tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57025312340341141842024-03-19T01:47:48.771-07:00Splish Splash Stashhydeeann + a needle and threadhydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.comBlogger535125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-58588829773591959082024-03-18T14:02:00.001-07:002024-03-18T14:24:00.024-07:00beach brellies, a finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdnQBS7Or7AtBhe4zEC4brZWWxMEQds8ePFB5_00lK9w_PjgrH7N6A4DyvMk9BW0NOBQYcRQxUtkICFvlXbE0Lzr3Me-ismPZbMTXLbyEkVmVr3I2826rIyHHfAoJPp9XiSg7nJwJb3LvAY24O-FRx3K2LGh8USMnmj-s-4BGZG9tSL9pL_ubG6Np7HMb/s4032/IMG_2147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdnQBS7Or7AtBhe4zEC4brZWWxMEQds8ePFB5_00lK9w_PjgrH7N6A4DyvMk9BW0NOBQYcRQxUtkICFvlXbE0Lzr3Me-ismPZbMTXLbyEkVmVr3I2826rIyHHfAoJPp9XiSg7nJwJb3LvAY24O-FRx3K2LGh8USMnmj-s-4BGZG9tSL9pL_ubG6Np7HMb/w480-h640/IMG_2147.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0F7iQWF-NaHeRHHPQL5aPGRun6MEcFMsK5Km-A5LRK0Ehnr9O_U0Voumxb2FeiMhIrlcbwqEWW-WFxIT9o7fHPnlpMMK_Xc_efmpYB4hsJdXdN8c3QRd8L4eYb-2GFGKDjOTH1_PyAv6AXFHXwkpqrd66jbWTeEM2U-DIHd9ehHQBUtil4tplBSIxcKz/s4032/IMG_2145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0F7iQWF-NaHeRHHPQL5aPGRun6MEcFMsK5Km-A5LRK0Ehnr9O_U0Voumxb2FeiMhIrlcbwqEWW-WFxIT9o7fHPnlpMMK_Xc_efmpYB4hsJdXdN8c3QRd8L4eYb-2GFGKDjOTH1_PyAv6AXFHXwkpqrd66jbWTeEM2U-DIHd9ehHQBUtil4tplBSIxcKz/w480-h640/IMG_2145.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>"<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2024/02/beach-brellies-two-for-one.html" target="_blank">beach brellies</a>" quilt went on our spring break beach vacation and was completed, but admittedly never actually made it on the beach. i just didn't feel like messing with it in the sand and thought the sunset photos i took of it on the penthouse patio were good enough.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHYRHcymeKrAzVYFHzxQeGny6Q8oN3Cl69V-Rtng1UBDVlFIf732Je8Dl0oYjInJK3k6voeudkZtA68m6dNwz0QI9zNN7mclqqU0gYBRfAc1vdQYCpkvOWGm910FEXlxyIYK7R-W4s4IWn-5fE5kz0NSLIvlwO9VtGf09wjBS7Q7-0ZpETQQKFHoLIawe/w480-h640/IMG_2059.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>most of my stitching was done in the shade next to the pool off the beach.</div><div><br /></div><div>i thought i had packed well for my quilting intentions, but when i pulled out my supplies to begin work, i discovered the only threads i had on hand were the green for binding "mildred and ethel", 12 wt for handquilting "cheery (easter) quilt", and 12 wt white thread from a previous handquilting project. </div><div><br /></div><div>so i used the 12 wt white thread to do my first big stitch binding. it was surprisingly fast and seems pretty durable. my only qualm with it was this quilt already has chunky 12 wt machine quilting in yellow. i was afraid the two didn't compliment each other, but i gave it a shot. i think they're fine together.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmQyAaQo45J4vRl3x9DZKiBidjg3KZEgFP2_gtVZHvzakxJDhLpWYoAbZ8ULzuZVlg_FBo4tb-CwpeYjFOpn3OAYn8FHR7Ny6tzW0q9db7yDfKzF6pPKAcI_WkfcCrSOcqbI3UQpVLohVP-SAddHfSta4LXYjsmi2xNhEGiWYretqyaPUYvJyTrNYory6/w480-h640/ACS_1225.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><div>this quicky little quilt is all finished up and ready to gift to my grandson when he turns 2 in a few weeks.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-3156978480222780972024-02-27T21:00:00.027-07:002024-02-29T14:46:13.727-07:00lost and found<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqz42VX7rdO81YcfkiSCKbm3CC9Pp1YGx-qTkledya5fGUR9Tp1n-_q9wFzIjby5SqID9L_yfASL6YalJIdm8h-VykwSu6yLFzLyTFvaglkH-VNlUXy8UV9o_KqGcnE4CmpZ-mKy6-zqiu4Y5X_UyFqOxFuoOTxoWbMBGkL-m8xPAxgLfy1Dgb_lvBFs9/s3024/IMG_1804.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqz42VX7rdO81YcfkiSCKbm3CC9Pp1YGx-qTkledya5fGUR9Tp1n-_q9wFzIjby5SqID9L_yfASL6YalJIdm8h-VykwSu6yLFzLyTFvaglkH-VNlUXy8UV9o_KqGcnE4CmpZ-mKy6-zqiu4Y5X_UyFqOxFuoOTxoWbMBGkL-m8xPAxgLfy1Dgb_lvBFs9/w640-h640/IMG_1804.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>as i’ve been spending <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-block-day.html" target="_blank">more time in my sewing room lately</a>, i’ve realized just what a sorry state it’s in. consequently, i’ve been cleaning it up a little bit every time i’m in there.</p><p>last week i rummaged through a tote bag that didn’t seem to have much in it and found a missing box of threads needed to complete <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2023/03/another-handstitched-spring-break.html" target="_blank">the handwork on “cheery (easter) quilt.”</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90fNhiQu7PgHpEaWbSDd6n_Cx5cgPtmJ-tCxl7IPfJuA5OfswYfR_5kJmHiUZQCOhCJCmFWl9SnN0vMJ7iqE6oK0nkypZ0juWACt1WUiyYXx30RFO9x-2aDiGAvR33k9lsesSJIvg27ThQV7vAff2lQrsOLCAc5YzC9rQKuT5-cwnBq_8dbi3KlVL31aD/s3024/7B5ADD43-E9FF-4143-A0D1-48D610F33342.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90fNhiQu7PgHpEaWbSDd6n_Cx5cgPtmJ-tCxl7IPfJuA5OfswYfR_5kJmHiUZQCOhCJCmFWl9SnN0vMJ7iqE6oK0nkypZ0juWACt1WUiyYXx30RFO9x-2aDiGAvR33k9lsesSJIvg27ThQV7vAff2lQrsOLCAc5YzC9rQKuT5-cwnBq_8dbi3KlVL31aD/w640-h640/7B5ADD43-E9FF-4143-A0D1-48D610F33342.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>i spent quite a bit of time going through every place i thought these threads would be last year when it was time to take the project on spring break with me, to no avail. <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/spring-break-stitches.html" target="_blank">i worked on the other colors</a> in the quilt instead, completing the bronze bits and the sunrays. they turned out wonderfully, but i really did want to complete the other colors, too. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ey0-17Sat6qhgsy_ruG9t7DLitDVSJmsBf7wRqd1Nl7_46xVMjxw2J2wEgOzjTniPTIqKfoV3bd1WekLMCRekVlYOb2nwC1eL078uwEFzwUMOH2O684enSBGaHPMiLdWm5LyP4tEvbbBkpI9RtIJhhFkVIdTPsbvlCP471tu32dZFS1apBQ9a3RdVeVZ/s4032/D5148E1B-38A4-43DF-AB44-B983E855FFE0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ey0-17Sat6qhgsy_ruG9t7DLitDVSJmsBf7wRqd1Nl7_46xVMjxw2J2wEgOzjTniPTIqKfoV3bd1WekLMCRekVlYOb2nwC1eL078uwEFzwUMOH2O684enSBGaHPMiLdWm5LyP4tEvbbBkpI9RtIJhhFkVIdTPsbvlCP471tu32dZFS1apBQ9a3RdVeVZ/w480-h640/D5148E1B-38A4-43DF-AB44-B983E855FFE0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>i don’t ever recall the thread box being put in the bag where i found them, and had quite despaired of finding them again, so this was a very happy discovery for me.</p><p>i was either going to just give up on adding more stitching or <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/handwork-spring-and-fall.html" target="_blank">order new threads</a>, which i really didn’t want to do as they are around $10 apiece and i only need them for the one project, which really needs to be completed. so i did nothing for months because the quilt was out of season and i wasn't sewing anyway.</p><p>problem solved.</p><p>now i need to figure out how to pare down and simplify my sewing room so things like this aren't an issue anymore.</p>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-8686624233311234912024-02-26T20:13:00.008-07:002024-02-26T20:49:27.523-07:00beach brellies, an evolution<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFRn8FnGLYDz-j9331SInckKiLpUUd9pGLJ44WsTa4LA4ff7-8lGGf3vJa7ITg3KiZlN1TUwp3Bb-YNhHYsqzZZeZEvkoDN1iUnjMc81fNshmu-fVji9D0ggwtTnPZbF9w3JSwyAR_EmZ-90lkqtXFC7J2fPIszUK68lF_uT4WgPo1_MZeDqBLMp6RFYr/s2879/ACS_1217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2879" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFRn8FnGLYDz-j9331SInckKiLpUUd9pGLJ44WsTa4LA4ff7-8lGGf3vJa7ITg3KiZlN1TUwp3Bb-YNhHYsqzZZeZEvkoDN1iUnjMc81fNshmu-fVji9D0ggwtTnPZbF9w3JSwyAR_EmZ-90lkqtXFC7J2fPIszUK68lF_uT4WgPo1_MZeDqBLMp6RFYr/w640-h640/ACS_1217.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i have had the immense pleasure of coming up with a new quilt from what was once a "mistake" which resulted in a set of "wasted" pieces. this new quilt came together as i played around with the culled pieces from a previous quilt. because the pieces were already cut, all i had to do was make a configuration and put them together. the resulting quilt is one i love so much. it's funny how this unplanned quilt has turned out better than many quilts i did plan ahead.</div><div><br /></div>when i first started making "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2024/02/citrus-season-again.html" target="_blank">citrus season</a>," i was thinking of citrus colors against the bluebird skies of our local citrus season, my favorite time of year, so i made the star of citrus colors and the background of bright, light blues. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5saCCMyECZj5exlckPfXHd_xjfSKASBzmBqtSezBvfKjvoNCTqcDWQubpfpn98HawcvYWfvGBxrReN-dzwVDB7Na37mTOKlA4TYhpB9XYTIRcX3Y_2VLS23LtPCH20A3HnNdKFfClm0iuSvZwYTAeBvuE7aE0XY-p3X-slE9pZl5w3gZ8xwwPUptA5GU/s1129/IMG_1802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5saCCMyECZj5exlckPfXHd_xjfSKASBzmBqtSezBvfKjvoNCTqcDWQubpfpn98HawcvYWfvGBxrReN-dzwVDB7Na37mTOKlA4TYhpB9XYTIRcX3Y_2VLS23LtPCH20A3HnNdKFfClm0iuSvZwYTAeBvuE7aE0XY-p3X-slE9pZl5w3gZ8xwwPUptA5GU/w638-h640/IMG_1802.jpeg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><div>it didn't come out feeling the way i envisioned, so i changed the background color to almost-white colors rather like the pith in citrus fruits. it was much better. but it left me with several large blue & citrus <i>hst</i>s and blue pieces already cut. i also had the excess <i>hst</i>s from making the replacements with the white background.</div><div><br /></div><div>i found all these extra pieces last week when i was working on the pinwheel border. i mistrimmed a few pieces for the pinwheels and had to look through my scraps for replacement pieces. i remembered i wanted to make a different quilt with all the extra pieces and began considering what to make with them as i continued to work on completing "citrus season."</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcUBjzwpSeHt8kDOLSFQswhlJJRdGDByur5O2WWQrIAsHey3HxDT9CsEODDF3_OOa_qugUs74_v9ankWM_7Tw3xvV4s6FBW3Vo74AqQw8ZQQXu66Sk-qxzcPDdls9Pk8UzlZy30e8LuotH6L692-v2nNTTIDjNmbuu3vkegN0nmxL-uQtfyUn8WpGTCoa/s3024/IMG_1756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcUBjzwpSeHt8kDOLSFQswhlJJRdGDByur5O2WWQrIAsHey3HxDT9CsEODDF3_OOa_qugUs74_v9ankWM_7Tw3xvV4s6FBW3Vo74AqQw8ZQQXu66Sk-qxzcPDdls9Pk8UzlZy30e8LuotH6L692-v2nNTTIDjNmbuu3vkegN0nmxL-uQtfyUn8WpGTCoa/w640-h640/IMG_1756.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>i put all the extra <i>hst</i>s together in four large pinwheel shapes, which i liked a lot. it was a start, but needed more to make at least small-sized throw quilt. eventually i decided i wasn't going to use the pinwheels for the border on "citrus season" after all, and thought i would use them here instead. but, the small pinwheels felt too busy and show-stealing with my large pinwheels, so i paired them with some of the border pieces at the ends instead. this made a very pleasing, small-ish quilt i could easily & quickly put together.</div><div><br /></div><div>the pinwheels in the summer-y colors reminded me of beach umbrellas, so i named it "beach brellies." i was going to make an all-solids backing with blue "water" running down one side and "sand" on the other, with colored strips in between, all to resemble the beach. but then i realized who i was making the quilt for and picked some youthful prints instead. it turned out to be the perfect place to use two heather ross prints, that came in sets i bought, that i did not think i would have any use for. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4OCVVwg4xHN7WIWzXxUv45No_t4Skhn6-a45Ej0cQ-4zt8HqBmKdKltoEpRIg0tMdSSDPooPsX_MxV18BDuwfXn9LaWZTlNYcQ3MWmYJko6uWMv8TBawbuIvbzk9EwYa4hMD_no2Byy72CIIqEizqYUodGXPxffXZIbVM4ggY3RJ5On_mASyUstcQec1/s4032/IMG_1789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4OCVVwg4xHN7WIWzXxUv45No_t4Skhn6-a45Ej0cQ-4zt8HqBmKdKltoEpRIg0tMdSSDPooPsX_MxV18BDuwfXn9LaWZTlNYcQ3MWmYJko6uWMv8TBawbuIvbzk9EwYa4hMD_no2Byy72CIIqEizqYUodGXPxffXZIbVM4ggY3RJ5On_mASyUstcQec1/w480-h640/IMG_1789.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the top came together almost instantly and i got the backing made right away, too. i was doing all this while also working on completing "citrus season," actually preferring to complete "beach brellies" because it was being easier. </div><div><br /></div><div>all was going along swimmingly until i trimmed down the main backing piece while it was over the top, and accidentally snipped off a corner of the top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenjRBgG31t2TDPPs_-TAw4cb9AIfLOc5Yna9eCEJA-9DKn_OCRfzto47krRvfi9s2_VTdS9KxXRIPwhng-FYgXSWOowzvF46UTSlGuAVcx18GjwzOOX8uhREr1HVfBwLiKs_G-7CU6SPvBf7dZGI2F3eJy2R0iVEESvI95FH2kig0N_1ZakdzoEqvAJqW/s4032/IMG_1793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenjRBgG31t2TDPPs_-TAw4cb9AIfLOc5Yna9eCEJA-9DKn_OCRfzto47krRvfi9s2_VTdS9KxXRIPwhng-FYgXSWOowzvF46UTSlGuAVcx18GjwzOOX8uhREr1HVfBwLiKs_G-7CU6SPvBf7dZGI2F3eJy2R0iVEESvI95FH2kig0N_1ZakdzoEqvAJqW/w480-h640/IMG_1793.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>quilting has taught me fortitude in a new way. when all these problems occur, i just have to do the work to fix them and keep moving forward. that's the only way to get a quilt finished. no use fussing (too much) or despairing, which i am occasionally tempted to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>fortunately, i had more of those background pieces still, and it was a small matter to remove the damaged piece and replace it. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vzYfc6P6vVhUNb5jPlnIPKyh2nUtYAp3wXWYn1vEoTdefrsvH2UpJqCNBaF8SRO4Q0icDKn-v0fsip9OR2wIsJYbfumGfr05lv_jLHT8ncKGoLUwo_nTpRoKFvQLBoOKSs6jv3Iw8Ep1aOFkn3J8z2gj9nL408jHtNLVg_ZVL5FO9C2sCohZIacOUCOy/s3024/IMG_1805.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vzYfc6P6vVhUNb5jPlnIPKyh2nUtYAp3wXWYn1vEoTdefrsvH2UpJqCNBaF8SRO4Q0icDKn-v0fsip9OR2wIsJYbfumGfr05lv_jLHT8ncKGoLUwo_nTpRoKFvQLBoOKSs6jv3Iw8Ep1aOFkn3J8z2gj9nL408jHtNLVg_ZVL5FO9C2sCohZIacOUCOy/w640-h640/IMG_1805.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i chose to outline-quilt the seams in a yellow 12wt aurifil thread. i love the thick, chunky look of it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwjFl8Pes_kuMitFcTkVC1Ur4i5umsM_RBEhULB0dxqZT340-d60m7Oh15iKMBPQ-iXGjhyhS6iS0AaGp0wBzIOHDVXr3Wp4Vudkjh1CNQ4lOSAhSUb1hfhK3HxCfuMd3ilcxjDuX1mhpCKBfC_nykMY4Aao4rf6-SnMbr3pmjrJY576B-jWuLUuSqbhG/s4032/IMG_1806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwjFl8Pes_kuMitFcTkVC1Ur4i5umsM_RBEhULB0dxqZT340-d60m7Oh15iKMBPQ-iXGjhyhS6iS0AaGp0wBzIOHDVXr3Wp4Vudkjh1CNQ4lOSAhSUb1hfhK3HxCfuMd3ilcxjDuX1mhpCKBfC_nykMY4Aao4rf6-SnMbr3pmjrJY576B-jWuLUuSqbhG/w480-h640/IMG_1806.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>here you can see the blue gingham i chose for the main backing fabric and the seahorses that found their perfect home on this beach-y quilt for a little boy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXblGFF9yMkPjgPKGpJ_Zv7pvlXsWjb3pCDrRp4Rwr-uecV29-5UJaWFPWqghRm4khInK6yV9JnO2Dv4hsep9xhApYG8fzftbOZSzozAzet7Hb6I9pZYWtzTRb0ctnpX2k6WBPKSH8UF8shWCqvJu4bKXqgPrJujvby_JsXGTxhLajo794tirDJpCLzOOs/s3024/IMG_1807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXblGFF9yMkPjgPKGpJ_Zv7pvlXsWjb3pCDrRp4Rwr-uecV29-5UJaWFPWqghRm4khInK6yV9JnO2Dv4hsep9xhApYG8fzftbOZSzozAzet7Hb6I9pZYWtzTRb0ctnpX2k6WBPKSH8UF8shWCqvJu4bKXqgPrJujvby_JsXGTxhLajo794tirDJpCLzOOs/w640-h640/IMG_1807.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> the strong orange on this paper hats/boats print is cute, but i was always puzzled where i would use it as it doesn't fit the aesthetic of what i usually make. so i'm really happy it found a home here because it adds a fun touch to an all-solids topped quilt.<p></p></div><div>"beach brellies" is all quilted up now and should be ready for handbinding over our spring break trip, which will allow me to take pictures of it completed at the beach. wouldn't that be perfect?</div><div><br /></div><div>and as for those pesky pinwheels that keep getting culled from quilts, i have a new idea for them, too, one where they will be featured and won't pull attention away from anything else going on, which means i will eventually have three-for-one from the original "citrus season" quilt. and then there's all the leftover backing print pieces i want to make into something, too. this is turning into quite a chain-quilting event as the various pieces keep evolving into new projects, finding their own place.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-10775490982028666232024-02-24T12:06:00.000-07:002024-02-26T20:13:12.663-07:00valentine’s crushes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinquc8NngPT9hjVyaBc2mHlQevEfwyN_n3tLNxiO_EhjFtqaXcE94gNFSuq4Bwl2p2j_X3skj1CHPXBAVER3YMuo5UeR0Mrc2OJII1cCR06eCn9X3nh2Ec2CIBvmDRXgfBPwiDQDreZXDycFSt26U0NkG67IgbMspi24aC4Nq5x0BzrBKaN0R_uhkeDaXT/s3024/IMG_1748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinquc8NngPT9hjVyaBc2mHlQevEfwyN_n3tLNxiO_EhjFtqaXcE94gNFSuq4Bwl2p2j_X3skj1CHPXBAVER3YMuo5UeR0Mrc2OJII1cCR06eCn9X3nh2Ec2CIBvmDRXgfBPwiDQDreZXDycFSt26U0NkG67IgbMspi24aC4Nq5x0BzrBKaN0R_uhkeDaXT/w640-h640/IMG_1748.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i was just scrolling all my saved posts on instagram and now my mind is exploding and i want to make about 30 new quilts, stat. ugh. i wish i had the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i’ve had this pile of red, pink, and low-volume sitting on my pressing board for years (no, really - at least 3 years, i’m that slow) that i want to use since it’s february and all. i was thinking of a companion quilt set something along the lines of these cuties: a modified log cabin block and strip quilt. </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/AVvXsEgGCrgEALwUPXenJPK0cFo1ewaSN1Gz2MJGf7MhyphenhypheniVLA1FzmFQN1DVfzo_cxjXUS6e_GukMqfsYZNgoHOpDiNkBfk901foB0iLGvTViK2Fz4rrvo05UG7yIGV60I3UZKmqdgUg85Czb8E7KS2bQeDYX9Sgk4UCHjJZcPHLY4Q5ZjIN2QVjyYX_sYAQ2lHwv/s1537/IMG_1724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCrgEALwUPXenJPK0cFo1ewaSN1Gz2MJGf7MhyphenhypheniVLA1FzmFQN1DVfzo_cxjXUS6e_GukMqfsYZNgoHOpDiNkBfk901foB0iLGvTViK2Fz4rrvo05UG7yIGV60I3UZKmqdgUg85Czb8E7KS2bQeDYX9Sgk4UCHjJZcPHLY4Q5ZjIN2QVjyYX_sYAQ2lHwv/w468-h640/IMG_1724.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSir7zLFwcdmiiH-EN1_ZH2yZ3QBUyRW22M1X9z3CRG_6U8r4iMKUlD7kw8LEf4hD9EuBJFmk7n0s8ZUBc-8PL7DtjQgF9K5C0zvKQEy2CA-30Adn-lTg0wtsBL9TeNIFKa07asUUZcZ1FeGnxiiCPcBDv0R4HYTc22Iw3CMvTZFatLC-gmuel6tj1kud8/w572-h640/IMG_1727.jpeg" width="572" /></a></div><br /> i did walk into my sewing room with the intent to start these valentine's quilts, but then i worked on my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2024/02/citrus-season-again.html">citrus season quilts</a> instead because i want to take them with me on our spring break trip for handbinding.<p></p><div>it was only the desire to have the other quilts ready for handbinding that kept me from starting the new quilts. i have no problem starting new projects no matter how many <i>wip</i>s i have on hand. i make quilts because i enjoy many parts of the process, and sometimes it's simply the act of sewing and creating that i want to do regardless of the outcome. my quilts do eventually get made, so i will continue to work on the part of the process that i feel like at the moment. sometimes the part i want to do is the starting.</div><div><br /></div><div>however, i'm deep in citrus season now, these valentine's ideas will just have to wait until i get the itch again. so i'm filing these ideas away til later.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-39255681873309916272024-02-19T06:48:00.018-07:002024-02-19T06:48:00.137-07:00 citrus season, again<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxinpVsApFK1NgkYK6apgmT2wtoGiCYl6SR9cmeMXppqwsS6R_x09vXvhvdDdfcmvS1z6OVBl_rlW_71Su87xufhkthALtIzh6f9lwp3ASvppyaYSd6lgcHf_RIsmbhJPUD3ps-n1MxCrXodO18VbOazsp-r-56xkkkUQV3i8UTChLqxkkX40jUuZmtBtf/s3024/IMG_1729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxinpVsApFK1NgkYK6apgmT2wtoGiCYl6SR9cmeMXppqwsS6R_x09vXvhvdDdfcmvS1z6OVBl_rlW_71Su87xufhkthALtIzh6f9lwp3ASvppyaYSd6lgcHf_RIsmbhJPUD3ps-n1MxCrXodO18VbOazsp-r-56xkkkUQV3i8UTChLqxkkX40jUuZmtBtf/w640-h640/IMG_1729.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><p>i went into my sewing room to start something new because i needed a creative break, but then i (wisely, reasonably) decided to work on <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2017/04/wip-wednesday-813.html" target="_blank">this old <i>wip</i> </a>instead. </p><p>i have this pile of valentine's fabrics i've wanted to make into a quilt sitting just off my pressing board for a few years now, and since it was only valentine's a few days ago, it's still february, and i'm still noshing off our family's valentine's dinner candy bar, i was in the mood for some pink and red.</p><p>but, i thought about how march is right around the corner and it would be nice to have this spring-y, citrus-colored quilt put together. maybe i can even take it with me on our spring break trip to handbind. that is asking a lot, but it's not impossible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBHMPAcvw06h525wi7P-WLXon_B_DZZ_P9oQOmJtKYzmM5yRK0UPU1Suf-wC4u9r3ULfn2odTsvHOYI1mjc5vvZt0ae925_VB94NvltgkjaOsnRld8r-C4iYFntYWh-DjA4hgWcHUsaxHAquu6lGJ4au5Hksc2wY_zlCMk9HZDEYCukvN3JuUUjBPvFP3/s4032/IMG_1741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBHMPAcvw06h525wi7P-WLXon_B_DZZ_P9oQOmJtKYzmM5yRK0UPU1Suf-wC4u9r3ULfn2odTsvHOYI1mjc5vvZt0ae925_VB94NvltgkjaOsnRld8r-C4iYFntYWh-DjA4hgWcHUsaxHAquu6lGJ4au5Hksc2wY_zlCMk9HZDEYCukvN3JuUUjBPvFP3/w640-h480/IMG_1741.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this "citrus season" quilt was originally my march version for my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2017/04/wip-wednesday-813.html" target="_blank">"stella grande" quilt series</a> (started way back in 2017! seven years ago! talk about a time speed warp). first it was on hold because my original background color didn't work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">then, somewhere along the way i did the maths for the border incorrectly and that needed fixing. i oversized the <i>hst</i>s for the border pinwheels by quite a lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i finally worked out that i didn't have to make all new ones, i could just trim them down after pressing them open. it's an unfortunate waste of fabric, but not too much.</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/AVvXsEieBSuL6NUoANbm0yA3B0TKsI0i1nZhcOVJ1PR4G2-roEWq7x2NDolmT8_JcOxLOf5sQoS8Ui4B81kSu0IzYzaUKFsIU4wuowQ8OxbOAyhLm8vI051H56ZPtw_CxsMuDmFKTbQ6SJylhPVCNK2g8myqvPc31mfkbYmqhpyougsCWOK9ArQHW_0dhe4P8k7_/s3024/IMG_1738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBSuL6NUoANbm0yA3B0TKsI0i1nZhcOVJ1PR4G2-roEWq7x2NDolmT8_JcOxLOf5sQoS8Ui4B81kSu0IzYzaUKFsIU4wuowQ8OxbOAyhLm8vI051H56ZPtw_CxsMuDmFKTbQ6SJylhPVCNK2g8myqvPc31mfkbYmqhpyougsCWOK9ArQHW_0dhe4P8k7_/w640-h640/IMG_1738.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i was resolved to all the pressing and trimming (not exciting, rather monotonous work) when i accidentally turned my bloc-loc ruler the wrong way and messed up these two <i>hst</i>s. i almost despaired and gave up, because i had no idea how i was going to match the solids and didn't want to do all the work for two little cuttings.<div><br /></div><div>fortunately, i noticed my neat piles of colored scraps leftover from all the "stella grandes," and i found large enough pieces of both colors right away. whew! that was a relief.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUatpyj-eiceTUPM1JnJE58zyXPIaKRQKt_Ibx9__PRVjglvTYHRmy-OistrCWycSiyh65Yr1dTnoLBE3MFgRNFzKKOa_xoqCKe8dY08TRnxSKJOj-sNwqoK95i2TpB9vLagwlX4bbdjzNsfiQ3g0_UXVkxrkOiyz2J3PDcDyonuDNTqtVFKf-S4z4jYvr/s4032/ACS_1214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUatpyj-eiceTUPM1JnJE58zyXPIaKRQKt_Ibx9__PRVjglvTYHRmy-OistrCWycSiyh65Yr1dTnoLBE3MFgRNFzKKOa_xoqCKe8dY08TRnxSKJOj-sNwqoK95i2TpB9vLagwlX4bbdjzNsfiQ3g0_UXVkxrkOiyz2J3PDcDyonuDNTqtVFKf-S4z4jYvr/w480-h640/ACS_1214.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz979UAEctADAmibWFUv5_ckZT3KK9Cb55y0mH6bOUT-NV5J0WGLW_7CGzChKBSa_J_ag1f16aDDQw0jif3ZltY30Vurl2YXHdM4IpSg-fxzrAddD5OtGR1Sf8hQv67mVEU1yA_C313FDitx_DAdt8kKaO04-mE_fXhMX9kNL9yiUqprL9HmVGP9aRBbmg/s3024/IMG_1737.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz979UAEctADAmibWFUv5_ckZT3KK9Cb55y0mH6bOUT-NV5J0WGLW_7CGzChKBSa_J_ag1f16aDDQw0jif3ZltY30Vurl2YXHdM4IpSg-fxzrAddD5OtGR1Sf8hQv67mVEU1yA_C313FDitx_DAdt8kKaO04-mE_fXhMX9kNL9yiUqprL9HmVGP9aRBbmg/w640-h640/IMG_1737.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />i thought i had all the pieces for the border all sewn up and ready to become <i>hst</i>s and pinwheels, but as i got making, it seems maybe not. i have more of some than others. maybe some are missing? or maybe i have too many? i'll know soon.<p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0-HkrzPoZYF_35T7ObwD-u_Ku3l51FS0VoVWw4ryeDxNrYQn8moI9tJudQYoplY3O4V8w1u6Cx8JUFJg5cgsk40CHiDwMXQJJDWb8V6Oxpyg1f5frffIuWfLrDEsx5aW-NPMjmHC2D6S1cGzBJBxnST6VP4l7w1GacTOY3xi4c_eARUgPQDVHeMIFMXE/s4032/IMG_1739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0-HkrzPoZYF_35T7ObwD-u_Ku3l51FS0VoVWw4ryeDxNrYQn8moI9tJudQYoplY3O4V8w1u6Cx8JUFJg5cgsk40CHiDwMXQJJDWb8V6Oxpyg1f5frffIuWfLrDEsx5aW-NPMjmHC2D6S1cGzBJBxnST6VP4l7w1GacTOY3xi4c_eARUgPQDVHeMIFMXE/w480-h640/IMG_1739.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">if i am short, i'll just figure that out. i definitely still have scraps of the exact fabrics. i was just really hoping to be done with this part and don't look forward to circling back to the beginning of cutting more pieces for <i>hst</i>s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">at least i can cut them the correct size this time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3yeXfUkIT8ULxhcO_CaB9ZLVsWcY_NhFORoqG2oDYrb0mvDaZWOmee_LEKqWmDyFlreMTHd7-vR7WyWtqvdelT80aE_x4w7SBnYvYsq6fub4J_zI9k3jbQKx8LMYRJPpfuNOuyrApZnpPPWmOzSs9j5znWz5ydjh7tnLSref8nHtecKITltuwttGXUXe/s4032/IMG_1740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3yeXfUkIT8ULxhcO_CaB9ZLVsWcY_NhFORoqG2oDYrb0mvDaZWOmee_LEKqWmDyFlreMTHd7-vR7WyWtqvdelT80aE_x4w7SBnYvYsq6fub4J_zI9k3jbQKx8LMYRJPpfuNOuyrApZnpPPWmOzSs9j5znWz5ydjh7tnLSref8nHtecKITltuwttGXUXe/w480-h640/IMG_1740.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>my favorite part of this quilt is probably acutally the back, which is saying a lot because i really do like the colors of the top. but all the citrusy pieces i picked out are just so good that i want to make a different quilt with them, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>and then there is that gorgeous sandi henderson "meadowsweet" rose print in just the right colors that will be the focus piece of the backing. soooo pretty. it's part of what's motivating me to finish the quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XXQcfX5MTdtm4KM7-XPzVlLOLZzYOSTAD7ybPGUz4shpUXpXlFfxM-Ud5toSSUXZaVgGMhDivX-Xt262-m-Fa9QaS076MfICYSVI_eeD4WUCG3axnAaHh9vaGP-FIK-HHBEDiYwG766kwx56JJwu0E8yPaIj0LlQGV-S-f45MrDPqacYo1E2XXpSOc07/s3501/ACS_1215.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="2626" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XXQcfX5MTdtm4KM7-XPzVlLOLZzYOSTAD7ybPGUz4shpUXpXlFfxM-Ud5toSSUXZaVgGMhDivX-Xt262-m-Fa9QaS076MfICYSVI_eeD4WUCG3axnAaHh9vaGP-FIK-HHBEDiYwG766kwx56JJwu0E8yPaIj0LlQGV-S-f45MrDPqacYo1E2XXpSOc07/w480-h640/ACS_1215.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Turns out I am not short on pinwheels, but now they are done, I don’t love them as a border. That was an evening’s work to get them made. I suppose I can use them in another related pinwheel quilt instead. Yay, it’s already half started! Happy two-for-one mistake, I guess?<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4RjLGKiOsB-i33iYzrOaG4vwzO7Tis9YQ_CRFjOw3B8H-Kb70mpXEFdsArnMXEM3YQlauw2c6a9NbiXUIlKX01hCs6Q5PXIJHZlW1kVcIUUcq6Mhr9D-Wly6sh2d8oE4MDyvGAWOQbFyirZVDXgvx96NrO0_nxDYh9HeBJVNNHg_i_CGwxuYiCT1us3b/s3281/ACS_1216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3281" data-original-width="2723" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4RjLGKiOsB-i33iYzrOaG4vwzO7Tis9YQ_CRFjOw3B8H-Kb70mpXEFdsArnMXEM3YQlauw2c6a9NbiXUIlKX01hCs6Q5PXIJHZlW1kVcIUUcq6Mhr9D-Wly6sh2d8oE4MDyvGAWOQbFyirZVDXgvx96NrO0_nxDYh9HeBJVNNHg_i_CGwxuYiCT1us3b/w532-h640/ACS_1216.jpeg" width="532" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I like this stripe border instead. It keeps the feel of the quilt that I want. The pinwheels were just screaming at me with their loud, contrasty boldness. These still feel festive and lively, but not distracting. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the small photo, the effect is lessened, but I know what I’m seeing in person. And how strange is the change in the lighting in my piano room just a few minutes apart?<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElNO1ek4KDc4yAkZ1BM46ryFx2cA-P3czS5Vrwo6xDz0yd7HbLZOxe9XTOGaVoM2P9zb2YqJ-li5605F6aNfGYbElzr1gp0Joz-dp_YPW_MmgecucoXVX8eAs_Nmrcw_phIxUUE9tqFW23HgB7caR3pXwEspaHrJlCdKUywua4j6FfzRUm-vVkHxkR1VE/s1125/IMG_1745.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1125" height="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElNO1ek4KDc4yAkZ1BM46ryFx2cA-P3czS5Vrwo6xDz0yd7HbLZOxe9XTOGaVoM2P9zb2YqJ-li5605F6aNfGYbElzr1gp0Joz-dp_YPW_MmgecucoXVX8eAs_Nmrcw_phIxUUE9tqFW23HgB7caR3pXwEspaHrJlCdKUywua4j6FfzRUm-vVkHxkR1VE/w640-h637/IMG_1745.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>searching the blog, i realize i never really posted much about this particular "stella grande" in the midst of the rest. i did put some photos up on instagram as i got started.