQZOlbnHmDPcoF05AcdZ_xC3D47gONNEArVdLLe0_5Q/s2269/PXL_20240128_214134010~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tjk7HuQXIRtGZnmQqLBdJ-BsKKmFVQ25rmCZvP7QurqpodCau2NbamrcPrLYDfhd3GRsAMakE50cvAWY0F3IFEK6w8HrlML-AupV6RUs7uZQAz-cXcyeO4gpV6HWBhAelXFVEcQFMKAbUUKScQZOlbnHmDPcoF05AcdZ_xC3D47gONNEArVdLLe0_5Q/w640-h640/PXL_20240128_214134010~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifatRlGuHsp_locvIFKdeAtqMl6JZXQJ1k-n2BizvAXEoi3dRUTTT_bfBfMiHhytctt4hWTCjOH9uMzfs76ZC4aB0BYCTAZKuvLKmNdmH1W88cQwgAqGFIuaBFNKEdQyAe8SdVWsqka09FwYy67YlYp8XfuG5Maj0SPRPWgQ5zbv_A_rOMuWWJ8yPnCCg/s2269/PXL_20240128_214157290~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifatRlGuHsp_locvIFKdeAtqMl6JZXQJ1k-n2BizvAXEoi3dRUTTT_bfBfMiHhytctt4hWTCjOH9uMzfs76ZC4aB0BYCTAZKuvLKmNdmH1W88cQwgAqGFIuaBFNKEdQyAe8SdVWsqka09FwYy67YlYp8XfuG5Maj0SPRPWgQ5zbv_A_rOMuWWJ8yPnCCg/w640-h640/PXL_20240128_214157290~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So the prep work is done, and now I wait patiently until Wednesday when the stitching instructions will be released. That's the part I've really been looking forward to!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6xjENpLDZXlcAmHrujwPiQJoPdRnaP16aqZ6KHKg_WdF2JrveUT0pG02lc9HUFybQ4EuO39sZnHFnLD2PiHOr_JjlMDrwjDmpuK_U8XNgz5dFiev8EB9XPP5itUxqUoC9fF6S57qr1Sq6ti9DK7q6EDez3PkuA2sQA8hKNphhlUv2Njlq1fneWC_kSk/s1755/logo1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6xjENpLDZXlcAmHrujwPiQJoPdRnaP16aqZ6KHKg_WdF2JrveUT0pG02lc9HUFybQ4EuO39sZnHFnLD2PiHOr_JjlMDrwjDmpuK_U8XNgz5dFiev8EB9XPP5itUxqUoC9fF6S57qr1Sq6ti9DK7q6EDez3PkuA2sQA8hKNphhlUv2Njlq1fneWC_kSk/s320/logo1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Past posts, for reference:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-cozy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cozy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2020/11/stitch-club-wool-applique.html">Original Stitch Club</a> November 2020</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/06/stitch-club-kantha-quilt.html">Stitch Club Kantha Quilt</a> June 2022</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/11/mini-series-sew-along-curved-cabin.html"></a><a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2022/11/mini-series-sew-along-curved-cabin.html">Mini Series Sew Along</a> November 2022</div><p></p></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-40863688938803645142024-01-24T10:18:00.000-08:002024-01-26T08:56:53.459-08:00Calendar Update X<p>This post marks a milestone, even though I'll be back with one more post once these panels are hung in their final location. But having all three of them done feels monumental. I've finished making and sewing on hanging sleeves, have made and sewn on labels, and am working on making an appointment to deliver them. The end is definitely in sight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQ-Srx6ggLJuQUWhJYJcqetJM2IhvHr6vZpYzSTjEDR6l_riHN5uFdU8YSxU2aJ6_xC9u_4Zvx1GeAdl1cuvQJRdTD37HzYhV_ehnHdS45yI-MPgM894uzf0jyCvFDEaUtIsa0P_DyYsiPvgaHYV3A-c2_Afq9SFeKx645bqTRH0qRA9BgjhBRG3fg1M/s2215/PXL_20240113_222656403~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQ-Srx6ggLJuQUWhJYJcqetJM2IhvHr6vZpYzSTjEDR6l_riHN5uFdU8YSxU2aJ6_xC9u_4Zvx1GeAdl1cuvQJRdTD37HzYhV_ehnHdS45yI-MPgM894uzf0jyCvFDEaUtIsa0P_DyYsiPvgaHYV3A-c2_Afq9SFeKx645bqTRH0qRA9BgjhBRG3fg1M/w640-h640/PXL_20240113_222656403~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Each panel measures 60" wide by 62" long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSH2Tp8Zjz89rEs6DWI0_lmROsZ1GdK7jcFizDRyztVAPaLp3drPucGNsVnaX3o_s7oQoAUXCKf660Eh2RWlgRN_ZJJKK00ScByeKnHKljwZ8qg1K_oxMByMK08Vw3fea1v9QHR_0aj0XhZlIz4_ICKRwfg3QkNEtPs8o06qXsrFzlzCKVYe0YO7wvdw/s2154/PXL_20240113_222730382~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2154" data-original-width="2153" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSH2Tp8Zjz89rEs6DWI0_lmROsZ1GdK7jcFizDRyztVAPaLp3drPucGNsVnaX3o_s7oQoAUXCKf660Eh2RWlgRN_ZJJKK00ScByeKnHKljwZ8qg1K_oxMByMK08Vw3fea1v9QHR_0aj0XhZlIz4_ICKRwfg3QkNEtPs8o06qXsrFzlzCKVYe0YO7wvdw/w640-h640/PXL_20240113_222730382~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Over the period of making the panels, I used close to <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-different-kind-of-calendar.html">28 yards of fabric</a>. Primarily Kona Cotton, nearly every section includes some Essex linen cotton blend, there are <a href="https://www.marciaderse.com/#/palettepage/">Marcia Derse palette prints</a> throughout, and a variety of other cottons and wovens.