tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463658834961984542024-02-19T09:59:11.372-06:00peace.love.quiltHeather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-53852539518176718372016-01-03T00:43:00.002-06:002016-01-03T00:43:57.523-06:00Prismatic Medallion Mini Quilt for SonyaOur <a href="http://saskatoonmqg.com/">Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild</a> had a mini quilt exchange. I made this "Prismatic Medallion" for Sonya. I used the <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/prismatic_medallions/#color:1">free pattern</a> from Robert Kaufman.<br />
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This is how it started.<br />
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Because I wanted every piece of fabric in it to be different, I ended up with a bunch of leftover half rectangles ... which is what led to my making the "East - West - Home is Best" quilt for Alexa.<br />
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-63544491935923066622016-01-03T00:19:00.002-06:002016-01-03T00:53:38.033-06:00East West Home Is Best Quilt for AlexaMy niece, Alexa, left home this fall to attend the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto. I made this quilt for her so she could wrap herself in a bit of home.<br />
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The quilt is called "East - West - Home Is Best". I hadn't planned on starting her quilt yet (I had some other commitments on the go) but sometimes quilting just happens, usually resulting in your favourite quilts. I must say, I like this one very much. This started with some leftover half rectangles that made me think of Alexa.</div>
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Alexa is a performer. In her last year of high school she was Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. And last year she was in Peter Pan. These thoughts combined with her colourful and bright personality went into this quilt.</div>
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I had a few technical difficulties with this quilt and while it might not be my best work, it somehow came together and I'm really happy with the look of it. </div>
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Lisa very kindly quilted this for me at the last minute so I could give this to Alexa for Christmas. I gave it to her unbound, mind you, but I was able to finish it in time for her to take it with her to Toronto. I had a couple of late nights!</div>
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I'm so happy with Lisa's quilting! She very kindly included some phrases that are stitched into the quilt. It's very subtle with the white thread on white background, but if you look really hard you can read the text and just knowing it's there is the main thing. The words include a verse from "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" </div>
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<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px;">Really do come true.</span></blockquote>
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... and, from Peter Pan, "You can fly ... you can fly ... you can fly ... you can fly ... you can fly ... you can fly ... you can flyyyyy".</div>
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Appropriately, there are bluebirds on the back in the Tula Pink Free-Falling fabric. It's so silky! I mean, REALLY silky!</div>
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The label is a made from a corner of a vintage handkerchief, homage to Alexa's parents' wedding quilt that was made using vintage handkerchiefs. I chose this handkerchief because there's a girl on it who looks like a dancing gypsy ... very much like our own Alexa! And then, again in homage to Alexa's Mom, I cut the handkerchief into the shape of some pretty panties! This story makes me laugh and hopefully it will make Alexa laugh, too. When I first met the woman who would become my sister-in-law, she was a teenager and almost every time I saw her, she should show me her panties! Her panties were really pretty and such a shame that nobody could see them, of course, so she would always show them to me! LOL. When I reminded her of that today when I dropped off the quilt, she couldn't remember ever doing that! How could she forget??!! Funny!</div>
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<b>Name:</b> East - West - Home Is Best</div>
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<b>Pattern:</b> Original Design</div>
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<b>Size:</b> 60" x 80"</div>
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<b>Fabrics:</b> A mix of stash fabrics and scraps for the geese. The background fabric and binding are large Pearl Bracelet in Bright Star by Lizzy House. The backing fabric is Tula Pink's FreeFall in Orchid.</div>
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<b>Quilting: </b>By Lisa Hancheroff - includes lyrics to songs and a pretty loopy design.</div>
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<b>Label:</b> Made from a vintage handkerchief</div>
Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-74197225305399892752016-01-02T23:40:00.005-06:002016-01-02T23:40:59.552-06:00The Mystery Quilt That I Started in JulyI had the best of intentions this year and I only just got started this summer before my life got hijacked, after which I seriously lost my quilting mojo. I hope I have it back because I have projects to do! I have to say, I really loved sewing at the lake. I might have to plan a little sewing retreat for next summer.<br />
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This is the quilt project I had hoped to finish last summer but I only got started. Stay tuned. It's really outside my comfort zone and I'm not so sure about it but am eager to see how it comes together.<br />
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There was lots of cutting involved and Mom helped me with the chain piecing while we were at the lake cabin this summer.<br />
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The trimmings from HSTs are almost pretty enough to eat!<br />
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Doesn't this look like a happy place to be?<br />
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And then this happened ... a little unplanned pericarditis (an infection of the fluid around my heart). It really took the wind out of my quilting sails for quite some time. I don't recommend it! Not one bit!! I kept the photo very small so as not to be too graphic. Just sail on by!<br />
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Stay tuned! This is the quilt project that I plan to be putting my energy into next.Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-8277083062298429992016-01-02T23:10:00.002-06:002016-01-02T23:10:45.634-06:00Is it a Gumball or a Jawbreaker?Our quilt guild participated in <a href="http://quiltconwest.com/get-involved/member-charity-challenge/">QuiltCon's Charity Quilt Challenge</a>. Every guild participating was given the same colour palette with instructions to make something using "improv with intent" piecing.<br />
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Carly (<a href="http://citricsugar.blogspot.ca/">Citric Sugar</a>) took the lead and asked participating members to make gumballs or jawbreakers using her<a href="http://citricsugar.blogspot.ca/2014/07/framing-curved-log-cabin-blocks-tutorial.html"> curved log cabin tutorial</a>.<br />
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This is the block I made.<br />
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Since then, Carly has put the quilt top together, Lisa quilted it on her longarm machine, and last Wednesday several of us met at Sheila's for a binding party. The quilt is finished and ready for Carly to ship to QuiltCon.<br />
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I'll have more photos of it at a later date!<br />
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I made trees for Bev's traveling quilt. If I hadn't been so rushed, I think I might have redone the block on the left. The one one the right looks much more tree-like to me. Sorry about the one on the left, Bev.<br />
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I made this block for Kelly. We could make any block but we had to use colours that suited our personalities based on a chart she supplied.<br />
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I made some "pebbles in the sand" for Carly's traveling quilt, using her requested colour palette.</div>
