tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55199716086207484802024-03-13T15:18:13.714-04:00Lazy Gal Liberated Amish 2010 Get TogetherTonya Ricuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-17784819063211157002012-10-05T17:35:00.000-04:002012-10-05T17:35:50.129-04:00DoneMy Liberated Amish quilt is finally done!!!! I learned quite a bit during this exercise, and I thank Tonya for the challenge and all of you for the encouragement along the way.<br />
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More details can be found on my in <a href="http://www.renecreates.com/2012/10/friday-finish-liberated-amish.html">this post</a>. Happy Stitching!<br />
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Rene'Rene'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04059560899969549882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-34224961454390606672012-03-19T00:23:00.000-04:002012-03-19T00:23:14.665-04:00Finally Finished!!I have finally finished my large quilt for the Challenge. Here is the "official" portrait:<br />
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You can see more photos over on <a href="http://www.indigothreads.blogspot.com/">my blog.</a> I love this quilt. Thanks, Tonya, for the fun challenge. <br />
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Happy quilting,<br />
SharonSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-69850415855691270532011-12-19T17:23:00.000-05:002011-12-22T20:24:54.663-05:00Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-76190365819797777822011-09-25T17:08:00.000-04:002011-09-25T17:08:02.853-04:00Night and Day Quilt Finally Finished<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duoUX4A5J9Y/Tn-SP_oXwkI/AAAAAAAADMU/R9scE-TMBTE/s1600/night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duoUX4A5J9Y/Tn-SP_oXwkI/AAAAAAAADMU/R9scE-TMBTE/s400/night.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished the binding on my Night and Day quilt over the labor day weekend. I had intended to double quilt this project using turquoise and purple Aurifil thread. After spending two days machine quilting I decided that I was happy using only turquoise. Who knows, maybe someday I'll change my mind and add the extra quilting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day after I finished the quilting, I attended a local quilt guild meeting. The demo for the night was fine machine quilting. Our teacher mentioned that you should never cross over existing stitching when quilting. I just chuckled to myself because I had spent the weekend breaking the rules.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for hosting this challenge Tonya. I have really enjoyed working on this quilt and seeing all the other creative ideas everyone brought to this challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Chris Dalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01138384200981501305noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-41793025423883062042011-07-04T13:21:00.002-04:002011-07-04T13:27:07.043-04:00Jacob's quilt--Liberated churn dashThis quilt for Jacob is his present for going away to college--even though he hasn't decided which school that will be. I decided that I should make a color scheme that a man would like, and not a bunch of mixed colors. I got the idea for the block from Gwen Marston's book <em>Liberated Quiltmaking II</em>. You can see more about this quilt on my blog<br />http://roz-counterpane.blogspot.com<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9P-S5x3ufVA/ThH24XVeOEI/AAAAAAAABi8/IxJWdgqYhZ0/s1600/DSCN31460001houses%2B.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625548857759643714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9P-S5x3ufVA/ThH24XVeOEI/AAAAAAAABi8/IxJWdgqYhZ0/s400/DSCN31460001houses%2B.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Rosalyn Manessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732466850346976888noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-14093810141900693472011-07-02T19:14:00.000-04:002011-07-02T19:14:23.846-04:00Irish Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBINhvDeoEQ/Tg-lcLP8kQI/AAAAAAAAAUw/w3EEuHgRdto/s1600/Irish+words.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBINhvDeoEQ/Tg-lcLP8kQI/AAAAAAAAAUw/w3EEuHgRdto/s320/Irish+words.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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This quilt is made up of Irish quotes, sayings and slang. The flower I found under Irish flowers ( sorry I do not have a name) the . It grows low to the ground and than the bloom pops up a bit like a crownf. The flower was fused on to the quilt and thread painted. I add a few beads and some dried foliage for effects. The Irish words were hand printed with a fabric marker. Machine quilting brought it together. Size is 24 inches by 24 inches.<br />
