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Right now I'm working on little basket blocks. The pattern is he

http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/feathered-...2Cakestand.pdf

The challenge on the Temecula Quilts Blog was to make one block a day
for the month of July. I started late so I'm a few blocks behind, but
I'll get there.

In August they are going to post a pattern to make something out of
those little blocks.

I can't imagine what it will be to use 31 blocks - that seems a strange
number.

What are you working on?

marcella

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On 01/08/2013 15:23, Marcella Peek wrote:
Right now I'm working on little basket blocks. The pattern is he

http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/feathered-...2Cakestand.pdf

The challenge on the Temecula Quilts Blog was to make one block a day
for the month of July. I started late so I'm a few blocks behind, but
I'll get there.

In August they are going to post a pattern to make something out of
those little blocks.

I can't imagine what it will be to use 31 blocks - that seems a strange
number.

What are you working on?

marcella


I have several quilts on the go just now. I have a single-bed sized
quilt for a 3-year-old girl - Tristan's best friend. Her birthday was
on June 26th, but her sister's is tomorrow (August 2nd)... and that girl
is turning one and receiving a quilt too. Nearly done with the binding
on both of them, but left a little bit open so that I can put the label
into the corner and then do the binding over it. Ultra secure!

Another quilt is a baby quilt for a friend's baby, born May 1st. I
hemmed and hawwed over how to quilt it, so that is what the hold-up is.
It's all quilted now, but I have to put the binding on, and tie all
the thread-ends and bury them.

The quilt "for me" is done, the top and the back (it will be
reversible), but I need to buy batting for it. I have used up all the
batting in the house on the quilts for children!

Meanwhile, after the two birthday quilts are finished, I need to get
started on a quilt for Tristan. All of his baby quilts are far too
small now. I used a Maisy panel for his 3-year-old friend's quilt and
he is keen to have his own, but, "Don't put numbers on her quilt Mama.
Put them on mine!" So the back of his will be another panel of Maisy
counting and surrounded by numbers. He will be in heaven. I'm going to
make the sashings and borders bright and rainbow-coloured and probably
use rainbow striped fabric for the binding. So, so glad this quilt will
be staying here in the house so I can visit it! Also need to make him a
new sleeping sack and I will use all the scraps left over from his
beanbag for that, because all the fabrics were in rainbow colours and
had numbers all over them!

Someday, I will find the floor in that room. But not anytime
soon..............


-- Jo in Scotland

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In article ,
says...

On 01/08/2013 15:23, Marcella Peek wrote:
Right now I'm working on little basket blocks. The pattern is he

http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/feathered-...2Cakestand.pdf

The challenge on the Temecula Quilts Blog was to make one block a day
for the month of July. I started late so I'm a few blocks behind, but
I'll get there.

In August they are going to post a pattern to make something out of
those little blocks.

I can't imagine what it will be to use 31 blocks - that seems a strange
number.

What are you working on?

marcella
Oh that all does sound like fun, Jo.
Lucky you having little children to sew for! I suppose I could sew for
strangers g and I do sew a few for Project Linus, but my 'meaty ones'
are all a bit dull I think now (have had the fabric picked and bought
for years (literally); must have been in my doldrums days!
However, I will get back after the vegetable harvesting and freezing
season is over (hopefully).
.
I have several quilts on the go just now. I have a single-bed sized
quilt for a 3-year-old girl - Tristan's best friend. Her birthday was
on June 26th, but her sister's is tomorrow (August 2nd)... and that girl
is turning one and receiving a quilt too. Nearly done with the binding
on both of them, but left a little bit open so that I can put the label
into the corner and then do the binding over it. Ultra secure!

Another quilt is a baby quilt for a friend's baby, born May 1st. I
hemmed and hawwed over how to quilt it, so that is what the hold-up is.
It's all quilted now, but I have to put the binding on, and tie all
the thread-ends and bury them.

The quilt "for me" is done, the top and the back (it will be
reversible), but I need to buy batting for it. I have used up all the
batting in the house on the quilts for children!