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-37097333204024514222016-01-02T22:28:00.001-06:002016-01-02T22:29:33.815-06:00Christmas Tree Mini QuiltI made this mini quilt for our guild's Christmas Party gift exchange. It went home with Sonya.<br />
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I used a stack of charm squares of an out-of-print Denyse Schmidt. I'd been hoarding them, waiting for the right project and this seemed like it.<br />
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If I remember the tutorial I used, I'll put the link here. I'm sure I'll stumble upon it at some point.<br />
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-34761069976931593012016-01-02T22:03:00.004-06:002016-01-02T22:03:53.475-06:00Mug Rugs for ChristmasI haven't abandoned my blog. I just haven't been very productive in 2015 in terms of quilting. Life mostly got in the way of quilting but I hope I'm back on track. I managed to get a few late-in-the-year projects finished.<br />
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I made 9 mug rugs / snack mats for the 9 student assistants that work at the Engineering Library with me. I used up a few scraps for the fronts and used some favourite pieces for the backs.<br />
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That cone flower print by Anna Maria Horner is my favourite!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR to anyone who stops by and reads this!! </span></div>
Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-68892548853830388562015-06-18T18:22:00.001-06:002015-06-18T18:33:55.096-06:00Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild's First Ever SHOWCASE!Our <a href="http://saskatoonmqg.com/">Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild</a> is so excited to have presented our first ever showcase. We called it a "showcase" instead of a "show" because it wasn't juried and there were no prizes or categories, etc. It was just guild members showing what we've been up to. People outside our guild were invited to show their "modern style quilts", too, but nobody but members submitted. We also had some great vendors, a concession, and members sold some of their handiwork, contributing all profits to the guild. <br />
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So much planning and preparation went into the event with some particular members really taking on a heavy load. I'm so grateful to them for taking charge and for organizing the rest of us. We only had 2 hours to get the showcase ready for the public but, much to our surprise, we had it all up and ready in 1.5 hours! Everything went so well. No snafus at all! Most importantly, I think we at least covered our costs and we acquired some more new members!<br />
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Here are some photos from the event.<br />
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Here are our fearless leaders, Jaclyn and Carly, with a van full of quilts organized and ready to hang. We're gathered in the parking lot waiting to get into the building. Jaclyn even has her daughter, Little Miss Tim Bit, strapped on her back. What a trooper! <br />
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Most of us were on hand for a group photo before the doors opened. Some people came later and some weren't able to come at all due to prior commitments. Thanks to those who made our banner! This is the first time we've used it. I think Lisa finished stitching it the night before the show. We all contributed blocks to it and various members did the brunt of the work. Nicole, in the front sitting on the floor, is our guild's event planner and she did so much work to make this happen!<br />
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Tarra was in charge of our concession. We all brought baking.<br />
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I think over 250 people came! This table has lots of so nice handmade things on it for sale. <br />
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I hung 3 large quilts of mine – Counting Stars, Linked, and the Plus Quilt I made for Luke. Considering Luke's is 3 years old, it's held up rather well, I think.<br />
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I noticed a woman at the show wearing a blouse made from fabric I have in my stash and then it occurred to me that it's the same fabric I used in Luke's quilt. Fabric spotting!<br />
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Sheila and three of hers. I especially love churn dashes (the one on the left).<br />
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Patti with her giant plus quilt and and her half-square-rectangle quilt. Patti makes so many inspiring quilts. She had several beautiful minis on display, too. Watch for the beautiful paper-pieced lion at the bottom of this blog post. <br />
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Tarra with her raspberry kisses quilt. The back with the stars and the kids catching fireflies is beautiful, too.<br />
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Kathryn and her first ever quilt! Quite an undertaking for a first project, I think!<br />
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One of Sonya's. The back of it is gorgeous ... much in the same vein as Tarra's.<br />
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One of Jaclyn's. She had several in the show. I especially love this one that she made as a wedding gift. <br />
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One of Kelly's ... Kevin liked this one in particular. <br />
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Bev had many quilts in the show but was unable to be here herself.<br />
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A coupe of Lisa's many beauties. The first one is a Modern Alphabet using Tula Pink fabrics and the 2nd is flying geese made with Anna Maria Horner fabrics with lots of negative space for her to practice her longarm quilting techniques on. <br />
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Carly ... the master of improv. She has a whole different approach to
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I also love the blue and orange improv quilt made by Carly. Beside it is a colourful one made by Jaclyn.<br />
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We have a lot of nerds in our guild. I say that most affectionately. Star Trek and Star Wars are represented in the two quilts below. Come to think of it, everyone in our guild is probably a bit nerdy!<br />
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The bargello quilt at the far left in the photo below was made by Nicole. <br />
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You can see my two circle baby quilts at the bottom of the photo below.<br />
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Jaclyn made the quilts at the top left and bottom right of the photo below. The rest were made by Bev (I think). <br />
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And look at all the mini quilts in the 3 photos below. Why mini quilts, some of you may wonder? I used to ask myself the same question ... until I set up my quilt studio in Luke's vacated bedroom. What better way to decorate the walls of a quilt studio?! Plus it's a nice way to test a pattern or technique or to make something that requires much more work than you are prepared to put into a large quilt. We've had two mini quilt swaps amongst our guild members and these are a lot of those. It's really special to look at your wall and find a beautiful little piece of quilted art made by a guild friend.<br />
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One of the minis below might even be meant for me. We'll find out at our next meeting when we do our swap! <br />
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The two I made are both in this top photo. The 2nd from the left at the top is "raspberry kisses" and the one below it and to the right is is "prismatic medallion". FYI, see the mini at the bottom with the blue and white background and the hexagons? The hexagons form the chemical symbols for chocolate and wine. Brilliantly imagined and constructed by Sheila.<br />
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The lion by Patti and those piano keys (at least that's what they look like to me) are by her, too. I love it! The "clean and dirty underwear" are by Kim. She made those for her husband to set his precision tools on in his shop.Hilarious!<br />