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheXjMMSER8r-z6F1npXXSM_wAw0FssxgIGgej-7iiTt6OeZ22nLOnHKvdwF3vnzywiEhw1xEue32EQ2DSHHVh2sWNdO4BstZMBiGzT-OTpIqnPxr_vuTx2T_mPWpa7QgjAml7_EnEqIaTU-kOyP1xESZXgXdOX2eCI-Qf6q1UlJycWEVx87AqvJ-1mrGr/s1125/IMG_1746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1125" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheXjMMSER8r-z6F1npXXSM_wAw0FssxgIGgej-7iiTt6OeZ22nLOnHKvdwF3vnzywiEhw1xEue32EQ2DSHHVh2sWNdO4BstZMBiGzT-OTpIqnPxr_vuTx2T_mPWpa7QgjAml7_EnEqIaTU-kOyP1xESZXgXdOX2eCI-Qf6q1UlJycWEVx87AqvJ-1mrGr/w640-h636/IMG_1746.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this is my original backing pull. such happy colors and pretty prints together. i still love this.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0rxrheYa0jIKC-oMAjRbQHRaz6DYc3icsH6xpX59CdD5fFNRbujNqDap-t55V99TmDh5RrKtyL3TxzLzbT_FSimyHbgqOTTmgBxfmJ96vxEYkkkVg1madWVXLmcuRIrDYO-Sd4n7m-V0XZbI7Scm85eizCr0vuuDzs3c-0NWIFs9jN5D86MXUiW1sOWZ/s1124/IMG_1744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1124" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0rxrheYa0jIKC-oMAjRbQHRaz6DYc3icsH6xpX59CdD5fFNRbujNqDap-t55V99TmDh5RrKtyL3TxzLzbT_FSimyHbgqOTTmgBxfmJ96vxEYkkkVg1madWVXLmcuRIrDYO-Sd4n7m-V0XZbI7Scm85eizCr0vuuDzs3c-0NWIFs9jN5D86MXUiW1sOWZ/w640-h634/IMG_1744.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>don't the trimmings look like citrus pith and zest?<div>yummy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0We3mWsN6TSVt1iztfT8SVFZ8jO2BYwSb8niYCGZZkV0ZwmUoFUqItS22EAnFUmaG3Z7mSv1qDzRsk6g5haLJI9lu48lOgTGE3i9lSU_qyUuAET5bCNDtHkyIySjPu3L7OvzAlrkFe9tOIL_-uxLHijEklEVhbM1XeFskUXzGW-TES3e1XOlEqwSMOxm/s1125/IMG_1743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1125" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0We3mWsN6TSVt1iztfT8SVFZ8jO2BYwSb8niYCGZZkV0ZwmUoFUqItS22EAnFUmaG3Z7mSv1qDzRsk6g5haLJI9lu48lOgTGE3i9lSU_qyUuAET5bCNDtHkyIySjPu3L7OvzAlrkFe9tOIL_-uxLHijEklEVhbM1XeFskUXzGW-TES3e1XOlEqwSMOxm/w640-h634/IMG_1743.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>this really is a good quilt. i'm looking forward to having it complete and snugglable.</div></div></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-348041745559030732024-02-16T18:25:00.001-07:002024-02-26T21:04:55.893-07:00a block a day<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdn8jdgWLd0JQ0OttfgdrGrkkXREI7yU_E-dsFfl9TAkPi_tQKifPGvNyLEFqw3klkEMtbzukpwtf31w5ViSLkP7IAA2PlSw1rGUHUxg01BjH4ozT2UAxif7wx_UzF7kbr1gdkVh6G1nsJT3_50bTbahdg4N0qNb4LVbMEY6u5IqkJq6KKOq5tgDqN7gr/s3024/ACS_1213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdn8jdgWLd0JQ0OttfgdrGrkkXREI7yU_E-dsFfl9TAkPi_tQKifPGvNyLEFqw3klkEMtbzukpwtf31w5ViSLkP7IAA2PlSw1rGUHUxg01BjH4ozT2UAxif7wx_UzF7kbr1gdkVh6G1nsJT3_50bTbahdg4N0qNb4LVbMEY6u5IqkJq6KKOq5tgDqN7gr/w640-h640/ACS_1213.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>i've chosen not to quilt much for quite a while as i attended to other parts of my life. i don't regret that. but lately i've felt the pull to quilt again. i still have some other major life projects that need a lot of attention, but i have decided to squeeze in a little quilting as well, sort of as a break from the other things. maybe i can't do an hour a day like i once could, but i think i can manage a block a day on a few projects. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKugzjW4VkX4T1oZ7KMG-JlIcvXGUnkV97XmrJY0Km0yEfU0lQCrRcohaS3z3GLPWx5ym2PCmqVJAGvmogVr7qN9KeClkADkE62eiuUyHMBsz-6QErJprx-FPjefLmlZZifPvpGsRJfyPk0MyN29nrNvp3wEFswiBHQXjoBaVZXBYejBpfr8CF8lJ-1sZI/s3024/ACS_1209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKugzjW4VkX4T1oZ7KMG-JlIcvXGUnkV97XmrJY0Km0yEfU0lQCrRcohaS3z3GLPWx5ym2PCmqVJAGvmogVr7qN9KeClkADkE62eiuUyHMBsz-6QErJprx-FPjefLmlZZifPvpGsRJfyPk0MyN29nrNvp3wEFswiBHQXjoBaVZXBYejBpfr8CF8lJ-1sZI/w640-h640/ACS_1209.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i have two projects just perfect for a quick fix on a daily basis: "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2023/02/up-to-something-sunny.html" target="_blank">sunny crossroads</a>" and "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2024/02/cute-betsy-liberty-hearts.html" target="_blank">cute betsy hearts</a>." i have fabric piles pulled for each and even some parts already cut.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCHExZi5avq_xamTSahimvIIaW1-jn66-30Tz4VNYvca1KI90FHkY8vsJlabXZ-Q66p-64AADl9sxh9bO2NWw4B9tnliKx_sLuTljOJpthYYLKCCO1ED0h-IyUERI6eK-kOX47R_bKVZ29iuRM80XseljlsCMuyfbYaN41J2BY0C5DXVCqQwTeNSjEIPY/s3024/ACS_1210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCHExZi5avq_xamTSahimvIIaW1-jn66-30Tz4VNYvca1KI90FHkY8vsJlabXZ-Q66p-64AADl9sxh9bO2NWw4B9tnliKx_sLuTljOJpthYYLKCCO1ED0h-IyUERI6eK-kOX47R_bKVZ29iuRM80XseljlsCMuyfbYaN41J2BY0C5DXVCqQwTeNSjEIPY/w640-h640/ACS_1210.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>this week, in addition to the bears i already shared, i managed to make 3 sets of crossroads blocks and two more hearts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN46lquxHEmPU6vGofoRTXTvv4HmT9FvcsIirHE53PJaXnny9E1p70q55Ap191nDc5aYz4fVwsl8siJvg_KNarkN6c3PcmlVmavQELOgM6YKJawjNyZ8p0jWCZdehLvl0wfQQxc2pqqWNx4mwPEdG2gW8pT0ETTyUjG-8kGJ98cQ6MEmI54aciLQjoacL/s3024/ACS_1208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN46lquxHEmPU6vGofoRTXTvv4HmT9FvcsIirHE53PJaXnny9E1p70q55Ap191nDc5aYz4fVwsl8siJvg_KNarkN6c3PcmlVmavQELOgM6YKJawjNyZ8p0jWCZdehLvl0wfQQxc2pqqWNx4mwPEdG2gW8pT0ETTyUjG-8kGJ98cQ6MEmI54aciLQjoacL/w640-h640/ACS_1208.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>that feels pretty good!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yZadAqKxY8qRJYdXXE4U4NGFNfHNZAebZWqY_uuKZI3x_Y2vWOf5iWbxzoUr0-93OAo_HvE_DmeLyT_sxWBThoUOdmL5xc79JoUonexkXw2ffQdD84a8vC0UktWcfYE2HqTDmejRHFch5xIs5KMFw0mfXLh_kokER3v2lxaP_fdVu9diiOuP3YDYuuV1/s3024/ACS_1206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yZadAqKxY8qRJYdXXE4U4NGFNfHNZAebZWqY_uuKZI3x_Y2vWOf5iWbxzoUr0-93OAo_HvE_DmeLyT_sxWBThoUOdmL5xc79JoUonexkXw2ffQdD84a8vC0UktWcfYE2HqTDmejRHFch5xIs5KMFw0mfXLh_kokER3v2lxaP_fdVu9diiOuP3YDYuuV1/w640-h640/ACS_1206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i also realized today just what horribly bad condition my sewing room is in. it needs help desperately. frankly, it's overwhelming and i don't want to deal with it. any time i start trying to fix things it's a vicious cycle of shifting things around and never knowing what to do first.</div><div><br /></div><div>so i've committed to putting away at least 5 fabrics every day before i sew. baby steps.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO5xU0KrCN0Bwm0ewHCAtwaehga_DzgZemzWmqBiCYZuVwvtks4trbWITpCsE3ctr1bwpZtuI2nEa-VHS9iuaiUoZ00WFdpLCgo84OMfz624q-dhfFjyusH4pS7oOiq01sfT6-3ClCij6PqiJkFp-X5iVcvb83zGvIlWmi2klNn3WmrHlLvjkGOMMcB2U/s4032/IMG_1718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO5xU0KrCN0Bwm0ewHCAtwaehga_DzgZemzWmqBiCYZuVwvtks4trbWITpCsE3ctr1bwpZtuI2nEa-VHS9iuaiUoZ00WFdpLCgo84OMfz624q-dhfFjyusH4pS7oOiq01sfT6-3ClCij6PqiJkFp-X5iVcvb83zGvIlWmi2klNn3WmrHlLvjkGOMMcB2U/w480-h640/IMG_1718.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>i had a few visitors today while i was taking my moment. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mNeJMGuPT1BhPaDWUeH8XQP7l4GQ0zxOIRvSNxOw2sVqoPjPtwRvteFQEQYdeEXMzMncKgQ1G-FwGheuYJ2Da1NIa_jPfA9yMdSK5rGzrtKq82dyU3NDdSGdzeNynwyIOhMRpRkuwRwbFrl0L10ZXllpoQkp4Vvzy_gxpLC8o4CCK7BDV1ws625hgZfb/s3024/IMG_1729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mNeJMGuPT1BhPaDWUeH8XQP7l4GQ0zxOIRvSNxOw2sVqoPjPtwRvteFQEQYdeEXMzMncKgQ1G-FwGheuYJ2Da1NIa_jPfA9yMdSK5rGzrtKq82dyU3NDdSGdzeNynwyIOhMRpRkuwRwbFrl0L10ZXllpoQkp4Vvzy_gxpLC8o4CCK7BDV1ws625hgZfb/w640-h640/IMG_1729.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and i also spent time working on another project because my kitchen design work wasn't going well at all. so i took a real break and just quilted like i used to.</div><div><br /></div><div>i'll share more on that soon.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-86469128032913507122024-02-14T05:38:00.004-07:002024-02-14T05:38:00.126-07:00heart how-to<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLL88sSe5jtFlKdPP4TwQ_sUAPdEHlIq2x_s0H6vjdJCzZ5ftjdWju2sBZpj5DfI_3CLLuah7HrSEoPls_6P55rv1beDWGSqcru1IURzlJwDbPnCYvLmaV5cbyy-mWCbMxzNOhA4tiXl8dP16xTjxtzZballvcCq096tQfYgUCCnWuDZ-jTnHHG4QXD7m/s3024/ACS_1204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLL88sSe5jtFlKdPP4TwQ_sUAPdEHlIq2x_s0H6vjdJCzZ5ftjdWju2sBZpj5DfI_3CLLuah7HrSEoPls_6P55rv1beDWGSqcru1IURzlJwDbPnCYvLmaV5cbyy-mWCbMxzNOhA4tiXl8dP16xTjxtzZballvcCq096tQfYgUCCnWuDZ-jTnHHG4QXD7m/w640-h640/ACS_1204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>my "cute betsy liberty heart" blocks are underway.<div><br /><div>while making this aqua blue heart, i snapped some crummy indoor, nighttime photos of the process so you can make one, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>all seams a scant 1/4" and press well, or you will lose your points.</div><div><br /></div><div>i have made two different size hearts so far. this one uses 2.5" strip widths and <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2024/02/cute-betsy-liberty-hearts.html" target="_blank">the previous pink one</a>, due to a cutting mistake, uses 2.25" strips. for now, i'm undecided which size i want to use. i already have lots of betsy cut in 2.5" strips and i tend to use that size for my liberty projects. however, i like the smaller heart a little better. the diminutive size is cuter.</div><div><br /></div><div>i think i'll try one more with a 2" strip and make up my mind then. the trial blocks can be worked into the backing or something.</div><div><br /></div><div>*<i>see below for measurement options & formula</i></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEiOR5kaJb5tKLN_lKmQ0YsacZBZQLk0VBDoNlQdWLgZ6auwSOn5ILHALBeeo_qswQSrnWfd4SpC7ZC7cPy184HHo0FtS8rGOTCkeKwr3m17bKBeNMWpL8bZp6cdJnsggnM46VAlsyI8UeTPf906R6i4SEzp6SuCmA9cgM4UVdlHJ5IOwicRc9l88qq2_emA/s3024/IMG_1671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR5kaJb5tKLN_lKmQ0YsacZBZQLk0VBDoNlQdWLgZ6auwSOn5ILHALBeeo_qswQSrnWfd4SpC7ZC7cPy184HHo0FtS8rGOTCkeKwr3m17bKBeNMWpL8bZp6cdJnsggnM46VAlsyI8UeTPf906R6i4SEzp6SuCmA9cgM4UVdlHJ5IOwicRc9l88qq2_emA/w640-h640/IMG_1671.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br />for this heart block i used:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>1 - 2.5" square of heart fabric</li><li>1 - 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle of heart fabric</li><li>2 - 3.5" squares of background fabric</li></ul><div><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEisgz0lXZAU4gmIMjGC7zlZOLC8U6l5NOF6TOmwU21WLgcNXfJBf7EO3RHNoudmqqVsLIVFWOmn8MTiod9r_6KjlThq-UnM6l41jtVGoyzlsAeFcquwzJ9DKF2AGh9-UB6TlglZ6pB3oj02AYu8j62nwmossMYtUA3NUNlPc75pDxk6aAUY12m35h-L5x9d/s3024/IMG_1672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgz0lXZAU4gmIMjGC7zlZOLC8U6l5NOF6TOmwU21WLgcNXfJBf7EO3RHNoudmqqVsLIVFWOmn8MTiod9r_6KjlThq-UnM6l41jtVGoyzlsAeFcquwzJ9DKF2AGh9-UB6TlglZ6pB3oj02AYu8j62nwmossMYtUA3NUNlPc75pDxk6aAUY12m35h-L5x9d/w640-h640/IMG_1672.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">cut the 3.5" squares on the diagonal. these will be your setting points for the corners.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7OhSRJPwgQCtUK6AxNlYyt0rZp8gKUp13GMb-Dkux5et0Ncw4sPIOTcaf6O5A7AO-5bfQ6UVQ9lZQWyz-tm0_JcMv2014bvk1Is2GR0XFaYMs6BmDpzwM4klHiDmYTdMF8R6YQ_6WHFG52Gfh1h4A8p_R477Tpq4baS82Q3P_0QfL0XXlKPxcecgBuaA/s3024/IMG_1673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7OhSRJPwgQCtUK6AxNlYyt0rZp8gKUp13GMb-Dkux5et0Ncw4sPIOTcaf6O5A7AO-5bfQ6UVQ9lZQWyz-tm0_JcMv2014bvk1Is2GR0XFaYMs6BmDpzwM4klHiDmYTdMF8R6YQ_6WHFG52Gfh1h4A8p_R477Tpq4baS82Q3P_0QfL0XXlKPxcecgBuaA/w640-h640/IMG_1673.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sew the 2.5" squares together, press open to the background fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sew the 4.5" rectangle to the squares as shown, press open to the squares.</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/AVvXsEhG5eJOUUoUBeECVde_G6hAdkUNXBwixhsvoezTaMgiHpnO98BisA-0noQrp_PWeOFNF6ahNFk99dHpAHLxVtGXxiV7QOIMtKB1JxmJXic6IdAJ7q1QyJTv1ECrSMaVHX_OHhn-3QAEIkUdrrZ0K2w4fUju-6lUjy1WfhEE7BTwXinUtbSy9aIghBNZgDxa/s3024/IMG_1674.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5eJOUUoUBeECVde_G6hAdkUNXBwixhsvoezTaMgiHpnO98BisA-0noQrp_PWeOFNF6ahNFk99dHpAHLxVtGXxiV7QOIMtKB1JxmJXic6IdAJ7q1QyJTv1ECrSMaVHX_OHhn-3QAEIkUdrrZ0K2w4fUju-6lUjy1WfhEE7BTwXinUtbSy9aIghBNZgDxa/w640-h640/IMG_1674.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>carefully fold a setting triangle in half along the long side (base/the diagonal cut). pinch it down just at the bottom, making a small crease mark. alternately, measure where the center of the triangle is and mark with your favorite marking tool.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJ_vOizg_YqKVM9Cg7iDgpE4tTr5gcf0Nsc_j0SXTMwHbK76tWG0GvPjNe1FvGw8lJOfSe88UIzkNQD_ZlZgnZEaMXw2TQb2794KYqB8Xityv-KrWa11uAstlsIb_75_ahmGry5o_1NfSptL9lT0X3nMbaB6x9TOC5yDL1PyHZPCf4HeKdOspKka48HB4/s3024/IMG_1675.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJ_vOizg_YqKVM9Cg7iDgpE4tTr5gcf0Nsc_j0SXTMwHbK76tWG0GvPjNe1FvGw8lJOfSe88UIzkNQD_ZlZgnZEaMXw2TQb2794KYqB8Xityv-KrWa11uAstlsIb_75_ahmGry5o_1NfSptL9lT0X3nMbaB6x9TOC5yDL1PyHZPCf4HeKdOspKka48HB4/w640-h640/IMG_1675.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>line up the center mark you made with the seam between the squares.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEUbZWFXFih_JaC7T0sAPxftTX4_VrhlsFYQz4gEpxGhECvwbWtvi6gahVLIrSM-JgMkjCBg1H5DQ7HPX4WYSpGe1lHYujF365eFs9Tot3Q8Vn5C4z6iSVBarBJTLwwHRwEM2uBpWZSAB_XTwqNDWnOcfeUo8EDUi7yXGHAuZ31Jxaecsg5RpXzD17EGx/s3024/IMG_1676.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEUbZWFXFih_JaC7T0sAPxftTX4_VrhlsFYQz4gEpxGhECvwbWtvi6gahVLIrSM-JgMkjCBg1H5DQ7HPX4WYSpGe1lHYujF365eFs9Tot3Q8Vn5C4z6iSVBarBJTLwwHRwEM2uBpWZSAB_XTwqNDWnOcfeUo8EDUi7yXGHAuZ31Jxaecsg5RpXzD17EGx/w640-h640/IMG_1676.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">flip triangle over on the squares piece, right sides together, maintaining alignment with the marks. if you're a pinner, pin pieces together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">you can sew the triangle on now, or you can align the opposite triangle to the other side, pin, and sew them both before pressing open.</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/AVvXsEiEKmr48Dy8Lf2hJvDkYHWdD0yklBg3RphKtLpiyGP0n7FxQKcpRrPS0U9edVWVo0N_-uV1sneR6cetaJI2jIx_0FJhsvTBxa-KOdXVwEYSnVjGzBMSXFfR9SPevHjItBe1bq7gwaNPIBKFY7odJlWnL5ydLvSI030hKqT1-xBa_rrqiJVfAXwTkUhcNOB6/s3024/IMG_1677.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKmr48Dy8Lf2hJvDkYHWdD0yklBg3RphKtLpiyGP0n7FxQKcpRrPS0U9edVWVo0N_-uV1sneR6cetaJI2jIx_0FJhsvTBxa-KOdXVwEYSnVjGzBMSXFfR9SPevHjItBe1bq7gwaNPIBKFY7odJlWnL5ydLvSI030hKqT1-xBa_rrqiJVfAXwTkUhcNOB6/w640-h640/IMG_1677.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>to align the opposite triangle, i used the point to guide placement. line up the point with the center seam mark. this can be done along with the first triangle or after you've sewn the first one.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">hello, cutey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>i'm undecided on how big the quilt will be or how many blocks i need. i want to use liberty as the backing, probably a full piece, so it will be on the smaller lap quilt size. for now, i'm going to make maybe one a day and see where it gets me.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>i started with cutting 3 <i>wof</i> strips, one each:</div><div><ul><li>2.5" liberty tana lawn in betsy (heart fabric)</li><li>2.5" low-volume background</li><li>3.5" low-volume background</li></ul>then i sub-cut the strips:</div><div><ul><li>2.5" squares & 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles of heart fabric, 1 per heart</li><li>2.5" squares of background, 1 per heart</li><li>3.5" squares of background, to be cut on the diagonal for corner setting points, 2 per block</li></ul>*i will use the low-volume more than once, so i cut all the pieces for that right away. </div><div>i'm not sure yet how many hearts of each fabrics i'll be making, so i actually only cut one set of the betsy fabric. i'll cut more as i need them, but having 2.5" lengths of betsy is not a problem for me at all. i use that size in lots of my projects, and scraps like these often inspire my next liberty project.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>i based my block size on using 2.5" strips because i already have many betsy pieces in this size. if you want to make another size block, here's the formula for determining size:</div><div><ul><li>the heart pieces will be your strip size cut into squares (ex 2.5" x 2.5" square) and rectangles that are twice as long as your square, minus 1/2" (ex 2.5" x 2 - .5" = 4.5")</li><li>the background setting triangles will be cut from squares 1" larger than your heart square size (ex: 2.5" heart square = 3.5" background square to cut on diagonal for setting triangles)</li></ul><div>here are a few size options if you don't want to do the math:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>1.5" square for heart & background, 1.5" x 2.5" rectangle for heart, 2.5" background squares for setting triangles</li><li>2" square for heart & background, 2" x 3.5" rectangle for heart, 3" background squares for setting triangles</li><li>3" square for heart & background, 3" x 5.5" rectangle for heart, 4" background squares for setting triangles</li></ul></div><div>as for fabric requirements, quilt size, and block numbers, you'll have to decide that for yourself, loves.</div></div></div><p></p></div></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-61158132335002789982024-02-12T15:14:00.006-07:002024-02-12T15:53:14.030-07:00head scratcher <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JQNhgeLOrqKBiV-xvOnub1yOWqSliBt_MA00icIizcCPb_INnpVw95fpdr14sk2FDgbelPiYEEt4a5paeJle7lzvPnLeAY55YU8cLd8CuklEn5iOM4W7ViFj279cI47kRwLVYBN8RAJl5E7yf-QBtZ0hTKXP8Rm8eTu50sr_CL1fOLqGWOC4N_oQaW60/s1269/IMG_1690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JQNhgeLOrqKBiV-xvOnub1yOWqSliBt_MA00icIizcCPb_INnpVw95fpdr14sk2FDgbelPiYEEt4a5paeJle7lzvPnLeAY55YU8cLd8CuklEn5iOM4W7ViFj279cI47kRwLVYBN8RAJl5E7yf-QBtZ0hTKXP8Rm8eTu50sr_CL1fOLqGWOC4N_oQaW60/w568-h640/IMG_1690.jpeg" width="568" /></a></div><div><br /></div>when d4 turned 8, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDD-z1xgcI1/" target="_blank">we went fabric shopping</a>. she picked out some fabrics she liked and i helped her fill in with some coordinating pieces so we could make a "<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNnJgi4hKaq/" target="_blank">two dozen, please</a>" quilt, like her sister made, which is 12 fat quarters cut in half and arranged in a 3 x 8 grid. <div><br /></div><div>i thought her red, navy, papyrus, and purpley-pink palette was cute, and it was going to be so fun to have my cute little quilt buddy make her very own full-size quilt.<br /><div><br /></div><div>well, that was a few years ago.</div><div>the little 8 year old is about to turn 16 this month.</div><div><br /></div><div>i have to look back and wonder why that quilt never got made. then i consider the timing of the purchase and i kind of understand. not too long after that birthday, her daddy had a rock climbing accident and our lives turned upside down for many months. and then ... you, know. stuff happens, other projects take priority, and suddenly you find yourself 8 years down the road.</div><div><br /></div><div>this past weekend she and i were the only ones home for a whole day and i got to thinking about that quilt we never made. i went on a hunt in the nooks and crannies of my over-stuffed sewing room and found them squashed in a hidden basket.</div><div><br /></div><div>we considered the fabrics and i suggested we make a "<a href="https://theblanketstatement.ca/products/paint-lake-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">paint lake</a>" quilt with them. it's also an easy quilt, but has a little more interest than my "two dozen, please" pattern. i thought it would be fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>she wanted a nap.</div><div><br /></div><div>the "paint lake" quilt actually requires 18 fabrics, so while she was napping i pulled more fabrics to coordinate with the original stack. my paint lake has some really bold, bright colors and a lot of low-volume. it's very high-contrast, so most of the new fabrics i pulled were low-volume. i thought we had a good thing going.</div><div><br /></div><div>when she woke up, she was less than enthused. i got her to press the fabrics so i could cut them for her, and she told me how sewing really "isn't her thing," that she thinks she liked shopping for the fabrics back in the day but that she doesn't really want to make anything with them. but she pressed for me anyway and i got cutting. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wUZuD4zCgPhGOonYVQHgIfE007fXOht2iEIUdDPsOTrexdGlzd6mvUYSoUvym6kWJbR-5wzVDAa5L6iBoiM6cs43yNL4eLptyaL-cCeqxpVkWcP51UgQI-FE4I9eaZOmg99pxnT0DVbE9Whl098grAXLvKu86MtHO9-v2SpKlRvaeOuWSgFubQRsSk2n/s4032/IMG_1685.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wUZuD4zCgPhGOonYVQHgIfE007fXOht2iEIUdDPsOTrexdGlzd6mvUYSoUvym6kWJbR-5wzVDAa5L6iBoiM6cs43yNL4eLptyaL-cCeqxpVkWcP51UgQI-FE4I9eaZOmg99pxnT0DVbE9Whl098grAXLvKu86MtHO9-v2SpKlRvaeOuWSgFubQRsSk2n/w480-h640/IMG_1685.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>we used <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-few-months-ago-i-wanted-bit-more-of.html" target="_blank">my original "fall paint lake" quilt</a> (still being qulited) to help us layout the pieces for this one.<br /><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/AVvXsEgHk_aO2dBtszB8yV-ngzTncwwLcX6eMwwzPpoB3Jp3E42mMjujZbZCK3lU_OWHIuGfl3kdhJvTdyb19xJNYHMsLNwplLd7P9oZkgUPGfpAkZFtLLwLQKT9-3rVPs-xLuScF6EeR_6-LQXknFEJpZqeoZ3U_UHUWM_f1KCCMRiXqF_T2dFNsgY9IHnvgF64/s3684/IMG_1686.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3684" data-original-width="2763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk_aO2dBtszB8yV-ngzTncwwLcX6eMwwzPpoB3Jp3E42mMjujZbZCK3lU_OWHIuGfl3kdhJvTdyb19xJNYHMsLNwplLd7P9oZkgUPGfpAkZFtLLwLQKT9-3rVPs-xLuScF6EeR_6-LQXknFEJpZqeoZ3U_UHUWM_f1KCCMRiXqF_T2dFNsgY9IHnvgF64/w480-h640/IMG_1686.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>when we were done, we didn't love it.</div><div><br /></div><div>and now i'm at a loss what to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>i think that happens sometimes with quilts or ideas in general. on the one hand, i'm perfectly fine just putting all the pieces in the scrap piles and moving on. i don't get much quilt time these days and i don't want to waste my precious time on a project my heart isn't into. or spend all the time hold my daughter's feet to the fire on a project she doesn't want to do or doesn't like any more.</div><div><br /></div><div>she told me that in addition to sewing "not being her thing," she doesn't think she really liked the fabrics in the first place. i went back and reread my origianl post about her buying these fabrics and it looks like she did indeed pick them herself (with a little guidance) and that she liked them. but that's not the way she remembers it.</div><div><br /></div><div>so now what?</div><div><br /></div><div>do we rearrange and edit, try to switch out some fabrics?<br /><div><br /></div><div>this morning, with fresh eyes, i pulled up the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/paintlakequilt/" target="_blank">paint lake hashtag</a> to get perspective on what i like about the pattern and what might be wrong with our version.</div><div><br /></div><div>here are some i like and think work well:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbeA9wU4w4OpK8tTUeou8CnBxtrf1YeeTfRBnPd8QZxw7TbI8vcybHDXbVxeQV_yydTWeUJrPyjde3LxGSvqnsfch_bPUQVO7DWg3wOW6LsqLuBn9PBiOQVFSfW0dpvIsNxNJmpJEk4AyZ6AMysNmE_TkR2J4do6U_4TQ1G7o44BpMImDQsflNJsNi7NJ/s1563/IMG_1687.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbeA9wU4w4OpK8tTUeou8CnBxtrf1YeeTfRBnPd8QZxw7TbI8vcybHDXbVxeQV_yydTWeUJrPyjde3LxGSvqnsfch_bPUQVO7DWg3wOW6LsqLuBn9PBiOQVFSfW0dpvIsNxNJmpJEk4AyZ6AMysNmE_TkR2J4do6U_4TQ1G7o44BpMImDQsflNJsNi7NJ/w460-h640/IMG_1687.jpeg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i like it best when the colors aren't blocked together in the 3 strip arrangements the quilt calls for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i tried adding some more strong red and taking out a few of the lightest prints i added in to increase the numbers. all her original prints have been maintained:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhKbEwV-mMHwpYd8okwbce1aKtHtRmSM14W3TeNAFxraoarmGmapwXTh8pojzd0Ays9n9YyQOTjm5cqbhyFe1Ki6PcIBhX__I9PuvC2XNiBfgDu3E5X6U9JHcj-DpZCrpgTmM4ru_qcignn7baiGW-k8yOvbLUJC3KnIFjzb6qnWq8LAricWBLT3iCMU0QC/s3231/IMG_1692.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="2727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbEwV-mMHwpYd8okwbce1aKtHtRmSM14W3TeNAFxraoarmGmapwXTh8pojzd0Ays9n9YyQOTjm5cqbhyFe1Ki6PcIBhX__I9PuvC2XNiBfgDu3E5X6U9JHcj-DpZCrpgTmM4ru_qcignn7baiGW-k8yOvbLUJC3KnIFjzb6qnWq8LAricWBLT3iCMU0QC/w540-h640/IMG_1692.jpeg" width="540" /></a></div><br /> i also auditioned a blush pink piece, which color appears in three of the prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">awaiting a verdict from d4.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">today she tells me she does like it after all, but i think she's just trying to please me.</div><p></p></div></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-90554908331719507072024-02-10T15:37:00.004-07:002024-02-10T16:26:25.951-07:00cute betsy liberty hearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-TjFpQy0mIRJ0QnqUbEwXnCM8CChdYCnODhtQfyMenPB-W2tuzkHDxUUua3sWndCWwC6eMDIc2Uu9Wuz4tgnVUtRMjEf0sGyrll825o4LCopIbXOpXmhyphenhyphenLOsbLSArdmPNjF_9RGlM9syOsX-RNy5eZ5eYp-q9tcwplIaDX_s2kj11-7DyUbnzsIj4KbY/s3024/ACS_1203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-TjFpQy0mIRJ0QnqUbEwXnCM8CChdYCnODhtQfyMenPB-W2tuzkHDxUUua3sWndCWwC6eMDIc2Uu9Wuz4tgnVUtRMjEf0sGyrll825o4LCopIbXOpXmhyphenhyphenLOsbLSArdmPNjF_9RGlM9syOsX-RNy5eZ5eYp-q9tcwplIaDX_s2kj11-7DyUbnzsIj4KbY/w640-h640/ACS_1203.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sewmaryhappy/" target="_blank">IG friend mary</a> recently posted some<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C28HtJIJzKH/" target="_blank"> adorable mini patchwork hearts made in liberty betsy with a low volume background</a>. they are so cute! mary made hers for pouches, but i envisioned a whole quilt of cute little liberty betsy hearts.</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ130UBBUTNNVr9v1WeQ5lJ9ByHYAnUs-bG88PyDoY9VMbIGz13nBYRrH6ZGq2CrkuI8fXSVDZbi6DK9C0LKHEoqu3LMj6eE1wJXxGxCTZ7qOLKoSiBua1MFtdB_2zZO35Yrq8J-IZjHI3dZUuYL1uAkzqEoWk6LnMDzPc-u3bXDGXDth1q_Ys1PURQ0l/s1961/IMG_1669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ130UBBUTNNVr9v1WeQ5lJ9ByHYAnUs-bG88PyDoY9VMbIGz13nBYRrH6ZGq2CrkuI8fXSVDZbi6DK9C0LKHEoqu3LMj6eE1wJXxGxCTZ7qOLKoSiBua1MFtdB_2zZO35Yrq8J-IZjHI3dZUuYL1uAkzqEoWk6LnMDzPc-u3bXDGXDth1q_Ys1PURQ0l/w368-h640/IMG_1669.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><p></p><p>the configuration is quite simple. it's one i've seen before, and i actually already had plans to make a valentine's quilt with these L-shaped hearts. mary set hers on point by embedding them in an economy block/square-in-a-square setting, which i thought was really cute.</p><p>cute, cute, cute.</p><p>yes, these are cute!</p><p>there's no other word for it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Y-QQMGj75MZCjTZLfviUZtMdwT3xtPOrvBo_PGsv9Wqq3A0SYe-jVwBf0VinkPDWXi-tqu20GpaNQxP17TVNUvMhtqLsS_kskFsP19TMMEEe7d5wNyBJtCUJoueej3v4c6E5J4282zBVE4kM4ZbQpa1XpAnCa5mXC6cbmA1uYk6UBW_KEcsY6RZC1pb6/s1476/IMG_1670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Y-QQMGj75MZCjTZLfviUZtMdwT3xtPOrvBo_PGsv9Wqq3A0SYe-jVwBf0VinkPDWXi-tqu20GpaNQxP17TVNUvMhtqLsS_kskFsP19TMMEEe7d5wNyBJtCUJoueej3v4c6E5J4282zBVE4kM4ZbQpa1XpAnCa5mXC6cbmA1uYk6UBW_KEcsY6RZC1pb6/w488-h640/IMG_1670.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><p>i especially like the pink and blue betsy palette.</p><p>this idea has been on my mind for a few days. so today i pulled out my liberty betsy stash and culled prints of blue and pink, mostly pastel but a few with some punch. then i made my first heart.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26v-zzcsPVCnWsOEH7SAoUn4vO4voTnEDKiCs724DL1h5r9A2uyc-fVzP4xYyfwwjW235zNkeQg_0IBzgnVdTpwddGY0GCuSFuMqIgC9K8tZIpz70PHJXrt48wv4XUpfbDW_QZA1Ht7jKEQB287jmxYGDzsUJkkXjqeusKH2i9qeJnt2zjys1XvwolyNc/s3024/IMG_1666.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26v-zzcsPVCnWsOEH7SAoUn4vO4voTnEDKiCs724DL1h5r9A2uyc-fVzP4xYyfwwjW235zNkeQg_0IBzgnVdTpwddGY0GCuSFuMqIgC9K8tZIpz70PHJXrt48wv4XUpfbDW_QZA1Ht7jKEQB287jmxYGDzsUJkkXjqeusKH2i9qeJnt2zjys1XvwolyNc/w640-h640/IMG_1666.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>i have A LOT of betsy colorways. i left out the yellow, purple, heavily grey, and dark or deep toned ones. i don' want the quilt to be rainbow-colored or very bright, but i want a little punch in there, too. i did consider making this as another liberty + chambray quilt, but decided i really like the low-volume background look, so i'm going with that.</p><p>i think it's going to be pretty!</p><p>making the heart was quite simple. i have a lot of 2.5" strips already cut, so that's the size i decided to use for the hearts. when i make some more, i'll do a little tutorial with photos.</p><p>for now, here are the dimensions:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>heart - betsy cut into 2.5" square & 2.5" x 4.5" strip</li><li>background - 2.5" background square, 2 - 3.5" squares, cut on the diagonal</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p>i may actually just skip the other things i was working on today and go make some more hearts!