tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88917914062033298672024-03-19T04:48:39.466-04:00Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!Follow me on a quilting and textile art journey. There's always something new to learn!Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.comBlogger618125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-87285680092312258592024-03-17T14:31:00.007-04:002024-03-17T15:38:53.376-04:002 Colour Mystery Quilt and Updates<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome. I hope that you're having a great weekend. I've been working on a few of my ongoing projects. Thanks for letting me share these with you. 😊 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Making HSTs (half-square triangles)</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This week's clue for the Mystery Quilt was to create HST. Amazingly enough, it's one of the blocks that I'm pretty good at. I make them two at a time, and because there's always a little bit of wiggle room to square them up, they usually come out pretty accurately. 😁</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvoarwKMWlt6V-EVRVDoMbiqVNoJq_JmdZPnp0Lg_M5-Qewq1uILW3erqEqrI6q9Pdd-gVvOGkR8g2Pn_YXADuqo-9Fur8NOZKHDdkbRBfSVf3TVEPdFOSXA463QKWvm1iZ1jGVHRMn75SyHCUZuSbTdomXJlpJYe2YZLMvv7T8wxRUWzND78Y0_LJgg/s638/Week%203%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="638" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvoarwKMWlt6V-EVRVDoMbiqVNoJq_JmdZPnp0Lg_M5-Qewq1uILW3erqEqrI6q9Pdd-gVvOGkR8g2Pn_YXADuqo-9Fur8NOZKHDdkbRBfSVf3TVEPdFOSXA463QKWvm1iZ1jGVHRMn75SyHCUZuSbTdomXJlpJYe2YZLMvv7T8wxRUWzND78Y0_LJgg/w400-h376/Week%203%20a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's a LOT of half-square triangles (48 and 24!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoLTroyei-ZW7YrOzowjaRRibxVjPBKE9UOufVElspMrfEYOMbSS9vDkMo-iMi6WSP-Wig61vVNTw538hTcx7tm5t9QXP7O4ivUaolySeOTX_Ek44h_YpzkDYWDI71rWYDvDSNS9CY8R1rHPY0DNOyVgGEDTJye4iWyyW3OvennqYXlq7J9msBotn7g8/s1170/20240316_170033-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1170" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoLTroyei-ZW7YrOzowjaRRibxVjPBKE9UOufVElspMrfEYOMbSS9vDkMo-iMi6WSP-Wig61vVNTw538hTcx7tm5t9QXP7O4ivUaolySeOTX_Ek44h_YpzkDYWDI71rWYDvDSNS9CY8R1rHPY0DNOyVgGEDTJye4iWyyW3OvennqYXlq7J9msBotn7g8/w400-h295/20240316_170033-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocks and HSTs made, with a couple of extra cut pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DpMzstDq-b_hhp0FE132SIt83iaJL8hgnyfuZERdQQ6x9gp3WuG6w-3940lezyjZLpsiR-Xr1UhampGduk_ZC_c74ukzBV6Yz41x5lckahyd8kZ2-1CB3wB-Tl5w1j8uSVQps5E9aMwlZkMraCSx3_Qi6yj9VQuX4eUEGBr-52X-sov4k_hYJq5jP4Q/s1200/2%20colour%20mystery.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DpMzstDq-b_hhp0FE132SIt83iaJL8hgnyfuZERdQQ6x9gp3WuG6w-3940lezyjZLpsiR-Xr1UhampGduk_ZC_c74ukzBV6Yz41x5lckahyd8kZ2-1CB3wB-Tl5w1j8uSVQps5E9aMwlZkMraCSx3_Qi6yj9VQuX4eUEGBr-52X-sov4k_hYJq5jP4Q/w200-h200/2%20colour%20mystery.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I've never participated in a mystery quilt before, and I wondered how they would keep the finished piece a mystery. After all, once you make a block or two, you're bound to have an idea of what the quilt will look like. So, instead of making blocks, the mystery is prolonged by getting you to put minor things together like partial blocks and HST. It makes use of the production line concept.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">FM Embroidering the Noon Sun</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Making the second Sun for my hanging outdoor piece was much easier once I'd made the sunrise sun (see Related links below). The Sunrise Sun isn't quite finished but the FM embroidering is done. For the Noon Sun, instead of using a scarf, I used a long piece of yellow organza folded in half with a layer of yellow tulle in the middle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0TWXPb5EIc2bMjfNNfuaa3bufQxss1aUTyhvBiR5v8N-v1YGDehnB8k1Hc5RDKALT2uhrBnwb_zixRkekGzqzTQ0FiwhzBLzIgHcoh4FnhqBUmmQTbKuuNS2HWTCjcUzO7QlJ31RVlkkdVeNvsVlDrtnMGeLP_ZD5qQYtSu9w0lLC5XCNmJrGQCJb-U/s848/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0TWXPb5EIc2bMjfNNfuaa3bufQxss1aUTyhvBiR5v8N-v1YGDehnB8k1Hc5RDKALT2uhrBnwb_zixRkekGzqzTQ0FiwhzBLzIgHcoh4FnhqBUmmQTbKuuNS2HWTCjcUzO7QlJ31RVlkkdVeNvsVlDrtnMGeLP_ZD5qQYtSu9w0lLC5XCNmJrGQCJb-U/w363-h400/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%201.jpg" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noon Sun free motion embroidered in 2 shades of yellow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I couldn't help it, I ended up embroidering past the 6" border. When I finished embroidering, I tried out an 8" hoop since it fit into it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInRvBqUMdk8XOlRQohUiOwETKrSLH65rPPAr8nrzaX3o7jxwo5DOOTTRigcZx2KMssN5UsKoR8aUhsKb4V0aYrUlWZKwQ6usPZKPUmV6ZVQWQr6Ch8yS04qi69SMbIhthFsNZdvJMob-gHn2VIUMaKSEHiJfBQkWpI7I5DMtC680KID1nevrNd-cakF0/s778/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInRvBqUMdk8XOlRQohUiOwETKrSLH65rPPAr8nrzaX3o7jxwo5DOOTTRigcZx2KMssN5UsKoR8aUhsKb4V0aYrUlWZKwQ6usPZKPUmV6ZVQWQr6Ch8yS04qi69SMbIhthFsNZdvJMob-gHn2VIUMaKSEHiJfBQkWpI7I5DMtC680KID1nevrNd-cakF0/s320/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%204.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying the piece in an 8" hoop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I then placed it in the 6" hoop and loved the effect that the extra stitching has outside of the hoop. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyPgZ4Lz9goaXchljqnZtUKYSRsYcsnZMs528iThCpRAUfzxc_hjFU3MQhRsBGSoyh1fCuaqH1oCYW7vzq8bbbU9cHR83Pmjvbf-YpY_AiBXEqfuiffdsobEi8D3VUc_3cTPHDbo5DcyjsU59ET9BOTrTeo0DKPpkelRXPw4vnrl1R1lE0YOtSa-0Asc/s772/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="772" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyPgZ4Lz9goaXchljqnZtUKYSRsYcsnZMs528iThCpRAUfzxc_hjFU3MQhRsBGSoyh1fCuaqH1oCYW7vzq8bbbU9cHR83Pmjvbf-YpY_AiBXEqfuiffdsobEi8D3VUc_3cTPHDbo5DcyjsU59ET9BOTrTeo0DKPpkelRXPw4vnrl1R1lE0YOtSa-0Asc/s320/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love how the stitching looks on the outside of the centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not thrilled with the inside of the hoop, but I'll add some hand-embroidery with 2 shades of yellow perle cotton to give it more texture and interest. I may also add some beads to make it twinkle outside. At this time, I'm thinking that cutting the sheer fabric outside of the hoop to make it move in the wind, could be cool 😎</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRYBBMq81YchQB_R0tfho_e6lyRJ-TdjX0mxqUKOu6TczCyzCxovzrCsczc00CjSgRBxp5epZ6T49_Te7ulumYE3jdurYZjc2BKvRRqbYkfDEn4Z6CrMN6O2fFAI5f5cr5wUbCBe-FBM9Kmt7MSaHG-5FobT8KwPrH0rmXbKuPMcbQmxO3PI49XKTof4/s985/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="985" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRYBBMq81YchQB_R0tfho_e6lyRJ-TdjX0mxqUKOu6TczCyzCxovzrCsczc00CjSgRBxp5epZ6T49_Te7ulumYE3jdurYZjc2BKvRRqbYkfDEn4Z6CrMN6O2fFAI5f5cr5wUbCBe-FBM9Kmt7MSaHG-5FobT8KwPrH0rmXbKuPMcbQmxO3PI49XKTof4/w400-h313/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Noon%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll be embroidering the centre with perle cotton and possibly adding beads</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I'm thrilled that the production line of the HSTs went well.</li><li>It's funny how some quilting blocks are easy and other not so much. I think that I have a lot of experience making those HST.</li><li>I've also been playing with the embroidery hoop of Sunrise. I'll share this with you when I get it right - it's been an interesting journey!</li><li>I'm looking forward to embroidering the Noon Sun. I'll be linking this post on Slow Sunday Stitching and hope to play with it today.</li><li>I can't wait to start those clouds and birds, which is the next level of the hanging piece. That's going to take some ingenuity. </li><li>Next week I want to start sewing together some of the panels for Hubby's panel quilt. Hopefully that will go well. </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Creating a sunrise on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/03/creating-sunrise-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">March 14, 2024</a></li><li>Confused on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/confused-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">January 18, 2024</a></li><li>2-Colour Mystery Quilt, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/03/2-colour-mystery-quilt.html" target="_blank">March 11, 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://www.canuckquilter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canuck Quilter Designs</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, including <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/slow-sunday-stitching_021451573.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> and <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/03/creating-sunrise-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Free Motion Mavericks</a>😀. Why not check them out if you get a chance. <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/learning-to-fail-on-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-229/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/03/patchwork-quilts-197.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/03/stitching-stuff-week-11-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-12416174257071099922024-03-14T12:49:00.009-04:002024-03-15T11:05:44.374-04:00Creating a sunrise on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome to week 573 of Free Motion Mavericks. It feels like Spring, especially after the coming of daylight saving time and that wonderful daylight. I always remember my great-aunt at this time. She would joke that she was tired all summer, after missing her hour of sleep. That's how I remember that we loose an hour in the Spring. Thanks matante Marie! 😁 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">FMQ a sunrise</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've started on my outdoor hanging sculpture for our Fibre 15 Outdoor "Impermanent" Summer exhibit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LVhtQOA7vnQB6mOBvvYdqxs1BHvuIA1JqSOQ_ApLZ8Bg-j0YDJTjWC6wQEi5qWEqu7Bh1h4iQ74AbNHpQrS5WN0aMMDFVC6rwOjjGuy8qXEGlV7vmbY-ml_QBJDHMuaoG2Z7LcQpq7RN8KAuyDsGx-f7alO3RfkD-xwIXyWV-euJufyGdji7WSeU-jM/s1246/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20dawn%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LVhtQOA7vnQB6mOBvvYdqxs1BHvuIA1JqSOQ_ApLZ8Bg-j0YDJTjWC6wQEi5qWEqu7Bh1h4iQ74AbNHpQrS5WN0aMMDFVC6rwOjjGuy8qXEGlV7vmbY-ml_QBJDHMuaoG2Z7LcQpq7RN8KAuyDsGx-f7alO3RfkD-xwIXyWV-euJufyGdji7WSeU-jM/w278-h400/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20dawn%202.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In progress - Dawn Sun</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You may recall that I want to make a hanging piece based on the mindful stitching below. The Dawn Sun is the first. I tried using 2 strands of wire around my first version but it was flimsier than I expected. Because the suns are round, I was able to place this first one in an embroidery hoop, which I'll be able to paint. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpqnmA5mQw6jOhQQM5KcTxNXNxqF9dS-DUdsUzVNIIk3VVIoMUD_eFE_6TdFtnII7BSQaIhTpDOJTDOxMEN4ZWX_FomiU-1R4r4iZBDLeuXIMFZxLU-1OXBXYd749uUZNNjkv3cj8750FVro0BYWUF4oQMO7zyANYaMWKZLk_vbE4hwivVAawhHzxP6A/s902/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpqnmA5mQw6jOhQQM5KcTxNXNxqF9dS-DUdsUzVNIIk3VVIoMUD_eFE_6TdFtnII7BSQaIhTpDOJTDOxMEN4ZWX_FomiU-1R4r4iZBDLeuXIMFZxLU-1OXBXYd749uUZNNjkv3cj8750FVro0BYWUF4oQMO7zyANYaMWKZLk_vbE4hwivVAawhHzxP6A/w384-h400/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%201.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Nod to the Great Pottery Throw Down (Season 1)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD0I5CJN9clvolAUtgei3zS6cc_mdP4_ni4JvJTT4aykKN7LOFaqJ1WfRlNX_cYANKm0-PtFfq1LNiCMHr9nfrYsotrxmn2AfMk4nL9YyrMnQQ20Gn2w_KRnKXAi6EEcb9-29fEJBob2NO2410FotIkvK-sJv3pruo0fDwjpDojon5IbsKgvJI3z37oM/s1075/Impermanent%20-%20Plan%20suns-clouds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1075" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD0I5CJN9clvolAUtgei3zS6cc_mdP4_ni4JvJTT4aykKN7LOFaqJ1WfRlNX_cYANKm0-PtFfq1LNiCMHr9nfrYsotrxmn2AfMk4nL9YyrMnQQ20Gn2w_KRnKXAi6EEcb9-29fEJBob2NO2410FotIkvK-sJv3pruo0fDwjpDojon5IbsKgvJI3z37oM/w400-h321/Impermanent%20-%20Plan%20suns-clouds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top half of my plan - I still have to figure out the rest</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I found many sunrise images on the Internet. It's not always easy to tell a sunrise from a sunset. Often the sunrise is softer and can be surrounded by pink and/or orange. Below you can see some yellow organza in front of Dawn Sun. I'll have to work with other colours and see what I get. Hopefully with the organza and the painted hoop, it will look like a sun rising at dawn.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-ii4ySz1SHROkeaXHajrMJRbxAFZyjBv5mng9XuajqOIG5Dj5B6eKYY-nIY_zygeniER9kFPTTtF_JAlnamnXoCZ0DjXvWDrjj1Mi5CzwpZPNnnPvzYzBKIcz-9alokMKQDi8H4dtE_galEX9PQbTKnAL65BXtsd8g6LXZ_NyQ1gpOOn4ssuq-IHeFQ/s920/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Dawn%20pre%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="920" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-ii4ySz1SHROkeaXHajrMJRbxAFZyjBv5mng9XuajqOIG5Dj5B6eKYY-nIY_zygeniER9kFPTTtF_JAlnamnXoCZ0DjXvWDrjj1Mi5CzwpZPNnnPvzYzBKIcz-9alokMKQDi8H4dtE_galEX9PQbTKnAL65BXtsd8g6LXZ_NyQ1gpOOn4ssuq-IHeFQ/w400-h334/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Dawn%20pre%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn Sun - adding organza will help make it look like a sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a couple of process pictures. Since I'm making 2 more suns, you'll probably see a few more 😀. I used an old scarf to free motion embroider on. I placed the scarf in a 10" hoop and then used a smaller 6" embroidery hoop to outline the circle. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This first image is my first attempt. I free motion embroidered it and then added two 22 gage wire around it. I attached it to the small basket in front of my sewing machine as a guide for making the second one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Al5ryENvp4xOzbqvOL934icy4h55IxE2NzhyMw-H9mTh6juDfIj2BXMxzoobfdEirz0KgSqZu3TpuvbtAZcp7klZNJ6wWfPJv_oQ5VSrx8JCYyBLJQgWnkr0vxbarjjc3bqGVKX5hP63e03FYMzkZ70GKiFxqBZTnC0XVpyqE6BiAdinf6GB3baUo_A/s956/Impermanent%20-%201st%20attempts%20FMQ%20dawn%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Al5ryENvp4xOzbqvOL934icy4h55IxE2NzhyMw-H9mTh6juDfIj2BXMxzoobfdEirz0KgSqZu3TpuvbtAZcp7klZNJ6wWfPJv_oQ5VSrx8JCYyBLJQgWnkr0vxbarjjc3bqGVKX5hP63e03FYMzkZ70GKiFxqBZTnC0XVpyqE6BiAdinf6GB3baUo_A/w361-h400/Impermanent%20-%201st%20attempts%20FMQ%20dawn%201.jpg" width="361" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First attempt at a sun, using wire to keep it round(ish)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjte_gG8FsLjZeONxYzOyJRPLyQl7SULi-M2mdvR3gTsRrIJYbfSV3bj855zDH6PMa0BfQzl-7mQxLjni50ipwOlEutQPl6As3Fyf4_XssHAe3jOtU935rSzXSd8Z4xq2m7_27OEBYmc2FHFRmlqzpHa90ZY6_3z87UtARyrgDs9NIHgoZvyKoPXyV6ptI/s812/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Dawn%20pre%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjte_gG8FsLjZeONxYzOyJRPLyQl7SULi-M2mdvR3gTsRrIJYbfSV3bj855zDH6PMa0BfQzl-7mQxLjni50ipwOlEutQPl6As3Fyf4_XssHAe3jOtU935rSzXSd8Z4xq2m7_27OEBYmc2FHFRmlqzpHa90ZY6_3z87UtARyrgDs9NIHgoZvyKoPXyV6ptI/w379-h400/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Dawn%20pre%201.jpg" width="379" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marked scarf in the embroidery hoop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8feSyHbIkdmMcP9B-HE5K7uVud48y0qVYhzdUgxa1judf8Iv-PtqyImqis6zdDhFoVM5YQIcOdpbcDCxIREq0avOTog_gIrILf7rbphX9DIcJgNrfHM37gnerW8KgWWvnzlcbV8Fh4_VvNAN5UdP5ourVE5O3mRJS90y6Y1K8V_3WsRMTS-1B1EKFjE/s984/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Dawn%20pre%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8feSyHbIkdmMcP9B-HE5K7uVud48y0qVYhzdUgxa1judf8Iv-PtqyImqis6zdDhFoVM5YQIcOdpbcDCxIREq0avOTog_gIrILf7rbphX9DIcJgNrfHM37gnerW8KgWWvnzlcbV8Fh4_VvNAN5UdP5ourVE5O3mRJS90y6Y1K8V_3WsRMTS-1B1EKFjE/w351-h400/Impermanent%20-FMQ%20Dawn%20pre%202.jpg" width="351" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free motion embroidering the outline, adding sun rays and<br />then stitching the inside of the circle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewL7KWwKEH6jOpvHSOxaGM8YLTP0c8Wg4DzkHqZgX6R5dki2t0RI9VIhUEdcRilLcPiuigPmYDOMEwQKrioyusOJEWhtgCqSznGv6Ur-sUdHUMI_9-ksLzlxTp2KCeD-Hhf_-89t8CAhKqPBZeA0iSt7yXzsbZCROb2exz7O7l8RLE6OyVth2MU-KsdM/s1032/Impermanent%20-%20scarves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewL7KWwKEH6jOpvHSOxaGM8YLTP0c8Wg4DzkHqZgX6R5dki2t0RI9VIhUEdcRilLcPiuigPmYDOMEwQKrioyusOJEWhtgCqSznGv6Ur-sUdHUMI_9-ksLzlxTp2KCeD-Hhf_-89t8CAhKqPBZeA0iSt7yXzsbZCROb2exz7O7l8RLE6OyVth2MU-KsdM/w298-h400/Impermanent%20-%20scarves.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the scarves and organza that I'll be using</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">2-Colour Mystery Quilt</span></h2><br />In case you missed the post, I'm working on Canuck Quilting Designs' 2-Colour Mystery Quilt-Along. I learned a lot - mostly to check many times before cutting and sewing! I'm sure that it will go better this week - I just got the latest instructions in my inbox!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKAjV4nYOxLVrhyphenhyphen3a77ceKoNZIPVQVP1RBG4D4mMyBhgDPLP1kMU0hex3zmgwgkZuMSzX12c1N0edsTtyGSm-aQ7bOHcG5dLSGuQlOkn-2GBvKLsEm1xmjpnzotN9PFnSY12R3Yc-3CE5kbPbnNDVlmjDxLGug_BvI6ERy1CuWte-pIWPp8zfR2ah-84/s1200/2%20colour%20mystery.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKAjV4nYOxLVrhyphenhyphen3a77ceKoNZIPVQVP1RBG4D4mMyBhgDPLP1kMU0hex3zmgwgkZuMSzX12c1N0edsTtyGSm-aQ7bOHcG5dLSGuQlOkn-2GBvKLsEm1xmjpnzotN9PFnSY12R3Yc-3CE5kbPbnNDVlmjDxLGug_BvI6ERy1CuWte-pIWPp8zfR2ah-84/w200-h200/2%20colour%20mystery.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSPfqFmyNmckEx07r_lHI1JK7349p7xB0AMZvGlHdONB6jBS8mbOzOo-R5XWV0SDCorsThmUn7hrWGq7DbpE4rCAXYFKCqbQCDqcHpLU5Btu75DdnI5sxNXjdBGw9nkPrPEfAbtHNQ1tzbGxaZBw1HaGiRORBaWH-6x2VbvEAR_PQeoJx66DG3Mk-TFA/s1450/20240311_210727.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1450" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSPfqFmyNmckEx07r_lHI1JK7349p7xB0AMZvGlHdONB6jBS8mbOzOo-R5XWV0SDCorsThmUn7hrWGq7DbpE4rCAXYFKCqbQCDqcHpLU5Btu75DdnI5sxNXjdBGw9nkPrPEfAbtHNQ1tzbGxaZBw1HaGiRORBaWH-6x2VbvEAR_PQeoJx66DG3Mk-TFA/w200-h119/20240311_210727.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First blocks finished!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I'm glad that I've started this project because there's going to be a lot of technical things to figure out as I go along.</li><li>One obvious thing that came to me is that if I use glue, it has to be waterproof or else things will fall apart. </li><li>For example, I want to use Solvy water soluble products but if the glue completely leaves the piece because of rain, the end piece will become droopy. I can still use Solvy but I'll also have to use wire to keep the shapes.</li><li>I'll be using old scarves that I have or that I've bought as well as my stash of organza and other translucent fabrics to create all of these pieces. I'll be playing a lot to see what works best.</li><li>I just got the next clue for the mystery quilt - we're making HST. I think this might be easier - wish me luck!</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Confused on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/confused-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">January 18, 2024</a></li><li>2-Colour Mystery Quilt, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/03/2-colour-mystery-quilt.html" target="_blank">March 11, 2024</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out, after you link up below? <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-march-11-2024.html" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/03/needle-and-thread-thursday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-229/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/learning-to-fail-on-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Did you know that Preeti has a new pattern out and that her testers all posted their version on the same day? Preeti's newest pattern is called <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/rainbow-parade-new-pattern-bloghop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainbow Parade</a>. I just love the placement of her colours. It's a really sweet quilt.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLihRRijmtWPC90aG8Lw8RXBGGyQkI-hiAfa4uxLLL6MtvbHVwjuHZml0Pb3QoSQmQNiQad6GTyNQkZZKTbZNWfaYTBxCKHi4Ejy2MlXN97lEeB6zYp2KVz3muPjITv8M_FyAO4Vx_6nUo_TBJNLzjbB0nTp3MLc2pf7r4dfE9nakNQ6mbQdBj1zSI-Vo/s640/Preeti-rainbow%20pattern.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLihRRijmtWPC90aG8Lw8RXBGGyQkI-hiAfa4uxLLL6MtvbHVwjuHZml0Pb3QoSQmQNiQad6GTyNQkZZKTbZNWfaYTBxCKHi4Ejy2MlXN97lEeB6zYp2KVz3muPjITv8M_FyAO4Vx_6nUo_TBJNLzjbB0nTp3MLc2pf7r4dfE9nakNQ6mbQdBj1zSI-Vo/w300-h400/Preeti-rainbow%20pattern.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New pattern at Sew Preeti Quilts - <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/rainbow-parade-new-pattern-bloghop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainbow Parade</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Frédérique of <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/03/quilt-reveal-rainbow-parade.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Appliqué</a> made a very different quilt - yes, it's the same pattern but the colours are so different! What a great way to show off this pattern's possibilities!