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So many pretty minis. I wonder ... I wonder ... I wonder ... which of these beauties is for me? Or is mine one that's missing? I have to wait another week to find out. <br />
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We had several vendor booths. I hope they did well. They looked busy!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed a peek at the show! Thanks to those of you who came in person! Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-79249632938353877162015-06-18T15:57:00.002-06:002015-06-18T16:16:42.918-06:00My Confetti Stars Block for Tarra’s Traveling Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tarra has a star theme going on for her traveling quilt ... obviously.<br />
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So many people in my guild (<a href="http://saskatoonmqg.com/">Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild</a>) have jumped on the foundation paper piecing wagon and they’re making beautiful things. So I decided I would take this opportunity to give it a go.<br />
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Isn’t it pretty? I love the swirly background fabric. It gives a shooting star or fireworks effect, I think.<br />
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Here are the blocks that have been made so far! I can't wait to see it finished!<br />
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It's a very good thing I'm so pleased with how my block turned out because I really didn’t like the paper piecing process! I’ve never unpicked so many seams as I did on this little project. And all the waste fabric and weird shaped leftover scraps … and the mess of paper and thread and scraps all over my little studio! Not my thing. You paper piecers ... have at it!<br />
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Based on my objections to paper piecing, you would think I'm a very organized, tidy person. HA! My problems with paper piecing just don't make sense.<br />
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Still, I really like what came out of this painful process! I hope Tarra likes it, too! I think she will.<br />
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This block is 12.5" unfinished and was made using a <a href="http://duringquiettime.com/2013/08/confetti-star-block-free-pattern.html">free paper piecing pattern</a> (Confetti Star) by Amy Friend of During Quit Time.<br />
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These are my first two squares. The 2nd one was mite easier but the 3rd and 4th didn't give me that aha moment. Maybe I'm missing something. I finished without stabbing my seam ripper in my eye. So there's that! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">My <b>Entry #2</b> is in the category of <b><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/05/15/spring-2015-bloggers-quilt-festival-applique-quilts/">APPLIQUE QUILTS</a></b> (this is the link where you will find all the other quilts in this category) and my<b> </b>entry is called ... the very original ... <b>"Baby Girl and Boy Circle Quilts"</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">These were started in preparation for 2 gender-unknown spring babies. Since my stash wasn't leaning toward "gender neutral", I decided to prepare for both possibilities, hence 4 circle quilts - two girly and two boyish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">A lot of firsts here for this relative beginner/intermediate quilter. Circles. Raw-edge machine applique, organic wavy line quilting. It was fun to choose fabrics and threads for these. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I didn't use any fancy applique techniques. I just cut 5" circles and placed them in the centre of 7" squares, securing them with a single pin, and then zig-zag stitched around the edge with a coordinating or contrasting thread. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">They washed up so wonderfully soft and cuddly. </span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I like to imagine these quilts as being not only kind of I-Spy-ish in
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singing of songs and nursery rhymes, word and number play, making
connections, and ... as babies get older ... for a tangle of "toddler
twister" games (left hand on snails, right foot on Paris, right hand on rain, left foot on glasses). </span><br />
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<b>Name:</b> Baby Boy and Girl Circle Quilts (very original)</div>
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<b>Size:</b> 39" x 33" (37" x 32" washed)</div>
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<b>Pattern:</b> None - 5" circles and 7" squares in a 5x6 block arrangement</div>
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<b>Fabrics:</b> Various solids and prints from stash ... no particular fabric lines</div>
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<b>Backing: </b>Yellow and white dog and cat print on the boy quilts and pink cloud and castle brushed cotton on the girl quilts (I don't remember the fabric lines)</div>
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<b>Binding:</b> Black and white check on the boy and scrappy on the girl using fabrics from some of the circles</div>
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<b>Quilting:</b> Organic wavy lines using a walking foot</div>
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If you care to, you can read more about the girl quilts <a href="http://lovepeacequilt.blogspot.ca/2015/05/baby-girl-circle-quilts.html">here</a> and the boy quilts <a href="http://lovepeacequilt.blogspot.ca/2015/05/baby-boy-circle-quilts.html">here</a>. There are a whole lot more photos and chatter.<br />
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And here's a photo of one of the girly quilts with a little dress that will be soon delivered to a little Hannah who was born at the end of April. And this is a wee vintage crib ... the very one yours truly spent her baby nights in ... as did my 3 brothers. <br />
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It's the annual Spring <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> created and hosted by Amy at <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/">Amy's Creative Side</a>. It's grown into a HUGE online quilt show! A fabulous way to ogle quilts and find new online quilters to follow and maybe even connect with.<br />
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I often forget or don't have anything ready to show. But this year I've been productive enough to join the fun. To those who visit my blog regularly, sorry for the repetition. To new visitors, thanks for stopping by.<br />
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My <b>Entry #1</b> is in the category of <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/05/15/spring-2015-bloggers-quilt-festival-large-quilts/">LARGE QUILTS</a> (this is the link where you will find all the other quilts in this category) and my quilt is called <b>"Counting Stars"</b>. It is a wedding quilt recently finished and handed off (a little late) to the newlyweds who have made their home in the middle of the beautiful Saskatchewan prairie where they are in full view of a magnificent sky from horizon to horizon. They see beautiful sunrises and sunsets, the daytime sky in all it's various glories, northern lights, and a vast blanket of stars ... hence the inspiration for this quilt. I grew up on a farm with the same vista's and I remember spending hours standing on my bed (instead of sleeping), looking out the window at the stars ... picking out the various constellations.<br />
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I have always wanted to make a "Sparkle Punch" wonky star quilt and so I followed the instructions for it (<a href="http://www.ohfransson.typepad.com/">Oh Fransson </a>has a tutorial but the link isn't available at present while her website is under construction) but used a variation done by <a href="http://www.thegirlwhoquilts.com/2013/05/seeing-stars-quilt.html">The Girl Who Quilts</a>. My quilt may not be an original design but there's none like it nor will there likely ever be.<br />
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I included a couple of Heather Ross fussy cut stars.<br />
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My colour choices were inspired by the multi-coloured fabric in the big star. I
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little less "girly". In fact, I tried to avoid blatantly girly fabrics.
