tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81421173700533849372024-03-13T01:26:59.227-05:00A Blue Sky Kind of LifeJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.comBlogger668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-91380432235722248772019-09-19T15:15:00.000-05:002019-09-19T15:15:22.753-05:00Ombré Popsicle quilt tutorial<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you've been around for awhile, you may remember my Ombr</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">é</span></span> Popsicle quilt (if not, you can read all about it in <a href="https://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/ombre-popsicle-quilt-finish.html">this post</a>). Well, today, you can find a brand-new <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/ombre-popsicle-quilt-tutorial/">tutorial</a> to make your own version over on the Havel's Sewing blog!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, this tutorial is just in time to make for your upcoming summer. If you're with me up north, then set aside the pumpkin spice and apple cider for next week and take advantage of these waning summer days to celebrate the sweetness of summer. This quick and easy throw goes together in no time, trust me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can find the tutorial <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/ombre-popsicle-quilt-tutorial/">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-67563715416217557162019-06-19T10:15:00.000-05:002019-09-19T15:16:20.983-05:00Charming Geese pillow tutorial<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Did you miss me? I'm sorry it's been so long since I dropped in here, but hopefully you've been following along on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blueskycrafter/">Instagram</a>, where I hang out a lot. But today I wanted to pop in to let you know I have a <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/make-blue-sky-quilters-charming-geese-pillow/">new tutorial</a> up on the Havel's Sewing blog today for this fun Charming Geese pillow. It's a great way to use all those mini charm packs you've been hoarding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">The <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/make-blue-sky-quilters-charming-geese-pillow/">tutorial</a> also includes instructions for adding more geese to make other items, like a wall hanging, table runner, or even a larger quilt.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I hope you enjoy it. Happy sewing!</span></span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-62491064392792690532017-12-11T13:30:00.000-06:002017-12-11T13:30:02.794-06:00STL Traveling 7: Angie's quilt<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now that you've seen the <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/11/stl-traveling-7-traveling-quilt-2017.html">starting block</a> for my STL Traveling 7 <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/11/stl-traveling-7-traveling-quilt-2017.html">traveling quilt</a>, let's start looking at the additions I've made to some of the other quilts in the group. The first quilt I received was <a href="https://www.instagram.com/a.sewcrazy/">Angie</a>'s. Her starting block was the round star with the triangle border (bottom left corner in the pic below).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Design-wise, she was up for anything. In terms of color, she wanted a lot of neutrals with pops of teal and mustard yellow. Just my thing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This seemed like a great opportunity to break out my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Triangle-Quilts-Graphic-Samplers/dp/1617453137">Modern Triangle Quilts</a> book by Rebecca Bryan. There are so many fun triangle designs in there, and I basically went wild. I picked out a variety of blocks in the 4" size and then combined them with "solid" (not pieced) triangles and a few designs of my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once I'd added the triangle section on the right, I needed something to add a row along the top to bring them together, so I scoured another favorite block book of mine, Elizabeth Hartman's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patchwork-City-Innovative-Quilter-Sampler/dp/1607059517/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513020206&sr=1-1&keywords=Elizabeth+Hartman%27s+Patchwork+City">Patchwork City</a>. I eventually decided on the Bookstore block, adding some extra negative space to bring the row to the size I needed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I gotta admit, I was pretty chuffed with how this one came together, and it was definitely a fun one to work on.</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-7003551662083475672017-12-07T08:51:00.002-06:002017-12-07T08:51:34.353-06:00Felt gift card envelopes tutorial<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello all! I'm just popping in today to tell you about a new <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/felt-gift-card-envelope-tutorial/">tutorial</a> I have up on the Havel's <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/felt-gift-card-envelope-tutorial/">Sew Creative blog</a> for these super cute felt gift card envelopes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">They are so quick to make and add a little something special and homemade to what can seem like an impersonal gift. The felt is so easy and fun to work with, and I appreciate having a handwork project where I can sit on the couch by our twinkling Christmas tree. (P.S. I get all of my felt from <a href="https://www.benziedesign.com/">Benzie Design</a>. It comes in a million colors and sizes, and it's a dream to work with. They're not paying me to stay that; I just love their products.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The tutorial includes templates and instructions for three different designs, plus embellishment ideas. Click on over to <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/felt-gift-card-envelope-tutorial/">the post</a> to check it out!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh, and if you happen to be looking for an envelope you can sew by machine, check out <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2015/12/gift-card-cozy-tutorial.html">this tutorial</a> from last year.