tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45493418302590627622024-03-10T03:35:47.821-07:00Cat in the GrassThe everyday life of your average crafter...Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-57280608052446343662019-01-16T10:51:00.002-08:002019-01-16T10:51:53.662-08:002019 Finish Along - 1st Quarter GoalsHere is my list for the 1st Quarter...<br />
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I have 14 items this quarter...one of the above pictures has two of the same pillow, I'm counting those each individually.<br />
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<li>Christmas Placemats (started in 2017!)</li>
<li>1600 Log Cabin</li>
<li>Iris Log Cabin</li>
<li>Tabby Road Quilt</li>
<li>Football Dogs Quilt</li>
<li>Baseball Dogs Quilt</li>
<li>Mini Shoo-Fly</li>
<li>Dog in Sweater Pillow</li>
<li>Penguin in Sweater Pillow</li>
<li>Sugar Skull Pillows #1</li>
<li>Sugar Skull Pillow #2</li>
<li>Apple Stars Quilt</li>
<li>Easy Trip Quilt</li>
<li>Mama Says Sew Jelly Roll Race</li>
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Wish me luck! And good luck to all the other <a href="https://www.shecanquilt.ca/2019/01/the-2019-fal-begins-game-on-link-up.html" target="_blank">Finish-Alongers</a>!<br />
<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-64126332664706788102018-04-18T14:55:00.001-07:002018-04-18T14:55:16.469-07:002018 Second Quarter Finish AlongHere is my list for the 2nd Quarter...<br />
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I'm sticking to 20 items again...it seemed to be a reasonable amount last quarter...so here they are:<br />
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<li>White Scrap Basket</li>
<li>Wayne & Gordie Quilt</li>
<li>Indah Batiks quilt</li>
<li>Charity Pillowcases (4)</li>
<li>Adore Floral Quilt</li>
<li>Scout Tee (stripped cotton)</li>
<li>Christmas Place Mats (Can I finish them before December this year?)</li>
<li>Sorbetto Tank (floral cotton)</li>
<li>Martini Skirt</li>
<li>Color Play Mini</li>
<li>Scrappy TV Dinner Quilt</li>
<li>Modern Courthouse Steps</li>
<li>Wayne & Gordie left-overs pillow</li>
<li>1600 Log Cabin</li>
<li>Cell Phone Purse (3)</li>
<li>Pink Cats</li>
<li>FQS 2014 BOM</li>
<li>Tickled Pink 2017 Mystery</li>
<li>Scandinavian Tomte</li>
<li>Iris Log Cabin</li>
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Wish me luck! And good luck to all the other <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2018/04/fal-q2-link-up-your-list-of-proposed.html" target="_blank">Finish-Alongers</a>!<br />
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<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-50139366816392198212018-04-01T10:13:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:14:31.793-07:00Finish No. 7 - 1st QThis is last of the five pillowcases on my 1st Quarter List...<br />
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But all in all I finished ten (nine in the picture) sets! Like I said earlier...a pillowcase bonanza!<br />
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Size: Standard Pillow<br />
Quilting: None<br />
Started: 03/31/18<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 03/31/18 (It was a very productive Saturday!)</span><br />
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This makes finish #7 for the 1st Quarter...and 13 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-35095166572514027632018-04-01T10:10:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:15:00.608-07:00Finish No. 6 - 1st QThis is the 1st of the last two of the five pillowcases on my 1st Quarter Finish-Along list...whew that was a mouthful...<br />
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Let's just call them the pillowcases that match my Feathered Bed quilt (I finished in 2016) made with all sorts of Denise Schmidt fabrics..<br />
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Or just the green plaid pillowcases...<br />
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Size: Standard Pillow<br />
Quilting: None<br />
Started: 03/31/18<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 03/31/18 (nothing like waiting until the 11th hour!)</span><br />
Fabric Used: Denise Schmidt and some basic brown cross-hatch from JoAnn's<br />
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This makes finish #6 for 2018...and 14 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-32041398009879275912018-04-01T10:00:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:15:38.372-07:00Finish No. 5 - 1st QThis is my <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/77078/missouri-star-quilt-co/missouri-star-quilt-co/modern-plus-pattern-by-msqc" target="_blank">Modern Plus</a> quilt...I L-O-V-E how it turned out!<br />
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This is the third (but second finished) quilt I quilted on my Gammill. I tried to do straight lines quilting, and quickly embraced the idea of straight-ish line quilting!<br />
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I love it! By the bottom of the quilt, I was much straighter...and quite a bit more consistant in the spacing.</div>
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After seeing Angela Walters' leafy meander, I tried that in each of the pluses...again, practice makes...well, better. I used matching variegated thread in the pluses...really fun looking, but the changing of thread was kinda a drag...and my least favorite part of tying off the threads, well let's just say that doesn't always happen!</div>
