tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480204550980916202024-02-18T23:54:03.243-05:00birds of the air quiltsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-84471198747285923032017-03-05T07:55:00.000-05:002017-03-29T09:11:13.783-04:00Black floral tablecloth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An old blog friend, who is also a Facebook friend, asked me to make a holiday tablecloth for her long narrow table. She and her husband have <strike>5</strike> 6 kids. As I was playing, two designs emerged, and she decided to order both.<br />
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Both designs are based on <a href="http://yarnstorm.blogs.com/" target="_blank">Jane Brocket</a> quilts in her book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PPH5LGG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" target="_blank">The Gentle Art of Quilt-making</a></i>. I love Jane's quilts, which are full of florals and bright, saturated fabrics.<br />
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This one is based on Jane's <a href="http://www.yarnstormpress.co.uk/yp/2016/01/paperback-writer-1.html" target="_blank">Russian Shawl quilt</a>. Margaret thought it would be wonderful for Easter, so I wanted to get it done first. I even found one of the fabrics Jane used—the mums. The other fabrics I found either online or at our local quilt fabric shop and are similar to ones Jane used. I had pretty much given up on that local shop, which feels like an old lady quilt store, pardon my ageism. But happily they seem to have expanded their offerings from the dated fabrics of traditional quilts I learned to make in the 1970s and 1980s. I purchased the black and white stripe there, the black and white graph check in the edge, as well as the gorgeous rose floral in the drop.<br />
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If I didn't tell you, maybe you would not imagine the amount of time and work it takes to shop for and choose fabrics for a project commissioned by a customer. This can take weeks of online browsing, local store shopping, and elimination. Also, when buying fabrics online, there is no way to be certain that fabrics will go well together until receiving them and playing with them. It's always nice to add fabrics to the stash though, even if I don't use them for the intended project.<br />
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On Margaret's, it will drop the same distance on the ends as it does here on the sides.</td></tr>
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I lined the tablecloth with very thin black muslin. I learned the hard way not to sew this like an envelope—sewing edge seams, then turning inside out—which I did first. I had hoped to avoid adding a binding. But it is impossible to make a pieced top lie flat, so when topstitching the seams, I got puffiness here and there. I pressed the bejeezers out of it, but it still poofs a bit, though not enough to ruin it (in my opinion). Then I did add a binding in the same black and white graph check as the outer border.<br />
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So next tablecloth I will simply baste the top with the lining, topstitch, and bind it. This method does not pucker, because you are flattening the top from center out as you baste, and the edges are not secured before topstitching. Make sense? I will be using Jane's design that also inspired the second quilt in my blog header—on point squares, which she calls <a href="http://yarnstorm.blogs.com/jane_brocket/2011/10/hydrangea-quilt.html" target="_blank">Hydrangea</a>.<br />
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Finished tablecloth is 50" x 99"</div>
Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-81985464381647275842017-01-21T16:28:00.000-05:002017-01-21T16:28:27.651-05:003 new mug mats<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pink, orange and green; fabric scraps from my stash and Nancy's stash;<br />small green and white dots binding is from our kids' childhood curtains;<br />9" x 11 1/2"<br /></td></tr>
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Once again, mug mats are what I create when I need to play with color and fabrics. Emphasize PLAY. I got inspiration from various places, such as my Pinterest <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ruthie822/color/" target="_blank">color board</a>, and also a Chef's Table episode!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I created this after watching a "Chef's Table" episode on Francis Mallman;<br />totally inspired by his wild, free, elegant life in Patagonia;<br />8" x 11"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green and black paisley is an old Civil War print.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up-cycled navy floral dress, blue men's shirt, and white and blue men's shirt,<br />all thrifted; 9" x 9 1/2"</td></tr>
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-81945823771309339072016-12-10T18:12:00.000-05:002016-12-10T18:23:54.494-05:00Bright log cabin baby quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A former colleague commissioned a quilt for her fourth baby, due in early January. I made eight placemats for her a couple of years ago, and those were bright too. She loves wonky quilts, and her whole house is painted in bright, vivid, tasteful colors.<br />
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Baby #4 will share a room with his big brother, which is painted in lovely shades of orange and blue.<br />