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcB3T1T76o-J_GZVYEDhsImLLc-IPwgFwYuYzcJRSuHc1fy1AZPl9nX6zd-tO1gJYkSLB8q7KCuyJBFUowggG-HyTHzZhyWjliFCe7t5Z1YiPBda5HbqIOGWqy0h7HutVVV58zpi5Sum_DjOjBAzw1lRTqBctVrcfdxNgO-nHyMU4JFFSUdZCqeovWbk/s600/Quiltingpatch_Parade_600.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcB3T1T76o-J_GZVYEDhsImLLc-IPwgFwYuYzcJRSuHc1fy1AZPl9nX6zd-tO1gJYkSLB8q7KCuyJBFUowggG-HyTHzZhyWjliFCe7t5Z1YiPBda5HbqIOGWqy0h7HutVVV58zpi5Sum_DjOjBAzw1lRTqBctVrcfdxNgO-nHyMU4JFFSUdZCqeovWbk/w345-h400/Quiltingpatch_Parade_600.jpg" width="345" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frédérique's version - <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/03/quilt-reveal-rainbow-parade.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parade</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Denise at A Quiltery created another amazing quilt! For the <a href="https://quiltery.com/log-cabin-blog-hop-with-island-batik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Butterfly Garden</a>-Log Cabin Blog Hop, her quilt background features log cabin blocks in a very pale batik. Add to that the yard light/birdfeeder, flowers, sun and butterflies and you have a real gem of a quilt. I won the pattern on Denise's site when it came out. I really want to make this quilt!😊 <br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe8sd8aRQEHIrt3fAqM2W4BKHWSR3yumKwYo9VA_jRv6bR0N9XmTtY6hvRlsFNMVukqVFiP5VS9Km0No9GL7VKsaswOqBnc4d-if5N0ytP6RFdVnJ0nIWgWREJvvEeTKFb3u1EByjYsc8aj0HavPebqVO-asNarqd62zoI6du9solGrLmYId71MMptBo/s551/butterfly-garden%20Denise.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe8sd8aRQEHIrt3fAqM2W4BKHWSR3yumKwYo9VA_jRv6bR0N9XmTtY6hvRlsFNMVukqVFiP5VS9Km0No9GL7VKsaswOqBnc4d-if5N0ytP6RFdVnJ0nIWgWREJvvEeTKFb3u1EByjYsc8aj0HavPebqVO-asNarqd62zoI6du9solGrLmYId71MMptBo/w349-h400/butterfly-garden%20Denise.webp" width="349" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denise's <a href="https://quiltery.com/log-cabin-blog-hop-with-island-batik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Butterfly Garden quilt</a> with log cabin blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn!</div></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-55656099596567206662024-03-11T21:13:00.005-04:002024-03-15T11:04:40.759-04:002-Colour Mystery Quilt<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome 😊 I've been trying to stay away from challenges and quilt-alongs because they are my number 1 creators of UFOs. Also, I'm accuracy challenged, so traditional quilts are not my favourites....but this is a mystery quilt with only 2 colours and it's designed by Joanne at Canuck Quilting Designs. I was a tester for one of her quilts (before I dived into art quilts). I love her designs and her instructions are exactly how I like reading my patterns. So....I just had to participate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">2 Colours Mystery Quilt </span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought that I had the dark fabric for the mystery quilt but I couldn't find anything I liked in my stash for the lighter colour. I figured that if I had to buy fabric, that I might as well get both fabrics. I got lucky and found some fabric on sale at my local quilt shop. The dark green was the end of the bolt and the lighter fabric was in the reduced basement.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLhzsNcQKiZm3bQzrOE27Nm8WChWJTXWuMwa3Wr54mgVjBCPHRgLK9W7fcoVrVYRkUgho2EfTW9x0xiS15U_pacx0DcSsn_-3ixtGRHSxuUOB8PcR5Yye4uMNO3eorLr0_z-aWYvTf-4TLSIUUIx__ksVsXWxjsMHAUYIrm-o6GdV4YOlPifxTe7TRXo/s1870/Week%201%20cutting%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLhzsNcQKiZm3bQzrOE27Nm8WChWJTXWuMwa3Wr54mgVjBCPHRgLK9W7fcoVrVYRkUgho2EfTW9x0xiS15U_pacx0DcSsn_-3ixtGRHSxuUOB8PcR5Yye4uMNO3eorLr0_z-aWYvTf-4TLSIUUIx__ksVsXWxjsMHAUYIrm-o6GdV4YOlPifxTe7TRXo/w296-h640/Week%201%20cutting%202.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric for week 2<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><h2><span style="color: #38761d;">Week 1 - cutting fabric</span></h2></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my fabric cut for week 2. I really don't like cutting fabric and I'd rather do it in chunks than to cut it all at once. Besides, some days I'm more accurate than others - so it's good to spread out the task.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPHqmrMQHEFYGTZ25MlIIWBcK_R1jrFHbTvvQvay6rvS8AuZI1XRsT_i1eB_nDjs1dSmPjSdFku_HKknRsfkMgW1kJ5DLnbBinuKm4bDS9IBcpQ00IJRbKrVlOMYnkAC9eebKUXb04Wm4dASBt7Z0WpDPLbLiYlnTSBW3f9BZOsaGfmEARseZfPXS6cM/s1235/Week%201%20cutting%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPHqmrMQHEFYGTZ25MlIIWBcK_R1jrFHbTvvQvay6rvS8AuZI1XRsT_i1eB_nDjs1dSmPjSdFku_HKknRsfkMgW1kJ5DLnbBinuKm4bDS9IBcpQ00IJRbKrVlOMYnkAC9eebKUXb04Wm4dASBt7Z0WpDPLbLiYlnTSBW3f9BZOsaGfmEARseZfPXS6cM/w249-h400/Week%201%20cutting%204.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choosing, washing and cutting fabric<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoRsrrzbrRe8uP50-rB43qXVHmoU-6fK_ODtJHak-L0phZtbfWkTLn_FQR-wCudBZQGYU6ly928fnoWRd8XSfI3AULmqHsN0QXvQJpn2mq5SF49FGqfEwaE6KdsU5bLoFE7IJMsYLl4eBBkP_rShab39yXacrmBjz4OaJv7PkpVPqd0Y6_kyIMzPAKqI/s1419/Week%201%20cutting%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1419" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoRsrrzbrRe8uP50-rB43qXVHmoU-6fK_ODtJHak-L0phZtbfWkTLn_FQR-wCudBZQGYU6ly928fnoWRd8XSfI3AULmqHsN0QXvQJpn2mq5SF49FGqfEwaE6KdsU5bLoFE7IJMsYLl4eBBkP_rShab39yXacrmBjz4OaJv7PkpVPqd0Y6_kyIMzPAKqI/w400-h216/Week%201%20cutting%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric all cut for week 2 plus an extra block for later</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Before cutting anything, I figure out on paper, what I need to cut as a first step. As you can see, I arrange my fabric using large paper clips. The clips have numbers because I created them when I learned to do foundation paper piecing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The written strips with the sizes of each block are selvage edges from the fabric that I've just cut. I find this a great way to keep myself organised.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Accuracy Challenged</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was very careful when I cut my strips but I still managed to mess up my 5" strips. Since I have more than enough green fabric, I cut as much as possible from the non-wonky part, and then sub-cut it to 3" width and then 5" long. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was working on a green cutting mat and had difficulty seeing the green fabric underneath my ruler, so I flipped it over and cut it that way. It worked!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjLm6WLhgKnaO1MjQMEM5k2gDZkQWZAaWaHBeC428wPTIEBLxz5GjyaX6dtM01p-AI0c17E4FiBtebzdXdrwBbWVL3WXh6BENTaJOaZJVm40arysHDWbcTfg_vAmR98Mb_7j_CKDg5OcTj6D8RZxHwoPmVHuviM9TkBlaaTEol3b2PDC3m98JauvuBQM/s941/Week%201%20cutting%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjLm6WLhgKnaO1MjQMEM5k2gDZkQWZAaWaHBeC428wPTIEBLxz5GjyaX6dtM01p-AI0c17E4FiBtebzdXdrwBbWVL3WXh6BENTaJOaZJVm40arysHDWbcTfg_vAmR98Mb_7j_CKDg5OcTj6D8RZxHwoPmVHuviM9TkBlaaTEol3b2PDC3m98JauvuBQM/w326-h400/Week%201%20cutting%203.jpg" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting fabric from the back - it's easier to see!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now I try to quilt a couple of blocks to make sure that I have everything correct, before I do chain piecing. That's because if there's more than one way to stitch the pieces together, you can guarantee that I'll find it!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo9qtAD521Zwoq66kjUBpLdd2FH2qInEzrkSK6mSJFRmKc71fQJR7GO8BHXbvznwqaHDisa8BkcU_StBD_797YWWId_Ig3BCR4W5r9jTMxNFQY_igey55T7EGLSYhxGjHMx2WRYmP-qHi5GHBwYjBfUxnvL486ZbFYGrxUPjsVxmPNrNUtU-igwhzwLY/s789/20240310_152931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo9qtAD521Zwoq66kjUBpLdd2FH2qInEzrkSK6mSJFRmKc71fQJR7GO8BHXbvznwqaHDisa8BkcU_StBD_797YWWId_Ig3BCR4W5r9jTMxNFQY_igey55T7EGLSYhxGjHMx2WRYmP-qHi5GHBwYjBfUxnvL486ZbFYGrxUPjsVxmPNrNUtU-igwhzwLY/w389-h400/20240310_152931.jpg" width="389" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wrong way of sewing the blocks together!<br />The block on the right is the correct way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I even placed a block in front of me to make sure that I got it right....and I managed to get it wrong once more before it came out ok!<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP3-rybORD0YyTCQ0ufimuqnEVrfkycFik00jV9OqMWGdI4_ZYaIrz3rnt08vqIXk6qAsXKq8Ki9t50iEWoyzFF_BmfZQ7SgwFBMUzYMOM9MIEyu_k4WZAaYKi78DUcPUSYnX-OZ3GvOIt7SlQ5IFTZIeVE07q6k20zeZmyb0LgeeV6TtvGR9YlL8MP0/s1294/20240310_153041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP3-rybORD0YyTCQ0ufimuqnEVrfkycFik00jV9OqMWGdI4_ZYaIrz3rnt08vqIXk6qAsXKq8Ki9t50iEWoyzFF_BmfZQ7SgwFBMUzYMOM9MIEyu_k4WZAaYKi78DUcPUSYnX-OZ3GvOIt7SlQ5IFTZIeVE07q6k20zeZmyb0LgeeV6TtvGR9YlL8MP0/w238-h400/20240310_153041.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A block on the wall to ensure <br />that I get it right...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After getting it wrong a second time, I called it quits. Today I was hoping that it would go better....well, I did get quicker at pulling the stitches out! I now have 6 blocks done of each colour combination. Six more and the first week will be done!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK32fk4mGuMPHweflj2WGnbOFJhnkOoCqT-FNebBgSQznQIF3kU8hBkDVR5vj0_zaWJWSChLN3xcAKQIWZPvLkD5eSah8VHcu3SzEh4BRSKF6xeobh_3kaCQ_23zkxXdRE2DYVt4JfkRQ1GkXgKKApPg8YiiLD0Lm6mMQ9fR5ekBASiUwXRBO9weZqck8/s1450/20240311_210727.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1450" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK32fk4mGuMPHweflj2WGnbOFJhnkOoCqT-FNebBgSQznQIF3kU8hBkDVR5vj0_zaWJWSChLN3xcAKQIWZPvLkD5eSah8VHcu3SzEh4BRSKF6xeobh_3kaCQ_23zkxXdRE2DYVt4JfkRQ1GkXgKKApPg8YiiLD0Lm6mMQ9fR5ekBASiUwXRBO9weZqck8/w400-h239/20240311_210727.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocks for week 2 done! 😊</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Is knowing that I'm accuracy challenged a good thing or is it a self-fulfilling prophecy? </li><li>I just figured out that I was using the wrong cutting chart - so I have more fabric to cut! </li><li>I really do try to be careful, but it's when I think that I finally have it under control that I stop checking 3 times before doing anything, and then get it wrong.</li><li>Don't let me deter you from making this quilt. I'm sure that you would be fine 😁</li><li>Now you know why I prefer improv blocks and art quilts - but I don't want this to stop me from making quilts with regular blocks. It's nice to have a variety of projects on the go, and I do consider myself a quilter....just not a great piecer 😊</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jBHDU4lHXBVTX2GMf7YncEF0pID9ovxt2N1xxJcZT8AaR_gjyOdmwjxy7nL1_zzPmpzXN252Mkswy5xylBtY0GYpzh8PUGNthUJr-u1BV84xRrCPDrgyGDTPNewTNXjMryCR-UHA0lXrPOBlUa6V_0x_vs6eNDuWizlOxbynWjn9qsE1E1UkEOPQu7A/s1200/2%20colour%20mystery.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jBHDU4lHXBVTX2GMf7YncEF0pID9ovxt2N1xxJcZT8AaR_gjyOdmwjxy7nL1_zzPmpzXN252Mkswy5xylBtY0GYpzh8PUGNthUJr-u1BV84xRrCPDrgyGDTPNewTNXjMryCR-UHA0lXrPOBlUa6V_0x_vs6eNDuWizlOxbynWjn9qsE1E1UkEOPQu7A/w200-h200/2%20colour%20mystery.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.canuckquilter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canuck Quilter Designs</a></li><li>Pattern Testing a Baby Quilt, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2016/12/pattern-testing-baby-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">December 19, 2016</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many linking parties. Why not check them out? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/design-wall-monday-march-11-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-march-11-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-229/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/03/needle-and-thread-thursday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/03/midweek-makers-426.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/green-lightening-2-and-finished-or-not.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-66559980247348409032024-03-07T00:00:00.004-05:002024-03-10T12:39:11.666-04:00FMQ a Friend's Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">I have a free motion quilting (FMQ) finish this week. It's my girlfriend's first quilt and I offered to quilt it. It's gorgeous! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">FMQ with Wavy Lines</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sylvie, my friend, took a quilting course last winter. We pinned it in May last year and I finally started doing the stitch-in-the-ditch in August. I was busy with my niece's quilt in the fall but started the FMQ in February. I was about a ⅓ of the way through so to motivate myself to get it done, my March One Monthly Goal (OMG) was finishing the FMQ. It's done was lots of time to spare 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGbnumUerrPw-BAO6jb4gmNvom0h59EVM0GMmJI3MiSnTlCICftlKndWxw6k7teZOMJ1HYtGYj9d_5qNIY54AA-qv6pAvRW_9Dq6Qo4GUzJRYxIgx42PxZqhN0tsXL1GYHm2R4RTq6C9xfIxLd-0U1biDjUM9GmdMG09eFH9ujcOipoOzUhoNU3KQel4/s1192/final%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGbnumUerrPw-BAO6jb4gmNvom0h59EVM0GMmJI3MiSnTlCICftlKndWxw6k7teZOMJ1HYtGYj9d_5qNIY54AA-qv6pAvRW_9Dq6Qo4GUzJRYxIgx42PxZqhN0tsXL1GYHm2R4RTq6C9xfIxLd-0U1biDjUM9GmdMG09eFH9ujcOipoOzUhoNU3KQel4/w464-h640/final%202.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FMQ finish 😊</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few quilting process photos. I sent Sylvie these two photos in August.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH46N7LtbaIKFpuWxrc87wd8DmN6OKZko7umUMS1iYGu_ic3gtDC4SRLe5NmOruXTyawmT4IiqsVblw7xCuw53a2g5ZsnuTd-AflgzEimydtKK-HAuUaNbFAjrN4hjXFbbAIM1Yq0wDxik1QmyTIeo4kQNztTnXUvoW4nu8Eo_AcXLGvkOzRl5nzwMGsk/s1081/in-the-ditch%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH46N7LtbaIKFpuWxrc87wd8DmN6OKZko7umUMS1iYGu_ic3gtDC4SRLe5NmOruXTyawmT4IiqsVblw7xCuw53a2g5ZsnuTd-AflgzEimydtKK-HAuUaNbFAjrN4hjXFbbAIM1Yq0wDxik1QmyTIeo4kQNztTnXUvoW4nu8Eo_AcXLGvkOzRl5nzwMGsk/w284-h400/in-the-ditch%201.jpeg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitch-in-the-ditch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vwHSWWXz-yCeWLF3axa44gmN98R1hrRziZ9IiXP-6kFJq3Ej9JZubIcdlNDewOXBZT4jdj_Uy_CRKddfnYXM-Q6un6-5-CSb037iOSxFWPhE5hx3LkJLZljDj0hGgry0skB_JLLjYKGvPNHvv7RIuzsv6oPteCHRJcXAes5x8x0hqQx5VhmJKxtfpe8/s1261/in-the-ditch%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1261" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vwHSWWXz-yCeWLF3axa44gmN98R1hrRziZ9IiXP-6kFJq3Ej9JZubIcdlNDewOXBZT4jdj_Uy_CRKddfnYXM-Q6un6-5-CSb037iOSxFWPhE5hx3LkJLZljDj0hGgry0skB_JLLjYKGvPNHvv7RIuzsv6oPteCHRJcXAes5x8x0hqQx5VhmJKxtfpe8/w400-h244/in-the-ditch%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I stitched-in-the-ditch around each large square</td></tr></tbody></table>I took these photos today.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuKnwX8r-1fIVs_WKDc-7ZSKXndZcDRR9awZUBcCmzTV132B7h3gkZfA4xeU5jpY7wck8lNr0KPg15YNbIN0VOD0XfoF3aIwq98hQEje6xfyG3a1q2ZEwYc6kffR26rGeU4PXI4FafQEjQhHTH2BnzoZheVmAn_YuF0Kkfabe9UwA1g6fj0h9CYvARL0/s939/FMQ%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuKnwX8r-1fIVs_WKDc-7ZSKXndZcDRR9awZUBcCmzTV132B7h3gkZfA4xeU5jpY7wck8lNr0KPg15YNbIN0VOD0XfoF3aIwq98hQEje6xfyG3a1q2ZEwYc6kffR26rGeU4PXI4FafQEjQhHTH2BnzoZheVmAn_YuF0Kkfabe9UwA1g6fj0h9CYvARL0/w368-h400/FMQ%201.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FMQ wavy lines on the width of the quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxpg2eI4CeOkFIJBnTF51acJzVPa1Ftx7HKYEvRemdbR9DvC-Q1uXmf8pcPqv0-JDCZN9CZZ96NjR7U7o9l7Aq1qG1mJ0Hue34PJoOJbrNg2lnwR0HKvR4kHnMLJarHHL_zqf7fyRp4KHdC26T7b01c-Mt8XoZVWfrRfeEVwa_a6I_MQTkKcdEMFq9mg/s1462/FMQ%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1462" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxpg2eI4CeOkFIJBnTF51acJzVPa1Ftx7HKYEvRemdbR9DvC-Q1uXmf8pcPqv0-JDCZN9CZZ96NjR7U7o9l7Aq1qG1mJ0Hue34PJoOJbrNg2lnwR0HKvR4kHnMLJarHHL_zqf7fyRp4KHdC26T7b01c-Mt8XoZVWfrRfeEVwa_a6I_MQTkKcdEMFq9mg/w400-h210/FMQ%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's amazing how much you can put through the neck of the machine!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I took these photos on top of our king-size bed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxyViP5Buk5lmTsyPw780k6Fq4qZwr7Pk8yMNePjbjixu1g2VsAENMnBsE_9yjEn3ovqdnEcsqAUkxR4xh6MJhSW_wVkecAkrHk9FDql0c7JdVi3UU52zXUm7SCYBqcKQXZU90vfZETmwWhHgpv1C68wPvaHFJkqRFfiupqOhQzqW1cDIKq51dfMNZH4/s1590/final%20-%20on%20bed%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1590" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxyViP5Buk5lmTsyPw780k6Fq4qZwr7Pk8yMNePjbjixu1g2VsAENMnBsE_9yjEn3ovqdnEcsqAUkxR4xh6MJhSW_wVkecAkrHk9FDql0c7JdVi3UU52zXUm7SCYBqcKQXZU90vfZETmwWhHgpv1C68wPvaHFJkqRFfiupqOhQzqW1cDIKq51dfMNZH4/w400-h217/final%20-%20on%20bed%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What wonderful texture the wavy lines give!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_Uq2hIGhTFIXZbSL2v237JlRf4TlgEPMGLjJC2vNbut-Dl_xaRhyfx5-15CvfqO3khEyji_PjjajOLflA8VrrtdOItMYt0kEwkrCqy9c_w258DgIoGmhzOk5TFVB_qOMoiOMJC5HmbZcTHCcj_ef3Pi1QTAwL2MNLhd2GgaDQNuKgFCmGZXXHrDf_q0/s1203/final%20-%20on%20bed%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1203" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_Uq2hIGhTFIXZbSL2v237JlRf4TlgEPMGLjJC2vNbut-Dl_xaRhyfx5-15CvfqO3khEyji_PjjajOLflA8VrrtdOItMYt0kEwkrCqy9c_w258DgIoGmhzOk5TFVB_qOMoiOMJC5HmbZcTHCcj_ef3Pi1QTAwL2MNLhd2GgaDQNuKgFCmGZXXHrDf_q0/w400-h288/final%20-%20on%20bed%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another photo of the wavy texture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm so glad that it's finished. I did learn a lot on the way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I'm so glad that I've finally finished FMQ Sylvie's quilt. I feel guilty that it took so long but she did say to take my time 😁</li><li>This FMQ was different than I expected and it took me a while to figure out why.... It's because I usually only quilt a little area at a time. For this one, I quilted it on the width, so a much larger area than I usually do.</li><li>That brought with it a few difficulties that took me a while to manage. I have this bad habit of doing one or two wonky stitches between the time that I stop and when I start. When I work in a small area, it's not really noticeable, but on the width, it could be noticeable. </li><li>I worked on it diligently and got much better. For one thing, I tried to stop in an area where the fabric could hide my wonky start and stop if need be. Finally I just got better about stopping and starting.</li><li>You know that I'm accuracy challenged, and that goes for the amount of space between the wavy line. I started off with wavy lines that were close to ones that were farther apart. Overall though, it does look ok. If everything but a small area was different, then it would show, but since it's all different widths, it looks consistent!</li><li>My daughter and I carefully looked at the wavy quilting to see if there was anything off. She did find an area where 4 squares met that needed to be quilted since in that area, the wavy lines were very wide. I added a wavy quilted line the width of the block and it looks better.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties including the March One Monthly Goal (OMG) as soon as it opens! <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/design-wall-monday-march-4-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-winds-furs-and-freezer-meals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/03/midweek-makers-425.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-228/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/03/a-finished-class-sample-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/03/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-unusual-week.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/03/in-irish-chain-tradition-beauties.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/log-cabins-and-finished-or-not-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/03/patchwork-quilts-196.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/03/stitching-stuff-week-10-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last week was a very productive week for many quilters. Thanks to everyone who linked up!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Melva worked on a sampler quilt that she is <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-26-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quilting as you go (QAYG)</a>. It's a great way to quilt in small sections, instead of having that whole quilt on your domestic sewing machine. It looks great!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GcUlCXRV1YP3j6gCSWck8x_nO5ixFflwkhaNcRJURv7Ur9kojjQZ-7k1lAJ098Ao1RRv-Ul41-RD68xKPdzlfRPQypwNnShSPa5Zmad4ZF8NC_9MfDS-d9YkXxoOTzZw0R2NeX_C5yuG2friDFlyE_xAFS-nboaWOJwQoNhsAYen3si_Wd3uhLWFsE8/s640/Melva%20-%20sampler.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="640" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GcUlCXRV1YP3j6gCSWck8x_nO5ixFflwkhaNcRJURv7Ur9kojjQZ-7k1lAJ098Ao1RRv-Ul41-RD68xKPdzlfRPQypwNnShSPa5Zmad4ZF8NC_9MfDS-d9YkXxoOTzZw0R2NeX_C5yuG2friDFlyE_xAFS-nboaWOJwQoNhsAYen3si_Wd3uhLWFsE8/w400-h206/Melva%20-%20sampler.