</span></span></div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-89203430044711074042017-11-28T01:57:00.002-06:002017-11-28T01:57:23.862-06:00STL Traveling 7: Traveling quilt 2017<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This year, I decided to join another traveling quilt group with some of my <a href="http://stlmqg.blogspot.com/">STLMQG</a> buds, and boy has it been fun. Unlike <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2016/04/tophop-2016-beginning.html">last year's quilt</a> (which is actually still going on due to some scheduling issues in the group), this group isn't secret, so we've been able to share the progress of our quilts on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/stltraveling7/">#stltraveling7</a>), which has been really fun to see. I'll be sharing my additions to the other quilts here as well. But first up is my quilt!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Back over the summer, I got my hands on a fat-eighth bundle of <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=166">April Rhodes's Observer</a> collection and decided to use it as the basis for my starter block and color scheme: off-white, tan, mustard gold, navy, blue-gray, light blue, and denim.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I pulled in a few more coordinating fabrics from Carolyn Friedlander and Cotton + Steel and went to town on a paper-pieced block I designed called Stacked Diamonds (I'm hoping to make it available soon). Eight templates combine to create a 16" finished block.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I put together a color card to send along with my block, as well as the rest of the fat-eighth bundle. I also suggested the other group members add their own fabrics, noting that some Essex Linen and chambray would be nice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I chose "Layered" as my theme and told the others they could interpret it however they saw fit. So far, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/stltraveling7/">the progress</a> has been really interesting, and I'm always anxious to see what will pop up next!</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-46271702853666188822017-11-19T17:46:00.002-06:002017-11-19T17:46:07.585-06:00November do.Good Stitches blocks<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For November's quilt for <span><span><span><span><span><span>the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2835585@N21/">Emerge Circle</a> of </span></span></span></span></span></span>do.Good Stitches, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebekahcrafts/">Rebekah</a> decided to make a sampler quilt unified by the colors navy, orange, and gray. She asked us to pick any two 12" sampler blocks we wanted and to stick to prints in navy, any shade of orange, and light gray.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I loved the freedom of this month and chose two blocks from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quilt-Block-Cookbook-Recipes-Possibilities/dp/1940655145">The Quilt Block Cookbook</a> by Amy Gibson (the second one was slightly modified). I particularly like this play on the X-plus block and think it might have to make an appearance in a future quilt of my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who doesn't love a good sampler, right? And this color combo is one of my faves. Happy to get this one in the mail early!</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-53038894783666994602017-11-17T13:20:00.000-06:002017-11-17T13:20:26.460-06:00Black Friday comes early at Havel's Sewing<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span>Psst...I have a secret for you. </span><a href="http://www.havelssewing.com/">Havel's Sewing</a>, my favorite source for sewing scissors, cutters, and mats,<span>
has started their <a href="http://www.havelssewing.com/black-friday-sale.html">Black Friday sale</a> early, and there are all kinds of
sweet deals up on <a href="http://www.havelssewing.com/">their site</a>. We’re talking rotary cutters for $7.95,
people. And, as always, you can use coupon code “blueskycrafter7” for $7
off a purchase of $25 or more. So treat yo' self (or your friends!).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span>I
highly recommend that <a href="http://www.havelssewing.com/large-cutting-mat-self-healing-2-sided-32124.html">giant pink cutting mat</a> to help with your holiday
projects, like this fun felty </span><span>goodness from <a href="https://www.benziedesign.com/">Benzie Design</a> that I’m about to cut into. Happy shopping!</span></span></span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-27273761298643833222017-11-16T09:43:00.001-06:002017-11-16T09:43:53.266-06:00Park mini quilt: A finish (and a class)!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A few weeks back, I finished up this fun Park mini quilt, my latest hand-applique project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I used Carolyn Friedlander's <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/products/slow-sewing-studio/park/#lightbox/1/">Park pattern</a> and made the wall quilt size, just four easy blocks, two of each version. It measures 27" square.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Most of the fabrics are from the <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/Fabrics/by-Collection/Big-Sky.htm">Big Sky collection</a> by Annie Brady. I'm pretty obsessed with this collection. I mean, just look at those bears peeking out. And I love that citrony yellow overall print with all of the animals.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I paired them with a little <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/c/p/Essex-Yarn-Dyed-Homespun-E1141243-Navy-x23926164.htm">Essex homespun in navy</a>, a Greek key print from <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/c/p/Sweet-Marion-by-April-Rosenthal-24044-16-Sailor-Man-x20631323.htm">Sweet Marion</a>, a Dear Stella print from the <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/c/p/Timberland-by-Dear-Stella-Stella-627-Wood-Floral-Mocha-x17040882.htm">Timberland</a> collection, and the citron <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/c/p/Add-It-Up-by-Cotton-Steel-5093-4-x22296371.htm">Add It Up print</a> from Cotton + Steel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I decided to machine and hand quilt this one, and I really love how the big-stitch quilting makes the applique pop. For the hand quilting, I used a variety of perle cottons and DMC embroidery floss.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This mini is a sample for a <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/module/class.htm?classId=207103">hand-applique class</a> I'm teaching locally this Saturday at Janie Lou from 1-4 pm. There are still a few spots left if you have a little free time and want to enjoy a few laughs and lots of learning. You can sign up <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/module/class.htm?classId=207103">right here</a>. Back to the sewing!