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Size: 67X70<br />
Quilting: on my Gammill, staright-ish lines and leafy meander<br />
Started: 09/10/17<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 03/30/18</span><br />
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This makes finish #5 for the 1st Quarter...and 15 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-1328100287185063262018-03-26T09:47:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:15:55.827-07:00Finish No. 4 - 1st QThis is the third set of pillowcases on my Finish Along list (just two more to go....).<br />
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It is so easy to cut out (or set aside to cut out later...procrastinate much) matching fabrics to the quilts I am working on...so for these, the matching quilt is also on my Finish Along list. I did get the top finished this quarter, but i don't think I will be able t o get it on the frame and quilted...oh well, it will slide on over to the 2nd Quarter list!<br />
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Size: Standard Pillow<br />
Quilting: None<br />
Started: 01/11/18<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 03/24/18</span><br />
Fabric Used: Art gallery fabric by Sharon Holland...but I don't remember the name of the line...<br />
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This makes finish #4 for 1st Quarter...and 16 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-88421737474401374872018-03-26T09:42:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:16:11.164-07:00Finish No. 3 - 1st QThis is another set of pillowcases...I was on a pillowcase roll this month! Its a great way to buy and quickly use the newest cutest fabrics...without adding a giant project to the WIP pile...<br />
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These pillowcases will match the Christmas quilt I am making for my bed...which is also on my Finish Along list...but far from finished...<br />
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Size: Standard Pillow<br />
Quilting: None<br />
Started: 01/11/18<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 03/24/18</span><br />
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This makes finish #3 for the 1st Quarter...and 17 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-78645653838424608832018-03-26T09:38:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:16:26.695-07:00Finish No. 2 - 1st QThis is my Easter set of pillowcases...in flannel! Super soft, and finished up with a week to spare before Easter...and the close of the 1st Quarter Finish Along!<br />
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Across the top of the Easter pillowcase, is a set of Valentines case (not on my original finish along list, but nonetheless done) which will have to wait until next year to see any use....<br />
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Size: Standard Pillowcase<br />
Quilting: None<br />
Started: 1/11/18<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 3/24/18</span><br />
Fabric Used: I'm so bad at taking note...but it a beautiful soft flannel from my local quilt shop<br />
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This makes finish #2 for this quarter...and 18 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.<br />
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-83270429048874851382018-03-12T09:37:00.000-07:002018-04-08T10:17:02.589-07:00Finish No. 1 - 1st QThis is a scrap quilt I have been calling Dapper Dan. I used this as my first project quilted on my new-to-me Gammill Long-Arm!<br />
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I tried somthing different in each rectangle...to get a feel for how the machine works...and how to work the machine...<br />
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Squares...were mostly square...</div>
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But it was a fun experiment! I'm anxious to get all of my tops on there and get some more practice in!</div>
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 61" X 68"<br />
Quilting: On my Gammill, all kinds of test patterns<br />
Started: 05/31/16<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 03/11/18</span><br />
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This makes finish #1 for the quarter...and 19 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-first-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter FAL List</a>.</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-8267941925597030402018-01-15T20:14:00.001-08:002018-01-15T20:14:49.055-08:002018 First Quarter Finish AlongWell, I'm back at it again....after taking a little break at the end of last year (for two house moves and one office move! Yikes!)<br />
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Here is my Finish Along list for the <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2018/01/the-2018-fal-begins-link-up-your-q1-to.html" target="_blank">1st Quarter of 2018</a> (let this be the year I successfully finish more than I start!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adore Floral, Indah Batiks, Wayne & Gordie, 1600 Log Cabin, 5 Pillowcase Sets, White/Tan One-Hour Basket, Christmas Place-mats, Campus Cats, Oh! My Stars, Batik Perennial Star Pillow, 2014 FQS Mystery, Scandinavian Tomte, Modern Plus, Dapper Dan, Iris log Cabin, 2017 TP Mystery</td></tr>