I love the background fabric. It has a nice linen-like look to it ...
textural ... and it has a nice sheen, too. Depending on the lighting,
the grey can appear lighter or darker than it actually is. <br />
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I used the much coveted and now discontinued IKEA number fabric and some "bramble" for the back (hence the "counting" part of the title) and bound it with some of the leftover star fabrics.<br />
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You can read more about this quilt and see even more photos (if you really want to) <a href="http://lovepeacequilt.blogspot.ca/2015/04/counting-stars-wedding-quilt-for-helena.html">here</a>. <br />
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<li><b>Name:</b> Counting Stars</li>
<li><b>Size:</b> 78" x 100" (74" x 96" after washing)</li>
<li><b>Pattern:</b> Variation of Sparkle Punch by Oh Fransson (no link available) but inspired by this quilt made by <a href="http://www.thegirlwhoquilts.com/2013/05/seeing-stars-quilt.html">The Girl Who Quilts</a> </li>
<li><b>Fabrics:</b> Background: Moda Weave in Medium Grey | Stars:
Various fabrics from my stash | Backing: Number fabric from Ikea and
Bramble | Binding: Scrappy binding from fabrics used in stars</li>
<li><b>Quilting:</b> Done by Lisa on her longarm machine </li>
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You will have seen the baby girl circle quilts I recently finished. Since I didn't know if the 2 upcoming babies would be boys or girls and since my fabric stash wasn't feeling "gender neutral", I opted to make 2 boyish and 2 girlish quilts ... just in case ... It never hurts to have baby quilts in the vault. In fact, both my two adult children and I like these circle quilts so much that 1 boy and 1 girl circle quilt will be going into the *wink wink* DEEP vault. No pressure, kids. No pressure.<br />
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I cut 5" circles and 7" squares and just pinned a circle in the middle of a square, stuck a pin in to hold it, zig-zagged around the raw edge, pulled the thread ends to the back and knotted them for a neat finish, and voila. Easy as pie. It was fun picking out the fabrics and threads for these quilts.<br />
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As with the girly quilts, I quilted with my walking foot. I used a silvery grey Aurifil 50 weight thread on top and a yellow Aurifil 50 on the back. I'm amazed at how the silvery grey seems to behave like whichever colour it's with. I've heard tales of it's chameleon-like nature but it's amazing to see. I just sewed and sewed and sewed easy, organic wavy lines from side to side on each quilt. This was my first time quilting like this and I have really liked the effect. It was kind of fun, too. Liberating to just meander the stitches as I felt like. <br />
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The quilt backs are a yellow cotton and it's printed with white line drawings of cats and dogs.<br />
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The binding is a black and white check. I love it for the binding.<br />
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You might notice that one guilt is more "black and white" than the other. Just playing with fabrics and colour. It's good to switch things up a little.<br />
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I like to imagine these quilts as being not only kind of I-Spy-ish in design but, more than that, inspiration for the telling of stories, singing of songs and nursery rhymes, word and number play, making connections, and ... as babies get older ... for a tangle of "toddler twister" games.<br />
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<b>Name:</b> Baby <b>Boy</b> Circle Quilts (very original)</div>
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<b>Size:</b> 39" x 33" (37" x 32" washed)</div>
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<b>Pattern:</b> None - 5" circles and 7" squares in a 5x6 block arrangement</div>
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<b>Fabrics:</b> Various solids and prints from stash ... no particular fabric lines</div>
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<b>Backing: </b>Yellow and white dog and cat print (I don't remember the fabric line)</div>
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<b>Binding:</b> Black and white check</div>
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<b>Quilting:</b> Organic wavy lines using a walking foot </div>
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And now that they're all washed, crinkly, and snuggly, and with the my childhood crib.<br />
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Here are the boy and girl quilts side by side - 4 in total.<br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-18161822180133621772015-05-12T15:22:00.002-06:002015-05-15T17:42:11.112-06:00Baby Girl Circle Quilts <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB28K98pTvgYE0kecn2jrnTpNWNueXivN2biqdH2Asoj9uMRMLxa_nJv2uGBitev3iw7vj0UwInWv_19YXDZ1AQP8QmnhC71lz6zwmdMEBlYjUDsv-w2uKuLG2UwA2-nUbnDBTTTovQOCS/s1600/1-P1010093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB28K98pTvgYE0kecn2jrnTpNWNueXivN2biqdH2Asoj9uMRMLxa_nJv2uGBitev3iw7vj0UwInWv_19YXDZ1AQP8QmnhC71lz6zwmdMEBlYjUDsv-w2uKuLG2UwA2-nUbnDBTTTovQOCS/s640/1-P1010093.JPG" width="638" /></a><br />
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My friend's daughter, Brigetta, had a baby girl in April! I didn't know when I started making a quilt if the baby would be a girl or a boy so I set about making boy and girl quilts, just in case. I know. I can always opt for gender-neutral, but I'll leave that to someone else. At any rate, I didn't go over-the-top girly or even babyish, for that matter.<br />
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And because my friend's son, Grant and his wife Robyn, are also expecting a baby soon, I made 2 girl quilts and 2 boys quilts. I've finished the girl quilts and am ready to send one to Brigetta for her wee Hannah (an especially beautiful name in my opinion).<br />
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Brigetta painted big white dots on grey walls in her baby's room so I used circles as my inspiration and here's what I came up with.<br />
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It's a bit of an I-Spy type quilt. I think the circles can potentially contain and inspire little stories, nursery rhymes, and other songs. I also think they will be great quilts for "toddler twister" games (left hand on cat ... right foot on stars ... right hand on Paris ... left foot on mountain). Fun to see toddlers tied in knots!<br />
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If Grant and Robyn have a baby girl, theirs will be the quilt with the tiny Eiffel tower on the Paris map. Grandma Pat and I share a love for all things Eiffel. <br />
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I especially love the colours in these two quilts. I cut circles (thanks, Lisa, for letting me use your handy-dandy circle cutter) and then tried them on various low-volume fabrics but I thought it all looked a little dead so I pulled a few coloured solids that I had on hand and ... bingo! I like it. No ... I LOVE it! In fact, I have enough circles and fabric to make another one for what I'm calling the "deep vault". No pressure on my kids but the deep vault is for them even though there's nothing but hopes and dreams in it at present.<br />
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The circles are 5" and the squares are 7" (unfinished). I didn't use any fuseable web, I just laid a circle in the middle of a square, stuck in a pin, and zig-zagged around the raw edge of the circle. If I had a blanket stitch on my machine, I might have used it, but the zig-zag looks okay, I think. I pulled the loose threads to the back and knotted them, which makes it look a little neater than if I had reverse stitched to secure the thread ends.<br />
