Christmas snowflake finish

I started my Christmas snowflake quilt in 2018. I taught this as a workshop for the guild and had given instructions on the blog in 2019. I really enjoyed all the variations of the other quilters in the class. It was a top  in 2019. But it languished in the quilting closet until this year as part of my 5 quilt goals.  As a finished quilt it measures 82 x 82 inches. This has to be one my personal favorites.

82 x 82 = 25 yards

I received a wonderful email from someone in blogland showing her finished quilt - again thanks

My apology for the wrong links for the instructions for the qal - I forgot I had to change the .com to .blogspot. These are the new links.

Intro/ templates

fabric requirements

cutting red and green fabric

cutting background

piecing the center

wings

corners

assembly

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My quilt infatuation

this and that

Remember how full my closet is of quilts to be quilted? This is one of them. Sister's 9 patch is a quiltville quilt that I thought had been done for awhile, waiting in the closet to be quilted. I told myself I can not start anything new, until, I quilt a quilt, of my own, from the closet. I grabbed this one.
But, it is not ready. The back wasn't actually pieced and then, I realized it needs borders as well, and binding.

 This was the first finished quilt block from a student in the workshop I taught. It is wonderful and scrappy. I was thrilled when she sent the email.

This is a donation quilt Linda made.

And her snowflake block using scrappy reproduction fabrics. In our Friday group, we had 3 people making their snowflake block.

And, Sue was doing a bit of binding for a cute great granddaughter quilt.

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stash report March 31, 2019

We are caught in a time warp...

Another sale at bluprint, and I had just seen podunk pretties talk about her favorite type of fabric, and I love her quilts, so I bought these.

Stash report

Fabric Used this Week 0 yard

Fabric Used year to Date: 73.5 yards

Fabric Added this Week: 3.5 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date: 99 yards
net fabric: 25.5 yards bought more than used

My Christmas snowflake workshop was yesterday, and I was really impressed with the turnout and diligence of the talented quilters who spent their Saturday with me. There were 12 making the quilt and 4 observing.

Some were sitters...

and some were standers.. I am mostly a sitter, which are you?

We had 2 really new quilters and a machine sharing.

Halloween is a cute idea.

Everyone was able to make each of the paper piecing foundations before they went home.

 I was on my feet more than usual at the workshop, so this will be a slow feet up kind of day with a little hexagon piecing and a little bit of binding to do.

I stitched 15 minutes every day this week just on clean up duty. As I was tidying from projects, I'd find little bits, that I just had to sew a few minutes before I put it away. I am easily distracted from cleaning.

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A finish for February

My one monthly goals for February included the finishing of this quilt. It is celtic soltice, a quiltville mystery quilt from 2013. I have had it pretty much ready for quilting since then.

I had thought I would do a celtic quilting on the quilt, but, opted in stead for the big swirls in a cool gray color.

And for a backing I used a bit of the shamrock - don't you know. While making it, the green was very overpowering green, but, with the blue borders it calmed the colors. I like that it makes large circles as a secondary pattern.

See my other mystery finishes here

This was a finish for the 2019 finish along. My list is here.

I finished all 30 blocks that I am doing every month for my swap partners for our version of the circa 1880 quilt.

I had hoped to get the border on the Christmas snowflake quilt. I did, and, I also pieced the backing, and prepared the binding. It's ready for the longarm.

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Stash report February 10, 2019

The border fabric I ordered, came this week for Christmas snowflake. hooray

I bought a border fabric for a fall quilt this week at Joann. I am a little out of season.

And on a whim, I bought a daily fab 5 at missouri star. I love the mini charms, and I have plenty already. I tend to buy them like I would candy, since I can't buy candy any more. I am pretty sure they won't kill my pancreas, or drive my blood sugar too high.
But, what can you do with just one? if you could actually open the pack? and really use them? problem solved - buy 12. haha.

Stash report

Fabric Used this Week 21 yard orca bay

Fabric Used year to Date: 32 yards

Fabric Added this Week: 4.5 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date: 47.5  yards
net fabric: 15.5 yards bought more than used

I have a binding to do today for slow Sunday stitching, my favorite part of the week.