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Twenty items, wish me luck! And Good Luck to all the other Finish-Alongers out there!<br />
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If you've found your way here from the Moda Bakeshop...welcome! I can't take credit for this piped binding method, entirely...its a mash-up of online tutorials, hints from friends, advice from teachers...and a lot of practice!</div>
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First decide which of two fabrics you want to be the piping and which will be the binding.</div>
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Cut the piping strips 1 3/'4" X WOF</div>
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Cut the binding strips 1 1/2" X WOF</div>
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Sew both the piping strips and the binding strips together, end to end, with a mitered join.<br />
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See how cool that little bit of contrast is....and being able to bind the entire quilt on the machine <i><u>more </u></i>than makes up for the additional time it takes to prepare a piped binding!</div>
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(Don't forget to neatly roll-up the cool piped binding...snap a photo....and post is on social media! It's so satisfying!) #quiltingrules</div>
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Sew the piped binding face down on the BACKside of the finished quilt top. This feels so counter-intuitive, but absolutely necessary!</div>
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Be sure to leave about 18" of unsewn binding at the beginning. You will need this to make a neat mitered join to the end of the piped binding.</div>
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After sewing the piped binding around the entire quilt...leave another 18" of unsewn binding at the end.</div>
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Place a pin in the edge of the quilt about half way between the beginning stitching and the end stitching...</div>
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Measure the width of your folded binding...mine measures 1 3/8" wide.</div>
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Lay the binding flat on the quilt and measure 1 3/8" (or whatever your measurement is) PAST the pin.</div>
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Mark a diagonal line from top right to bottom left of the overlap, and sewn a hairs-width to the outside of the marked line.</div>
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Lay the joined binding down on the quilt top (it should fit exactly now) and finish sewing.</div>
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<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-58959004064618936112017-08-15T17:56:00.000-07:002017-08-15T17:56:05.511-07:00Finish No. 2 - 3 QThis is my second Scrappy Trip Around the World from Bonnie Hunter's <a href="http://quiltville.com/scrappytripspf.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Trip tutorial</a>. This time I decided to raid my stash of red and white 2 1/2" strips and make a Scrappy Trip Irish Chain.<br />
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The project, ongoing as an in-between project since 2015, finally came to an end this year when I realized I had made 42 blocks! i was shooting for a nice large lap quilt...I ended up with a <i>really</i> large lap quilt!<br />
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and cute little heads popping up unexpectedly...</div>
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I'm anxious to get this one washed and crinkled...and on the couch with a good book!</div>
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 72" X 84"<br />
Quilting: Cross Hatching<br />
Started: 04/26/15<br />
Finished<span style="background-color: white;">: 08/07/17</span><br />
Fabric Used: The top is all scrappy stash, the backing is a wide backing by <a href="http://www.connectingthreads.com/fabrics/Extra_Wide_Quilt_Backing-104_Wide__L60020326.html&ID=60020326?startRow=1" target="_blank">Connecting Threads</a><br />
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This makes finish #9 for 2017...and 42 remaining UFO's (23 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/07/2017-3rd-quarter-finish-along.html" target="_blank">3rd Q List</a>)</div>
<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-63254258419552978232017-08-14T17:41:00.000-07:002017-08-14T17:41:10.928-07:00Finish No.1 - 3rd QPacking up my sewing room for our (ongoing) move was the perfect time to start several new scrap/stash buster quilt tops...right? <br />
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It seemed perfectly acceptable to <strike>waste</strike> spend time petting, loving and re-visiting all the beautiful fabric I have while boxing them up for an undetermined amount of time...and just as acceptable to set aside lovely little stacks of coordinated bundles to admire...<br />
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Which, of course, leads to starting new projects...<br />
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Normal, right?<br />