</p>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-49316987524524474942024-01-30T13:03:00.004-07:002024-01-30T13:03:33.722-07:00epic binding party weekend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJR6rdgtYf8qw0H464-lZzZMUExTO1rW-cDls074eg2cxdgMLD0QgpCqarleKXi7oIlMT-JuwEDaLv6Te8sUq1o7QfSGggZaulycw_KVCxWuUhFShQt-TNFbVUmFmOEY3STYu27Zxq1hPZuGYKwjxijiUHu-9p9hZL8MHdwuIXbK18uNdBC0eShbEmBsd/s2787/2EA3CF90-4AFB-4F0E-919E-F31CA506E4A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="2787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJR6rdgtYf8qw0H464-lZzZMUExTO1rW-cDls074eg2cxdgMLD0QgpCqarleKXi7oIlMT-JuwEDaLv6Te8sUq1o7QfSGggZaulycw_KVCxWuUhFShQt-TNFbVUmFmOEY3STYu27Zxq1hPZuGYKwjxijiUHu-9p9hZL8MHdwuIXbK18uNdBC0eShbEmBsd/w640-h640/2EA3CF90-4AFB-4F0E-919E-F31CA506E4A0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>recently i was reading a substack email i subscribe to and the author said something like, “the fun thing about having your own email is you can talk as much as you like about your topic in a way no editor would let you.” it immediately made me think of how i prattle on and on in my blog posts about any details i want because no one is there to check me or make me clean it up. this is my space to speak to myself about what i’ve been sewing, no outside editing involved. which i’ll admit, makes for sloppy writing. <p></p><p>but here we are, and that’s what you get. sometimes I do think I could make more of an effort to be presentable in this space, more succinct, more reader friendly. but what i'm really doing is having a conversation with myself and allowing others to listen in, so rambling on and on in an ineffective writing style it is.</p><p>now on to quilts.</p><p>there's going to be a lot of talking, but you can also just scroll for the pictures.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaolZqSXCTlcvW6rPIWwSN7NEMJ7SVv6L0OxnfwohJgNcPhFQuYCscUaLJ2yWpeUvHq0AhM0S62ASF4yvG5fzCTGtYEix7MW1cVfVQc-yAM3Cg5bDfeF0Id_7VjjGrf455_bqvufStUYewmVldjCm5q10TL45O18YAsmZUuuLMSU_n4ATxtawfK7mLQoe/s4032/IMG_1532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaolZqSXCTlcvW6rPIWwSN7NEMJ7SVv6L0OxnfwohJgNcPhFQuYCscUaLJ2yWpeUvHq0AhM0S62ASF4yvG5fzCTGtYEix7MW1cVfVQc-yAM3Cg5bDfeF0Id_7VjjGrf455_bqvufStUYewmVldjCm5q10TL45O18YAsmZUuuLMSU_n4ATxtawfK7mLQoe/w480-h640/IMG_1532.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>there has been <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2023/03/quilting-quilting-realizations-and-more.html" target="_blank">a pile of quilted-but-not-trimmed-or-bound quilts</a> in a corner of my bedroom since last spring. there are SIX quilts in this pile; SIX quilts that got around the final lap and never made it to the finish line. (i elaborated on why in <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2023/12/after-march.html" target="_blank">my last post</a>.)<div><br /></div><div>they are not entirely unused as my grandson does like to plop down on them when he comes in to play with my collection of toy animals i keep especially in this room. he will say, “sit!,” and then squat down and back up to the pile before dropping down. it’s cute. </div><div><br /></div><div>but these quilts were intended for more.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKIt3Xgkmm9utx2GrOSUlrpk7PT1QAlUngNLa_zM_dT6vcmtCZbSUI-bxMwAvoS_1KYOCRxmPul9gRk4p1pYup6-TTZzsjTyhpz65-uSPuMWMpc_Ktt3xMr_fKKVoqrToQd_5NTFjbAfAwzEknqoT-uI6zwbP0wlSv5Ra0PHJr_XQA-JJ7xRxfYS_C98_/s4032/IMG_1539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKIt3Xgkmm9utx2GrOSUlrpk7PT1QAlUngNLa_zM_dT6vcmtCZbSUI-bxMwAvoS_1KYOCRxmPul9gRk4p1pYup6-TTZzsjTyhpz65-uSPuMWMpc_Ktt3xMr_fKKVoqrToQd_5NTFjbAfAwzEknqoT-uI6zwbP0wlSv5Ra0PHJr_XQA-JJ7xRxfYS_C98_/w640-h480/IMG_1539.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>two weeks ago, my youngest daughter decided it was time to get the binding on <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-pleasantest-thing.html" target="_blank">her quilt</a> completed. she proposed that we have daily "stitch and listen" sessions together so we can both get some quilts bound. of course i said yes.</p><p>we have started with listening to the narnia series on audible and stitching for about 30 minutes. it hasn't exactly been daily, but we do get around to it several times a week. (for the record, kenneth branagh is the reader for <u>the magician's nephew</u> and is quite fabulous. i wish he narrated the whole series.)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSZXWiW8C4iujEj29c_uUrCuw2CK7FIrtPyS_DuzhSCrAWVsrzqV8lt3OHf1Vox1ZVqxzXKxpSuS7F2nNU-gSSyRuD4-wWfhFM8VLAHIA6hIBN1SIUdRk8V_9jOArFMgpPFt1L5ey4KLAdTGooLXw4u4Oj9LwXANl9D4TFq8HUu8tPzEw-maOIIaZ8HwJ/s3024/394B7AC2-861B-41E6-9171-39B89763BFD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSZXWiW8C4iujEj29c_uUrCuw2CK7FIrtPyS_DuzhSCrAWVsrzqV8lt3OHf1Vox1ZVqxzXKxpSuS7F2nNU-gSSyRuD4-wWfhFM8VLAHIA6hIBN1SIUdRk8V_9jOArFMgpPFt1L5ey4KLAdTGooLXw4u4Oj9LwXANl9D4TFq8HUu8tPzEw-maOIIaZ8HwJ/w640-h640/394B7AC2-861B-41E6-9171-39B89763BFD7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>after a few sessions of stitching, i have nearly completed "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/09/liberty-holly-hobbie.html" target="_blank">liberty holly hobby</a>."</p><p> i quickly realized if we were going to keep these sessions going, we'd need more handstitching projects. that pile of nearly-ready-to-bind quilts in the corner came to mind.</p><p>we were having a girls weekend at home as my husband was going to be away for a few days, so i decided to put aside the all-important house reno project for a bit and do some quilt work with d5.</p><p>our goal was to trim up the quilted projects, make bindings for them, and get them machine attached.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWADhubl6VHsgZkt0ggh6v-FvUuAchOWuGnaQp14PB81v5lAt4rZmJ8rtHqyLSKiEdK6nOxeuAshZQCOn9pBO0JBlMGdE1OJYb8AsHIdJVi1Qq8Kag-KiQRyYKEwLtNBuRjXqVfQNlE-085wjk4TeU-TLdapCOkdKmfOXq0NQfrp5QQI3c5qLZzxzAkPAI/s1794/EF9AEE26-2567-45A3-80E0-69FD03F37266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWADhubl6VHsgZkt0ggh6v-FvUuAchOWuGnaQp14PB81v5lAt4rZmJ8rtHqyLSKiEdK6nOxeuAshZQCOn9pBO0JBlMGdE1OJYb8AsHIdJVi1Qq8Kag-KiQRyYKEwLtNBuRjXqVfQNlE-085wjk4TeU-TLdapCOkdKmfOXq0NQfrp5QQI3c5qLZzxzAkPAI/w514-h640/EF9AEE26-2567-45A3-80E0-69FD03F37266.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div>we pulled everything out to have a look, then picked out our binding fabrics. for most of the quilts, i already generally knew what i wanted to use.<p></p><p>have you ever tried to work in a sewing room that hasn't been used in month and months? it's very frustrating! i felt like i spent the majority of the first hour of work just shifting things around and trying to locate supplies. i sure wish everything was shipshape in there and easily accessible, but it is not.</p><p>eventually i was able to get started on the actual project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3zm4635Sa1_-_KmdD5v2o_ksERLzjQahJO9pagqwRhBmfsPQPmqUuN-IquOc8u93-EkZ_M5uVlkrQ8YqmHux_P_on9fG6GptW2YPnzP8JsARbTIGl43KmnDwh4XdrkdhamPyUTtIHcAU52lt5hEZYF-horKg-5nzuyED_OxJ1SUh3PEl5VwGcOzyvrGi/s1800/ABFCAC19-4359-4AE6-93E7-8F653C4C91CE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3zm4635Sa1_-_KmdD5v2o_ksERLzjQahJO9pagqwRhBmfsPQPmqUuN-IquOc8u93-EkZ_M5uVlkrQ8YqmHux_P_on9fG6GptW2YPnzP8JsARbTIGl43KmnDwh4XdrkdhamPyUTtIHcAU52lt5hEZYF-horKg-5nzuyED_OxJ1SUh3PEl5VwGcOzyvrGi/w512-h640/ABFCAC19-4359-4AE6-93E7-8F653C4C91CE.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i pulled the cutting mat off the cutting table (always a pain to do as it's always covered with stuff) and put it on the floor of our central hallway so we could trim up the quilts there. i'm still able to crawl around on the floor pretty well, so this is the best place for me to trim the quilts because i can lay them out completely flat here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"melonaide brightside" was the first quilt i trimmed. then i started cutting the binding for it. d5 measured binding against the trimmed quilt for me. we worked out a system where i cut, she measured, i pinned and marked the strips, she sewed the bindings together, i trimmed the corners off, and she ironed and rolled the completed binding.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuD5K6IwQxLhVejNGdAq24fbrclacF0KuX_71bdfCw7AozVkKPLNSv_Yk3VR6Crq5oOZ142Q4vauEYYMVamnKuTfeCQ03q9ClqcXiqwaohtM8uuKwJl7QpqsKMu9Aqf5s3sq8JW02Zt00RhdXPnPAXEEZzBnjVQu4WBRvYgYbtDlVeSEx_yo5guW2PGzg7/s3024/IMG_1564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuD5K6IwQxLhVejNGdAq24fbrclacF0KuX_71bdfCw7AozVkKPLNSv_Yk3VR6Crq5oOZ142Q4vauEYYMVamnKuTfeCQ03q9ClqcXiqwaohtM8uuKwJl7QpqsKMu9Aqf5s3sq8JW02Zt00RhdXPnPAXEEZzBnjVQu4WBRvYgYbtDlVeSEx_yo5guW2PGzg7/w640-h640/IMG_1564.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>our "to do" pile just off the cutting floor in the piano room.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_oO56pEfYXJSOpHU2p4lIiA0QwcmXxwn8SMcgYfeqZ2dAb1-pldnC59JmxqpAxB0a-OaHwOyrXMq-kXLMMcM1mmUQxKHpPOJWofD6-7sS7Nnsqnd0QqTALfxdYMFtp4zqldJBSfbPvENcSAPmydY7zRyATaDmakDO6w2TZ4N1cccN0OlQZXvKEKI52Nz/s3024/IMG_1565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_oO56pEfYXJSOpHU2p4lIiA0QwcmXxwn8SMcgYfeqZ2dAb1-pldnC59JmxqpAxB0a-OaHwOyrXMq-kXLMMcM1mmUQxKHpPOJWofD6-7sS7Nnsqnd0QqTALfxdYMFtp4zqldJBSfbPvENcSAPmydY7zRyATaDmakDO6w2TZ4N1cccN0OlQZXvKEKI52Nz/w640-h640/IMG_1565.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>while i was moving stuff around i came across my oldest daughter's quilt she made in high school, but never bound. the binding fabric was with it. i have always wanted her to finish the quilt herself so it's completely her project and so she knows she can do the whole thing. she's asked a few times over the last few years to work on it, but never at a time that i could help her with it. </div><div><br /></div><div>i decided done was better than my ideals and asked d5 if she wanted to secretly bind it for her sister as a surprise. she agreed, and we made the binding. it was actually about a foot short of what we needed, so i found a coordinating red solid to add. i think it will be a cute touch in the binding.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xneb5m2GjwFFrdPiGch16LyRc_G4J2jq7UcPMp2in33AdOGENvnJcPTAKRem5R_mbFr7PY3facLDRJJwe5KU6WHrSmnY6-9Gos9sXSAlKvmXYhgNo24QTJ_fE47C5toGoJfJYcSieC5o_ie4WjxCPm1JTY-K9gotgBE-d03wCz8tqX7Du18NkBf2jmuH/s3024/IMG_1567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xneb5m2GjwFFrdPiGch16LyRc_G4J2jq7UcPMp2in33AdOGENvnJcPTAKRem5R_mbFr7PY3facLDRJJwe5KU6WHrSmnY6-9Gos9sXSAlKvmXYhgNo24QTJ_fE47C5toGoJfJYcSieC5o_ie4WjxCPm1JTY-K9gotgBE-d03wCz8tqX7Du18NkBf2jmuH/w640-h640/IMG_1567.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>we worked on these throughout the day and evening, then took a break for a "pride and prejudice" movie marathon. it was a fun girls day together.<div><br /></div><div>in the morning, i got right back to it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEBWV5w0MWRDy9s5SpWdC478tyAKTa7o_s5BjH5HaRBWayO6x-iSlye0NZMcPNEclMldhJb9gW5i34MnK041vjHcUEN2-r1wTnyWgr_ezXbmsONUqBy7ucccOWTxd1-wYw9duTSr-vg_eYPjFS0uRkizkMpka-1pORRM3qXNBmBmprPN2GFvfiTOcH-9T/s3024/IMG_1572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEBWV5w0MWRDy9s5SpWdC478tyAKTa7o_s5BjH5HaRBWayO6x-iSlye0NZMcPNEclMldhJb9gW5i34MnK041vjHcUEN2-r1wTnyWgr_ezXbmsONUqBy7ucccOWTxd1-wYw9duTSr-vg_eYPjFS0uRkizkMpka-1pORRM3qXNBmBmprPN2GFvfiTOcH-9T/w640-h640/IMG_1572.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>i now know it takes me about 30 minutes to make a binding.</div><div>we got all six made for my quilts, one for d1's quilt, and an extra one for another project i have in the quilting phase. i already had the binding picked out, so i just added it to the group while we were at it batch processing all of these.</div><div><br /></div><div>my binding choices were pretty classic here: there are several stripes, a few solids, and a couple of basic neutral prints. i like a binding to set off a quilt and to be dark enough to not show use easily. i feel like light colored bindings can get grungy, so i go with something mid-tone to dark.</div><div><br /></div><div>i started out the first morning intending to trim and bind each quilt in order, but after the first one, i decided to do all the bindings at once. this was because i had my little helper working with me and i needed to keep her constantly moving or she'd wander off.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkmIJQBkoCEJX2jkZGd3Q2j8xZCUy0V0pZGbrucNgThL1I6WYa9cctIN8b0AVbu0sdjws6unO0PpvWpZ-qf-bIhUWXXzWxMwNQld8QDL0ONmmnk_5_r31DYFz-UMRofujrb548XRECgsL_StWltPJt2MldcOB1ZdIc6jQkPhiJQsOXuMS7NOt_FWaK1pw/s3024/IMG_1584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkmIJQBkoCEJX2jkZGd3Q2j8xZCUy0V0pZGbrucNgThL1I6WYa9cctIN8b0AVbu0sdjws6unO0PpvWpZ-qf-bIhUWXXzWxMwNQld8QDL0ONmmnk_5_r31DYFz-UMRofujrb548XRECgsL_StWltPJt2MldcOB1ZdIc6jQkPhiJQsOXuMS7NOt_FWaK1pw/w640-h640/IMG_1584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>"aunt bet's mother's day quilt" got a black and white spotted binding. i would have liked a black with white swiss dot, but i didn't have any of that around, only white with black dots, and that's too light for a binding. this was acceptable enough.</div><div><br /></div><div>after attaching six bindings in a row, i now know it takes me about an hour from the start (pinning the binding on the perimeter of the quilt) to finishing the last stitch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6n_KmaTewI9Yq3W3dSY5HmyfE5segVmcy9mbMh2z-929yAvFyGhwPF77LUydA2wK8z2lh8lc9m3yMBgYjZJQ6BrOXK9GUoSlr7DgYQzcVATqYozJZl3MfkLSyQch0SYULnlv2aHknJkE3vf4wc6aNXUg4dokrrh8xdzgl7CsbVuvY1eqRYry2EtCLYgp/s4032/IMG_1585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6n_KmaTewI9Yq3W3dSY5HmyfE5segVmcy9mbMh2z-929yAvFyGhwPF77LUydA2wK8z2lh8lc9m3yMBgYjZJQ6BrOXK9GUoSlr7DgYQzcVATqYozJZl3MfkLSyQch0SYULnlv2aHknJkE3vf4wc6aNXUg4dokrrh8xdzgl7CsbVuvY1eqRYry2EtCLYgp/w480-h640/IMG_1585.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>"<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/brightside.html" target="_blank">melonaide brightside</a>" got a solid teal green binding of kona cotton color of the year 2020, enchanted.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSJN8gJdDPzs55ym0mia0HUOsYrzW3TdxahpEc76_e5FmE5kJVGj6U9P421jmV-dbeJS59FTchAyEsKPNdFaOFAc5QHXOmBSLFGmTPZ90Py0-p2B9XStRZsFSRIfP_BqDIhs4Js0JAfj_nkQi6YIMGqWlocB4aMm0dBdnaeBofRx24C4_lgq4IdA80GVc/s3024/IMG_1586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSJN8gJdDPzs55ym0mia0HUOsYrzW3TdxahpEc76_e5FmE5kJVGj6U9P421jmV-dbeJS59FTchAyEsKPNdFaOFAc5QHXOmBSLFGmTPZ90Py0-p2B9XStRZsFSRIfP_BqDIhs4Js0JAfj_nkQi6YIMGqWlocB4aMm0dBdnaeBofRx24C4_lgq4IdA80GVc/w640-h640/IMG_1586.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i'm so happy to have my both my first two "crossroads" quilts nearing completion! they were such fun projects. i'm excited to put them in use and experience them as completed quilts.</div><div><br /></div><div>i pulled down what i thought was a black and white stripe to possibly use for "aunt bet's" but it turned out it was navy, not black. i decided it was a good pick for the original "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/crossroads-joy.html" target="_blank">crossroads</a>," which is mostly citrus colored, but has touches of blue throughout.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EIjrckGdOuGj7oZUBNn8s0OzpYuyviXvOnYO1cA84Q9NBBWWEJd4XiqQhEfIwrQADb0S-hN-b3q5qF3eNJEeJSWH3-aatZxmzsTqR-RemnUkz9caTcg2_J2DthpF7ZUBF4TYbSjesdsj3URsBY33WXEeZQ-sl8H3QBtWbhfzLdE-2hyMqWOvysarFyOO/w640-h640/IMG_1591.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>"<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/12/another-crossroad.html" target="_blank">low-volume crossroads</a>" was next in the queue. it got a nice grey stripe binding.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuErg0msIXa3YGeeGaxUe1dxFIyw5Xi_p2m_tPSbjTf60umnr444fxUyP1YC8vGAPe_dfOyCg2XjB2VJInlpGMFg8a_RxaJMcPH-xfYcAPOUiQ6zBKbGYgWha0xqZJO5lKbLhQPTh4X7LpZRB1lWrM7TIrP0DwpSdDqVGndVe0fbNq4EH_zL41prq7sUgw/s4032/IMG_1593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuErg0msIXa3YGeeGaxUe1dxFIyw5Xi_p2m_tPSbjTf60umnr444fxUyP1YC8vGAPe_dfOyCg2XjB2VJInlpGMFg8a_RxaJMcPH-xfYcAPOUiQ6zBKbGYgWha0xqZJO5lKbLhQPTh4X7LpZRB1lWrM7TIrP0DwpSdDqVGndVe0fbNq4EH_zL41prq7sUgw/w480-h640/IMG_1593.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>as i prepared the last quilt, i stopped to read some of the text on the heather ross snow white print i used as a backing. i hadn't read this line before and found it so wise. it sums up the usual balance of beauty and reality in this imperfect life quilte well, i thought. </div><div><br /></div><div>"she found the cottage full of charm and laundry."</div><div><br /></div><div>that's life to the tee, if you ask me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFERWbDJMXrB5OwywTKgbwfBCIrAv4SRG5hqm-aBgEuhyphenhyphen5Ku4oS21BjSSIZ0YdrmneFc3pAiV-haDDFZSd-ao90Pp4e0OEVzW0v38wYj5O9qm0PrEXMT4577zZMQtSHcrEPSu0y5NX41eQMqMU2hjvmTxyNp0LrFcs33EEZw8nHgPeXYRmGFncKiRIS-xl/s4032/IMG_1597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFERWbDJMXrB5OwywTKgbwfBCIrAv4SRG5hqm-aBgEuhyphenhyphen5Ku4oS21BjSSIZ0YdrmneFc3pAiV-haDDFZSd-ao90Pp4e0OEVzW0v38wYj5O9qm0PrEXMT4577zZMQtSHcrEPSu0y5NX41eQMqMU2hjvmTxyNp0LrFcs33EEZw8nHgPeXYRmGFncKiRIS-xl/w480-h640/IMG_1597.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> and here they are.</div><div><br /></div><div>six bindings attached in one weekend and many hours of handstitching bliss coming up.</div><div><br /></div><div>at some point, these will even be completed quilts.</div><div>but at the moment it's the handwork that i'm looking forward to.<br /><p></p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gqs27gfKnSaPJ1tW7jzM9xrEwXkp31leu-nBAkJdju0Fo8wKIwBxEfAdXl6QWUYjRv8HxUUWBPLNvV4vWFA-0Ax-rWmYOjjrQvw_1VTm1NcpIjhUE_-F7OOzlAQsDZM_hgfxxJ2GzTN52v9PX5hyphenhyphenyoJiwH5oqmK9aJKmddTsy3T9aSIvQT60yDnkqYpH/s3024/IMG_1595.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gqs27gfKnSaPJ1tW7jzM9xrEwXkp31leu-nBAkJdju0Fo8wKIwBxEfAdXl6QWUYjRv8HxUUWBPLNvV4vWFA-0Ax-rWmYOjjrQvw_1VTm1NcpIjhUE_-F7OOzlAQsDZM_hgfxxJ2GzTN52v9PX5hyphenhyphenyoJiwH5oqmK9aJKmddTsy3T9aSIvQT60yDnkqYpH/s3024/IMG_1595.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gqs27gfKnSaPJ1tW7jzM9xrEwXkp31leu-nBAkJdju0Fo8wKIwBxEfAdXl6QWUYjRv8HxUUWBPLNvV4vWFA-0Ax-rWmYOjjrQvw_1VTm1NcpIjhUE_-F7OOzlAQsDZM_hgfxxJ2GzTN52v9PX5hyphenhyphenyoJiwH5oqmK9aJKmddTsy3T9aSIvQT60yDnkqYpH/w640-h640/IMG_1595.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">the leftover binding strips, rolled into one.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">the end</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-1220364020730052022023-12-31T22:43:00.032-07:002024-01-16T13:39:21.169-07:00after march <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitmy2PiiMrsYnhQNQAnPpQzMQIeOlWm9WVZpGvfu08avBAph-WhBQ4vpJKvVJ4m6bADhAgX_pKocMcMlc2PLkj-A4-hw7oUbk7vGlKBZr7_Nn04TVTinSZK02LlY89hELCYU5p6wCVDQUTfoAzVEtHtXuwLSEL01D7ShGkaptU5Sq72u60CctAei-n6PC/s4032/ACS_1186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitmy2PiiMrsYnhQNQAnPpQzMQIeOlWm9WVZpGvfu08avBAph-WhBQ4vpJKvVJ4m6bADhAgX_pKocMcMlc2PLkj-A4-hw7oUbk7vGlKBZr7_Nn04TVTinSZK02LlY89hELCYU5p6wCVDQUTfoAzVEtHtXuwLSEL01D7ShGkaptU5Sq72u60CctAei-n6PC/w480-h640/ACS_1186.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the first quarter of 2023 was rather prolific in sewing. looking back, i'm amazed all i had time for. considering the pace of my life after march 2023, i have to wonder what on earth changed so much that i couldn't find any more time for sewing. let's take a look back and see what we can discover.<div><br /></div><div>how do i start out so productively? i usually use some of the winter holiday leisure time to quilt. once i get motivated, i'm pretty good at finding more time to squeeze in sewing. then my husband usually takes a lot of small ski or business trips the first few months of the year, and i generally sew like a fiend when he's gone. in march, we took a week's vacation at the beach for spring break and i always bring handwork for that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTgHQV6TxFE0SdNMXpaJrf2i_iOjMyMH5V7bvig1RsZdVKjxpFdd_4Rgm8ASqcMH3Bk5jnzhbdRAWjqjUbYeWfduq6vafEbEjCB4SVdS0y5sSi1ntt0YUG5vuPvhmxdSmRqcSoD2hAfowJQgFNW2CLlhVPcb9YX3-4XTqVwfS-AdMs4wcneIdTSSkperO/s4032/IMG_6112.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTgHQV6TxFE0SdNMXpaJrf2i_iOjMyMH5V7bvig1RsZdVKjxpFdd_4Rgm8ASqcMH3Bk5jnzhbdRAWjqjUbYeWfduq6vafEbEjCB4SVdS0y5sSi1ntt0YUG5vuPvhmxdSmRqcSoD2hAfowJQgFNW2CLlhVPcb9YX3-4XTqVwfS-AdMs4wcneIdTSSkperO/w480-h640/IMG_6112.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>travel season began early we went to utah because our second daughter, d2, graduated with her bachelors in technical writing. we spent a few family days visiting temples and helping our sophmore son pack up to leave school for the summer.</div><div><br /></div><div>shortly following that, my husband and i took our younger son, s2, to italy for 3 weeks for his senior trip (one year late because grandbaby came last year). </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLop0-3bTvsRm69QMtrHYrPKcuxFFv7j4oibEleXMY-l7dwnzw3X6KRSiClzkTVqlSk9pYu9pnTw5tBde8PsPUCNKtd7HByxQAY1LQCJiz_Pv5DoiAnvziNlymeGCEuLA-j0HTcS_jig3qBGa0J6aHqmmIqP0CmzPQXnRvn4d1VCFlo9ma5M3IrGgrnTK/s3024/ACS_1185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLop0-3bTvsRm69QMtrHYrPKcuxFFv7j4oibEleXMY-l7dwnzw3X6KRSiClzkTVqlSk9pYu9pnTw5tBde8PsPUCNKtd7HByxQAY1LQCJiz_Pv5DoiAnvziNlymeGCEuLA-j0HTcS_jig3qBGa0J6aHqmmIqP0CmzPQXnRvn4d1VCFlo9ma5M3IrGgrnTK/w640-h640/ACS_1185.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>thinking there would be down time on plains and in cars, i made sure to sew the binding on and then ambitiously packed my "liberty holly hobbie" quilt, believing i could surely finish the handbinding and take a photo somewhere in italy. it's a small quilt, but it still took up a lot of room in my travel gear. eventually, it ended up in my suitcase and never saw the light of day. the pace at which my husband plans travel doesn't allow for sewing downtime. any moments i might have wanted to sew, i chose to sleep instead.</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/AVvXsEhhf7-QdSBjQ8tHWJs-sbgUEitJRbH5X4WJez792sdg5ifuN1u1d6KOB6AH4mRaBX3DKS-SzxoT116dkV1XVQz-ThUWBztnxAAltH02XJaDSOPa6BKRgBFju7Vbf4Yxky1mUdLWgKSNMVeSv_maBBjl1iTeJUZS3CwiLtvTJ9ydS4wPvAwgzsNbFmpEuXoH/s4032/IMG_7360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhf7-QdSBjQ8tHWJs-sbgUEitJRbH5X4WJez792sdg5ifuN1u1d6KOB6AH4mRaBX3DKS-SzxoT116dkV1XVQz-ThUWBztnxAAltH02XJaDSOPa6BKRgBFju7Vbf4Yxky1mUdLWgKSNMVeSv_maBBjl1iTeJUZS3CwiLtvTJ9ydS4wPvAwgzsNbFmpEuXoH/w640-h480/IMG_7360.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>although we passed through london on the way to italy, i did not visit the liberty store. too tired and i knew i'd be back at least once more this year. but we were there just days before the coronation and i got a few goodies at a heathrow shop.</div><div><br /></div><div>i may not have gotten any liberty in london, but i was surprised how much tana lawn i saw through out italy, particularly in milan but also in florence.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaiZrC018Lc5CMVpLuloUrdzs-eneteA9PAJRu1_EJoX02PfqA1VfXivyQMw2CGyGPTEbXMPoMnhl2iXbuU68JqshUkCG5iVi7RZdOB55OgYrAxy7cg2TBosRmdojhjei1VPJTEB_C_iUo3Nx__frvdLTkA_L_wxHEyqDKm23hCpDozajf2MMkioofhcW/w480-h640/IMG_6294.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>these are just a few samples of window displays i saw. most shops had items made of liberty, this one actually sold yardage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq15gzK3mi9-zjMAXAm8Nmtc3uFgXpHVMRNppBMjG7uMOXQ2PL1bnpDaP5pOYlnlN6WYRo25i0mcTYdc_94qsb433kU2wIvsjK4t_Xk9jBe5BT3oA8Gttr6yy-G9igthgRmu3Miydsl2XRkCZ1DYbdeGSZZV8If8dmUHKAHXU1ssuEJTgHPoFztzOxcZhh/s4032/IMG_6295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq15gzK3mi9-zjMAXAm8Nmtc3uFgXpHVMRNppBMjG7uMOXQ2PL1bnpDaP5pOYlnlN6WYRo25i0mcTYdc_94qsb433kU2wIvsjK4t_Xk9jBe5BT3oA8Gttr6yy-G9igthgRmu3Miydsl2XRkCZ1DYbdeGSZZV8If8dmUHKAHXU1ssuEJTgHPoFztzOxcZhh/w480-h640/IMG_6295.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>on our last day in milan, i took my son into a beautiful shop full of liberty and had him pick out a yard that i could use as a backing on a future liberty + chambray lap quilt. off all the lovely prints to choose from, he selected "strawberry theif" in a blue colorway. not my favorite. i tried to steer him towards prints i favored, but he was adamant. i've decided his choice is appropriate for the trip (it has a somewhat renaissance feel to it) and have plans to use it for a blue-themed liberty quilt.</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkREIn9-yefMkrAuzrDLg0OaztjKMorWe0qzavpa0cGNRaLGkM88NKXoFNCtX_gjLObCeLGyZ-BMQmlTBEecTT1jXESSQ74UoU6nQyTTsHZzQBdsjoOpgdBjiRTMhyeCgZaCLmkfQ5Is6_EHxJ1mj8xR_iPE9K2UjpKvXrFEOmBrl-YfOdm7bf4oa0Hku/s4032/IMG_7076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkREIn9-yefMkrAuzrDLg0OaztjKMorWe0qzavpa0cGNRaLGkM88NKXoFNCtX_gjLObCeLGyZ-BMQmlTBEecTT1jXESSQ74UoU6nQyTTsHZzQBdsjoOpgdBjiRTMhyeCgZaCLmkfQ5Is6_EHxJ1mj8xR_iPE9K2UjpKvXrFEOmBrl-YfOdm7bf4oa0Hku/w480-h640/IMG_7076.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i also arranged and packed the supplies for two epp wheels for my "london wardobe epp" quilt. this i actually pulled out on the flight out of italy and sewed on for a bit.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BCiqd47CVsRuM-4zW0MYKH_B7EYauSClTD9-AkWnFXXyq5A3uhw6ikc8nguk3jSGMl5VaIFcaMAWOFZSvT8tYfx1O_a2wffb913EkaCftRuMKg36hueIS1SEr1mv3pLUaGAnE8bsGZeHeJSDtUkNwACVbxr8Ej2LEjiKhL1kbFscrACE6YvvL6KSnlrg/s4032/IMG_7077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BCiqd47CVsRuM-4zW0MYKH_B7EYauSClTD9-AkWnFXXyq5A3uhw6ikc8nguk3jSGMl5VaIFcaMAWOFZSvT8tYfx1O_a2wffb913EkaCftRuMKg36hueIS1SEr1mv3pLUaGAnE8bsGZeHeJSDtUkNwACVbxr8Ej2LEjiKhL1kbFscrACE6YvvL6KSnlrg/w480-h640/IMG_7077.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2013/09/sweetness-and-generosity-world-over.html" target="_blank">little travel pouch was a gift</a> from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizsmysterymusings/" target="_blank">liz</a> (<a href="https://shushimquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">shush i'm quilting</a>) several years ago and is the perfect size for my epp necessities.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeAXXnAOYIHTDIzF0gXYju50HUJL5H95NafaFZnKrWwVvv3H3hFIcVmU6ENKr7YROvRYoMG4e2vCpwAixJGq7pT26Kpd6oWdaxpWSNUCBZHUPp4ke3G2Ue7FAfJjKVFdH6YBl3V9Cv3Es3nR4mR7wfU0Q17QjMtiKG595c3IQVt5_ktdREe9yuUpvnElu/s2895/55BEF5CF-CA0C-4C7A-AEF2-EEBB3C7F089A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeAXXnAOYIHTDIzF0gXYju50HUJL5H95NafaFZnKrWwVvv3H3hFIcVmU6ENKr7YROvRYoMG4e2vCpwAixJGq7pT26Kpd6oWdaxpWSNUCBZHUPp4ke3G2Ue7FAfJjKVFdH6YBl3V9Cv3Es3nR4mR7wfU0Q17QjMtiKG595c3IQVt5_ktdREe9yuUpvnElu/w512-h640/55BEF5CF-CA0C-4C7A-AEF2-EEBB3C7F089A.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>on the way out, we spent a day and two nights in manchester so the fellas could attend a mancity match and i had the immense pleasure of meeting up with the lovely <a href="https://www.instagram.com/charmaboutyou/" target="_blank">lucy brennan</a> of charm about you, a <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-charm-about-her.html" target="_blank">longtime</a>, on-line quilt friend i have <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVLIGSKAueX/" target="_blank">met in person once before</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>we didn't do any sewing or anything fabric related, but she showed me around her city, we had a lovely meal, and just talked and talked. lucy is the kind of person i wish lived next door to me so i could see her every day. quilt people really are the best.</div><div><br /></div><div>following the travel, i worked full time on my other creative project - our house remodel. lots of creativity going on, but no sewing.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lSTwmr2vgccDeXNFnXB83Ewzr4ZqK2qrXggtSlNJuyuDdaRtVeljUSNemjDyVc7-kTYccXokDUWBi2BDVEQWJ8tdUE-PMh58qm27Dph5r0pJ5JMW3ZQ8S56w-cZJYdQgJNUlrXENUAEWLho-Ezu0AjyrQTpY3A_KkFinU4lZWOQ0yjZqs7sr9nO6wNvQ/s2049/IMG_6669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lSTwmr2vgccDeXNFnXB83Ewzr4ZqK2qrXggtSlNJuyuDdaRtVeljUSNemjDyVc7-kTYccXokDUWBi2BDVEQWJ8tdUE-PMh58qm27Dph5r0pJ5JMW3ZQ8S56w-cZJYdQgJNUlrXENUAEWLho-Ezu0AjyrQTpY3A_KkFinU4lZWOQ0yjZqs7sr9nO6wNvQ/w640-h480/IMG_6669.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i turned 50.</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/AVvXsEiNh4eWQaB2ddadVkzWW6g8pSV0JOs2qeymIAzp3rsFx2oPoYtjId18DnN6aBS2bzYkhpQPjxIJPoqirO5Cf46Kx14szZtMFJ6xbf5YiZgjzJEjN1-mJ_sYiGnYWQK9nbrsRdLGpaStSihSO49xWL_dNrfcCEYaHiB6kkjjms83fOkimp04bk6CmkOftSkf/s4032/IMG_7823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh4eWQaB2ddadVkzWW6g8pSV0JOs2qeymIAzp3rsFx2oPoYtjId18DnN6aBS2bzYkhpQPjxIJPoqirO5Cf46Kx14szZtMFJ6xbf5YiZgjzJEjN1-mJ_sYiGnYWQK9nbrsRdLGpaStSihSO49xWL_dNrfcCEYaHiB6kkjjms83fOkimp04bk6CmkOftSkf/w480-h640/IMG_7823.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>in july, our family packed up again and flew into prague for a month-long tour of germanic areas. we visited austria, a bit of germany, and switzerland. </div><div><br /></div><div>these hexagon floor tiles in the summer palace in vienna reminded me of quilts, of course.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL6cdMX8713aHB8fCCTM8Ma7EOBUhptwevYiTGIJfULXtLxSxUnemC15yZHSnqUyQZKUHtedIKY8-THhS0Fn0GNS4BVQ_-qWUnMWlFWkmJsMUPeO1c3RyJKqgKoRg9Mk6kfxoDm26FYTdb8LxK3vGzHjDCE9OmL-1y7CyeGLcZGIp-6BCV6w4d9ZPELlJ/s4032/IMG_0538.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL6cdMX8713aHB8fCCTM8Ma7EOBUhptwevYiTGIJfULXtLxSxUnemC15yZHSnqUyQZKUHtedIKY8-THhS0Fn0GNS4BVQ_-qWUnMWlFWkmJsMUPeO1c3RyJKqgKoRg9Mk6kfxoDm26FYTdb8LxK3vGzHjDCE9OmL-1y7CyeGLcZGIp-6BCV6w4d9ZPELlJ/w640-h480/IMG_0538.