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A New Twist
As I have mentioned once or twice before, it is raining babies in my life. Twin girls were born last week in Los Angeles who are patiently waiting for quilts. Fueled by ice coffee and the fear of drowning in fabric, I managed to knock out this little number this evening. There is a tuck on the seersucker side that needs to get reworked, but otherwise it is pretty much done. The twins’ mother made her feelings about pink pretty clear, so I picked up this awesome seersucker at Purl. It is made up of red, yellow and blue stripes. I backed it with a solid white and quilted it with the painted yellow thread. As for the quilting design, I traced the center of the flower...
Read MoreQuilt Action Shots – Part V
Here is sweet Erol, napping with his new quilt. He is only a week old but already an accomplished model.
Read MoreSomething A Little Different
On this muggy, no rainy, now sunny Father’s Day, I am off to visit with a very new father and his brandy new son. His son Erol is a week old today – he came just in time to make this Father’s Day pretty special. Erol’s arrival gave me the perfect kick in the butt to try something I had been sitting on for a while. Ever since I bought the lovely painted yellow thread, I have wanted to try a really simple quilt using it for the quilting. And use it I did. I took two yards of Alexander Henry’s “Fishies” and two yards of white, and quilted them together with a nice thin batting. I sewed all three layers together, with the rights...
Read MoreWeekend Update
This is just a quick post to show off some of my weekend projects. Friday night I put together the baby quilt. All it needs is a little binding. I am really happy with how it looks. And after way too long, I finally sewed new bedroom curtains. I had my eye on the Notari pale blue print for a long while and was able to purchase it last week. I simply hemmed the sides, top and bottom and then picked up some ring clips for the top. Now I just need some cute tie backs and I will be all set....
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