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melva's sampler that she is FMQ with the <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-26-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QAYG technique</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Gail has created two quilts from fat quarters that she was gifted. <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/29/pin-dot-floral-and-other-things/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two very different looking quilts</a> with the same fabric collection! Both quilts were quilted with the Silly Moon’s “Rocket” ruler. You can see the details of the quilting on the close-up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrv7UGNaaTRS0Deg6UPYMZK83xeqq3Eovn8tyuIvngKuTv5az9DUPboMDaw5u32t1ZlrHwQYkSY2hQIO9OLkkTttfJfteY1dgGQxWcn_vLQxnblDdwsexWVeTtmPQHiKtZg0zU0XIoOJrmQ5kUvQ2KBKj5PPQtztmwRhSEEPvAIEJlRWnOCC8LAvM57c/s2977/Gail%20-%20white%20background.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="2619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrv7UGNaaTRS0Deg6UPYMZK83xeqq3Eovn8tyuIvngKuTv5az9DUPboMDaw5u32t1ZlrHwQYkSY2hQIO9OLkkTttfJfteY1dgGQxWcn_vLQxnblDdwsexWVeTtmPQHiKtZg0zU0XIoOJrmQ5kUvQ2KBKj5PPQtztmwRhSEEPvAIEJlRWnOCC8LAvM57c/w353-h400/Gail%20-%20white%20background.jpeg" width="353" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pin Dot Floral collection with a <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/29/pin-dot-floral-and-other-things/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">white background</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfi7uV7phm6v3NgIAQ1rJo_CRPj1LIZKCPb1uB82cUh8rV1zi4PAVEaF-lgfR1z9zepxWxWNh96SXcrFZ8ZaGTQVfbao3u9i4XjJvI6kgYWV-ZNn2G7vjmsF2aTDhL82W3rbE5gh79Bm4iKmnMtnRXylo2yv4uwZFCe86OfEzjxCiUwmBUSIFx6YsMcw/s3051/Gail%20-%20black%20background.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfi7uV7phm6v3NgIAQ1rJo_CRPj1LIZKCPb1uB82cUh8rV1zi4PAVEaF-lgfR1z9zepxWxWNh96SXcrFZ8ZaGTQVfbao3u9i4XjJvI6kgYWV-ZNn2G7vjmsF2aTDhL82W3rbE5gh79Bm4iKmnMtnRXylo2yv4uwZFCe86OfEzjxCiUwmBUSIFx6YsMcw/w396-h400/Gail%20-%20black%20background.jpeg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pin Dot Floral collection with a <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/29/pin-dot-floral-and-other-things/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">black background</a>. Check out<br />the quilting in the outside border!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQV7CrdV7aUqONNMirJf4yOSDqxxQR_VHBExV1gRf3fRuGKoPLAa-Ij3a7MAv083duJLNEVv6DnLdkq9lniW3iZRmLQoNJQsutPHw5YSokxXBIPA-ALXhq-RLBQcmJ4md649q647v-l2lRrJec6gHfJVxL7ZGMbee9ftvYXVBKKTAP2fxwUQBn360wi4/s1024/Gail%20close%20up.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQV7CrdV7aUqONNMirJf4yOSDqxxQR_VHBExV1gRf3fRuGKoPLAa-Ij3a7MAv083duJLNEVv6DnLdkq9lniW3iZRmLQoNJQsutPHw5YSokxXBIPA-ALXhq-RLBQcmJ4md649q647v-l2lRrJec6gHfJVxL7ZGMbee9ftvYXVBKKTAP2fxwUQBn360wi4/w300-h400/Gail%20close%20up.webp" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/29/pin-dot-floral-and-other-things/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Details of the FMQ</a> with Silly Moon’s “Rocket” ruler </td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Anne-Marie of Stories from the Sewing Room finished her February OMG (she's also hosting the OMG now). She finished her <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/02/february-one-monthly-goal-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">art quilt</a> - it's really stunning! <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9F8rP6PhvaWE7kzhnry7Lz0j06KQbBdCIbksLVqa8f9-PddWDNhcy9sMZ6EfCVQ_gwLbtYn65bD-2UjB-LhJk9wO4MPZSFd9yRt_BGKazzF63lycbGa8eRJP3x-5Ml8tf282dJ0buj29TYDb7NZo0HeePLnDwCzu1IYLnNwUpY9mUm7VESZLWKZcgJn4/s1600/Anne-Marie%20art.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1572" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9F8rP6PhvaWE7kzhnry7Lz0j06KQbBdCIbksLVqa8f9-PddWDNhcy9sMZ6EfCVQ_gwLbtYn65bD-2UjB-LhJk9wO4MPZSFd9yRt_BGKazzF63lycbGa8eRJP3x-5Ml8tf282dJ0buj29TYDb7NZo0HeePLnDwCzu1IYLnNwUpY9mUm7VESZLWKZcgJn4/w393-h400/Anne-Marie%20art.jpeg" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Anne-Marie finished her <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/02/february-one-monthly-goal-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February OMG</a> - an art quilt!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's now your turn! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-21612406804847804232024-03-02T16:39:00.008-05:002024-03-10T12:30:19.670-04:00Fun with Red Scraps - Love All Around<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome 😊 Today it's about a scrappy challenge done with hand-stitching and embroidery.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">February Table Scraps Challenge - On the Road</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The colour for February was red and of course, the theme was hearts. Here's my mini.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVt-Vby4sa02XuFi2DllryzOAFYTu-b9RXNQ0lFNCmS4rikhU9vL59F467aFkahAg5yaNLsbKo8tfrZkNHpoNugRDArTy9c36qF-wLSfGXkekt8ixchIatNjpb9TlzVhLOHJ3aKnqzNrtKd8xZq7nGcf3SsR3ZBSsn-NlkiHj8ZiM-hb2Cv-asEJpoQGA/s771/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="771" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVt-Vby4sa02XuFi2DllryzOAFYTu-b9RXNQ0lFNCmS4rikhU9vL59F467aFkahAg5yaNLsbKo8tfrZkNHpoNugRDArTy9c36qF-wLSfGXkekt8ixchIatNjpb9TlzVhLOHJ3aKnqzNrtKd8xZq7nGcf3SsR3ZBSsn-NlkiHj8ZiM-hb2Cv-asEJpoQGA/w400-h399/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love All Around - Table Scraps Challenge for February: red and hearts</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I realised that I would be away at the end of February, I packed up a little travel pouch of mostly red fabric, both hand-dyed and commercial, as well as thread, perle cotton, scissors, Frixion pen, pins and needles. I also included in the pack my travel light with magnifier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeduTMkzVq89vtUq0GfQIPVVXU_n5vjffOXhWCjZn-UyNAOxmfz6Yz7bu1mL93xozQkIgWzvwIQ8oKlxkSYQPCFgvWOpD6c3fkf4zzA8dZJfWXiNtGoQEdLhqUj44B3iB25tSvtKAuXqqVFVm-SuRmavudew5xxVhxGNvDlycwInzSFeufSbRrguIiLNw/s897/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%20Travel%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeduTMkzVq89vtUq0GfQIPVVXU_n5vjffOXhWCjZn-UyNAOxmfz6Yz7bu1mL93xozQkIgWzvwIQ8oKlxkSYQPCFgvWOpD6c3fkf4zzA8dZJfWXiNtGoQEdLhqUj44B3iB25tSvtKAuXqqVFVm-SuRmavudew5xxVhxGNvDlycwInzSFeufSbRrguIiLNw/w385-h400/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%20Travel%202.jpg" width="385" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The small travel pouch with my lamp & magnifier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made this little piece mostly in the truck, on the way to Toronto. It's on a 4" x 4" white flannel backing. I used 3 different pieces of hand-dyed fabric for the background. I love the yellow-red piece on the top 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Joo3fbTtg5Etuuqg-10GWoJn8Tc0aZ80iYMStwXWDspDgChnYlKlRgNgwWctIgjrCooxh_YkGV6VZkkvLqTVwXDeyf5I-tlbW4ah7TT8Tv8MEp4VbmyDMoZeeCkeEb0NcrfhmuZTPfb2g6bbUdwFKII6YD3iGI8CluHZbygl1oowL35_LSG4KEmNiWs/s1042/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1042" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Joo3fbTtg5Etuuqg-10GWoJn8Tc0aZ80iYMStwXWDspDgChnYlKlRgNgwWctIgjrCooxh_YkGV6VZkkvLqTVwXDeyf5I-tlbW4ah7TT8Tv8MEp4VbmyDMoZeeCkeEb0NcrfhmuZTPfb2g6bbUdwFKII6YD3iGI8CluHZbygl1oowL35_LSG4KEmNiWs/w400-h295/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I started by tracing and cutting out the hearts from commercial fabric. The top two are hubby and I. They are touching but each is fully outlined, even when it goes through the other heart. That's to symbolize that yes, we are together, but we are still individuals.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next three red hearts symbolize my wonderful adult children, Jeannine and Stéphane and Sarah who is now part of our family. The yellow heart, which touches mostly Stéphane and Sarah but is also part of our sphere, is Poppy. She is very much a part of our family. 😍 We are all surrounded by lots of love!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I enjoying adding texture and dimension to my pieces. These are the scrunched up fabric layers on the side. They can mean absolutely anything that you like since you are the viewer of the art. 😁</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">On the way home</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the way home, I stopped in at a quilt store in Belleville, Artistic Quilts With Colors. It sure had a lot of funky fabrics! I was very reasonable and only bought 5 beautiful fat quarters, 2 spools of thread and some Tula Pink ribbon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EWhrf453djLW82bgGpZ6WWPxZN8VUz1AfglZhLAJsY-Vf1bfUEYXp9zraM8bmLJXsv56N2XEOVSvhVrcPhkAwhWPVvXzdhX_PTomVTjEuMiu0BcU5ESRdC_GLigOL370FIeg97SPN79IJ5Ae7Hj6iHTa-AAdtHkRTg7-lRJm5JarBC0lPPY9eo2Lrc8/s928/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%20Travel%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="928" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EWhrf453djLW82bgGpZ6WWPxZN8VUz1AfglZhLAJsY-Vf1bfUEYXp9zraM8bmLJXsv56N2XEOVSvhVrcPhkAwhWPVvXzdhX_PTomVTjEuMiu0BcU5ESRdC_GLigOL370FIeg97SPN79IJ5Ae7Hj6iHTa-AAdtHkRTg7-lRJm5JarBC0lPPY9eo2Lrc8/w400-h373/2%20Feb%20red-hearts%20Travel%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping on my way home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wednesday, when we drove back to Ottawa, the temperature went down by about 20 degrees. The wind was incredible. We were very happy to be back. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">One Monthly Goal</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">For my March One Monthly Goal, I will finish quilting my girlfriend's quilt. It's about ⅓ done 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgw5oEORoHJENyv3Z5JSUT9a9HSef37uYZxGZkALvs_gkuM8vkCS18dOesQMvaXNG2KxGTgdyC9wPrT8IZ7IwRHZ3rL0Feu0YTEZ8i7G0FanSZh36VSODbNc6xW5SeEblO6NrNJ_ZtQ4sLVLPm_ohAKH_5PUzXnJgTe4-pka3bdPHUQeRmzktjKGP5b0/s1220/20240211_150542.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgw5oEORoHJENyv3Z5JSUT9a9HSef37uYZxGZkALvs_gkuM8vkCS18dOesQMvaXNG2KxGTgdyC9wPrT8IZ7IwRHZ3rL0Feu0YTEZ8i7G0FanSZh36VSODbNc6xW5SeEblO6NrNJ_ZtQ4sLVLPm_ohAKH_5PUzXnJgTe4-pka3bdPHUQeRmzktjKGP5b0/w251-h400/20240211_150542.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March OMG - to finish quilting this gorgeous quilt!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Next time that I pack, I'll have to include some more contrasting fabric and thread. Because I want to do a red piece, doesn't mean that it should all be red! I'm glad that there were some snippets of yellow in there. </li><li>The piece looks very red until you look at it closely. A little more contrast, even if it was only the thread, would have been good.</li><li>I only used my lamp and magnifier a couple of times, but I'm not going anywhere without it! It makes threading a needle so much easier.</li><li>I also brought a small pair of heavy duty scissors. They were perfect for cutting the little bits of fabric and they actually fit my large, knobby fingers.</li><li>I've started working on a small mindful stitching piece about my eye. I've been wanting to do this since the fall but it wasn't a happy story at the time. Things are now good and I'm ready. I'm looking forward to sharing it with you.</li><li>The fabric on which the pouch and mini rest is an ombre fabric that I'll be using for my Two Colour Mystery Quilt with Canuck Quilter Designs. I need to find a light background fabric in my stash and then I'll be ready to start. Hopefully even an accuracy challenged quilter will be able to do it! <span style="color: #cc0000;">Update</span>: I've changed my mind on the ombre, I just couldn't find a light fabric in my stash that I liked. I did get some great priced new fabric, so I'll have to show it off as soon as it's washed and cut!</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvueW8OudR3274q_Yg_LsPAgfNETZ2TiE3PMu4oXSL0aqdOFBW4Vy-tDruwA8lwfQUVQgTSRY-CyjLI8SUz6eEm9G-u6HU3Q5x0QcNIJ2TB8hHu3wW4eYdDQ6lpvgvjrjs_cNq4b4wECpPNt2Pu1tUO2ArsmI0XmK0BvS25JMTeqNihjN4ezLO7NF1Ow/s1200/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvueW8OudR3274q_Yg_LsPAgfNETZ2TiE3PMu4oXSL0aqdOFBW4Vy-tDruwA8lwfQUVQgTSRY-CyjLI8SUz6eEm9G-u6HU3Q5x0QcNIJ2TB8hHu3wW4eYdDQ6lpvgvjrjs_cNq4b4wECpPNt2Pu1tUO2ArsmI0XmK0BvS25JMTeqNihjN4ezLO7NF1Ow/w200-h200/unnamed.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Green Improv Placemat for the January Table Scraps Challenge, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/green-improv-placemat-for-january-table.html" target="_blank">January 30, 2024</a></li><li>Confused on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/confused-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">January 18, 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://www.canuckquilter.com/2024/02/two-colour-mystery-week-1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two Colour Mystery Quilt</a> with Canuck Quilter Designs</li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to <a href="https://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-table-scraps-challenge.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February Table Scraps Challenge</a> and <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/03/march-one-monthly-goal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">March OMG</a>, as well as many other great linking parties. <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-227/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/churning-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/its-been-week-on-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/03/can-i-get-whoop-whoop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/03/overcoming-quilty-procrastination.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/2024/02/another-ypsilon-in-books.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/03/patchwork-quilts-195.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/03/stitching-stuff-week-9-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/03/oh-scrap-just-add-pansies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/sew-tell-winds-furs-and-freezer-meals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/slow-sunday-stitching_0494723281.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Project details</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH5NzR5SMdxAM6vwdaQ2Uj2ZUZBKifbZ0JoXZd4oQs7KMCcbrj-kDaTVAGTBbXmn-9gklIwfgZw4bLuw1muiYOLsdRlI5PPtNdArAOdLg5hlPoaSV6pPR86ZrgNf5uJjMpaOSsAqjn-zGqnUicAGT4JCePPuS-jtNB6VQOKDZ9kmvvSTle7v84_e3IPc/s1053/20240302_161751.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH5NzR5SMdxAM6vwdaQ2Uj2ZUZBKifbZ0JoXZd4oQs7KMCcbrj-kDaTVAGTBbXmn-9gklIwfgZw4bLuw1muiYOLsdRlI5PPtNdArAOdLg5hlPoaSV6pPR86ZrgNf5uJjMpaOSsAqjn-zGqnUicAGT4JCePPuS-jtNB6VQOKDZ9kmvvSTle7v84_e3IPc/w146-h200/20240302_161751.jpg" width="146" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Love All Around mindful stitching piece</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">made for the February Table Scraps Challenge</div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 4" x 4"</div><div style="text-align: left;">Material: hand-dyed and commercial fabric, thread and perle cotton</div><div style="text-align: left;">Technique: hand stitching and embroidery</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-91282317506982819572024-02-29T12:26:00.011-05:002024-03-02T14:06:39.720-05:00Swirling Leaves 3<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome! I'm thrilled to say that I finished my February Monthly Goal (OMG). It's a great motivator. Thanks Anne-Marie. 😁</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;">Finishing Swirling Leaves 3</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By mid-February, Swirling Leaves 3 had been free motion quilted (FMQ). I knew that I had the rest of the month to finish it, until I realised that I would be out of town.... It was time to get it done!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJz1wBQWR6RNOF7YJtT9Q1isRgtn4t688fXQ1QgCWeZlyzUUfCxC63rEsK-wLqMgn09Y-3LJxsqfV6y8d0U8lgNQpowlSaowI85VXygvnga9bhU7A6uwTYbQYcAuO1wn8nhEw3EbdJA9zb1G4C-hEQ1FJNLN-TrMtDwpNMq1jt91T35aTzpb9Xn9WV7M/s938/20240227_095226.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJz1wBQWR6RNOF7YJtT9Q1isRgtn4t688fXQ1QgCWeZlyzUUfCxC63rEsK-wLqMgn09Y-3LJxsqfV6y8d0U8lgNQpowlSaowI85VXygvnga9bhU7A6uwTYbQYcAuO1wn8nhEw3EbdJA9zb1G4C-hEQ1FJNLN-TrMtDwpNMq1jt91T35aTzpb9Xn9WV7M/w369-h400/20240227_095226.jpg" width="369" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swirling Leaves 3 finished ✔</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know how you feel about finishing your quilts, but it's not my favourite thing to do. In the last year, I've been working on my binding skills and I'm happy to report that this was the best binding that I ever did! I took my time, remembered my tips such as, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>How to make those corners straight, (see Related links below)</li><li>Checked to make sure that the seams would not be in the corners and </li><li>Finally did lots of ironing after putting the binding on, and </li><li>Since it was going so well, sewed it on by machine!</li></ul>It wasn't perfect but much better than usual! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIblAJFJ25jvFeV9AfFZ36GP0uwVo1TWlUmV7o2byLMa53bQFtIqyScukbfYgnj63_TUjDue4JCKop9Lhnci-wehY2jI8jkcth8r8xDgBPCCWxJJvZ9FHSZl1WK2HJ-rKuzNL2TUyrn5wMgYldIkFvIfdmfprRCkxfQ-GUZI6GDSUQlds2DExQflDnhyM/s1345/20240227_095307.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1345" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIblAJFJ25jvFeV9AfFZ36GP0uwVo1TWlUmV7o2byLMa53bQFtIqyScukbfYgnj63_TUjDue4JCKop9Lhnci-wehY2jI8jkcth8r8xDgBPCCWxJJvZ9FHSZl1WK2HJ-rKuzNL2TUyrn5wMgYldIkFvIfdmfprRCkxfQ-GUZI6GDSUQlds2DExQflDnhyM/w400-h258/20240227_095307.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machine stitched the binding down</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course we all know that it's not the end of the finishing work if it's a wall hanging that we are giving away. Next comes the label and then the hanging sleeve. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've managed to find a quick and easy way to make the label. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I cut the fabric that I want to use, </li><li>Add fusible web to the back, </li><li>Use pinking sheers to trim the edges and then </li><li>Iron on the label to the quilt. </li><li>I also practice what I want to write on a piece of paper before using a permanent fine marker to write it up.</li></ul></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBePq9lIoMvMc91pT6MXo0_xlYTirKuChNdN5f37okj3buI4h9l-aokRFeEIg4l7zcCA_mEPYng3f1fS_xXMBli4mntn-6OOVvYZnsbNHtwudPzIf4Xbsz9mVZb3rvAVZFdN8c16Wwv9kNMYTRQHrMJi-Z8yP52V50iS9CUHOlToQK_WiO_GNleOA3EVY/s847/20240227_095300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBePq9lIoMvMc91pT6MXo0_xlYTirKuChNdN5f37okj3buI4h9l-aokRFeEIg4l7zcCA_mEPYng3f1fS_xXMBli4mntn-6OOVvYZnsbNHtwudPzIf4Xbsz9mVZb3rvAVZFdN8c16Wwv9kNMYTRQHrMJi-Z8yP52V50iS9CUHOlToQK_WiO_GNleOA3EVY/w363-h400/20240227_095300.jpg" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Label ironed on but not written on yet</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a couple of tips for the hanging sleeve. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I use a FriXion pen to make a straight line that I follow when stitching it on. There's nothing worse than having to re-stitch it because it's crooked! </li><li>I also add a dowel for the hanging and tell the person that they can add wire or string at both ends, or just hold up the wall hanging on short nails or long push pins at each end of the dowel.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The binding was better because I took my time and practiced what I have learned. I do believe however that the Quilting Goddess was smiling upon me!😍</li><li>I used a two inch strip for the binding, even if it wasn't folded. I'm so worried about the binding not being wide enough but the next time, I'll try a 1¾" strip and see how that goes. </li><li>I wrote myself a note on my bulletin board about using the 1¾" strip, referencing this post. Hopefully I'll see it!</li><li>I'm glad that I realised that I needed to get this done before the end of the month because even if it's a leap year, February is still a few days short!</li><li>The pictures are really not the best - not enough light, too much light....I need to get this post up, so this is what you get!😕</li><li>On a personal note, I'm back from my trip and my appointment went very well - the tumor in my eye is shrinking. It's going to be a slow process but "tout va bien aller!" (everything will be fine!)</li></ul><div><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>FMQ Swirling Leaves 3 on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/02/fmq-swirling-leaves-3-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">February 15, 2024</a></li><li>Spending Quality Time Slow Stitching, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/02/spending-quality-time-slow-stitching.html" target="_blank">February 06, 2024</a></li><li>Progress on Swirling Leaves 3 for Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/progress-on-swirling-leaves-3-for-free.html" target="_blank">November 01, 2023</a></li><ul><li>Tips for adding a binding - see the What I learned section in An Agenda Cover and Update on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-agenda-cover-and-update-on-free.html" target="_blank">January 05, 2023</a></li></ul></ul></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to the <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/02/february-one-monthly-goal-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February One Monthly Goal (OMG) Finish Link up</a> and <a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2024/02/26/favorite-finish-february-2024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February Favourite Finish</a>, as well as many others. Why not check them out? <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-26-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-26-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-424.