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And who doesn't read Crazy Mom Quilt's blog, see her <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2017/05/big-nines-quilt-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Big Nines</a> tutorial, and run home <strike>immediately</strike> after work and start making some Big Nines of their own...<br />
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Well, anyway...I did and piecing the center nine-patch units was unbelievable relaxing and just what I needed during the great moving purge-and-pack of 2017. Not to mention how satisfying it was to use 25 fat quarters from my stash. (Well, 24...the top left block is from my friend's stash...)<br />
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Realizing the top is decidedly picnic-esque...<br />
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...and coincidentally coinciding with <a href="https://www.stitchedincolor.com/blog/2017/6/28/rainbow-picnic-sew-along?rq=picnic" target="_blank">Stitched in Color</a>'s picnic blanket sew-a-long in July, my Big Nines top was meant to be a picnic-blanket!<br />
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I used a medium weight canvas from Joann's Fabric (on sale...score!) for the backing.<br />
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Now I just need to find time to go picnicking!<br />
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<u>Some Stats for the <strike>quilt </strike>blanket:</u><br />
Size: 80" X 80"<br />
Quilting: none<br />
Started: 05/22/17<br />
Finished: 07/16/17<br />
Fabric Used: The top is all scrappy stash, the backing is a canvas by Waverly that was on sale a Joann's.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full Disclosure: I had to bribe my mom's dog, Max, with cookies to venture onto the blanket for a picture...he wasn't real happy about being outside in 100+ degree weather having his picture taken.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">This makes finish #8 for 2017...and 43 remaining UFO's (24 remaining on the </span><a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/07/2017-3rd-quarter-finish-along.html" style="font-family: "times new roman";" target="_blank">3rd Q List</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">)</span><br />
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<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-21785110649911796142017-07-07T20:52:00.001-07:002017-07-07T20:52:16.433-07:002017 3rd Quarter Finish AlongI can't believe the 3rd quarter of 2017 is already here! It feels like I just put away the Christmas decorations....and then POOF!....it's July!<br />
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I did pretty good last quarter, all the hectic events considered...and I have a feeling this quarter is going to be just as busy!<br />
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My 3rd Quarter Finish-A-Long projects, just 25 this time! This quarter I am going to, again, try to focus on quilting instead of piecing...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Chevron, Pink Cats, FQS 2014 Mystery, FQS Snapshots, Oh My Stars, Blue Geese, Dapper Dan, Batik Chevron, Box Lunch, Kaffe Ribbons, Hawaiian 1600, Apple Stars, Scrappy Paths, Feathered Star Pillow, Red Chain, Log Cabin, Adore floral, En Provence Variation, Christmas Geese, You+Me Batik, Round Robin, Kaffe Lattice, Canoe Ridge, Hourglass Leaders/Enders, Tabby Road, Big Nines Picnic Quilt</td></tr>
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Of the 25 UFO's on my list, five need bindings (as soon as they come back from the quilter), four have the quilting started (all of them were on last quarter's list too!), one is basted and ready to quilt, ten have backings made and are ready to be basted (still need to buy more batting), two need a backing made, and three are still being pieced into tops.<br />
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I know I won't really get all theses done, even by a long shot! But a girl can dream...I really want to focus on quilting over piecing this quarter...and really, as long as I make some progress, I'm happy!<br />
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Wish me luck! And I wish all of the <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2017/07/2017-fal-time-to-link-up-your-q3-list.html" target="_blank">FAL-ers</a> luck this quarter!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-12891660615556344412017-07-05T17:30:00.000-07:002017-07-05T17:30:35.267-07:002017 Second Quarter Round-upI really have had a lot going on this last couple of months...finishing up a big annual fundraiser, packing our house, finding temporary housing when our new-old house got trashed (I mean trashed! As in everything needed to be gutted...down to the studs!), and a machine that needed time at the repair shop!<br />
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Sewing got kinda put on the back burner in mid-May....but I did squeeze out a few finishes!<br />
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So here is the list from the 2nd Quarter:<br />
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And the progress made this quarter...<br />
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<u>Diamond Tread:</u> <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/06/finish-no-3-2nd-q.html" target="_blank">Finished!</a><br />