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I sent a photo of the first log cabin block I finished for this project to Heidi for approval. She said "I think it is lovely. Brighter the better. :)" I got the message and set that one aside! I did not have many bright fabrics in my stash, so I stopped at Joann's and picked up several fat quarters in brights. The next try was a winner.<br />
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Then I had to get even more brights, solids this time, for the back, which is one big log cabin block.<br />
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There is a little black and white center of each block that you'll see if you look closely. I decided to bind the quilt in this black and white dot from Joann's.<br />
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I couldn't be happier with the result. The mama says she is in love with it.<br />
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Finished quilt measures 44" x 59"<br />
Machine pieced and quilted every 2 1/2"</div>
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Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-65841382757697883782016-04-15T04:47:00.000-04:002016-04-15T04:47:32.262-04:00Table runners keep running<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A commission for Vikki, this is 14" by 45"<br />Some upcycled shirts and also fabrics from my stash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had these three fabrics in my stash, two from Nancy,<br />and one from the batch I bought from Leslie Schmidt when she moved to Switzerland (aqua).<br />I wanted something swirly and abstract.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These fabrics were such fun playing together.<br />Upcycled shirts, stash fabrics, some from Babsy,<br />some from Leslie.</td></tr>
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I have been better at making items for us to use, thanks to Babsy's encouragement. Table runners are great, because they sew up quickly, and they add a pop to daily life.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-63166508573637719172016-01-16T08:55:00.000-05:002016-01-16T09:00:10.028-05:00A scrappy baby girl quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well this is probably my favorite quilt yet. The process from beginning to end was blissful.<br />
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A friend commissioned this quilt for her brother's first baby. She is the same friend who commissioned wonky <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2014/12/mother-goose-quilt-finished.html" target="_blank">Mother Goose log cabin baby quilt</a> for her friend's baby, below:<br />
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I kick myself that I didn't take photos on the weekend, before washing the quilt, because I ended up having to take pictures in artificial light. Except for this first one below, of the binding, made with Alisse Courter fabric.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this closeup you can see the <a href="http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sujata Shah</a> wonky flying geese;<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The parents like owls ... ap<i>parent</i>ly ..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.. scraps from thrift clothes, from a special friend's stash,<br />
from Nancy, from a quilter who sold me her stash before moving to Switzerland ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scraps from my dear friend Susie .. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.. scraps from my old vintage stash ..</td></tr>
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I just had to document every square inch. As I quilted over each inch of this I enjoyed it more than I can express. I wish I could have kept it. I hope Eveyln and her parents will love it.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-69683264518272349472015-12-07T07:46:00.004-05:002015-12-07T08:27:47.454-05:00Susie's scrappy girls pillow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this 20" pillow for Susie before we went to visit her and David a month ago. She loves it. She says she hugs it a lot.<br />
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Susie gave me the girl fabrics: matryoshka dolls, silhouettes in the wind, talking girls with birds.<br />
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I will be making three of these for Christmas gifts in the next couple of weeks, but smaller: 16".<br />
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-6121115141125450482015-11-13T06:31:00.000-05:002015-11-13T06:31:47.262-05:00Holiday table runner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been under the weather. I was chatting with my Instagram buddy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missbabsybarnes/" target="_blank">Babsy</a> about heading for a nap while I was home sick, and she said she hoped I would be snuggled under a quilt. Funny thing is, I have only once made a quilt for <i>us, </i>that is, not for one of the kids. It was in Istanbul, and it got threadbare, so we don't use it now. So I was going to snuggle under a store-bought whole cloth quilt.<br />
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Babsy makes beautiful pieces for her home (like <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-AfurmQxCa/?taken-by=missbabsybarnes" target="_blank">this</a>), and she inspires me to sew more for our own place. I just seem to always be making a quilt for someone else, either for a gift, or to sell. Because I work full time, there isn't much time for other projects.<br />