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The binding is made of leftover fat quarter strips from some of the circles and the back is a lovely, soft, brushed cotton.<br />
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I quilted "organic" (isn't that what they're called?) wavy lines with my walking quilt. This was my first time doing that and I really like the effect. I used cream coloured 40 weight Aurifil for the top and soft pink 50 weight Aurifil for the back. The cream coloured thread seemed to take on the hue of whatever it was stitched on to. <br />
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I love how crinkly and soft they are when washed up.<br />
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I recently came to have the baby crib that housed my brothers and me once upon a time. My Dad refinished it when grandchildren appeared. He even replaced the vintage nursery decals. It's so sweet. Even though I don't really have room to keep it (so far ... must clear out some crap), my heart can't bear to part with it. Current safety councils would have a fit if they saw a baby in it but for now it makes a sweet baby quilt prop. My family has famously large heads, so no risk of any of us getting our heads caught between these wider-than-considered-safe rungs, even as newborns. We're the family of adult-sized-helmets-on-toddlers ... no-hats-because-can't-find-big-enough-ones-to-fit ... neck-seams-opened-on children's-clothes-and-snaps-added-so kids-can-get-shirts-over-their-heads ... specially-made-sports-helmets ... you get the picture. This is a Kerr/Acton family safe crib.<br />
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New mom, Brigetta, was a beautiful and passionate dancer when she was growing up and I remember going to some of her recitals. When I saw this sweet little dress with ballerinas on it, I had to get it for her wee baby Hannah.<br />
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<b>Name:</b> Baby Girl Circle Quilts (very original)</div>
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<b>Size:</b> 39" x 33" (37" x 32" washed)</div>
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<b>Pattern:</b> None - 5" circles and 7" squares in a 5x6 block arrangement</div>
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<b>Fabrics:</b> Various solids and prints from stash ... no particular fabric lines</div>
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<b>Backing: </b>Brushed Cotton (I don't remember the fabric line)</div>
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<b>Binding:</b> Scrappy</div>
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<b>Quilting:</b> Organic wavy lines using a walking foot </div>
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Here are the boy and girl quilts side by side - 4 in total.<br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-23332359000580088892015-05-11T15:38:00.000-06:002015-05-15T15:20:14.691-06:00Blocks for Sonya's Traveling QuiltI really enjoyed making the blocks for Sonya's traveling quilt. She asked for 8.5" (unfinished) scrappy log cabin blocks with fussy cut centres using the colour theme "Sangria with twist of orange". It was fun to dig through scraps and yardage to find an appropriate mix of fabrics. The traveling quilt kit came with a small bag of fabric pieces we could use if we wanted. I did use some and replaced them with some from my own stash as others have obviously done, too.<br />
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I'm glad I didn't have to come up with more than 4 fussy cut centres. I didn't realize how thin my stash is in those types of fabrics. <br />
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I think her quilt is going to be gorgeous!<br />
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As part of her traveling quilt, Sonya included a quilted and hand embellished little diary that we're all to write in. That part is next. People have added such cool things already! Fun project!<br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-91439157165567600322015-04-17T01:15:00.001-06:002015-04-23T16:47:06.946-06:00Linked – A Wedding Quilt for Grant and Robyn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've named this quilt "Linked" and it is a wedding gift for Grant and Robyn. Grant is the son of a good friend and they were married last September. I'm late I know, but that's how I roll.<br />
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Pat, Grant's Mom, gave me some ideas for colours and so I pulled these from my stash and paired them with Sketch in light grey for the background. The darker central squares are from a dark mottled grey fabric. I can't remember what it's called but it has a weight similar to the shot cottons. The binding is a scrappy mix of leftover fabrics from the blocks.<br />
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The back is a large piece of fabric I was so happy to find at IKEA when we were in Edmonton last summer. As soon as I saw it, I knew it would match the quilt fabrics perfectly ... and it does! I also like that is has gems on it. I added a little bit of coordinating fabrics to make it the right size.<br />
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The pattern I used is "Movement in Squares", <a href="https://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/free-pattern-movement-in-squares/">a free downloadable pattern at Ivory Spring.</a> It came together rather quickly. What was different for me was that I really had to plan which fabrics I was going to use where before I started. I'm used to being able to move blocks around once they're made but you can't do that with this pattern.<br />
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The pattern instructions said to press seams to the side but after doing that with two blocks and being unhappy with the look and with the way my seams didn't match up nicely, I remade the squares with seams pressed open and it worked so much better. The blocks looked better in general and the seams matched up nicely. I just don't get pressing seams to one side. I so much prefer pressing them open even if it does take longer. I should also add that I don't recommend cutting all your fabric before starting to sew. I found I had lots of leftover strips that I didn't even touch. Those are what I used for the binding but as I read the instructions, I think they were meant for the blocks. I'm confused. I'm not sure if I misunderstood the instructions or if the instructions were wrong. It might just have been me. It's probably me because I believe it's a popular pattern.<br />
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For this project, I needed to be very organized. I used one paper plate per block. I wrote the block "letter" on the plate and kept the pieces for that block on its plate until the block was complete. It worked for me.<br />
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Lisa kindly quilted this with an all-over boxy pattern using her longarm quilting machine. I love it!<br />
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I even allowed myself to be in a quilt photo! Mom's idea.<br />
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<b>Quilt Stats:</b><br />
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<li><b>Name:</b> Linked</li>
<li><b>Size:</b> 55" x 62" (58" x 65" before washing)</li>
<li><b>Pattern:</b> <a href="https://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/free-pattern-movement-in-squares/">Movement in Squares</a> </li>
<li><b>Fabrics:</b> Sketch in light grey for background and various fabrics from my stash (mostly Denyse Schmidt Chicopee) and an Ikea fabric for the back with some stash fabrics.</li>
<li><b>Quilting:</b> Longarm quilted by Lisa</li>
