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Friday, December 15, 2023

old world finish

The old world fantasy mystery quilt from Quilted Twins. is finally finished. So far, the weather has been terrible for photos. Either, it is too gloomy or windy, and, there are always shadows. We moved around 3 or 4 times for this one, and, took the best we could. I think we are going to have to find a better way to get photos this winter.

The mystery is the only one I think Becky has done, and it was great. We started in 2020.

It was a top in July of 2020 and it has waited patiently for a turn on the longarm. It has had it's turn now as part of my 5 quilt project.

100 x 100 =27 yards

My progress:

clue 1 clue 2 clue 3 clue 4 clue 5 clue 6 block 1 block 2

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Friday, August 11, 2023

fractured top finish

I added more rows and now fractured squares is sewn together. I made it smaller than the free pattern. I like it, and, it was a good stash buster. I don't think I want to finish it right now. I have several higher priority quilts I am working to finish. I have more blocks that would easily make a cute baby quilt. But, that is for another day.

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Monday, July 31, 2023

fractured blocks

I blogged before about finding an older ufo that I had restarted to assemble. Fractured squares is a free pattern from quilted twins. I was able to finish all the blocks I needed.

Then, I had to see what it was going to look like together...

cool

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Friday, July 14, 2023

fractured squares

Fractured squares is a free pattern from quilted twins. I have had the pieces cut for awhile, now. I discovered it buried in a pile of UFOS. I decided to make sure it was all there, before, I put it away where it goes. All the pieces were not there. I cut a few more from scraps on the table, but, I was curious to see what it was like to make a block. um.... they were fun and quick. This UFO is not on my 5 quilt list, but, it might have caught my attention. - Might have. Most of my 5 quilts are in the assembly/ finish stage, and I like to piece.

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Friday, July 7, 2023

checkered past finish

checkered past is finished. It is made using recycled shirt fabric from thrift store shirts. checkere d past is a free pattern from quilted twins. There are only 16 blocks which doesn't sound like very many, but there 48 squares around each center. that's 960 squares. The block is 16 1/2.

64 x 88 =18 yards

I used leftover pieces for the border

I used navy binding and free form swirls quilting

This will be a donation to our local veterans home

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Friday, November 26, 2021

checkered past top

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was quiet. I did some fabric shopping on line for black friday. But, I sure don't like the shopping in stores on black Friday.

The border is underwhelming, but, it is a finished top. I used all the leftover strips that I had from the 2 1/2 inch checkerboard. This quilt used almost a whole bag of 2 1/2 inch recycled shirt strips. .checkered past is a free pattern at quilted twins.

I have a back and binding ready to go and it will wait it's turn on the quilting pile.

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Friday, November 5, 2021

checkered past top

Last week I sewed 3 out of 4 rows together for checkered past. I was at the guild's open sew and had time to concentrate on joining the rows with sashings.

At Friday quilt group, I sewed all 4 rows together for a finish of the top. I have decided to add borders. The pattern calls for another set of blocks around the quilt, but, I don't think I want it that large.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

checkered past

checkered past is a free pattern from quilted twins. I really like her blog and her free patterns. The patterns look intricate but are really quick and easy compared to others. I have many recycled shirt parts in my stash and I like to have at least one in progress. I started putting 4 patches together at an open sew. I used 2 1/2 inch strips from the yokes.

The next step was to add the checkerboard pieces to frame the squares. I worked on these as a portable project, but, now, we are working on boho heart as a group, so, I was anxious to move it along. There are only 16 blocks which doesn't sound like very many, but there 48 squares around each center. that's 960 squares. The block is 16 1/2.

Now, it's time for sashings.

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Monday, May 17, 2021

eliza

I have found a large piece of red gingham in my stash that I like for the sashings for Aunt Eliza'a star. I think I want to do a nine patch in the center of the sashing. This is my may one monthly goal., and I need to get going on it if I want to get it done.

I have ALL the 16 patch blocks made for the quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. I am not sure if I will look to the next step or put it away for a bit. This has certainly been the year of 16 patches.

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Monday, May 10, 2021

works in progress

What I am working on this week. I am trying to make 2 easy breezy blocks every day. I still have 70 + to go.

And if I have enough extra 1 1/2 inch squares to make a waffle stamps block, I make it in any color. Otherwise, I use the color of the month from rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. This month is red and I finished the red here.

I made a batch of a quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. I have another 30 - 40 to go.