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Well, getting sick is a not-so-great way to find time you don't normally have. I had this weekend all set aside to work on a quilt order for an <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/07/s-quilt-finished.html" target="_blank">"Andrea"</a> quilt. (I will treat it as second in a series.) When I got sick with a sore throat, I knew I couldn't get through appointments all day with students, nor did I want to spread the illness to them. But I haven't had a fever, and I have a certain amount of energy to sew something at a slow pace. (You should see me normally, I jump up and down from sewing machine, to design board, to cutting table, to ironing board, back to machine, etc.) Who wants to just sit or lie around all day?<br />
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I had pulled out holiday fabric Nancy gave me that I absolutely love. I had no idea what to do with this old-fashioned print with scenes that look like Currier & Ives prints. I have 4-5 yards of it! After posting the photo below at Instagram, I thought about a table runner for the kitchen table in our little farmhouse. We don't have a formal dining room.<br />
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I have been inspired by Victoria Gertenbach at <a href="http://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Silly Boodilly</a> ever since getting into modern quilts, and I used her <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boodilly/albums/72157622012716681" target="_blank">table runners</a> as inspiration. Her work is A MA ZING.<br />
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I <i>thought </i>I was going to use only large blocks, but that never seems to happen, no matter how hard I try. Little dots, checks, swirlies or plaids have to nudge their way in.<br />
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So there! I made something for us! When Don got home from work yesterday, he was appreciative! Now he can make toast for breakfast and look at something besides whatever is sitting on the kitchen table, because this piece inspires me to keep the table tidy. (How long will this last?)<br />
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-25770169813980439282015-10-26T16:07:00.001-04:002015-10-27T09:07:16.162-04:00kimono scraps art quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was the most interesting commission I have had yet.<br />
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At the study abroad fair a couple weeks ago, I was chatting with a long-time colleague about her upcoming retirement. She told me she plans to learn to quilt. Well that was a fun conversation!<br />
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Sitting next to me was a professor who is taking a program to London summer 2016, and he was listening to us with growing excitement. Understand, "excitement" is very measured in professors, generally. He said, "I have a commission to tell you about when you're finished!" And then Cindy and I chatted a bit longer.<br />
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You can see one here. A wonderful friend suggested doing something<br />
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He proceeded to tell me that when he lived in Japan, he would go to the Chion-ji temple market regularly and pick up silk kimono scraps. (How fun is that!) He collected them week after week, not knowing what they would become but loving them all the same.<br />
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For years he has been looking for someone to sew them into some sort of small quilt. He asked if I would do it, and I could barely hold in my excitement. On my laptop I proceeded to show him the <a href="http://debramsmith.com/" target="_blank">art quilts of Debra Smith</a> I had recently discovered, all made with kimono silk, and I told him I had recently made an art quilt of Indian silks. Never had I dreamt of using silk in sewing quilts before. The fact that I was somewhat prepared for his request is just very serendipitous.<br />
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Here is an image of the scraps after I photographed them with my iPhone and saved them in a Pantone app, to match the colors for buying silk. This is actually one group of scraps. There is a second one with a decidedly different palette, so I separated them.<br />
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I stopped at the VOA thrift store a couple of days later to find silk blouses to fill out the design. I used three: taupe, lilac, and gold.<br />
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I struggled with the challenge of arranging these scraps in any satisfying way.<br />
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But at last, after several arrangements on the design board, I started improvising in a way that felt right. I used one of the eight silk blouses I found thrifting for the background, first affixing it to featherweight interfacing. The interfacing took time to iron on, but it was worth it for ease of sewing and quilting.<br />
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I also used pieces of the lilac and gold silk blouses I found.<br />
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I plan to give him his art quilt tomorrow. Of course he is paying me, though we have not set a price. He seemed to think money was no object. Maybe I should charge $5000. :D<br />
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Let's see if he wants a second one with the other group of scraps.<br />