Meanwhile, after the two birthday quilts are finished, I need to get
started on a quilt for Tristan. All of his baby quilts are far too
small now. I used a Maisy panel for his 3-year-old friend's quilt and
he is keen to have his own, but, "Don't put numbers on her quilt Mama.
Put them on mine!" So the back of his will be another panel of Maisy
counting and surrounded by numbers. He will be in heaven. I'm going to
make the sashings and borders bright and rainbow-coloured and probably
use rainbow striped fabric for the binding. So, so glad this quilt will
be staying here in the house so I can visit it! Also need to make him a
new sleeping sack and I will use all the scraps left over from his
beanbag for that, because all the fabrics were in rainbow colours and
had numbers all over them!

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In article ,
Jo Gibson wrote:

I have several quilts on the go just now. I have a single-bed sized
quilt for a 3-year-old girl - Tristan's best friend. Her birthday was
on June 26th, but her sister's is tomorrow (August 2nd)... and that girl
is turning one and receiving a quilt too. Nearly done with the binding
on both of them, but left a little bit open so that I can put the label
into the corner and then do the binding over it. Ultra secure!

Another quilt is a baby quilt for a friend's baby, born May 1st. I
hemmed and hawwed over how to quilt it, so that is what the hold-up is.
It's all quilted now, but I have to put the binding on, and tie all
the thread-ends and bury them.

The quilt "for me" is done, the top and the back (it will be
reversible), but I need to buy batting for it. I have used up all the
batting in the house on the quilts for children!

Meanwhile, after the two birthday quilts are finished, I need to get
started on a quilt for Tristan. All of his baby quilts are far too
small now. I used a Maisy panel for his 3-year-old friend's quilt and
he is keen to have his own, but, "Don't put numbers on her quilt Mama.
Put them on mine!" So the back of his will be another panel of Maisy
counting and surrounded by numbers. He will be in heaven. I'm going to
make the sashings and borders bright and rainbow-coloured and probably
use rainbow striped fabric for the binding. So, so glad this quilt will
be staying here in the house so I can visit it! Also need to make him a
new sleeping sack and I will use all the scraps left over from his
beanbag for that, because all the fabrics were in rainbow colours and
had numbers all over them!

Someday, I will find the floor in that room. But not anytime
soon..............


-- Jo in Scotland

Oh, he will be thrilled to see the numbers on the back of his quilt!
Sounds like some fun projects you are working on.

I don't think we're "real" quilters if our sewing rooms are too neat and
tidy :-)

marcella

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On 01/08/2013 15:23, Marcella Peek wrote:
Right now I'm working on little basket blocks. The pattern is he

http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/feathered-...2Cakestand.pdf


I am finishing up a set of these for DGS's birthday tomorrow!

http://thereisbeautyallaround.wordpr...fabric-puzzle/

I am now down to closing up the seams by hand so should be done this
evening.

After that I am working on assembling a blue/pink/purple charm quilt top
and also the Scrap Mosaic quilt top that I started on a residential
course with Katharine Guerrier in June.

http://www.katharineguerrier.com/Lar...html#practical

Lizzy


--
http://lizzyastro.etsy.com
http://www.instructables.com/member/lizzyastro/

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I am on Carol Doak's yahoo! group, and there are 5 of us from there doing a round robin. It's a challenge to me, working with someone else's ideas and color palette, their individual parameters.

Besides that I am working on Heartstrings blocks and hoping to get to a flimsy-for-me. Learning how to reprioritize my time.

Ginger in CA

On Friday, August 2, 2013 2:13:53 AM UTC-7, Lizzy Taylor wrote:
On 01/08/2013 15:23, Marcella Peek wrote:

Right now I'm working on little basket blocks. The pattern is he



http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/feathered-...2Cakestand.pdf





I am finishing up a set of these for DGS's birthday tomorrow!



http://thereisbeautyallaround.wordpr...fabric-puzzle/



I am now down to closing up the seams by hand so should be done this

evening.



After that I am working on assembling a blue/pink/purple charm quilt top

and also the Scrap Mosaic quilt top that I started on a residential

course with Katharine Guerrier in June.



http://www.katharineguerrier.com/Lar...html#practical



Lizzy





--

http://lizzyastro.etsy.com

http://www.instructables.com/member/lizzyastro/

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On 01/08/2013 15:23, Marcella Peek wrote:

What are you working on?

marcella

I finished the tangram puzzle squares in time for DGS's birthday and I
have completed the charm quilt top:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizzyastro/9450538657/

Now to find another WIP to turn into a flimsy.