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-227/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/churning-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/its-been-week-on-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/03/can-i-get-whoop-whoop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/03/overcoming-quilty-procrastination.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/rsc-green-lightening-1-and-finished-or.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/2024/02/another-ypsilon-in-books.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/03/patchwork-quilts-195.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Project Details</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZbXa3EO_DmQSFsGLgM5dPNmbC1YEzq1MPC_Vo79da-wo1sMkIt8y5gTyjFQiPqsRBZ7_jFomKpsKJWDIzUryrPceTIpP7_bMbs4FXRnINYZWnH45hkuS_oSIN_VVtsWrBdjW1SzRjyj8YcfYYi0G6kNYQ82CnKDUKqzI4JctLFS9tDJEgxuLQ-gN5Rs/s986/FMQ%20Swirling%20Leaves%203%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZbXa3EO_DmQSFsGLgM5dPNmbC1YEzq1MPC_Vo79da-wo1sMkIt8y5gTyjFQiPqsRBZ7_jFomKpsKJWDIzUryrPceTIpP7_bMbs4FXRnINYZWnH45hkuS_oSIN_VVtsWrBdjW1SzRjyj8YcfYYi0G6kNYQ82CnKDUKqzI4JctLFS9tDJEgxuLQ-gN5Rs/w175-h200/FMQ%20Swirling%20Leaves%203%20b.jpg" width="175" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Swirling Leaves 3</div><div style="text-align: left;">Size: 22" x 18½"</div><div style="text-align: left;">Materials: commercial and hand-dyed fabric scraps</div><div style="text-align: left;">Techniques: improv piecing, appliqué, free motion quilting </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 571 of Free Motion Mavericks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Diann of Little Penguin Quilts made a lovely <a href="https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/table-scraps-for-february.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">red scrappy placemat</a> for the February Table Scraps Challenge. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-14806387420322247302024-02-22T21:47:00.015-05:002024-02-26T22:36:40.683-05:00Having Fun with Panels on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome 😊. This is week 570 of the Free Motion Mavericks linking party. I've been busy learning how to create a wall hanging with a couple of companion panels. Let's see how it's going!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Fun with Panels with Cyndi McChesney</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last week, the Common Thread Quilt Guilt (CTQG), had Cyndi McChesney as the virtual guest speaker. A few days later, there was the first of a two-part workshop on Zoom with Cyndi to teach us how to make wonderful quilts with our panels.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the companion panels that I purchased for my husband a few years ago. "Healing Waters" was created by Anishinaabe/Ojibwe artist Mark Anthony Jacobson for Northcott Studios. There was an entire collection, but I just purchased these two amazing panels.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUxKH_PsGyapeq7A4nhH8yWd_DYVILZq_wrB0P7TQo8qhf4vFt42OnNbkeP0HwDocM55m_eTjsJK6lBW83lKjjubBQpTSJV_Gx91YIszH6Ec3SHf0TZbm3S7k0w-gLzGY0jdurFUCw1ObKzBo7V-ycT1aDjC_EbMo1aMCrckUZXMfJi5YhUhoxeGMnkA/s1308/20240213_204656.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUxKH_PsGyapeq7A4nhH8yWd_DYVILZq_wrB0P7TQo8qhf4vFt42OnNbkeP0HwDocM55m_eTjsJK6lBW83lKjjubBQpTSJV_Gx91YIszH6Ec3SHf0TZbm3S7k0w-gLzGY0jdurFUCw1ObKzBo7V-ycT1aDjC_EbMo1aMCrckUZXMfJi5YhUhoxeGMnkA/w376-h640/20240213_204656.jpg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large panels</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpaD1ArAHAtnGE2HLQRGbyyO4LlSru8IttJhW2Q-eP08gMLcWsq_xX_lbCR0ZDpx1QW_8JC41mWw6Q8S1PBzyyEtVhOrbVpRin1PISPSxlIFx372GQf7wqcsmQSP85SDkcFyC9RePvaHCleP86Y1-njSLqfo52QYNnLpdO36Q6QSJb80-8Ei7ib-eftw/s1379/20240213_204631-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpaD1ArAHAtnGE2HLQRGbyyO4LlSru8IttJhW2Q-eP08gMLcWsq_xX_lbCR0ZDpx1QW_8JC41mWw6Q8S1PBzyyEtVhOrbVpRin1PISPSxlIFx372GQf7wqcsmQSP85SDkcFyC9RePvaHCleP86Y1-njSLqfo52QYNnLpdO36Q6QSJb80-8Ei7ib-eftw/w357-h640/20240213_204631-1.jpg" width="357" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small companion panel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVNEbacw-pe12SK5NwwRdTJQy3qJpKJy5CKnpx_diJfjZtbt5UkAIXqKlDJELg_zk8lRx6sGHWB2QOe7IxOaim4YxHUleiYmAIXWIUdLXSZBqmfFVX-tgFUbkRwEkcMqGwo-elqYGBVUYzFM_HY_3JNcUQaAm74RjJ3jiNHTrxYojJrlRw8oBig8_UUw/s663/Fun%20with%20Panels%20Cyndi%20McChesney.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="520" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVNEbacw-pe12SK5NwwRdTJQy3qJpKJy5CKnpx_diJfjZtbt5UkAIXqKlDJELg_zk8lRx6sGHWB2QOe7IxOaim4YxHUleiYmAIXWIUdLXSZBqmfFVX-tgFUbkRwEkcMqGwo-elqYGBVUYzFM_HY_3JNcUQaAm74RjJ3jiNHTrxYojJrlRw8oBig8_UUw/w157-h200/Fun%20with%20Panels%20Cyndi%20McChesney.jpg" width="157" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cyndi McChesney is the author of the book, Fun with Panels. She has another book, Playful Panel Quilts, coming out in the spring. Our course was supposed to be Montages with Panels, which is what her newest book is about, but the panels that the participants had were better suited for her first method. If you're interested, check out Related links below.<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I showed my husband the panels, he absolutely loved them - but I had no idea how to begin putting everything together into a large wall hanging.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first thing that we did in class was to talk about our panels. We were then put into groups to brainstorm what kind of traditional blocks we could use with out panels. Here were some of the questions we considered:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Does the panels have a theme that could translate into some traditional blocks? For example, flying geese would be great for a panel with birds. </li><li>Are there visual elements in the panel that could be used for appliqué or be found in traditional blocks?</li><li>Are there visual elements that could be used for background or complimentary fabric, etc.?</li><li>Can some of the blocks be cut up and used?</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;">As we brainstormed each of our panels, someone mentioned elongated blocks and improve. That's when I knew that I had found my answer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Measuring, graphing and cutting </span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew that I would be cutting up the panels to make the wall hanging. I measured each image and noted where there was extra fabric for the seam allowances and where it would be very tight to get a full image with enough of a seam allowance. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I cut the individual images based on those measurements. For example, with the image below, I knew that I wanted to keep as much of the image intact as possible, but that the images directly above and below had extra fabric that I could cut into for a larger seam allowance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTcfRrkY_8vuZ6vmWNzdhNxycb4yIK_m3j52Jmw82yl6tIwNLqXAufajcVZcP0izazLFJeBuKa_sZYOYoU_-f5FT7aq6z6zeaD20TcsfofT6latFWkJ1oLhv5hc2WborUv9xAr2aFBBWdwAI_WkCofiMosNd-WoFL9uhMc1tLmGWjBVjEPOEtFZ9RcDY/s221/cutting%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTcfRrkY_8vuZ6vmWNzdhNxycb4yIK_m3j52Jmw82yl6tIwNLqXAufajcVZcP0izazLFJeBuKa_sZYOYoU_-f5FT7aq6z6zeaD20TcsfofT6latFWkJ1oLhv5hc2WborUv9xAr2aFBBWdwAI_WkCofiMosNd-WoFL9uhMc1tLmGWjBVjEPOEtFZ9RcDY/s16000/cutting%201.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking extra fabric above and below<br />the panel for the seam allowances</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You may have noticed the masking tape at the top of this panel. I gave each image a number so that they could be easily identified when I created the graph. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja59-VO53_LCy9eLYy2cUKh01LjujmJ98nB16tVNd0ci_IsutbshNF9NStD60bBlm5evurRBf3opOvAXMA3kzxiAIQpZ6cg_Ph0S3KtHWzvALWsgMPzNBiDQdHP9eGm__gHpDVALse5Qtd_yHSGWf2V-hAjKlh6a6MfTkLOwANh0rR8mE8pzdMgIAfeo0/s1136/20240222_104758-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja59-VO53_LCy9eLYy2cUKh01LjujmJ98nB16tVNd0ci_IsutbshNF9NStD60bBlm5evurRBf3opOvAXMA3kzxiAIQpZ6cg_Ph0S3KtHWzvALWsgMPzNBiDQdHP9eGm__gHpDVALse5Qtd_yHSGWf2V-hAjKlh6a6MfTkLOwANh0rR8mE8pzdMgIAfeo0/w304-h400/20240222_104758-1.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graph of possible setting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is my plan so far. I attended our second class this morning and got some positive feedback on my plan to date. You can see my proposed design and some improv strips between the panels.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QFcSeUGbbehVe6w0FnTXzljs4waWoVQ6Z7LQ876S5sOwVbtw2LodQEv08rf3b5EYW7KlmpdGq9WeP5ZIM5eYKHvxT2eg2KdI2J7tgNQ5tXLu6b5dAKcwOOPBzY0BoIcHigljjt2J6nUh2ssQuE5hvXmsdbuvFoI5kcoIujMvg7ALVo3CoD1cq6nDb50/s1085/20240222_002544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1085" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QFcSeUGbbehVe6w0FnTXzljs4waWoVQ6Z7LQ876S5sOwVbtw2LodQEv08rf3b5EYW7KlmpdGq9WeP5ZIM5eYKHvxT2eg2KdI2J7tgNQ5tXLu6b5dAKcwOOPBzY0BoIcHigljjt2J6nUh2ssQuE5hvXmsdbuvFoI5kcoIujMvg7ALVo3CoD1cq6nDb50/w400-h319/20240222_002544.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panels with improv strips at the top</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is what the improv strips look like between the panels.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk7wm6SV4c3ksWmn8eSZ8y13iDrCuJcoT4_-zUew9x-a48uI6fnKrlowgL8hVpE2uG2qobPEabtBzEK2RQIsPIzVtBUQeAe4TCpgtF-kWjhTGFkvU1Yl2mBBVuRdC6MM_zsc42kCbx8YccMjyiXNZlp1wrVWo39p4gYqsiRdsWdvD-64YB7hTlhBmHAI/s1183/Improv%20blocks%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1183" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk7wm6SV4c3ksWmn8eSZ8y13iDrCuJcoT4_-zUew9x-a48uI6fnKrlowgL8hVpE2uG2qobPEabtBzEK2RQIsPIzVtBUQeAe4TCpgtF-kWjhTGFkvU1Yl2mBBVuRdC6MM_zsc42kCbx8YccMjyiXNZlp1wrVWo39p4gYqsiRdsWdvD-64YB7hTlhBmHAI/w400-h260/Improv%20blocks%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonky improv strips that will be the background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmyWsdkFlUbYxckXXd-tmswMbFzjMp0JCa69K88rfj4unB4_O8kimZTQQglO6ulTum2CuEnIZ_r6VyAOLe2I-V5wTz4a2myvOQ90oE92wJifOLJ8QHBjklD6fTWGEDFjYC2OcI90FXffmIjo5vwfDoD2p9v_GpcRKZJ0m_VsUI_barrgExnx2hHPOdYs/s1007/Improv%20blocks%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1007" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmyWsdkFlUbYxckXXd-tmswMbFzjMp0JCa69K88rfj4unB4_O8kimZTQQglO6ulTum2CuEnIZ_r6VyAOLe2I-V5wTz4a2myvOQ90oE92wJifOLJ8QHBjklD6fTWGEDFjYC2OcI90FXffmIjo5vwfDoD2p9v_GpcRKZJ0m_VsUI_barrgExnx2hHPOdYs/w400-h344/Improv%20blocks%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More improv strips made of Kona solids</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be working on this project for a while. At least the improv strips can be sewn up and adjusted as required.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It's been a very busy week. I didn't intend to take this class but after hearing Cyndi McChesney speak at our guild, I knew that this is what I needed to get the panel wall hanging done.</li><li>Cyndi is an excellent teacher and had some really great advice. I bought a Kindle version of her book - it really is wonderful and comprehensive. I'm looking forward to seeing her latest book. Her panel collages are very special.</li><li>I am so glad that we did some brainstorming in groups at the beginning of the class. I'm not sure that I would have thought of improv strips.</li><li>Between the large panels, I've decided that the improv strips will be at least 2". I think that this will be proportionate to the size of the panels.</li><li>The wonky improv strips are fun to make. I started off making regular improv piecing but I didn't like the joined strips showing since there is already so much going on. I will probably have to join some strips together at the top since that's the only way to avoid "y seams" but I'll be matching them as much as possible so they won't be too visible.</li><li>This quilt was on my list for 2024 so I'm glad that it's finally started.</li><li>I started a cold this week- so I've been pretty out of it the last few days. I sure won't be sewing any of this together until I can think again.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cedarridgequilting.com/shop/ols/products/fun-with-panels---autographed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fun with Panels</a> by <a href="https://cedarridgequilting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyndi McChesney</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ctpub.com/playful-panel-quilts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playful Panel Quilts</a> by <a href="https://cedarridgequilting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyndi McChesney</a></li><li>Healing Waters <a href="https://www.northcott.com/product-detail.aspx?nme=Northcott%20Archives&fbid=5&colid=2787&colorid=3773" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">collection by Northcott</a></li><li>Mark Anthony Jacobson's <a href="https://northcott.com/designers-detail.aspx?di=538" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">designer profile for Northcott</a></li><li>Making Plans on my 600th post! <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/making-plans-on-my-600th-post.html" target="_blank">January 04, 2024</a></li></ul><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking to many fun linking parties this week. Why not check one out after you've linked up below? <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-19-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/scrappy-double-fg-sew-tell-feb-19-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-423.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/log-cabin-blog-hop-with-island-batik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/spring-is-in-air-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/6-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dorothea.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-194.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-turquoise.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/02/stitching-stuff-week-8-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, </div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div><br /></div><div>We had lots of quilting and blogging going on in the last week. Thanks to everyone who linked up 😊</div><div><br /></div><div>Melva gave new life to a <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/vintage-linen-finds-new-life.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vintage linen runner </a>by attaching it to a lovely batik and then quilting it. What a great way to showcase and keep using it. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPALqHdcPhfCAbwsIRSIO88aI5k_qOcpMCaDb12VwEYMS-gIRhRNCcUhaUso_fHNAlxeUYy25LnHSuXfjWHJtJryxOd95S-zN6E6_ra6lR4GHCKzeyWL9oV43QqA_dWC4v_5-EFbrusWGl6sFWt8HiVbLViFBYQo3iVIKs7nE9fuHqky2bfle7z8tLnA/s640/Melva%20-%20vintage%20runner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPALqHdcPhfCAbwsIRSIO88aI5k_qOcpMCaDb12VwEYMS-gIRhRNCcUhaUso_fHNAlxeUYy25LnHSuXfjWHJtJryxOd95S-zN6E6_ra6lR4GHCKzeyWL9oV43QqA_dWC4v_5-EFbrusWGl6sFWt8HiVbLViFBYQo3iVIKs7nE9fuHqky2bfle7z8tLnA/w300-h400/Melva%20-%20vintage%20runner.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving a second life to a <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/vintage-linen-finds-new-life.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vintage linen runner</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Donnalee finished an <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/02/sweet-tweet-7-and-8-and-attic-windows.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Attic Windows block quilt</a> for her guild's charity group. She quilted it with a serpentine stitch and variegated orange thread. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JLpGjrKcberbwB7KCjDgq4WnINmTe3Id1swbpoYD8kINc4agcbtp6m9E1H7D6p4Nt3pP4SnNJI_HlU5UV7OW0bUGJ_03Z413lNV_PoXdav9b-ivm1qaE9YIjWdfEOCcnHw-wH1goelbU748qVaydsleilAxeNCwdZ7a95hSdeiZplFZN_2BJDilK9ZU/s640/Donnalee-attic%20window.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="614" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JLpGjrKcberbwB7KCjDgq4WnINmTe3Id1swbpoYD8kINc4agcbtp6m9E1H7D6p4Nt3pP4SnNJI_HlU5UV7OW0bUGJ_03Z413lNV_PoXdav9b-ivm1qaE9YIjWdfEOCcnHw-wH1goelbU748qVaydsleilAxeNCwdZ7a95hSdeiZplFZN_2BJDilK9ZU/w384-h400/Donnalee-attic%20window.JPG" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/02/sweet-tweet-7-and-8-and-attic-windows.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lovely colourful quilt </a>for someone to love!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>It's now your turn!</div><div><br /></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-47446743623896966052024-02-15T00:00:00.008-05:002024-02-22T22:10:56.884-05:00FMQ Swirling Leaves 3 on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome to week 569 of Free Motion Mavericks. I want to emphasize that this linking party is all about the quilter guiding the machine, whether it's a domestic sewing machine or a long-arm. We do this by using free motion quilting, ruler work or a walking foot. This party is as inclusive as possible as we share our quilting journeys.😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Swirling Leaves 3</span></span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last week I started FMQ Swirling Leaves 3. I started by using a dark red thread to quilt the veins of the leaves and then around the red leaves. I then used a variegated beige to brown thread to do the same with the three leaves that were not red.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once that was done, it was all about quilting the swirls that give the quilt its name. I FMQ swirls around the leaves into the first checkered border. That was difficult because the thread matched the fabric colours so well that I could barely see what I had quilted. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJcxw_ySJgN4Dl8uPbSuJ2PntuQACviMzfiCn_3nRvj0UO3Ab_wHAo6HcC4370qCfvzCu0vxAq7Krtsl1YnPpFBYcvfcdKhy3Ohq5XEhSvDwpfo9TkLzdXTfQpddiw1eYnUubXMtnA2Wm0vN8M2tWdQBuP74VjJQfmMP0cgq6vdCE1paxMzgwFpykKrc/s986/20240211_141238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJcxw_ySJgN4Dl8uPbSuJ2PntuQACviMzfiCn_3nRvj0UO3Ab_wHAo6HcC4370qCfvzCu0vxAq7Krtsl1YnPpFBYcvfcdKhy3Ohq5XEhSvDwpfo9TkLzdXTfQpddiw1eYnUubXMtnA2Wm0vN8M2tWdQBuP74VjJQfmMP0cgq6vdCE1paxMzgwFpykKrc/w350-h400/20240211_141238.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FMQ Falling Leaves 3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the outside border, it wasn't just difficult to see, it was impossible to see what I was quilting, so I quilted the border from the back! Before switching to the back, I stitched at the outside edge of the border so that I would know where to stop.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F-GxjmNYuEneabP-LQnrsmtcvdrAKeTkXqjk5JnE-85LW-7hRE22of3InFXG2EB4roHyjODAN6mLeS_D3gH_3d4YV8Z0VA5-SAHbYWpK4D_hYCmxAviTk3Whd49bTIPSrDRoIATpIEJiLafOZRfKPjQqDWI752Wr1ON2cjRXWNPzSBSVz0MlABWWXfQ/s1413/20240211_135447.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F-GxjmNYuEneabP-LQnrsmtcvdrAKeTkXqjk5JnE-85LW-7hRE22of3InFXG2EB4roHyjODAN6mLeS_D3gH_3d4YV8Z0VA5-SAHbYWpK4D_hYCmxAviTk3Whd49bTIPSrDRoIATpIEJiLafOZRfKPjQqDWI752Wr1ON2cjRXWNPzSBSVz0MlABWWXfQ/w217-h400/20240211_135447.jpg" width="217" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FMQ the border from the back<br />between the two lines</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqELWMUIDpcN2wcZeXMOdCSBZXPYdCxhKtGJia_u7nE2elnTxlEA3Oubc7JtTSdfXSmUOrtxVxkYtq8b3nPD6wOrnwdAPOEddjh50cSfpu4taJXEQjI6w_RwNrxmBoRKzpiW-pXSP5yL96m2V8ikLJdjAXLZbSUQfaWxk0DyLLvcLGFRqzf92c-8IUGk/s887/20240211_141231.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqELWMUIDpcN2wcZeXMOdCSBZXPYdCxhKtGJia_u7nE2elnTxlEA3Oubc7JtTSdfXSmUOrtxVxkYtq8b3nPD6wOrnwdAPOEddjh50cSfpu4taJXEQjI6w_RwNrxmBoRKzpiW-pXSP5yL96m2V8ikLJdjAXLZbSUQfaWxk0DyLLvcLGFRqzf92c-8IUGk/w346-h400/20240211_141231.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swirling Leaves 3 on my design wall</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you can't see what you're quilting because the thread blends too well with your fabric, go to the back of your quilt and stitch from there.</li><ul><li>Remember to outline the area that needs to be quilted!</li><li>Make sure that your bobbin thread is the same as your top thread.</li><li>Your tension needs to be good😊</li></ul><li>In the next week, I'll be digging out fabric for the binding. I'm really hoping that I have more of that second binding fabric, and that I can find it! Update: Found the fabric. Yeah!!!!</li><li>This quilt will be completed by the end of the month since it's my February One Monthly Goal (OMG).</li><li>For some reason, I keep calling this Falling Leaves instead of Swirling Leaves. I'm going to go back and fix some older posts but if you see Falling Leaves - it's the same project!</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Spending Quality Time Slow Stitching, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/02/spending-quality-time-slow-stitching.html" target="_blank">February 06, 2024</a></li><li>Progress on Swirling Leaves 3 for Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/progress-on-swirling-leaves-3-for-free.html" target="_blank">November 01, 2023</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out after you've linked up below? <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-12-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-2122024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-422.