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Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-49875305503309467842015-09-13T11:20:00.001-04:002015-09-13T11:20:31.504-04:00Urban garden modern improv wall quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From upcycled clothes</div>
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Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-77633396598047799392015-09-05T14:45:00.001-04:002015-09-05T14:45:55.383-04:00"conversational geese" finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I finished this quilt top and posted it on Instagram and Facebook a while back, an old blog friend of mine in Oregon asked if it was for sale! :)<br />
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So I finished quilting and binding it today and will send these geese off to their new home with her next week. She plans to hang this on her bedroom wall. I think that is SO COOL.<br />
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Almost all the fabrics are either from Nancy's stash or mine. Only recently I purchased a few of them, like the Charley Harper cardinal print, which I love. The red with white dots was a dish towel in Nancy's stash.</div>
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This blue print is nostalgic and cottage-y. So sweet.<br />
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The goldenrod in the meadow is happy for the geese to fly nearby. </div>
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-60989502176749325152015-08-17T16:00:00.002-04:002015-10-26T06:38:11.186-04:00My FIL's quilt finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I managed to finish the quilting on this one before we left for a weekend up north, our last weekend with him here with us this year. We will put him on the Zephyr train Saturday.<br />
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I am happy with the soft thickness, accomplished with a cotton/poly batting 80/20, and with quilting every 2-3 inches.<br />
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I gave him the quilt in the car in the back seat as Don drove and his brother rode in the front. He seemed pleased. Didn't say much, but he never does. The important thing is that he knows I love him, I loved having him stay with us, and that this will keep him warm.<br />
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-87870614527790928262015-08-13T05:19:00.000-04:002015-08-13T08:53:22.711-04:00scrappy utility log cabin (or housetop) lap quilt top for my father-in-law finished<br />
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I mentioned at the end of <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/08/staycation-and-two-wall-hangings.html" target="_blank">my previous post</a> that my FIL asked for a lap quilt after I gave one to Andrea in his presence when we celebrated her birthday, and how excited I was. That was in early August, and he leaves us for Don's sister's in Colorado August 22. I want to give him a finished quilt for his train ride on the California <a href="http://www.amtrak.com/california-zephyr-train" target="_blank">Zephyr</a>, and also to cuddle under while he's in Colorado through Christmas, and hopefully for a long time after that. He takes Coumadin, and he is always chilly.<br />
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During my staycation in the studio the end of July, I realized something crucial for me and quilts. Designing <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/08/staycation-and-two-wall-hangings.html" target="_blank">those two wallhangings</a> helped me differentiate between a desire to make art quilts and a desire to make comfy cozy quilts for laps and beds. <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/07/s-quilt-finished.html" target="_blank">Andrea's quilt </a>felt stiff, and while I think it will soften after washings and time passes because of the 100% cotton batting, I want lap quilts to be fluffier, softer and cozier right at the start. I also want them to bridge the past and future, to be reminiscent of grandmothers' quilts and conscious of loved ones who will cuddle under them.<br />
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I immersed myself in the <a href="http://soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers" target="_blank">quilts and quilters of Gee's Bend</a> for a few days while designing this. I felt more than I thought. I was going to sash it more simply, subtly, but then I just started using the cut pieces on my work table, and it grew into this. I feel very connected to those ladies and am thankful their quilts were discovered so we can reap pleasure and inspiration from their hard work and lives.<br />
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I've been working on my FIL's quilt the past week or so, because it so happens that every weekend in August I am away from the studio. I burned the night oil (until 9 or so) last evening and the one before. Late for me! But you know I love it. The quilt top is finished, and I've sandwiched the layers with 80/20 cotton/poly batting and a simple pieced backing. Yippee!<br />
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I am quilting every two inches or so to keep it fluffy. The denser the quilting, the stiffer the quilt. Of course that means this will go quickly! Then I can't wait to make the scrappy binding.<br />
