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Moving on to Block 10, I feel like I am running out of choices for pastels. I really don't want to buy more fabric for this quilt, but I may have to. A fat quarter or two wouldn't hurt, would it? There are still six more blocks after this one. I knew I wanted a …
Continue reading Be My Neighbor Block 10 and a Quilt Shop Visit
The meeting is today, and I'll be taking the pebble fabrics there to get a few more opinions. Actually if I could find the grey color in the other smaller scale, it would be perfect. I've had another idea too. I am considering taking all the blocks apart and adding blue sky sashing between the …
I got a bit busy with other things, but finally got back to the Be My Neighbor block due next week. Block 8 is on the right end of row two, so I got out the other blocks to pick fabrics. I was trying not to repeat the same fabric in adjacent blocks. This block …
Picking up from yesterday, the Grand Strand Quilters meeting was so much fun. I really enjoyed making new quilter friends, but had no idea what would happen next. One of the charities the Grand Strand Quilters support is the Quilts of Valor program. I didn't get this quilter's name (with the microphone) before the end of …
Last week, DH had work to do in Myrtle Beach and I decided that I needed some beach time. So I packed a bag and went with him. While he was working, I had a grand time on the Grand Strand! The Grand Strand is composed of a number of small communities along the coast, …
Last month I left a comment on a quilty UFO adoption post on a fellow blogger's event. Cyndi blogs at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework, and every so often she does a link up event. You post a UFO that you just don't have the enthusiasm to finish, and then pick a person who …
Picking up from the post on Sarah's blog about using an orphan block, here is the finished flimsy after adding the squares, bars and border. If you missed that post, click HERE to see the construction of the orphan block flimsy. I loaded it on the longarm, auditioned threads, and once again settled on that …
I am delighted to be a guest blogger on Sarah's blog, Confessions of a Fabric Addict today! I am going to be showing how I did an orphan block quilt, beginning with this block. Remember, it was the first block of the Be My Neighbor quilt, then I decided to do it in springtime colors …
Loading the longarm with the Magnolia Attic Window quilt, I thought a lot about how to quilt it. I knew I wanted the quilting and the color of thread to enhance the shadows and sashing without overpowering the large magnolia print. Click HERE to see the original construction. Auditioning colors for the quilting, there were …
Moving on, now I am on schedule of two blocks a month. Next up Block 7. I got out the previous blocks along with my spring scrap basket to choose the next house colors. I decided on the darker blue for the sky for this block. It has a tree, so I dug out the …
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