Bonjour et bienvenue 😊 I'm so glad that you dropped by. For the first time EVER I have a flimsy finish that is on time for a Sew-Along (SAL), Quilt-Along (QAL) or Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) schedule. Most of them become UFO's although a few were finished a short time after.
SAHRR 2026 Finish
I'm so happy to present my finished flimsy. I don't want to keep calling this quilt the SAHRR 2026 quilt, so after some deliberation, it's now the All Grown Up quilt. If you'll remember, the four centre blocks came from the Growing Up QAL with Alida in 2017. So now the quilt is All Grown Up. See, that was another QAL that became a UFO 😉
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| All Grown Up is now a finished flimsy |
What a difference taking a photo in the sun makes! The photo above was taken on a very cloudy day while the one below was taken in the afternoon sunlight. You can even see the shadow of tree branches on the quilt top! The "real" colours are the top photo, more maroon than pink. Once upon a time, these were my favourite colours. I still love them, they're just not my favourite anymore.
Have you noticed the difference between the flimsies, other than the colour? I though that I was finished but I decided to add a narrow maroon strip at the bottom of the quilt. I find that it looks more finished. It's narrower than the other borders because the quilt is long enough!
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| All Grown Up - almost finished. |
Piecing the bottom row
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| Bottom row photo from my previous post |
After my last post, I just had the bottom row to piece together...but I was getting bored 😕 What can I say, I don't like doing things the same way more than once, which is why I don't make big quilts with one block anymore.
I decided to add a horizontally pieced line between the first and second blocks. I had found a gray fabric so I used a small square, as well as some pinks to help pull all of the colours together. After the pineapple block, I used vertical strips of some of those same colours. I couldn't use them all though because the bottom row got too large!😁
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| Bottom row of All Grown Up - shacking things up! |
I'm really happy with my All Grown Up quilt. I'm going to put it aside (but not too far so that I can find it easily again!) and then FMQ it. I'm really hoping to FMQ it this summer or fall because I'm looking forward to cuddling up in it. I also have some great ideas for quilting it!
I have two beautiful appliqué design books, Beautiful Botanicals by Deborah Kemball and Jacobean Rhapsodies by Patricia B Campbell & Mimi Ayars that I love but will not likely use for appliqué, however, what if I used the motifs to FMQ? Doesn't that sound like a great idea? The shapes are fairly simple and they really look amazing together. I'm adding this information in my post so that when I do start quilting it, I'll have written it down and can find it if I forget.😊
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| Jacobean Rhapsodies |
March One Monthly Goal
I almost forgot - finishing the flimsy of my SAHRR is my March One Monthly Goal (OMG). Thanks so much Anne-Marie for the added motivation!
What I learned
- I can finish a SAHRR quilt top on time if I only make one, and it's not too complicated.
- Although the flimsy is finished, I was pretty tired of it - which is why I got creative in the third row!
I'm looking forward to FMQ those nice negative spaces. They are not huge, but big enough to FMQ something interesting!
- I did find those three missing blocks. I'll be adding them to the back of the quilt, when I've found the perfect backing fabric and I'm ready!
- I added a new picture of the quilt in the Project details section because when I linked up, it kept cropping part of the quilt. I really need to remember to post some of the photos with space around them so that they can fit when cropped! Thanks JJ for your help with the photos 😀
- I'm so happy that the flimsy part of this is finished - I have all kinds of projects to get to.
- Spring Fling with Out Of The Box is coming soon, on April 24 - 25. I'll have one new hand-stitched piece for the show and I have a few ideas for pieces that are mostly finished but were never exhibited. Stay tuned for more information!
Related Links
- SAHRR, FMQ, and I Quilted This! March 19, 2026
- Growing SAHRR 2026 Quilt and I Quilted This!, March 12, 2026
- Planning my SAHRR Quilt and I Quilted This!, March 05, 2026
- Project Quilting 17.4 and SAHRR, Round 5, February 22, 2026
- SAHRR Round 4 and I Quilted This! February 11, 2026
- Project Quilting & SAHRR Round 3, February 07, 2026
- A Quilter's Cove QAL Link-up and SAHRR, January 31, 2026
- SAHRR Round 1 - hour-glass block, January 26, 2026
Starting Things and I Quilted This!, January 15, 2026
Linking parties
I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, including the final SAHRR parade! Monday Musings, Design Wall Monday, Sew & Tell,
Put your foot down, Needle & Thread Thursday, Off The Wall Friday, Finished (Or Not) Friday, Patchwork & Quilts, 15 Minutes to Stitch 2026, Oh Scrap!, March Favourite Finish,
Project Details
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All Grown Up flimsy
Created for SAHRR 2026
Size: 49" x 60"
Materials: centre blocks from Growing Up QAL 2017, Kona cottons and scraps
Techniques: piecing
I Quilted This!