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I was apprehensive about the Irish theme in June. Being a free spirit I went into create mode. It was great fun looking everything up. There is is even a quote from Sandra Bullock and one from Gregory Peck. I totally enjoyed this challenge. I have never been to Ireland, however my Great Grandfather was born there.:)<br />
SusanPI Ward<br />
Quilting in Kentucky<br />
<a href="http://artquiltssusanpi.blogspot.com/">http://artquiltssusanpi.blogspot.com/</a>Susan Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627704934982279065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-60617300742761360172011-06-08T08:27:00.001-04:002011-06-08T08:27:57.571-04:00Liberated linen wedding quilt done!It is done - what else can I say? Now I need to get it mailed. <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w6P7NEhvA4E/Te9csg2S_TI/AAAAAAAACAM/b9-F9mOlhb0/s1600/June%2B8%252C%2B2011%2B001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w6P7NEhvA4E/Te9csg2S_TI/AAAAAAAACAM/b9-F9mOlhb0/s320/June%2B8%252C%2B2011%2B001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615809180155968818" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k6-MNPvyRb4/Te9ciwhzQvI/AAAAAAAACAE/WAtGT5Ft8w4/s1600/June%2B8%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k6-MNPvyRb4/Te9ciwhzQvI/AAAAAAAACAE/WAtGT5Ft8w4/s320/June%2B8%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615809012566278898" /></a>patty a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-31171670317971350882011-06-01T10:59:00.000-04:002011-06-01T10:59:21.401-04:00My Double Nine-PatchThought I'd show you a pic of where I am now. I still have a 9-patch border to do and then a dark wide outer border. Then it's on to the quilting. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_YUTUEYRx4c/TeZSiwE4NEI/AAAAAAAABjk/_ydPHonUzB8/s1600/IMG_2868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_YUTUEYRx4c/TeZSiwE4NEI/AAAAAAAABjk/_ydPHonUzB8/s320/IMG_2868.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-27285577616490163232011-05-31T12:06:00.004-04:002011-05-31T12:22:18.116-04:00Liberated Linen Wedding QuiltA couple of months ago I bought two pieces of vintage French linen on ebay to make a special quilt for my nephew who is getting married. He is an art history professor and had a show on the Travel Channel "Art Attack with Lee Sandstead". He has traveled all over Europe so I thought the vintage linen would be cool for a quilt.<br />My goal was to put a good dent in the getting the wedding quilt underway over this past long weekend and I am happy with the progress I made. I had dyed the fabric earlier in the week. The only time I left the house to plant my cannas in the front yard on Sunday evening and water them on Monday morning. I sewed Saturday from 7 am to 9:30 pm. I made three of those giant log cabin blocks and then decided that I wanted to not have so many blocks that looked alike. I made all of the blocke cutting the fabric with a rotary cutter, but no ruler. I wanted the pieces to be wavy. The only time I used a ruler was when I squared up the blocks to sew the rows together. I was thinking about just sewing the block together, but there is so much going on that I thought the quilt needed a little orderlyness. I could be wrong about that though. I think already I will make another quilt and not square up the block - hey, but that is another post!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV_1rZr7lDg/Td-L8-ZEnCI/AAAAAAAAB9g/az0VZDOz57U/s1600/May%2B27%252C%2B2011%2B009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV_1rZr7lDg/Td-L8-ZEnCI/AAAAAAAAB9g/az0VZDOz57U/s320/May%2B27%252C%2B2011%2B009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611357540383497250" /></a><br /><br />Here is the big block cut into four. <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rwl4YbmOdd0/Td-LrLxfvkI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/9A-NinJHIb8/s1600/May%2B27%252C%2B2011%2B010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rwl4YbmOdd0/Td-LrLxfvkI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/9A-NinJHIb8/s320/May%2B27%252C%2B2011%2B010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611357234737954370" /></a><br /><br />I was also getting a pile of pieces that were too short to use that method with. It took longer to make the individual half square blocks, but I love the result. Of course, I ran out of the tan and brown fabric so I had to dye more linen and of course it did not come out the same color as the previous fabric, but that was ok. It just added more interest. So by end of day Saturday I had 19 out of 25 blocks done. The blocks measured 18" X 18 1/2" before they were sewed together.