I worked on rsc blocks in red for progress through the month of red and May. I want to make crumb stars this week.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

radio waves quilt

Yesterday, I blogged about a new block I was trying, and I am so glad I did. Thank you for the help. Good thing, I tried a sample. Now to figure out, how to do it.

When I spent time cutting a box of shirts, I cut 7 1/2 inch squares for a quilted twins free pattern called radio waves. I had a handful of shirt strips that I thought I might as well sew them together. I enjoyed making these, as I used 1 1/2 inch strips and mostly muslin by strip piecing, and, then sub cutting. I need to cut some background fabric and add it top and bottom of the sashing strips. This is not a need to do project, yet.

We planted our potatoes. It is still a bit chilly for me outdoors. We have always heard to plant the potatoes on Good Friday, but, we weren't ready. In Indiana, the frost date is May 10th. We have 5 days to go and the forecast is cold in the 30s.

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

checkerboard

I woke up one morning and my mojo was gone. I am sure it will come back, I just need to coast a little and, see what happens. Meanwhile, I am slowly working on a few clean up projects. I have a few more blocks for a quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard.

And, I have the quilting done on baby snoopy. This was a project from a retreat in January, I think.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

progress

I am rounding up all the light carolina chain blocks and finishing the cutting, and, sewing the ones I need for the quilt. I have many of the dark ones made as well, but, I am trying to get the light ones to the finish. I found some more tucked away. I thought they were dark background. I've cut some more dark squares to finish what I need.

I have made a few blocks for quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. I work on these a little at a time.

Winter has been hard on our trees. We have a bit of clean up ahead.

there is always Spring to look forward

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

to do: make progress

Daffodils are blooming and I have seen blue skies. I am really looking forward to Spring this year. I hope to out more and working on building back relationships. Although, I have almost forgotten how to be social.

I've had a chance to make more blocks for a quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. It is a project that I am just adding to as time permits.

more blocks

I am trying to take stock on the leader/ ender challenge quilt easy breezy. I am not sure why I haven't made much progress, or what I need to do to change that.

I need to cut more pieces for easy breezy. I need the neutral pieces. I have plenty of squares.

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Monday, February 15, 2021

swingin checkerboard quilt

I have been collecting pink and green scraps for a quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. This is one of those patterns that you collect, sew forever in between other projects, sew sew sew, and love the whole process until it is finally a quilt. I am in no hurry. One thing I have noticed with Becky's patterns, is that they are relatively easy to have a successful result, and, look much more complicated than they were to make.

strips

I have a box with 2,112 -2 inch squares sewn into sets of 4. I started in 2019 gathering scraps.

Preparing the 4 block units took less time than this year's quiltville mystery matchy matchy units.

I have 3 blocks together

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

swingin checkerboard

I have a few minutes in the evening to sew on my treadle - I really didn't want to start a new project, but, I wanted to make a quilted twins quilt called swingin checkerboard, this year, and didn't get to it. So, I am giving myself permission to just sew a few strips together while watching conference in the evening.

That is, until, I become consumed with the project, and it takes over what I am doing. I have quilter's ADD, I guess. First, I just cut a few strip sets to see what they would look like, now, I am over half way with the pieces that I will need. This will be a great scrap buster.....

Swingin checkerboard is a free pattern here. Quilted twins has fabric and many free patterns here

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

norwegian snowflakes quilt

I started cutting and piecing Norwegian snowflake in July on my treadle. It is a complicated idea to set up, but, easy to piece. It uses a lot of blue 2 inch scraps. And there are a lot of pieces. The pattern is a grid like block. I had three sets of 4 to make a big block, and I was anxious to see how it will look.

It is a quilted twins free pattern, called norwegian snowflakes, I found here. There are 4 blocks in each quadrant, and, 4 quadrants in a block, and, 9 blocks in the quilt. I really like it. I am excited I used a combination of white based and cream based neutrals. I think it adds something to the quilt. I did realize, I should have been trimming earlier in the process. I waited until it was a quarter of a block, and, I felt that I had to compromise the squares too much. I am grateful that it doesn't have to match up with another block, it just uses sashings. Hopefully that will hide my inaccuracies.

This is going to be fun. But, I am sneaking this in, even when, I have other quilts that I need to finish, and a large batch of customer quilts to get ready in time for the holidays. In the beginning of the pandemic, there were no customer quilts, but, they are making up for it now. I did get more of my quilts done.

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