</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-55393548310907423372017-11-15T13:30:00.002-06:002017-11-15T13:30:22.964-06:00Fall table runner<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ever since I saw (and bought) <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/476469397/fall-favorites-art-print-fall-art-happy?ref=shop_home_active_1">this super cute fall print</a> by Pen & Paint last year, I've dreamt of a fall table runner in similar colors. I love that it uses the fall "standards" -- reddish orange, golden yellow, tan -- but then pops in the unexpected teal and bright blue. So this fall, I decided I was finally going to make it happen, and I'm so happy with the result.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The center panel is a delicious print (<a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/carolyn_friedlander/euclid_essex/reflect_in_natural">Reflect in natural</a>) from Carolyn Friedlander's Euclid line, printed on Essex yarn-dyed linen. I kept it simple by just lining the outside with a patchwork of prints.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the quilting, I outlined the seams on every few prints to create a generously spaced crosshatch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like my table runners to be reversible (because why not?), so this was the perfect opportunity to use this fabulous Cotton + Steel Halloween print (<a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/lil-monsters-mint-party-mint-yardage">Lil Monsters Party in mint</a>) I'd been hoarding for a Halloween-y but not <i>too</i> Halloween-y look (I don't really decorate for Halloween).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had exactly one-third of a yard of the print, so I cut the Euclid linen on the front to the same size. Then, I surrounded the Halloween print with a border of <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/c/p/Essex-Yarn-Dyed-Homespun-E1141243-Navy-x23926164.htm">Essex Homespun in navy</a> in the same dimensions as the patchwork on the front, so the quilting would all line up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I stuck with the Essex Homespun for the binding because it looked great on both sides, but I wanted to add a little something to the back, so I finished it off with some big-stitch quilting on the binding to make it pop. I love the little orange border it created.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I gotta say, I'm going to be pretty reluctant to take this one off the table for Christmas.</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-63354153763803107412017-11-14T09:17:00.002-06:002017-11-15T13:31:35.413-06:00Summer String quilt: A finish!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This quilt has been a long time coming on the blog (I finally finished it back over the summer), but you know how things go. I'm still pretty obsessed with it, though! Meet the not-co-creatively-titled Summer String quilt!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have an amazing memory, you may remember that I chose <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2016/07/august-dogood-stitches-blocks.html">this string block</a> for the August 2016 do.Good Stitches block for our Emerge circle. Yes, I realize that was a long time ago. It sat for awhile because I needed to make a few extra blocks, and then I couldn't decide on sashing, and then life.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I finally managed to wrap it up over the summer in time to gift it for Project Linus's quilt drive for victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, so I hope this cheery quilt has been able to bring a smile to someone down there.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As the <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2016/07/august-dogood-stitches-blocks.html">original blog post</a> details, I got the design from a quilt I fell in love with by Amy of the <a href="http://badskirt.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-2013-wrapup-and-predict-post.html">Badskirt</a> blog. I ended up even using the same sashing (the fabulous <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/c/p/Architextures-by-Carolyn-Friedlander-GREY-AFR1350212-x8341400.htm">Architextures ledger print</a> by Carolyn Friedlander) because it just worked so well.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the backing, I used Carolyn's gray crosshatch and a fun flower print that's been in my stash since my earliest sewing days. The binding is a bright pink solid (exact color unknown).</span></span></span></span><br />
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kept the quilting pretty simple in an offset half-diamond with the
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-4688593000634289192017-10-10T21:42:00.002-05:002017-10-10T21:42:29.776-05:00September and October do.Good Stitches blocks<div class="post-header" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sticking with our <a href="https://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/10/sweet-strawberry-quilts-two-finishes.html">fruit theme</a>, for the September block for the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2835585@N21/">Emerge Circle</a> of do.Good Stitches, <a href="http://southerncharmquilts.com/blog">Melanie</a> chose a fun pineapple block. She posted a great <a href="http://southerncharmquilts.com/blog/2017/08/27/do-good-stitches-emerge-circle-the-pineapple-blocks-tutorial/">tutorial</a> on her blog and asked for two pineapples, one pieced and one solid, in yellow, pink, and/or mint fabrics.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gotta say, I loved putting these together. They're just so darn happy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The mint is definitely my favorite. And look at those seams!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She chose a super simple improv stripe block in a color scheme inspired by the solar eclipse we had back in August -- grays, black, navy, and white. This should make a great boy quilt (always in short supply in charity projects!). I promise I didn't use a ruler (as instructed) for my stripes, but it's hard for me to go wonky. ;)</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-6856797383153815252017-10-09T13:04:00.001-05:002017-10-09T13:04:23.815-05:00Sweet Strawberry quilts: Two finishes!<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As so often happens, life got in the way, and a few of the quilts I had to finish </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2835585@N21/">Emerge Circle</a> of do.Good Stitches</span></span> got put on the back burner until recently. But I'm happy to say they're finished and finally making an appearance on the blog. First up, you may remember my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/02/february-dogood-stitches-blocks.html">strawberry blocks</a> from back in February. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wound up with a total of 11 blocks. I didn't really feel like making another one, and 12 would still have made a pretty strangely shaped quilt (due to the size of the blocks), so I ended up turning them into two quilts!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I forgot to get exact measurements before I sent them off, but the big one finished at about 45" x 60", and the little one is about 34" square.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The big one was quilted on a long-arm by <a href="https://www.janielouquilts.com/">Janie Lou Quilts</a>. I think the bubble pattern and pink thread add a fun touch. I used the squiggle stitch on my Janome to quilt the normal one. They're both finished with a fun madras print for the backing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I dove into my stash for both binding prints, a black and white polka dot for the big one and a light pink crosshatch print for the normal one. Both quilts were</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> gifted to <a href="http://stlprojectlinus.wixsite.com/stlprojectlinus">Project Linus</a> for its recent drive for Hurricane Harvey victims. I hope they're able to bring a smile to a child who could really use one right about now.</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-82669195231471542272017-08-30T13:05:00.001-05:002017-08-30T13:05:20.859-05:00Texas vibes<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span><span>**This post was written before Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey hit Houston and the Texas coast, wreaking catastrophic havoc. My heart continues to break for the people of Houston. I'm
from Dallas and lived in Houston for two years. I have a ton of friends
there, and my dad and step-mom actually just moved to Houston two weeks ago. I
remember thinking the flooding that happened with Hurricane Ike while I was living there was astonishing.
That was nothing compared to this devastation. The pictures are truly
unfathomable. Houstonians are a strong bunch, and they will pull through, but it's
going to take a lot of time, and they're going to need a lot of help. If
you haven't already, please consider donating to a local relief
charity. </span></span></i><span><span>Texas Monthly</span></span><i><span><span> has a <a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/ways-can-help-people-hurricane-harvey/">great list of organizations</a> who could desperately use your help. </span><span>Thank you for the outpouring of support in every possible way for the people of my home state. It seemed appropriate that this should be the project that I posted about today. Houston Strong.**</span></span> </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All of my recent <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/couch-time.html">couch time</a> hasn't just been good for <a href="https://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/08/hesperides.html">applique</a>; it's also been good for embroidery. I've really been wanting to dive into more embroidery classes ever since I took a class with Alison Glass at <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/quiltcon-2017.html">QuiltCon</a>, and this Texas pattern by <a href="http://www.nydiakehnle.com/">Nydia Kehnle</a> had been calling my name.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used four colors of perle cotton (also purchased at QuiltCon, incidentally) in my favorite color scheme.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I suspect there will be more of these in my future. It was a a pretty quick sew and just turned out so cute.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And, luckily, embroidery is great for the car, too. I knocked out this little project on our drive home from the beach. The pattern is by <a href="http://wildolive.blogspot.com/">Wild Olive</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These pics also show off my favorite embroidery tool -- a great stabilizer with the silly name of Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy. You can read all about it on Wild Olive's <a href="http://wildolive.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-transfer-embroidery-pattern-onto.html">blog</a>, but it's a water-soluble stabilizer that you can print or trace on; it sticks right to the fabric (no iron needed); and when you're done, it dissolves in water in just a few minutes. I used it on my Texas project as well, and you can see it left no trace behind. So handy!</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-63149525774312441912017-08-28T00:22:00.003-05:002017-08-28T00:22:50.414-05:00August do.Good Stitches blocks<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the August block for the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2835585@N21/">Emerge Circle</a>
of do.Good Stitches, Betsy went easy on us, choosing a sweet little set of houses as her inspiration. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Her design is based on Dutch Comfort's <a href="https://dutchcomfort.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/happy-village-a-happy-finish/">Happy Village quilt</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She asked for a solid roof in bright rainbow colors, a fun print for the house, and low-volume prints for the sky.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This should definitely make for one happy little village.</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-2369545567464223172017-08-15T21:10:00.001-05:002017-08-15T21:10:30.263-05:00This is Modern: The St. Louis MQG's first quilt show<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">About a month ago, the <a href="http://stlmqg.blogspot.com/">St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild</a> held its very first quilt show, and it was a rousing success. A show had been on our minds and in our dreams for quite some time, but the size of such a project had been too daunting. Thankfully, after some group discussion last year, a committee stepped up and decided to finally take it on. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The committee put so much hard work into making the show happen, and the entire guild truly stepped up to for the show weekend. We were so pleased with how it turned out. It was truly a guild-wide effort, with roughly 180 quilts and quilted items from over 50 of our members.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I didn't take nearly enough pictures, but here's just a little taste of all of the goodness. I had the pleasure of including eight (I think) of my works, including the <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/04/florence-flamingo-quilt-finish.html">flamingos</a> popping out below.