<br />Sunday I was up early again and finished up the blocks and sewed the top together. I dyed the fabric for the back, planted my canna rizomes and call it a day at 8 PM.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-av5g_zRSH5k/TeTQ4nUWchI/AAAAAAAAB-I/dbJ-4u2Psx4/s1600/May%2B31%252C%2B2011%2B003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-av5g_zRSH5k/TeTQ4nUWchI/AAAAAAAAB-I/dbJ-4u2Psx4/s320/May%2B31%252C%2B2011%2B003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612840706656072210" /></a><br /><br />Here we are on Monday about noon all pin basted and ready to quilt. I have so many quilts pinned basted that I did not have enough pins to finish this job so I found another quilt that is mostly quilted and took a bunch of pins out of it. I guess I really need to get some quilting done!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x56YITmKO3w/TeTQUgHQ6_I/AAAAAAAAB-A/hvrZjgOxsA8/s1600/May%2B31%252C%2B2011%2B012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x56YITmKO3w/TeTQUgHQ6_I/AAAAAAAAB-A/hvrZjgOxsA8/s320/May%2B31%252C%2B2011%2B012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612840086246845426" /></a><br /><br />If I would have more time I would quilt this piece using lines, but since I am in a time crunch my usual all over design will have to due. The wedding is June 18th.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AjeJsazayNw/TeTPHZd000I/AAAAAAAAB94/FPfyiSDWXm4/s1600/May%2B31%252C%2B2011%2B016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AjeJsazayNw/TeTPHZd000I/AAAAAAAAB94/FPfyiSDWXm4/s320/May%2B31%252C%2B2011%2B016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612838761612497730" /></a><br /><br />I will be working on this hard every night after work and my goal is to have it done early next week. I will post the completed quilt.patty a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-84988960620733202252011-05-22T02:06:00.000-04:002011-05-22T02:06:00.570-04:00Liberated FinishFinally! I might be the last one to finish, but I'm ok if I'm last. I'm finished and it feels great. I really stepped out of my box on this project. It stretched my imagination and my skills, both machine piecing and hand quilting. Thank you Tonya, for inspiring me and for everyone's kind comments along the way. It really meant a lot to me.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x4pxDgzLywc/TdilqzuwAAI/AAAAAAAACds/a6WieoWyIvE/s1600/lib_am_finish.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x4pxDgzLywc/TdilqzuwAAI/AAAAAAAACds/a6WieoWyIvE/s320/lib_am_finish.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I used a stack of hand dyes for the stars, some with black centers and some with the colors. The blacks I used are different brands and shades.<br />
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</div>I chose the word Thrive as I knew this was going to be a special piece for me. I never liked the word 'survivor' after dealing with breast cancer, I think 'thriver' is a better word. So my quilt says "Thrive" I think that's the only way to live. Surviving sounds like you are just getting by, Thriving sounds so proactive, so positive. It sounds like you are making things happen!<br />
Thanks to everyone!<br />
SharonSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12037415376456508137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-39631200556718478422011-05-18T12:21:00.003-04:002011-05-18T12:29:36.627-04:00Heavy metal/hard rock quiltI needed to make a quilt that had a heavy metal/hard rock vibe to it. When I was out at Miller's Dry Good May 6th and 7th working I scoured the place for fabric that I thought would work. I snagged this flame fabric when a customer brought it to my cutting counter. I bought the 3 yards that were left. It was pretty cool and would add a little color to what was going to be a dark quilt. I also found a guitar fabric with a gray background and black guitars (forgot to take a picture, but you can see it in one of the pictures below - with the wreath design over the guitar it makes the guitar look like the end of the guitar is an ax. Very metal!) I was looking for skull fabric, but the lovely woman that is the assistant manager said in her sweet voice "we don't buy that type of fabric." I had a good laugh and the Amish women were chucking at me!