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Oh, and I just have to add this week's Free Will Astrology piece for Leo from <a href="http://freewillastrology.com/" target="_blank">Rob Brezsny</a>. I love it! Can you believe it? :)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LEO (</span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1794198748" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">July 23-Aug. 22</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">): Many people harbor the unconscious bias that</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Celebrities work hard and spend a lot of money to cultivate their</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">immaculate attractiveness, and are often treated as if they have the most</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">pleasing appearance that human beings can have. Art that is displayed in</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">museums has equally flawless packaging. But the current astrological</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">omens suggest that it's important for you to appreciate a different kind</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">of beauty: the crooked, wobbly, eccentric stuff. For the foreseeable</span><br />
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-40359005982108593722015-08-02T08:37:00.000-04:002015-08-04T05:11:13.356-04:00Staycation and two wall hangings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Well almost. It began with a detox and start of a 21-day elimination diet. A couple of friends on Facebook suggested that maybe the osteoarthritis in my thumbs and wrist could be less inflamed if I get rid of something in my diet. So these 21 days I am avoiding the usual suspects: dairy, wheat/gluten, sugar, corn, soy, alcohol and the nightshade vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes). Oh man. May I just say that the timing of this stinks? We had just dived into Mediterranean food and have been LOVING eggplant especially. And corn? Now? When sweet corn from Reese's just begins? </div>
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Otherwise, perfect staycation. I played in the studio every single day with abandon. The most fun was creating these two wall hangings. Below is the one I made first, and the one at top second, which was inspired by the divine <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=eloise+renouf&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=611&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCwQsARqFQoTCMqP7v6uiscCFZGOkgodyCcB8g" target="_blank">graphic designs of Eloise Renouf</a>. She told me on Instagram that she had my blessing to copy her <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/190417890471959384/" target="_blank">design</a>. :) It's not exactly copying, but complete inspiration, though figuring out how to create the design with fabric was challenging. Once I got the rhythm of making flying geese, basically, it was a snap.</div>
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This one was too much fun and was inspired by, among other art pieces, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/190417890471729036/" target="_blank">Paul Klee's "Abstraction with Reference to a Flowering Tree, 1925</a>. One other source of inspiration were the <i>macarons</i> Nancy and I ate in Paris in 1997. The fabrics are after all from her stash too. So I named it "Nancy's Macarons." The little (big) breakthrough in this one is using nothing but solids. Me!</div>
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Also, this sweet thing: This was the staycation when I gave <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/07/s-quilt-finished.html" target="_blank">Andrea her birthday quilt</a> after which, at home, my father-in-law (staying with us a couple of months — love him, love having him!) said to me, "I wouldn't mind having one of those lap quilts like you gave Andrea."<br />
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One more thing. I am figuring out that while I love the graphic designs of wall hangings, I love cuddly quilts for laps and beds. Now that I've tried and succeeded at wall hangings (let's hope they sell!), I can let these designs go crazy. Then quilts can focus on what I love about quilts: comfort, peace, connection, pleasure. Not sure just what this means entirely, but I'll find out.<br />
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It's a birthday present, and even though the recipient doesn't read my blog, I'll hold off using her name.<br />
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This was a truly improv quilt. The recipient loves black and white, and so I made stripes here and there. Also, her home decor includes this pale blue and yellow. It is nap/lap size. I picture her knitting or watching a movie under it this winter.<br />
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The backing is a Dear Stella fabric called Mist Birds Paloma. It coordinates with the floral on the front of the quilt. They were the first fabric purchase I made after I returned to quilting in the new improv era. I've been saving them for a special quilt.<br />
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UPDATE: She loves it!</div>
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Books are interesting. I have collected expensive photo books for years. I just gave away a gorgeous set of Carolyne Roehm flower arranging and lifestyle books. Now I'm collecting quilt books. For Christmas I received a $200 Amazon gift card from the faculty in the English department where I advise undergraduates. It has paid for several quilt books and other things besides. That was such a perfect and generous gift.<br />
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One of the books is this one by <a href="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=jane%20brocket%20blog" target="_blank">Jane Brocket</a>.<br />