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-225/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/memory-ornaments-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-changing-world-of-social-media-on.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/qov-all-around-is-done-and-finished-or.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-193.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/02/stitching-stuff-week-7-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-orphan-blocks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching_0752385471.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm linking up to <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2024/02/tips-and-tutorials-on-the-22nd-49-tips-for-foundation-piecing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kathleen's Tips & Tutorials on the 22nd</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone who linked up last week. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the wonderful projects from last week that were quilted either with free motion quilting, ruler work or a walking foot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From Time 4 stitchn, we have some <a href="https://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/2024/02/finish-it-up.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wonderful feathers and feathered wreaths</a>. It's a beauty and no longer a UFO. Congratulations! Check out the post to see more of the FMQ.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKYnWWd62iWRMIDvrQVeLKY5IKKtXbNVBTDdr_2ur_xXqOXPZL6e-fAOXWR77zkHun4H6x6WkODS6JLyFjx7MpT4e1VkT550Kb0ch34QcqeywiLNf6px0JWVJvI3Mdjqx4BkEy9vwK8IGl0-QhSBeHflgAVSglvCZuZ5jbnsqd4IlD7RhGNBXrwFvvLg/s443/little%20trees-Time4Stitchn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKYnWWd62iWRMIDvrQVeLKY5IKKtXbNVBTDdr_2ur_xXqOXPZL6e-fAOXWR77zkHun4H6x6WkODS6JLyFjx7MpT4e1VkT550Kb0ch34QcqeywiLNf6px0JWVJvI3Mdjqx4BkEy9vwK8IGl0-QhSBeHflgAVSglvCZuZ5jbnsqd4IlD7RhGNBXrwFvvLg/w320-h400/little%20trees-Time4Stitchn.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/2024/02/finish-it-up.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Wonderful feathers and feathered wreaths</a> by Time 4 stitchn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts had two lovely quilts for the Island Batik Log Cabin Challenge and Blog Hop. Here is Dashing Doors and Aprajita.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynLPABIuPsi2uN53X2v0TDoUcfPfD6r-VnpqEMIdX97hQQYrw7rSF6ScWVThSIB9iCe6gT-aY8Bg9uDK80TJ6GtK6JG8e8IzA3dY86oqfSIjTLiMYxG2lDY_IDVyPqgzehG2kKKZFQzkTYHhxaiJxEUb1N8L7mkLlQ9ZKLsEAImM1_TU87qGVqR1NT6o/s640/Preeti-dashing%20door.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="640" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynLPABIuPsi2uN53X2v0TDoUcfPfD6r-VnpqEMIdX97hQQYrw7rSF6ScWVThSIB9iCe6gT-aY8Bg9uDK80TJ6GtK6JG8e8IzA3dY86oqfSIjTLiMYxG2lDY_IDVyPqgzehG2kKKZFQzkTYHhxaiJxEUb1N8L7mkLlQ9ZKLsEAImM1_TU87qGVqR1NT6o/w400-h351/Preeti-dashing%20door.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dashing Doors by Preeti</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4Tj925Xjb7TXAGkMu6ehkZxpVVdLnYdkyGwA2diRN-eMfCuCrjTVNF3Bwu80Bh0YIs1eO0hlsiMhoz7Yv9teLebmUbWF_1RFi_YJx-p1GDoml91SvWeWs6apjdgJS8nRqBPn6sIb0-93V0n1z6mFkrMXyq_haezp75lf5gBFqB47xaMZ-Qg1Tc4SbvA/s640/Preeti%20-%20Aprajita.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4Tj925Xjb7TXAGkMu6ehkZxpVVdLnYdkyGwA2diRN-eMfCuCrjTVNF3Bwu80Bh0YIs1eO0hlsiMhoz7Yv9teLebmUbWF_1RFi_YJx-p1GDoml91SvWeWs6apjdgJS8nRqBPn6sIb0-93V0n1z6mFkrMXyq_haezp75lf5gBFqB47xaMZ-Qg1Tc4SbvA/w400-h400/Preeti%20-%20Aprajita.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aprajita by Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Melva from Melva Loves Scraps made valentine cards out of this very cute <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/feeling-little-corny.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quilted corn fabric</a>. The grandchildren must have loved that!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBBE8DBmQMCn0nu92ooLrs79SdAECbrBDAtiVelDkWPCISI9mowJN0JGNosu2PDYub_wNOh6ZR9jdMUeyHcFxHsnt29lzvSd9-jg2duIlIvFry4pu9E6MBjORfES-c_9ZzBiLPhGeDauslVfFxeVaUD5EjjgWTLaTDRUq2VuDlEnCDX_fkbXm3aNKgws/s640/Melva%20-%20corn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBBE8DBmQMCn0nu92ooLrs79SdAECbrBDAtiVelDkWPCISI9mowJN0JGNosu2PDYub_wNOh6ZR9jdMUeyHcFxHsnt29lzvSd9-jg2duIlIvFry4pu9E6MBjORfES-c_9ZzBiLPhGeDauslVfFxeVaUD5EjjgWTLaTDRUq2VuDlEnCDX_fkbXm3aNKgws/w400-h400/Melva%20-%20corn.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Melva's </span> <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/feeling-little-corny.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">quilted corn fabric</a> cards</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-23307600296183008882024-02-09T13:33:00.006-05:002024-02-11T21:09:03.514-05:00Project Quilting 15.3 - Inside Out, Challenge 3<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome to another Project Quilting (PQ) challenge. This week, we were asked to create a quilt based on the theme, Inside Out. What an interesting idea. It did take me a while to figure out what I wanted to do. The obvious would have been to make a mini quilt with the seams showing, but I was hoping for something a little more original. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea;">Inside Out or Inside Looking Out</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I ended up making a meditation piece with a backing and many layers of fabric that were all hand-stitched. I also did a little bit of research on how or what do fish see. Are these enough clues?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0sC5U5lhM5EFJ2cGG6b6eGJDyVNdaz3lFxsqZmUJ1Hema1yPLrTRwIFZOw7HZ-BjJEHmLzXamMs8Awiabgg9SrtVb1V5ZGpT8VpicREG6Z-ItNoaTKeqtx_citS4uGh-F0PWuX96x7eov1IKtT_C0cnbWXv1Ot9NWeR3u2zG8UF0xLEs_-G3xBBkwNk/s935/PQ%2015-3%20Inside%20looking%20out%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0sC5U5lhM5EFJ2cGG6b6eGJDyVNdaz3lFxsqZmUJ1Hema1yPLrTRwIFZOw7HZ-BjJEHmLzXamMs8Awiabgg9SrtVb1V5ZGpT8VpicREG6Z-ItNoaTKeqtx_citS4uGh-F0PWuX96x7eov1IKtT_C0cnbWXv1Ot9NWeR3u2zG8UF0xLEs_-G3xBBkwNk/w370-h400/PQ%2015-3%20Inside%20looking%20out%203.jpg" width="370" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside looking out - from a fish's perspective</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was dog sitting this week and brought a few things with me, but there's always something missing, like scissors and the right thread colour! With pins, borrowed scissors and lots of patience (NOT), I created an outline of my fish bowl. I had a great time creating the window, curtains and couch. It took me a while to get all of those French Knots done but I wanted it to look like pebbles at the bottom of the aquarium. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtT34UT5f4osivgUgmZJVLgLC-G2NTFRYfAfB8XkUDEOiFjCJCfMEcoc0vzGI4UyahllvfL01mynZQoYIgNE5lCboKsqMJdaV4xVJNVDB-yjcyddcCiL4p1-V17mj1N8-2T2m_Dw59yX2-9meepX5aGEaljFNWSgHrrG7Hlty0hmZdCxw3Pe7wgCERy0/s886/PQ%2015-3%20Inside%20looking%20out%20pre.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtT34UT5f4osivgUgmZJVLgLC-G2NTFRYfAfB8XkUDEOiFjCJCfMEcoc0vzGI4UyahllvfL01mynZQoYIgNE5lCboKsqMJdaV4xVJNVDB-yjcyddcCiL4p1-V17mj1N8-2T2m_Dw59yX2-9meepX5aGEaljFNWSgHrrG7Hlty0hmZdCxw3Pe7wgCERy0/w346-h400/PQ%2015-3%20Inside%20looking%20out%20pre.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost done!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I got home, I found the right coloured thread and then looked in my scraps for things that I could add to the room. The sewing machine and bear were great. Then I place the organza over the whole piece and stitched along the aquarium lines (the dark blue) and the bubbles. I took my sharpest scissors to cut the fabric as close to the stitching as I dared.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I added the plant at the bottom of the aquarium and finally found a fish to make it super obvious that it was an aquarium.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_Rc5eMG7agO7IYh2myRxSvP22oF55VLyMIpDCGbSEHcZ-UNDLJWkKeNoMFruvbEqZPBgEs9NapqRIKZ1ZsX2t9c8dW70QAX1tCKUkkx6rbaf2-4ekwVhU_37Bakx9Jluk1j4HeMLUhW6H-NcIdhrqxIBd1ig6Iy0acumDisupy7XWR2tJsfN4hi36e8/s1095/PQ%2015-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_Rc5eMG7agO7IYh2myRxSvP22oF55VLyMIpDCGbSEHcZ-UNDLJWkKeNoMFruvbEqZPBgEs9NapqRIKZ1ZsX2t9c8dW70QAX1tCKUkkx6rbaf2-4ekwVhU_37Bakx9Jluk1j4HeMLUhW6H-NcIdhrqxIBd1ig6Iy0acumDisupy7XWR2tJsfN4hi36e8/w315-h400/PQ%2015-3.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Looking Out - in my mindful stitching journal</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">What I learned</span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I love the addition of the organza. I didn't iron it on purpose so that the creases look like the distorted view through the glass.</li><li>In my research, I found that fish can see very well, just differently from us. They also don't see the water, just like we don't see the air.</li><li>I've added this piece to my Mindful stitching journal.</li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Project Quilting 15.2 - Sky Colour, Challenge 2, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/project-quilting-152-sky-colour.html" target="_blank">January 27, 2024</a></li><li>Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/project-quilting-151-bird-house.html" target="_blank">January 14, 2024</a></li><li>Project Quilting 15.3 - <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/02/15-3-insideout-challenge-3-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inside Out</a></li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, including <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/02/15-3-insideout-challenge-3-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Quilting 15.3 - Inside Out</a>. <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-224-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/improv-quilts-at-john-c-campbell-on-off.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-bit-of-this-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/snarky-bracelets-and-another-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://chrisknits.wordpress.com/2024/02/08/tgiff-8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-string-blocks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-192.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/02/stitching-stuff-week-6-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>,</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Project details</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp2gMWsO_-NmXM8qKQuQ0mDaHdlHz9Py0wvTWcjFJZmc2fEq5TYLHujzd-HrwEOZ40CTseNiunVo0DeVEra7n3-dleTW_fHRnmV8qD4oLvNdC_9_s4Zvg3kclnCJW0ZVi_V59av2GgVPQeJa5jFlM9Pkr2H2CRFSqXTseaNX4LXCLSZLyJ5XCCzvVmPM/s1055/PQ%2015-3%20Inside%20looking%20out%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp2gMWsO_-NmXM8qKQuQ0mDaHdlHz9Py0wvTWcjFJZmc2fEq5TYLHujzd-HrwEOZ40CTseNiunVo0DeVEra7n3-dleTW_fHRnmV8qD4oLvNdC_9_s4Zvg3kclnCJW0ZVi_V59av2GgVPQeJa5jFlM9Pkr2H2CRFSqXTseaNX4LXCLSZLyJ5XCCzvVmPM/w164-h200/PQ%2015-3%20Inside%20looking%20out%202.jpg" width="164" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Mindful stitching piece: <span style="text-align: center;">Inside looking out - from a fish's perspective.</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">M</span>ade for Project Quilting 15.3 - Inside Out</div><div>Size: 4" x 5½"</div><div>Materials: flannel base, hand-dyed and commercial cotton, and organza, thread and embroidery floss</div><div>Techniques: hand-stitching and embroidery</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-44837137591064226622024-02-07T22:19:00.004-05:002024-02-11T21:07:12.706-05:00School Agenda Cover on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome to week 568 of Free Motion Mavericks. At the end of January I made a school agenda cover for my niece while she was visiting. It was quickly done and it's now keeping her organised in Copenhagen! 😊 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">School <span style="color: #444444;">Agenda </span><span style="color: #666666;">Cover</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I told my niece that I make a new agenda cover each year, I saw her eyes light up. Of course she was too polite to ask, so when I figured out that I had enough time to make her one before she went back to school, she was thrilled. She came over for tea and then we looked at fabric. She sure is her parents' daughter - she choose a black gradation with silver triangles. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrty59fMR6N2TWuqPrj6ACbaVsr8LL7tU90MkCP8PtA_9lIq39BRVgjcvDkKF17b9n6IRFZyHFP0TLbcp1afBRg4GfkgrC0vZDyXbANL4X3NsjxZSLzSX5tF_jRjidyS4vgU6o2bJ6M5bX5RoS0bVqQAuB2W5ghO_DcJGWundLZkQZW5Jm9CkJKCCrvvc/s852/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrty59fMR6N2TWuqPrj6ACbaVsr8LL7tU90MkCP8PtA_9lIq39BRVgjcvDkKF17b9n6IRFZyHFP0TLbcp1afBRg4GfkgrC0vZDyXbANL4X3NsjxZSLzSX5tF_jRjidyS4vgU6o2bJ6M5bX5RoS0bVqQAuB2W5ghO_DcJGWundLZkQZW5Jm9CkJKCCrvvc/w360-h400/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%202.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of my niece's school agenda cover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRgKhYH4_lqJ9hum5oplyE9vI6fjZ6VxMskNBUZDcZ0Nq4PWq6363wzBP7Nvp3_XqQq8PpFMCn89JSQ5SmTZOisP6A96EHTU2pYMnOFYk4tiaIwXrX6i7a2MUF1__q-vblqfnLjJdvY6i34ETtZszLXQbnshMFMAhcB-P4lKXPxXz0dZSKLkogWH92L8/s856/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRgKhYH4_lqJ9hum5oplyE9vI6fjZ6VxMskNBUZDcZ0Nq4PWq6363wzBP7Nvp3_XqQq8PpFMCn89JSQ5SmTZOisP6A96EHTU2pYMnOFYk4tiaIwXrX6i7a2MUF1__q-vblqfnLjJdvY6i34ETtZszLXQbnshMFMAhcB-P4lKXPxXz0dZSKLkogWH92L8/w359-h400/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%201.jpg" width="359" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the school agenda cover - FMQ with triangles<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I don't have any progress pictures. Here's a pictures of the lining and then of the open agenda. In the first image you can see that the side panels are made up of the same fabric as the front. However, my fabric wasn't long enough so I pieced it and then added decorative stitches to highlight it.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCfQ0AVwhGrYHnpAq3IwYPCTDIV_zSnN_TLjBeVrEJ6n_aCdN2LND5U1UKz2KO8lX8Wo8Mc0-BqTM1XtEz8SJ7c8h-yH5gAR4hunesQFVUH6R-Ate3Wfo5b99knVrviZiKFwLrLimp5P-md9vYNPK6a3M9oN1FzNXVbeyxkBGqqIo0-J0qEY_YQwAwwU/s1699/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%206b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1699" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCfQ0AVwhGrYHnpAq3IwYPCTDIV_zSnN_TLjBeVrEJ6n_aCdN2LND5U1UKz2KO8lX8Wo8Mc0-BqTM1XtEz8SJ7c8h-yH5gAR4hunesQFVUH6R-Ate3Wfo5b99knVrviZiKFwLrLimp5P-md9vYNPK6a3M9oN1FzNXVbeyxkBGqqIo0-J0qEY_YQwAwwU/w400-h204/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%206b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side panels with decorative stitching and the lining</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4h5jTWmpeaH7IO-dfIkEtxpfoPOybz_lyi9VAgU_gEk1F3lnRecDbCFZ7Fmalym58ldszCbesne6_Zcrk93Cm3bSAKGQT7wfJwhNOEv4k8ZNYrxJ8P1MNSXIeYm-jDp83CvpgeIAeaIQs6fcbbyPcD1U-wrXnMFGUyxa4UiUChKSSmPta6_rpT-DGJo/s1317/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1317" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4h5jTWmpeaH7IO-dfIkEtxpfoPOybz_lyi9VAgU_gEk1F3lnRecDbCFZ7Fmalym58ldszCbesne6_Zcrk93Cm3bSAKGQT7wfJwhNOEv4k8ZNYrxJ8P1MNSXIeYm-jDp83CvpgeIAeaIQs6fcbbyPcD1U-wrXnMFGUyxa4UiUChKSSmPta6_rpT-DGJo/w400-h234/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The open agenda</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Finally, here is a photo of the front and back of the open agenda. The FMQ is easier to see when the flecks of silver are less prominent. For the FMQ, I made a couple of wavy lines and then quilted linked triangles and repeated four times.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VdYQ0r9PSfvT2s-NQMDbqaLj8ar16N7GYneG0wHyn9I7H9pcp3XJCZ-tZ4hcZ5iAhIK2NzMaNlMn9nuzWJFJbHiITHvhzqDBH3jz_FqqwGH9xhJt8RPwMwXmYHA4y6aFNv4e9M5T9zAV8LSA9a8HF2wp0XxaB2AClI-yCe3ALFi8Ord9S1zhnATCH-8/s1513/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%20FMQ.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1513" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VdYQ0r9PSfvT2s-NQMDbqaLj8ar16N7GYneG0wHyn9I7H9pcp3XJCZ-tZ4hcZ5iAhIK2NzMaNlMn9nuzWJFJbHiITHvhzqDBH3jz_FqqwGH9xhJt8RPwMwXmYHA4y6aFNv4e9M5T9zAV8LSA9a8HF2wp0XxaB2AClI-yCe3ALFi8Ord9S1zhnATCH-8/w400-h229/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%20FMQ.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">School agenda cover open to show the front and back FMQ<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I don't usually know much about my fabric but in this case, I bought 6 fat quarters from the same collection. It's called Snippets by Chelsea Design Works for Studio E fabrics. I had purple, pink, red, bleu and teal, but she chose black!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Since I've made many quilted journal and agenda covers, it was fairly quick to find the information that I required to make it. It's from a Craftsy course, Free Motion Quilted Gifts with Christina Cameli.</li><li>Over the years, I have written lots of comments in the instruction PDF. These have been very useful. However, I didn't realize how thick an agenda can be compared to most of the journal covers that I've made. I also had to take into account the rings that hold the pages. </li><li>This agenda cover was very tight. Since I didn't give it to my niece until the next day, I used a book making trick. I very carefully added clips around the sides of the agenda and then covered it with a few heavy books. This helped the agenda flatten out and stay closed.</li><li>When I made my own agenda cover a few days later (PQ 15-2, Sky colours), I made the cover an extra inch wider. It was probably too much and the cover is a little big, but it's not too tight!</li><li>I find that when I do something that isn't part of the original design, like piecing the side panels, it's good to actually highlight them as a design feature. I was lucky that the piecing of both panels ended up at roughly the same spot. I used a different fancy stitch over each of the the seams.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.craftsy.com/class/free-motion-quilted-gifts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Motion Quilted Gifts</a> with <a href="https://www.christinacameli.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Cameli </a>on Craftsy</li><li>Project Quilting 15.2 - Sky Colour, Challenge 2, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/project-quilting-152-sky-colour.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">January 27, 2024</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out after you've linked up below? <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-5-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/sew-tell-february-5-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-421.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-224-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/improv-quilts-at-john-c-campbell-on-off.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-bit-of-this-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/snarky-bracelets-and-another-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-valentines-quilts-are-coming-out.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://chrisknits.wordpress.com/2024/02/08/tgiff-8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-192.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">Project Details</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWicguOiN15jkb5a0iNMDZPoCNVvqmNpWTTkrk67ELTcKxykQnp06DQyf7ApUpC-g-PlOF8LMCuyQsqLqn0hK-BhOWlxNTJ703vX_Rw5Vy_tJt5z9kD20mnpu63E3hml2MJb3Dp2UHjrHpn_ZnmeJ7jEfCmM-9d2l8kBQJ4uiSx1DsmIj2rOFfANeDxc/s852/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWicguOiN15jkb5a0iNMDZPoCNVvqmNpWTTkrk67ELTcKxykQnp06DQyf7ApUpC-g-PlOF8LMCuyQsqLqn0hK-BhOWlxNTJ703vX_Rw5Vy_tJt5z9kD20mnpu63E3hml2MJb3Dp2UHjrHpn_ZnmeJ7jEfCmM-9d2l8kBQJ4uiSx1DsmIj2rOFfANeDxc/w180-h200/2024%20Agenda%20Cover%20Anna%202.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Free Motion Quilted (FMQ) Agenda Cover<div>based on "Free Motion Quilted Gifts" on Craftsy<br />Size: 8" x 9"</div><div>Materials: commercial cotton, batting and thread</div><div>Technique: free motion quilting and sewing<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As always, thanks to everyone who linked up!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Donnalee finished reorganizing her stash and closet and found some lovely fabrics that she made into <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/01/surprise-finds.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">table toppers and runners</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5phiTqSAxRTUGY61dfPqw79yDxgYdTRiTJzoukBcDeIXEbK6TgWV-PGbk50PSJDkOfdzj8dE6bK09uvlD19EqsExczXjCG_PnpcmDJ_8SUSQNhXiKVrmaPSCwC8cKceE2w-fuEOjBq6US9TarpnBg_kSt2RVeVmnTIcSRDKW07fMiLXQm9atVAmDQB_E/s640/Donnalee-runners.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5phiTqSAxRTUGY61dfPqw79yDxgYdTRiTJzoukBcDeIXEbK6TgWV-PGbk50PSJDkOfdzj8dE6bK09uvlD19EqsExczXjCG_PnpcmDJ_8SUSQNhXiKVrmaPSCwC8cKceE2w-fuEOjBq6US9TarpnBg_kSt2RVeVmnTIcSRDKW07fMiLXQm9atVAmDQB_E/w400-h300/Donnalee-runners.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/01/surprise-finds.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">table toppers and runners</a>, made from "found" fabric!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts had <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/i-am-published.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">two of her quilt patterns published</a> lately. Kashvi was published in Make Modern #55, while Sunshine Garden, is in Annie's Scrap-Happy Quilts. Congrats!