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Myby1ugUzDQ/TckmT86BEDI/AAAAAAAAB2o/sFX60vFqHNA/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Myby1ugUzDQ/TckmT86BEDI/AAAAAAAAB2o/sFX60vFqHNA/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605053335448129586" /></a><br /><br />I started this quilt Sunday morning about 7:30 a.m. Here is the center. I used the Decolorant product that I bought at the Sewing and Quilting Expo in Cleveland a couple of months ago. It turned out ok, but I think I should have put the product on a little heavier. I used a stencil I had picked up cheap last year for the letters.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w3ZxClBm9lk/TcklL-NYV-I/AAAAAAAAB2g/nf-J5U5HBn0/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w3ZxClBm9lk/TcklL-NYV-I/AAAAAAAAB2g/nf-J5U5HBn0/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605052098847201250" /></a><br /><br />I decided to start out with approximately yard long pieces. I took the guitar and flame fabric, layered them (about a 12" wide piece) and double cut them, switched the pieces up and sewed them together. This was all improv piecing. I headed back into my fabric storage room to see if I could find anything else that would fit the theme of this piece. Score! I found some guitars on a black backgound, some fabric with Asian writing, and black sheet music fabric - perfect! I also had planned on using the fabric with words on it that are related to guitars so thank goodness for a stash and collecting music fabric!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HFJwS5UuMGs/TckkM7a3hNI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/1zLp97r2myI/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HFJwS5UuMGs/TckkM7a3hNI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/1zLp97r2myI/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605051015766705362" /></a><br /><br />All the pieces are layed out so now it was a matter of sewing and fitting them together.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0mdrXwXY2tY/Tckj4LviAhI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/zFdby9aFZcM/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0mdrXwXY2tY/Tckj4LviAhI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/zFdby9aFZcM/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605050659371090450" /></a><br /><br />Here is the top finished. It turned out 63.25" x 76.5". I had it done by 1 P.M. Sunday.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DVm2wvkvopo/TckizqrcBII/AAAAAAAAB2I/MaNUVM48nD0/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DVm2wvkvopo/TckizqrcBII/AAAAAAAAB2I/MaNUVM48nD0/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605049482264446082" /></a><br /><br />I had this gray music print in my stash that I got off the discount shelf when it was marked down again for just a few dollars a yard - its nice stuff too so I thought it would be a good backing fabric. Since I could not find any skull fabric for the front, I decided to put a strip of my "Quilting Pirates" when I joined the gray backing fabric together. I think it adds an edgyness and humor to the quilt. I had the quilt pin basted by 4 P.M. Sunday. I then went outside and did 2 hours of yardwork - weed wacked, mowed, and trimmed a tree.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bv-Z9ahGbDc/TckhlK0d_FI/AAAAAAAAB2A/F6YAJuD4H5w/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bv-Z9ahGbDc/TckhlK0d_FI/AAAAAAAAB2A/F6YAJuD4H5w/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605048133682592850" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mDDzogH7FyE/Tckhduu5dwI/AAAAAAAAB14/5XoW1QHStwk/s1600/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mDDzogH7FyE/Tckhduu5dwI/AAAAAAAAB14/5XoW1QHStwk/s320/May%2B9.%2B%252C2011%2B017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605048005883950850" /></a><br /><br />After a focused week of intense quilting I completed the quilt. <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dt2T7O-0yPE/TckhJS9n1GI/AAAAAAAAB1w/3XMq9fde4ak/s1600/May%2B10%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dt2T7O-0yPE/TckhJS9n1GI/AAAAAAAAB1w/3XMq9fde4ak/s320/May%2B10%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605047654832133218" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rF5B45UMqhk/TdENPq76VnI/AAAAAAAAB3s/VeUejfhuPyY/s1600/May%2B16%252C%2B2011%2B007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rF5B45UMqhk/TdENPq76VnI/AAAAAAAAB3s/VeUejfhuPyY/s320/May%2B16%252C%2B2011%2B007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607277573927753330" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szenRSDBRQ0/TdENGJhNGnI/AAAAAAAAB3k/49wAHiWMbVQ/s1600/May%2B16%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szenRSDBRQ0/TdENGJhNGnI/AAAAAAAAB3k/49wAHiWMbVQ/s320/May%2B16%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607277410338544242" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVsJQZpvQ8A/TdEM8PEDOFI/AAAAAAAAB3c/DqPDtDBKu_k/s1600/May%2B16%252C%2B2011%2B009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVsJQZpvQ8A/TdEM8PEDOFI/AAAAAAAAB3c/DqPDtDBKu_k/s320/May%2B16%252C%2B2011%2B009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607277240028182610" /></a>patty