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<u>Chevron Cats:</u> Sent to Missouri Star Quilt Co. for quilting<br />
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<u style="text-align: center;">FQS Snapshots:</u><span style="text-align: center;"> I started the embroidery for the label...as soon as that's done I can finish piecing the backing and get it basted. I think this one will be fun to quilt!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Blue Geese:</u> </span>Sent to Missouri Star Quilt Co. for quilting<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Kaffe Ribbons:</u> </span>Sent to Missouri Star Quilt Co. for quilting<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>You+Me Batik:</u> I got this one basted!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>En Provence Variation:</u> I finished most of the quilting...maybe 95%...I just have a few places I want to add a bit more, and then it needs to be bound. I "gave" this to my mom for Mother's Day...and promised I would have it finished before next Mother's Day!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Batik Chevron:</u> </span>Sent to Missouri Star Quilt Co. for quilting<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Red Chain:</u> I have about 75% of the quilting done...</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Adore Floral:</u> This one's quilting is about 80% done...</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Shoo Fly:</u> <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/06/finish-no2-2nd-q.html" target="_blank">Finished!</a></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Color Weave:</u> <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/06/finish-no-1-2nd-q.html" target="_blank">Finished!</a></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Kaffe Lattice:</u> </span>Sent to Missouri Star Quilt Co. for quilting<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Canoe Ridge:</u> Sent back to the scrap basket...just not liking it, the original was great, my version...not so much!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><u>Pins and Paws:</u> <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/06/finish-no-4-2nd-q.html" target="_blank">Finished!</a></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">...And I started three new tops, an Hourglass small quilt from a <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/land/tutorials/super-easy-hourglass-quilt/index.html" target="_blank">MSQ tutorial</a>, a quilt using my Tabby Road Fat Quarter Pack, and a picnic quilt using Crazy Mom Quilt's <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2017/05/big-nines-quilt-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Big Nine</a> block.</span><br />
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But it just sat waiting to be made...fast-forward three years to 2016... I got all the fabric cut...and a year later, finally got it pieced, quilted and bound.<br />
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When I was laying out the pieces, an evil necessity with this pattern, it started to look rather masculine and kinda camo-ey, which was great since Jon needed a new quilt. Lee Henrich's version of her quilt doesn't look masculine, but she is definitely right, the pattern looks exactly like industrial diamond tread, and with the grays, drab green and orange in the fabric...bingo!<br />
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I removed the sunflower and the pumpkin prints from my layout and all of a sudden the orange tree print looked so much like hunter's wear, it was just meant to be. I backed the quilt it with a orange camo fluffy fleece and it make the perfect gift.<br />
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I used a piped binding again, but tried something new. I used the background fabric at the main binding color with a tiny gray piped piece. I like the way it looks...the thin thin line just in from the edge really emphasizes the negative space in the quilt.<br />
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Size: 54" X 76"<br />
Quilting: Straight line quilting on my Pfaff<br />
Started: 03/20/16<br />
Finished: 04/17/17<br />
Fabric Used: Connecting Threads (very old line, whose name escapes me)<br />
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This makes finish #6 for 2017...and 45 remaining UFO's (312 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/04/2nd-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">2nd Q List</a>)</div>
Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-48686100354943849912017-06-29T10:29:00.000-07:002017-06-29T10:29:01.673-07:00Finish No. 4 - 2nd QOne of my favorite breaks at work are for the weekly MSQC Tutorials. (Do you have the app? The app quacks when the new tutorial is loaded! Awesome!)<br />
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There have been several tutorials that have me itching to get home and into the sewing room...The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAVu2YOmnnU&index=51&list=PLD5EF21A981F69C28&t=219s" target="_blank">Whimsical Shoofly</a> (<a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/06/finish-no2-2nd-q.html" target="_blank">my version here</a>), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-grDlGdebQI&t=4s" target="_blank">The Starburst Quilt</a> (<a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-finishes-of-2016.html" target="_blank">mine here</a>), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK8vOFzYzwM&index=60&list=PLD5EF21A981F69C28" target="_blank">The Super Easy Hourglass</a> (mine's not done yet....it's a leader ender project)...and The <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/land/tutorials/pins-paws-cat-quilt/index.html" target="_blank">Pins and Paws</a> quilt.<br />