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g09GAjuESEcp9AWOzGUXzrd8iP6lxzIBeYGrQTYlnh42Msfdyk0RhyphenhyphendamHU2tU36ztJyq5txPnRa6uWMWM_tMTHQmL6oavoutx0Jj_L48FB6C_oNAQobtI58yyuD8j8rx92oXdJsmwjB-vUpgXQDVMcBcV0RmxRC_Y1BbXHcJoeO7M_3r8RX5qg5nW8/s640/Preeti%20Kashvi.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g09GAjuESEcp9AWOzGUXzrd8iP6lxzIBeYGrQTYlnh42Msfdyk0RhyphenhyphendamHU2tU36ztJyq5txPnRa6uWMWM_tMTHQmL6oavoutx0Jj_L48FB6C_oNAQobtI58yyuD8j8rx92oXdJsmwjB-vUpgXQDVMcBcV0RmxRC_Y1BbXHcJoeO7M_3r8RX5qg5nW8/w393-h400/Preeti%20Kashvi.jpeg" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/i-am-published.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kashvi</a> - published in Make Modern #55</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xPttioBUbR2kS_w-Ld0UIL3h1iFQ8nkOi8TKMSIvXG63QpuCj_CdAvk6ay_z8FDUJ87S9GMIb6uZHluKpG-14MSsCF5bFWr8yHgUxnUz01f6AeoxrU8KLm1mmk-A12wTEL7Bs51eGKfLba3hpuyXnnfg6usunmZLfCnviDR278TDobLXXe7zXTF8L5g/s640/Preeti-sunshine%20garden.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xPttioBUbR2kS_w-Ld0UIL3h1iFQ8nkOi8TKMSIvXG63QpuCj_CdAvk6ay_z8FDUJ87S9GMIb6uZHluKpG-14MSsCF5bFWr8yHgUxnUz01f6AeoxrU8KLm1mmk-A12wTEL7Bs51eGKfLba3hpuyXnnfg6usunmZLfCnviDR278TDobLXXe7zXTF8L5g/w400-h400/Preeti-sunshine%20garden.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sunshine Garden by Preeti</span></td></tr></tbody></table>It's now your turn 😎<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-20376814341458570042024-02-06T13:53:00.004-05:002024-02-14T21:34:01.596-05:00Spending Quality Time Slow Stitching<div style="text-align: left;">It's already February although outside it feels like spring is in the air. 🌞 Frankly I don't mind if spring comes a few times this year 😊! I've done quite a bit of slow stitching this week and it's been lovely. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea;">Lots of Hexies</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This summer, the #100hexies100days2023 challenge started in August. I started off well but life really got in the way in the fall. Lets face it, 100 days is pretty long! On Instagram, I made it to week 11 with hexies of fruits since I didn't have enough berry fabric 😁 I did make 3 more hexie flowers with Christmas scraps but never did post them. That gets me to week 14 which is one week shy of the 15 for the challenge. I can live with that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXooI70UgjiQ0w18oPYI74LAUcM0oZhO1PcIhRDDkLc51IoAnFs8nPnSQvAe9iyInn0JFjzBVr9fLqKDOIrnPV2gQO0KjNCvBr_1Ly_E7Wge3l4I3EUsYR4nvuuFh9g2iSWHaSatSkv_VJoJFthi0L5jCz5dUVRl4mE5ENi6UN3888fjlKkZohq3NawaU/s921/Week%2011%20Very%20Berry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="921" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXooI70UgjiQ0w18oPYI74LAUcM0oZhO1PcIhRDDkLc51IoAnFs8nPnSQvAe9iyInn0JFjzBVr9fLqKDOIrnPV2gQO0KjNCvBr_1Ly_E7Wge3l4I3EUsYR4nvuuFh9g2iSWHaSatSkv_VJoJFthi0L5jCz5dUVRl4mE5ENi6UN3888fjlKkZohq3NawaU/w400-h334/Week%2011%20Very%20Berry.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berries and fruit for week 11</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hbAHc-wul10hxhplb-gUbwXfanpOGeTc3-T6yWwoCDZcueG4nVW_S3uiI6cB62Nn3bfpzj7k9rLu9Wifw7R9leZbpQGFtEl9cw8P6Z9L8PtNUE8amXciL9EORT8TF_QKV_ycIGqv3PwSdq2NrLxnLtAaFNGK829kHgh7SaFzTDsDUbyPbZeKaXLfVdQ/s872/Week%2012%20to%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="872" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hbAHc-wul10hxhplb-gUbwXfanpOGeTc3-T6yWwoCDZcueG4nVW_S3uiI6cB62Nn3bfpzj7k9rLu9Wifw7R9leZbpQGFtEl9cw8P6Z9L8PtNUE8amXciL9EORT8TF_QKV_ycIGqv3PwSdq2NrLxnLtAaFNGK829kHgh7SaFzTDsDUbyPbZeKaXLfVdQ/w400-h396/Week%2012%20to%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas hexies for three more weeks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">These hexie flowers haven't been added to the rest of my scrappy hexie blanket yet because I wanted to fix my very wonky side. This image shows it best. If the top row is relatively even, then the side row is really, really off. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqd3X1uWL6BAYG4RY1J_SogIryFfDiMx3_sedw1X2UA3qBp2VMslxkhyphenhyphensYv7elIZiLRdAY9AtHl0EfLYeboRePDe-iS9o89ZveXMduF6rS9MXuWjf19AWatn9tyk7t6yPELz7fUZDyFHD-MQs-iXEPodQFfo027v2qhh22bMVPBtC93a8qOApbmHGs0h0/s898/Week%205%20rainbow%20-%20quilt%20so%20far%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqd3X1uWL6BAYG4RY1J_SogIryFfDiMx3_sedw1X2UA3qBp2VMslxkhyphenhyphensYv7elIZiLRdAY9AtHl0EfLYeboRePDe-iS9o89ZveXMduF6rS9MXuWjf19AWatn9tyk7t6yPELz7fUZDyFHD-MQs-iXEPodQFfo027v2qhh22bMVPBtC93a8qOApbmHGs0h0/w343-h400/Week%205%20rainbow%20-%20quilt%20so%20far%202.jpg" width="343" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side row of double hexie flowers are off!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I undid the last three double hexie flowers. It's not perfect but it's better than it was.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhraYCFmYxCmoSEFCBxen2AJ-7Oe1AeCtHHmQ2g0x1U2hImacI40SWdRmxtBL3yY7Ew7t6SPgVWpFaePDGT8ftat4ZrIybcnvlqOep8kvguq0H7zR3SLZqZD8QLOEY3ySmzeLMPWBn-avgv_mJs6Sv02xrHQD94dpFL07NSwo396xboV-XuHs0VwT5iw/s1210/20240206_082228.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1210" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhraYCFmYxCmoSEFCBxen2AJ-7Oe1AeCtHHmQ2g0x1U2hImacI40SWdRmxtBL3yY7Ew7t6SPgVWpFaePDGT8ftat4ZrIybcnvlqOep8kvguq0H7zR3SLZqZD8QLOEY3ySmzeLMPWBn-avgv_mJs6Sv02xrHQD94dpFL07NSwo396xboV-XuHs0VwT5iw/w400-h285/20240206_082228.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I won't be winning any prizes for accuracy but it's a little better!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is how much extra hexies I had to add before stitching the double hexie flowers back. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wXjBg-xNX-G3LLvoQktZuiUs8ZZhvsZ13bJSTdEQLwxnPq35zAni8ILpoTngG7koIoU8PdZ9dMGpT9XPSuLftFhcdu8hn16H27dHZ-Zh1KWJN7yGjlYhRaXTnSr_PKTM6SetkweeeKvHtmu9qjcydRE59PsxyfDyHee83O53L8PIDYz0445dPSAJ4Qg/s839/Re-doing%20edges.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="839" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wXjBg-xNX-G3LLvoQktZuiUs8ZZhvsZ13bJSTdEQLwxnPq35zAni8ILpoTngG7koIoU8PdZ9dMGpT9XPSuLftFhcdu8hn16H27dHZ-Zh1KWJN7yGjlYhRaXTnSr_PKTM6SetkweeeKvHtmu9qjcydRE59PsxyfDyHee83O53L8PIDYz0445dPSAJ4Qg/w400-h366/Re-doing%20edges.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to make the edge a little straighter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I worked on these hexies for a few days. Since I'm dog sitting Poppy this week, I'll keep working on adding these hexie flowers and making more double flowers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea;">Daily Meditation Stitching</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Actually, this is no longer daily and not always meditative but it is stitching! You may remember the hand-woven tablecloth from Turkey that I'm stitching. It is coming along, but instead of daily, it's more in spurts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's not daily but I did ensure that I stitched the 24th block for my daughter's 30th birthday!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5isXhVrS71QyQ2AW7EsXx3AmJHWSLqVNhhHm2cCxb2iSFKzl5zntrElggTeT__aqYx0PR2PrhSaJBGlOAljitH1NbFYId_mm4-H_dk0bJauz4buBnrA6HBV-GGcQSaEf9HUPqnCi4qylzhXYCxwxeqjuBK3trVobEvbo5Dcm-EXIGNUZXIb5ze0Gd7WI/s1061/20240201_161815-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1061" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5isXhVrS71QyQ2AW7EsXx3AmJHWSLqVNhhHm2cCxb2iSFKzl5zntrElggTeT__aqYx0PR2PrhSaJBGlOAljitH1NbFYId_mm4-H_dk0bJauz4buBnrA6HBV-GGcQSaEf9HUPqnCi4qylzhXYCxwxeqjuBK3trVobEvbo5Dcm-EXIGNUZXIb5ze0Gd7WI/w400-h326/20240201_161815-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating my daughter's 30th birthday!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of my favourites, in no particular order. Sometimes I was experimenting and other times just stitching and playing with the thread.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy53sUEVMpz-39exfFQBm4-z5TkX0T6D_bZK6DpKiOgKCse-T8YF9FwYCfMR6EnhvoaHzafKM2Q0G1UqdOjWWllc1Dta4-oS9uj9ICuOzF8NzQP82TuBc7Q3JQWLCrew6JNc-oQgNuuT2G3DTOuP7z6smd6lcdQIEKZ8Lu0ESaDSu_11DdTcHWoGUj-F0/s990/20240201_161750-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="990" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy53sUEVMpz-39exfFQBm4-z5TkX0T6D_bZK6DpKiOgKCse-T8YF9FwYCfMR6EnhvoaHzafKM2Q0G1UqdOjWWllc1Dta4-oS9uj9ICuOzF8NzQP82TuBc7Q3JQWLCrew6JNc-oQgNuuT2G3DTOuP7z6smd6lcdQIEKZ8Lu0ESaDSu_11DdTcHWoGUj-F0/w400-h349/20240201_161750-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with variegated thread</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_eUUaRshbuGFBmDxMFpIdxpb3-tpbqwCpwlPE0YY6owpC54lmTLgAc9XBDi5IHqx9iGeohS8m59X2vE6qv4JqqJjk21qHBMrpA3HuJD-oMU59MynRh-m35n1klfMljjq0H6cQ4oPDelG66yDIo_sO4zo2t1EzNrolKaFeEYCQa-eQkjl7BRfegJ8NEw/s1126/20240201_161754-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1126" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_eUUaRshbuGFBmDxMFpIdxpb3-tpbqwCpwlPE0YY6owpC54lmTLgAc9XBDi5IHqx9iGeohS8m59X2vE6qv4JqqJjk21qHBMrpA3HuJD-oMU59MynRh-m35n1klfMljjq0H6cQ4oPDelG66yDIo_sO4zo2t1EzNrolKaFeEYCQa-eQkjl7BRfegJ8NEw/w400-h308/20240201_161754-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experimenting with variations of the fly stitch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qk3UxAH-ghbXAW5EWRD9Xco84LBKuNZqB3eJvrTh52B2KuZclxobUQ2JnunLVB0gI2nmv_Hhb6ZUbLrTSOwduaD5J8TrbQSHn7z5gffEgLAm2M9DZ2YtkKC51XWKHKpWH5WHC4isaMThDZSIi1iJPDd9IldCE_iGyeied57fd5_KjbmBR6m35VUR-TQ/s834/20240201_161802-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="834" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qk3UxAH-ghbXAW5EWRD9Xco84LBKuNZqB3eJvrTh52B2KuZclxobUQ2JnunLVB0gI2nmv_Hhb6ZUbLrTSOwduaD5J8TrbQSHn7z5gffEgLAm2M9DZ2YtkKC51XWKHKpWH5WHC4isaMThDZSIi1iJPDd9IldCE_iGyeied57fd5_KjbmBR6m35VUR-TQ/w400-h369/20240201_161802-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying out battlement stitches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRosg9sDdfG9MzNCz2KPw8fj78m1KoyAVDij-dk_D662kW3fEcJMydpqfZOfaG28tVD5WFMlKzVxRqe7OTwq-14fpE1JEsasesvWlL0SdTdRJcalfn1HfJyCZfPGuojDBeGLjCe5JoSlgnwtmz6Vpch5Yy4hC_dcKYUsZqzAyfFl3vjgeMBUIace4ZvU/s1466/20240201_161843.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1466" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRosg9sDdfG9MzNCz2KPw8fj78m1KoyAVDij-dk_D662kW3fEcJMydpqfZOfaG28tVD5WFMlKzVxRqe7OTwq-14fpE1JEsasesvWlL0SdTdRJcalfn1HfJyCZfPGuojDBeGLjCe5JoSlgnwtmz6Vpch5Yy4hC_dcKYUsZqzAyfFl3vjgeMBUIace4ZvU/w400-h210/20240201_161843.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experimenting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CIWS9aAOucbDjmtOiiqAC2SZwQaaGBCW438U6q7zDlUVL5p6_bHfPrz11T8e7235vPy5xsSe14S1ouJh-JKGk49D5YRzr1wYTUIxwnl4LL0BoIWGSQwU6csuaQa4iosKJSkNNtjlDGXDLRLVUVy952W4G4_aJqMjeSiDTbEkq9TGg_fY2GQv-xc4_6w/s853/20240203_154854.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="853" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CIWS9aAOucbDjmtOiiqAC2SZwQaaGBCW438U6q7zDlUVL5p6_bHfPrz11T8e7235vPy5xsSe14S1ouJh-JKGk49D5YRzr1wYTUIxwnl4LL0BoIWGSQwU6csuaQa4iosKJSkNNtjlDGXDLRLVUVy952W4G4_aJqMjeSiDTbEkq9TGg_fY2GQv-xc4_6w/w400-h360/20240203_154854.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to make fly and chain stitches work together. <br />I haven't succeeded yet!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea;">One Monthly Goal</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have two objectives this month - to quilt my girlfriend's quilt and to finish <strike>Falling</strike> Swirling Leaves 3. My February OMG is the <strike>Falling</strike> Swirling Leaves 3 quilt. I worked on it and appliquéd all of the leaves. It's now ready to quilt!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOI_QMExApsvC30z9g2yu9K80mIJOTvLhe4jmS-uNnR57w1UVrRWLOSDIJ_Br9kbIylnUe8TPblqAS0aBaYp48EQaLCJW7r-kqVRL3972EzPH2bLYn2eEWBp21y4_LQB4JE_7w_1AEZmjsY91WRtavKTiSjcILMXPPio43nqh6WjOMDCS8nON9CfWM9U/s4032/20240131_134835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOI_QMExApsvC30z9g2yu9K80mIJOTvLhe4jmS-uNnR57w1UVrRWLOSDIJ_Br9kbIylnUe8TPblqAS0aBaYp48EQaLCJW7r-kqVRL3972EzPH2bLYn2eEWBp21y4_LQB4JE_7w_1AEZmjsY91WRtavKTiSjcILMXPPio43nqh6WjOMDCS8nON9CfWM9U/w302-h640/20240131_134835.jpg" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great way to remember the size of the <br />zig-zag stitch that I'm using for the appliqué</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcDGWj-FHkoD3db-9dB6bznjnQo0tsUSVN7kGxclZXNJhxH79Kr2jsqp4GZSo5OHSyE84OPdSCMjEByN8gZ6mq69wI7dJGI9s0D8LhFnHxlNHsBm54q5buqUQ_RzB7hg0ldhtTNuDk0weuN4XydvxS69UybUfEQr2UPgSEc2uNjcvKrVa5yhj8iBxFk4/s1200/20240131_135932.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcDGWj-FHkoD3db-9dB6bznjnQo0tsUSVN7kGxclZXNJhxH79Kr2jsqp4GZSo5OHSyE84OPdSCMjEByN8gZ6mq69wI7dJGI9s0D8LhFnHxlNHsBm54q5buqUQ_RzB7hg0ldhtTNuDk0weuN4XydvxS69UybUfEQr2UPgSEc2uNjcvKrVa5yhj8iBxFk4/w288-h400/20240131_135932.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of the leaves appliquéd</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea;">Exhibition - Chez Lucien Restaurant in Ottawa</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some members of the Out of the Box (OOTB) Fibre artists are exhibiting at the Chez Lucien Restaurant in the market. I have a wonderful lunch with my girlfriend, and we were surrounded by some very lovely art. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8nsux3rTmz8JA1UOScnWrpYubL4gD5U6tcO5i5OhQdqmPbOJhhoYUTdRY8j9T94wh7HjaV77LoAS0me38FdTzlnLtqoIrg_6EYAoFfuQA1MUJlY0H4WbV-cdvX0K0QuJsec71kvcnR4KiF8kQZbDhrsag5y-5J-RnQAic8nDkjpwkZM-rL0TLZZQO-U/s843/OOTB%20poster%20Chez%20Lucien.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="843" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8nsux3rTmz8JA1UOScnWrpYubL4gD5U6tcO5i5OhQdqmPbOJhhoYUTdRY8j9T94wh7HjaV77LoAS0me38FdTzlnLtqoIrg_6EYAoFfuQA1MUJlY0H4WbV-cdvX0K0QuJsec71kvcnR4KiF8kQZbDhrsag5y-5J-RnQAic8nDkjpwkZM-rL0TLZZQO-U/s320/OOTB%20poster%20Chez%20Lucien.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFdQxaEYccGvX7LxW1XvpOUP3CzCAZVQAKEP_kNIRhzr6d0IQAhxnMOWBgBfCnqIW0kQSUL76sC7t1-r6bngbHz-ohnDLJJ__yFqYMzcgD_g_I7Vn46nsdh14W0Te4FQUDDwfnwm2OnSL4IaYvs7uGkoV7VlgDsinkzgw6GmfbE7gK5WuEOvPNbn2iUg/s1388/20240202_111705.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFdQxaEYccGvX7LxW1XvpOUP3CzCAZVQAKEP_kNIRhzr6d0IQAhxnMOWBgBfCnqIW0kQSUL76sC7t1-r6bngbHz-ohnDLJJ__yFqYMzcgD_g_I7Vn46nsdh14W0Te4FQUDDwfnwm2OnSL4IaYvs7uGkoV7VlgDsinkzgw6GmfbE7gK5WuEOvPNbn2iUg/w354-h640/20240202_111705.jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wall art at Chez Lucien</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlJc9jP9af7YJSpA7lntze5EBa0gvkEf1cLFb6myyF8Yd9sveV3zJu2qUUXRQ1JXEjNHQ_YgFDyWTcajswtjYHA_gmAr4PyeG0fXhvDdpkAQWwRmAAk7iwxU6ubtkTe4Mkt4yF7TgqXW4vfdkGAmUYlBkZkWqTpzcJMK9ltTTcs71WC9z1rds7eyZurA/s946/20240202_111712.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlJc9jP9af7YJSpA7lntze5EBa0gvkEf1cLFb6myyF8Yd9sveV3zJu2qUUXRQ1JXEjNHQ_YgFDyWTcajswtjYHA_gmAr4PyeG0fXhvDdpkAQWwRmAAk7iwxU6ubtkTe4Mkt4yF7TgqXW4vfdkGAmUYlBkZkWqTpzcJMK9ltTTcs71WC9z1rds7eyZurA/w325-h400/20240202_111712.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you recognize the birds in Home to Feed?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If it looks like I have trouble establishing a routine, especially when it comes to stitching, then looks are not deceiving. I've never been a routine person, so why would I expect to be one now?</li><li>I don't need a plan to stitch or quilt every day because that is what I do - and when I don't, it's usually because I need a rest. I am learning to listen to my body.</li><li>I do know that I have to bring more interesting thread from the studio to the living room where I do all of my slow stitching. That does help me stay motivated.</li><li>I undid the double flowers on the hexie blanket and then proceeded to stitch them back pretty much the way that they had originally been. The problem is that they look like they are in a straight line. It's just compared to the other line that they are not straight. Besides, try to make a straight line with hexies! 😁 </li><li>I had a wonderful lunch at Chez Lucien. It's so cool to see my art on the wall! The other members of the OOTB also had some great pieces.</li><li>Poppy is not impressed with me - I've been writing this post instead of playing with her! Thank goodness that a few treats will set things right.</li><li>Did you see the Project Quilting challenge this week? The theme is<a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/02/15-3-insideout-challenge-3-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> inside out</a>. I really have to think this one through!</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Instagram and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzNKT9gLxuU/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">week 11</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/100hexies100days2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#100hexies100days2023</a> challenge </li><li>An Exhibition and Hexie Love on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/an-exhibition-and-hexie-love-on-free.html" target="_blank">August 09, 2023</a></li><li>So much slow stitching going on, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/so-much-slow-stitching-going-on.html" target="_blank">January 09, 2024</a></li><li>Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/project-quilting-151-bird-house.html" target="_blank">January 14, 2024</a></li><li>Progress on Swirling Leaves 3 for Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/progress-on-swirling-leaves-3-for-free.html" target="_blank">November 01, 2023</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to the <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/02/february-one-monthly-goal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February One Monthly Goal</a> (OMG) as well as many other parties. Why not check them out? <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-string-blocks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-14991424541303814762024-01-30T16:30:00.011-05:002024-02-06T11:32:54.359-05:00Green Improv Placemat for the January Table Scraps Challenge<div style="text-align: left;">Allô and welcome 😊 It's been a very busy and productive week. This post is for the January Table Scraps Challenge hosted by the Joyful Quilter. Since the challenge doesn't aligned with my blogging schedule, I've decided to make this a Free Motion Mavericks linkup post (Week 467) that is opening very early. I hope that you're all fine with this. I think I need a short break!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Green improv placemat</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The colour of the month is green. Since it's hubby's favourite colour, he's getting a green placemat. Yeah! Now we all have a lovely scrappy improv placemat!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocBE5mYZOrULvmwd4m93WtIAz5jiniLYkrQlLw6FFeL3BQFRocsIiVI0hGss2-YXXW4JKFO2_mBjK8bK9seYyWiUlcmR4KcLApl44Eofau-yuHs4Dg_zMsOOr8knP5Hr6ZFxbRLQ3MTwmR321Zh97htnP48QW3kFvneusKbt5e2O8xUz2pZWeShH5bKs/s1403/20240129_172149.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1403" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocBE5mYZOrULvmwd4m93WtIAz5jiniLYkrQlLw6FFeL3BQFRocsIiVI0hGss2-YXXW4JKFO2_mBjK8bK9seYyWiUlcmR4KcLApl44Eofau-yuHs4Dg_zMsOOr8knP5Hr6ZFxbRLQ3MTwmR321Zh97htnP48QW3kFvneusKbt5e2O8xUz2pZWeShH5bKs/w400-h246/20240129_172149.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green scrappy improv placemat</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There isn't much to say about the scraps or the placemat. I used a number of different greens to give it some interest. I even got to use a leftover binding - that's the first time that it's happened!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the free motion quilting (FMQ), since the theme was snowflake, I decided to use designs that included different seasons. There is a tree, flowers, leaves and the snowflakes. The snowflakes are in the bottom left side on very light green fabric.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are pictures of the three scrappy placemats on the kitchen table. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6551P0IkQ8JdgjynZt6UAuOgOqioTfyXcwkohHlDXc4T6DDb5h2p44aN1v-Gd0DMwYw1iQpElbrkqW5h6Pob2Ni9BhtJivNHLH_g6ICHpqMe0PRhET81hF9cb3zXdXoSoWcSMYsW_uS6C8h7B40_-T5df9-J1kXFPNDBsckq0qP6Kq_x2SJThSm7Fnr0/s906/20240128_154640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6551P0IkQ8JdgjynZt6UAuOgOqioTfyXcwkohHlDXc4T6DDb5h2p44aN1v-Gd0DMwYw1iQpElbrkqW5h6Pob2Ni9BhtJivNHLH_g6ICHpqMe0PRhET81hF9cb3zXdXoSoWcSMYsW_uS6C8h7B40_-T5df9-J1kXFPNDBsckq0qP6Kq_x2SJThSm7Fnr0/w339-h400/20240128_154640.jpg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three colourful scrappy placemats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAwl9jb3nALa0l9VnXABCdWyGbA6jutcE0P9kwQ1dzcNO3nR1Csj9f2lX9IgCHOB2TQTc8emyApOgKledfHehzv0LW6XBtTsb3HU7QJcsm-nPynS-rt1AW5zfzEfgImGdAA8SgKDfpf-HDu8mK_oEptbF4jEswomwiLf1ee0fHGLT-fuQbSMAGB547vE/s1242/20240128_154650.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1242" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAwl9jb3nALa0l9VnXABCdWyGbA6jutcE0P9kwQ1dzcNO3nR1Csj9f2lX9IgCHOB2TQTc8emyApOgKledfHehzv0LW6XBtTsb3HU7QJcsm-nPynS-rt1AW5zfzEfgImGdAA8SgKDfpf-HDu8mK_oEptbF4jEswomwiLf1ee0fHGLT-fuQbSMAGB547vE/w400-h279/20240128_154650.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another picture of the colourful scrappy placemats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY45sLTdaOmfOIHQUCvwXnhWfAaim6HrBmubQRTQ66hKfNBnWS00FmAiZ4caX3KKCVnsEK_Q3PvOuIatglLrdaFTa1VGX-WletRoH8-HhbmDZFKVjQEi7eYw5hhZkH250aVp2wHZk_BMgEDpqvPR5qy5BABx0jRVVNWs5VHyc5QSMX8EpznLH0U98SknI/s1036/20240128_154712.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY45sLTdaOmfOIHQUCvwXnhWfAaim6HrBmubQRTQ66hKfNBnWS00FmAiZ4caX3KKCVnsEK_Q3PvOuIatglLrdaFTa1VGX-WletRoH8-HhbmDZFKVjQEi7eYw5hhZkH250aVp2wHZk_BMgEDpqvPR5qy5BABx0jRVVNWs5VHyc5QSMX8EpznLH0U98SknI/w334-h400/20240128_154712.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they all are!