a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-77161839700655459042011-05-03T04:26:00.002-04:002011-05-03T04:30:32.058-04:00Majestic Mountain - Double bed size quilt<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qjFIEdA7ikY/Tb-8dT3YyLI/AAAAAAAABVA/Rb7MZ6g8eW4/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qjFIEdA7ikY/Tb-8dT3YyLI/AAAAAAAABVA/Rb7MZ6g8eW4/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602403673206999218" /></a>kwiltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804825387896600172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-79830219778072068342011-04-06T20:29:00.002-04:002011-04-06T20:29:59.681-04:00New Quilt StartedI pulled some solid fabric strips and started a liberated Amish double nine patch<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Shine" is quilted, bound and DONE! This was my first quilt for the Lib Amish Get Together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't belive it's taken me a year to get this done. I just couldn't decide how I wanted to quilt this. I finally took my inspiration from antique Amish quilts (should be a no-brainer, right?) and machine-quilted triple diagonal lines. Free-hand, of course. I was liberated enough to use my sewing machine, or it would be a realllllly loooong time before this got finished . . . hee hee!</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't measure anything, and I didn't stress about it. It only took me a few hours to get this done, once I got going. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like this quilt. I think it finally came together just right.</div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-36648955461098212272011-03-14T14:36:00.007-04:002011-03-14T14:43:01.944-04:00Making progressI thought I would post a few pictures of the front and back as I am deep in the throws of free motion quilting the improv quilt. I need to have it quilted and bound by March 22 and I think I am going to make it. I have about 75% of the center quilted, then it will be onto the borders.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5b9pKTWDUqk/TX5hANGIFPI/AAAAAAAABn8/VpaREt42M-8/s1600/dec%2B2%2B109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5b9pKTWDUqk/TX5hANGIFPI/AAAAAAAABn8/VpaREt42M-8/s320/dec%2B2%2B109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584007244129244402" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JrN-3xqTnK0/TX5g3BxljBI/AAAAAAAABn0/5EUvlyhaivY/s1600/dec%2B2%2B118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JrN-3xqTnK0/TX5g3BxljBI/AAAAAAAABn0/5EUvlyhaivY/s320/dec%2B2%2B118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584007086471482386" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RuE7opcSDEk/TX5gtg3ooeI/AAAAAAAABns/ns3lhxoKphM/s1600/dec%2B2%2B128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RuE7opcSDEk/TX5gtg3ooeI/AAAAAAAABns/ns3lhxoKphM/s320/dec%2B2%2B128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584006923019657698" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Vp8DDwcc2A/TX5glTCYzdI/AAAAAAAABnk/NwhxZqqLCLI/s1600/dec%2B2%2B129.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Vp8DDwcc2A/TX5glTCYzdI/AAAAAAAABnk/NwhxZqqLCLI/s320/dec%2B2%2B129.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584006781867707858" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BAlD3vSJ84w/TX5gcjdVPLI/AAAAAAAABnc/HDbpI2vTmYA/s1600/dec%2B2%2B130.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BAlD3vSJ84w/TX5gcjdVPLI/AAAAAAAABnc/HDbpI2vTmYA/s320/dec%2B2%2B130.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584006631656864946" /></a>patty a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-89859650042643662492011-02-28T12:00:00.005-05:002011-02-28T12:14:10.807-05:00Improv quiltA friend of mine, K, decided at the last minute she would like a quilt for her daughter. K picked out the colors and saw a quilt in the direction she wanted this one to head. We shopped in my stash and found everything except the light red fabric which K bought. It will be used for the binding also. The blocks were made by making a large (about 28" across) log cabin block and then I cut them into quarters. I did all the cutting and sewing; K did the designing and pressing.