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Pssst – Now I need to get going on a baby quilt for this couple. And I'd better hurry!<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">April 23 </span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">- I finished the label. It's now ready to deliver!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I used a vintage handkerchief that had a monogrammed W on it, the first letter of their last name. </span></span><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b><br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-80923936908199760822015-04-17T00:10:00.002-06:002015-05-12T14:14:51.820-06:00Counting Stars – A Wedding Quilt for Helena and Mat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm so happy to have finally completed this monster quilt! It wasn't supposed to be so big. It was supposed to be considerably smaller but in "winging it", I hadn't properly considered how much space those 3 big stars would need. Ultimately, I didn't want to crowd them, so a giant quilt this became.<br />
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It's the most time I've ever put into a quilt. Those little wonky star points took me SO LONG! I had no idea wonky star points could take so long! For each of those blocks ... 4 per star ... you cut, sew, trim, press, square up, sew, trim, press, square up. That's a lot of steps for one little 3.5" block! And multiply that by over 400 ... sheeesh! I'm glad I was a little naive about this project because otherwise I probably wouldn't have started it. But I'm so glad I did. I'm so happy with how it turned out and I'd long wanted to make one like this since I first saw Oh Fransson's "Sparkle Punch" tutorial. I would provide the link to it but I see that the Oh Fransson website is currently under construction. Her tutorial was for a quilt that was entirely made with the medium sized stars. My variation is not original. It is very much copied from a quilt by <a href="http://www.thegirlwhoquilts.com/2013/05/seeing-stars-quilt.html">The Girl Who Quilts</a>.<br />
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The backing fabric is the famous (in the modern quilt blog world) number fabric from Ikea (now discontinued) fleshed out with some black and white "Bramble". The binding is a mix of fabrics used in the stars. I like the rich colours edging all that black and white. <br />
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This is a wedding gift for Helena and Mat. Helena's is a good friend's daughter and she's only a month older than my daughter. The wedding was in November but I typically run late on wedding quilts. I almost immediately chose this design for Helena and Mat. They recently had their own house built on the land that Mat farms. It's right out there in the open with expansive prairie views on all sides and a vast sky from horizon to horizon. Imagine all the stars they see every night! I know. I grew up in the same environment and I spent many nights standing at my north bedroom window looking up at the stars. I thought that sleeping under the stars indoors would be appropriate for these newlyweds.<br />
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My colour choices came from the multi-coloured fabric in the big star. I chose the medium grey background fabric (Moda Weave) to make the quilt a little less "girly". In fact, I tried to avoid blatantly girly fabrics. I love the background fabric. It has a nice linen-like look to it ... textural ... and it has a nice sheen, too. Depending on the lighting, the grey can appear lighter or darker than it actually is. I was able to see Helena and Mat's house after I'd already started the quilt and I was tickled to bits to see that their house decor includes a lot of grey and turquoise. I think this quilt will nicely compliment their current style.<br />
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I just love those little mini-stars. They're so cute!<br />
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I like to imagine that someday children will spend time picking out their favourite stars and playing "find the matching stars" game with the quilt before drifting off to sleep. I fussy cut two of my favourite Heather Ross "Far Far Away" fabrics for two of the star centres.The Owl and the Pussycat and the Sleeping Beauty are especially appropriate, I think. <br />
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It is always a pleasure to make a quilt with people in mind. With every stitch you think of them.<br />
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<li><b>Name:</b> Counting Stars</li>
<li><b>Size:</b> 78" x 100" (74" x 96" after washing)</li>
<li><b>Pattern:</b> Variation of Sparkle Punch by Oh Fransson (no link available) but inspired by this quilt made by <a href="http://www.thegirlwhoquilts.com/2013/05/seeing-stars-quilt.html">The Girl Who Quilts</a> </li>
<li><b>Fabrics:</b> Background: Moda Weave in Medium Grey | Stars: Various fabrics from my stash | Backing: Number fabric from Ikea and Bramble | Binding: Scrappy binding from fabrics used in stars</li>
<li><b>Quilting:</b> Done by Lisa on her longarm machine </li>
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My Mom helped me take photos of this quilt today. It needed taller holders than we pip-squeaks! And thank goodness for the kindness of strangers who kindly operated the camera!<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">April 22, 2015 </span></b>- I finished the label. Now the quilt is ready for delivery. I made a scrappy star and wrote on the centre. I'm not very happy with my printing on this one. I think I needed to use a finer pen for starters.<br />
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Here are the newlyweds with their "counting stars" quilt.<br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-91903534897855835932015-04-16T23:02:00.000-06:002015-04-16T23:02:04.949-06:00My House and Neighbouring Houses in a Quilt Block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this block for Julie's "Neighbourhood" traveling quilt. The middle house ... the yellow one ... represents our house and the others are similar to the houses on either side of ours. I included a representation of me in a red coat on my scooter, because I do a whole lot of scooting and I added a little bit of garden on the other side of my house. I used the "Dwell" pattern (from the Simply Retro book by Camille Roskelley) for the houses.<br />
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I realized, too late, that I made a mistake. My signature peace sign fabric on the door of my house is upside down. Oh, well. I can be a little topsy-turvy myself, so it's fitting.<br />
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-19859062475631647802015-02-01T20:28:00.000-06:002015-02-01T20:28:39.065-06:00A Perfect Little Wallet for Christmas from PattiWe had a gift exchange at our <a href="http://saskatoonmqg.com/">Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild</a>'s Christmas party and I was so lucky to come home with this perfect little wallet made by Patti of <a href="http://retiredtoquilt.blogspot.ca/">Retired to Quilt</a>. She does such beautiful and inspired work! You should look at her blog to see the other beautiful things she makes.<br />
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It was my favourite accessory at a Christmas dinner I went to in Regina.<br />
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-68761707196690027342015-02-01T20:21:00.001-06:002015-02-03T14:18:54.657-06:00A Rainbow Dresden for Sheila's Traveling QuiltI love this traveling quilt project that's happening with our <a href="http://saskatoonmqg.com/">Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild</a>.<br />
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I'm a little late finishing my addition to Sheila's traveling quilt. I was supposed to have it done for last Sunday but instead of machine appliquéing it as I planned, I decided to do it by hand, which takes a lot longer. I'm glad I did, though. I think it's pretty sweet!</div>