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>When I was taking the pictures, I realised how small these placemats are. I may have to make some bigger ones eventually.</li><li>We still have tons of the original 12 placemats that I made. We'll probably end up using those most of the time. It's just nice to change things up.</li><li>The FMQ really shows up well on the back of the placemat but not at all in the pictures.</li><li>I'm looking forward to washing it so that it will have those lovely wrinkles. </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Confused on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/confused-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">January 18, 2024</a></li><li>Scrappy Yellow Placemat on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/scrappy-yellow-placemat-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">September 06, 2023</a></li><li>Little Library and Table Scraps Challenges, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/little-library-and-table-scraps.html" target="_blank">July 01, 2023</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. I hope that you'll check some of them out. <a href="https://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-2024-table-scraps-challenge.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">January Table Scraps Challenge</a>, <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-29-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-pink-scraps.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-223-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down,</a> <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-short-week-but.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/radical-acceptance-and-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/sew-tell-january-29-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/pastel-plaids-and-finished-or-not-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-420.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/all-three-finished-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://www.sliceofpiquilts.com/2024/02/a-third-and-first.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quilts & Patchwork</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/02/stitching-stuff-week-5-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A big thank you to everyone who linked up! I closed last week's link a little early so please feel free to link up below. Here are the FMQ projects from last weeki!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gail made a <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/25/finishing-friday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gorgeous "Bunny Hugs" quilt</a> with Island Batik’s “Baby Bloomers” collection and Porcelain Fireside for the bunnies. This was for the White Rabbit Blog Hop. Gail used her walking foot for the bunnies' quilt and stippling in the border. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXsWHgacmF_VIpce0JsHENvmrYxPP1YCBhiECn0ePWjI9H0-owp9bdxh3tPn736WgEsdmSqynRXNrWAasO_HYJOptRMRtIuhadp1U1KDd8xOOsiW_7Npwxj68WjDzQ6HeoZcl8vxUeG4nYKjMQ86kU0mVUOhZdS5DGomYW3NnVkrfkA9JRMuxzlupKRc/s3446/Gail%20bunny%20quilt.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXsWHgacmF_VIpce0JsHENvmrYxPP1YCBhiECn0ePWjI9H0-owp9bdxh3tPn736WgEsdmSqynRXNrWAasO_HYJOptRMRtIuhadp1U1KDd8xOOsiW_7Npwxj68WjDzQ6HeoZcl8vxUeG4nYKjMQ86kU0mVUOhZdS5DGomYW3NnVkrfkA9JRMuxzlupKRc/w351-h400/Gail%20bunny%20quilt.jpeg" width="351" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/25/finishing-friday/" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">gorgeous "Bunny Hugs" quilt</a><span style="text-align: left;"> by Gail </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Joyful Quilter FMQ her January Table Scraps piece. It's a lovely snowflake! It was a UFO called <a href="https://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-2024-table-scraps-challenge.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SNOWFLAKE at Midnight</a>. Congrats on a great finish!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iytM1UCEvqeepkxO0qflid8ZwYSld1IK0TeyMIhHJ7z4VyQALD_U5s2ez5NudNnZlIaJ1madhbJ_s09QqyTRwfivs3Kvvbp3M1OmiW6T4YZYif3gT86sfSIdM_vr6O8JelS2VK6zjBOdzqHw927xe2Bu3rr8XVM7Tn3m41fNuhhwuTJYrnES-E8Sw0I/s320/Joyful-snowflake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iytM1UCEvqeepkxO0qflid8ZwYSld1IK0TeyMIhHJ7z4VyQALD_U5s2ez5NudNnZlIaJ1madhbJ_s09QqyTRwfivs3Kvvbp3M1OmiW6T4YZYif3gT86sfSIdM_vr6O8JelS2VK6zjBOdzqHw927xe2Bu3rr8XVM7Tn3m41fNuhhwuTJYrnES-E8Sw0I/w300-h400/Joyful-snowflake.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-2024-table-scraps-challenge.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SNOWFLAKE at Midnight</a> by the Joyful Quilter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn. 😎</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-45133432632802572082024-01-27T21:51:00.002-05:002024-01-28T15:40:07.787-05:00Project Quilting 15.2 - Sky Colour, Challenge 2<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome to my second challenge of Project Quilting (PQ), Season 15. The theme this week is sky colour - "take inspiration from the colours of the sky, but exclude or use less than 10% of the usual blue" (cerulean). Thanks Trish for this great prompt and Kim for hosting! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04;">A</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13;">landscape</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">and</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #674ea7;">sky</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75;">for my</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d;">agenda</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">cover</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the last few years, one of the first projects that I've made in January is a new agenda cover. They've had many interesting, colourful fabrics that are usually hand-dyed. This year I combined my agenda cover with the PQ Sky Colour challenge.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1bxw8HaJj7jZ714ovyJEBsnhfRY1gLC1qBhMzFRtAIc5SsRW15MxeMRvtTwRPQEhzy8ySNU3yvIelbSvqXx5tLm-QrYij4u6Mdm2hV8is2uCth_fBaU5JCfVY_wL3MFt0EWwPyoYcx4NtrL1kTwOtjlr2qO5qEQtiUXngjfT0oJaSNS1hcS4FICv-5I/s821/20240127_155441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1bxw8HaJj7jZ714ovyJEBsnhfRY1gLC1qBhMzFRtAIc5SsRW15MxeMRvtTwRPQEhzy8ySNU3yvIelbSvqXx5tLm-QrYij4u6Mdm2hV8is2uCth_fBaU5JCfVY_wL3MFt0EWwPyoYcx4NtrL1kTwOtjlr2qO5qEQtiUXngjfT0oJaSNS1hcS4FICv-5I/w374-h400/20240127_155441.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of the agenda cover - landscape with the setting sun</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCseG5SjGAVe05s6mR6yUuaU7Y4gJ7i02CrO2aiVPowCbe8Qt1xaexByAP484FzFDOWB1iLmYC_kPdc4BIf56kTwPT6TcCm4kVPdERhZJtpg8z-YaTGHh4e1YJUzDcA6xCqM61gHv1HcJwBn2HiI8aZ7B4HQtiW81mVMAR0Z0Lp-HG47N9GmR7pSn3yTA/s889/20240127_155421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCseG5SjGAVe05s6mR6yUuaU7Y4gJ7i02CrO2aiVPowCbe8Qt1xaexByAP484FzFDOWB1iLmYC_kPdc4BIf56kTwPT6TcCm4kVPdERhZJtpg8z-YaTGHh4e1YJUzDcA6xCqM61gHv1HcJwBn2HiI8aZ7B4HQtiW81mVMAR0Z0Lp-HG47N9GmR7pSn3yTA/w345-h400/20240127_155421.jpg" width="345" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agenda cover - back</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This is the second agenda cover that I've made this week. My niece was in town from Copenhagen and I made her one. I'll be posting about that one on Free Motion Mavericks next week.<div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I started by creating my landscape over a piece of thin cotton/polyester fabric as a base. I went to my scrap box of batiks and picked out anything that might look good. It didn't take me long to figure out what I wanted and then pin everything down.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WkhhRcsxgQi2_d4Lqwsjs-9hDuH7v-dF6tD7U65LWpRCs2L3F3Y2aegijf7ZETvXdclcUTjHaXsalUQMv9s7FrNcYmQ5AZSTr3mYNKZnFmbs8FGLsr7ItrIVnJiBEzGmTEtk7AOMlYOiL3QacBBKipkV483PKdw7IvcCMvX7oqXezKU36wsN2Inu4fw/s1645/20240126_144449.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1645" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WkhhRcsxgQi2_d4Lqwsjs-9hDuH7v-dF6tD7U65LWpRCs2L3F3Y2aegijf7ZETvXdclcUTjHaXsalUQMv9s7FrNcYmQ5AZSTr3mYNKZnFmbs8FGLsr7ItrIVnJiBEzGmTEtk7AOMlYOiL3QacBBKipkV483PKdw7IvcCMvX7oqXezKU36wsN2Inu4fw/w400-h210/20240126_144449.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thread used to FMQ the landscape<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I let the landscape sit overnight and in the morning, I made minor changes to some of the areas, especially the setting sun. I put a batting under the piece and started free motion quilting (FMQ). Nothing fancy, just following the landscape to give it texture and to stabilize it. I didn't use any fusible webbing and I did get a couple of minor puckers, but nothing serious 😊</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisU2a6suJk7CeTkQPFlPSwBVKzpNSaWJ7oeFWpJ0A2KKV3evKu1WBhLOSSf_fM4Y9dGaFwDbQNy7NZdq5LMjaC-fsAX4BtfKZ5lhJXdIvMHWbYcODh1Z0k_xm9hpgzImFmwuOpI_Ic4nwoAG0jlNvO0VNhsaLmLFBsIXeAzuXo-64a6djWbPPdeAr2bk/s1464/20240126_144455.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1464" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisU2a6suJk7CeTkQPFlPSwBVKzpNSaWJ7oeFWpJ0A2KKV3evKu1WBhLOSSf_fM4Y9dGaFwDbQNy7NZdq5LMjaC-fsAX4BtfKZ5lhJXdIvMHWbYcODh1Z0k_xm9hpgzImFmwuOpI_Ic4nwoAG0jlNvO0VNhsaLmLFBsIXeAzuXo-64a6djWbPPdeAr2bk/w400-h236/20240126_144455.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at the finished FMQ piece</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_2ZMxUx6qsAodwBo8uhcxXx4GDwD6c3jyREacHAfZBT94Ir0VRqMA5hcqK96JV1wYa-7n38cNzFKyflQoqyTzlCnvV4MI-oV_yq8axa9FVQPsRan5MVZdD8HEt_0eSMBSFrTS5WK2yAiUXu6ZYlaAiLix32-WKQ0Vf_73mIYtdbECf_qoGfcaKl7H2A/s1779/20240126_144510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1779" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_2ZMxUx6qsAodwBo8uhcxXx4GDwD6c3jyREacHAfZBT94Ir0VRqMA5hcqK96JV1wYa-7n38cNzFKyflQoqyTzlCnvV4MI-oV_yq8axa9FVQPsRan5MVZdD8HEt_0eSMBSFrTS5WK2yAiUXu6ZYlaAiLix32-WKQ0Vf_73mIYtdbECf_qoGfcaKl7H2A/w400-h194/20240126_144510.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to trim the landscape and make an agenda cover</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Once it was all FMQ and the pictures above were taken, I started putting the agenda cover together. Because I had just made one for my niece, I didn't even look at the instructions and just went for it. I'm thrilled to say that I only made one minor mistake which was easily fixed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a fun and colourful batik to make the side panels, and a dark blue ocean fabric to make the backing. I also remembered to affix my small fabric name tag to the front.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk7YMnN0EugsaLg-piyIm-2eLmyOmHA9r3dM7HlDGfHoLSIEly1JMf8a3sYP6_WPuuyli54kJlzA8jMi9mnOBCUyTf7KmrmH_tUp9pMNK_ZKNbFLBGkGeJ_R9Nn-IcFmhLnILpz1Ggb0F5_n1aIsACsPfQzAskZQ_xzFNnFagK5IPZjelolkMbd6fvYg/s1723/20240127_160352.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1723" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk7YMnN0EugsaLg-piyIm-2eLmyOmHA9r3dM7HlDGfHoLSIEly1JMf8a3sYP6_WPuuyli54kJlzA8jMi9mnOBCUyTf7KmrmH_tUp9pMNK_ZKNbFLBGkGeJ_R9Nn-IcFmhLnILpz1Ggb0F5_n1aIsACsPfQzAskZQ_xzFNnFagK5IPZjelolkMbd6fvYg/w640-h286/20240127_160352.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The side panels of the agenda cover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Here is what the landscape looks like. The purple at the top looks more like navy blue, but it really is dark purple. <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWaFG7xo2Q-HmrFmiDhhkhV2G3zLvHa24ny6RYsZZESGlhSrOIHGCJGU0vwIM9Aq94D9daFkk4rjGqf4hCA5YHmcB_ws5s24JakRAdeZ3xLJZYSKWHidnACtLuv372lAJuTyvLWGAjM54YrUm2rDogphfmZEmuYCmCyuhdV_KOR1Q_32HMNx2LqgmFuQ/s1269/20240127_155847.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1269" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWaFG7xo2Q-HmrFmiDhhkhV2G3zLvHa24ny6RYsZZESGlhSrOIHGCJGU0vwIM9Aq94D9daFkk4rjGqf4hCA5YHmcB_ws5s24JakRAdeZ3xLJZYSKWHidnACtLuv372lAJuTyvLWGAjM54YrUm2rDogphfmZEmuYCmCyuhdV_KOR1Q_32HMNx2LqgmFuQ/w640-h435/20240127_155847.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agenda cover made with a landscape and <br />wonderful sky colours</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I did add a thin strip of cerulean blue (I love that word and I'm working on learning to spell it!) at the beginning of the sky. I wanted a clear separation between the sky from the landscape. I'm quite sure that this is less than 10%.</li><li>I love colourful skies and I'm quite happy with my sunset. </li><li>It was fun to work with batik fabrics - it had been a while.</li><li>The FMQ went well and when the fabric moved and created an open space I just added more fabric on top! That's why I love art quilts - they are so flexible!</li><li>I also didn't like one of the areas of the sky that I had FMQ - so I did the same thing and added a strip of fabric to cover it up 😊</li><li>I made this agenda cover slightly larger than it should have been. This worked out perfectly since it's quite thick. This avoided the problem that I had making my niece's agenda cover.</li><li>As usual, I managed to forget about Project Quilting until Wednesday, when I read Sandra's post that she added to my linking party. Who needs a week when a couple of days will do? I now have a reminder on my phone for the Sunday that the next PQ challenge starts...and not just when it's due.</li><li>Are you wondering why I actually have an agenda? So am I...but I do love to write notes about the smaller projects that I'm working on, instead of in a sketchbook that I may or may not find....yes, I admit it - I have a huge information management problem. 😁</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/project-quilting-151-bird-house.html" target="_blank">January 14, 2024</a></li><li>An Agenda Cover and Update on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-agenda-cover-and-update-on-free.html" target="_blank">January 05, 2023</a></li><li>Journal Cover for Quilting Agenda, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/04/journal-cover-for-quilting-agenda.html" target="_blank">April 10, 2022</a></li><li>Finishing up One Monthly Goal - OMG, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2020/01/finishing-up-one-monthly-goal-omg.html" target="_blank">January 31, 2020</a></li><li><a href="https://www.craftsy.com/class/free-motion-quilted-gifts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Motion Quilted Gifts</a> with <a href="https://www.christinacameli.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Cameli</a> on Craftsy</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, particularly <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/01/15-2-sky-_color-challenge-2-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Quilting 15.2</a>. You'll want to check out what others are making. <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-shuttered-window-and-open-works.html" target="_blank">Free Motion Mavericks</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-return-of-calendar-cows-on-off-wall.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-222-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-190.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-we-may-need.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/01/simple-sneaky-patchwork-method-beauties.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/01/stitching-stuff-week-4-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-pink-scraps.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Project details</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1bxw8HaJj7jZ714ovyJEBsnhfRY1gLC1qBhMzFRtAIc5SsRW15MxeMRvtTwRPQEhzy8ySNU3yvIelbSvqXx5tLm-QrYij4u6Mdm2hV8is2uCth_fBaU5JCfVY_wL3MFt0EWwPyoYcx4NtrL1kTwOtjlr2qO5qEQtiUXngjfT0oJaSNS1hcS4FICv-5I/s821/20240127_155441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1bxw8HaJj7jZ714ovyJEBsnhfRY1gLC1qBhMzFRtAIc5SsRW15MxeMRvtTwRPQEhzy8ySNU3yvIelbSvqXx5tLm-QrYij4u6Mdm2hV8is2uCth_fBaU5JCfVY_wL3MFt0EWwPyoYcx4NtrL1kTwOtjlr2qO5qEQtiUXngjfT0oJaSNS1hcS4FICv-5I/w187-h200/20240127_155441.jpg" width="187" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Agenda cover - made for the Project Quilting 15.2 Sky Colour<br /><div>Size: 8" x 9½"</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Materials: base commercial fabric, batik fabric, thread, batting</div><div style="text-align: left;">Techniques: Free Motion Quilting (FMQ)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-81219739402573073692024-01-24T22:46:00.004-05:002024-01-28T15:38:24.629-05:00A Shuttered Window and Open Works Tutorial on Free Motion Mavericks<div class="separator">Hi and welcome to Week 566 of Free Motion Mavericks! I taught part of a playday on Monday for some members of the Out of the Box Fibre Artists group (OOTB). Since I'd like to share this with you, I created a tutorial. Hope you enjoy it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Shuttered Window</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>We start by making the shuttered windows. The open work, which are the threads on top, is optional and is done once the shuttered window is finished. 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MRj5z0XWiOoSYT5Zm8ZA3BS17nr7sF_3D2JeAVrO3kLy-7YZTiOssdWRTYulbI2xeINnUxRlQww6mUFNEg819I9ywickxso_TtvAkDWIRod05f_DXiaZQsHrJYpxNUu3FpJFfMs-N7r5A438aYJU9QmIItpSnhKyCrZwQMqgT6Yf7fm1X9kCNPe00Lo/s922/Class%20Demo%20final.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MRj5z0XWiOoSYT5Zm8ZA3BS17nr7sF_3D2JeAVrO3kLy-7YZTiOssdWRTYulbI2xeINnUxRlQww6mUFNEg819I9ywickxso_TtvAkDWIRod05f_DXiaZQsHrJYpxNUu3FpJFfMs-N7r5A438aYJU9QmIItpSnhKyCrZwQMqgT6Yf7fm1X9kCNPe00Lo/w301-h320/Class%20Demo%20final.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shuttered window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1nZapKMt68QDwIsF6Eg3Uu5-9sQ8PeTMpMDkspGCM-VI-Y-Jv28SCAPLqKxszEwC4clmnSrCJ5fgil5y5CMEfuI7TrIQpOqSJEea5FCllusDOd6z_zy2KBvws_5ny4uG3S_c9hCI9XyfwBGaEDzYEUeOz29M78XtX3_s74M7Gtl2lgP5LY0ruIblcsE/s801/Class%20Demo%20final%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="801" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1nZapKMt68QDwIsF6Eg3Uu5-9sQ8PeTMpMDkspGCM-VI-Y-Jv28SCAPLqKxszEwC4clmnSrCJ5fgil5y5CMEfuI7TrIQpOqSJEea5FCllusDOd6z_zy2KBvws_5ny4uG3S_c9hCI9XyfwBGaEDzYEUeOz29M78XtX3_s74M7Gtl2lgP5LY0ruIblcsE/w200-h192/Class%20Demo%20final%201.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shuttered window with open work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTvJG3B8iLh7P7leOiBIuVekgAq6HE8PPP9ex6i7bJmrBiSjJRby4iffLC7CBTFmRWr37wRi5SkY1lixu4GEqd6wPgR0rz6sSp743-J5oN2NxsLz0pNr_JBZNBwP-1RkbFVkT57jpAZFHSlvu1Z1q2q7TN-gZR30aogpybvG5SJyFrV831dnQ2_b66-M/s1000/ExitStrategy%202-1%20triangle2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1000" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTvJG3B8iLh7P7leOiBIuVekgAq6HE8PPP9ex6i7bJmrBiSjJRby4iffLC7CBTFmRWr37wRi5SkY1lixu4GEqd6wPgR0rz6sSp743-J5oN2NxsLz0pNr_JBZNBwP-1RkbFVkT57jpAZFHSlvu1Z1q2q7TN-gZR30aogpybvG5SJyFrV831dnQ2_b66-M/w400-h369/ExitStrategy%202-1%20triangle2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the triangles that I made for my Exit Strategy piece.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For this tutorial, <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I made a few samples, so please don't mind the different coloured fabrics.</li><li>There is both a hand stitched and machine stitched component. </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. You will need two pieces of fabric. The larger one is at the top and the slightly smaller one is at the bottom.<br /><br />2. Mark the shape that you want on your top fabric. The shape needs to be smaller than your bottom fabric. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can use any shape that you like, but one side needs to be straight. That's the side that you will be using for your shuttered window. A triangle, rectangle, or square works well. They can also have wonky sides.</li></ul></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD3CFrmgSdJnr5uea6ZrDdNjdx4KFq2AY2Iea1d9WRkhR1FlIHBghH4cOce684OaFX-ihJfZv9WBbmu9BE8c4KS7nFdFzXIPEU2rq-No0MltS-U0d16hrQ5x9zAfsBeakrVuttTeRCNmMy64LACHTtGxh2u3hVS8pbCBOQfNKE_KmmmE7D2lxDbYfn8g/s1254/Class%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1254" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD3CFrmgSdJnr5uea6ZrDdNjdx4KFq2AY2Iea1d9WRkhR1FlIHBghH4cOce684OaFX-ihJfZv9WBbmu9BE8c4KS7nFdFzXIPEU2rq-No0MltS-U0d16hrQ5x9zAfsBeakrVuttTeRCNmMy64LACHTtGxh2u3hVS8pbCBOQfNKE_KmmmE7D2lxDbYfn8g/w400-h275/Class%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the top fabric, mark your shape.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>If you're not sure if the shape is larger than your bottom fabric, place your top fabric over your bottom fabric and hold these up in front of a window or a light. You'll want to ensure that your bottom fabric is at least a half inch (½") larger than your shape, on all sides.</li></ul></ol></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt9MWKsDm0g3MR9IgbGlZgEAgjPOsgk8bmnhUMvxVaG3gkiROsCRIb64KC9W-Hd-oOq1NjR2saCejW_hTDyfkhUWyWachP7Jg1b8BItn9dWsRYhecALeBI6_JEZIcHBkqQkcRgrhJqcrvdKk0CJlvBWdv9iJVEmoQF3e1qNT2QfsAG9pASusfIdFr9Fk/s870/Demo%201%20light%20test.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt9MWKsDm0g3MR9IgbGlZgEAgjPOsgk8bmnhUMvxVaG3gkiROsCRIb64KC9W-Hd-oOq1NjR2saCejW_hTDyfkhUWyWachP7Jg1b8BItn9dWsRYhecALeBI6_JEZIcHBkqQkcRgrhJqcrvdKk0CJlvBWdv9iJVEmoQF3e1qNT2QfsAG9pASusfIdFr9Fk/s320/Demo%201%20light%20test.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use a light or window to check that your bottom <br />fabric is larger than your shape</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>3. Except for the side that will be shuttered, cut the other sides of your shape along the line.