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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
It's All Up From Here
It's all about Up From Here. I think I'm making that my personal motto. Last Saturday, after some marathon piecing, I was able to finish the Up From Here quilt top, part of a quilt along being hosted by Roseanne and Sue at Home Sewn By Us. I am cheering like a true Mountaineer fan at this top finish, though no couches were burned (if you get that joke).
Friday, July 20, 2018
SS Playtime Plus--Finished
I have to admit this quilt has been finished for weeks now, just waiting for me to talk about it. This is my finish for Sandra at mmm!quilts Playtime Plus QAL. I call it the SS Playtime Plus, short for Sexy Sophisticated Playtime Plus. Red, black and white are just timeless classic colors.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
I Joined a QAL
This may or may not surprise you, but I have decided to join in on a quilt along. I have not been sewing full steam ahead now for almost three weeks (maybe four). Life has thrown a major curve ball that has left me feeling a bit empty and my head is spinning. I've been focusing on me and decided that this QAL with Roseanne and Sue at Home Sewn By Us is exactly what I needed. There are really no rules, no time frame to finish and three quilts to choose from. I will be making the Up From Here modern quilt because, well...I need everything to be up from here. Seems fitting.
I decided from the get go this will be a quilt that I will sell. With fall right around the corner, I decided to go with the colors of the WV Mountaineers, blue and gold. This would make someone a fun football quilt. I took to Facebook to take a poll on which color version people liked better, more blue or more gold.
I actually found myself drawn to the one of the right, more gold. But almost overwhelmingly, people like the one on the left better. The people spoke and so I sew on.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Fireburst Mystery Quilt--Flying Geese and Square in a Square
Happy July 1st to everyone! It's time to get cracking on the next set of instructions on the Fireburst Mystery Quilt. In just a few days, here in the United States fireworks will be lighting up the sky in celebration of our independence so think of this as a small show of sparklers in preparation for our New Years fireworks.
This month we will be making a few flying geese units and a (yes one) square in a square unit. That's not so bad, right?