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Overarching, the improv Gateway Arch quilt below, was our guild's <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2016/11/improv-sky.html">QuiltCon charity quilt</a> last year. It will be donated to a local charity in the fall. It also served as the backdrop for our publicity (see first pic above).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Little B, with two of my minis (<a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2015/08/austin-house-quilt-finish.html">Austin House</a> and <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2014/09/i-stl-mini-quilt.html">I Heart STL</a>) on each side.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I spy my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/01/tessellation-quilt-finish.html">Tessellation</a> quilt.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And there are my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2016/04/ebb-quilt-pillows.html">Ebb pillows</a>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our Viewers' Choice winner was Annie Cook and her Tennessee Waltz quilt. I think it appealed to both the modern and traditional guests, and the quilting was just fantastic.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Time to start planning the next one!</span></span></div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-80187430304550270002017-08-09T12:21:00.001-05:002017-08-09T12:21:37.500-05:00Hesperides<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's amazing what a whole bunch of <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/couch-time.html">couch time</a> will do for your hand-sewing game. Just before we headed to the beach in July, I managed to finish up my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/couch-time.html">Hesperides</a> pillow (<a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/hesperides-quilt-pattern-pdf-download/">pattern</a> by Carolyn Friedlander).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I simply adore these Little Town fabrics by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amysinibaldi/">Amy Sinabaldi</a>. I mean, seriously, look at those little houses and critters.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most of the appliqued fabrics are from Little Town, with some solids, Carolina gingham, a bit of Carolyn Friedlander, and a Dear Stella crosshatch thrown in. The silver metallic dot background is from Cotton + Steel, and the rest of the background is metallic Essex yarn-dyed in Water.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to keep the quilting simple and stuck with some big-stitch quilting using embroidery floss and perle cotton in a variety of coordinating colors.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made this pillow as a sample for the needle-turn applique class I taught at my LQS last weekend. To show off the pointier templates in the pattern, I decided to do a little quilt hoop.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 12" hoop is big enough to showcase all three of the pointy shape sizes and was a fun alternative to another mini quilt or pillow. I had intended to add some quilting or embroidery to it as well, but in my excitement, I trimmed off the extra fabric too soon. Oops! Thankfully, I still like it the way it is.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The class was a great success and lots of fun. I had eight wonderful students who took to the techniques right away. I'm excited to teach it again soon!</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-6451015499844611312017-08-07T21:17:00.001-05:002017-08-07T21:17:05.689-05:00Carolyn and Amy<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I got to kick off my summer with workshops by two wonderful creative minds, Carolyn Friedlander and Amy Friend. A few days after the St. Louis <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/05/quilt-market.html">Quilt Market</a>, Carolyn stopped by the <a href="http://www.janielouquilts.com/">LQS where I work</a> for a workshop on machine quilting. It was a modified version of the one I took with her at <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/quiltcon-2017.html">QuiltCon</a>, so I mostly sat in on this one as an observer, but it was still so fun. She started off with a show and tell of some of her quilts, discussing the quilting on each and her thoughts behind her quilting choices. Her new <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/eads-quilt-pattern-pdf-download/">Eads quilt</a> is oh so lovely.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The quilting shows so well on the back of the quilt, with its light Architextures crosshatch fabric.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her Catenary quilt has lots of examples of how she uses different quilting motifs in each part of a quilt. The crosshatch in the outside borders sets them off so nicely.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That evening, she had a trunk show down in the shop, and we all got to admire more of her beauties and just chat. She is such a delightful person. So kind and full of ideas, which she readily shares.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She actually taught a <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2015/10/applique-workshop-with-carolyn.html">workshop</a> at my LQS about two years ago, shortly before the shop had moved to its current location. That workshop was where I first learned to do needle-turn applique, and it was based on her <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2015/10/applique-workshop-with-carolyn.html">Catenary quilt</a>. The original quilt was traveling in shows at the time, so we didn't get to see it, which made its appearance this time a special treat.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A few weeks later, the <a href="http://stlmqg.blogspot.com/">St. Louis MQG</a> brought in Amy Friend (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duringquiettime/">@duringquiettime</a>) for a trunk show/lecture and two workshops. Her lecture was so interesting and informative. She was great at talking through the ideas and inspirations behind her designs, as well as every little detail, from the fabric to the quilting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was a student in her first workshop, which used the techniques from her second book, <a href="https://duringquiettime.com/improv-paper-piecing-book">Improv Paper Piecing</a>. My design was based on an offset diamond, and I jumped right in with some bright solids.