WOW - how time flies! I guess it's because I've been kind of busy - what with my one job winding down, and my time with Freeda ramping up, it seems like there just aren't enough hours in the day right now. I'm not complaining - it's just the way it is . . . Saturdays are a great day to be long arming at Addies - tho to be honest, not the most productive day for quilting - but a great day for talking with potential customers and just hanging out in a really awesome space!
The "monster quilt" - this is absolutely the cutest quilt I have had the pleasure of working on. Rose is giving it to her grandson - what a lucky boy! I'm pretty sure this is a
Sue Garman quilt that was sold as a block of the month a few years ago.
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| Rose's Monster Quilt (Sue Garman Pattern) |
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| Close up of one monster - each square was quilted differently |
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| Another close up of a monster |
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| Rose's Monster Quilt - borders and blocks |
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| Rose's Monster Quilt - Borders |
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| Rose's Monster Quilt - hanging out with Freeda |
This next quilt has the most amazing story - it was pieced by Barbara for her granddaughter- her first quilt ever - and she's 87 years young! Barbara was so pleased with the quilting - I'm pretty sure she's caught the quilting bug like the rest of us so I expect to see more from her!
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| Barbara's First Quilt - hanging with Freeda |
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| Barbara's First Quilt - Terry Twists in the 9-patch squares |
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| Barbara's First Quilt - large squares - leaves and flowers |
And speaking of first quilts, my sister made a quilt last year using fabric from her kids clothing, husbands shirts, etc. using the mile-a-minute piecing technique on Edith's blog (
(Mile a Minute tutorial) - and yes, this was also her first quilt . . .
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| Janice's Mile-a-Minute - hanging out in Victoria, BC |
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| Janice's Mile-a-Minute - close up free hand quilting |
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| Janice's Mile-a-Minute - colours of the coast |
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| Janice's Mile-a-Minute - close up of back |
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| Janice's Mile-a-Minute - close up of borders |
Pretty great quilt made of old clothing pieces . . . and a lot of <3 - something that will be treasured!
Have a good week everyone - and by the way - it's STILL snowing!
1 comment:
Well, I just love everything about Janice's Mile-a-Minute quilt, the treasures of fabric in it, the colours of the accent and borders and back and the quilting is superb. Wonderful job!
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