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I chose to make a dresden plate because I recall Sheila comment, at the last Saskatoon Quilt Guild show, "I can never resist a dresden". So here's a dresden just for her. It's the first full dresden I've ever made. I made a couple of wee half dresdens to put on some mug rugs. </div>
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The inner circle is a happy afterthought. I didn't line up it up to to be exactly opposite the outer one. I just placed it where I liked it best. I left enough fabric around the dresden so it can be trimmed a bit if needed for fitting it to the rest of the blocks.<br />
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I used the E-Z Dresden Ruler for this. For the outer ring, I cut fabric bits 4 inches in length and then lined it up with the 2" to 6" section of the ruler. The inner ring pieces are cut to 2 inches and then lined up with the bottom of the ruler and the 2" mark. I think the inner ring is 6" across. I didn't measure the outer ring but I left ample background fabric (20" square) so it can be trimmed down a bit if necessary.</div>
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I hope Sheila likes it. Sheila blogs at <a href="https://stitchedbysheila.wordpress.com/">Stitched by Sheila</a>. I love her style.</div>
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-45457883532420849082015-02-01T20:02:00.003-06:002015-02-01T20:04:14.986-06:00More Christmas Oven MittsCatching up with Christmas now that I have a few pressing quilt projects finished, here are the oven mitts I made for my daughter, Hannah, her BFF, Dani, and Dani's Mom, who had us over to her place over Christmas.<br />
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Dani's Mom has a love affair with all things Paris, just as Patio and I do. These are for her.<br />
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Dani and Hannah, who loved their recent trip to Jamaica and who both remind me of my inner-hippy, needed these oven mitts.<br />
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Here they are modeling them.<br />
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And here is their friend, Ben, showing off his Christmas pie while wearing Hannah's oven mitts. We had such a wonderful Christmas in Vancouver with Hannah and her many friends. We missed having Luke, our son, with us but he was on a beach in Bali at the time. I can hardly wish him away from that.<br />
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I must say, I wanted to make myself and Luke some oven mitts, too, but damn, they are hard on my machine. All those layers really challenged my machine! I broke a few needles, too. I won't make the other oven mitts until just before I'm ready to take my machine in for a servicing.<br />
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<br />Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-33850317747977172862014-12-08T21:33:00.001-06:002014-12-08T21:33:43.741-06:00Arrows for Lisa's Traveling Quilt <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sflWWswbysNZFCORy2V7brOiZEAW8serxlU-Fxd7oLRpdy0H0J546NMGZjyY7Q-xm4_Qrl3QTjiAeCUU0bKEpt31HFgg1_uMqGkQYyELlooilmdMw7bZP-VzIvk9IUNkO3He_RPPJnDH/s1600/09-P1080699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sflWWswbysNZFCORy2V7brOiZEAW8serxlU-Fxd7oLRpdy0H0J546NMGZjyY7Q-xm4_Qrl3QTjiAeCUU0bKEpt31HFgg1_uMqGkQYyELlooilmdMw7bZP-VzIvk9IUNkO3He_RPPJnDH/s1600/09-P1080699.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a><br />
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I had been wanting to try these arrows and when Lisa's traveling quilt came to me, I knew this was the right project for them. I used the free tutorial by Carla at <a href="http://carla-graceandfavour.blogspot.ca/2014/05/arrows-how-to.html">Grace and Favour</a>. It's a good tutorial. Easy to follow. The process leaves lots of big scraps but they're big enough to work nicely into other projects, so I don't think of it as waste. For my arrows I fussy cut the arrow heads and the little pieces that form the very bottom tail of the stem. <br />
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I love Lisa's colour palette. It's not one I would have thought of. Lisa started with the feathers (another project I want to try - Anna Maria Horner has a free <a href="http://www.annamariahorner.com/Feather.Bed.Quilt.pdf">pdf pattern and tutorial</a> for them) and Jaclyn added the flying geese. I especially like the row of narrow flying geese. I've never seen those done like that before. I didn't attach my arrows. I've left them for others to attach as they see fit.<br />
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For the end of January I have to have my contribution to Sheila's traveling quilt finished. I know what I'm going to do but won't get started until the new year. The traveling quilts (11 of them) are a time consuming project but I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on it and I can't wait to see what's happening with my Zodia quilt.<br />
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Here's the doll quilt I made with my leftovers.<br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-36681200308310710852014-12-08T20:57:00.002-06:002014-12-08T20:57:45.159-06:00A Quilt for Juliet's Baby DollsCarol's grand daughter, Juliet, has discovered dolls! So she needs a quilt for them, right? I had some leftover trimmings from another project and was happy to put them into this little project. This one really was a quick project ... even for me! It's pretty cute, I think.<br />
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I had leftover bits from making arrows for Lisa's traveling quilt project. I added a few bits of other fabric from the scrap bin. The text fabric is especially dear to me. It's what I used as background fabric for my daughter's quilt and also on Juliet's baby quilt. I was glad that for this project, the scrap piece has the phrase "City of Bridges" in it. *smile*<br />
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I made a little pillow out of the backing fabric and because I didn't really like the way the way the centre sting pieced triangles fit together, I covered the joint with a little coordinating yo-yo.<br />
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Carol tells me that Juliet has already been tucking her babies in with it multiple times. <br />
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The doll modeling the quilt in the photos is my own from when I was a little girl.<br />
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It was fun picking fabrics that suited my friends Pat and Carol. Pat shares my love of Paris and, in particular, with the Eiffel Tower. The women in the Melody Miller linen print suited Carol, I thought, and I'd been hoarding this little fat quarter for a couple of years waiting for the right project. The orange plaid also reminds me of Carol.<br />
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This was also my first time working with Insulbrite ... the tinfoily batting that helps make the mitts heat resistant.<br />
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<li>Having the right tools makes all the difference ... thank you Hera Marker from Flo! I'd tried it once before but couldn't really see the lines I'd made using it. Since I wasn't going to wash these mitts before giving them, I didn't want to use a marker or chalk so I gave the Hera Marker another shot. While I could hardly see the lines while I was making them at my cutting table, they showed up clear as day when I got to my sewing machine with the Ott-Lite shining on them. PERFECT!! The combo of Hera Marker and Ott Lite is ideal!</li>
<li>These oven mitts are super thick! Each side has a muslin layer (for lining), a layer of insul-brite, a layer of batting, another layer of insul-brite, and then the fabric. The quilting squishes it all down quite nicely but the edges are still very thick. Zig-zagging around the edges of the quilted pieces before sewing them together is a good idea. </li>
<li>Reinforcing with extra stitching in "the crotch" and on both sides of the thumb is necessary. </li>