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Her floral sensibilities and preferences are similar to mine. It makes me happy that all these floral fabrics in my stash can be put to good modern use. The quilt I imitated is one she calls "Hydrangea." So lovely!<br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;">The real trick in Jane's design is combining the fabrics in good and interesting ways. I spent a lot of time arranging and rearranging fabric rows on the design board. But wow, what a satisfying process. I used a trick I learned while sewing <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/long-strips-in-happy-spring-colors.html?view=magazine" target="_blank">Olive's quilt</a>, which is that you can combine almost any fabrics if you juxtapose them with at least one color the same.</b><br />
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I told you <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/06/no-waste-quick-and-precise-flying-geese.html" target="_blank">last post</a> about the method I used to sew these flying geese. I loved the process.<br />
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I found this <a href="http://olivetreetextiles.com/flying_geese_tutorial" target="_blank">tutorial</a> by Lauren Palmer of <a href="http://olivetreetextiles.com/" target="_blank">Olive Tree Textiles</a> via Pinterest. I'll let you look over there if you want the details.<br />
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It has transformed how I'll do flying geese from now on.<br />
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We came home after dinner with Lesley and her family, and I worked another hour out of sheer pleasure.<br />
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Really, if it weren't for preparations for Father's Day tomorrow taking priority, I would finish this top tomorrow.<br />
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I've always loved purple and red together. I like how the various shades of blue add a little punch.<br />
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-10001264969366016882015-06-16T05:10:00.002-04:002015-07-19T20:07:23.891-04:00"vintage port" top finished<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm sort of proud of myself for designing a block that turned out the way I pictured it. Do you ever have a vision of a thing while you lie in the dark in bed? Quilts flash in my head. Sometimes I remember them. I pictured this one draped over the back of a sofa.<br />
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I wanted diamonds, not squares. So I had to create this template. After piecing each block, they needed to be squared up with my square tool. I should have taken pictures while I did it. Even though the template needs tweaking so the square is more precise, I have to say that I LOVE squaring off the square with this tool. Oh man. LOVE. And then the final piecing is easy and satisfying, because the squares are perfect and seams match up for sewing together the rows.<br />
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I know, this does not sound very improv, does it? Maybe the evolving quiltist in me is finding a <i>pattern</i> that makes me happy.<br />
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I can see doing this in a hundred combinations. But can I do what <a href="http://hopewellworkshop.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Hopewell</a> or others do and repeat the same pattern again and again? Would I enjoy doing color and fabric "studies" <i>a la </i><a href="http://www.artnet.com/artists/josef-albers/" target="_blank">Josef Albers</a>? This is not answerable at this time.<br />
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This has been a fun project. The strips of stripes (from a dust ruffle) were narrow, and I enjoyed letting that guide the design.<br />
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I've had the anchor fabric forever (from Nancy?) and felt happy and relieved to finally use it, for the backing.<br />
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The triangles are from my old stash, and from Nancy's old stash. Some are left from pillows she made for her beach lodge condo.<br />
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Stuff for Etsy. Placemats from my stash, which is big enough (thanks to Nancy) to create a thousand combinations.<br />
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The pink and yellow polka dot is left over from <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/04/sugar-sand-finished.html" target="_blank">Casey's "sugar sand" baby quilt</a>. Some of these fabrics I've had since the 1980s, some I've bought more recently, and some have been given me by my stash sister Nancy. There is even fabric from my mom's old doilies, the ones I made <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/05/tidying-up-and-coasters-for-our-house.html" target="_blank">coasters</a> with.<br />
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This blue and white stripe was a dust ruffle. I am trying to remember if we used it in one of our houses or if Nancy gave me this too. Besides that fabric, many of these triangles (flying geese) were fabrics she gave me which are shirting. I have always loved quilts made from shirts. Anyway, this will be a baby boy quilt to [hopefully] sell in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/birdsoftheairquilts" target="_blank">my Etsy shoppe</a>. I've quilted one small section. I think I'll straight-line quilt the triangles and free-motion quilt the other panels in swirls to resemble wind and waves. The quilt is called "ships & sails," which rhymes with "snips and snails and puppy dog tails." I'll post when finished.<br />
