February 6, 2011

• More Quilts

  Here I am updating already. 

  I wanted to add some pictures so thought I could do it while some are napping, others sledding and still others visiting neighbors.

  Here's most of my stash.  Remember, I have 6 daughters, plus had a fabric store....just in case you were wondering how any one person could possibly amass such a stash.   I decided to try to work up this into as many quilts or quilt kits as I can....I think my family would appreciate that better than having to deal with the scraps once I am gone!    My hubby takes one look and shakes his head.  He doesn't think I'll ever get it done.  He's probably right.  Sigh!  But in the meantime I'm going to try.

  This one is called Tulips around the Cabin.  I pieced this one last summer.

    Here is a close up.  I thought this one really turned out nice.  In the past, I've shied away from appliques because of all the handwork of tucking in around the edges.  Now, I do more of it since I've discovered Steam-a-Seam.  I love it!

  This one is a solid arch double wedding ring that I did last summer.   I had a bolt of white on cream that was flawed so decided to use that for this quilt.  I thought it turned out pretty good.  I am not convinced that I enjoy sewing the double wedding ring because of the curves and they are very hard to get the corners to line up.  My very first quilt was a double wedding ring back in 1983.  I was either very ignorant or very brave.  Probably more ignorant than brave.  But, I had better learn to like it, because I have one cut out, ready to sew and another (in blues) nearly 1/2 cut out.  I am sure a miser when it comes to saving scraps that if its big enough to get a double wedding ring piece out of it, I save it.    They only have about 1700 pieces in those for a queen size.  I have those in ziplock bags awaiting a time when I really have nothing else to do.  Accuquilt has a double wedding ring die but its more boxy than I like so I have used the template and rotary cutter.  I may try one with Accuquilts but probably only crib size.

    This is another one that I pieced last summer.  Colorado Log Cabin, from Scrap Quilts  also by Judy Martin.  It seems like I have a tendency toward log cabin quilts.  I am not sure why but I have done several.  Now if only I could get them quilted. 

  Last but not least is this fun one that I did on the spur of the moment for our little grandson:

  My mother-in-law quilted most of it for me on their annual visit to Wisconsin in July.  I finished it and made another one for little granddaughter and sent them to Guatemala with Kendra Lily.  Unfortunately, I accidentally erased the pictures on my camera so don't have any pictures of Sue's.  It has fairies on it.

  Well, that's all for now.  I hope this has inspired any budding quilter to start whittling on her stash.  In the meantime, keep looking up as our redemption draws near!

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