I have a finish for the new year. My crayon quilt is ready to be gifted. I worked on this quilt as part of the rainbow scrap challenge in 2019. Finishing this quilt makes me want to start another crayon quilt for the rainbow scrap challenge. It is fun and easy to do, to use up 2 1/2 inch scraps. I really enjoyed making the words to add to the original pattern.
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| 57 x 89 = 16 yards |
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| ode to joey |
Cheryl has an interesting idea for looking back at 2021 and to share what we think are our best 5 blog posts for the year.
1. baby snoopy 5 /21
baby snoopy has the most views. My thanks to cynthia at quilting is more fun than housework for the pattern. I've made 3 and each one turns out great.3.Aunt Elizas star 7/31/21
Aunt Eliza's star is a classic block that I made with strings and crumbs. My thanks to Bonnie Hunter for the inspiration. I pieced the blocks on a trip to Florida.
4. bricks in the barnyard this one isn't even finished yet. It is a Bonnie Hunter pattern and an old ufo I have ready to be quilted.
5. ode to joey 9/5/21
This was the most personal quilt I have made. I had fun making the words as part of the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. But, the message helped me deal with a family loss and grieving. My thanks to an unknown quilter in Utah for the inspiration.
It is fun to look back over the last year and see that despite the long list of ufos I did actually make something haha.
My thanks to Cheryl of Meadow mist for the inspiration
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I have an actual finish this week. My ode to Joey quilt is almost ready for the quilt show the first of October. I just need to make a label. I have worked on this quilt for almost three years. First, I made the words by color for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy in 2019. And then, I have slowly been sewing it together. I began this as a way to heal a broken heart, and it has become very meaningful to me.
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| 80x85 = about 20 yards of fabric |
I used a wide flannel back and a scrappy binding. There was no pattern for the quilt, just a quote I wanted to remember. I used Lori holt's pieced letter book for the words.
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In an effort to make it longer than wider, I added wonky stars to the top and bottom of my ode to Joey quilt, and, now, it is a top. I have a large flannel wide back for the back and a multicolored binding sewn together. I made this for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. And, now, it lives in the "to be quilted" closet annex. I have a 'sleep in your own bed" retreat this weekend. I haven't even decided what I am taking to work on while I am there. I have a Christmas quilt that needs a back pieced, but, blah. I will get up and see what suits my fancy. I am taking sea swept with me but, think I will have it done in a couple of hours.
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rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy
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Last year I made tiny wonky stars along with the color for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I had no idea what I was going to do with them. I just knew they were cute and fun. And, when I made the roofs for tiny houses, I had 2 little triangles left from trimming that needed a purpose. I made 60 0f them, but that isn't enough for anything.
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rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy
TGIFF different here and here
We had a sleep in your own bed retreat yesterday and will have one today. My main project to work on was my ode to Joey quilt. I worked on piecing the rows and joining the rows. I plan on using it as a visual aid for Church class on Sunday. I made the words according to the color of the month for rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. It is a rectangle the wrong way, so, I need to figure out what I want to do for the top and bottom.
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| someone was taking pictures |
I have 3 quilts left to work on today while I play at quilting. The food was great as a pitch in. The company was fun and there was a free table. what's not to love.
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My rainbow projects for 2021 with links:
postage stamp psp20/21
purple Ufos
zuckerwatte finished
red ufos
blue ufos
floating stars and here and here - finished
green ufos
yellow ufos
yellow boxy star and here and here and here - finished
pink ufos
love pillowcases - finished
2 pink flannel baby quilts and here finished
September goals are much like August goals. I wanted to accomplish more than I could last month, so this month I will play a little catch up with my projects.
1. quilt pumpkin patch
I brought this old ufo out of the closet, during purple month, for the rainbow scrap challenge. It was all in blocks. I want to finish this quilt this month, and, have it gone. I will need rows, and borders, and quilting.
2. quilt melba' s applique
I put this quilt together in January from 1920s blocks, and added a hexie from me for the center bottom block. I need to attach that and quilt it.
3. make ode to joey top
I keep showing the letters, and, then the words, but, now, it is time to make the top.
4, start circa 1880
I participated in a swap last year of these uneven 9 patch blocks, and, I need to sew setting triangles to it and join it in vertical rows. One of the swappers has hers finished. the other swapper is making vertical rows. Obviously, I will be last on this one.
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