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The Great Granny Along

Are any of you taking part in the Great Granny Along? 

 Lori over at Bee in My Bonnet, and Jodi at Pleasant Home are hosting the Great Granny Along...

I seem to be going with a more subdued color scheme than a lot of the folks participating, and I'm not sure how I'm liking mine.  We'll see when I get all the blocks sewn together. 

The blocks are easy to make, and a great way to use scraps.

There is a Flickr Group here, with lots of fun blocks.  It's not too late to join!

Babies, babies, everywhere!

It seems like all I've been sewing lately is baby quilts...

 Baby boy quilt top, made with Moda's Max and Whiskers.  Also need to make one for his twin brother, and then get them quilted and off to their new home in northern Minnesota.

 Baby girl rag quilt, made for baby Kendra, daughter of a co-worker.  I had to re-sew a bunch of the seams, as after it was washed and dried, several of them had opened up.  I've never had this happen before on a rag quilt, but I'm thinking I was a little short in some of the seam allowances.  And while I love the front of this one, I must say the back of it is ugly.  Too ugly to post a picture...... :)

 Owl's on a limb, also for a co-worker, for baby Sophie.  I will be quilting it soon.  I don't think this picture is true to color, the grays are definitely gray in person, and they do not have a purple tint to them. 

My original design.  I will post more pictures after it's quilted.

We are off to Tennessee later this afternoon.  Helping son #2 find an apartment.  Lots of driving, and probably no stopping to look at fabric.  I'm afraid it will be no Hancocks of Paducah this trip.... :(

See you next week!

Happy 4th of July!



Wishing you all a very Happy 4th of July!  Stay cool!  Today also happens to be my birthday, and I will be celebrating with my family.

Blocks 2, 3 & 4

It's probably time for an update with my Beginners Quilt-Along blocks.  Ok, so they downloaded in random order.  The aqua and red one is week #3.

This one in the grass is week A#4.

 And here is week #2.

I also decided to start one in Christmas fabric.  I am thinking it will make a nice Christmas gift.  Here is week #4 in Christmas fabric. 

And here's the link to the Quilt A-long.  It's not too late to join in! 

Happy Monday!



Finished Doll Quilt & something to share

I quilted the tumbler doll quilt, put the binding on it, and here it is.

 

Here's a close-up of my 2 favorite fabrics

The cream background with the blue and purple flowers and the one just to the right of it,  with the purple background and the blue, green and pink flowers.  Both of them are "vintage" and came to me in a bag of scraps that my neighbor gave me.   

 

And speaking of "vintage" fabric, I was the lucky recipient of a whole box recently.  Mostly half yard pieces or smaller.  I just wanted to share one of them with you today....... it made me smile.

This says 1950's to me.  I think this fabric would make a really cute little bag.  I love the poodle, the Eiffel tower, and the bicycles...  I'll share some of the others some other time!

Beginners Quilt-Along

Although I don't really think of myself as a beginner, I thought it would be fun to participate:

I figured the blocks would be fairly easy to make, and if I'm making a block every week, I'd have enough for an entire quilt in no time!  This is my block for Week #1.  Maybe I should have used fabrics that contrasted more.  I'm gonna stick with this one, I guess.  I am about a week behind, and will get Week #2's block done in the next day or two.  I seem to have a lot of "random" fat quarter bundles, and I thought it might be a good way to use one of them up. 

I'm also working on a doll quilt.  My favorite local quilt shop owner has put out a request for doll quilts for 18" dolls.  It was requested of her by the local shelter.  They have started a project - they give all girls that are removed from their homes a doll, clothes for the doll, and a quilt.  I should make some doll clothes as well, but thought I'd start with a quilt. 

I decided it would be a chance to make a tumbler quilt - might as well start small and see how it goes.  I had cut a lot of these small tumblers right after I got the die for my AccuQuilt.  I used a lot of vintage fabric scraps that I had on hand.  I think my 2 favorites are on the left in the photo above - the second fabric from the bottom left hand corner - it's purple with the blue and green flowers, and also the one directly above it. 

I'll be sure and show a picture when it's finished!