Monday, January 28, 2013

What a week!

Wow, I’m not sure where to begin…sew many things going on (that might be slightly overused, me thinks).  At any rate, let’s dive in:


Last week I hinted at a quilt top I was working on for a challenge.  Well, I finished it and submitted it.  Woo Hoo, a real honest to goodness quilt top!.  The challenge is called Patchwork Sassaman Style, based on Jane Sassaman’s book by the same name. 
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It’s a monthly challenge with a new recipe revealed on the first of the month, so I’m considering it a type of BOM. If you want to see the entries, check out One + Four-Patch Challenge.

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My Quilt top is Entry  C, just in case you might want to vote.

 



Next, I am working on a project for the Sew We Quilt  “All About Me” Blog Hop.   (Button to the left) . I should probably have mentioned that I have no idea exactly what a blog hop is.  Do you think that might be important.  Hey.  I did mention that I jump in with both feet.  Well, it’s not due until February, but when you only sew on the weekends, I thought I should get started.. I can’t reveal anything yet, but here’s.a teaser:
All about me teaser

As if all of that wasn’t enough, my lovely, Spoonflower cheater cloth arrived, so I can finally start quilting along instead of just reading along. This is from the very talented Leah Day and her Free Motion Quilting Project.  I got it basted, which was an experience unto itself. That experience deserves a separate post.
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I actually did work on my Stitcher’s Garden BOM, I added 3 more of the sashes/borders.
Binding on the BOM quilt

Wowza, my first experience of pushing a big old quilt through a sewing machine.. hmmm, large object, small space.. reminds of something…(Is this going to get painful??? Give me drugs NOW!)

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Have a great week!
“laughter is the shortest distance between two people”. Victor Borge

7 comments:

  1. I got my Spoonflower panel outlined. I had a hard time getting the pins through the fabric when I pin basted it but the 80/12 machine needle went through it fine.

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    1. I tried a different way of basting (well everything is different for me, I have no clue). I'm struggling with the outlining though. Seems like a lot of thread breaks. Did you get the Spoonflower version, too?

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  2. Love Stitcher's Garden. And: Wowza!!!! Your challenge quilt is amazing! I did go vote for it. :D

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    1. Thank you so much! I always look forward to your posts and your comments. You are always so encouraging.

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  3. You've been busy! Take a deep breath. I did not order the Spoonflower panel, but the more of these I see, the more I'm thinking about it.

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    1. I'm glad I did it. It's really nice, and I can jump right in. I won't be painting, but that's ok. I'll be happy to learn the quilting part! Thanks for stopping by.

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  4. Hi Eunique! Love your blog title and your sense of humour! I'll be back...

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