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My daughter Lesley loves her new quilt. Yes, <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/04/totem-quilt-finished.html" target="_blank">the totem quilt</a> was for her birthday April 30. She posted this photo of it at Instagram, with a new shawl she is designing and knitting. You can see she loves dusty turquoise, which is featured in the quilt and the backing. It's still cool enough at night that she can cozy under it a little longer this season.<br />
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Now that the two most recent gift quilts are finished, this was a good weekend to dive into a project inspired by the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering/dp/1607747308" target="_blank"><i>The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up</i> by Marie Kondo</a>.<br />
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The book came out last year and it really seems to be going nuts. Here's my review of it at <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1268426491" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> yesterday:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I first heard about this book a few weeks ago when my daughter-in-law told me she was reading it and starting to discard items she and my son no longer wanted. It was all of a sudden last week that I realized — quite apart from any consciousness of wanting to read the book — that I needed and wanted to gain a flow of energy that was being constricted by STUFF in my home. I got back into </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The Way of Zen</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, which I hadn't read in months, and then I remembered this book, bought it and began to read. Instantly, I knew it was just what I needed.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I actually began discarding the first category of possessions today — clothes — before finishing the book this evening. In fact I would take little breaks throughout the day of working to read passages. I found it inspiring to do that, and I'm glad I didn't do any more discarding before finishing the book. It's important to get the full sense of her perspective.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I found reading the book and sorting through my clothes to be a spiritual experience. Even before beginning the process of purging, all week I have been looking forward to it the way I would look forward to spending time with my grandchildren, or a special trip or date. That's how badly I needed to do this cleansing process.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">When I first read her advice to fold things and store them in boxes or drawers so you could see everything, and not lay things on top of each other, I wasn't convinced that it would be necessary. But as I took the now empty shoe boxes from discarded shoes, and folded socks, tights, underwear, yoga pants, and placed them vertically in the boxes, I felt so happy! The process of folding and fitting everything in the box just the right way was a satisfying puzzle to put together.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I think what's amazing about this book is that it results in action, even before completing the book! I was eager to begin discarding all week, and I am even more eager now to continue on to the next category. Ultimately, this book is about respect — for things, for oneself, for your home, for space, even for the things you get rid of. Her concept of thanking inanimate objects for what they do for you is new for me, and I find it quite sweet. This Eastern perspective (which also feels akin to Native American) is powerful in its simplicity and deep respect.</span></span></blockquote>
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I spent about six hours Saturday purging my clothes. I ended up with three 30-gallon bags to donate, and one bag for trash. The trash bag had garments that were were stained, worn or torn. They were not appropriate for quilts, and I do not need more rags. Then I put what I'd chosen to keep (what sparked joy) back and organized things a little differently, using Marie Kondo's methods.<br />
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There is great pleasure for me adopting Zen simplicity, putting things away where they belong, having a place for everything, folding and caring for all possessions with love.<br />
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Today I spent several hours sorting books to keep and be donated. I got through the downstairs bookcases and have still two more to go upstairs. Carrying books around is heavier work than clothes, and I just didn't quite have the energy to finish today. I really like the concept of sorting by category, rather than by room or closet. We have a great recycling center at my university, and I'll take the books to the drop box there.<br />
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After all that work, I needed to create something. Sorting and organizing made me look at the coasters we use here in the family room, and they looked tired and drab. So I spent a little time sewing some reversible quilted coasters from some of my favorite scraps.<br />