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This one might be my favorite.<br />
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I'm a sucker for all things cat!<br />
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I made my Pins and Paws quilt for this years <a href="http://www.catalesrescue.org/" target="_blank">Cat Tales Rescue</a> silent auction. This is really a fun pattern, and so easy to whip up in a hurry! And since I put off starting the quilt until two months before the fundraiser, it's a good thing it was quick!<br />
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So I turned to my little Pfaff and the every-easy ever-fast overall orange peel pattern...done and done!</div>
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This quilt turned out just sweet as can be...I may need to make another one to keep!</div>
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 68" X 77"<br />
Quilting: Really big Orange Peel quilting on my little Pfaff<br />
Started: 03/20/17<br />
Finished: 05/05/17 (the night before the fundraiser!)<br />
Fabric Used: Some stash and some purchased from Joann's with this quilt in mind.<br />
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This makes finish #7 for 2017...and 44 remaining UFO's (30 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/04/2nd-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">2nd Q List</a>)</div>
<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-13731336159097045042017-06-21T17:11:00.000-07:002017-06-21T17:11:08.029-07:00Finish No.2 - 2nd Q<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Finish #2 this quarter is based on Missouri Star Quilt Company's <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/land/tutorials/whimsical-shoofly-quilt/index.html" target="_blank">Whimsical Shoo-Fly </a>pattern, and used my left over Momo Flying Colors layer cake squares, plus two matching 10" squares I cut from my stash.</div>
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To make this quilt and the Color Weave quilt you need a total of 44 layer cake squares. They are perfect companion lap quilts! I made a pair of them at Christmastime last year for my nieces...the fabrics match, but the quilts are different! Perfect for sisters!</div>
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For my version of the quilt, I added 2" sashing between the Shoo-Flys with pinwheel cornerstones made from the cut-offs from the Shoo-Fly HST units.</div>
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I backed the quilt with this cute bicycle fabric from my stash. Between this and the Color Weave quilt the only fabric I purchased was for binding...which, in the end, was the wrong color...so I used stash! Woo-hoo! Stash Busting!</div>
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I sent this quilt into MSQC for <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/machinequilting" target="_blank">quilting</a>, using the Dragonflies and Flowers pattern.</div>
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Size: 56" X 66"<br />
Quilting: MSQC - Dragonflies and Flowers<br />
Started: 10/25/16<br />
Finished: 04/17/17<br />
Fabric Used: All stash - 100%!<br />
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This makes finish #5 for 2017...and 45 remaining UFO's (32 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/04/2nd-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">2nd Q List</a>)</div>
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Anyway, this was a pretty fun quilt to make, and really fast! The pattern is called <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2015/08/color-weave-quilt-2.html" target="_blank">Color Weave</a> by Julie Hirt (found at the Moda Bakeshop). I made the Throw size, which uses 24 Layer Cake squares. The fabric is by Momo, called Flying Colors. It's a layer cake I have had in my stash for a couple of years.</div>
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I sent the quilt to <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/machinequilting" target="_blank">MSQC for quilting</a>...and really, how perfect is this kite pattern! I fell in love the second I saw it!</div>
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So that's it...the first finish for the quarter, which I actually finished on April 17th, but didn't take pictures until May 30th...and then got around to blogging on June 20th.</div>
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 57" X 68"<br />
Quilting: Missouri Star Quilt Company - Kites pattern<br />
Started: 10/25/16<br />
Finished: 04/17/17<br />
Fabric Used: All stash - 100%!<br />
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This makes finish #4 for 2017...and 44 remaining UFO's. (<a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/04/2nd-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">My 2nd quarter list</a>)</div>