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Kat from Scrapbox Quilts finished up quilting a Heartstrings donation quilt as well as making a Lil bear hug quilt. They are so cute.
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| Kat's quilted Heartstring quilt |
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| Kat's latest Lil bear hug quilt |
Frédérique of Quilting Patchwork Appliqué finished her two lovely play mats (tapis d'éveil) for her two brand new grand-nieces. They are so cute. If you're intrigued about how she made them, be sure to read her posts!
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| Frédérique's first play mat |
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| Frédérique's second play mat |
Sandra from mmm quilts made this amazing quilt for Project Quilting 17.5 It's called Circadian Rhythm. She deliberated a lot about each aspect of the quilt - it really is stunning!
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| Circadian Rhythm created by Sandra |
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| Sandra's custom quilted piece |
Sally from Crafts, Cavies and Cooking made this lovely Guinea Pig for Project Quilting 17.6. Here Handful of Guinea Pig is so cute!
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| Sally's Handful of Guinea Pig |
Gwyned Trefethen also participated in Project Quilting 17.6 She made this gorgeous quilted gift bag.
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| Gwyned's quilted gift bag for Project Quilting 17.6 |
Way to have your SAHHR flimsy finished! The designs from those books will make very interesting and lovely quilting. I hope you find the right backing fabric soon and we can see a complete finish this summer. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Gretchen. I'm really looking forward to playing with the designs in the books, especially as I'm already getting bored with the dot-to-dot on the baby quilt! Thanks so much for always visiting, linking up and commenting. I really appreciate it!
DeleteCongratulations on getting your All Grown Up quilt top finished for the link up. It's a great size and came together so well - I like the addition to the bottom you chose to add. I hope you enjoy the free motion quilting to finish it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Yvonne! I'm looking forward to keeping warm under it, when it's finished :-)
DeleteWhat a great secondary way to use the Jacobean quilt book!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteThanks Terry, I hope that it'll be easy enough to do!
DeleteYour SAHRR is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Pat.
DeleteThat is nice you used those blocks in the center. I always feel sorry for my orphan blocks! Your quilt turned out great.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had the bigger photo in the Details section, as it allowed me to see the size, as well as that extra border on the lower edge. I am impressed with how well you sorted these blocks so they really all go together -- hard to do in a quilt with multiple blocks. So, congratulations on a lovely finish for SAHRR 2026!
ReplyDeleteAll Grown Up is just stunning. I love the strips you added, they add that special something, and they inspire me to think outside the box!
ReplyDeleteLinda at rubymitch12@yahoo.com
All Grown Up turned out just fabulous Andrée! Je l’aime beaucoup! Lighting sure does make a huge difference when taking photos. Thanks for the feature of Circadian Rhythm!
ReplyDeleteYour SAHRR turned out beautifully. The pink is very bold, but it's such fun.
ReplyDelete"All Grown Up" looks great!! I love that name for your quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love your SAHRR. The colours are beautiful and the blocks look great together :)
ReplyDeleteAll Grown Up is a fabulous name for your finished flimsy! I love that you were able to complete it, it is an interesting task, and yes, we can get tired of it.
ReplyDeleteAll Grown Up turned out beautifully, Andree! I love all those purples. Looking forward to seeing you quilt this!
ReplyDeleteI love your name for your SAHRR quilt, Andree. It turned out beautiful and really is all grown up! LOL We're so glad you joined in the SAHRR fun this year. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your SAHRR finish! All those purples are so pretty and I love its name.
ReplyDeleteAll Grown Up is a great name for the flimsy. What a fun looking project.
ReplyDeleteBravo pour cet ouvrage terminé, créatif et moderne ! Quelle bonne idée d'utiliser les motifs de ces livres pour du quilting. Amuses-toi bien !
ReplyDeleteBises
I love your all grown up flimsy!!! Great variety! I love those colors.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! It's gorgeous. I get bored by repetitive quilts too, and yet I always seem to make that type.
ReplyDeleteI love how this turned out! It takes a little figuring for the layout, but you did well!
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