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I managed to finish four blocks during class, and this project is high on my list of works in progress to get back to. We took time in the second half of class to talk about layouts, and I have several I want to try once I have a few more blocks to play with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Sunday, I sat in on the second workshop, which focused on large-scale paper piecing, specifically stripes. It was great to hear some more of her tips and lots of fun to see the students' work come together.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a guild officer, I got to spend some extra one-on-one time with Amy, and she is a treasure. So sweet and soft spoken but with a wealth of knowledge to share. It was lovely to host her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It always a great experience to hear others talk through their own creative journeys and how they think about and deal with designing. You can't help but walk away inspired.</span></span></div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-46815032611288143462017-07-01T19:56:00.000-05:002017-07-01T19:56:03.001-05:00July do.Good Stitches blocks<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm back on as quilter for the July block for the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2835585@N21/">Emerge Circle</a> of do.Good Stitches. Hip hip hooray! This month, we're gonna do something a little scary -- curves! Don't worry, it'll be okay. I promise.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We're going to be using the super fun Mod Melons pattern by Suzy Quilts (free pattern available <a href="http://suzyquilts.com/mod-melons-free-quilt-pattern/">here</a>), but we're not making melons -- just fun quarter circles in this happy modern rainbow color palette inspired by Melody Miller's <a href="http://www.janielouquilts.com/shop/Fabrics/by-Manufacturer/Cotton--Steel/p/Fruit-Dots-by-Melody-Miller-Cotton-Steel-00282-Fruit-Gum-x10269656.htm">Fruit Gum print</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm asking my beemates to make four quarter circles, two using the combination of Templates 1 and 2 (so you get a melon with two rinds, top pic below) and two using just Template 3 (so you get a melon with one rind, bottom pic below). If you have the Fruit Gum print (teal background version only, please) and want to incorporate it, go for it. Otherwise, please pull from a coordinating selection of solids and/or small-print, tonal patterns (like the Carolyn Friedlander crosshatch and Cotton + Steel sprinkle prints I used) that read as mostly solid. For the background, please use a pure white solid (I used Moda Bella 98/Bleached White; Kona White or whites from other lines are also fine).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're nervous about curves, <a href="http://suzyquilts.com/mod-melons-free-quilt-pattern/">Suzy's video</a> is really helpful. I followed her no-pin method and was happy with the quick, easy results. Finally, don't bother to trim your final blocks. I'll trim them all here when they arrive. Have fun!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-65304116039452767512017-06-30T15:52:00.002-05:002017-06-30T15:52:39.708-05:00Couch time<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Back on Father's Day, I broke my ankle in a silly accident involving a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining">slackline</a> at our climbing gym. It was not fun. Thankfully, I avoided surgery and a hard cast, but I do get to sport this fashionable boot for six weeks, which means most of my sewing time has been relegated to the couch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thankfully, I like to hand sew. This week, I've been bouncing back and forth between my Texas embroidery project (<a href="http://nydiakehnle.bigcartel.com/product/state-embroidery">pattern</a> by Nydia Kehnle) and the Hesperides pillow I'm making as a sample for the needle-turn applique class <a href="http://www.janielouquilts.com/module/class.htm?classId=207103">I'm teaching</a> at my LQS in a few weeks (<a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/hesperides-quilt-pattern-pdf-download/">pattern</a> by Carolyn Friedlander).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While I'm definitely missing my machine (and the many, many projects I have lined up for it), I'll admit that the extra relaxation time on the couch has been nice. Ask me how I feel in a few weeks. ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did squeeze in one little bitty (seriously, it's tiny) machine project, though it was related to the hand sewing. I finally put together one of the necklace pincushions from Carolyn Friedlander's <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/crew-pincushion-pattern-pdf-download/">Crew pattern</a>. I got tired of sticking my needles in the arm of the couch (really never a good idea, let's be honest), and this little guy went together pretty fast. But let me tell you, 1/4" boxed corners are no fun. Smaller does not always equal easier. (For reference, those scissors -- my favorite <a href="http://www.havelssewing.com/embroidery-scissors-3-5inch-double-curved-60040.html">Havel's embroidery</a> scissors -- are about 3.5" long.)</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-21655311723577735722017-06-29T08:57:00.002-05:002017-11-14T08:50:23.483-06:00Ombré Popsicle quilt: A finish!<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This summer, I'm really trying to finish up some quilt tops that have been lingering for far too long, so expect to see several in the coming weeks, but for today, I wrapped up my Ombr</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">é</span></span> Popsicle quilt! (Apparently, I'm on a bit of an <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/ombre-star-table-runner-tutorial.html">ombr</a></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/ombre-star-table-runner-tutorial.html">é kick</a> lately.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As you may remember, I <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/04/modern-quilt-along-ombre-popsicle-quilt.html">made this quilt top</a> back in April as part of Simple Simon and Company's <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/04/modern-quilt-along-with-simple-simon.html">Modern Quilt Along</a>. I was in charge of "solids" month, so I used the opportunity to try out a pattern I'd had in my head for a long time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I chose an ombr</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">é</span></span></span></span> of 12 spring-y solids for the popsicles (plus white for the background), which came together so quickly (I'm itching to try out a similar, less foodie design in another range of solids), but then the top lingered for a bit as other projects came up. Still, my goal was to finish the quilt for a family event my husband was attending last weekend, so I got back to it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the backing, I opted for a scrappy look using prints from my stash in coordinating colors. I have to admit, I pretty smitten with it. It's as happy as the front. Just look at those bicycles!