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i did not bring a quilt along, i knew better by now than to give up precious luggage space for that. but i did bring the little epp pouch with me. i kept it stowed in the side pocket of my backpack, which was my carry-on for the trip.</div><div><br /></div><div>when we went backpacking in the austrian alps for 4 days, i neglected to take that little pouch out of my bag. i regretted the unnecessary extra weight until on day 3, when one of our daughters had an abscess develop on her leg that needed to be lanced. then we were able to sterilize my sewing needle and perform the operation. gruesome, but she quickly healed after that and i was grateful i had the equipment needed with me.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSrjZd_5uShTvVLAf1cKxji_n3m8KjTsPw30v74t7ebUX0u2aQxIlGeWJodS3N6BukEL5RYQkhocZXk7DnWI1400pqSoO9qTFOzSj5EB65566LjmhJP4kIXM9Q12g2yin7PWMroYZn_11hxE2mlnq2k1FV36p5e51UPq8U05QDlbcpVoUHruGFJ-5EiNv/w640-h640/1A82019D-5CFA-4E9D-AC91-4857779731E9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>once christmas was over, i thought about finishing the binding on "liberty holly hobbie" quilt since i usually do complete a binding to ring out the year. i started working on it whenever my grandson (19 months) came over to play with my collection of toy animals. but those sessions never lasted long enough for me to get more than one thread length done before he wanted to be off and doing something else. </div><div><br /></div><div>whenever he wasn't around, there were still the college kids home and other family things to do.</div><div>which meant i left the handbinding for next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>so 2023 ends with these stats:</div><div><br /></div><div>finishes - 1</div><div>starts - 4: 1 sandwhiched, 3 in piecing process</div><div>flimsies complete - 1</div><div>projects quilted - 5</div><div>handquilting projects - 2: 1 completed, 1 in progress</div><div>handbinding in process - 1</div><div>epp - 1 cog half done</div><div>classes - 1: string stars w/ tara faughnan</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-90484994227448238972023-03-31T19:38:00.017-07:002023-03-31T19:38:00.197-07:00another handstitched spring break<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4E9sNgj58djp7V3KrnaLnAZ2SdjpWsfMhGkWWQE9X-vVEQilk2InImYcD_3W3E92wJLLpNi3Xt4LVL_4ivgrfHwBwCdP6N1qOa1ar-0Yj7-NJ_2HN27E3ehnItu_GXm-DXaDWmJC_gEO-oURHoBYxzr3kyRiZd506Et4bbmw1odiXptiaXBG-7WCRw/s4032/D5148E1B-38A4-43DF-AB44-B983E855FFE0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4E9sNgj58djp7V3KrnaLnAZ2SdjpWsfMhGkWWQE9X-vVEQilk2InImYcD_3W3E92wJLLpNi3Xt4LVL_4ivgrfHwBwCdP6N1qOa1ar-0Yj7-NJ_2HN27E3ehnItu_GXm-DXaDWmJC_gEO-oURHoBYxzr3kyRiZd506Et4bbmw1odiXptiaXBG-7WCRw/w480-h640/D5148E1B-38A4-43DF-AB44-B983E855FFE0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>spring break has rolled around again and i dug out "cheery (easter) quilt" to <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/spring-break-stitches.html" target="_blank">take along for our mexico beach trip again</a> this year.</p><p>i had trouble finding my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/handwork-spring-and-fall.html" target="_blank">colored threads i took with me last year</a>, so i got out the other 3 colors i needed to work on and took those instead. i got two of them fully done and started the third color. </p><p>but there is still such a lot of handwork to do.</p><p>it's rather deceptive looking since i'm leaving the large yellow boxes virtually unquilted and only doing all the colored frames. seems like there shouldn't be that much to do. but there are at least 3-5 rounds of stitching in color to add to each block, and so far i've only mostly completed about 2 of the 5 columns. i sure love doing the handquilting, but sometimes it feels as if i'm never going to get it done.</p><p>it's a bit discouraging, really.</p><p>what i am super happy about is that i traced my sun and rays into the yellow portions and got them all done. i love how it radiates out of the lower right section of the quilt, spilling sunshine through many boxes. i used a bowl from my kitchen and hera marker to make the cirle, and added the lines for the rays using a 24" quilting ruler. the effect is pure sunshine!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazXrV4GdQXi2QTY4WtswvpzzyIO4GrnBJiFNh5oTQEsxz68MkUcNowdHb-QXo_o54F3kHsvXUj-HicnMBctcr1itcA05gSXbr4adgMg3eDOlsyBJisCNq3jHojJ2Wwg9q7fj3WdrhrZjXwmdBasOicQjfZYMVjwECT0gHqdaOutfEzoFOJ8SYDv0pkQ/s4032/E7F37339-7508-4440-ACB2-1C9E67E742F3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazXrV4GdQXi2QTY4WtswvpzzyIO4GrnBJiFNh5oTQEsxz68MkUcNowdHb-QXo_o54F3kHsvXUj-HicnMBctcr1itcA05gSXbr4adgMg3eDOlsyBJisCNq3jHojJ2Wwg9q7fj3WdrhrZjXwmdBasOicQjfZYMVjwECT0gHqdaOutfEzoFOJ8SYDv0pkQ/w480-h640/E7F37339-7508-4440-ACB2-1C9E67E742F3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>i did a lot of the stitching poolside in the shade at the condos where we were staying. i set up camp each morning on the big comfy recliner beds and stitched away while enjoying the view and hanging out with any family members who joined me. i'm of a pale complexion and can't take too much sun without a whole lot of sunscreen, which i loathe applying as needed. at this point in my life, i simply opt to stay out of the sun during peak hours. it works for me! stitching gave me the perfect thing to do while i avoided the lotioning and sunburns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipb1KIB-PiwMvbcSyD74_gZg-UvQaSDpcgP_53m3cmFWFPxK7augReztNmhcBSb3DI6_G8mIsLT6fa_sPzyTpFzYVA_cngyimKgSGmnQu2Uou2KQM71p7rbB9YBhGxTd3Xz2T2OxJ1zauP9d0Z_HJnGFUf42ewg48vAfr1pkgHQ_MYnanLZ02X9b4BYA/s4032/39C56B6F-B3EA-4068-8604-155E9EBF8508.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipb1KIB-PiwMvbcSyD74_gZg-UvQaSDpcgP_53m3cmFWFPxK7augReztNmhcBSb3DI6_G8mIsLT6fa_sPzyTpFzYVA_cngyimKgSGmnQu2Uou2KQM71p7rbB9YBhGxTd3Xz2T2OxJ1zauP9d0Z_HJnGFUf42ewg48vAfr1pkgHQ_MYnanLZ02X9b4BYA/w480-h640/39C56B6F-B3EA-4068-8604-155E9EBF8508.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>our last day there, i took some photos around the property to capture where i am in process with this quilt. technically, its fully serviceable and in use. there is a lot more stitching in the colored frames i'd like to add. but i'm kind of counting it as a finish, too. </p><p>at the rate i'm going, it's going to take another couple of <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/spring-break-stitches.html" target="_blank">mexico beach trips with stitching</a> to finish this handwork. on the one hand, i'm not opposed to the idea. on the other, i'd really like to get this one in the wash as it is pretty well travelled now and i'd like to get it freshened and cleaned up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzXkAr_ZaEVpprnEmTQoY2FIDw4PBOQKT3fFqwC8nS0p0_cCaAirhy47kxQyTBEZlNoR7pCKTii8b373fMWJHNAlpbr0HRhidTmcnyP0uihH1vO81-DJhKoezEwTo93Dg440fVr_WDvaIRPBNnwbtIgrIoUGbF4vFxYcE31IKeAjyOzcx7N7IbhJSCg/s3024/F30DA377-29A6-45E5-A063-0F14D5F9EFDA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzXkAr_ZaEVpprnEmTQoY2FIDw4PBOQKT3fFqwC8nS0p0_cCaAirhy47kxQyTBEZlNoR7pCKTii8b373fMWJHNAlpbr0HRhidTmcnyP0uihH1vO81-DJhKoezEwTo93Dg440fVr_WDvaIRPBNnwbtIgrIoUGbF4vFxYcE31IKeAjyOzcx7N7IbhJSCg/w640-h640/F30DA377-29A6-45E5-A063-0F14D5F9EFDA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>i recently remembered i had this long-term <i>wip</i> pinwheel quilt all the way to the binding stage before i abandoned it again. i'm really not sure why i hadn't picked it up. but once i recalled it was close to a finish, i pulled it out and got it done.<div><br /></div><div>the littlest one started binding her quilt right alongside me, which made for a pleasant sunday afternoon together.</div><div><br /></div><div>there wasn't much to do, and i quickly had a finish. while i was completing the quilt, i also finally realized what i wanted to do with it. i was waffling between sending it to the cabin and sending it to a certain aunt. then i got a new idea completely and it feel absolutely right.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSr6DqEGvs8nvBDyn4s1wbQUTiL0PwScXH33pR0lXLId5ufOYraxooYTUmO4eJh84RWVxKS-BrwhGoZgXfLprYMI77slE0vuIXwo7bktSIC4r875EgFJy3iVSSpPPVAbKIOenVlIVUeB-MpT0CQ90dj0hCEICA8R_8bDzyZX-0IVEDzeAtt0LfrGNzCw/s1440/1B8A1159-9F6C-4F33-8D48-4B67C1849E9D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSr6DqEGvs8nvBDyn4s1wbQUTiL0PwScXH33pR0lXLId5ufOYraxooYTUmO4eJh84RWVxKS-BrwhGoZgXfLprYMI77slE0vuIXwo7bktSIC4r875EgFJy3iVSSpPPVAbKIOenVlIVUeB-MpT0CQ90dj0hCEICA8R_8bDzyZX-0IVEDzeAtt0LfrGNzCw/w640-h640/1B8A1159-9F6C-4F33-8D48-4B67C1849E9D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>the little bit of a look you can see on my daughter's face kind of sums up us trying to snap a quick finish photo of the "sugar sweet pinwheel quilt." she was certainly willing to help me, but we had some issues. for one, she couldn't hold it up straight and still hide her face.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbFIazf4LmQLZ7Ma1nWlJeqRP5LTpu_MFKIysMP5mHgeZLaWoRwr1KlpjKALsQv2QGMeh1Pwi_ADTV5Q2fFrg4mR-k0i7QvsVtdd1TAky_SgoHemtT4ytfaH9ymdHvZGjXvqHdMKWKVfu6YXGtB0sS1oT3t9zU-oWHlxfOCbIWZCA9it00JYpQjYgXQ/s1440/F004C561-99AC-46DB-869C-0C8B8C5FB605.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbFIazf4LmQLZ7Ma1nWlJeqRP5LTpu_MFKIysMP5mHgeZLaWoRwr1KlpjKALsQv2QGMeh1Pwi_ADTV5Q2fFrg4mR-k0i7QvsVtdd1TAky_SgoHemtT4ytfaH9ymdHvZGjXvqHdMKWKVfu6YXGtB0sS1oT3t9zU-oWHlxfOCbIWZCA9it00JYpQjYgXQ/w640-h640/F004C561-99AC-46DB-869C-0C8B8C5FB605.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>and then the dogs got involved.</div><div><br /></div><div>one second she is holding the quilt up in front of her while the dogs circle her feet, and the next she has whisked it quickly to the side. "what are you doing?!," i asked in exasperation. "pan was trying to pee on the quilt!," she responded. "oh, come on. really? he wouldn't do that."</div><div><br /></div><div>but when i looked at the photo i had snapped just as she tore the quilt away, the full evidence was right there. naughty little puppy boy! he is pretty notorious for trying to mark everything (which is why he's an outdoor dog), and i guess he liked the quilt and wanted it for himself.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7ykuWOjIFky-8VfeslyRy-sMBlzwdHodcs_DsWLrEcMntd7ucz9ixBfCLFt1hgpcgaDuI-M1Jz-c0Jh0AbudzS1ASTCHKYlnXL4CwfruOijkBJj4Nuc-g9KthCjsENa0iFdnha44FWCjdQJ1MiHkEnA6wTF3WoZmyps0oc8Fh4uL8PIL_hBLWNvgjA/s4032/CA1346C8-C0F3-4E41-80A1-A5D74C5A3D05.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7ykuWOjIFky-8VfeslyRy-sMBlzwdHodcs_DsWLrEcMntd7ucz9ixBfCLFt1hgpcgaDuI-M1Jz-c0Jh0AbudzS1ASTCHKYlnXL4CwfruOijkBJj4Nuc-g9KthCjsENa0iFdnha44FWCjdQJ1MiHkEnA6wTF3WoZmyps0oc8Fh4uL8PIL_hBLWNvgjA/w640-h480/CA1346C8-C0F3-4E41-80A1-A5D74C5A3D05.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">at that point i gave up on the photos and threw the quilt in the wash. i don't think pan hit his mark, but i wanted to wash it anyway since it was complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">there is a lot of red in this quilt, and i had recently read an account of a quilter who had used an older red fabric which bled on her quilt despite using color catchers. i always use color catchers and have never had any problems with bleeding, but i was feeling nervous because these were 10 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i put 3 color catchers in, and although they came out bright pink, there is no bleeding anywhere on the quilt. yay! they certainly did their job, didn't they?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWR1KKeLUnSN0ujT3FJ9rhLOKUyZWzcWy7VRntqBl-DDDwdQz6Fv2Dt1wX3iMU7h2Qki-SM829mjcu23Yqx9rEByfpwXsaDdmy4xBvPo6wEWxd0fdXtUCaH7wquPPOdc2n3tX89Khk3xY6Gn-hhBWcM_if3xQOMgeLPriRwfbqMSQLWJvrijECc_VXg/s1440/436853A5-D04C-478A-AF73-C0AC84EA00A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWR1KKeLUnSN0ujT3FJ9rhLOKUyZWzcWy7VRntqBl-DDDwdQz6Fv2Dt1wX3iMU7h2Qki-SM829mjcu23Yqx9rEByfpwXsaDdmy4xBvPo6wEWxd0fdXtUCaH7wquPPOdc2n3tX89Khk3xY6Gn-hhBWcM_if3xQOMgeLPriRwfbqMSQLWJvrijECc_VXg/w640-h640/436853A5-D04C-478A-AF73-C0AC84EA00A8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">this quilt is made from a fat quarter set of lecien flower sugar fabrics from 2010 that i purchased in my </span><a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2019/02/learning-curve-and-evolving.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">earliest fabric buying frenzy days</a><span style="text-align: left;">. a number of years ago, longer than it seems it was, i saw a pinwheel </span><span style="text-align: left;">quilt on ig and </span><a href="http://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2015/02/sweet-stuff.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">decided these would make a nice valentine's day quilt</a><span style="text-align: left;">. i think partially because i intended this for a holiday quilt and partly because i wasn't super hyped about it, </span><a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2016/03/love-in-spin-lecien-flower-sugar.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">i usually worked on it in january hoping for a holiday finish</a><span style="text-align: left;">, and then put it away each year. i was a much slower quilter back then. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>the background is a couple of different whites, which gives a tiny bit of movement and bit of a make-do look to the quilt. i think i used moda charm squares for the white portions.</div><div><br /></div><div>i had it to the binding phase by 2019, and started binding it during my mother's final days after i completed <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2019/09/spare-pennies-finish-and-memorial.html" target="_blank">the penny patch quilt i was binding at that time</a>. and i <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B17SV2CHjZd/" target="_blank">took it to the cabin that summer</a>, which is when i thought maybe it would make <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B02GnM2nM8M/" target="_blank">a good cabin quilt</a>. but it got put in a basket and sat untouched after that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCieXa-RP5YiBCoY4nLeVGUH0d2sjjO4ncoUPeiBEsCSsp44wHcdW9UrTkKlg5swCc6WaxDZbceKUvbBKGhqi8wXQqMISOSD3kyzAbhfWBY7mjRpnUepzIuK2a2227aWYVu8XgXWWbJXT5KqR_fsPcLCjUcRFHF1MtKhEskBcpMCOX3XAiL8m7pUYeQ/s1440/6E1A8AF9-89EA-449D-AE7E-41C1661FFF5C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCieXa-RP5YiBCoY4nLeVGUH0d2sjjO4ncoUPeiBEsCSsp44wHcdW9UrTkKlg5swCc6WaxDZbceKUvbBKGhqi8wXQqMISOSD3kyzAbhfWBY7mjRpnUepzIuK2a2227aWYVu8XgXWWbJXT5KqR_fsPcLCjUcRFHF1MtKhEskBcpMCOX3XAiL8m7pUYeQ/w640-h640/6E1A8AF9-89EA-449D-AE7E-41C1661FFF5C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>the quilting was done in a dogwood/citrus peel pattern in the pinwheels, which meant i didn't have to mark them. the binding is scraps leftover from the fat quarters.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM9is5of7S_8kl1xCbjaItWCEct8aWYdcUrP7Nrh6ue1AYA36mGdadVMiYk4P2ff9McboogBDAU-sOaIR1Ra-mdBBm9jAaqu18EfOOPfjR_3mFBQf67p0YgmxgB54e9FwDxhnqdMwsnlRersZMCWYgKF4apHmUj5H4ArJuiD2TZG7NVClrBJS7sNxrg/w640-h640/49773DF2-4BBC-4527-B6F8-69C4A7589824.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>the backing is a few more fat quarter scraps, a large piece of flower sugar from a different year, and the coordinating blue floral from a tanya whelan line.by the time i got around to making a backing, the original fabrics weren't available anymore and i had to make do with what i could find that was similar. i managed to work the selvage in on the blue piece, a touch i like if i can make it happen. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmeV-thcRWJL8YnFKoHM1pCmNbNVZN6wLTWSyLRSqvd-AUI_vAT96J_jTfzJTtIshp18xTcSKmr3oiOPCXGtE35KG3oKDnvlb0IjNub8b5c_UZeiHDbWl4C4N2KgkFZWMF6TmftqovC_-h_ida3X0s5VCSzksQklpioiB_ZTHO6a4AqyYg4pUVmKIkA/s4032/9125036B-0BD7-4AAB-ABBC-5343BE8C0EF2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmeV-thcRWJL8YnFKoHM1pCmNbNVZN6wLTWSyLRSqvd-AUI_vAT96J_jTfzJTtIshp18xTcSKmr3oiOPCXGtE35KG3oKDnvlb0IjNub8b5c_UZeiHDbWl4C4N2KgkFZWMF6TmftqovC_-h_ida3X0s5VCSzksQklpioiB_ZTHO6a4AqyYg4pUVmKIkA/w480-h640/9125036B-0BD7-4AAB-ABBC-5343BE8C0EF2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">one last look at how good the crinkle got once it was out of the dryer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i'm looking in to ordering a custom label i can add to this quilt because i really would like to add those to the quilts i gift. once i have that squared away, this quilt will be off to its home.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-62908056848979096142023-03-10T13:38:00.001-07:002023-03-10T13:38:00.215-07:00quilting, quilting, realizations, and more quilting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaXywRJBvU9FehZHoDm-wANoEgXA-E4KAMLx2hn7T3sJYnzvt2vuHaBE3HhAwr3xWoYK9hLra7mPZMQIJpjTi8wH4W3_FPfuB6Q6Y9EuIZxkqHEN9a35mLsBc7vc99ac9nPexFxV-LS4EfJgIyWCRM4NWb491Xj5pZIey4wAsnBpmbfGkFu2-U_W9QA/s3024/B80B6E13-CC52-4EEB-9481-C95163F7A810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaXywRJBvU9FehZHoDm-wANoEgXA-E4KAMLx2hn7T3sJYnzvt2vuHaBE3HhAwr3xWoYK9hLra7mPZMQIJpjTi8wH4W3_FPfuB6Q6Y9EuIZxkqHEN9a35mLsBc7vc99ac9nPexFxV-LS4EfJgIyWCRM4NWb491Xj5pZIey4wAsnBpmbfGkFu2-U_W9QA/w640-h640/B80B6E13-CC52-4EEB-9481-C95163F7A810.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div> isn't this a pretty pile?<div><br /></div><div>can you tell what it is?</div><div><br /></div><div>it's my three most recent quilt top finishes fully sam'iched (backed and basted), ready for quilting.</div><div><br /><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/AVvXsEgESRQrLZvyouXztwL_5Ps4oMo1seR_39k6WxvwMxEpmd1xKSd8-ZuGBDQJ-KNLN4iLCnS9ijkEnHra4QLOw1MLolWiHFn6khX1X8Bl6gk0Swxb2HGWPociRXVUJhVBDsIBgO__sHUHRx3uiCtl19OuwTQb-7z_OgVPulyBvfXNj41HiNTptdqa1eiuWg/s4032/BE98C5A3-163A-4474-B2B7-1722E98DD7CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESRQrLZvyouXztwL_5Ps4oMo1seR_39k6WxvwMxEpmd1xKSd8-ZuGBDQJ-KNLN4iLCnS9ijkEnHra4QLOw1MLolWiHFn6khX1X8Bl6gk0Swxb2HGWPociRXVUJhVBDsIBgO__sHUHRx3uiCtl19OuwTQb-7z_OgVPulyBvfXNj41HiNTptdqa1eiuWg/w480-h640/BE98C5A3-163A-4474-B2B7-1722E98DD7CD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">they've been added to <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/10/basting-away.html" target="_blank">the last pile of backed and basted quilts i put together</a> not too long ago, bringing my total of "needs to be quilted" projects to eight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">to some quilters, this might seem like a tower of pressure and a lot of behind-ness. but not to me. i've discovered in the last few years (<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2020/09/covid-quarantine-era-quilting.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/03/wip-wednesday-20219.html" target="_blank">here</a>) that i rather like batch processing quilts through the post-piecing-a-flimsy stage along to a finish. it works really well for my "start all the quilts" mentality. piece a whole bunch with abandon for a while, then finish them off all together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this time around, i've realized that it is actually helpful to my quilting skills to do more than one quilt in a row. when i only bust out the walking foot or fmq for one quilt at a time, i feel like i'm just getting in the groove of it again when i'm suddenly done. then i don't do it again for several months and i'm back to relearning as i go again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">not this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">let's see what i got done in one week. not only did i complete most of that stack, i had several learning moments and realizations along the way. it's a lot of quilting and a lot of information! maybe you just want to scroll the photos and get a general idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcN7SQYHsz3Hes9wjHMmCySeWPAAgEu5_vTtPsdo-MwKZb3RqI8D5ynZNrIzJTIbfyK2OkNJx1cFqDcVdFi66DTZJG1ikmmzPAl8g-MtByLAf_94hMnaCiF6RB1LUpuioITSNSsV-z6tSSJWHIg71oDXZdAnWKzDQzyQCe1v2X4cziDwQLV3tzYiVdg/w480-h640/9191D783-A329-4596-ADF0-B95C14555E0C.jpeg" width="480" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">first up, was my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/crossroads-joy.html" target="_blank">original treehouse crossroads quilt</a>. i looked at several of these online to see how others quilted them. i was partially inclined to figure out how to do a <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2014/05/quilting-along.html" target="_blank">citrus peel (aka dogwood) pattern</a> on the rectangles, but i couldn't decide how that would work with the roads and squares. i was also partial to handquilting this, which looks so great. but i am already a few years behind on <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/handwork-spring-and-fall.html" target="_blank">those projects</a> and didn't want this quilt to have to wait forever to be finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so i went with easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i echo quilted along the block-joining seams and outside the road strips. it's a medium density choice, which leaves the quilt pretty sturdy, but also soft and drapey. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and even though the walking foot requires me to sew on the turtle, it was really fast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">except when this happened ...</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/AVvXsEg0EKTMzFLOGgo7PJXrF5cbays7_IcmxQtH6JiiusU75p6p3YwwgYDZj4ZaIwUh0856FA3FKiS0WC-rWzOrKNV7IhJYpyU3q-UDWUunVcXjEG5iGuVuW1EWBdeLYoKZPNt1BPphH7_UI9SdGShObAsxgf9znziGj5EMGdiNyRrFYd0E7fYrPZQzn-OB2A/s4032/F3AE3649-514D-4C17-BFAF-413AE400EBC9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EKTMzFLOGgo7PJXrF5cbays7_IcmxQtH6JiiusU75p6p3YwwgYDZj4ZaIwUh0856FA3FKiS0WC-rWzOrKNV7IhJYpyU3q-UDWUunVcXjEG5iGuVuW1EWBdeLYoKZPNt1BPphH7_UI9SdGShObAsxgf9znziGj5EMGdiNyRrFYd0E7fYrPZQzn-OB2A/w480-h640/F3AE3649-514D-4C17-BFAF-413AE400EBC9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">the walking foot (or, as juki calls it, even feed foot) broke.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">well, that was unexpected.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and completely inexplicable. nothing happened to signal a problem. earlier on i did have one of those moments where the bobbin case isn't fully inserted correctly and the needle won't go down, but i quickly readjusted and moved on. well into the quilting, i look up and see that the bottom prong on guide fork part of the foot is completely bent down. it literally looks like it was made this way. it's not thinned at all, nor was it hot. it doesn't look warped. it's just pointed down now instead of being parallel with the upper prong like it should be. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">how could this happen without making a noise or parts exploding everywhere? i spray basted this quilt, so it's not like i hit a pin or anything, which my machine has always taken in stride, anyway.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">it's a complete mystery!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">i've contacted juki and we're in talks because this was a very new walking foot, purchased less than a year ago, and has only been used twice before.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">it's a good thing i had a spare since our household now owns three juki quilting machines. i was able to walk my way through to a finish of the first crossroads and move on to the <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/12/another-crossroad.html" target="_blank">low-volume crossroads quilt</a> right away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrfdzbtPDliIJY-LibhiFjW_coLmqKgscZepCzBfeAa1RnAc_bhXJ97OcDuBXrgy_8gvC_rc3ahv68hx6HWC0sRsyPVEbNg5Nm2bHibB8k020p19ZcRjy0_P2ZTyg81pvtIoG-tzL1gnJ_8III3vtHyaBsbAjESDgIZtQPtxacxcVP7p92jYQkB_NOg/s4032/F4A30A75-A9EC-4A55-860E-D689DF6CEC5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrfdzbtPDliIJY-LibhiFjW_coLmqKgscZepCzBfeAa1RnAc_bhXJ97OcDuBXrgy_8gvC_rc3ahv68hx6HWC0sRsyPVEbNg5Nm2bHibB8k020p19ZcRjy0_P2ZTyg81pvtIoG-tzL1gnJ_8III3vtHyaBsbAjESDgIZtQPtxacxcVP7p92jYQkB_NOg/w480-h640/F4A30A75-A9EC-4A55-860E-D689DF6CEC5B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcN7SQYHsz3Hes9wjHMmCySeWPAAgEu5_vTtPsdo-MwKZb3RqI8D5ynZNrIzJTIbfyK2OkNJx1cFqDcVdFi66DTZJG1ikmmzPAl8g-MtByLAf_94hMnaCiF6RB1LUpuioITSNSsV-z6tSSJWHIg71oDXZdAnWKzDQzyQCe1v2X4cziDwQLV3tzYiVdg/s4032/9191D783-A329-4596-ADF0-B95C14555E0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>i zipped right through the quilting and had it finished in a day.</div><div><br /></div><div>shortly after completing these two, i came across the ideal quilting pattern for a crossroads quilt! it's handquilting and it's perfection. see it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-TmAKu5I4/" target="_blank">here on instagram</a>. i love it so much! i still have one more <a href="https://treehousetextiles.com.au/products/crossroads-pdf-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">treehouse crossroads quilt</a> in the works, so maybe i'll try this on the next one.</div><div><br /></div><div>but as for the quilts i'm quilting right now, here's what was next:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8sgLtx7RmpX9bd3CTxAV2fuAeDQzoHnaGXXZ8WAYdrpDM_cb-Rvz4wrJaYkeBew1djRHxKio2Ff2J6YLMMI2hF7BBl4DqGYzNBMGOK-YWLFIQ_TianCrO8WBRmnC6HjikUI9M8EPhSZRB9l4zNgdYlhZJW2uXeEE0CuZxs7VdDf3Q-HUdbCfSIlz4A/s4032/C7311A87-A88F-4EF3-8EDE-695680AF8FC9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8sgLtx7RmpX9bd3CTxAV2fuAeDQzoHnaGXXZ8WAYdrpDM_cb-Rvz4wrJaYkeBew1djRHxKio2Ff2J6YLMMI2hF7BBl4DqGYzNBMGOK-YWLFIQ_TianCrO8WBRmnC6HjikUI9M8EPhSZRB9l4zNgdYlhZJW2uXeEE0CuZxs7VdDf3Q-HUdbCfSIlz4A/w480-h640/C7311A87-A88F-4EF3-8EDE-695680AF8FC9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i needed to add the rest of the machine quilting to "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/09/liberty-holly-hobbie.html" target="_blank">liberty holly hobbie quilt</a>" so i can finish the handwork. i've decided that for added stability, i should stitch-in-the-ditch between strips in addition to handquilting down the center of each strip. i initially did half before beginning the handquilting.<div><br /></div><div>this was my original idea when i quilted my first liberty + crossweave quilt, but after putting the first few lines of machine stitches in, i decided i didn't like it.<div><br /></div><div>now i've changed my mind again because of practicality and wanting to increase the stability of our beloved sunday church lap quilts.</div><div><br /></div><div>but back to my quilting marathon.</div><div><br /></div><div>i was done with the walking foot and moved on to fmq, which was a little scary since i haven't done it in a while.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlzSJv0r4ORbGqdNtpnvT_FgS7P_YqGfSbLr7G10-IZKINtrj5mAIEKcFnmwW37BOuAfouPV8bky4YwybcQMw6x3r9pKaS8ZdtAfoS7sWUVnVUt9Cpv0n_NT3ldSQos624LI8gQiG4PvcO0bCjn9taMqexMK50YUnZ7RPg1Y6JSFDBOzw4nb5mHUd-A/s4032/5C1E1554-119A-49E5-83AE-2D385C0B7711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlzSJv0r4ORbGqdNtpnvT_FgS7P_YqGfSbLr7G10-IZKINtrj5mAIEKcFnmwW37BOuAfouPV8bky4YwybcQMw6x3r9pKaS8ZdtAfoS7sWUVnVUt9Cpv0n_NT3ldSQos624LI8gQiG4PvcO0bCjn9taMqexMK50YUnZ7RPg1Y6JSFDBOzw4nb5mHUd-A/w480-h640/5C1E1554-119A-49E5-83AE-2D385C0B7711.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>i started with "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/more-spontaneity-from-piles.html" target="_blank">aunt bet's mother's day quilt</a>."</div><div><br /></div><div>and here i came to terms with something about myself as a quilter: when it comes to the multitude of skills involved in making a quilt, the quilting part is not my strong suit (wheelhouse? i keep hearing that term lately).</div><div><br /></div><div>i still think it's so confusing that we call the collective process of making a quilt "quilting," <i>and</i> call the part where we stitch the layers together "quilting," as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>but here's what i realized about myself;</div><div><br /></div><div>i heartily admire people who can do intense, varied, fantastic quilting. i think it can add so much to the beauty and style of a quilt. i own a few books on the topic, about both walking foot and fmq methods. i like quilting my own quilts and have no desire to outsource this part of the process.</div><div><br /></div><div>all that said, i'm also not very skilled or creative when it comes to the quilting part. right now, i don't want to put the time in to improve. currently, i'm competent at about three patterns. i have zero desire to up my game here.</div><div><br /></div><div>and i'm totally okay with that.</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm owning this about myself and my quilting.</div><div><br /></div><div>at first i was feeling a little embarrassed about this, then realized it's completely fine. i can be myself, which means basic & mediocre at quilting, and still make quilts i love. i don't have to do it all and be amazing at all the parts. my quilts won't be known for their lovely feathers or fantastic curves or fancy script.</div><div><br /></div><div>alright.</div><div><br /></div><div>i've made my peace with myself about where i stand on quilting and can get back to it.</div><div><br /></div><div>i also recalled that on previous projects, once washed and crinkled, a lot of the minor flaws disappear.</div><div>thank goodness.