Category Archive: quilts

2015
09/25

Category:
farming
Life
quilts
Sewing

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Fallen deer and ?sewing

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Last night at dusk, we found we had a dead deer by the driveway.   So this morning we made many phone calls while government departments passed the buck and gave us wrong phone numbers.  The wildlife people won’t come out unless it was poached.   Now how would I know that?  Well, they could come inspect and if was an attempted poach, they would take it, but if not, they would leave it.   Seemed like a waste of my tax dollars.

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We finally had someone tell us that while it is on our property, no one will touch it.  Move it off the property and they have to deal with it.  So DH took it up to the corner where the school bus turns around and another neighbor reported it.   They probably didn’t want school children seeing it as it was removed.

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So after a workout, cleaning, and making a meal, there wasn’t a lot of my day left.    I started to make this cute little quilt, but stopped when I couldn’t find my roll of double stick stuff that I just purchased.   I need it to do eyes, wings, etc.  And this is how UFOs happen.

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So I moved on and cut out 4 doll raincoats.   Once cut out, I should be able to get them all done in the coming week.  The plastic is really cute tweety bird fabric that I think was intended for children.   I am lining it with solid yellow.

Have a great Saturday and I’ll see you back here Sunday evening.

2015
09/24

Category:
farming
Life
quilts

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Day at the fair

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We did make it to the fair today!.   Fairs are so busy and fun that I forget to take photos.

 

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First we headed to the quilts.   These were my favorites

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Then it was off to the sales pavilion where I found this interesting DVD

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And Bill found this ratchet pruning shears

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Our last stop was to see the sheep.   I picked up this  card and sample of wool because the sheep was so cute and small and with all the talk about the sheep, totally forgot to take his photo.

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We came home and just about dark – after I thought we were stood up, the men who wanted these two sheep actually showed up for them.   It was a good day.

2015
09/20

Category:
quilts

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It’s FINISHED!

 

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I have finished this quilt and can not move on to making more flimsies.   That is the part of quilt making that I really enjoy.

2015
09/18

Category:
Life
quilts

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Machine issues

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Front and back of the quilt.   It still needs to be squared up and bound, then washed.   At 77″ square, it is large, and someone who has lost their home will be happy to cuddle up in it.

The machine had issues which I tried to fix with the technician on the phone, but didn’t succeed, so will need a service call.

I wish for all of you a wonderful, restful day, tomorrow.

 

 

 

2015
09/17

Category:
Life
quilts

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4H quilt machine issues

 

IMG_3224Today was spent getting the machine set up and quilting the pink 4H quilt.   Everything went fine for the first half of the quilt.   Then on the first half of the next row, the machine decided to jump, not once, but 3  times.   So I spent 3 hours removing all those stitches and either tomorrow or Sunday, I will tackle the quilting once again.   And people have said to me, “you have a computerized machine – that makes it easy as it does it for you.”   I just smile while they show how little they know.

2015
09/16

Category:
quilts
spinning

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A lovely afternoon

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After gym today, a friend came over and we went over some quilts she wants to make/have quilted for the displaced people in Eastern WA.    It truly was a lovely afternoon and as you know, the topic is never strictly adhered to, so she updated me on some things in Australia.

She is working with a 4H group over in Eastern WA that will be handing the quilts directly to the recipients.  Some of them are also involved in learning to sew a quilt top.   A 13-year-old girl sewed this one together.   It is roughly 80″ square (before quilting)    I have sewn the back together and mounted as much as I can.   It is large enough I had to preshrink a new piece of batting.   Knowing this particular batting shrinks a fair amount, I didn’t want to take the chance of quilting it without preshrinking the batt.

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Here is a loom that I was given.   It will sit until I have a reasonable amount of time to figure out what is what.   Or until Mary comes over and insists we figure it out.

2015
09/14

Category:
food
Life
quilts

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“Warm Wishes” completed

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“Warm wishes” has been completed.

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The quilting is quite simple but looks nice on it.

Mary and I spent the afternoon at the sewing center learning about the new machines and other products and we came home empty handed!

Tomorrow I will be back to finishing the grapes.  After using all our will power to keep from making a purchase, I was just too tired tonight to finish them.

2015
09/09

Category:
Life
quilts

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Making lemonade

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The quilt is quilted!.   It still needs binding. IMG_3169 I encountered a small problem with the machine jamming at one point which put this small hole in the backing.   There is too much work and fabric involved to just toss it.  So then I had to think creatively.

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 I mended the hole and then used the 3 remaining blocks and put little pockets on the back side.   They are real pockets which are open on one side.  And the bottom photo is the real color of this quilt backing.

2015
09/07

Category:
Life
quilts

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Snowman “warm wishes” flimsy

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Continuing from yesterday, I sewed the blocks into rows and then

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the rows together to make the quilt flimsy.  The line of red you see hanging from the top is the binding.   I’m hoping to find time to quilt and bind this before the weekend so it can go to someone who needs it.

But you can see what a fast and easy quilt this is.   The blocks are 6″ which is part of the reason it is fast.  This particular quilt measures 58 x 69″ which is a very good size for wrapping in or crawling under for a nap.    I do hope some of you will soon have one to show us.

2015
09/06

Category:
Life
quilts

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A new start

I’ve been looking for something that goes together quickly that I can make for the displaced people in the eastern part of my state.   I have made this in baby sizes before, but this time I want to make one larger.   It is called “Warm Wishes” and it looks like more work than it is.    There are several sizes on the net or you can do your own size. The secret to it looking like more work is in how the blocks are turned as the blocks are all the same size.

IMG_3153OK, I cut all the strips according to the instructions and sewed these 3 colors together selvage to selvage.  Can you see how the lower one bows?   That is because I should have sewed down one side and up the other side instead of starting both from the same side.   Starting every other row from the other end will keep your strips straight.    I sewed all my sets of 3 then

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started cutting them into blocks.   Now they are all cut out and next time I come to sew I can sew them together.

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See how the one color surrounds the print and the other color is at the other end of that block.

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Now you can start to see the pattern start to develop.   Next time, I come to sew, I will sew these squares into rows and then the rows together.   Then I will be ready for borders.   Who is sewing with me?