I sewed more than 15 minutes every day - still working on good fortune

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star blocks autumn

I have sewed these triangles 3 times, once without bobbin thread, once because the tension was wonky, and once the right way. practice makes perfect. I's a good thing there were not so many. I am trying to make star blocks for the pumpkin jubilee quilt that I started in the fall ( a little behind). Needless to say, they are on time out for awhile.

The border fabric I ordered has arrived for Christmas Snowflake.

And I like it. It looks like I what I saw in my head.

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snowflake

I have most of the Christmas snowflake assembled. I ordered a red stripe fabric for a border. I don't know, yet, if I will like it. I showed the quilt to the guild, and I will teach a Saturday workshop March 30th. I think they will like doing it if they give themselves a chance to try it.
I did mine in Christmas fabrics, but it would like great in any color combination.

How I started this quilt is here and here and here. and here and here.

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progress

I haven't really done anything to show. But, I have been working a little on each project.
I have the rows together for Christmas snowflake. I will be teaching this in March to my guild, and I need to have something to show the end of the month.

I have been cutting strips, sewing them, and cutting them for a scrappy twirl quilt.

And I have all the quarter block units done for good fortune quilt. I can't believe how many quilts are already finished.

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good fortune - a new die

The last day of  2018. Happy New year!
I have all of clue 5 finished for Good fortune mystery quilt. I had just received my 3 1/2 hst accuquilt die as part of my Christmas. I was excited it was the right one. Although, it was nearly the last one on my wish list.

For clue 6, I had these pieces of junk paper leftover from the Christmas snowflake quilt. so those are the size I am using for the string piecing. most of them are 4 inches wide x 9  so I will cut them in half for the 2 inch rectangles and I can trim the others to 2 1/2 inches. 

I grabbed this box of scraps to fish around for the neutral strings I will need.

I have just a few sewn on my treadle.

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top 5

Meadow mist designs is having a linky party of our top 5 blog posts for 2018

I have 19 finishes for 2018. That is definitely my top 5 favorite thing.

The blog post with the most views was my participation in a block of the month finishing challenge with a Christmas block of the month.

I had the most comments
from a stash report with  picture of my son and his son. They were a favorite of mine and very cute.

 I received a thank you email for a a blog post of the quilt tutorial series of Christmas snowflake. quilt. The email is definitely a favorite.

My favorite quilt is always the one I have just finished. But, at this time, it would be the fishy quilt because I feel a little like a designer.

And as a whole the quiltville mystery quilt challenge was a favorite because I finished several mystery quilts that would have gone undone, I fear, if I hadn't had a goal. there is a tab at the top with my 2018 finishes.

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orca bay progress

I received a wonderful email with picture from Holly:

Hello Maggie.  I fell in love with your Christmas Snowflake quilting the moment I saw it.  Lucky for me, I learned (newbie here !) how to do paper piecing this summer, so as soon as the current flimsies were done, I started on Christmas Snowflakes.  I did it with three colours, red, green and gold, and used the same fabrics for the three snowflakes in each colour way.  I quilted it with that spiral pattern I first saw on Crazy Mom Quilts.  The finished size is about 54 inches square and I have proudly hung it on my livingroom wall.  I was so obsessed with it, that I did it all in about 2 weeks !  Thank you so much for the inspiration and pattern directions.   

I love the addition of gold, and that she took the time to write me. Way to go Holly.
If you want to make one
Intro/ templates

fabric requirements

cutting red and green fabric

cutting background

piecing the center

wings

Corners

assembly

The bottom portion of orca bay mystery quilt is completely sewn together, warts and all.
And next, is the top.

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Tuesday template

Last week, I cut the black and white pieces for a new experimental quilt.. I am using the scrap crazy 6 template.

I have started the chain piecing. But, I am only sewing a few every morning before I work on other UFOs.

I have another snowflake block finished which leaves only one left to do. I am trying to finish these as I am planning to teach this quilt to our guild the early part of next year.

My Grandaughters are visiting for fall break and we have had great fun. I had purchased a box of lala loopsie dolls at goodwill. And we are picking our favorites.

 How I started this quilt is here and here and here. and here and here.


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