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zjmDBS9rILA/TWvVNtN0FZI/AAAAAAAABkc/_R971lc8UXw/s1600/dec%2B2%2B073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zjmDBS9rILA/TWvVNtN0FZI/AAAAAAAABkc/_R971lc8UXw/s320/dec%2B2%2B073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578786994881041810" /></a><br /><br />The borders on two sides are just pinned to the design wall<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9V0uOc4EYwA/TWvU9S00O3I/AAAAAAAABkU/YjlyDl3_RXk/s1600/dec%2B2%2B087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9V0uOc4EYwA/TWvU9S00O3I/AAAAAAAABkU/YjlyDl3_RXk/s320/dec%2B2%2B087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578786712918965106" /></a><br /><br />Pinned basted and ready for me to free motion quilt it.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h1oFaMj4mv0/TWJZyA2zToI/AAAAAAAABis/peJsrIVmzt0/s1600/dec%2B2%2B103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h1oFaMj4mv0/TWJZyA2zToI/AAAAAAAABis/peJsrIVmzt0/s320/dec%2B2%2B103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576118004396281474" /></a><br /><br />Here is the pieced strip we made for the back. This is a queen sized quilt.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wKW3FShroNI/TWJZgLDqvsI/AAAAAAAABik/uAIt5VWzvs4/s1600/dec%2B2%2B105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wKW3FShroNI/TWJZgLDqvsI/AAAAAAAABik/uAIt5VWzvs4/s320/dec%2B2%2B105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576117697896955586" /></a><br /><br />Here is the quilting on the back and front. I am using the same color in the bobbin as the top thread. <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kcv50BEgBI/TWuVAplOS8I/AAAAAAAABkM/JcWGibI3b9U/s1600/dec%2B2%2B116.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kcv50BEgBI/TWuVAplOS8I/AAAAAAAABkM/JcWGibI3b9U/s320/dec%2B2%2B116.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578716401823009730" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mrl3Eikv0Ys/TWuU1aZ9EFI/AAAAAAAABkE/amIPF2tzr48/s1600/dec%2B2%2B117.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mrl3Eikv0Ys/TWuU1aZ9EFI/AAAAAAAABkE/amIPF2tzr48/s320/dec%2B2%2B117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578716208770650194" /></a><br /><br />I need to have the quilting done by March 14.patty a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-28716102965504243642011-02-06T05:18:00.000-05:002011-02-06T05:18:21.790-05:00Is it done ?Or is it boring, I just don't know. Here it is:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happy I managed to continue the shape of one of the triangles in the binding:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought about adding another layer of machine quilting in another colour or maybe adding shapes of triangles hand quilted with thicker thread... but I really don't know. I don't want to 'overdo' it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for your suggestions !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heidi</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-83907321478515128112011-01-29T18:46:00.003-05:002011-01-29T18:51:45.210-05:00Plaidtastic, quilted, bound and done!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8i8F8C1jvv8/TUSnDIBVThI/AAAAAAAAC2s/Gwb_p5hj3x4/s1600/DSCF1027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567758711471296018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8i8F8C1jvv8/TUSnDIBVThI/AAAAAAAAC2s/Gwb_p5hj3x4/s400/DSCF1027.JPG" border="0" /></a> Inspired by Amish designs, driven to wonkiness, with a splash of batiks, and quilted with the spirit of Gee's Bend, it's plaidtastic!<br /><div></div>comicbookladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208143726952477153noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-84421048126685350502011-01-17T19:25:00.005-05:002011-01-17T19:40:45.175-05:00Liberated me!!!!!!!It all started with a request for help from a young mother in making a quilt similiar to this one.<br /><br /> I tried the technique here- sewing together strips, cutting the triangles and putting together the hexagon. It worked and I added end triangles to make it a rectangle. This will be for big brother.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTfTfDXmPI/AAAAAAAAFA0/4kal2wL4aE4/s1600/2011_0116hexagon0006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563316965555542258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTfTfDXmPI/AAAAAAAAFA0/4kal2wL4aE4/s400/2011_0116hexagon0006.JPG" /></a> Then I had leftovers............so i became liberated and pieced this for the little guys' doll.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTfAQxgBtI/AAAAAAAAFAs/sUllL1QaPAk/s1600/2011_0116hexagon0012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563316635304986322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTfAQxgBtI/AAAAAAAAFAs/sUllL1QaPAk/s400/2011_0116hexagon0012.JPG" /></a> I could do the technique, so then tackled the baby quilt. The mom bought the fabrics and I added some yellows to brighten it all up.