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After debating scrappy and brightly colored binding options, I decided to go with this tan <a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/cotton_and_steel_house_designer/add_it_up/add_it_up_in_rainy_day">Add It Up print</a> (the color is Rainy Day) from Cotton + Steel. It had enough color to create a border without screaming at you and worked really well with both the front and the back.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I kept the quilting simple, going with a diagonal crosshatch spaced about 3" apart. I used white Aurifil thread. The quilt finished at 50" x 62".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Matt's cousin (a young teen) loved it, so mark it as another quilting success.</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-32561192278215846982017-06-23T13:14:00.000-05:002017-06-23T13:14:24.528-05:00Alternative ombrés<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I shared my new Ombr<span style="line-height: 115%;">é</span> Star Table Runner <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/ombre-star-table-runner-tutorial.html">tutorial</a> a few days ago, I mentioned just a few of the ways you could easily change up the color scheme for any occasion. Today, I thought I'd show a few examples. First, let's think back to the original:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But perhaps you need something for spring or Easter:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or how about fall?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Perhaps an everyday runner in an ombr<span style="line-height: 115%;">é of hues of your favorite color:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And, of course, there's always a happy rainbow:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What colors would you pick?</span></span></div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-47573925297346978662017-06-20T12:07:00.002-05:002017-06-20T12:07:21.715-05:00Ombré Star Table Runner tutorial<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today, I'm over on the <a href="http://blog.havelssewing.com/4th-of-july-project/">Havel's Sewing blog</a> to share a new tutorial with you! Fourth of July is just around the corner, and my table was in need of some jazzing up. Just a few hours later, the Ombré Star Table Runner was born!</span></span><br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-73129313209146812062017-06-08T10:50:00.001-05:002017-06-08T10:50:57.987-05:00June do.Good Stitches blocks<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the June block for the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2835585@N21/">Emerge Circle</a> of do.Good Stitches, <a href="http://allison-sews.blogspot.com/2017/05/june-do-good-stitches-blocks.html?m=1">Allison</a> took pity on our busy summer schedules and asked for a super simple block. So simple, in fact, that I managed to finish it on June 1, the very first day of the month. That never happens!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All she wanted was an off-center plus block made of 5" squares, with the plus in black and dark gray prints and the background in low-volume prints, plus a strip of four more low-volume squares. Done and done!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-16888476596583664832017-06-07T13:32:00.000-05:002017-06-07T13:32:47.542-05:00QuiltCon 2017<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, yes, yes, QuiltCon <i>was</i> back in February, but I was sad that I'd never written a post about my lovely experience, and I wanted to make sure it got documented one way or another. This year's QuiltCon was in Savannah, which made for an exciting destination on top of the quilting fun. I spent my first afternoon wandering around downtown, taking in the beautiful architecture and enjoying some delicious sweet tea.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That night, I started off easy with an embroidery workshop with Alison Glass. She's just as lovely and laid back as you'd imagine, and it was a relaxing evening of hand sewing (and learning). We worked on a fun needlebook design, which I desperately need to get back to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next day started the first of two full days of classes with Carolyn Friedlander (I know, I'm a super fan). The first day was on precision paper piecing, basically an advanced paper piecing class that focused on how to fussy cut fabrics, make the most of really small pieces, and work with directional prints.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My finished blocks (another project I'd really like to get back to)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carolyn's fun sample</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The second day was a machine quilting class. I love Carolyn's style of quilting and was really jazzed to get some of her insight into how she plans out her quilting, as well as the nitty gritty of actually doing it. It had been quite a while since I'd done free-motion quilting, and I needed a kick in the butt (and a boost of confidence) to give it another shot. This class was just the ticket.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I wasn't in class, I spent most of my time perusing the trade floor and quilt show. There were so many beautiful quilts on display this year, but I'll try to focus in on some of my favorites.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Bling" </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Katherine Jones (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/twocatsquilts/">@twocatsquilts</a>),</span></span> the "best in show" winner, was insanely awesome. The pictures simply don't do it justice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> It was fun to see the STLMQG's charity quilt hanging, too. Our guild put a lot of work into this baby.