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqPbjncWZ46Nwm7KVwbLpDxJT3vNqB9_r9Fv4tlMbS76bisa1zMOGSwNTqdlFXZ5CjuFlPq0da8UJTFgkrdYGX48REwJCatzVLtLvrbnez2Fns-apic_OgcsUUaE8n8psj88wEdBKSZnFQWtTCYGAVd1nsvBogBp4LajRuPn1CiR8fy9HQ-290IOeVrM/s2258/PXL_20240113_222749943~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="2257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqPbjncWZ46Nwm7KVwbLpDxJT3vNqB9_r9Fv4tlMbS76bisa1zMOGSwNTqdlFXZ5CjuFlPq0da8UJTFgkrdYGX48REwJCatzVLtLvrbnez2Fns-apic_OgcsUUaE8n8psj88wEdBKSZnFQWtTCYGAVd1nsvBogBp4LajRuPn1CiR8fy9HQ-290IOeVrM/w640-h640/PXL_20240113_222749943~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each colored section was pieced, quilted, and bound with a matching thread, <a href="https://shopaurifil.com/collections/cotton-50wt?aff=24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aurifil 50wt</a> for piecing and binding, and <a href="https://shopaurifil.com/collections/cotton-40wt?aff=24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">40wt</a> for quilting. Colors include Red [2250], Very Dark Eggplant [1240], Black [2692], White [2024], Delft Blue [2730], Canary [2120], and Green [2870].</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fEmj8rZzZtIX-G57sET1liqNB735wfl-xXorpLfB-Er12WJpo2ZVvCwOgfw4AZyqrBl-FN9JKmOEevOGyj2QWfeUEQjyihoQLbZdBM8xxBPJpE7yd5xR3ylVXFkpzxQ5OjnZ1G25jXVnlDCqEwVcSbPNBHK8iBc9_NBCjW5ErDMdJqZiQtnbax6hUUQ/s2092/PXL_20240113_222759726~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="2091" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fEmj8rZzZtIX-G57sET1liqNB735wfl-xXorpLfB-Er12WJpo2ZVvCwOgfw4AZyqrBl-FN9JKmOEevOGyj2QWfeUEQjyihoQLbZdBM8xxBPJpE7yd5xR3ylVXFkpzxQ5OjnZ1G25jXVnlDCqEwVcSbPNBHK8iBc9_NBCjW5ErDMdJqZiQtnbax6hUUQ/w640-h640/PXL_20240113_222759726~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Labels were made using Inkjet Printable Fabric from Printed Treasures by Dritz. Here's a sample, with each label indicating the span of the liturgical calendar on that particular panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yEI76We_HXpH0VtDFH-hCuL7YRlsa6-Q_lYM-gXVnAXKlwfBiJ5ZFBqjzppDRLgDW87I-RGSXzw05XDoVIOgpjzQPuDm8UKMo_0wxUPUt-gLyHZl0keeZtRUjzC40ykbTTKUjbye1IDMyuZXcg9KtySp_C-0dULVDRUk0-C56bLPevlxsKbwJuOaSbY/s2269/PXL_20240124_030645577~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yEI76We_HXpH0VtDFH-hCuL7YRlsa6-Q_lYM-gXVnAXKlwfBiJ5ZFBqjzppDRLgDW87I-RGSXzw05XDoVIOgpjzQPuDm8UKMo_0wxUPUt-gLyHZl0keeZtRUjzC40ykbTTKUjbye1IDMyuZXcg9KtySp_C-0dULVDRUk0-C56bLPevlxsKbwJuOaSbY/w400-h400/PXL_20240124_030645577~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Time-wise, the panels were made over the course of five months, with planning, sewing, basting, quilting, trimming, binding, and labeling taking a total of 112.25 hours. Yes, I kept track every step of the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thankfully, family was around when the panels were completed and I was able to get a few photos of them all. Hopefully, I'll be back soonish to share photos of them in the space they were created for. Thanks for sticking with me during the making of this long-term project! Your encouragement and affirmation kept me going.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi9xZEBWNAi-07KZyiXvnc3QVegN3S-_o5i20hNNS2ORGcOXjdlsvG8XDlC2ngwU0hd7iCIxrd0dCRozeqdPGdVPgWP2xkkP9PLv7ytulZYMzw4E5iRnnCEM16sL3l_gg7puR4-wZBdCefufSMxC-MvANZ47OVdH6kl7wR5s9Hk98N9kdtZ828o7f-CI/s2269/PXL_20240113_222821420~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi9xZEBWNAi-07KZyiXvnc3QVegN3S-_o5i20hNNS2ORGcOXjdlsvG8XDlC2ngwU0hd7iCIxrd0dCRozeqdPGdVPgWP2xkkP9PLv7ytulZYMzw4E5iRnnCEM16sL3l_gg7puR4-wZBdCefufSMxC-MvANZ47OVdH6kl7wR5s9Hk98N9kdtZ828o7f-CI/w640-h640/PXL_20240113_222821420~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2024/01/26/favorite-finish-january-2024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linking up with Quilting JETgirl's Favorite Finish linky!</a></i></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.com10