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<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-40563513271137731082017-04-12T08:00:00.000-07:002017-04-12T08:00:01.455-07:00WIP WendsdayI know, I just posted a quarter end status update and right before that the new quarter goals...but since then (yes, since Monday) I have have made progress! I've ripped out and restarted the quilting on my Red & White Scrappy Trip Irish Chain...RWSTIC, for short (wink-wink)...and things are moving along pretty quickly.<br />
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Simple cross-hatching, but I think it will be perfect for this quilt!<div>
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I love this backing...it is an extra-wide from Connecting Threads, and a great match for the top!</div>
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Anyway, on to the 1st Quarter list...and how I did (not too shabby, if I say so myself...and I do):<br />
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<u>The Red & White Scrappy Trip/Irish Chain</u>: I love this quilt. I finished all the blocks and got the top put together and basted. I even got one row of quilting done...but then set it aside. That's okay though, I'm glad my unfinished top list is dwindling...if I can just keep my promise to not start anymore new projects for awhile!</div>
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<u>The 2014 Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery</u>: So beautiful! This one also moved from the unfinished top list to the needs quilting list. I have a backing all ready for it...I'm leaning towards "dot-to-dot" quilting for each of the stars...</div>
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<u>The Feathers Star Pillow</u>: No change...</div>
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<u>The Hexagon Baby Quilt</u>: Finished! Gifted! And currently being loved on!</div>
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<u>Dapper Dan/Strip Quilt</u>: No change...</div>
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<u>FQS Snapshots Quilt</u>: The top is done! I have a little bit of embroidery to do one the backing...and then it will be ready for quilting. This one is sooooo cute! It definitely deserves some special quilting!</div>
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<u>Clovers</u>: Done...and over-with! My mom loved it, at least someone did! Such a cute pattern...I think I just didn't love my colors...my tastes changed.</div>
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<u>Cherry Tweet</u>: I made progress on this...but not a lot. I have a lot of the applique blocks fused down, but not sewn. Progress is good!</div>
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In the end, I finished 20% of my list...I'm good with that! And I moved five unfinished tops of <i>that</i> list!</div>
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<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-68283947944925242592017-04-07T22:21:00.000-07:002017-04-10T10:15:25.379-07:002017 2nd Quarter Finish-A-LongSo...quick and fast, before I miss the deadline...<br />
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My 2nd Quarter Finish-A-Long projects, all 34 of them! This quarter I am going to focus on quilting instead of piecing...<br />
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<i><u>Edited to add</u></i>: Of the 34 UFO's on my list, two only need bindings (really, why haven't I done this yet!), five have the quilting started (even if it is just one row of quilting!), one is basted and ready to quilt (I just need to get the courage up to do more feathers!), fourteen have backings made and are ready to be basted (after I buy another roll of batting), nine need a backing made, one needs borders and two are still being pieced into tops.<br />
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I know I won't really get all theses done, even by a long shot! But I just threw all of the completed tops on the list...I really want to focus on quilting over piecing this quarter...and you can never tell what kinda quilting you're in the mood for, right...straight-line, hand quilting, free-motion...easy or challenging...lightly quilted or heavily. And as long as I make some progress, I'm happy!<br />
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Wish me luck! And I wish all of the <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2017/04/2017-fal-q2-proposed-finishes-link-up.html" target="_blank">FAL-ers</a> luck this quarter!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-47194490833596022552017-02-18T15:59:00.000-08:002017-04-10T10:16:57.348-07:00The Tickled Pink Beachy Quilt...Every year my local quilt shop, <a href="http://aquiltedheart.com/" target="_blank">A Quilted Heart</a>, puts on a fantastic fundraiser for breast cancer research called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/393374730846491/" target="_blank">Tickled Pink</a>. A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to be asked to help with the organizing of the event...a highlight in my year!<br />
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The event is a 12 hour sew-in...dinner included! There is some free sew time, eating time (all the time), silent auction and raffle time, group bee-sewing time of a huge charity quilt (raffled off the following year at Relay for Life) and after midnight there is "mystery quilt" time.<br />