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytJbRPBy2UDquLBFndIo9r1hhscqYnkpAYziH_LbC2Gi0LtJ9ArVVGigXwqg9c6umYxfr5vCgasZGNCyLk9OCw2U5kJ1sp_eezg0XkOOtDnC5UnMamaZj8aot4JfalO_kkRo9E3SXDRvDG8g7Mc4vQ96drwLkA9HZETPRo7c1NTgMYoVa3auch5Fq5w/s4032/2F23FD96-95F5-4E61-A18E-DA590CD59AB6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytJbRPBy2UDquLBFndIo9r1hhscqYnkpAYziH_LbC2Gi0LtJ9ArVVGigXwqg9c6umYxfr5vCgasZGNCyLk9OCw2U5kJ1sp_eezg0XkOOtDnC5UnMamaZj8aot4JfalO_kkRo9E3SXDRvDG8g7Mc4vQ96drwLkA9HZETPRo7c1NTgMYoVa3auch5Fq5w/w480-h640/2F23FD96-95F5-4E61-A18E-DA590CD59AB6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>this is when i decided to do simple modern loops on "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/more-spontaneity-from-piles.html" target="_blank">aunt bet's</a>." i'v done them before and the quilt had a lot of existing horizontal lines, so marking would be minimal. although i decided later i should have marked more. i now know i like my loops to be between 1" - 2" high and should take the time to mark accordingly. there are a few rows on this quilt that are too high for my preference. they get lanky and strange looking, lose their pleasant proportions. so from now on, i mark! </div><div><br /></div><div>i learned before that i definitely like to have the center line marked, and now i know about my personal height preferences, too. marking a quilt for quilting is one of those time-consuming, used-to-feel-wasteful parts of the process that i now accept and just do. (like trimming <i>hst</i>s and, occasionally, pinning.)</div><div><br /></div></div><div>i did the non-interlocking/non-overlapping loops in rows horizontally across the quilt, and i'm happy with the results. it looks pretty good on the back all together in a photo. nothing to see here when passing on a galloping horse, as my aunties say, so we're good. denser would have been more crinkly, but i wanted to maintain drape. this is a happy medium loop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_frqazwMEgJUeChF29nGugl3kLsMetEoJoqc3kdXNyE0If_6lC4baMYLTVeahKe28ljGFNmhGbpG3lepMOy65OOhd2CW7udvIyTGcQop7i9wP_3AeavoT7MYMyqQhD4kLbOwkT4kjTVRHDLSZGwj_TcMgxjDt7QBNtbWGg5-4_ALxP3pv2iYb1tTBVw/s4032/3EDBCB94-E37C-4AF8-A0E1-9EC873FA4438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_frqazwMEgJUeChF29nGugl3kLsMetEoJoqc3kdXNyE0If_6lC4baMYLTVeahKe28ljGFNmhGbpG3lepMOy65OOhd2CW7udvIyTGcQop7i9wP_3AeavoT7MYMyqQhD4kLbOwkT4kjTVRHDLSZGwj_TcMgxjDt7QBNtbWGg5-4_ALxP3pv2iYb1tTBVw/w480-h640/3EDBCB94-E37C-4AF8-A0E1-9EC873FA4438.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this is also where i started to have needle issues. (honestly, it might have happened once with the 1st quilt, but i can't remember for sure. this is definitely when i started taking photos.) i know i don't change my needles as frequently as is probably prudent, but i don't usually have problems. one snapped completely out of nowhere. coincidentally, the bobbin was empty. i changed it and moved on.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_w0qBNZlA3As1KDULBqu5w6YCu14IGgcm0po3VUVmivjZkNNTSbtKgYYKkk0axIe2qx_f1ga76OVT4BgbW3vos4GyH0hxxAdIwplvs7Pf7kG18GDwcOzMwckIJQ-VP_qWEoLiotpiq__l8PNTaJ6VKVHdTZRRm8dGKhXBMcA0EozgvSApLhaqwP7Bg/s4032/28576ACB-5B75-4BDD-A46B-E02E0EB275AE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_w0qBNZlA3As1KDULBqu5w6YCu14IGgcm0po3VUVmivjZkNNTSbtKgYYKkk0axIe2qx_f1ga76OVT4BgbW3vos4GyH0hxxAdIwplvs7Pf7kG18GDwcOzMwckIJQ-VP_qWEoLiotpiq__l8PNTaJ6VKVHdTZRRm8dGKhXBMcA0EozgvSApLhaqwP7Bg/w480-h640/28576ACB-5B75-4BDD-A46B-E02E0EB275AE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> this is also when i got to try out a super-cool (really, it's the best thing ever) method i'd just seen on IG for burying thread ends. you use a contrasting thread to pull the ends into the quilt for burying. pure genius! see the demo <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6ylQwpeKK/" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jackiegillies/" target="_blank">jackie gillies</a> is pretty brilliant. for added security, since there is no knot, i like to reinsert the tails at a new angle at least once, preferably twice. and when i start sewing the new thread again, i sew over the last few stitches where the other thread ended.</div><div><br /></div><div>i now keep a needle loaded with red thread permanently in my pin cushion for this purpose. i've reused the same thread over several quilts and it's going strong.</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8p8zMH6sbb2GDxLTNBGqvXQf8in2qfj2LIFjJRhHKm0IKJBwvp6EWe0PniJ03Yyakbmnoi0EhOaw3zgbFekuwC5mTcq1wZbidk73z-GmDA2nPKCiTdziTYVFAI6iTk40ct6R72AVVWG5E_CZpSydjxrP6pKGboVqeCFoJ2T0d1w0z6lwyB2ecpk4_g/s4032/4850C63D-2836-430C-B864-81A918D3A695.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8p8zMH6sbb2GDxLTNBGqvXQf8in2qfj2LIFjJRhHKm0IKJBwvp6EWe0PniJ03Yyakbmnoi0EhOaw3zgbFekuwC5mTcq1wZbidk73z-GmDA2nPKCiTdziTYVFAI6iTk40ct6R72AVVWG5E_CZpSydjxrP6pKGboVqeCFoJ2T0d1w0z6lwyB2ecpk4_g/w480-h640/4850C63D-2836-430C-B864-81A918D3A695.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>i got nearly done with these loops before i sewed the corner of the backing to the quilt. haha. i haven't done that in a long time, but i've done it plenty. it's one of my more common "home ec moments."</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_E9ynnTY_BgB_CQQ3BJwZMHMD4TgRCq4DISvKRN7HNcy0L4smfr5HWQXAdjiJ2ufE5tMcQg6m7cdnDTuaJfhuAsPFWql4Jiki9BQtLKI63o1JItYT2x8D8A3JW0xUcOKOnBcEJhxhfhkt6OJcCD5tVYqYboS4cGOh8kQM8uRX6DQaetAxRu1PpPPCw/s3024/01E95CFD-0BC0-4FB2-A22C-5EDB275E9132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_E9ynnTY_BgB_CQQ3BJwZMHMD4TgRCq4DISvKRN7HNcy0L4smfr5HWQXAdjiJ2ufE5tMcQg6m7cdnDTuaJfhuAsPFWql4Jiki9BQtLKI63o1JItYT2x8D8A3JW0xUcOKOnBcEJhxhfhkt6OJcCD5tVYqYboS4cGOh8kQM8uRX6DQaetAxRu1PpPPCw/w640-h640/01E95CFD-0BC0-4FB2-A22C-5EDB275E9132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>for the record, i used a light silvery blue thread for this quilt, aurifil 2846, solely because it was already on the machine from when i quilted "liberty holly hobbie quilt" together. fortunately, it also coordinates well with the palette. i like to keep track of my thread choices in case i need to know in future, and since i can never remember without recording it.</div><div><br /></div><div>i started "aunt bet's" around 7:30 in the morning and, even with stopping for all the things all day, was done by dinner time. modern loops are wonderfully fast. (note: denyse schmidt calls this quilting pattern "modern loops" in her book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Denyse-Schmidt-Traditional-Inspiration-Historic/dp/1584799005/ref=sr_1_4?crid=BDJU4SFIJY2B&keywords=denyse+schmidt+quilt+book&qid=1677882432&sprefix=denyse+sc%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-4" target="_blank">modern quilts, traditional inspiration</a>" and you can see a beautiful example of them on the cover. i've also seen this pattern referred to as "wishbone" or "figure eights," and "ribbon candy" is also closely related.)</div><div><br /></div><div>are you still here?</div><div><br /></div><div>good. i'm still quilting!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0obdDzX_mcuhzyp_eyLy-7vuXSUlU2nu-RcXEj298fbRgYPyIInAmmU9gJg_qgXHDhZhb2o6sy2X2Nv6Rw1S6WnPDuZyAJ4KsvF3LCzjD_I8CP2rgLBsCWEgiIpTBqXuIh_P0CNDft4ApjwG7TMxjPuh48cCRT0uizZ_NVAy1zp6IHutUt6gp3gwKg/s4032/F63F9E9E-A7D8-45D9-94A3-A7AE23B3A42D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0obdDzX_mcuhzyp_eyLy-7vuXSUlU2nu-RcXEj298fbRgYPyIInAmmU9gJg_qgXHDhZhb2o6sy2X2Nv6Rw1S6WnPDuZyAJ4KsvF3LCzjD_I8CP2rgLBsCWEgiIpTBqXuIh_P0CNDft4ApjwG7TMxjPuh48cCRT0uizZ_NVAy1zp6IHutUt6gp3gwKg/w480-h640/F63F9E9E-A7D8-45D9-94A3-A7AE23B3A42D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>after dinner, "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/brightside.html" target="_blank">melonaide brightside quilt</a>" was next. i chose a beautiful aqua shade, aurifil 2830 from a camille roskelly collection, for my thread and opted to do a tight, dense modern loops pattern, running vertically along the quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div>it might sound like i just copied my previous choice, but they actually turned out quite differently, as you'll see.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAXP05wNuAbBHjwzXundBXekcAwhXe_mDgcWf1uMyBuHdHARmf_ZP-mhVSSAyQS6QWTcsu0H6YVBxediNGs0ij3-TPv9dfvoZSITSUs1Ur3CBJO9zEjE2YuEvFVL_02eDKoQk8MTCJBRDHEkMXGLfZzPSWNBHprFzQqaCc6A8FQ_gonOu1wYhDcazlg/s4032/383524FA-A036-4CB1-A1E6-FCABBA3EC5A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAXP05wNuAbBHjwzXundBXekcAwhXe_mDgcWf1uMyBuHdHARmf_ZP-mhVSSAyQS6QWTcsu0H6YVBxediNGs0ij3-TPv9dfvoZSITSUs1Ur3CBJO9zEjE2YuEvFVL_02eDKoQk8MTCJBRDHEkMXGLfZzPSWNBHprFzQqaCc6A8FQ_gonOu1wYhDcazlg/w640-h480/383524FA-A036-4CB1-A1E6-FCABBA3EC5A8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzZXT8gMohuboKCC-iiKRsISTh5NS_AFhFJmizMSntjhtWz9JM5vnOPY7vYMo0uNE6D-2rWxJZGIaSpDxGJRZVHhII23tU7OQiPHzM76zOWKaN0qmzh8jGrEAhNDc6IifodoDUd-JjzZG3cO1H_dYZIzaQ14iPLqxT6xr1W8BUjs0_EWqLgkvnM1Pnw/s4032/B4C0B45B-AF8F-454C-B9AA-91366659BD5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzZXT8gMohuboKCC-iiKRsISTh5NS_AFhFJmizMSntjhtWz9JM5vnOPY7vYMo0uNE6D-2rWxJZGIaSpDxGJRZVHhII23tU7OQiPHzM76zOWKaN0qmzh8jGrEAhNDc6IifodoDUd-JjzZG3cO1H_dYZIzaQ14iPLqxT6xr1W8BUjs0_EWqLgkvnM1Pnw/w640-h480/B4C0B45B-AF8F-454C-B9AA-91366659BD5B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>at this point, i was humming along when it came to the loops. i can sew them pretty fast. until the needle breaks! dang it. this didn't used to happen to me and was driving me batty. almost every single time it happened, i found the bobbin empty, and had to wonder if/how they were related. or was there something about all the friction from the super-fast needle motion that was loosening it and causing problems?</div><div><br /></div><div>i was moving through quilts fast and not taking time to clean out the machine as well as i normally would. this is bad because fmq make a ton of fluff and fuzz. just look at the needle and foot area. i was getting oil spots on the quilt in a few places because all that fuzz collecting there attracts oil, and then rubs against the quilt when it brushes past.</div><div><br /></div><div>something about the bobbin running out of thread seemed to be causing the needle breaks, and since this quilt was needing a bobbin replacement after every two rows of the denser quilting, it was getting old fast.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w3RZQV1cVPOIG9d6NCBiGKWwaEL95HGdCRSbFBCtRNcC8VOIEEY05MvSb3LF9AilxTWkTyoZLnjIoFtBHZ3Svjmrv7SY3s4cp63fB0BwQMJ-RFwg8w5aQAYPEC7HAeS7_lzBTkRiyaEX9K5_J_GH2ui6WjPQWGF0nfIwDlgYOU2em9DiDbTtR6eS9A/s4032/C650BB12-E0E5-48B2-96E0-AE89737122BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w3RZQV1cVPOIG9d6NCBiGKWwaEL95HGdCRSbFBCtRNcC8VOIEEY05MvSb3LF9AilxTWkTyoZLnjIoFtBHZ3Svjmrv7SY3s4cp63fB0BwQMJ-RFwg8w5aQAYPEC7HAeS7_lzBTkRiyaEX9K5_J_GH2ui6WjPQWGF0nfIwDlgYOU2em9DiDbTtR6eS9A/w480-h640/C650BB12-E0E5-48B2-96E0-AE89737122BE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>and that's how i quilted five quilts in one week.</div><div><br /></div><div>binding is one of my favorite parts of the quilt process.</div><div>i can't wait to get these trimmed and worked up!</div><div>(of course there are still two from that first pile i didn't get to and <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/04/memories-in-improv-log-cabin.html" target="_blank">another one from before that</a>. shh!)</div><div><br /></div><div>so maybe i need to put my quilting gloves back on for a few more days.</div><div><p></p></div></div></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-37349539465263323872023-03-03T13:21:00.020-07:002023-03-25T18:09:44.711-07:00light and lovely crossroads blocks<p></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/AVvXsEhAv5oFIaKpKBohhtS1VoCxYC8b4fBtYHhMPuBt9IKsYclCHreDW082L3ydygD3XrEXbaAlfPtYQEWkc4BjBt3TxNWNSVmLkAGm345hxaGYBVyDY3k_bEdwHVnB2QJgIdrR5LXggNf7BTgqpX7TCfu1hHTetjnWCUy5ifRnScfcjBdncb3C0FxVxk-t4A/s3024/C6D4C545-4535-430A-8D3D-8311F9E5BDEE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAv5oFIaKpKBohhtS1VoCxYC8b4fBtYHhMPuBt9IKsYclCHreDW082L3ydygD3XrEXbaAlfPtYQEWkc4BjBt3TxNWNSVmLkAGm345hxaGYBVyDY3k_bEdwHVnB2QJgIdrR5LXggNf7BTgqpX7TCfu1hHTetjnWCUy5ifRnScfcjBdncb3C0FxVxk-t4A/w640-h640/C6D4C545-4535-430A-8D3D-8311F9E5BDEE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/12/another-crossroad.html" target="_blank"> low-volume crossroads quilt</a> is nearly complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as much as i enjoy making these blocks one or two at a time, i got a sudden desire to finish this particular top. i do enjoy them as one-off projects, but chain piecing a bunch at once is also quite satisfying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this castle pennant block is one of my favorites from the final batch. i had a few leftover pieces of this heather ross rapunzel print from when i made my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-few-months-ago-i-wanted-bit-more-of.html" target="_blank">fall paint lake quilt</a>. the bright pink pennants on top of the towers didn't fit well in the color scheme of that quilt, so i trimmed them out at the time. there were enough of these trimmed pieces to make a block for this quilt, where they fit wonderfully. i was unsure about not including rapunzel in the block, but i think it works very nicely as is.</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/AVvXsEh0GNTmYGx4a0L--iZOdDTtA09Ke71hSuAu3fLpM6HIrJxwEU9vbpOieV0yX3cgOZQzNRolJ086IfBwv-7FaeLRulWIAAKoLixVcGQd8j2gl2wrwdsAazZTEtcLi71devk5Q3-8fzuU8q8t6_FbUvsXQ_Zm-t_n24NLXy7Dii6hERpmc9TqJN7KeUNnLA/s4032/748D7EB9-B074-47DA-ADC7-404D6AF464ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GNTmYGx4a0L--iZOdDTtA09Ke71hSuAu3fLpM6HIrJxwEU9vbpOieV0yX3cgOZQzNRolJ086IfBwv-7FaeLRulWIAAKoLixVcGQd8j2gl2wrwdsAazZTEtcLi71devk5Q3-8fzuU8q8t6_FbUvsXQ_Zm-t_n24NLXy7Dii6hERpmc9TqJN7KeUNnLA/w480-h640/748D7EB9-B074-47DA-ADC7-404D6AF464ED.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">snack break - carrots and hummus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>i like all the blocks individually in this quilt and am pretty happy with much of how it turned out. however, in retrospect, i would currate my fabric choices a little more carefully. there are lots of very pretty, soft florals in this top, as well as many novelty-type prints. some of these blend really well and some don't fit as nicely. i sort of wish i had done all one or the other type. but it's done now and is what it is. it's still a pretty lovely quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that princess and the pea print (all the bright vertical citrus stripes) looked low-volume as a whole print, but because i included large portions of the stacked mattresses, it makes for a much more color dense block than the rest of the quilt. i almost pulled it and used it for my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2023/02/up-to-something-sunny.html" target="_blank">yellow crossroads quilt</a> instead, but just left it. there were some other more relatively medium-volume prints also in the quilt, and whenever i tried to remove one, it made the others stand out even more. so i just left them all the way they were and sewed that top together.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtqicXllN2P3RjKmWcubxwYJZmoEqB8QFyk1uj3a_SHaWh8mhZS7nqF-ZInY4GftgNnREOCeiApOxul-DAZsgfIg0jq92S0oph8mQDgfY_dXPF8gXmrarRLJ3ToHHR3G_Zk5NTegscf-5VmWrk8Zn2t-GqNnJHKXyFbUmFxQyLaQyDmd_PyM9ma27bA/s4032/800C8C52-D8D2-45E8-85BB-311CCCCA299B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">honestly, i don't love it as much as i thought i would. but that's okay! i learned a bit more about fabric selection and my personal tastes. also, go ahead and pull the blocks that aren't working for you. i could have always put them on the back or something.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nCupF5nXnvoJWHXdDsTq3IFyOOGFDwZna7HiqajiPn3E7FJ3ZT7zatqQ1wgnxCFLmOX9Kfb7BznUsz-Wg7IieQvVjaltPmsrNCyCwjrdVYR2PnEZGnAwQoiqbfdwGaNKBKsfA34N_kVOms1s4w7O2o3hqQF2EkezAuQnRRpavHA-upXqOsAq3Y4hSA/s4032/862169A9-68B7-4FA7-8ED9-B7A1C7985869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nCupF5nXnvoJWHXdDsTq3IFyOOGFDwZna7HiqajiPn3E7FJ3ZT7zatqQ1wgnxCFLmOX9Kfb7BznUsz-Wg7IieQvVjaltPmsrNCyCwjrdVYR2PnEZGnAwQoiqbfdwGaNKBKsfA34N_kVOms1s4w7O2o3hqQF2EkezAuQnRRpavHA-upXqOsAq3Y4hSA/w480-h640/862169A9-68B7-4FA7-8ED9-B7A1C7985869.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i got this project and a few others backed and basted, and am working on quilting a whole batch of them now. i looked at several other <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/treehousecrossroadsquilt/" target="_blank">crossroads quilts on instagram</a> for ideas of how to quilt it, and settled on echo quilting the block joining seams and the outsides of the road strips. i used a bright coral pink thread, although i'm not sure why now. subtle was supposed to be the order of this quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's a peek at the backing and how the quilting worked out. a good wash and some quilt crinkle will hide the flaws, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">why are straight lines so hard sometimes?</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-50264129367040920312023-03-03T06:45:00.001-07:002023-03-03T06:45:00.218-07:00sharing space<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbOl1i-hovyzcHiUqx0ZB6N_wgrdy41YcI_RXTstQpkYS9rSz8hENAME031rr2tWTQacI0GZwXuZsg8kCmMPnuAO3rBE1uIFX8_uiGQpEpITeq8a28aR4xfSHc6HDeMsMiscJVfKALebX6Q-oRUH_sJJtChnzdwqO7grl7P-pC209E_oSqUGYVXpZ9Q/s4032/874DC2C5-E5C4-4C82-9BA4-E42799C8A3E5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbOl1i-hovyzcHiUqx0ZB6N_wgrdy41YcI_RXTstQpkYS9rSz8hENAME031rr2tWTQacI0GZwXuZsg8kCmMPnuAO3rBE1uIFX8_uiGQpEpITeq8a28aR4xfSHc6HDeMsMiscJVfKALebX6Q-oRUH_sJJtChnzdwqO7grl7P-pC209E_oSqUGYVXpZ9Q/w480-h640/874DC2C5-E5C4-4C82-9BA4-E42799C8A3E5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>after months of not wanting to work on <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-pleasantest-thing.html" target="_blank">her quilt</a> whenever i mentioned it, the quilting bug bit and d5 decided she wanted to get to work on it again.</p><p>that thrills me. the only problem was her timing. i was hard at work getting some sewing of my own done on the machine across from hers. if she was piecing, it would have been fine. but she was quilting, so the bulk of her quilt would be coming through the harp space and right at me where i was.</p><p>at some point, we may have two tables to work on, but for now there just isn't room and our machines are in pretty tight quarters with each other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjf7WOboYjPd-JTQOBBUjR5vgvd_piPI9Xd1jtWIuiksAuqdzMxMClHcF8yH2IFJQQKhWZ1cJZS20W1QJb5GyWyUrSh5vHXM25ODN0oht_f2afKpS5yMgpZ3yQmwgGFr70U1fWI-JcWufeMWdUTBplcwy-VpyeOC-_0BNv6pb24-DgSsroMSE7Hn5og/s4032/DE7512C9-E266-40EB-AA42-3D701F732466.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjf7WOboYjPd-JTQOBBUjR5vgvd_piPI9Xd1jtWIuiksAuqdzMxMClHcF8yH2IFJQQKhWZ1cJZS20W1QJb5GyWyUrSh5vHXM25ODN0oht_f2afKpS5yMgpZ3yQmwgGFr70U1fWI-JcWufeMWdUTBplcwy-VpyeOC-_0BNv6pb24-DgSsroMSE7Hn5og/w480-h640/DE7512C9-E266-40EB-AA42-3D701F732466.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>i just had to laugh every time it came sliding across my extended quilting table, headed for my piecing work, and roll it to the side out of the way.</p><p>really, it was quite fun to be working together at the same time. we could comment to each other on what we were doing or how things were going. i got to show her when my piecing matched up perfectly ... and when it didn't. she'd congratulate me or laugh, as was appropriate. and, like before, she'd periodically bliss out and tell me how much she enjoyed the sewing.</p><p>and despite the invasion, i was able to complete my blocks.</p><p>i hope this becomes a more regular thing for us.</p><p>we'll be working on her binding shortly, and then moving on to her next quilt. she already has ideas for that, and one pattern & fabric pull pairing waiting. so it seems my odds of more companion quilting in tight quarters are pretty high.</p>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-51565213211322574302023-02-24T05:58:00.012-07:002023-02-24T05:58:00.186-07:00string star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcZlyfoLHn0uYKCqWcDofxjU9boNrMLOM8xLl2KkYTR-D4opqI75vVqboFLjx6Z6t-Gr0uAWCKU9V1WEA-QAKWq4HxH2zKeQcbUluIEOEEOSp1nBHo4JjNBqfcnTBU0TsFZoBeME5UdiAGMjQxM1JDC3dLJ5lEm0L66EWjPB1l265nd3QzMDDZ_mjww/w480-h640/D2A307D6-6352-4878-8159-2598EF2DF71B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>i've been an admirer of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tarafaughnan/" target="_blank">tara faughnan</a>'s color genius for a while now. her palettes aren't obvious and many colors she uses wouldn't be my first choices. but the way she combines them is just brilliant.</p><p>recently, i noticed she was offering an online class for making a string star from scraps and i jumped at the opportunity to join. it would challenge my skill set and i could maybe pick up some information from tara about how she combines colors. (her website is <a href="http://tarafaughnan.com">tarafaughnan.com</a>)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhhWjSkkA6Gyokq2QdcpeVTgMsCFi27wRZG-mFfn0XN-MevKT_lwOOOcb8L2Q7pBzkna65eY6OdGsccPUGg8XDS-s33A-xlUbSAXySSj0YZ0_qgqmN-kM8FlwIv4fnuX6_IJ10mW_tlpK3gzIpfpi7R2iyM7oro5AYbTn4Re_aUeCc1Rd6T5ug7l5gQ/s3024/847555D6-6E3C-41B3-BCB5-C480F3C5B66F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhhWjSkkA6Gyokq2QdcpeVTgMsCFi27wRZG-mFfn0XN-MevKT_lwOOOcb8L2Q7pBzkna65eY6OdGsccPUGg8XDS-s33A-xlUbSAXySSj0YZ0_qgqmN-kM8FlwIv4fnuX6_IJ10mW_tlpK3gzIpfpi7R2iyM7oro5AYbTn4Re_aUeCc1Rd6T5ug7l5gQ/w640-h640/847555D6-6E3C-41B3-BCB5-C480F3C5B66F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>the class was conducted over two zoom meetings, 3 hours each, a week apart. i wasn't sure how that would work, exactly, but it turned out to be a wonderful format and so much fun!<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVEFunq5yYB-go8Xi_MyRgH8LWoqsbM4xuKevTPv5_Rh_W54cG0TCUThqS6Wx34HLMK_Dn5ynPzCNmWHZamSRfOOfgtARGac1c4AtLX5cpXO6JffytqQ8CKbYm7DyQN8oLGLgVa7vUjrrYa7xucMhavmB5cIeQn9ChgJjBvpuJD-Mc05nvqvGPRBRGg/s4032/19E6FF5A-3EC5-41B5-A258-4E680C5FB8DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVEFunq5yYB-go8Xi_MyRgH8LWoqsbM4xuKevTPv5_Rh_W54cG0TCUThqS6Wx34HLMK_Dn5ynPzCNmWHZamSRfOOfgtARGac1c4AtLX5cpXO6JffytqQ8CKbYm7DyQN8oLGLgVa7vUjrrYa7xucMhavmB5cIeQn9ChgJjBvpuJD-Mc05nvqvGPRBRGg/w480-h640/19E6FF5A-3EC5-41B5-A258-4E680C5FB8DE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>somewhere along the way i didn't do a good job lining up my diamonds, so my points in the center when i joined them all together were a mess. i lost all but two of them.</p><p>so i'm unpicking and redoing this when i get a chance.</p><p>i'm so glad i decided to do a test block before trying to make a giant single star.</p><p>this one is going to be fun on the back, which i have some exciting ideas for.</p>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-16644659238080846542023-02-17T05:30:00.001-07:002023-02-17T05:30:00.195-07:00up to something sunny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gXGZbbbaobgtqMs8YEcJR5OXWATBAn8MFG4y513AgavmzY_BAiK_0I1J_rXC7I2qWMCibQEI6BZm_J6Vp6ejwIpK7SYdI0gdkrtWb5cBjVPSQTVv3nOCifo4EGsHWxS8dlZ95HAoQE85-1Aj_vy5iZ7tdbZbUpQli-DRLzQxXdK_dSIyQkjrVFrW1w/s3024/B7FF61A7-AF9E-4888-A06E-879AD59A6CB8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gXGZbbbaobgtqMs8YEcJR5OXWATBAn8MFG4y513AgavmzY_BAiK_0I1J_rXC7I2qWMCibQEI6BZm_J6Vp6ejwIpK7SYdI0gdkrtWb5cBjVPSQTVv3nOCifo4EGsHWxS8dlZ95HAoQE85-1Aj_vy5iZ7tdbZbUpQli-DRLzQxXdK_dSIyQkjrVFrW1w/w640-h640/B7FF61A7-AF9E-4888-A06E-879AD59A6CB8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>crummy indoor lighting photos coming up!<div><br /></div><div>i have a lot of quilt ideas running around in my brain the last several weeks. i've been busting my tail, squeezing a lot of quilting time in lately and working fiendishly fast when i'm at it, but i can't even come close to keeping up with the ideas. the other evening one of them came out in the form of a new start. (i think my <i>wip</i> list is at 26 or so now.) some scraps i intended to use in one of my ideas were close to the cutting table, and i just sort of went ahead and cut them along with what i was already working on.</div><div><br /></div><div>and then i sewed them together.</div><div><br /></div><div>bless me, i've started another quilt!</div><div><br /></div><div>can you tell from the opening teaser photo what i'm up to?</div><div><br /></div><div>hint: it's a pattern i've used before and is going to be a companion quilt to one of our recent family room favorites around here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTGlGQ_pXT8YNUhtSdKeKudngi7Av4B_gPIWAh3fiqk_5-L6AOcosXt4ZLGixU-klPQG4nM46xkBSsLOn61ISBlveNkAF6JPCptPRzXDOBiKxWltRrYYrGRbYIy9n8zda1kAQW7ulyh98gXcUd7tHyBbrg2zTuDw7jTUP4OfOGPD2Z7WyizJPZwabxg/s3024/CAD726E1-4691-44C6-B06E-3964B71A5558.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTGlGQ_pXT8YNUhtSdKeKudngi7Av4B_gPIWAh3fiqk_5-L6AOcosXt4ZLGixU-klPQG4nM46xkBSsLOn61ISBlveNkAF6JPCptPRzXDOBiKxWltRrYYrGRbYIy9n8zda1kAQW7ulyh98gXcUd7tHyBbrg2zTuDw7jTUP4OfOGPD2Z7WyizJPZwabxg/w640-h640/CAD726E1-4691-44C6-B06E-3964B71A5558.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this first block should give at least the first answer about pattern away.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dSNPO2TtSU8DB9RGbcbLRmxhKJQp48VrnqDJte2g_ekh5k0yG5Hz3kj_ta8fQOWduoW2Llw8EQr4QWWqeqsDYQhbBw2jdqNJwOgMEiJoEKcRVHsOJBMuVvvw0arbmoNH146jEKzwlq-OKQXOYvUuD-Mehd3fs85lDbGJp3IHiHhnuVaHU1G-dvzwJA/s3024/76DA31BD-E37F-4226-9B50-F8BAE9F24BB7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dSNPO2TtSU8DB9RGbcbLRmxhKJQp48VrnqDJte2g_ekh5k0yG5Hz3kj_ta8fQOWduoW2Llw8EQr4QWWqeqsDYQhbBw2jdqNJwOgMEiJoEKcRVHsOJBMuVvvw0arbmoNH146jEKzwlq-OKQXOYvUuD-Mehd3fs85lDbGJp3IHiHhnuVaHU1G-dvzwJA/w640-h640/76DA31BD-E37F-4226-9B50-F8BAE9F24BB7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>here's the first cuts for the quilt it's meant to companion. do you get it now?<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9BisqGYMvtMCSDO7aSmK0y_lw5rW5ZvmkcKGrfDqL4zKqjpxlX2n5EaIMdMqNQumYxOIr77Rj1tAjsNFSUZEEr2tfHeDeCfjPnGkPFPrFIcNqWxNY8DmTtAiMnPHT1KQ4prSC2_OCCoAKPFM3zvzgSK9MFOS6pa0pEFieCBqgpUOLfiBs5yFgZNC-w/s2048/E0A9CB0F-460C-4945-9C6A-5FE69C807AEF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9BisqGYMvtMCSDO7aSmK0y_lw5rW5ZvmkcKGrfDqL4zKqjpxlX2n5EaIMdMqNQumYxOIr77Rj1tAjsNFSUZEEr2tfHeDeCfjPnGkPFPrFIcNqWxNY8DmTtAiMnPHT1KQ4prSC2_OCCoAKPFM3zvzgSK9MFOS6pa0pEFieCBqgpUOLfiBs5yFgZNC-w/w480-h640/E0A9CB0F-460C-4945-9C6A-5FE69C807AEF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>as i've been working on the <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/12/another-crossroad.html" target="_blank">low-volume crossroads quilt</a>, i've been thinking of how it might be a good pattern for another sunny yellow and white quilt. we all really like the "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/06/sunny-geese-finish.html">sunny geese</a>" quilt and i've been wanting to make something else in the same palette to add some more sunshine when needed around here. it just makes us happy to see its bright face, so i wanted to make another sunny quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://treehousetextiles.com.au/collections/all-patterns/products/crossroads-pdf-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">a treehouse crossroads</a> seemed the obvious choice.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpOJ9JVYsYx7ZvDcFkoRcxxh-B5PpQjcQXNE489Km5CXoumPYQFw3zarQmwCQBR9sRB3mBuYRt914xc7kf8iQBTSnyfhIMey5E3o8BaqxlY3ZhqqtJ7iQH1Z4u3wppcOoVlbM021XWkAJ_p8Od5FgvsOXumh32r4ZtKNIZ8qI5XUBVnlUoxKul9ItYQ/s4032/1153FACC-1DB1-4F6F-B940-3138155652E5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpOJ9JVYsYx7ZvDcFkoRcxxh-B5PpQjcQXNE489Km5CXoumPYQFw3zarQmwCQBR9sRB3mBuYRt914xc7kf8iQBTSnyfhIMey5E3o8BaqxlY3ZhqqtJ7iQH1Z4u3wppcOoVlbM021XWkAJ_p8Od5FgvsOXumh32r4ZtKNIZ8qI5XUBVnlUoxKul9ItYQ/w480-h640/1153FACC-1DB1-4F6F-B940-3138155652E5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>so the other night when i was working on some more low-volume blocks, i just went ahead and started cutting yellow and white pieces, too. i don't intend to have this finished right away, but starting it while i was already in the crossroads mood seemed like a reasonable idea.</div><div><br /></div><div>uou're going to need to start if you want to get to a finish, so start all the quilts you want to finish, is my philosophy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWBi-o2WMboiF48fjaAaEEGysnHxeuISWbBgXj2Si14ZfyNHPm8RVXhICtVwlHDaGk0ZvmUEK7GZnIo4wSjjezfF3vr7paPD8pJ3SPieMWKsxZE5rK1xXATveoPc9YrVq_m3KX_1b706upU6cMdZ0P9PM7f589yhz79odjxRIslCzICkJa8qk0ANlKw/w640-h640/33E783BE-8DBD-47B8-BD2F-E74904092DD6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div>in fact, i completed the final 12 blocks over the weekend. a joined flimsy is coming soon.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-4343380766861488562023-02-10T08:36:00.001-07:002023-02-10T08:36:00.191-07:00spinning elizabeths, a start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQRGNNAQd6D_wamBiL4L7o8L6rVmZPUvANzNTzprKpguW_a2g9wPeP61HDsVihMyiygV8tdGVbF4_5Z7Df96k9mUTp1PrX34G3-k06cvqSIQ1zRpRqzwOBnJ10fFsYG5DfYM1r-qwC_5IqB8Yh7Rw6EVfdYLvjGSXFKHatOJHm7akTryM8iRGrbkKyA/s1440/A5836A99-C99A-4965-B388-0BA21D136F5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQRGNNAQd6D_wamBiL4L7o8L6rVmZPUvANzNTzprKpguW_a2g9wPeP61HDsVihMyiygV8tdGVbF4_5Z7Df96k9mUTp1PrX34G3-k06cvqSIQ1zRpRqzwOBnJ10fFsYG5DfYM1r-qwC_5IqB8Yh7Rw6EVfdYLvjGSXFKHatOJHm7akTryM8iRGrbkKyA/w640-h640/A5836A99-C99A-4965-B388-0BA21D136F5B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>recently, i pulled out a few of my quilting books to peruse for ideas and inspiration. that's what they're for, right? i've invested in these books, i should make use of them. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blueelephantstitches/" target="_blank">jolene</a> at <a href="https://blueelephantstitches.com/" target="_blank">blue elephant stitches</a> was considering a "sew the book" project again and i got curious which book i would choose to sew all (or most) of the quilts from. <div><br /></div><div>i was looking over one of my favorites, <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quilt-Lovely-Vibrant-Projects-Applique/dp/1440240582/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X0ZC77KTZAY1&keywords=quilt+lovely+book+by+jen+kingwell&qid=1675199030&sprefix=quilt+lovely%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1" target="_blank">quilt lovely</a></u> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenkingwell/" target="_blank">jen kingwell</a>, and remembered again how much i like the "spinning around" quilt with it's 3 columns of pinwheels and subtly-striped fabric in between.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNsYi9Km0Qqv_t0a5kTACBwI8jpUq99cSBdu7pv3EioKiZiZEh4Sb2xt6DkpCGoBBNZKki4RzjnXtNrqd1ctRNb7n9-TjEVu6JtXYxnoc_Pv0SjCNvYTLp5szAavs_Ke4DLc4V8_MlaBLx33GSu88tHTkIOmOt7dvOxfVcvTEpzZOKQHFiKdUVG6Xwg/s3024/FD6D0B10-68A7-4889-B5DE-5A617FBE08D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNsYi9Km0Qqv_t0a5kTACBwI8jpUq99cSBdu7pv3EioKiZiZEh4Sb2xt6DkpCGoBBNZKki4RzjnXtNrqd1ctRNb7n9-TjEVu6JtXYxnoc_Pv0SjCNvYTLp5szAavs_Ke4DLc4V8_MlaBLx33GSu88tHTkIOmOt7dvOxfVcvTEpzZOKQHFiKdUVG6Xwg/w640-h640/FD6D0B10-68A7-4889-B5DE-5A617FBE08D0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>a few days later an order i had placed for some newer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annamariahorner/" target="_blank">anna maria horner</a> fabrics arrived, including yardage of the brilliant "social climber" print in the newer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbTwIUbhcFo/" target="_blank">pink</a> and green colorways. somewhere along the way i started thinking those columns of roses could make a pretty background column to go between the pinwheel columns in a "spinning around" quilt. i got out the print and pulled all the warm/red/pink amh prints i had to coordinate, plus other blenders, to use for pinwheels.</div><div><br /></div><div>i decided i didn't really want to do three different pinwheels, but to use one type of pinwheel three times. that would simplify the making a whole lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>now, i don't need any new quilt starts. just look at my <i>wip</i> page - there's something like 25 projects i have in the works. BUT, i had reasons to start this one right away. namely, i was going to get a good chunk of sewing time over a four day period and i thought i could knock this project out into a top in that time. i'm also going to have a similar amount of time in a few weeks, at which time i would work in batch mode to get all my tops sandwiched, and all my sandwiches quilted. why not have one more top to add to the pile?</div><div><br /></div><div>and so ...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbrg_FbwW8eM9iPpgV5h86Ayd5HHAHO4evtaqFaMdez6qg-2odg_6eTOC_9jnzrHxI7aN1peklOi7od7XjVTeH32BZDopE7laU0LP_o4orGAQvubqCDFM5m5GAaLwnRuxW_IRDqP9J2L4Q2XMxwzir3xw-HZHNd5FD91rsM5-mUJ9jJeozq8HTyZt0g/s4032/5A572D64-62E8-42A2-AAE1-12DDB5EC5BA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbrg_FbwW8eM9iPpgV5h86Ayd5HHAHO4evtaqFaMdez6qg-2odg_6eTOC_9jnzrHxI7aN1peklOi7od7XjVTeH32BZDopE7laU0LP_o4orGAQvubqCDFM5m5GAaLwnRuxW_IRDqP9J2L4Q2XMxwzir3xw-HZHNd5FD91rsM5-mUJ9jJeozq8HTyZt0g/w640-h480/5A572D64-62E8-42A2-AAE1-12DDB5EC5BA4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>i made several pairings of 4 fabrics and got to work making the double pinwheel blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div>the color palette i chose is pinks and reds from the "social climber" print, khaki greens, navy blue, deep and mauvy purples, a range of gold-tone and cinnamon browns.</div><div><br /></div><div>i selected a lot of vintage, antique-type blenders, like the kind denyse schmidt is really good at.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF4brRh_POZCtZzDac9DlT4pmvyRI92bUACU-nvV3UooOjhgZSkZhSBLD2NXke0kkT1FCb4jsLv1woZcrSM_cPPDPQIgIlGw1Uqwg-g0N7RyPEooFJh21R5t-UhQRvzx02MzrKAXFL-cBd_CD1nAB8j3qwotFjTWWpmcD5s1UnhyC-38dZqQBOgrHVg/s3024/0C074273-4CAE-450E-A79D-656162A2E9AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF4brRh_POZCtZzDac9DlT4pmvyRI92bUACU-nvV3UooOjhgZSkZhSBLD2NXke0kkT1FCb4jsLv1woZcrSM_cPPDPQIgIlGw1Uqwg-g0N7RyPEooFJh21R5t-UhQRvzx02MzrKAXFL-cBd_CD1nAB8j3qwotFjTWWpmcD5s1UnhyC-38dZqQBOgrHVg/w640-h640/0C074273-4CAE-450E-A79D-656162A2E9AC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>each fabric pairing makes two double pinwheel blocks, so i made three sets (6 total) from each pairing, one pair per column.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ctyjbiwdJ5taA0HzLyqSZHX9g3t22QIlxZd_sAbZADJyPT2Zz55WFfJDGtrfcQ7RYZDiVaqCnpUNLlBYTiu_Asrqbyb2--LHIFi-kltzjhswu-bz9ZpScTuohcyAW2G1veGUxQSdUo5kydzz_Wiunh7VsD2Fn4Taii5hfj6sDFEv-9Q8Bmz_Ar4oVg/s2959/49B9CF95-1B9D-4F5D-AA91-B78EC5A059ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2959" data-original-width="2959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ctyjbiwdJ5taA0HzLyqSZHX9g3t22QIlxZd_sAbZADJyPT2Zz55WFfJDGtrfcQ7RYZDiVaqCnpUNLlBYTiu_Asrqbyb2--LHIFi-kltzjhswu-bz9ZpScTuohcyAW2G1veGUxQSdUo5kydzz_Wiunh7VsD2Fn4Taii5hfj6sDFEv-9Q8Bmz_Ar4oVg/w640-h640/49B9CF95-1B9D-4F5D-AA91-B78EC5A059ED.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i didn't realize when i started just how many <i>hst</i>s i would be making and trimming.</div><div><br /></div><div>a lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>there are four double <i>hst</i>s per block. times 37 blocks per column, times three columns.</div><div><br /></div><div>a lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>i've never had a trimmings pile this big before, and this was only half way through.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37WR4uIAXxLAS5cmtEfaCKgntsD6VClUmQOU0trRgfWcgiW9tyFGobzrEWEO1I9d2SzxU2574wFqMBwstM16Zjf7aFmgZ25Vv7_nCpVZ3A37jtmrWICqFXvb5KQH2TgQowX7YH_sd8nzotLr4rncZHCbazl4cRpc1bM5g2jxK7Ql98dtQ2CDXS4T3Fg/s3024/28167BD1-EB8C-495C-A1F2-564E889726B7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37WR4uIAXxLAS5cmtEfaCKgntsD6VClUmQOU0trRgfWcgiW9tyFGobzrEWEO1I9d2SzxU2574wFqMBwstM16Zjf7aFmgZ25Vv7_nCpVZ3A37jtmrWICqFXvb5KQH2TgQowX7YH_sd8nzotLr4rncZHCbazl4cRpc1bM5g2jxK7Ql98dtQ2CDXS4T3Fg/w640-h640/28167BD1-EB8C-495C-A1F2-564E889726B7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>for anyone making double pinwheel blocks, here are my tips:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. cut your starting strips a smidge (like, 1/16th of an inch) larger than called for in length and width. it will give you more wiggle room when trimming in case something is off. then your center squares have a better chance of matching up.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. pay very close attention to how your strip blocks are oriented BEFORE you cut on the diagonal to create your triangles. it really matters.</div><div><br /></div><div>i did not pay close attention to my diagonal cuts the first few times and got some interesting results, and had to make a few additional sets in some cases. see the photo below, the two mixed-up pinwheels in the center, bottom.</div><div><br /></div><div>and one time (above), i accidentally sewed some triangles together in a mismatched fashion. it was hurting my brain so bad to figure out how i did that and how to undo it! lol. i was about to just sew them together as they were and let them be a fun feature in the quilt, when i realized what i had done and unpicked it to correct. this was the only unpick in hours of sewing and from nearly a hundred blocks, so i'd say i did pretty well.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1COK90canrgFf5JmLDvhzZpi0W-TxUZlm5LBaddXffB_CQuTMdiAw6bgjQmtWUfAi6Ge2SvqKrQdpZAOqaXYMxqEqQgHkcVc0Vcsf1OEQc2TOW9TS4_EGAyw7JrKjocd8dS31FVYWR_wSEjFft8w68WQOm0fia7u5p0U4NTxt9e0YPHGWFNvwavB5DQ/s4032/EE300830-537C-4969-878A-1476ACAD6EA1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1COK90canrgFf5JmLDvhzZpi0W-TxUZlm5LBaddXffB_CQuTMdiAw6bgjQmtWUfAi6Ge2SvqKrQdpZAOqaXYMxqEqQgHkcVc0Vcsf1OEQc2TOW9TS4_EGAyw7JrKjocd8dS31FVYWR_wSEjFft8w68WQOm0fia7u5p0U4NTxt9e0YPHGWFNvwavB5DQ/w640-h480/EE300830-537C-4969-878A-1476ACAD6EA1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>at first i played around with pairings of fabrics to come up with different configurations. but eventually i decided that going for highest contrast between the pairings was best as it made the pinwheels the most visible and discernable, and i just stuck to one configuration.<div><br /></div><div>looking back, i should have used more low-volume blenders and a few more bright colors.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_UNL2aZzWKqfbG2vVGmWynaeH6Fq0Ay4FTVaODmAY_vNAIXLRvtA6WU8fZa9KSbtkCcPuDthsnxBm1ImlA6iT1ph7PHuZy7r4kbtHVr3IbczfDFY5FCs519LnxYXNZKO4HCk12t6n49oFdNiidoD_JaF341B45KUNADi8qs4fY5_6LQYV2_maEzMIw/w480-h640/0AB261AD-B42B-40F0-919C-8140C3906873.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i think he wanted to rearrange them for me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi020G10gfbHigDCPrxnDaMaiqEp5ZqH-9lFhj6i0gLIF5PVH4oppoWR2VJirUDoP9BavA6pIUWoVuWibvjpI9wHM30Uda6N270BTyv5pbjzcwei1c-4Wwfk4rPzlgUewgpYxXXEWx2qJssXpNQXL4PGx3BHJHEupPiIxiT5W_aGOYg2E4EUuikFA_h5w/s3319/64DF0A65-20FD-48FE-994B-3E3B7F61F115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="2714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi020G10gfbHigDCPrxnDaMaiqEp5ZqH-9lFhj6i0gLIF5PVH4oppoWR2VJirUDoP9BavA6pIUWoVuWibvjpI9wHM30Uda6N270BTyv5pbjzcwei1c-4Wwfk4rPzlgUewgpYxXXEWx2qJssXpNQXL4PGx3BHJHEupPiIxiT5W_aGOYg2E4EUuikFA_h5w/w524-h640/64DF0A65-20FD-48FE-994B-3E3B7F61F115.jpeg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div>halfway through the morning, i realized we were wearing matching outfits: we both had denim blue shirts and black leggings on.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCufLJmi41kbnXzH4BzPd-wd8Xu5j4W-r9sFYO5Axc97Cfa40TPA48OmDfGJ9eHB2b7kz9UjVQiPAAomKWvvrw4Vuh73PwbMJWmVnS1hlJVzOjdEyr8utR3XOYpN7JL3Fz2BudO9K5Lt86Wkr9NbukBMPKsjFxojoKydc0LSTqVLLRmXgBAVX9yD8hQ/s4032/3D9A9491-3722-4162-AC64-72B8856114E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCufLJmi41kbnXzH4BzPd-wd8Xu5j4W-r9sFYO5Axc97Cfa40TPA48OmDfGJ9eHB2b7kz9UjVQiPAAomKWvvrw4Vuh73PwbMJWmVnS1hlJVzOjdEyr8utR3XOYpN7JL3Fz2BudO9K5Lt86Wkr9NbukBMPKsjFxojoKydc0LSTqVLLRmXgBAVX9yD8hQ/w480-h640/3D9A9491-3722-4162-AC64-72B8856114E1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>let's talk about how this quilt is looking.<div><br /></div><div>i definitely nailed a very specific aesthetic - the scrappy, sort of retro vibe that i see in a lot of australian quilts - in a very fall-feeling palette.</div><div><br /></div><div>the question is: do i like it?</div><div><br /></div><div>hmm. </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm actually not sure.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOz-fHtyqsxdgRxfu0X9qz8aUeoJo2f8kyvjj5eWK9N4N8Rk11o4Qb501BBO8Paeg4GTyo_McDgM3rdE1ObG-ixsF9ulWJtwDU2jFqVhu5y9_Ua-FOhdNf-ZwUgCXMSkSCBAgYoezU8kjTRSMduCBOKdtAlwXBcJcOn95tTtP4HuyhRBimZ2CHxXEEA/s3024/3D5E5D2C-017A-41FF-A771-05672A618CED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOz-fHtyqsxdgRxfu0X9qz8aUeoJo2f8kyvjj5eWK9N4N8Rk11o4Qb501BBO8Paeg4GTyo_McDgM3rdE1ObG-ixsF9ulWJtwDU2jFqVhu5y9_Ua-FOhdNf-ZwUgCXMSkSCBAgYoezU8kjTRSMduCBOKdtAlwXBcJcOn95tTtP4HuyhRBimZ2CHxXEEA/w640-h640/3D5E5D2C-017A-41FF-A771-05672A618CED.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this is one super wild quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div>i learned a long time ago that blenders matter. don't just use all focal fabrics. you need those quiet, more subtle pretties to make your loud ones stand out and shine.</div><div><br /></div><div>also, go for contrast in scale and color. mix geometrics with the florals.</div><div><br /></div><div>some tips i picked up on from <a href="http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">dana</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oldredbarnco/" target="_blank">old red barn co.</a> for scrappy quilts that guided me here:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. use more fabrics, the more the better</div><div>2. choose a color palette and make sure all your fabrics are in it. lots of colors is fine.</div><div><br /></div><div>some helpful things i have realized while studying the quilts of jen kingwell:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. lots of dots; polka dots of all sizes and styles are great.</div><div>2. make use of what i call "jen kingwell neutrals" to get her vibe. i see a smattering of these vintage-looking, cream- and gold- and tan-toned blenders in a lot of her quilts. i've started collecting them myself. i was looking at some civil war era reproduction prints the other day and i think that's one category where you can find this type i'm talking about.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqoyRtTceBB3wXKvyJc7YhUjB13wUG4Cq8XXA9x0LpxK4X3XTL_t7WMTMikA_q_oYEOSIGTXnQRaR7PVXPkpRZBB-KZsEvrGX360IHPORWejBB2lppLjTI8ZCMS89jXBgEAbFPt7dppgM5tavBxKXS2xfQIE9FeLkaeE517NdsZu8gQFyD7GcNpBbUA/s3024/FC30548A-9BA1-4D29-A2EA-805353906E61.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqoyRtTceBB3wXKvyJc7YhUjB13wUG4Cq8XXA9x0LpxK4X3XTL_t7WMTMikA_q_oYEOSIGTXnQRaR7PVXPkpRZBB-KZsEvrGX360IHPORWejBB2lppLjTI8ZCMS89jXBgEAbFPt7dppgM5tavBxKXS2xfQIE9FeLkaeE517NdsZu8gQFyD7GcNpBbUA/w640-h640/FC30548A-9BA1-4D29-A2EA-805353906E61.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>these are some in my stash. they aren't the type of fabric print i would have selected before, but i do now.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oZWmkZeq7_aoPdIbLmVvF012wYEOlJUDpGTSwIwKCLxXsMb-7KFwrwb6_ltld-CSAxYG7RNuqmOyo1aDMipLfEse446Mo9CsmMOi-Q8EQjn2RZ4uFzYlebsqTp_lCue1jJQkCvxJhS0Pj6wtI2q_SEEFkwHO3doNusXEvtUHarFao0gzbSFG71-ZcA/s4032/597317E2-76FD-42F9-94A7-04320CC14643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oZWmkZeq7_aoPdIbLmVvF012wYEOlJUDpGTSwIwKCLxXsMb-7KFwrwb6_ltld-CSAxYG7RNuqmOyo1aDMipLfEse446Mo9CsmMOi-Q8EQjn2RZ4uFzYlebsqTp_lCue1jJQkCvxJhS0Pj6wtI2q_SEEFkwHO3doNusXEvtUHarFao0gzbSFG71-ZcA/w480-h640/597317E2-76FD-42F9-94A7-04320CC14643.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>one thing i decided for sure now that most of the blocks are done - i'm not using "social climber" as my background column fabric. it's just way too busy and the pinwheels get lost against it. i did not spend hours and days making pinwheels for them not to be seen. so i'm on the hunt for a good background.</div><div><br /></div><div>this quilt is definitely in the "hot mess, what-have-i-done" phase. maybe when i have it put together with a good background i will like it. </div><div><br /></div><div>it was certainly fun to make; no regrets there.</div><div><br /></div><div>oh. "what about that name?," you ask.</div><div>well, most of the time i was working on this quilt i had a niece here with my daughter. they're best friend cousins and always have been. both of their middle names are elizabeth. i'm considering giving this quilt to cousin elizabeth if i determine she actually really likes it. so "spinning around" plus the elizabeths present made for "spinning elizabeths."</div><div><br /></div></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-80081231890658920792023-02-03T11:28:00.001-07:002023-02-03T11:28:00.185-07:00improv in an afternoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BJoBf9cSDg3wXYq2zsJSEt8vfOKcDcO-k9Rj3Iw432xaV4zVjgRlbbwwfkaIIDm7wSUsWxMqgJyIZ5jgHvfM_oJNPEcT-u8f0hToc909FLVCyo7wt95UBAn_ISQG0LYxeGuKGrUjf3gkHZNfu9r2K3b_qY5Bn3XZup4mu61DTjkSge8wc9Z_GcnWQg/s3024/3D804A47-2EC2-4986-82A5-93E7D9669CAB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BJoBf9cSDg3wXYq2zsJSEt8vfOKcDcO-k9Rj3Iw432xaV4zVjgRlbbwwfkaIIDm7wSUsWxMqgJyIZ5jgHvfM_oJNPEcT-u8f0hToc909FLVCyo7wt95UBAn_ISQG0LYxeGuKGrUjf3gkHZNfu9r2K3b_qY5Bn3XZup4mu61DTjkSge8wc9Z_GcnWQg/w640-h640/3D804A47-2EC2-4986-82A5-93E7D9669CAB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>have you ever gotten the urge to just make something right away? to sit down with a project and see it through to completion in an afternoon?</div><div><br /></div><div>one recent saturday morning i was quickly browsing instagram when an image caught my attention and i suddently <i>needed</i> to get making the thing instantly. i wanted to create something on a whim and it was something that could be done in one day if i put in the work. i just wanted to see if i could do it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2UR7qu-nc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2UR7qu-nc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Krystina (@khquilts)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>i liked the mix of bright colors and low-volume blenders; and i especially liked the giant flying geese blocks surrounded by randomly sized strips.</p><p>so i walked into my sewing room and started pulling fabric.</p><p>i decided my flying geese would be made from the gorgeous large-scale floral by dylan mierzwinski for free spirit fabrics. there was a small pile of fabrics from an order that hadn't been put away yet which i thought coordinated really well and had the same feel i wanted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ywL742MOEBzQDj1dVg5m8gJajVaKN063aYpBcjODS5LQGopW_W5cMxi7QvsOQbSdvtI31owqentWsgItVGJjpwiJUGv-6czHNhvmY9qb9V-jczC2qfJGl24mIZxhF1p2tUix35gvhAvIqlSWi8IXSKMKM42y6uCSsWFXymccUOOcbD8Ubyb5E2VEOQ/s3024/0C62EDD5-E11D-4920-88D4-B51B662BE34C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ywL742MOEBzQDj1dVg5m8gJajVaKN063aYpBcjODS5LQGopW_W5cMxi7QvsOQbSdvtI31owqentWsgItVGJjpwiJUGv-6czHNhvmY9qb9V-jczC2qfJGl24mIZxhF1p2tUix35gvhAvIqlSWi8IXSKMKM42y6uCSsWFXymccUOOcbD8Ubyb5E2VEOQ/w640-h640/0C62EDD5-E11D-4920-88D4-B51B662BE34C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>first, i made the flying geese. i wanted them to be as big as possible. i had a generously cut half yard of the dylan m floral to work with, which allowed me to cut four rectangles at 18.5" x 9.5".<div><br /></div><div>i prefer stitch-and-flip construction for my geese because it allows me to trim to size when completed. if i didn't always get distortion from my horrible pressing (ironing) habits, i could use the no-waste method. but i know myself and i go stitch-and-flip 99% of the time.</div><div><br /></div><div>i referenced <a href="https://www.alderwood-studio.com/blog/perfect-flying-geese" target="_blank">this article by alderwood studios</a> for its measurement equations, which it has for three different methods for making flying geese.</div><div><br /></div><div>for stitch-and-flip construction, you add .5" to the finished size to get your cutting dimesions. my finished geese were going to be 9" x 18".</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmepKNjX9aQsvl09E30dE8sIx2q8iuhA_-ZBG8VqZJjvLVJ1TBlr1CY3hyeBOvTKYtkUSONH4dh0UG-CU5RIv2KNKD41RN9GEDRj-O98lbuyNfuCWlfyQoxHjjgAJKfBJu7-NZcGnNDIewQCpPIzPQXU-VTnJXuxd2xA5LQ7JCLF1yN3RJGwWegIQXA/s3024/F9E453E7-C538-41B1-AA7C-B92CEF1ABD64.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmepKNjX9aQsvl09E30dE8sIx2q8iuhA_-ZBG8VqZJjvLVJ1TBlr1CY3hyeBOvTKYtkUSONH4dh0UG-CU5RIv2KNKD41RN9GEDRj-O98lbuyNfuCWlfyQoxHjjgAJKfBJu7-NZcGnNDIewQCpPIzPQXU-VTnJXuxd2xA5LQ7JCLF1yN3RJGwWegIQXA/w640-h640/F9E453E7-C538-41B1-AA7C-B92CEF1ABD64.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the squares for the "sky" portion of the geese (outer triangles in the corners surrounding the central "geese" triangle) are the height of the rectangle squared, plus .5".</div><div><br /></div><div>i liked the yellowish tan color krystina paired with her pink geese, and looked through my solids stash for something suitable. i had a half yard cut of the perfect shade (i think it's moda "sunflower"? not exactly sure), but it wasn't as generously cut as my half yard of the focal floral, so i couldn't get enough squares out of it. i auditioned many yellows in my stash and finally settled on the one from the ruby and bee solids collection by heather ross for windham. it was a touch brighter than i wanted, but it was the best i had.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLt-U2PAc5eKeQciNAgjfNWsUT6GVE3ZL_p_ubFwOz5gIdgMtLs6gKqG1yLPao0vmMPmssihnKlgTUe1kr_Rg2-_hS_ePfgN6iEq8oG4feNVYcq3DwmjCZhMtQKzLBXiY7HpATy5IpK9V-E9hNjRXZmGPDylzcHpramvtFmogoAGKQSB5n7984bK4IA/s3024/D6028407-F370-43F3-B98C-674516EB9FE5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLt-U2PAc5eKeQciNAgjfNWsUT6GVE3ZL_p_ubFwOz5gIdgMtLs6gKqG1yLPao0vmMPmssihnKlgTUe1kr_Rg2-_hS_ePfgN6iEq8oG4feNVYcq3DwmjCZhMtQKzLBXiY7HpATy5IpK9V-E9hNjRXZmGPDylzcHpramvtFmogoAGKQSB5n7984bK4IA/w640-h640/D6028407-F370-43F3-B98C-674516EB9FE5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>i recently saw a tip to sew both seams for the <i>hst</i>s before you cut the outer triangles off, just like you would when making a pair of <i>hst</i>s.</p><p>what a great idea!</p><p>my personal tip: i always press before i cut my <i>hst</i>s off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2IHALvVUmHUh_V1rFaSKd44ZTf5_GOV0ASIwgng-Ks_3odUWWp5J8SVWZ7MMqJ8I5t7o8vEShKsie_sQFr5hCzoBnWU3mcxyNxdOghK1xWJcaWYocE5xUT3h9IcfZ2-jPJf0UszzF7HvvXd6vSofF8jpw7w-xdPSgJ-mbyjZO3_kXHCjJjwTPrgE4g/s3024/89C70600-0706-42C1-9EB9-E98FA48394A0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2IHALvVUmHUh_V1rFaSKd44ZTf5_GOV0ASIwgng-Ks_3odUWWp5J8SVWZ7MMqJ8I5t7o8vEShKsie_sQFr5hCzoBnWU3mcxyNxdOghK1xWJcaWYocE5xUT3h9IcfZ2-jPJf0UszzF7HvvXd6vSofF8jpw7w-xdPSgJ-mbyjZO3_kXHCjJjwTPrgE4g/w640-h640/89C70600-0706-42C1-9EB9-E98FA48394A0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>there you have it - four super-sized flying geese blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div>you can see i kept placement of the different yellows consistent along the sides. i considered mixing them up or doing two geese with one color, and went with this set up.</div><div><br /></div><div>once my geese were made, it was time to fill in around them with the other fabrics.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83QoMRA48Iscff-YsrAji_Em2eXbvJtA-CUO3WDvSwYOBAurVorjzbzbH-0uZj671tslP3-qhtvhixPFgHa1H2vZf8n9RvFq3GQ0AY5g0TOmORRHfaKASPe8Y3UIZKND3VG0w99o8mHHiR_cCGNG7dLZ1sbYXXptHFtYc7e3Gj-2P-ykgtlPBBFcNQw/s4032/25E23B1E-4B89-4A6D-A605-1886781143EA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83QoMRA48Iscff-YsrAji_Em2eXbvJtA-CUO3WDvSwYOBAurVorjzbzbH-0uZj671tslP3-qhtvhixPFgHa1H2vZf8n9RvFq3GQ0AY5g0TOmORRHfaKASPe8Y3UIZKND3VG0w99o8mHHiR_cCGNG7dLZ1sbYXXptHFtYc7e3Gj-2P-ykgtlPBBFcNQw/w480-h640/25E23B1E-4B89-4A6D-A605-1886781143EA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>one reason i like the stitch-and-flip method is i enjoy all the extra <i>hst</i>s it creates. i think it's a bonus method, not a wasteful method. i had 8 <i>hst</i>s leftover from my flying geese and decided to incorporate them on the front. i wasn't sure if it would detract from my focal point of flying geese or not, but the only way to find out is to try it.</div><div><br /></div><div>i made one pinwheel block and one diamond block with the <i>hst</i>s, wanting both to run off the edge of the quilt. </div><div><br /></div><div>i had a large piece of batting leftover from another quilt make which was a nice small throw size - bigger than a crib or baby, but not quite as large as i usually make my throw quilts. since this was very much a make-do, use up stash and scraps kind of quilt, i chose to use it to determine my dimensions for this quilt that had no set size.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIPqANNGDsBfCx0KHZaUcOE6eXqZerh4aK5I975tnpo1v2uJvty0l2Yho8sMHr0qNLJmf5BqEGb4wuIpS0aA6Y_yxXbXbStev_G17QAVQYr3KNsrOwmLzPCaVJRta-N0-pON6_eH9vVUGgSos8tnvbWsiEXR3OsZ2T-KmLonM72E_e9bpWVWnXYfKYg/s4032/94B7BCC2-CCA6-4684-BA2A-443ADD7A4394.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIPqANNGDsBfCx0KHZaUcOE6eXqZerh4aK5I975tnpo1v2uJvty0l2Yho8sMHr0qNLJmf5BqEGb4wuIpS0aA6Y_yxXbXbStev_G17QAVQYr3KNsrOwmLzPCaVJRta-N0-pON6_eH9vVUGgSos8tnvbWsiEXR3OsZ2T-KmLonM72E_e9bpWVWnXYfKYg/w480-h640/94B7BCC2-CCA6-4684-BA2A-443ADD7A4394.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>i got out that stack of fabrics i wanted to use and just started laying pieces out in a pleasing configuration, folding them up to fit different sized spots.</p><p>i pulled a few more scraps and coordinating fabrics out to fill in little gaps and to add a bit more blue.</p><p>once i liked it, i began cutting pieces to size and sewing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDPn7gXSngSs7GmCx-LWiOuu7LzezpkM_yFuJBXFaKL34_xo6Wl2d-43T5s3YHbQTPtXz1FqVOCgrfNQV4OpxsyH93geImxoagTXaBK9SI_Djo4OTWp3cPRu2LoB3ic3OxKXLwYwVDC3BeIYw4RNaSXHNgRZq4DiFJJuuOYfdCj91sK-Pfq32isCaQA/s3024/66E3D04F-89FE-4B1A-92F4-97D2D377297C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDPn7gXSngSs7GmCx-LWiOuu7LzezpkM_yFuJBXFaKL34_xo6Wl2d-43T5s3YHbQTPtXz1FqVOCgrfNQV4OpxsyH93geImxoagTXaBK9SI_Djo4OTWp3cPRu2LoB3ic3OxKXLwYwVDC3BeIYw4RNaSXHNgRZq4DiFJJuuOYfdCj91sK-Pfq32isCaQA/w640-h640/66E3D04F-89FE-4B1A-92F4-97D2D377297C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i found a spot for a small bit of my robert kauffman umbrella girls.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPo6EGGlaj3GyrESxh7TnhMH0Ksg0rBoi59cKrKBp1L1RfZCataSs_sxbf_EqU8kFPJOatsi465hArnvJPufrwqXomaIqtDjHjLx4lTTw47Efc1IM-h9GFh08Ul4hw-0SniIr5g5Jd6hjJ5NariAJvpB8saYIU_OC05hSYKgHnjh17I3Mww2l8jNHTw/s4032/FB6BD7FD-1270-4744-A54F-300365C1F7BF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPo6EGGlaj3GyrESxh7TnhMH0Ksg0rBoi59cKrKBp1L1RfZCataSs_sxbf_EqU8kFPJOatsi465hArnvJPufrwqXomaIqtDjHjLx4lTTw47Efc1IM-h9GFh08Ul4hw-0SniIr5g5Jd6hjJ5NariAJvpB8saYIU_OC05hSYKgHnjh17I3Mww2l8jNHTw/w480-h640/FB6BD7FD-1270-4744-A54F-300365C1F7BF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i used a cutting of heather ross's sleepiing beauty in blue at the top. i've worked heather ross's princesses from her far, far away lines into several quilts lately and am really enjoying it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DWJEjOxsvV_fjr2VJwNWUxC87N2_8MrIWWOeCqcaJZ80SdkUAS2mr5ihdj0xHLPMe4HIauF9RJcToqy7fpocCHRpbJpBCFwVYC_nqPjISswHBCvFXvx-Pe9wVLYMVMN9zLvz12iCBvrhJRwh7ajUpte1CwSXtXNAVJcNNpIAYb3t9dnO53K_PmevOw/s3024/C7417814-7CA6-4390-8345-F87A1BDEE28C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DWJEjOxsvV_fjr2VJwNWUxC87N2_8MrIWWOeCqcaJZ80SdkUAS2mr5ihdj0xHLPMe4HIauF9RJcToqy7fpocCHRpbJpBCFwVYC_nqPjISswHBCvFXvx-Pe9wVLYMVMN9zLvz12iCBvrhJRwh7ajUpte1CwSXtXNAVJcNNpIAYb3t9dnO53K_PmevOw/w640-h640/C7417814-7CA6-4390-8345-F87A1BDEE28C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i had a small cutting accident when cutting my squares - the fabric was folded in a tiny bit along the top fold, so it made an inny on one square and an outy on another.</div><div><br /></div><div>the inny cut showed up in my pinwheel block, so i patched it with a small piece of this pear fabric.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZL6DxUc8x8aypDgqnVFKtK7FLhS-3p_JxETr1WxtzQkEegXgSoHxdsPWWivlMe6q-YXE3pYfDx5pW-66weXqS3IUp0zt63WVTYsFngA-gnLrvQnbo3BODEznHKOMbqhubzmJpk3vW_PFeANB6DGVKg5o0bj82Yd-4MYT0CVfLeMJl13ArFxUIhAeAQ/s3024/B4955E86-3913-491C-852F-EE51F7FDFF45.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZL6DxUc8x8aypDgqnVFKtK7FLhS-3p_JxETr1WxtzQkEegXgSoHxdsPWWivlMe6q-YXE3pYfDx5pW-66weXqS3IUp0zt63WVTYsFngA-gnLrvQnbo3BODEznHKOMbqhubzmJpk3vW_PFeANB6DGVKg5o0bj82Yd-4MYT0CVfLeMJl13ArFxUIhAeAQ/w640-h640/B4955E86-3913-491C-852F-EE51F7FDFF45.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i actually really like the effect it creates; one more little make-do moment in the improv quilt.</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/AVvXsEg07K78cHsH1_SMBO8K4ufY5a7fLzjLJfbrevYi0bsRIXICS6ZMLqPuRHQny3c6u5JSmgOLahVI4zAUBbEwSSeCBzURv4D5eHlAJ96S7HHKJculrnTdndIb2zYjcSBw27lRh7HGiPcG3BnbVD1bC-_4E4MhH7B4DQ2x6-1hX9GE_p6JcT_OKmkL1dPfYQ/s1800/EF16770C-4C8A-4C3D-B92F-CFFE305806B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07K78cHsH1_SMBO8K4ufY5a7fLzjLJfbrevYi0bsRIXICS6ZMLqPuRHQny3c6u5JSmgOLahVI4zAUBbEwSSeCBzURv4D5eHlAJ96S7HHKJculrnTdndIb2zYjcSBw27lRh7HGiPcG3BnbVD1bC-_4E4MhH7B4DQ2x6-1hX9GE_p6JcT_OKmkL1dPfYQ/w512-h640/EF16770C-4C8A-4C3D-B92F-CFFE305806B2.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">two and a half hours after i started piecing it all together, i had a completed top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it measures about 46" x 64" and i absolutely adore the results. it's soft and bright and feminine and lovely. i left it out in the open on the floor outside my sewing room for several days because it just makes me so happy to see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this is definitely one project that makes my heart sing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it was a joy to put together and the results are so pleasing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">if you're ever in need of a fun and quick make, give an improv quilt built around a few large blocks a try.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-17327703318554105762023-01-27T15:34:00.001-07:002023-01-27T15:34:00.196-07:00betsy scrappy trip, a finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIblYh9b4mvPBIk6hsaMQlwZrAu1v3OSYLOBoL-KhB37hSWwrGbMEUzO_vC2AodS1Yrjwplwf9DkyVzOTneecGDKhFc3AR97KgqLSjtrK_yrZmNoaNnqOkgMxF0TrEqBZMTAIKivs2yYHm6JWrIGPpiEwdXc2q29Drl9EkbFTKh_48qGcup93nNQ3o7w/s4032/C4E18466-6E87-4965-809A-35C864080988.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIblYh9b4mvPBIk6hsaMQlwZrAu1v3OSYLOBoL-KhB37hSWwrGbMEUzO_vC2AodS1Yrjwplwf9DkyVzOTneecGDKhFc3AR97KgqLSjtrK_yrZmNoaNnqOkgMxF0TrEqBZMTAIKivs2yYHm6JWrIGPpiEwdXc2q29Drl9EkbFTKh_48qGcup93nNQ3o7w/w480-h640/C4E18466-6E87-4965-809A-35C864080988.