</div><div> </div><div>This one will remain in the hexagon shape - something different.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTetBmi8kI/AAAAAAAAFAk/uGZzVMcr_fU/s1600/2011_0116hexagon0013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563316304814993986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTetBmi8kI/AAAAAAAAFAk/uGZzVMcr_fU/s400/2011_0116hexagon0013.JPG" /></a> Once again - leftovers!!!!!!!!!</div><div> </div><div>This will be the crib quilt.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTeVfFgU5I/AAAAAAAAFAc/IE7FICSdLrE/s1600/2011_0117crib0002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563315900412613522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6mNKPLZlPnU/TTTeVfFgU5I/AAAAAAAAFAc/IE7FICSdLrE/s400/2011_0117crib0002.JPG" /></a> I really enjoyed using what I had and trying to get a rectangle out of cut off triangle pieces......</div><div> </div><div>There is NO MORE fabric.........this is it!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17357348186362823425noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-42725387335181964842011-01-12T11:08:00.000-05:002011-01-12T11:08:42.571-05:00No Words Necessary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-5zEKON0VEs/S8RzJD2ILiI/AAAAAAAAArU/KxVgftLctCc/s1600/20100410_0389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-5zEKON0VEs/S8RzJD2ILiI/AAAAAAAAArU/KxVgftLctCc/s320/20100410_0389.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I believe this fabric might have been from the 80s. I had a whole bolt of it. Needless to say the rest of the bolt went in the trash.<br />
One thing for sure I will really give black fabric a good test before I use any of it again.<br />
I think I will see if I can quilt NO WORDS and just use it as a wall hanging once in a while. With a big label on the back to never ever wash it.<br />
I wouldn't bother but this is the first Challenge I ever entered and my first Liberated Quilt and I hate to lose it.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674847522230123039noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-81859721552379057052011-01-11T19:13:00.000-05:002011-01-11T19:13:55.568-05:00Sad NewsChristmas 2009 I made a quilt for my Son in Law. He is a huge GA Bulldog fan. When my Daughter washed it for the first time disaster struck. The black I used for the inner border just fell apart.<br />
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</div>Well, this is a sad enough by itself but the real problem is I made my Liberated Amish quilt from the same black fabric.<br />
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</div>I can't believe I didn't notice the fabric was rotten. <br />
I guess procrastinating isn't all bad because at least I haven't quilted it yet.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674847522230123039noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-36280440958467675012011-01-11T17:15:00.014-05:002011-09-25T17:09:54.547-04:00Day Dreams<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aAsBxoiWkeM/TSzMT8A-ixI/AAAAAAAADAE/8fWs1bIA4mQ/s1600/Dreams+Night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aAsBxoiWkeM/TSzMT8A-ixI/AAAAAAAADAE/8fWs1bIA4mQ/s640/Dreams+Night.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Last weekend I completed side two of of my Day and Night Quilt. The words have been pieced for five months but life got in the way and my sewing machine had to wait. I am so pleased to finally have the second side finished. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aAsBxoiWkeM/TSzMWGBYIGI/AAAAAAAADAI/N-rX1RznKUc/s1600/Day+Dreams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aAsBxoiWkeM/TSzMWGBYIGI/AAAAAAAADAI/N-rX1RznKUc/s640/Day+Dreams.jpg" width="547" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next weekend I will start machine quilting this twin sized quilt. Hopefully side A and side B will line up easily when I baste them together. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This has been a fun project to work on. I love having a chance to let my imagination run wild. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Warm wishes from snowy Wisconsin! Chris Daly</div></div>Chris Dalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01138384200981501305noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-19890467260440900172010-12-23T09:34:00.015-05:002010-12-23T09:53:52.455-05:00Finally getting around to posting theseI made quilts this past fall for a fellow and his wife who were expecting twin girls. The fellow's mother had save a lot of his clothes - baseball t-shirts, jeans, a favorite pair of Michael Jordan shorts, etc. I made two quilts - one for each girl out of these items. Here are pictures of one of the quilts in process. They were a lot of fun to make and the father was thrilled with the results.