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Last year the event's theme was Toes in the Sand...and I picked some cute fabric 1/3 yard cuts I had in my stash that were very beachy for the "mystery quilt".<br />
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I sent the quilt to <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/machinequilting" target="_blank">Missouri Star Quilt Co</a> for long-arm quilting...<br />
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...FLIP-FLOPS! How perfect is that!<br />
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I just love how everything turned out...this one may find a permanent place in my home...hmmm<br />
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 68" X 74"<br />
Quilting: Missouri Star Quilting - flip-flops<br />
Started: 10/15/16<br />
Finished: 02/10/17<br />
Fabric Used: All stash, but not all scraps<br />
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This makes finish #3 for 2017...and 44 remaining UFO's (8 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-first-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">1stQ List</a>)<br />
<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-65633078540747514812017-02-17T17:00:00.000-08:002017-04-10T10:16:36.511-07:00Finish No.2 - 1st QI've finished my second project from my 2017 Finish-a-Long 1st Quarter list...yay!<br />
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Part of my strategy for finishing up all of my...ahem... 47 remaining UFO's (yes, I've added 7 new one this year), is to spend a little time with each of them...and decide if it is a project I want to finish.<br />
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With <a href="http://store.figtreeandcompany.com/Clovers_p/852.htm" target="_blank">Clovers</a>, I decided I really love the pattern (Fig Tree & Co has such cute patterns!)...and I <i>used to</i> really like the fabrics, but honestly...<br />
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...they were old-old stash, back from when I started quilting in the mid-90's.<br />
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So with that in mind...I had 12 blocks done, two each of six different fabric match-ups. I decided that was enough to make a small version.<br />
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I laid out 9 of the blocks, 3X3...used the pattern's sashing instructions, and added just one outside border. Done!<br />
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I used it as a practice piece for FMQ meandering in the background, and did some straight line quilting with my walking-foot in the "clovers".<br />
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I took it up to my mom's to take some pictures...and she just loved it, so there it stayed!<br />
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 46" X 46"<br />
Quilting: FMQ meander and walking-foot straight lines on my Pfaff<br />
Started: 01/21/12<br />
Finished: 02/07/17<br />
Fabric Used: All stash - 100%! (and some <i>very-very</i> old)<br />
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2nd item checked off my UFO list!<br />
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This makes finish #2 for 2017...and 45 remaining UFO's (8 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-first-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">1stQ List</a>)<br />
<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422031805337715133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549341830259062762.post-26309219959416636912017-02-16T15:35:00.001-08:002017-02-16T16:01:32.566-08:00Finish No. 1 - 1st QuarterFinish No.1! And so much fun to make!<br />
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When I was at Quiltcon last year, I took a fun class with Amy Smart, Advanced Piecing Techniques. One of the techniques we talked about in the class was partial seams and piecing hexagons and after lessons, we were allowed to use the Accu-Cut machines in class...I cut all the fabric scraps I brought, into a bunch of really big hexagons.<br />
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Fast forward 10 months....I decided to just piece them all together and play with some fun FMQ flowers in each patch. I'm happy with how the flowers turned out, they are kinda hibiscus looking.<br />
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I found this great bright plaid in my stash for the binding...and there you have it, finish No. 1.<br />
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I gifted this quilt to a friend's granddaughter...I hope she uses it and loves it until it falls to pieces!<br />
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<u>Some Stats for the quilt:</u><br />
Size: 40" X 45"<br />
Quilting: FMQ flowers and loops on my Pfaff<br />
Started: 02/20/16<br />
Finished: 02/06/17<br />
Fabric Used: All stash - 100%! (I love when I can do that!)<br />
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1st item checked off my UFO list!<br />
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This makes finish #1 for 2017...and 46 remaining UFO's (9 remaining on the <a href="http://catinthegrass.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-first-quarter-finish-long.html" target="_blank">1st Q List</a>)<br />
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