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I began with old doilies that I grew up with in my parents' home. I don't know if they were first my grandmother's, but I've always loved them and have wanted to sew with them for a while. I needed to keep them with me here too, not add them to a quilt for a gift or sale. The doily fabric is on one side of each coaster.<br />
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048020455098091620.post-35954097608217516042015-04-26T14:59:00.000-04:002015-07-19T20:12:49.336-04:00totem quilt finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This quilt has been on the down low because it's a surprise for someone's birthday. Since I don't think that "someone" will come here, I think it's safe to post this. I simply need the satisfaction of posting photos now that it's done.<br />
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I did not know about "totem" quilts until seeing one recently. Simple, right? The pieced parts are down the middle, like a totem pole.<br />
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It's a lap quilt, and the back is flannel. Cozy for Michigan winters!<br />
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As always, I used lots of fabrics. I just can't help myself, though <a href="http://birdsoftheairquilts.blogspot.com/2015/04/sugar-sand-finished.html" target="_blank">"sugar sand"</a> was an attempt at a more minimal design.<br />
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I did choose a simple tan linen for the sides. Not sure I would use such a lightweight linen again, because it snags. I like how it puckers, though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This section of the quilt was pieced first. I was designing a pillow for this same recipient, but I felt it was too much for her space. I couldn't abandon it and eventually built this totem from it.</td></tr>
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I used the same oriental toile linen in some of the pieces for the binding. The tan is the perfect shade to match the side panels.<br />
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I was with my stash sister, Nancy, on the weekend, because of the baby shower for the mother-to-be who received "sugar sand" — Nancy's granddaughter. Nancy gave me more fabric!<br />
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She also gave me these hankies. I had just been thinking I wanted to stop using boxed tissues, because I use so many for my nose that never stops. So here goes using hankies again! Haven't done that since I was a little girl. It takes some getting used to.<br />
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I am pleased with how "sugar sand" turned out. It was an exercise in minimalism, something that does not come naturally to me, as much as I appreciate and love it.<br />
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If it had not been for the colors the mom-to-be favors for her baby girl due in June, I'm not sure I would have ever made a quilt with hot pink and yellow. But I really like it.<br />
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And now that it's done, we're off for a walk on this glorious day!<br />
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For my great-niece whose baby girl is due in June.<br />
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She lives on a dune near Lake Michigan. So I used one of my favorites, a light brown linen that looks like sand[paper] with her favorite baby colors hot pink and yellow. The sand along Lake Michigan is so beautiful they call it "sugar sand."<br />
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Hanging next to it is the backing fabric. Many of the fabrics are from my stash sister Nancy, including the framing fabric with pink leaves (which I love!). Nancy loves pink, so she gave me tubfuls. I purchased the ones with pink and yellow combined. I must say I like this combination.<br />
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I really love this book. I was inspired for this quilt by <a href="https://jacquietps.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Jacquie Gering</a>'s alternate grid Scandia Crush (second photo below), using variable framing. The idea is to "float" the blocks in various positions within blocks. It was a very pleasant, creative, improvisational process.<br />
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My great-niece is getting married in Florida soon, so we Michigan aunts are giving her a shower, for which she is flying in.<br />
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I "shopped" for fabrics to make placemats and napkins in the stash Nancy has given me from her travels in South Carolina and Michigan. The bride and groom have chosen red accents for their kitchen. Their taste is elegant and traditional.<br />
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My love affair with printed linens like this deepens. It's like a toile, but is it?<br />
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I thought it would make magnificent napkins.<br />
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And I think I was right.<br />
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We'll see if I make it with these and the chicken salad to the shower tomorrow since I came down with a hum dinger of a cold last night. Don's chicken soup (from the chicken for the salad, yes) is soothing my raw throat. In fact, he is helping with all the prep and will even drive the stuff across the state in the morning if I am not up to going.<br />
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I hope Emma has chosen as much of a winner as I did nearly 36 years ago.<br />
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