<li>Trimming the edges at the top of the curve and on all sides of the thumb before turning is necessary. Again, you'll be glad you reinforced the seams in those areas.</li>
<li>The hardest part of the whole project is turning the mitt right side out. It's a real work out and when you do it, you'll be glad for all that reinforcing.</li>
<li>My machine struggled a bit with the thickness when I went over the binding and loop areas. It's pretty thick, that's for sure. </li>
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These shouldn't really take so long as they took me to make. I'm always slow.<br />
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The pattern and instructions I used can be found at <a href="http://blog.goodsmiths.com/2014/06/17/make-quilted-bbq-or-oven-mitt/">The Good Weekly</a>. After reading other tutorials, I chose to follow a different tutorial for the binding. I bound the ends before sewing them together. I found instructions for that at <a href="http://sewhooked.com/2012/03/14/stitched-tutorial-blog-hop-make-an-oven-mitt/">Sew Hooked</a>. And to add the loop so they can be hung, I used this tutorial at the <a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/cutting-corners/2013/4/29/oven-mitts-and-hot-pads-tutorial/">Riley Blake Cutting Corners blog</a>. I picked up good collective instructions from all three of these tutorials.<br />
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Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646365883496198454.post-52082049596128728092014-11-24T13:37:00.001-06:002014-11-24T13:37:38.789-06:00Giveaway Winner - Blogathon Canada - Saskatchewan<br />
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Welcome to the Prairie Leg of <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/">Blogathon Canada 2014</a>! I'm blogging from <b>Saskatoon, Saskatchewan</b> (not nearly as snowy as Buffalo, I must add. At least not today!). My Co-Prairie-Host today is the talented Lori from Manitoba who blogs at <a href="http://www.nightowlquilting.blogspot.ca/">Night Owl Quilting</a>. Be sure to visit her! Thanks to <a href="http://www.sew-sisters.com/">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a> and the other sponsors for sponsoring and organizing this annual event.<br />
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Browse through my quilt gallery (tab above) if you're interested in seeing the kinds of things I've made so far. I'm not terribly productive. I refer to myself as the "slowest quilter EVER"! I've only really been quilting for the past 5 years though I have some earlier experiences and long held on to the dream of quilting hoping to really dive into it when I retire someday. As it turned out, I decided that I best not wait for retirement so here I am doing my best to make quilts for "all the people I love". I love SO many people that I know I'll never reach my goal but I'll give it my best shot! My quilting life has been greatly enhanced and expanded by the recent establishing (and my joining) of the <a href="http://saskatoon%20modern%20quilt%20guild/">Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild</a>. Here is where my local quilting peeps are. They nourish and inspire me and make my stomach muscles hurt from all the laughing!<br />
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As you might have guessed from my blog header, I was a teen in the 70s and I still identify strongly with my inner hippy. I might not look like one on the outside but on the inside, I'm still wearing bell bottoms or cut offs with a wide, purple suede leather belt, a pop top, a fringed vest, water buffalo sandals, and groovin' to my vinyl. Pop art, black light posters, fat albert lights, incense. Love. Peace. And now I quilt.<br />
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Here is a sampling of what I've been working on lately. I don't have many finishes right now. Just lots of things on the go. Forgive the quality of these photos. Darkness has come to the prairies and it's hard to get good enough light in our fortress for proper photos. I'll take better shots of these when I'm home some sunny day and when I can take photos outside.<br />
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This is a wedding gift. I just have to add the binding. I can't remember the name of the pattern right now but it was a free one I found on the interwebs. <i>(UPDATE: The pattern is Movement in Squares and it's a free download from <a href="http://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/free-pattern-movement-in-squares/">Ivory Spring</a>)</i>. What I learned with this quilt is that ironing seams open is what works best for me. On the first block I sewed, I ironed to one side as per the instructions but when I joined the pieces together, it just looked bad. I tried the next one with seams pressed open and voila! Perfect! I remade the first block. I really like the IKEA fabric I chose for the back. The colours match the front almost perfectly! I added some extension fabric on the bottom. Lisa (a friend in our modern quilt guild) did the wonderful "tangled squares" quilting on it. </div>
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I've long wanted to make a "<a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2012/01/sparkle-punch-quilt-along.html">Sparkle Punch</a>" quilt and so I'm making this one, also a wedding gift. If I had known how long it would take to make all those 3.5" crazy star blocks, I might never have begun but now that I've got almost 400 of them made, I'm glad I did. I love the look of the rich colours on the warm grey "Moda Weave" background fabric. My plan is to insert some extra large wonky stars (<a href="http://www.thegirlwhoquilts.com/2013/05/seeing-stars-quilt.html">here's the inspiration quilt for that</a>) but first I need to do a full lay out of the smaller stars. This is not an exact science. By the way, there are no orangy colours in this quilt. The light just wasn't good for photos. The colours are all true blue, turqoise, purple, plum, fuschia, and white. </div>
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This is my Fishbowl and Terrarium baby quilt top. I need to get it completed. It's one for the vault.</div>
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I made the flying geese block below. It's to go with the Modern Maples block that was given to me as part of our Guild's Taveling Quilt event. We have 11 participants and we each start a block and pass it to the next person. I have to finish a block for another quilt this week. It's a fun project to be part of but the talents of the others makes this a bit intimidating! (Ahhhh ... outdoor photos ... so much better!)<br />
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Oh, yes! <b>THE GIVEAWAY</b> ... a stack of fat quarters of <b>Alice Kennedy's Field Study line</b> ... generously provided by <a href="http://www.sew-sisters.com/">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED: Winner is #128 - jmniffer from Minnesota! Congratulations, jmniffer!</span></b><br />
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<b>Just add a comment ... tell me where you're from and/or anything else you'd like to say.</b> The giveaway is open to everyone, including international visitors and a winner will be randomly chosen on November 23. I'll make the announcement on November 24. (Make sure I'm able to reach you by email. If you're email is not provided, I'll have to pick another number.)<br />
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<b>FYI</b> ... All of the giveaways during <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/">Blogathon Canada</a> are open until November 23 so if you missed any, you can still enter. There's also a giveaway on the S<a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/">ew Sisters blog</a>, compliments of <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/">Robert Kaufman Fabrics</a>.Heather Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.com230