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNhOgN6LMI/AAAAAAAABVs/xc-zV-kOXmY/s1600/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNhOgN6LMI/AAAAAAAABVs/xc-zV-kOXmY/s320/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553889667272289474" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgcBkmAaI/AAAAAAAABVk/oGf1zxm0fZk/s1600/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgcBkmAaI/AAAAAAAABVk/oGf1zxm0fZk/s320/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553888800052478370" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgUuf1NJI/AAAAAAAABVc/qe_3AOJKv0U/s1600/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgUuf1NJI/AAAAAAAABVc/qe_3AOJKv0U/s320/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553888674673144978" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgMBe7NFI/AAAAAAAABVU/IOknvQz8Vzc/s1600/Jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgMBe7NFI/AAAAAAAABVU/IOknvQz8Vzc/s320/Jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553888525150794834" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgEI8VzbI/AAAAAAAABVM/PWQaV9fGbYE/s1600/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNgEI8VzbI/AAAAAAAABVM/PWQaV9fGbYE/s320/jean%2Bquilt%2Bprocess%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553888389714267570" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNf3_biHeI/AAAAAAAABVE/5vsyEGJ-iCo/s1600/jean%2Bquilts%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNf3_biHeI/AAAAAAAABVE/5vsyEGJ-iCo/s320/jean%2Bquilts%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553888181002313186" /></a><br /><br />These are also for the twin girls. Their father is a huge Notre Dame fan which explains the colors. I rough cut the centers then just started improvising. I ripped the strips for the logs and then trimmed them with the rotary cutter as I pieced them together. I think orginally we were suppose to use just sissors - oops I'm bad! I was pleased with the way these came out and so was the father.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNfBd0d92I/AAAAAAAABU8/HL9Y6wUi3RA/s1600/August%2B30%2B011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNfBd0d92I/AAAAAAAABU8/HL9Y6wUi3RA/s320/August%2B30%2B011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553887244267157346" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNe1dYJnyI/AAAAAAAABU0/W7QE-DkPoas/s1600/Sept%2B7%2B001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNe1dYJnyI/AAAAAAAABU0/W7QE-DkPoas/s320/Sept%2B7%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553887037989953314" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNem0ZRPUI/AAAAAAAABUs/Gm0ld3ogKuY/s1600/Sept%2B7%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNem0ZRPUI/AAAAAAAABUs/Gm0ld3ogKuY/s320/Sept%2B7%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553886786470624578" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNedEP2CcI/AAAAAAAABUk/Pb3uRxnQeFU/s1600/Sept%2B7%2B003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNedEP2CcI/AAAAAAAABUk/Pb3uRxnQeFU/s320/Sept%2B7%2B003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553886618927368642" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNeTaC8vgI/AAAAAAAABUc/Z_fAAKGbQNs/s1600/Sept%2B8%2B001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNeTaC8vgI/AAAAAAAABUc/Z_fAAKGbQNs/s320/Sept%2B8%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553886452980170242" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNeHH4zwnI/AAAAAAAABUU/aGssnSh7xEE/s1600/Sept%2B8%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mledebh5eCA/TRNeHH4zwnI/AAAAAAAABUU/aGssnSh7xEE/s320/Sept%2B8%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553886241947370098" /></a><br /><br />Have a happy and safe holiday!patty a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519971608620748480.post-59126720727898202452010-12-21T08:01:00.000-05:002010-12-21T08:01:41.606-05:00Merry Christmas.. and a Wip and a finish :-)<br />
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Here's my finished test piece for ( still ) the first challenge<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's a bit of 'Befreite Dreiecke' showing my machine quilting . I think it will be 2011 when I'll finish it..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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and this is a small present on it's way to France<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heidi</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4