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>trip around the world is a very traditional, popular pattern. and i've never liked it much.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/southerncharmquilts/" target="_blank">melonie traylor </a>from <a href="https://southerncharmquilts.com/blog/" target="_blank">southern charm quilts</a> made a <a href="https://southerncharmquilts.com/2019/10/11/quilt-reveal-trippy-quilt-3-the-golden-one-pattern-tester-versions/" target="_blank">pink-and-gold version</a> that caught my attention and made me rethink the pattern. but i've never really been interested in making one.</div><div><br /></div><div>but then <a href="https://www.instagram.com/woodberry_way/" target="_blank">alli</a> at <a href="https://www.woodberryway.com/" target="_blank">woodberry way</a> hosted a <a href="https://www.woodberryway.com/2019/12/scrappy-trip-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">scrappy trip quilt along in january 2020</a>. i kept seeing all these scrappy trip quilts and as i was ready to do another church lap quilt, i decided to make a smaller version with liberty tana lawn. i had betsy in several colorways and decided to make it completely from betsy prints.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD3p_5S9ssTALjrrjSZ6iWZPIppvL_48CE8vZBw8kAV-VkA-066geXFC_ufAa1Sll5dyyOLIdYhvzHD3y7CZ9Spwh6EIwRRZQDFEnqepm72h7FRuJ9ZWGdbF8medx1c_xbhZVkS-d_a2Ra_nunMABviRT2hLGEsZSed1NStv2s6BlWCEN5FoHEUsDBw/s1440/D34A1B51-864A-4E6E-963C-CB383D5E3DD4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD3p_5S9ssTALjrrjSZ6iWZPIppvL_48CE8vZBw8kAV-VkA-066geXFC_ufAa1Sll5dyyOLIdYhvzHD3y7CZ9Spwh6EIwRRZQDFEnqepm72h7FRuJ9ZWGdbF8medx1c_xbhZVkS-d_a2Ra_nunMABviRT2hLGEsZSed1NStv2s6BlWCEN5FoHEUsDBw/w640-h640/D34A1B51-864A-4E6E-963C-CB383D5E3DD4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>scrappy trip is a quilting technique that is explained by <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html" target="_blank">bonnie hunter in her tutorial on her <i>quiltville</i> blog</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>you can read all about the various decisions i made when assembling this quilt in this post <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2020/02/scrappy-trip-quiltalong-in-betsy.html">here</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdlsPowI7L9w5rwwzrWws7idj7lly9YTvuEbC-3Mf-nrr1_m29Xuu3Xe7IngrY1o07bOGLaxopCaB7XvaDH44kpR8qfYI3vqAGa5GCGeNwccadcCP5uk6aLemWBLwWORTnSFF1-3C5tb1MTrLGC1_lU0cAMuB53qYYeMysF1lBit2XTv_Ef-13BM_Ig/s1440/14B586ED-7C1F-426C-9BB0-7D95CF6EB4ED.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdlsPowI7L9w5rwwzrWws7idj7lly9YTvuEbC-3Mf-nrr1_m29Xuu3Xe7IngrY1o07bOGLaxopCaB7XvaDH44kpR8qfYI3vqAGa5GCGeNwccadcCP5uk6aLemWBLwWORTnSFF1-3C5tb1MTrLGC1_lU0cAMuB53qYYeMysF1lBit2XTv_Ef-13BM_Ig/w640-h640/14B586ED-7C1F-426C-9BB0-7D95CF6EB4ED.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>it's handquilted in a crosshatch pattern in all the chambray blocks with aurifil thread in 12wt, color 2021.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiQPPTJmQUwbzdF2n1so5H5KM88ftRQmfBmymBKA1o4L-lIw9QIlMdtQqIDQAGhDtmtZNA7AOFK6COdZ1y2x9d428MzFWCNHpga2IeDKHW7rWK6DWN7I-k_8bPiVzG-p2JshX3iaPaH95ubY3FNy0ugQ0iugI7XcldKLZj1DOrGTNeRf1UIWmcrbfeQ/s1440/9F940E12-682E-4C38-972E-8757DAFB8716.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiQPPTJmQUwbzdF2n1so5H5KM88ftRQmfBmymBKA1o4L-lIw9QIlMdtQqIDQAGhDtmtZNA7AOFK6COdZ1y2x9d428MzFWCNHpga2IeDKHW7rWK6DWN7I-k_8bPiVzG-p2JshX3iaPaH95ubY3FNy0ugQ0iugI7XcldKLZj1DOrGTNeRf1UIWmcrbfeQ/w640-h640/9F940E12-682E-4C38-972E-8757DAFB8716.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the backing is a paring of a bold red betsy and a soft grey one. it sort of represents the spectrum of colorways betsy comes in. i didn't really want to use the grey here as i was saving it for a particular project, but it was the best piece i had on hand at the time and i didn't want to wait for more to come in the mail. it came from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BV9uJJDgzg0/" target="_blank">my visit to the liberty flagship store in london</a> whilston holiday there in 2017.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAy6oXO0YLWPzd14VqbHbSGh_4xQVjn2kvRIpQ_zHZ6090PuGIdQhF6dYoReEjcdysgwfuYbw4RmAXshqlxf8sSMLOnf-pdZC56Lo1NibdYXNeb1434-hHUavpk-NCLdqT-6N1bWg0evtBGGLPVdcAeR3tp48ZdwwX34LbLtBvnrOk88OBUp0kUg4_A/s1440/F4A59E3D-FA5B-4B46-A59A-72A13350F581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAy6oXO0YLWPzd14VqbHbSGh_4xQVjn2kvRIpQ_zHZ6090PuGIdQhF6dYoReEjcdysgwfuYbw4RmAXshqlxf8sSMLOnf-pdZC56Lo1NibdYXNeb1434-hHUavpk-NCLdqT-6N1bWg0evtBGGLPVdcAeR3tp48ZdwwX34LbLtBvnrOk88OBUp0kUg4_A/w640-h640/F4A59E3D-FA5B-4B46-A59A-72A13350F581.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the binding is a blue herringbone flannel i purchased from the fat quarter shop and used on my other liberty church lap quilts. they have a listing for this <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/woolies-flannel-dusty-blue-herringbone-yardage" target="_blank">maywood studio flannel</a> right now, but i don't think it's quite the same one i got from them originally.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh-fV6-NWdF2VxcuVpByARdljLDlGBSeXFhNuPhdLshiMP3APkwfWnY7MhYBoEOJts2u467h34AGQPG-FoBJr4rT_Ll2VhxF4x09DcBiMgxmcylLKKgz1RsD0LMAC6XhE6c-Vr75GVh9Gw28RYUEBrXBULhCM71Vs5kHMU2h3YYa6bbGcuaDQ8vNU0Q/s3780/2714FC54-74BB-4EE2-ACA6-3EDE39687439.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh-fV6-NWdF2VxcuVpByARdljLDlGBSeXFhNuPhdLshiMP3APkwfWnY7MhYBoEOJts2u467h34AGQPG-FoBJr4rT_Ll2VhxF4x09DcBiMgxmcylLKKgz1RsD0LMAC6XhE6c-Vr75GVh9Gw28RYUEBrXBULhCM71Vs5kHMU2h3YYa6bbGcuaDQ8vNU0Q/w512-h640/2714FC54-74BB-4EE2-ACA6-3EDE39687439.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this is one of two betsy and chambray liberty church lap quilts i've made. the second, which i actually finished first, is "betsys all in a row." she came about when i had scraps from this scrappy trip quilt that i wanted to use and there is a <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2020/02/pretty-maids-all-in-row-sort-of-pattern.html">free tutorial</a> for her on this blog. they're quite similar, but i think the "betsys all in a row" is actually my favorite of the two.</div><div><br /></div><div>i love looking at the different betsy colorways in these two quilts and trying to decide which is my favorite. verdict - i can't decide! there are so many good ones.</div><div><br /></div><div>i take my liberty lap quilts to church even when they're not complete, so both quilts have been in use since 2020. which is probably why i made the mistake i did recently when <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnF3KX_vh5O/" target="_blank">i posted my new year's eve finish on instagram</a> a few days after the fact. i grabbed the rows quilt to photograph and post rather than the scrappy trip! haha.</div><div><br /></div><div>i guess i was thinking it's the one that was started second and must have been the one i finished second, even though it was only a few days after the fact. i didn't realize my mistake until a few days later.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqH6VLNwTnzuQAQfF2JjagUT9uwYTgAKfCM1lzXHhObhonrkvW8EkoFNiZ8l-ZUHci3DuXBhf39nlTE4YaLY3kZlpfCGyFSKFCgbYaYx2UiTiIpuVro0D5cEdGuGISlfezA-Px-2JB4knezZALY7W1tDBzs-NwBbG1IpjsBGd-AZrF9UN2yzq9h9Znw/s4032/EB72B5E9-F2D9-48C2-9795-FC1702379661.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqH6VLNwTnzuQAQfF2JjagUT9uwYTgAKfCM1lzXHhObhonrkvW8EkoFNiZ8l-ZUHci3DuXBhf39nlTE4YaLY3kZlpfCGyFSKFCgbYaYx2UiTiIpuVro0D5cEdGuGISlfezA-Px-2JB4knezZALY7W1tDBzs-NwBbG1IpjsBGd-AZrF9UN2yzq9h9Znw/w480-h640/EB72B5E9-F2D9-48C2-9795-FC1702379661.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>parting shot on this quilt: my not-so-little quilt buddy getting ready to hold the quilt up for a quick snap. d5 came along about a year into my quilt journey. just look how big she is now! that means i've been at this hobby for over a decade now. </div><div><br /></div><div>both she and the quilts feel like they have been a part of me always.</div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-30576911047893893962023-01-20T15:47:00.006-07:002023-01-20T15:47:00.193-07:00seester baby doll quilts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpYOzplmmns6RCbAdZObIjNTYubUt_BU4dGdM6Ztp6mPHFa9T6MqE_kzvT50YBSL5mfcEE8DEZYohW6AvgupJfbyxOMoTDe9Dzb5RP4HgKNNOVe8UfWzdfnf8AbU4Lp6p4bl-6dZxFU3HAYQ-tnfIW-2kykUsHsU8Fit1JWkIUdQ-MyycyyL3akSsag/s3024/706F30D8-AC6D-46B0-A110-D9AC6A8BC63C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpYOzplmmns6RCbAdZObIjNTYubUt_BU4dGdM6Ztp6mPHFa9T6MqE_kzvT50YBSL5mfcEE8DEZYohW6AvgupJfbyxOMoTDe9Dzb5RP4HgKNNOVe8UfWzdfnf8AbU4Lp6p4bl-6dZxFU3HAYQ-tnfIW-2kykUsHsU8Fit1JWkIUdQ-MyycyyL3akSsag/w640-h640/706F30D8-AC6D-46B0-A110-D9AC6A8BC63C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>just before christmas my seester*, loree, stopped by and asked if i could help her make some dolls quilts for a doll bunk bed santa would be bringing her 3 year old daugther. <p></p><p>loree's called me before just before christmas wanting to know if i could make a stocking like the ones my mom made for everyone and i had to tell her no. the stockings would have taken me forever to figure out and i wasn't confident in my ability to make one.</p><p>but a doll quilt (or two) i could do.</p><p>we talked about possible fabrics and patterns. loree, like most members of my family, has really big ideas, and as she has no experience quilting, i had to keep reigning her in on what was feasible for me to pull off before the deadline.</p><p>she thought everything was cute and kept flitting around. "we just need a pattern. where is the book of patterns?," she said. i laughed out loud because there are a gazillion quilt patterns in the world, not just a single book of patterns.</p><p>and this was a doll quilt. for a very active little girls who's probably going to love and use them to pieces. we settled on a simple strips quilt using 2.5" strips and made plans for which day to assemble them.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNryYu7RnvUPul5aMgeorag9JU_mu4jqmKnkc340IOJQkFnLjzTz7pNZVLjSNc96lSB7gSf5RUWZl2qsPGKaNOmaSvyuZehGN6pLH5tCmxV9kZgTX6qpvwlXmNbXn45m9naNYuSkjdQBHRnHki7vb9YA7rkk3-2_HZm3Zc7AeNiCIca_kjX7CrWYlGpA/s4032/35965A5E-B833-4A8F-9FD2-E272F59502E8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNryYu7RnvUPul5aMgeorag9JU_mu4jqmKnkc340IOJQkFnLjzTz7pNZVLjSNc96lSB7gSf5RUWZl2qsPGKaNOmaSvyuZehGN6pLH5tCmxV9kZgTX6qpvwlXmNbXn45m9naNYuSkjdQBHRnHki7vb9YA7rkk3-2_HZm3Zc7AeNiCIca_kjX7CrWYlGpA/w480-h640/35965A5E-B833-4A8F-9FD2-E272F59502E8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>she came over a few days before christmas and we got to work. </p><p>first, was fabric selection. i'd been thinking about the fabrics loree was drawn to, which were mostly light colored. i suggested we do something that would withstand the love they're going to get a little better, but she kept coming back to the low volume prints and i just gave in so we could get started.</p><p>at one point she started looking at my shelf of liberty tana lawn prints. "these are pretty!" oh, yes, they are. i was feeling very generous about the project but that's where i drew the line. "yes, those are really nice. they're my best fabrics. but everything on that shelf comes from london and costs $35/yard. i'm sorry but we're not using them for this doll quilt." she laughed out loud and totally understood.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed_lWGfaOsqJjp1pWl_YD4YPRAnzmbgjEy1sn6VMBGKSV8nxrq5ZhmONQboXcYMURBe1NA4r1oq0BDM5qwWYTAY-NB1SAC9R1xUevftK6zlEb0WMEg3zRi2w3gCkXYXY9fa0v4a3udwMqBOZ69cTeVUv3Zz1Q6e4-gHHInAZcJ-LBCrrQ-EdLfodx1g/s4032/0852FDCE-5ACE-4B87-A208-D48BFB1111D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed_lWGfaOsqJjp1pWl_YD4YPRAnzmbgjEy1sn6VMBGKSV8nxrq5ZhmONQboXcYMURBe1NA4r1oq0BDM5qwWYTAY-NB1SAC9R1xUevftK6zlEb0WMEg3zRi2w3gCkXYXY9fa0v4a3udwMqBOZ69cTeVUv3Zz1Q6e4-gHHInAZcJ-LBCrrQ-EdLfodx1g/w480-h640/0852FDCE-5ACE-4B87-A208-D48BFB1111D0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>we finally settled on fabric strips, mostly leftovers from my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/collins-finish.html">"collins" quilt</a>, with a few butterflies thrown in because her daughter loves butterflies and they have a connection to our mom, an accomplished seamstress who passed away in 2018. we chose this ruby star society butterfly print (i think from "stay gold" by melody miller?) as a sort of feature fabric to use 3 times and give the quilt a little bit of cohesion. (that's the backing print in the upper right corner.)</p><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/AVvXsEhKH387hymVwHZ-zHCrLsXYWcAucTIH5XrAwmqRF4pHpDdxhz2i5b0dkv25KeWw8GEx6dRTOkZ_vD1Gb3ygyHW9gs7goGUGyuP7k2KqYj4HKJY3Gi_OqZw2qNBDGcI1H1-d3NfwlvycYxWUEJWT8TZfoUKHjnUbA5Pff__ON_iz4YagR1IRWc6yqb27yA/s2657/96002788-440A-4A3F-BB88-601285748AEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2657" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH387hymVwHZ-zHCrLsXYWcAucTIH5XrAwmqRF4pHpDdxhz2i5b0dkv25KeWw8GEx6dRTOkZ_vD1Gb3ygyHW9gs7goGUGyuP7k2KqYj4HKJY3Gi_OqZw2qNBDGcI1H1-d3NfwlvycYxWUEJWT8TZfoUKHjnUbA5Pff__ON_iz4YagR1IRWc6yqb27yA/w640-h484/96002788-440A-4A3F-BB88-601285748AEB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">then i set her to work on one machine on one quilt and i did the other one on my second machine and pressed for both of us. like most first-timers, she was laughing about her accuracy and the unexpected difficulty of sewing a simple straight line. but she did just fine. i had her sew on the turtle (slow speed) and it worked well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">she heard me ripping away on the hare (high speed) and said, "that's the sound i remember coming from mom's machine." i assured her it took me 10 years to work up to sewing on the hare and she was doing great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ5oza70JnDqVvingmgg2lWtSFir2s40Sg39Tq73JUq8tOYCW5Jnh09WrS-CDnik_Uq8OxX3yvFN4lHfLsFVhf1YtAPZF9VTS67gnpjShdo05N00GWVG6XKomsusC7ji61V5a9JxuFyxoQxmMRq7frjNTwY10iclbOaiNtixYzllWQ6USpQufOO_liA/s4032/A85EBDFE-860E-40C9-9F17-108CFFEE545C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ5oza70JnDqVvingmgg2lWtSFir2s40Sg39Tq73JUq8tOYCW5Jnh09WrS-CDnik_Uq8OxX3yvFN4lHfLsFVhf1YtAPZF9VTS67gnpjShdo05N00GWVG6XKomsusC7ji61V5a9JxuFyxoQxmMRq7frjNTwY10iclbOaiNtixYzllWQ6USpQufOO_liA/w480-h640/A85EBDFE-860E-40C9-9F17-108CFFEE545C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"why are you so much faster than me?," she asked. i wasn't that much faster. since i was also pressing both our strips, we ended up finishing up about the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">she had to go at that point, so i finished them off myself. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisbm_lsD1aPFXtWCR6JfnX6u2KUpfOE3KToyMWhBjZuAkBjNUoQI3EYk0ll8L91GdUzFJUU_cYmaXvysS221aohPRYmsS6IgsohbvshFAUbIGCaZ2y26j3_3rCJuWLl0BjwSuSKnNqMFWflUuLBdZrO5XhxsoO-2RNJsLv-IQ4zvT_mIEqG1cnbhj_w/s2301/7B28B44C-8B06-4C59-AC0B-DE4BD3DE62F4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="2300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisbm_lsD1aPFXtWCR6JfnX6u2KUpfOE3KToyMWhBjZuAkBjNUoQI3EYk0ll8L91GdUzFJUU_cYmaXvysS221aohPRYmsS6IgsohbvshFAUbIGCaZ2y26j3_3rCJuWLl0BjwSuSKnNqMFWflUuLBdZrO5XhxsoO-2RNJsLv-IQ4zvT_mIEqG1cnbhj_w/w640-h640/7B28B44C-8B06-4C59-AC0B-DE4BD3DE62F4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> before she left, she picked a backing, but not a binding. when i completed the simple straightline quilting, i decided on this cute amy sinibaldi polka dot print for the binding. for durability, i chose to machine attach the binding. i do despise machine binding! it went much better on the second one. i was cursing through most of it, wishing i could just handbind. but timing was of the essence and they need to survive a lot of rough play. <p></p><p>i had both dolly quilts completed by evening.</p><p>they got delivered in time for christmas morning and later that day i had the great pleasure of seeing my niece lovingly playing with her dolls, tucking them into their beds under the quilts over and over. she was at it most of the day.</p><p>that was sweet, but spending hours quilting with my seester was the best gift of all.</p><p>*all <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2013/09/seester-time-and-some-epp.html">five us of sisters</a> have double "e" names - hydee, loree, marcee, jodee, katee - which is why we call each other "seester."</p>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-39229945638673283042023-01-13T14:43:00.003-07:002023-01-31T20:38:35.964-07:00year in review 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lHTtnnSURWVouzuKXRvsS9MPvQFcvlmKNIQMfeVH6SltuvyQHrWQeeMSOHczXWNklqe9bhSec12gbz52loWTlV3iXFM-tu7zXrX7b3GxgBoRHTNsvYuSj6oI6FQt1_5gs1qzX11iauz86pPBJiMCOCHLY8IznJIPDiBAEZu3PjJFBr9LU1aoIeXrUw/s2048/67BC9EE8-8A24-4361-B113-4A7B8A7DB2CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lHTtnnSURWVouzuKXRvsS9MPvQFcvlmKNIQMfeVH6SltuvyQHrWQeeMSOHczXWNklqe9bhSec12gbz52loWTlV3iXFM-tu7zXrX7b3GxgBoRHTNsvYuSj6oI6FQt1_5gs1qzX11iauz86pPBJiMCOCHLY8IznJIPDiBAEZu3PjJFBr9LU1aoIeXrUw/w640-h640/67BC9EE8-8A24-4361-B113-4A7B8A7DB2CF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my personal top nine from instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hydeeannsews/">@hydeeannsews</a> </div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>2022 was not a big quilting year for me. i chose to focus on other things in my life, specifically a home we purchased that needs renovations and additions. this was a massive creative project for me and left no time for anything else. however, that project came to a halt in september and i picked up quilting again in the latter end of the year.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyqPqGhji2571DIpQBIiVdck5xPNBePvsxOhCKNo288mC3bQYVpGwquIjtVGWJQyV6p92_HJE-UvOzTW7xwEYlumkZQ2JAE6a0zht29-OkWFc4xODMIKFqNYYjyOwqna2wLphKTJCrmWYVDuAbwRODO7NPka9kBh7nzRPyg9oUTmKeYXdmejmr_97fA/s2048/3A4AACFC-9E16-4C56-838E-58B49A2E9BF4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyqPqGhji2571DIpQBIiVdck5xPNBePvsxOhCKNo288mC3bQYVpGwquIjtVGWJQyV6p92_HJE-UvOzTW7xwEYlumkZQ2JAE6a0zht29-OkWFc4xODMIKFqNYYjyOwqna2wLphKTJCrmWYVDuAbwRODO7NPka9kBh7nzRPyg9oUTmKeYXdmejmr_97fA/w640-h640/3A4AACFC-9E16-4C56-838E-58B49A2E9BF4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">my 2022 instagram top nine by likes</p><p><br /></p><p>i don't think a year has to produce a lot of finishes or even have a ton of quilting in it to be a successful quilting year. i immensely enjoyed the quilting i did get to do, worked on several projects i really like, moved a good handful of projects forward, and started some new ones i'm excited about. that's a good quilting year to me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBYN-Eevkho612tx4-dEAusRlLxyvlVjqYzbM16DKrkG-Ve3QYS3aiJoFCNT7Kl0BIjiOckIrtPeu2ULz9KG78_u8315SRZUkAasaLHWoVT8W-bzniiE4-_0FB-bQPikjZtelTaX-5acz6bAnyMXLSNxsju1OCPBvniXw9YLGA8v8PV3HImTy-e5kw/s3244/ACS_0993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="2732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBYN-Eevkho612tx4-dEAusRlLxyvlVjqYzbM16DKrkG-Ve3QYS3aiJoFCNT7Kl0BIjiOckIrtPeu2ULz9KG78_u8315SRZUkAasaLHWoVT8W-bzniiE4-_0FB-bQPikjZtelTaX-5acz6bAnyMXLSNxsju1OCPBvniXw9YLGA8v8PV3HImTy-e5kw/w538-h640/ACS_0993.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><p>i began the year with a finish during the holidays in january, which was nice, but as it was only completing the binding on a project that had been around quite a while, it doesn't exactly feel like it's a quilt that belongs to this year. still, i finished off "guys and dolls improv quilt," which is my 50th full size quilt completed.</p><p>that does feel like something to celebrate!</p><p>when i started quilting in november 2010, 50 quilts seemed like an impossible number to ever reach. one stitch, one session of sewing, one completed quilt at a time and here i am. it doesn't matter a bit that it took 11 years to do it. they were quilts, after al!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UIu0qlWsJNp_CmUA4IXPWnoTigTf_5OZC6uFND8o0QcmauRZGhO28zhrfLRD07NC9GzY2IbdssgVcmXuO8T9T5UQnTZknnB75tTob9CXIfOW1vh_Q369dox0lc7XXhIfivqA-ckL9T-RNT9-Jx1IQKPuMH94MqkS9-bfoo-7GYF9rziavUwWZaa-gw/s3024/A8C155DD-749A-4CFB-9E23-988BEE151A23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UIu0qlWsJNp_CmUA4IXPWnoTigTf_5OZC6uFND8o0QcmauRZGhO28zhrfLRD07NC9GzY2IbdssgVcmXuO8T9T5UQnTZknnB75tTob9CXIfOW1vh_Q369dox0lc7XXhIfivqA-ckL9T-RNT9-Jx1IQKPuMH94MqkS9-bfoo-7GYF9rziavUwWZaa-gw/w640-h640/A8C155DD-749A-4CFB-9E23-988BEE151A23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>in january i also helped a group of young ladies from church put together a charity quilt. when a youth activity i was in charge of had to be changed last minute, i pulled out several fabrics i was willing to part with (mostly heather ross bits that came in bundles of which i wasn't over fond) and had the girls assemble four patches. i thought because they were cute fabrics they'd make a cute quilt. however, the results have left me stumped as it feels like a halloween quilt with all the purple, orange, and black in it. i'll either adjust something or just finish it off soon and get it donated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">alpaca textiles are the thing in peru and it was everywhere. we brought home throw blankets, sweaters, scarves and a table runner similar to the one on the bed above. there are some amazing artists doing fantastic work all over peru. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEg6dze0b3neRz0XsJMWJlyvaCND4J-ZTdie8T6ab4higBtkZwcOjEoXRRpcjxBW1pw2TKJ84-hxl3fGnRQUpSwMlCZ1OGdXsTMt-6s_t5wYkVn-5hMKuuaT6OWwqtuxTnszq87HlmFCpZ31DrNJJd7sfyyz6iJiu0Il7slqE1cOZpzaoKttdU-qX8WKzA/s4032/0E47B6A9-E785-4501-9CBB-656033D72417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dze0b3neRz0XsJMWJlyvaCND4J-ZTdie8T6ab4higBtkZwcOjEoXRRpcjxBW1pw2TKJ84-hxl3fGnRQUpSwMlCZ1OGdXsTMt-6s_t5wYkVn-5hMKuuaT6OWwqtuxTnszq87HlmFCpZ31DrNJJd7sfyyz6iJiu0Il7slqE1cOZpzaoKttdU-qX8WKzA/w480-h640/0E47B6A9-E785-4501-9CBB-656033D72417.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">hst sighting in the gothic district, barcelona</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>in august the mr. and i took our 25th anniversary trip two years late (thank you, covid). delayed or not, it was a fabulous two weeks in paris, provence, and barcelona. i saw plenty of quilt inspo everywhere that deserves it's own post.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgtm1VgCe02kGzME1xf4K3_CeT7JBuwBGUWSWkYw0y_iCssxvERn2Irz-0FTgVjn8q1bkus99z0HbCrvUHv2Ip5sD6R07APh8ws6dOPIQGbBQEft-H0_Aww_YM92RldDulGqdzxKJj0nW9GWadqSYGiMzeSyK3f8N5ZR04w_AQvDnRXv57V_CFyVpvA/w640-h480/EF58FA38-7CE1-46C2-B12C-D09298E6DF2B.jpeg" width="640" /><br /></div><div><br /></div>freshly home from our anniversary trip, i took our younger son/middle child out of state to college. this is such a big transition for us. we now have more children out of the home than in it. four down, three to go, not that i'm in a rush. it actually makes me so sad, as happy as i am about the people they're turning into.</div><div><br /></div><div>i took my <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2019/10/fall-ing-for-log-cabins.html">fall log cabin quilt</a> along for the ride to do some roadtrip handwork.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2CE5OXm8nwd8R0EfAauiy7_TnqvucI-vtDTsMzYUaspQy1wnH8ZaYMXpjhWoXLwdCRiVSgy-btDKBZU8UiV-Nw_KEZlVyJCprkW5zPg__QTYKB7O84pplMPFK-TTw4BPiag4N4ukuOSsxZwxZCNcYNBHEvvNiena-9jqYwy6QqvgRuLCIvTfTMOn3A/w640-h480/C558420F-7496-4F3B-A0BC-3992C6AB4FE9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><p>this move was also noteworthy because my son took his mama-made quilt, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/staronthefieldquilt/" target="_blank">star on the field</a>, with him to college! this was all his own decision and it warmed my heart to no end.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNc7wFZ-N2B9Eka3GmtiTSGM4as6YPcymFIs4PvPbulQY5DTQ1cUZ97AvGMC_gwUYUN3jsrmmVzgyA00yl97Df9Gvnm5QMpNBytEHUv3QKRiEtnF29jMa8t32u9mX2ygNap4e8OtFn56T6sPIFqb_MJKaCHEqLyDI9zzR1j6nHxjQ2btLDspu-XmHtg/s1800/0001E765-4F16-42EE-84CD-D68B2F94FD3D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNc7wFZ-N2B9Eka3GmtiTSGM4as6YPcymFIs4PvPbulQY5DTQ1cUZ97AvGMC_gwUYUN3jsrmmVzgyA00yl97Df9Gvnm5QMpNBytEHUv3QKRiEtnF29jMa8t32u9mX2ygNap4e8OtFn56T6sPIFqb_MJKaCHEqLyDI9zzR1j6nHxjQ2btLDspu-XmHtg/w512-h640/0001E765-4F16-42EE-84CD-D68B2F94FD3D.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div>quilt inspiration sighting on a wall across the street from the NY public library in NYC, spotted on a trip for our d3's 16th birthday in september.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzd7RfOKnTTWna2eDE7tX0I2EvkTsT2h679bCGHpWhFHQZ96XdAXtATMS6TMIvbTymfn1UUIdSo9knkWS6dEvnwBVdKd-J74Jms9XkJu8EQuRqmVANvZLXWz9jX1Si_00EnfbMkvU0Dbt2U4DcnvR0LI2OC-FLRHmY0k8VUVRO6pt2KXbmXpBOvhG1w/s4032/B9555AE4-E8F5-4BCB-801B-BA504F0C02E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzd7RfOKnTTWna2eDE7tX0I2EvkTsT2h679bCGHpWhFHQZ96XdAXtATMS6TMIvbTymfn1UUIdSo9knkWS6dEvnwBVdKd-J74Jms9XkJu8EQuRqmVANvZLXWz9jX1Si_00EnfbMkvU0Dbt2U4DcnvR0LI2OC-FLRHmY0k8VUVRO6pt2KXbmXpBOvhG1w/w480-h640/B9555AE4-E8F5-4BCB-801B-BA504F0C02E4.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>i got a bee in my bonnet about d5 getting back to work on her "the pleasantest thing" quilt and we got it basted so she could quilt it, which she started doing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaT-2-P4dVQXUFCZ_Q4SoqYZ0hIsotSxlS0WN5xvZwzqKNdNI6x8zXf6Y8waPNh5Up4eR7FGR6VTZe7j5vLn1xV6PsNdM7wuPncUjkjxlAYybiMyablp27xr_X7EjCDzFa1Bffw2xrkXu0d30kkOTCqxlt5ErEChz4eCyKEBOPXWCTnqGjQ8RLR-QOQ/s3780/FED72CAD-02D6-4211-A661-E3EF668EEFA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaT-2-P4dVQXUFCZ_Q4SoqYZ0hIsotSxlS0WN5xvZwzqKNdNI6x8zXf6Y8waPNh5Up4eR7FGR6VTZe7j5vLn1xV6PsNdM7wuPncUjkjxlAYybiMyablp27xr_X7EjCDzFa1Bffw2xrkXu0d30kkOTCqxlt5ErEChz4eCyKEBOPXWCTnqGjQ8RLR-QOQ/w512-h640/FED72CAD-02D6-4211-A661-E3EF668EEFA4.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p>while i was basting things, i decided to quickly baste a quilt for myself and got "liberty holly hobby" samiched together. (samiched is my lingo for sandwiched, quilt speak for when all the quilt layers are basted together.) i wanted to have handwork available. never mind that i have four other quilts in that phase. this one had a back already made and just wanted to be put together. plus, after months of no quilting, i was itching to do something with fabric.</p><p>things with the house had hit a bump in the road and i was doing some quilt therapy to deal with it. i pulled out a few other projects and did some little bits here and there.</p><p>then we officially put the whole house project on hold til the new year (long story). that's when i decided i'd had enough and was going to put quilting back in my life.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wbPUg9mQ3_30AXLy0ZvZ080YiMUb7Y123l9dV5YA7opwMvT6dGGpp81LEab1SVDGBekaZIyGTUK_uWUrSGdNJ9rAaxyCKESp9QBm7l6FsaTZCosCP8fy_LYnHkQCVYDffHv9TCIj47XquSCRStJ0JRGMpf1fakEVflsvWXEHQx2kvbWwjGHFrS6tcQ/s3024/F9879F82-224B-4A7E-BCFC-63B4A0F18C50.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGCaX19S0z-kArZpBo4WHfXHyPYHDatsWbnwwrSC6T5ystPer6X5LBAKNzIdE2C1e0egJju_W7QT06mG7Sazb_bwmi3E1bvfYDn1M3JFLtijpqVIpZ7yEtkEpz3cS6Ucc6AN_3vtXCcVHttyPRsF4PZgQC94VwfkAVbsqGFohBMYArQ26MjZb8OAEJA/w480-h640/06C622C9-A31A-4322-9CB8-5AC9CE2C55DF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and of course i played with the growing baby boy. this photo happened to be on one of my quilts. it made it into our christmas card this year. i love that.</div><div><br /></div><div>by november, i was in full quilt mode again. i even started some new projects.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcE3SQ7NXYqniH5UawN6f49CRHXQfoyxct43x436BSVGBSImQYd6fTaH-QUZ1UjVlC3O1l6Yk7BML9Q7lATIgwSByj0bPB6NYXQNj0RrGtTLFFwRcbjIvLT77xCC_S9kz3hoGWwX9bVIgA3KvOZoxumW9tPLB2Er6HbAd-GYe2v0NhMhRIqjR9-6HLw/s3024/171F8619-7424-4AF7-9FF8-89B1CB5ED49F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcE3SQ7NXYqniH5UawN6f49CRHXQfoyxct43x436BSVGBSImQYd6fTaH-QUZ1UjVlC3O1l6Yk7BML9Q7lATIgwSByj0bPB6NYXQNj0RrGtTLFFwRcbjIvLT77xCC_S9kz3hoGWwX9bVIgA3KvOZoxumW9tPLB2Er6HbAd-GYe2v0NhMhRIqjR9-6HLw/w640-h640/171F8619-7424-4AF7-9FF8-89B1CB5ED49F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>i started a new <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/12/another-crossroad.html">crossroads quilt in low-volume fabrics</a> and am so in love with this project.<br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUJvGJwI4pEWGTO3Zg5ohePlFinNzJ2xsyNIsFT8RAcITc31HWOZfIBu3LqdNMo5YDSb9nvVZk8Qko9ovJvjeA5FrZp58d6di0zvD4FFYiiZ8tpIzlAAaab8lzwu5UOAlE3f1Hi9a9hMT1yL8BnvadyApFUSuVo5w8Noiv099ZexB2JM6J-cZbVVjqQ/s3024/ED186BF5-F078-42EB-A6F0-6BE8A9B85276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUJvGJwI4pEWGTO3Zg5ohePlFinNzJ2xsyNIsFT8RAcITc31HWOZfIBu3LqdNMo5YDSb9nvVZk8Qko9ovJvjeA5FrZp58d6di0zvD4FFYiiZ8tpIzlAAaab8lzwu5UOAlE3f1Hi9a9hMT1yL8BnvadyApFUSuVo5w8Noiv099ZexB2JM6J-cZbVVjqQ/w640-h640/ED186BF5-F078-42EB-A6F0-6BE8A9B85276.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the little corner cut-offs from "shelter in place" have become my leaders-and-enders project. i'm probably going to add the <i>hst</i>s i'm getting to that quilt somewhere.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcYEwTgGMPn5N-wJp_kolcWxQi8tcdFlyWkN7TAvvpfp8YQ0pk83aYF_DX6YRa2KHqrQKfcVP-2Kj0lmOU7GLwUe108HjeuGlVWJ-byj4kAVovObg-r1OUthN_EM_bcz1c3UmqWfRROY72J5Lo8DzKHb4lSikmuJYX6MwRhckUZFt-D8qBY72XK85gA/s1440/DCCB7C89-7757-4BDE-892B-644036F73511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcYEwTgGMPn5N-wJp_kolcWxQi8tcdFlyWkN7TAvvpfp8YQ0pk83aYF_DX6YRa2KHqrQKfcVP-2Kj0lmOU7GLwUe108HjeuGlVWJ-byj4kAVovObg-r1OUthN_EM_bcz1c3UmqWfRROY72J5Lo8DzKHb4lSikmuJYX6MwRhckUZFt-D8qBY72XK85gA/w640-h640/DCCB7C89-7757-4BDE-892B-644036F73511.