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "Out of the Fog" by Rebecca Cronk (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebeccacronk71/">@rebeccacronk71</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "Reflective Windows" by Rebecca Severt (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/creativeblockquilts/">@creativeblockquilts</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (all labels clockwise from top left)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bazaar Quilt by Tara Faughnan (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tarafaughnan/">@tarafaughnan</a>)<br />Scattered by Jess Frost (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/elvengardenquilts/">@elvengardenquilts</a>)<br />Window No. 1 by Melanie Tuazon (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/melintheattic/">@melintheattic</a>)<br />Drawn by Angela Walters (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/angelafmq/">@angelafmq</a>) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Seriously, the quilting on those bottom two was so amazing in person.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Autumn is Wistful by Chawne Kimber (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cauchycomplete/">@cauchycomplete</a>)<br />Warp and Weft by Cheryl Brickey (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/meadowmistdesigns/">@meadowmistdesigns</a>)<br />Octagon Shimmer Studio Stash by Jennifer Sampou (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennifersampou/">@jennifersampou</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Infused Plaid by Cassandra Beaver (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cassandra.beaver/">@cassandra.beaver</a>) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cursive by Paige Alexander (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/quiltedblooms/">@quiltedblooms</a>)<br />Crossways by Karin Jordan (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/KarinJordanStudio/">@karinjordanstudio</a>)<br />For the Watchers and Dreamers by Kristin Shields (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristinshields/">@kristinshields</a>)<br />Inside Out by Sue Bleiweiss (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/suebleiweiss/">@suebleiweiss</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Land and Sea by Andrea Tsang Jackson (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/3rdstoryworkshop/">@3rdstoryworkshop</a>) (really loved this one; her fabric choices were so money and better appreciated in person)<br />Pete and Repeat by Amy Struckmeyer (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/formwork/">@formwork</a>)<br />Still With Her by Liz Harvatine (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ladyharvatine/">@ladyharvatine</a>) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prism Waves I by Stefanie Satterwhite (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/satterwhitequilts/">@satterwhitequilts</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Made in GDR 26 by Emily Doane (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/missemilytaylor/">@missemilytaylor</a>)<br />Go North by Maritza Soto (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sotosewn/">@sotosewn)</a><br />Modern Stripes by Felicity Ronaghan (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/felicityquilts/">@felicityquilts</a>)<br />Westshire by Julia Williams (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alchemytea/">@alchemytea</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I even gotten to spend a little time on my last morning doing some embroidery in the Cotton + Steel booth with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexiamarcelleabegg/">Alexia Abegg</a> herself. Yes, I'd say it was a lovely few days. Nashville 2019, I'm comin' at ya.</span></span></div>
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743978898830083247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142117370053384937.post-54366837826411549682017-06-05T20:41:00.001-05:002017-06-05T20:41:33.851-05:00Botanics quilt: A finish!<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today, I'm so excited to finally be posting about one of my favorite makes ever. Back in May, I finished up my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/03/slow-sewing-botanics.html">Botanics quilt</a>, one of my largest scale applique projects.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This quilt was destined for two dear friends who recently got married, and while I was so happy to be able to give it to them, I must admit it was really hard to let this one go.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As you may recall, this quilt started back in February with a <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/03/slow-sewing-botanics.html">lovely stack</a> of soft blue and green prints, mostly from Carolyn Friedlander's various lines, with a little Cotton + Steel, Pond by Elizabeth Hartman, and Essex yarn-dyed linen throw in. I love these soft, soothing colors, just perfect for spring (and our friends' home decor).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I chose the fabrics for each section as I went, without a real plan. I just did a section and then auditioned from my stack until I found the right print for the next part. This was my first time appliquing with the Essex, and it turned out to be a real pleasure -- soft and pliable and oh so easy to work with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I knew from the start that I wanted to do some hand quilting on this project (my first time!), so I took a tip from Carolyn and decided to try wool batting for the first time as well. She uses it in most of her quilts, and I just love the softness and loft it provides. Plus, it can be stitched more widely than cotton, which was the look I wanted to go for. For the back, I used one of the Friedlander lawn prints, which really sent the softness factor over the edge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I ended up quilting in a randomly spaced grid pattern. I set the pattern first with a light blue 50 wt. thread on my machine, then filled in spaces with some big-stitch hand quilting using a teal no. 8 Perle cotton and a 12 wt. light blue Sulky thread. The hand quilting was such fun, and I can't wait to do it again. This quilt has me itching to finally finish up my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-growing-collection.html">Collection quilt</a>!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I finished off the quilt with a mint green crosshatch that I love for the binding (the same one I used for the background in my <a href="http://ablueskykindoflife.blogspot.com/2017/04/tall-tales-quilt-finish.html">Tall Tales quilt</a> -- how different it looks here, paired with a different color scheme). Many nights went into this quilt, and I'm so very pleased with the results.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/botanics-quilt-pattern-pdf-download/">Botanics pattern</a> by Carolyn Friedlander. The quilt measures approximately 55" x 65".</span></span><br />
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