Lizzy

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On Friday, August 2, 2013 12:23:56 AM UTC+10, Marcella Peek wrote:
Right now I'm working on little basket blocks. The pattern is he



http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/feathered-...2Cakestand.pdf



The challenge on the Temecula Quilts Blog was to make one block a day

for the month of July. I started late so I'm a few blocks behind, but

I'll get there.



In August they are going to post a pattern to make something out of

those little blocks.



I can't imagine what it will be to use 31 blocks - that seems a strange

number.



What are you working on?



marcella

G'day Marcella and everyone.
I must apologise for not posting much on RCTQ of late, but those that know me, know I only finish a couple of quilts per year.
I have just this week finished the attached link quilt, but mentioned on RCTQ some time ago that I was struggling with a Drunkard's Path pattern from attending a workshop last year. A lot of blocks were impossible to size up and have the quarter circles match. I put it away for a few months, then worked out a design with sashing that almost made a feature of mismatched quarters. I then had to order more fabric for my idea.
My freemotion quilting on my Janome Horizon is slowly improving. Mid-project I changed to titanium needles and a Superior Thread Stand, the difference was astonishing.
The workshop tutor for learning the technique of insetting quarter circles was Kerry Glen of Tulis Textiles, New Zealand.
Link: https://picasaweb.google.com/bronfer...42589667530754
The next photo to this, shows the quilt on the wall. Looks quite dramatic!

Best regards to you all,
Bronnie
Qld Australia

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In article ,
Bronnie wrote:

G'day Marcella and everyone.
I must apologise for not posting much on RCTQ of late, but those that know
me, know I only finish a couple of quilts per year.
I have just this week finished the attached link quilt, but mentioned on RCTQ
some time ago that I was struggling with a Drunkard's Path pattern from
attending a workshop last year. A lot of blocks were impossible to size up
and have the quarter circles match. I put it away for a few months, then
worked out a design with sashing that almost made a feature of mismatched
quarters. I then had to order more fabric for my idea.
My freemotion quilting on my Janome Horizon is slowly improving. Mid-project
I changed to titanium needles and a Superior Thread Stand, the difference was
astonishing.
The workshop tutor for learning the technique of insetting quarter circles
was Kerry Glen of Tulis Textiles, New Zealand.
Link:
https://picasaweb.google.com/bronfer...42589667530754
The next photo to this, shows the quilt on the wall. Looks quite dramatic!

Best regards to you all,
Bronnie
Qld Australia

wow! That is so beautiful! You really turned some drunkards path blocks
into a work of art.

marcella

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oh my, Wow is just what came out of my mouth, outloud as I sit here. Great
work Bronnie.
I need to buy a bunch of those needles if they would help my work look so
good.
Taria

"Marcella Peek" wrote in message
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In article ,
Bronnie wrote:

G'day Marcella and everyone.
I must apologise for not posting much on RCTQ of late, but those that know
me, know I only finish a couple of quilts per year.
I have just this week finished the attached link quilt, but mentioned on
RCTQ
some time ago that I was struggling with a Drunkard's Path pattern from
attending a workshop last year. A lot of blocks were impossible to size
up
and have the quarter circles match. I put it away for a few months, then
worked out a design with sashing that almost made a feature of mismatched
quarters. I then had to order more fabric for my idea.
My freemotion quilting on my Janome Horizon is slowly improving.
Mid-project
I changed to titanium needles and a Superior Thread Stand, the difference
was
astonishing.
The workshop tutor for learning the technique of insetting quarter circles
was Kerry Glen of Tulis Textiles, New Zealand.
Link:
https://picasaweb.google.com/bronfer...42589667530754
The next photo to this, shows the quilt on the wall. Looks quite
dramatic!

Best regards to you all,
Bronnie
Qld Australia

wow! That is so beautiful! You really turned some drunkards path blocks
into a work of art.

marcella