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>i saw a cute and colorful improv tree christmas quilt and decided the leftovers from my "shelter in place" quilt would be a great palette for the pattern and started that mid-december.</div><div><br /></div><div>my philosophy on starts is that you don't get finishes without starting. if i want to make a quilt and have an idea, i just start it so that it's put in motion. eventually it will become a finish.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcaTZCKGh8x1klUF1QUN_flauLGddgQ2I8mmKmiFLfOAVM6e65DsSgBEjqmGw4o_rw8Zs74DjJWlcF5uImcuAYoPYFhRSq6QHIZMBhJcxuRKdlZvpZt0zWaV2d8_-go4Obklyf0poTa1MmpmkbaCwAPWhDyC4aW_viPW3riLugF38k6qY4E4jAn2Myg/s3024/6C613C2C-2DCC-4428-87FA-B60AC4A6AE5C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcaTZCKGh8x1klUF1QUN_flauLGddgQ2I8mmKmiFLfOAVM6e65DsSgBEjqmGw4o_rw8Zs74DjJWlcF5uImcuAYoPYFhRSq6QHIZMBhJcxuRKdlZvpZt0zWaV2d8_-go4Obklyf0poTa1MmpmkbaCwAPWhDyC4aW_viPW3riLugF38k6qY4E4jAn2Myg/w640-h640/6C613C2C-2DCC-4428-87FA-B60AC4A6AE5C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>late november i was perusing the beautiful "quilt lovely" book by jen kingwell and was taken with her "bonnie lass" pattern. it's all scraps in a fun chaotic swirly pile. i knew i had the scraps to do it, so i pulled out the scrap basket and got cutting. it was the most fun i've had quilting in a while, and that's saying a lot because i've had a lot of fun quilting the last quarter of this year since i picked it up again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGu6RwxlyvEnUUgqdhfGF0-jPHYYRpRYxx4qWUaWUhV54Er1u8PuBM-jFgDsm-COHkAsCebh9QaMrDslLvFD2s6mRbo2zkuudMXQ6XaApTEO0LA0YnRbcJ1xz0Uf-3C-j63P6MwQt1cVfxR_VQ9JXZsKOq_EhwmQkKvfp5FNqrUhCY8oK-M0kjZ6mgw/s4032/ABB22CC3-E6C8-4531-9F8F-EE3706CB6C65.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGu6RwxlyvEnUUgqdhfGF0-jPHYYRpRYxx4qWUaWUhV54Er1u8PuBM-jFgDsm-COHkAsCebh9QaMrDslLvFD2s6mRbo2zkuudMXQ6XaApTEO0LA0YnRbcJ1xz0Uf-3C-j63P6MwQt1cVfxR_VQ9JXZsKOq_EhwmQkKvfp5FNqrUhCY8oK-M0kjZ6mgw/w480-h640/ABB22CC3-E6C8-4531-9F8F-EE3706CB6C65.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>baby boy helped his grandma put blocks together. or at least looked on as i did so. he's going to grow up with memories of me doing this and at some point will actually be helping me, i think.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8Nr4J1wZ5jTLJvzdkxYycVgNBs0LT8Ve9Mac-3fQa18NASatNEnt78MI9O-FJOa3AvKCTYT-NCtyoondP3XabtVaBQttinFxmOzpkBvcmkQvnQiGYMKXXFQzNLozO6FavYMRbDE1-kv63M1enS8BqcG1C_Cm8GAReeyxHnzJmNhjK-yPIVHrkITlJA/s3024/A94B9E3C-8D6C-48BE-B829-384701B2708A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8Nr4J1wZ5jTLJvzdkxYycVgNBs0LT8Ve9Mac-3fQa18NASatNEnt78MI9O-FJOa3AvKCTYT-NCtyoondP3XabtVaBQttinFxmOzpkBvcmkQvnQiGYMKXXFQzNLozO6FavYMRbDE1-kv63M1enS8BqcG1C_Cm8GAReeyxHnzJmNhjK-yPIVHrkITlJA/w640-h640/A94B9E3C-8D6C-48BE-B829-384701B2708A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the week before christmas, i had just settled in next to the tree with "betsy scrappy trip" to get the binding on her before year's end when my sister, loree, called and asked me to help her make two little dolls quilts for the bunk bed santa would be bringing her daughter.</div><div><br /></div><div>i couldn't say no.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe6OGLeGzOHHLb7wSp5iJNRcDR97RwOQs8QkMwTA5i1cIOJoHELnDNozTcVZt5CoNZV5yJoeF5vDgNFsu7c6Q9ZsW9T59Tqm1vRvFPr2QSbj_eBvn8j46kMl5yryeVn4tQla3KW1ksy8WV2ahPvAS12rhcCqhNQihC7XvmLDOnDJx_Oa0LMRI-7T2AQ/s4032/A85EBDFE-860E-40C9-9F17-108CFFEE545C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe6OGLeGzOHHLb7wSp5iJNRcDR97RwOQs8QkMwTA5i1cIOJoHELnDNozTcVZt5CoNZV5yJoeF5vDgNFsu7c6Q9ZsW9T59Tqm1vRvFPr2QSbj_eBvn8j46kMl5yryeVn4tQla3KW1ksy8WV2ahPvAS12rhcCqhNQihC7XvmLDOnDJx_Oa0LMRI-7T2AQ/w300-h400/A85EBDFE-860E-40C9-9F17-108CFFEE545C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>we spent a day sewing strips together and making the doll quilts.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Z185qqN9MFjeTdU_D2J8Rnq5pdrFgs2ACeqYoHUmZHQi04M_vVUi_TcnfBqzsPAl6LsxwAW0q_HsphNWr12xeSX5IOkOTsDbYF331UVD8I-PBQI_cYhR5y4RSSdVg0xMarqJ489UZM3m9qtlWNQWn0XVDZ6Zio_sw9WOchO2LJ9zzeeriVsr8ikkA/s3024/19176E95-E76C-4018-B8A3-9C5FC28ED23E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Z185qqN9MFjeTdU_D2J8Rnq5pdrFgs2ACeqYoHUmZHQi04M_vVUi_TcnfBqzsPAl6LsxwAW0q_HsphNWr12xeSX5IOkOTsDbYF331UVD8I-PBQI_cYhR5y4RSSdVg0xMarqJ489UZM3m9qtlWNQWn0XVDZ6Zio_sw9WOchO2LJ9zzeeriVsr8ikkA/w640-h640/19176E95-E76C-4018-B8A3-9C5FC28ED23E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>my daughter, who lives next door with her grandmother for now, came over with baby boy and was doing some work in a chair outside my sewing room. baby boy kept peeking around the corner into 'grandma's magic room," as my daughter calls it, to see what i was up to.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ9c6yApHJpnFaG7qWOLjJH2PTDEm1MISSw6qT8tuBH_RWlfdQ9E-UWe95MhN07z-8j5TrNucySxFUQVLrU-IzAqZBqSeWcbs_gAMTRwXinnSiYhYyoT91flKmfexWHl6GTFoitpEl76yq9EY_pimmSvJRmRZZx0GT8kbokAt1A9MAzZu33FRgZbqJA/s3024/9FC52237-4D78-42B9-BFEE-946A899AC59D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ9c6yApHJpnFaG7qWOLjJH2PTDEm1MISSw6qT8tuBH_RWlfdQ9E-UWe95MhN07z-8j5TrNucySxFUQVLrU-IzAqZBqSeWcbs_gAMTRwXinnSiYhYyoT91flKmfexWHl6GTFoitpEl76yq9EY_pimmSvJRmRZZx0GT8kbokAt1A9MAzZu33FRgZbqJA/w640-h640/9FC52237-4D78-42B9-BFEE-946A899AC59D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>in the lull between christmas and new year's, i finished the fall scrappy strips quilt.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFHUhvrz-Y7DLXxcjwH67Aqiz2ntxtAF91odZX6LWkImxn5-eVW4dIIhC600tS76It9a1CtPu5aO5QX9j4SwrDOHynJu5uqqHBbpOk5bPjRQmCG9YbWC84WhGcfbbPENHvUZL_msgSVkCC3ijpw_7CMcxCR49DLW1n7yRelpsvTJwjNrLbBEhdTd5lg/s4032/532F389C-74E3-4131-9C58-9BFAA463C8D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFHUhvrz-Y7DLXxcjwH67Aqiz2ntxtAF91odZX6LWkImxn5-eVW4dIIhC600tS76It9a1CtPu5aO5QX9j4SwrDOHynJu5uqqHBbpOk5bPjRQmCG9YbWC84WhGcfbbPENHvUZL_msgSVkCC3ijpw_7CMcxCR49DLW1n7yRelpsvTJwjNrLbBEhdTd5lg/w480-h640/532F389C-74E3-4131-9C58-9BFAA463C8D7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">as the year blinked out, i finished off the binding on "betsy scrappy trip" on new year's eve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">that was my second "finish" for the year - another quilt started and mostly completed quite a while ago and not really associated with my making this year at all except for that binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">two other items of quilty note for the year:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8gYaZEBT6tglzE-ylPPe7Rtcv88LQBWArtpZIvnNc999Er82aqhUWPERKiRQVrZoFnfxAXZRJ8iJtQDMD_pQxiakBC4nN4QhbtModWxMW98dP3zlp8N-2Ukjv6IY_NlfNz2UZVI65mRyDelyY08bNp2QEsPjInUL12Ex47lhLX5FaiUYGsdoDZJl0g/s4032/5B6B94E3-273D-4AFA-9074-2756DCF7F103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8gYaZEBT6tglzE-ylPPe7Rtcv88LQBWArtpZIvnNc999Er82aqhUWPERKiRQVrZoFnfxAXZRJ8iJtQDMD_pQxiakBC4nN4QhbtModWxMW98dP3zlp8N-2Ukjv6IY_NlfNz2UZVI65mRyDelyY08bNp2QEsPjInUL12Ex47lhLX5FaiUYGsdoDZJl0g/w480-h640/5B6B94E3-273D-4AFA-9074-2756DCF7F103.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>at some point in 2020/2021 i decided to get a new roll of batting as the roll i had at the time was getting low and i like to keep it on hand. i couldn't find warm and natural anywhere. joann crafts didn't have it in store or online. i couldn't find it to order on the internet, either. i figured it must be a victim of covid and bought what joann crafts did have on the bolt instead, some brand i'd never heard of. but i didn't like the look of the new batting much.</div><div><br /></div><div>in october, when i basted those four quilts, i used up the last of my w&n on the bolt. i decided to look one last time on the internet to see if i could scrounge up a roll somewhere. low and behold it was back on the market! with great joy, i ordered a new roll, which was delivered right to my house early december. merry quilty christmas to me! i really am so very happy about this. i think it may even be taller than my last rolls, which will mean better scraps from making quilts, possibly two per width instead of one. as for that other brand roll, maybe i can donate it?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu8DRmF9sLV4SsNaT9C4-WwhYeyI0FFjtNDOAiWvmohmYoXgk0eHAYnLpQXj1DsHGN4KyQx2-3SWVTnGh-8AGMIL7MB60IVbpSCw-AvXrwjYjDZ1I4BOdhZ3h1vhf2G0vLen9H-X1GAH9NoQ1T8n_Z_aJCkc7Izk-GDyRVyCIPXSdH9iwIicNP0z_Nw/s3912/1A3FDB02-A3BB-430F-9552-E2234B57981A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="3912" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu8DRmF9sLV4SsNaT9C4-WwhYeyI0FFjtNDOAiWvmohmYoXgk0eHAYnLpQXj1DsHGN4KyQx2-3SWVTnGh-8AGMIL7MB60IVbpSCw-AvXrwjYjDZ1I4BOdhZ3h1vhf2G0vLen9H-X1GAH9NoQ1T8n_Z_aJCkc7Izk-GDyRVyCIPXSdH9iwIicNP0z_Nw/w640-h292/1A3FDB02-A3BB-430F-9552-E2234B57981A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">when i became an active quilter (and ig poster) again in october, i started getting lots and lots of ideas for new quilts. the inception phase is one of my favorite parts of the process. some of my ideas center around making companion quilts to previously made quilts in the same fabrics, particularly some of my solid-colored quilts. i made a trip to the local-ish store that carries the full line of kona solids and stocked up on a bunch of colors. that was so fun. not so much for the lady who had to cut it all, but they are always so kind to me about it. probably because i'm a paying customer?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">that wraps up my year in quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">finishes: 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">completed tops: 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">starts: 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">start-to-finish: the doll quilts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">backed and basted: 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">handwork project that got some stitches: 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sometimes when you (i) see other quilters churning out quilts on the regular, it feels like i don't get anything done or that i'm really slow. and i AM. the way i overlap projects and sometimes go months without quilting means a quilt will often be worked on sporadically over several months or even years. i rarely start and finish a quilt in the same calendar year, much less 365 consecutive days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and THAT'S A-OK.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i've had a great year, even with half of it off the needle and thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i hope you can say the same with your quilting however it went for you this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">now let's see what 2023 is going to do for us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-38938257595022195092022-12-13T10:33:00.002-07:002023-01-31T20:53:51.100-07:00another crossroad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEsMehk0aklKcqvDc49URVp2hF1ACN0n2nRi3u5yC_tNUISMkwS0rdvGI4qSMZ1pTPh8esZkrOfuow57ksEda_6399bQ4UezbKofpk415fn_aKBKp_fpaKhZj6BCiuqsy9KF38EYDchMdDTjTZFbdIRUFQbtuWtUBWeiI-gOkf_HZz4vhUl_Idbu3xg/s3024/E6A0B95E-EB89-4B22-AA60-0456BA283A8D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEsMehk0aklKcqvDc49URVp2hF1ACN0n2nRi3u5yC_tNUISMkwS0rdvGI4qSMZ1pTPh8esZkrOfuow57ksEda_6399bQ4UezbKofpk415fn_aKBKp_fpaKhZj6BCiuqsy9KF38EYDchMdDTjTZFbdIRUFQbtuWtUBWeiI-gOkf_HZz4vhUl_Idbu3xg/w640-h640/E6A0B95E-EB89-4B22-AA60-0456BA283A8D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>do i need another <i>wip</i>? of course i do! i've been thinking of making another "crossroads" quilt in low-volume fabrics and in early december i just went ahead and started it.<div><br /></div><div>"crossroads" blocks are so fun to make as each is a small pairing of fabrics and a mini project in itself. my first one came together a few blocks at a time over several months and i decided that starting another one would allow me to have fun one or two blocks at a time when i didn't have much time to quilt but wanted to do something quick and satisfying to sew.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicd8H2IJ_Ljw-lqVemdPuXvRhXOYk_kwWggDnu0BSmc-SkxIzFhoiPfEEUcg--6_KI2sRXVxTXPwL1YUOZMTbMXJ-Hv3dAjiG1WNThrlp6HiMuOsqd_-SLLa2mudlp3ptgVcTWBKvbm0G_VD37J3FFW4FOLln-nDkUG_wmQDVDXIxiGtXFC0LQTRSziA/s1125/3026A2A6-20B7-449B-8AF6-7C15A14DDF1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1125" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicd8H2IJ_Ljw-lqVemdPuXvRhXOYk_kwWggDnu0BSmc-SkxIzFhoiPfEEUcg--6_KI2sRXVxTXPwL1YUOZMTbMXJ-Hv3dAjiG1WNThrlp6HiMuOsqd_-SLLa2mudlp3ptgVcTWBKvbm0G_VD37J3FFW4FOLln-nDkUG_wmQDVDXIxiGtXFC0LQTRSziA/s320/3026A2A6-20B7-449B-8AF6-7C15A14DDF1E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>i decided to go with pink centers instead of the traditional red centers since the fabrics would all be low volume. red seemed like it would be too strong, so a softer red (aka pink) would be better. kona's color of the year 2017, pink flamingo, is a lovely bright pink with a bit of coral to it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyTmx7Jj96nHvFOdUQ8DX0-bURdn3owe5Wdaq-dl0OrcJA3aoQPEg9YFELs4I-1H4nuiwSKVixR5esPoQzWuRSKDUAKGuYIrDD0VJyd9BH6VsUFajwQPVvJv9kEPADNyrIvh5LqpFkBu6haGaDoxGVDegPbbiwEeb5MIOQBmcSz0X7tXD0WA8fjHxyg/s3024/149AF2E9-C994-4156-B5E1-7CCF520FC298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyTmx7Jj96nHvFOdUQ8DX0-bURdn3owe5Wdaq-dl0OrcJA3aoQPEg9YFELs4I-1H4nuiwSKVixR5esPoQzWuRSKDUAKGuYIrDD0VJyd9BH6VsUFajwQPVvJv9kEPADNyrIvh5LqpFkBu6haGaDoxGVDegPbbiwEeb5MIOQBmcSz0X7tXD0WA8fjHxyg/w640-h640/149AF2E9-C994-4156-B5E1-7CCF520FC298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>i found so many fun prints in my stash and scraps that are low volume. i decided to use color prints for the rectangles (fields) and neutral prints for the strips (roads). i've generally gone for contrast in density within the block between those two parts. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPljtodCZWjbg6CJIfd-X52XubI9vvtf0TjhH8orJjrdVTCH5QolqvcEn1wkQv_xUhIvhwqlNw8oX_xaQWxX8bIGxg7ujLEROBSqUwXLY904_y9CaPV-ZIJwfOnvFtMBCy2J4meJCTfBklxpBhpYQ7t98Rt41qGgRMR3k8JwGuiClOwKR--M27f-B5DA/s3024/D9E9841D-A4F5-4495-BFDD-8876E6A82403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPljtodCZWjbg6CJIfd-X52XubI9vvtf0TjhH8orJjrdVTCH5QolqvcEn1wkQv_xUhIvhwqlNw8oX_xaQWxX8bIGxg7ujLEROBSqUwXLY904_y9CaPV-ZIJwfOnvFtMBCy2J4meJCTfBklxpBhpYQ7t98Rt41qGgRMR3k8JwGuiClOwKR--M27f-B5DA/w640-h640/D9E9841D-A4F5-4495-BFDD-8876E6A82403.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>my definition of low-volume is a little loose. some of my early picks were very light in color. others i grabbed seemed low-volume when i took them off the shelf, but felt a lot more vibrant when placed with the other light ones. i think that will balance out as i go.</div><div><br /></div><div>this older leah duncan print is well-loved and i was excited to include it in this quilt, but it came out a lot more saturated with color than i expected compared to the other blocks. but i'm loving it and keeping it anyway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k2M4MXBCz1Od7zzM-2gSGP9TosIk_f2g8VyutuktLlDq-gJmnQ9wTTmJJJvAVyVN47ulaR4rLVwN4FsqlQ2TYLCJ_XXWvbdeiW1IXXoKxb-t9vrWlITEC-9mV1fepYVJuLCNQ0wL-h-Ewmxl2z0mLPLP6-pNFiPCE---Vc7ioJu73ofbUQt9kBkk-Q/s3024/3637FFDA-BB19-45CF-96F0-74DD945AAFFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k2M4MXBCz1Od7zzM-2gSGP9TosIk_f2g8VyutuktLlDq-gJmnQ9wTTmJJJvAVyVN47ulaR4rLVwN4FsqlQ2TYLCJ_XXWvbdeiW1IXXoKxb-t9vrWlITEC-9mV1fepYVJuLCNQ0wL-h-Ewmxl2z0mLPLP6-pNFiPCE---Vc7ioJu73ofbUQt9kBkk-Q/w640-h640/3637FFDA-BB19-45CF-96F0-74DD945AAFFD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i'm so glad i started this project in conjunction with the others i have going because it's been quite fun and satisfying. i've been using little bits of some favorite fabrics that i still have in little scraps, like this cute firefly bunting print. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMUB8XXTSQwkSP97NEvzuXmbiRqoCo6YAbt5tLkMXGggP3IzynlOzhllZNflpqHxemTK5zaNGkZNzXtrZaZBxWF3-A0uNjaze28b7B6ssILQIfWYggG0ypwUMH6gxapZHn4gkNUZYJ5krUu0-RcNuMtUpOFCnaS8CtYKvxMD9jXJbKbZlafRDb2KXSA/s3024/1921A02D-ACBB-4967-9C69-57BBE0BD866E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMUB8XXTSQwkSP97NEvzuXmbiRqoCo6YAbt5tLkMXGggP3IzynlOzhllZNflpqHxemTK5zaNGkZNzXtrZaZBxWF3-A0uNjaze28b7B6ssILQIfWYggG0ypwUMH6gxapZHn4gkNUZYJ5krUu0-RcNuMtUpOFCnaS8CtYKvxMD9jXJbKbZlafRDb2KXSA/w640-h640/1921A02D-ACBB-4967-9C69-57BBE0BD866E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i've found several <i>liberty</i> tana lawns that are working beautifully. i was unsure about using that <i>art gallery fabrics</i> oval elements with the "ros" print, but i think it works really well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FgOY2ULc6yYJ4PKXbtqVE_ayFTyJVTZgIcc3yTK_vBMCBOia-62MH0osI1t2shGx0mcyGVzrqNKfD-TARlFc_HWxhYGTLO8gX4oUIXM4yEIJ1Ju8DrcB9ZXIkoNob8CC-40NKGxTI1smEXR-p47i-1WycBbaTGjNYMHGqN66L0M2YO5EIAGAL4ZVqg/s2881/204C5D5E-D7E5-4F3B-B892-2C4F01B1CFAB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FgOY2ULc6yYJ4PKXbtqVE_ayFTyJVTZgIcc3yTK_vBMCBOia-62MH0osI1t2shGx0mcyGVzrqNKfD-TARlFc_HWxhYGTLO8gX4oUIXM4yEIJ1Ju8DrcB9ZXIkoNob8CC-40NKGxTI1smEXR-p47i-1WycBbaTGjNYMHGqN66L0M2YO5EIAGAL4ZVqg/w640-h640/204C5D5E-D7E5-4F3B-B892-2C4F01B1CFAB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>most of the prints i started with had pinks in them and went really well with the flamingo centers. when i decided to add other prints that didn't have any pinks in them, i was unsure they'd work. but they totally do. that's one of the fun things about the consistent centers in the blocks - they really tie the quilt together and make all the scrappiness feel cohesive.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjPXpQjV-pgcpGjsyG9AH-qYBnhOhRStB-gsziaIkyaY2FVmKMKZoqzTHSvdY3s9FC0I2BZM_6Ssf-eKHMe72Nlrk7RUQR4d_E9tMBlCeuMk4ATLMUiWGvEyS3ucwbUpGTwnhRASaGXSSgk1pVMiZIPmv4KM0hesJSR03m9KUekUVhTq_wshp_E-LVg/w640-h640/9C9CEDE5-A564-4FB9-B59B-FF334F5B7292.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this "theo" <i>liberty </i>print is just the cutest with the grey gingham, isn't it? it might be my favorite so far.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1Xz5KipwjeN67YjRhIqAob2lQ86hKzOq3sY8VtCYfTzBRm16AXORNitjTdj-72tSnD6WUBNguphEExYWvViCP7C-ohsaWnYOiruBGrdOBhR9iTSGvvSPyE5eV-KlG3T16aeOQxW-pMwsfKWzn56Vicdhw8V6Q299UHug_xcHSSBDQPL1wLGi2axPJw/s3024/8C6F38A6-4F1B-405A-9214-7E27D116ED61.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1Xz5KipwjeN67YjRhIqAob2lQ86hKzOq3sY8VtCYfTzBRm16AXORNitjTdj-72tSnD6WUBNguphEExYWvViCP7C-ohsaWnYOiruBGrdOBhR9iTSGvvSPyE5eV-KlG3T16aeOQxW-pMwsfKWzn56Vicdhw8V6Q299UHug_xcHSSBDQPL1wLGi2axPJw/w640-h640/8C6F38A6-4F1B-405A-9214-7E27D116ED61.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and, yes, i already know which one i'm making next when this one is finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">any guesses?</div><p></p></div>hydeeannsewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702531234034114184.post-60092148993792498232022-10-24T20:33:00.010-07:002023-01-31T21:04:35.156-07:00basting away<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcYt5uizOliqu3UYeIeBH68IWUUb1fv36jXOc_R9-BvwdIuBQtCO46onAD5lIemONz4M6qLyceoeiC5RVZh4ZF01D6YA55z64UBNo-q3dBAe7a-_OYIBsh8iF5J5JEnm0sljNH0eu3mlQmJUsMbMs5Mrpz-jkWO_QdJKWwVrlx5ldIsmUiFoTuP1eVg/w640-h584/35CC3727-461B-4502-9663-00EFF4AE8E90.jpeg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">this weekend i unexpectedly got some freetime and i decided to get some quilt tops out of the "needs a backing" queue and have a back-making & basting party. once i have quilt tops pieced, i enjoy moving several of them through the next phases to finishing in batches.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">i had 5 completed tops that needed backings: "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/stella-grande-quilt-pattern-tutorial.html" target="_blank">frosted forest star</a>", "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-few-months-ago-i-wanted-bit-more-of.html" target="_blank">fall paint lake</a>", "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/more-spontaneity-from-piles.html" target="_blank">aunt bets mother's day</a>", "<a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2021/05/brightside.html" target="_blank">melonaide brightside</a>", and <a href="https://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2022/03/crossroads-joy.html" target="_blank">my crossroads quilt</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2hbTeD98_ipuJ8mURyYfadUhAo6y7IG_r4fRBN-ZOhLNRzU8I6QaC9afMFTnwu55oFoNQAXKqllOT3yI7jgfSzBxIVEWk_zoa97MN9X1t3wtOx83h57hhQwS7Z7Irhv2Kzm9d7d69iA4BB7HJplBZagr-xj_0-xoQAvP_eAgpOCtI4lxPTMNXJ5G3A/s4032/BA3B5C5D-816A-4E3C-862F-B3B09FBDFBCC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2hbTeD98_ipuJ8mURyYfadUhAo6y7IG_r4fRBN-ZOhLNRzU8I6QaC9afMFTnwu55oFoNQAXKqllOT3yI7jgfSzBxIVEWk_zoa97MN9X1t3wtOx83h57hhQwS7Z7Irhv2Kzm9d7d69iA4BB7HJplBZagr-xj_0-xoQAvP_eAgpOCtI4lxPTMNXJ5G3A/w480-h640/BA3B5C5D-816A-4E3C-862F-B3B09FBDFBCC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>i had already ordered backings for "fall paint lake" and "aunt bets mother's day", so i started with making those two backings. the first was just two large prints sewn together - easy and done quickly. for "aunt bets" i wanted to add a strip of scraps from the top between the two large pieces i had selected for the back. that took a bit more time, but not much.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FobzHModId-FBCgPlV0B7tChp_Ah0H5NAGc8a29JcKVbZkJFKYfhXoVr_baHGPuzsqJe6wLPDhmyAaxbnPiEiW5DdLfKayA7IaaawQve4ihzFPlCxAiEu7b7AlcWeWzreGg0Y93hTP5oTCmb_Ft7yDIPeYV7Cw5F1zxoLhzES2u7mZnGkWWcA7vBTg/s4032/B646AF5F-7624-4FB2-86CE-A853275D951F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FobzHModId-FBCgPlV0B7tChp_Ah0H5NAGc8a29JcKVbZkJFKYfhXoVr_baHGPuzsqJe6wLPDhmyAaxbnPiEiW5DdLfKayA7IaaawQve4ihzFPlCxAiEu7b7AlcWeWzreGg0Y93hTP5oTCmb_Ft7yDIPeYV7Cw5F1zxoLhzES2u7mZnGkWWcA7vBTg/w480-h640/B646AF5F-7624-4FB2-86CE-A853275D951F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">a little tip from when i was basting "fall paint lake" - the seam wasn't laying down well (i may have actually neglected to press it when i finished the back a few days ago), so i grabbed my little manual seam roller i keep at my sewing machine for pressing open small seams i don't want to do at the pressing table. i baste on my tile floor, which made a great place to press with the roller. it worked like a charm! i didn't have to untape the whole thing from the floor and wrestle it across the pressing table, which would have been so much more work.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">friday night, when i got the two decided backings done, i took a break from backings and pieced a bunch of strips together for a fall scrap quilt i'm working on. then i started looking for a back for the "frosted forest star" and got stumped. it has very specific colors on the front, and not many at that. plus, it's supposed to feel like a winter forest, so i wanted any print i might use to fit that theme somehow. finding that combination proved impossible in my sewing room and online (where colors are especially hard to discern). i'm just going to keep my eyes open and wait that one out. or maybe eventually decide on a solid backing in colors from the top.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">that was basically the end of my productivity until this morning, when i knew i needed to either get those babies basted before anyone woke up or it wouldn't happen. it was finish up or clean up because there was an explosion of fabric all over the front part of the house and that needed to end. three days was enough.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADOjGZ7R1M9NHgUj9L7j07Yu_6TFZz8kyQkVfhObGUBNnFrcks24VCozRiwnvC5mV7um2l_aPn3GVCaBq5kfVV4eyfYn3R0xNlYw-alGVGOHh-xYDwCwj4r-aAn3LSwhqOG-WwhJnFS0kDjJKqjQzCGj3lEAwbN91aj3QPTySycDtlp9_Ya4qPl2Pkg/s4032/E192E121-5BC6-4245-84B6-26BD8CFB73BD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADOjGZ7R1M9NHgUj9L7j07Yu_6TFZz8kyQkVfhObGUBNnFrcks24VCozRiwnvC5mV7um2l_aPn3GVCaBq5kfVV4eyfYn3R0xNlYw-alGVGOHh-xYDwCwj4r-aAn3LSwhqOG-WwhJnFS0kDjJKqjQzCGj3lEAwbN91aj3QPTySycDtlp9_Ya4qPl2Pkg/w480-h640/E192E121-5BC6-4245-84B6-26BD8CFB73BD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>i got up early and basted the first two quilts as soon as i rolled out of bed. that was going to be it, but i thought i should go ahead and see if i could quickly knock out "brightside", too. over the weekend i had begun to consider a butterfly print from the "stay gold" collection by kimberly kight for ruby star society. after i decided on it, i began to have a vague memory of maybe actually purchasing it for that purpose. remembering that would have saved me some time, for sure!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">i had quite enough to make a full backing from just this one fabric, and i was tempted to do so, but i didn't feel like piecing it together because i didn't think i could do it in a way that would make me happy with the results. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">i remembered there were leftovers of a coordinating melon-colored sateen that we used as the backing for d5's "the pleasantest thing", and i decided to use that as another piece for this backing. they coordinated perfectly and i zipped that up quickly, too. the spray basting part takes maybe 25 minutes, start to finish, so i managed to get that done also.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">this quilt happened to get the very last piece from my 2nd giant batting roll of "warm and natural" quilt batting. when i saw the roll was getting low last year, i tried to replace it with a new one from joann crafts, where i had purchased the 1st two, and discovered they no longer sold that brand. i couldn't locate it online, either. i don't know if the company folded or if joann crafts just switched brands. i've been satisfied with this brand and really liked having it on a roll at my disposal in my sewing room. i bought the new brand joann craft now carries, but it doesn't seem the same at all. i guess we'll see soon what it's like. it's the end of an era in my quilt making journey.</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/AVvXsEjSWpWRS5CoRzBkZwxhZeJXUqOJ68rTRkIYX5UeD96OdzqzAcrNdpvzmiD-PkcXlyRbxVqCSo5edaz4lGS_Ty_xo-Kom4uyZ4or2dRbkdL2GODjyehCvYiRBW2QSVuFJicmN__T4NaV2Z352JlorJ1yLn8bDj_N1FK4vVOoPAiamc78FRgqovIJ3pjPNg/s3024/1D21ABF6-C6CC-4220-98D4-CD62603ED700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWpWRS5CoRzBkZwxhZeJXUqOJ68rTRkIYX5UeD96OdzqzAcrNdpvzmiD-PkcXlyRbxVqCSo5edaz4lGS_Ty_xo-Kom4uyZ4or2dRbkdL2GODjyehCvYiRBW2QSVuFJicmN__T4NaV2Z352JlorJ1yLn8bDj_N1FK4vVOoPAiamc78FRgqovIJ3pjPNg/w640-h640/1D21ABF6-C6CC-4220-98D4-CD62603ED700.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>once i had "brightside" basted, i began putting away all the things i had pulled out of my sewing room and spread around the adjacent piano room floor over the weekend. there were also a few already basted projects i was taking stock of which i had laid out on the floor. when i pulled them up to put away, i found "crossroads" top laying there under them! i hade completely forgotten this was another top i wanted to get backed and basted.<div><br /></div><div>i was supposed to be going to the pilates gym in less than an hour, but i was itching to see if i could get just one more basting job done, so i began rummaging through my stash to come up with a backing. i found enough yardage of a lovely heather bailey print to make up one side of a backing. if i was going to piece the rest from smaller fabric cuts, i wasn't going to be able to do it before going to the gym class, so i was looking for another large cut. there is lots of heather ross also in the "crossroads" top, but i couldn't seem to find a large piece.</div><div><br /></div><div>then i spied the beautiful yellow sleeping beauty print and there was enough of it! most of the yellows in the top are more gold in color, so i was wavering a bit. i looked at the light blue owl and pussy cat print and rapunzel prints. they would have also coordinated well and been lovely backing picks, but i would have to order yardage of them, which would mean waiting to back and baste this quilt another day. so i decided to go the easier, more cost-effective route and used the sleeping beauty print. i'm happy with it, no regrets.</div><div><br /></div><div>i hustled and got the two pieces sewn together, then basted as quickly as i could. i went 5 minutes over time, which would mean being a tiny bit late to class, but i was so happy i'd managed to get everything done.</div><div><br /></div><div>then i tried to quickly rinse my feet off to remove the spray basting they had picked up, as well as the bits of thread and fuzz stuck to it. my girls had been saying all morning, "mom, your feet are so dirty!," and i knew they were right but i hadn't realized just how dirty they were. four spray bastings had taken it's toll. </div><div><br /></div><div>after a full minute i did not have trying to get everything off, i knew i was beat.</div><div> </div><div>pilates is a barefoot practice at my studio and there was no way i was going in there with grimy, grey, sticky, thread-covered feet. so i missed my workout for the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>but hey, i now have FOUR quilts backed and basted!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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