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QRLhrGXkCoyoBaDKbResY01AYG1qqYI0JCmd3lgcqpkf9POleMfqxuNVsomQh_6ZHF-Nn3ptLeHxc1_sbT6mUay0MEBuVn8zzocTaLyAY0R1_-WgC_bsz_x39duQvFebD7Tho7LPgH6v4VPqV5LtYodAPX1YcfTV0mhbjy-ekMviaytVB0q4Cu3ebds/s1173/Class%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1173" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QRLhrGXkCoyoBaDKbResY01AYG1qqYI0JCmd3lgcqpkf9POleMfqxuNVsomQh_6ZHF-Nn3ptLeHxc1_sbT6mUay0MEBuVn8zzocTaLyAY0R1_-WgC_bsz_x39duQvFebD7Tho7LPgH6v4VPqV5LtYodAPX1YcfTV0mhbjy-ekMviaytVB0q4Cu3ebds/w400-h295/Class%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut the sides of your shape, <b>except</b> for the straight shuttered side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>4. Place the bottom fabric underneath the top fabric, both facing up.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjSGKhI14vght2lCK1sLKdBs1jwyBhm_TYvzxLwQLRnGDZRkbvznSh9-2SU97b2a0Cgwzd30IsDHlFkVhjhgpx3R8Bsljtw1kuodMXsWg3VVeV76PAZ8u5U0vK9lKhIRu8qPAubYlVkT5NN53encqbNDMHZn-DrLDj1JQ_D-B_aDkseaI23_h1sI1FWM/s824/Class%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="824" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjSGKhI14vght2lCK1sLKdBs1jwyBhm_TYvzxLwQLRnGDZRkbvznSh9-2SU97b2a0Cgwzd30IsDHlFkVhjhgpx3R8Bsljtw1kuodMXsWg3VVeV76PAZ8u5U0vK9lKhIRu8qPAubYlVkT5NN53encqbNDMHZn-DrLDj1JQ_D-B_aDkseaI23_h1sI1FWM/w400-h373/Class%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom fabric peaks out of the open shape</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vZc4K-C6b43zuEe9XsL4PAORWg21hOmxTaCK4Q4Jcmn1Yiuw4FHu5t87ofV08Y3AP0dfYD1gKhJb1wnWljyXiNvINbnkRC2XkcB50yaoL6yo22L9XGcKSxCRI9wSDrg6Zz8mkxjNQzeP0M3gydhfK0x7trZT3O9cUw_1H7Rnb69JlmpsiiKQstyJyH8/s804/Class%20Demo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vZc4K-C6b43zuEe9XsL4PAORWg21hOmxTaCK4Q4Jcmn1Yiuw4FHu5t87ofV08Y3AP0dfYD1gKhJb1wnWljyXiNvINbnkRC2XkcB50yaoL6yo22L9XGcKSxCRI9wSDrg6Zz8mkxjNQzeP0M3gydhfK0x7trZT3O9cUw_1H7Rnb69JlmpsiiKQstyJyH8/w299-h400/Class%20Demo%201.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sides of the your shape can be wonky 😊</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decide on the orientation of your bottom fabric if applicable.</li></ul></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtp5kL6dS7kPxiudnWylAUlfH_RX8A_1_qSUmB5kkJANtXvM3TRjD8wOF9TFTKJ7MKE6R4Q5SRn-Lh43uqvDpNrnrHdugn-JvDotD32pViCvSCOjKYfzR_kXcfSuqC6sBJ8uegYM9sDaK0qGWUG-GK1bdRmFVWH345W3Ss47H6BfuSnT2xtOAAsR4850/s946/Class%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="946" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtp5kL6dS7kPxiudnWylAUlfH_RX8A_1_qSUmB5kkJANtXvM3TRjD8wOF9TFTKJ7MKE6R4Q5SRn-Lh43uqvDpNrnrHdugn-JvDotD32pViCvSCOjKYfzR_kXcfSuqC6sBJ8uegYM9sDaK0qGWUG-GK1bdRmFVWH345W3Ss47H6BfuSnT2xtOAAsR4850/s320/Class%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can change the orientation of your bottom fabric<br />as long as it still a ½" larger on all sides than the shape.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>5. Stitch around the three sides of the fabric. Fold the window shutter section to keep it out of the way of your stitching.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAcmFJyM_TyIDL0flBSlA4nvcqXiKct2sAVRFiaDIJqEYQDBm4XRqEPkCaqkmViVumXL0oRg65JiFGEEg1BCWRwS3DK4G893l7rqenHTgvVAT7R_fYIp9GtmyvmCyggZd5QOvQv4WJzMlv-Ofoz1IJJTqF8iZXp3dkwcWolxktMybLDRvY_Swgt3W_Fk/s930/Class%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="930" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAcmFJyM_TyIDL0flBSlA4nvcqXiKct2sAVRFiaDIJqEYQDBm4XRqEPkCaqkmViVumXL0oRg65JiFGEEg1BCWRwS3DK4G893l7rqenHTgvVAT7R_fYIp9GtmyvmCyggZd5QOvQv4WJzMlv-Ofoz1IJJTqF8iZXp3dkwcWolxktMybLDRvY_Swgt3W_Fk/w400-h330/Class%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitch all sides except the window side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmw7jWxr9eW-v1Y1zkJ5o7sLBa6P7Px_C2R0cxpGl5dfTsNEcQMVt62t03MTWTHQMM-bOUjsqY5NpGk8RqcVq-zSbK11ym2x21WIMnVtmQu5TcpRPIFWf3niwJgsHsCuBVRhqiRAF5wgTdFgysm7Ygq2CZBy7LttnoKzijlunj5u3F46_yZ6Xpxuj2xWg/s862/Class%20Demo%20stitch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="862" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmw7jWxr9eW-v1Y1zkJ5o7sLBa6P7Px_C2R0cxpGl5dfTsNEcQMVt62t03MTWTHQMM-bOUjsqY5NpGk8RqcVq-zSbK11ym2x21WIMnVtmQu5TcpRPIFWf3niwJgsHsCuBVRhqiRAF5wgTdFgysm7Ygq2CZBy7LttnoKzijlunj5u3F46_yZ6Xpxuj2xWg/w400-h358/Class%20Demo%20stitch.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can stitch however you like, as long as the sides are stable.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl2z2D1vSepvX89Mv7-ZNpC1WGBDAbLhYmtPfIvpk0iTksAlFMaN4hm3jlf5IjqhFV6gLFdwD0ood3BP7bMK7gdx6YI_0MOCuCvNshCgQJ8L4qpbpoaWwOx8mu7LxMt4d66prgP7otm92i1lqcfdUz2-tMSIr1u6onX5pGZ-Sd6LlbsH6OrBb7igtWHc/s1207/Demo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl2z2D1vSepvX89Mv7-ZNpC1WGBDAbLhYmtPfIvpk0iTksAlFMaN4hm3jlf5IjqhFV6gLFdwD0ood3BP7bMK7gdx6YI_0MOCuCvNshCgQJ8L4qpbpoaWwOx8mu7LxMt4d66prgP7otm92i1lqcfdUz2-tMSIr1u6onX5pGZ-Sd6LlbsH6OrBb7igtWHc/w286-h400/Demo%202.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can use one of your sewing machine's <br />fancy stitch to sew around the three sides.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>6. Fold your window shutter any way that you like and then secure it using stitches, beads, buttons, etc. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can be as fancy with your folds as you like! </li></ul></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6H5SiIb72am5FD8DtXTsRLZXO7zrSXJJbXF1B0AE4pMqt1_Cm-jsyn00wRs_IWPBmowAckX8A6Yx9_w5ZYPmBVEXW0Ql9g_wHeLuy7JWsWJFF4XFnWyWkNiX22KWXhQRxuev3V0802BkbYaxsziTnyU5xlgpHQ_sIBBS6wWfruZ4-OuSLRghF7HeyPY/s775/Demo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6H5SiIb72am5FD8DtXTsRLZXO7zrSXJJbXF1B0AE4pMqt1_Cm-jsyn00wRs_IWPBmowAckX8A6Yx9_w5ZYPmBVEXW0Ql9g_wHeLuy7JWsWJFF4XFnWyWkNiX22KWXhQRxuev3V0802BkbYaxsziTnyU5xlgpHQ_sIBBS6wWfruZ4-OuSLRghF7HeyPY/w198-h200/Demo%203.jpg" width="198" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Close your window shutter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApOSJdwI2J2B0SAiFmZ0fM_MBN9dOWQuyY9pEZC6ZWr9KCK1Qvj3sk1niHV1NaFNswuSQ9ag2iXi83MsgQNhc7MXJuuSwqQszIzRddO3CFhwkSRC5igaIBeX1xIJBw5Cj04M-nIKM55l60mbuBnr53kjZ11YKsDUUJ4BTzpAnC2JQIdoeuMIpTnkZpsg/s785/Demo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="785" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApOSJdwI2J2B0SAiFmZ0fM_MBN9dOWQuyY9pEZC6ZWr9KCK1Qvj3sk1niHV1NaFNswuSQ9ag2iXi83MsgQNhc7MXJuuSwqQszIzRddO3CFhwkSRC5igaIBeX1xIJBw5Cj04M-nIKM55l60mbuBnr53kjZ11YKsDUUJ4BTzpAnC2JQIdoeuMIpTnkZpsg/w200-h196/Demo%204.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. Fold the shutter in half diagonally </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKHbQBKnht8NCIxCZlBhVUVb9vdOrfgMKYktTevTOer_gn80w1KWv68my0hOcIfX9Yi9yo4ICBFRgbdX6WLBZbJvnPkuX94-tJ6qoCAlyK2ePwEyJZqyc86mgGHYrmLPJgd7B_nEYCvClFT35t1QIo_hDXPK_Dsozegm0wCAwMp1XAlzQOeGraAiPE-w/s804/Demo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="804" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKHbQBKnht8NCIxCZlBhVUVb9vdOrfgMKYktTevTOer_gn80w1KWv68my0hOcIfX9Yi9yo4ICBFRgbdX6WLBZbJvnPkuX94-tJ6qoCAlyK2ePwEyJZqyc86mgGHYrmLPJgd7B_nEYCvClFT35t1QIo_hDXPK_Dsozegm0wCAwMp1XAlzQOeGraAiPE-w/w200-h191/Demo%205.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. Fold the other side diagonally</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsjBoKd1uMdXJ0wJ2X49K30nG4AJivtGO2PA9eH3LWYFq0xaLMj9CviRH7kzBhAnobugZVgVinRO3vFybqyfxQybpSTSbGmc6qkffBUFwgho5D_XYwOkl0GlO8WFunzKqArxHPxvT-7JzmGQf4Tzi9GFurt4bPlEN4H_UL2Zt6_R-xET3pajRKXVEIkE/s775/Demo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="775" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsjBoKd1uMdXJ0wJ2X49K30nG4AJivtGO2PA9eH3LWYFq0xaLMj9CviRH7kzBhAnobugZVgVinRO3vFybqyfxQybpSTSbGmc6qkffBUFwgho5D_XYwOkl0GlO8WFunzKqArxHPxvT-7JzmGQf4Tzi9GFurt4bPlEN4H_UL2Zt6_R-xET3pajRKXVEIkE/w200-h198/Demo%206.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. Bring the point up and pin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0jAGbF9E2Z3uqvfm-ZKk-VhDI8-Je8g8NOgaCRIwMoxxVPidV5xa0ilwQIa5i0qlk2UXPxeVOjy7OSuSb1naupmf1o3jLH6-8bEdVrg16Dl1xrVheRss9rYgqsWj5TgQfnXfZ6WtzPkWyY_XjVs6SlwxPNnpOvBWbLQLgFSM8D1dN2oZp0h3RQ4bT6I/s791/Demo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0jAGbF9E2Z3uqvfm-ZKk-VhDI8-Je8g8NOgaCRIwMoxxVPidV5xa0ilwQIa5i0qlk2UXPxeVOjy7OSuSb1naupmf1o3jLH6-8bEdVrg16Dl1xrVheRss9rYgqsWj5TgQfnXfZ6WtzPkWyY_XjVs6SlwxPNnpOvBWbLQLgFSM8D1dN2oZp0h3RQ4bT6I/w194-h200/Demo%207.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4a. Fold the point to face downward</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikItZOqOxwtM1iycV1EFa-N50doIaCoWmvcwhamYeazdkTVbDu5lIS7olUuJxeSv09BzrIYeTghnMuiUMHsPuJ4NV3vfYlrgBaia4NrxBgrAUs88pO_Z_SyUkG1x6UhkMOsk4j8E7KZ6_1CfXffjwn132-vpGwap84dEY3NyFjAo2yliIG94b1qHvypFE/s864/Demo%207a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="864" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikItZOqOxwtM1iycV1EFa-N50doIaCoWmvcwhamYeazdkTVbDu5lIS7olUuJxeSv09BzrIYeTghnMuiUMHsPuJ4NV3vfYlrgBaia4NrxBgrAUs88pO_Z_SyUkG1x6UhkMOsk4j8E7KZ6_1CfXffjwn132-vpGwap84dEY3NyFjAo2yliIG94b1qHvypFE/w200-h178/Demo%207a.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Point is facing down. Secure it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRnZKgEeLpGOw1uAhi6hRpbXUcoRLjVR5SkuZSucUcgVllTordPkgyN97237J81S82wK-I9G1EnY2t7yZi7zxmYbbdngZV8IqSHL-azOFwFa60bX2mv6toR8JKQ0Hwx8sH5pC4Nt2CMXqR5qlKzBKfH45m9aRJ2rEPamJf716lmlYXsYLp-ZmQM_yHcs/s867/Class%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="867" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRnZKgEeLpGOw1uAhi6hRpbXUcoRLjVR5SkuZSucUcgVllTordPkgyN97237J81S82wK-I9G1EnY2t7yZi7zxmYbbdngZV8IqSHL-azOFwFa60bX2mv6toR8JKQ0Hwx8sH5pC4Nt2CMXqR5qlKzBKfH45m9aRJ2rEPamJf716lmlYXsYLp-ZmQM_yHcs/w400-h354/Class%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can fold the shutter accordion style and secure it with beads.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gG9JtFKukw5P0wrwm8p2PWwWessS-NcLObrEIEZKlYqQCFjsd_yP0lK4eWBR6nhV8gry3bOxTYMr3QJhIFDfxzk0qBhJ9oDXsAx7WoIgY4xgDBZz1ahV7I4Lw6HM7q1DVv6zu222k2fCoN2Cyy_NPMeMEbCe_4LS-lkAz2fChxOVYWEyW05oNJQdn34/s922/Class%20Demo%20final.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gG9JtFKukw5P0wrwm8p2PWwWessS-NcLObrEIEZKlYqQCFjsd_yP0lK4eWBR6nhV8gry3bOxTYMr3QJhIFDfxzk0qBhJ9oDXsAx7WoIgY4xgDBZz1ahV7I4Lw6HM7q1DVv6zu222k2fCoN2Cyy_NPMeMEbCe_4LS-lkAz2fChxOVYWEyW05oNJQdn34/s320/Class%20Demo%20final.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An accordion fold secured with stitching</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Open Work</span></h1></div><div><br /></div><div>To add the threads across your window, you can do this by hand or by machine. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ensure that you secure the thread on the edge, each time that it crosses the window. </li><li>Watch the tension on the thread so that it isn't too tight (and pulls) or too slack (and sags).</li></ul>If you do this by machine, </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Take a few stitches on the side to anchor or secure the thread. </li><li>Lift the foot and go across to the other side where you want your thread to land. </li><li>Anchor the thread by taking a few stitches on the side.</li><li>Repeat until you are happy with your threads.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW_ddo8qq0VzsLZQFPtUMXqBf-eh2f7ViXS3VIqWqRzHyFlBegCxjcDau_BNkkktDZ2prs-RNtzuSmAAm_h4tv0O2rkjwYSYKfDS32M8sDWJUxB6tJeEdBda7tuCmvKl1XS_F6FILw7FaVwuFjWCqHfshWi-l6NUTEawvvUn07FXl7lgXX9b_TR_nz2Y/s839/Demo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW_ddo8qq0VzsLZQFPtUMXqBf-eh2f7ViXS3VIqWqRzHyFlBegCxjcDau_BNkkktDZ2prs-RNtzuSmAAm_h4tv0O2rkjwYSYKfDS32M8sDWJUxB6tJeEdBda7tuCmvKl1XS_F6FILw7FaVwuFjWCqHfshWi-l6NUTEawvvUn07FXl7lgXX9b_TR_nz2Y/w286-h400/Demo%208.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The open work can be done by machine.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg37dxhpIy_mNYyMWahoOQkf6WOmxbr52gospyJZp-4KweIxd7OA1c2OnDf6dtdogbVxpm6FXz2LuRB9CG1m0VpdhGHDgf0LiDPnkAtmTCvDY2trUUHVleNnrjkmJ5Ty7aEJXWFZVe9o8QCvhkYyUV7qD6i1HpeTyNgXZ1s9c9l4QZJUkCs2jrzeTJUXQ/s818/Demo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="818" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg37dxhpIy_mNYyMWahoOQkf6WOmxbr52gospyJZp-4KweIxd7OA1c2OnDf6dtdogbVxpm6FXz2LuRB9CG1m0VpdhGHDgf0LiDPnkAtmTCvDY2trUUHVleNnrjkmJ5Ty7aEJXWFZVe9o8QCvhkYyUV7qD6i1HpeTyNgXZ1s9c9l4QZJUkCs2jrzeTJUXQ/w400-h375/Demo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If done by machine, once you are finished, you can clip<br />the bobbin threads at the back of the piece <br />since they have been secured at the side.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXGoTxbatBxOEp4JzWdx5mdHo6rmweq7xFSEtyyQpPSKiIr609vh7uitVdXjEMYvq8y8HCOXXkSyXFMfV7xrzo_NCfEMhy0yHO03VTcJXoUBI7kqKNny70vDkzKQJjobAgsUyE4_WtjrfZ8GUmZJ7ZelGPryIUEOkhpKTSWsnRtd45WtTZSTnyw3FpPk/s950/Demo%2010%20final%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="950" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXGoTxbatBxOEp4JzWdx5mdHo6rmweq7xFSEtyyQpPSKiIr609vh7uitVdXjEMYvq8y8HCOXXkSyXFMfV7xrzo_NCfEMhy0yHO03VTcJXoUBI7kqKNny70vDkzKQJjobAgsUyE4_WtjrfZ8GUmZJ7ZelGPryIUEOkhpKTSWsnRtd45WtTZSTnyw3FpPk/w400-h364/Demo%2010%20final%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished block that was stitched by machine. You can now <br />secure the window if you didn't do it before.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcor2fmOcNqeO0kQS3Mk8IqNCR-HmS-_7bjx3L3CCqRrlP1mpqqaf7Gpc7YUQdWAyoIDxM7eNAhCSRP1HSxKSgV5wNEj201LgsZPgPFSmusNdpZCTdKp1ekYRkIGYSkO4h_qS_xFhBwVcsEY5yxXL1we_Qqn2LDM_cC1USbueAEGghjorXkBEHNcJnJ7I/s901/Class%207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcor2fmOcNqeO0kQS3Mk8IqNCR-HmS-_7bjx3L3CCqRrlP1mpqqaf7Gpc7YUQdWAyoIDxM7eNAhCSRP1HSxKSgV5wNEj201LgsZPgPFSmusNdpZCTdKp1ekYRkIGYSkO4h_qS_xFhBwVcsEY5yxXL1we_Qqn2LDM_cC1USbueAEGghjorXkBEHNcJnJ7I/s320/Class%207.jpg" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Class piece finished with open work</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8mRyacsDRQ1J0vQEL4T6RkBQDMYJsBfKKEDygZS8uuDwb-m4ZeCCy8FP5KaHOoQf2pd7JLuhRwofECaZESTDEClQ78hCWC8HkSsEPTbklb0TKjzGQHCYGkQS8AFbk9_7JYs6N_BBCtL9TgfwET6XR6kfgKkE7YIhthpW-9aAtG9UFYrxviP7sVDgsP4/s801/Class%20Demo%20final%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="801" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8mRyacsDRQ1J0vQEL4T6RkBQDMYJsBfKKEDygZS8uuDwb-m4ZeCCy8FP5KaHOoQf2pd7JLuhRwofECaZESTDEClQ78hCWC8HkSsEPTbklb0TKjzGQHCYGkQS8AFbk9_7JYs6N_BBCtL9TgfwET6XR6kfgKkE7YIhthpW-9aAtG9UFYrxviP7sVDgsP4/s320/Class%20Demo%20final%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Demo finished with open work.<br />Threads were doubled.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Members' work</span></h2><div><br /></div><div>Here are images of the work done by the members during the playday. There are some very interesting variations!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-UBgHzryUvHTCuKnprYollOKdDnnAkCJOm2zTvXU8deW0rS1l2fwNrPViRqTNu-Bk7Y7uh6mJedG1kiA8XIxPXV1RQdxezUbUIRjrC6L4MwgC_CoMD6BAOWj60h_enot7_bQZ4d1eSqFY2dMl-rGfOOIKtkR3Avu2oXuo7KG3qOdwBGC2PjBdJP-7Q0/s925/Student%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="768" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-UBgHzryUvHTCuKnprYollOKdDnnAkCJOm2zTvXU8deW0rS1l2fwNrPViRqTNu-Bk7Y7uh6mJedG1kiA8XIxPXV1RQdxezUbUIRjrC6L4MwgC_CoMD6BAOWj60h_enot7_bQZ4d1eSqFY2dMl-rGfOOIKtkR3Avu2oXuo7KG3qOdwBGC2PjBdJP-7Q0/s320/Student%201.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; 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font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It was so much fun teaching my part of the playday. I was the second presenter and it was the perfect position since my section was the easiest, so a bit of a break between the two more involved sections of smocking and creating tucks. </li><li>All the participants had a good time and did some interesting things. It's always nice to see the creativity in the class.</li><li>When I presented, I mentioned that at least one side of the shape had to be straight for the window shutter. That got me thinking that my other sides didn't have to be straight. That's when I made my wonky sides 😊</li><li>I enjoyed using my sewing machine to make the fancy stitches on the side of my demo for you. It has so much potential.</li><li>Did you recognize the fabric? These are scraps from my niece's t-shirt quilt.</li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mixing it all up at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2020/03/mixing-it-all-up-at-free-motion.html" target="_blank">March 05, 2020</a></li><li>See the <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/p/exit-strategy.html" target="_blank">Exit Strategy page</a> for a description of the project and links to all posts.</li><li>"<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Exploring-Textile-Arts-Manipulating-Embellishing/dp/1589230485/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Exploring+Textile+Arts&qid=1706152145&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exploring Textile Arts</a>" by Creative Publishing International (2002)</li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out after you link up below? <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2024/01/tips-and-tutorials-on-the-22nd-48-borders-in-eq8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tips and Tutorials on the 22nd</a>, <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-22-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/sew-tell-january-22-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-419.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/three-plus-three-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-222-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-return-of-calendar-cows-on-off-wall.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-we-may-need.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-190.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-ohio-star-for-qov-and-finished-or.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching_02005148314.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div><br /></div><div>We had three lovely FMQ finishes last week. </div><div><br /></div><div>Melva made a <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/red-letter-day.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">runner and bowl cozies</a> for a client. The mountains on the runner are prairie points and the "C" is for Colorado! 😎</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQT6008flkTp3JWCK3DvOvDf4tz-i2GG4tn6-geWlHgS8EIgsjrg7HwTdFmE0r9ed886CqgzkwZHA1Veo7FBPCHwqUIo20fLDt1m2j1m1VcN9YRUJhMx8ZLoaUeawIUmGkAik4teyCgcpuGTpPUxOdkNcXVOGdIES9ejZm5rZTa8-AW4TTf-qbH6cYZI/s726/Melva-Colorado.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQT6008flkTp3JWCK3DvOvDf4tz-i2GG4tn6-geWlHgS8EIgsjrg7HwTdFmE0r9ed886CqgzkwZHA1Veo7FBPCHwqUIo20fLDt1m2j1m1VcN9YRUJhMx8ZLoaUeawIUmGkAik4teyCgcpuGTpPUxOdkNcXVOGdIES9ejZm5rZTa8-AW4TTf-qbH6cYZI/w394-h400/Melva-Colorado.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melva's lovely Colorado runner and bowl cozies.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Frédérique of Patchwork & Appliqué made this gorgeous <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/quilt-patio.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reversible Patio quilt</a> for her husband. It took a few years to accumulate the right fabrics, but what a finish! Her backing consists of blocks made during the "30 days of improv" challenge last year. She made a stencil of a lovely continuous line flower pattern. It looks amazing! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKIuJXSVMMg_a9vsXx9YaaUf8i7tPkICn5kIjMoHvUWfhB20PypVH83h7O8UeCQ6i5twD4SWkqAXONrZ06u_cu5m0xUCyWXJ-gCiHNWguTSQcbQY3mF2nDxIN7KgIArF22TA1uwgnj0WfGFOEEWTi5AYbqSso0EIueXx4vDAL34dzrYUXUPrqeKDsfTg/s811/Frederique%20-%20Patio.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="811" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKIuJXSVMMg_a9vsXx9YaaUf8i7tPkICn5kIjMoHvUWfhB20PypVH83h7O8UeCQ6i5twD4SWkqAXONrZ06u_cu5m0xUCyWXJ-gCiHNWguTSQcbQY3mF2nDxIN7KgIArF22TA1uwgnj0WfGFOEEWTi5AYbqSso0EIueXx4vDAL34dzrYUXUPrqeKDsfTg/w640-h340/Frederique%20-%20Patio.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frédérique's reversible <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/quilt-patio.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patio quilt</a> is finished!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sandra of mmm quilts finished this cute <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/harpers-heart-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pixelated heart quilt </a>for her daughter's cat. How wonderful! I'm sure that Harper will enjoy cuddling up on it. Sandra quilted it with lovely double loops. You can see Harper's name quilted in the bottom left side of the quilt.😊</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jQgM30EIdzFJng3MtP65UQbAH3Ishbz4HYzKocpemiimKfZFMPlghxMZ8o1pdJb2F71KXGbWTel901BO04YJfyQnj6Xasd8vdFJFWDYqtM99wWP_11-nrg8QsoCnkH4wnagubDbUPrvofKk8oU3Qcfk8l5QFYgaoaNQ6iYpT2wAEFRxE61OcER51ORA/s640/Sandra-heart.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jQgM30EIdzFJng3MtP65UQbAH3Ishbz4HYzKocpemiimKfZFMPlghxMZ8o1pdJb2F71KXGbWTel901BO04YJfyQnj6Xasd8vdFJFWDYqtM99wWP_11-nrg8QsoCnkH4wnagubDbUPrvofKk8oU3Qcfk8l5QFYgaoaNQ6iYpT2wAEFRxE61OcER51ORA/w400-h400/Sandra-heart.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/harpers-heart-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">pixelated heart quilt </a><span style="text-align: left;">for Harper by Sandra of mmm quilts.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It's now your turn!</div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-64639476034609948712024-01-18T20:11:00.006-05:002024-01-22T00:19:42.904-05:00Confused on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 565 of Free Motion Mavericks. I managed to totally forget about having to post last night or even this morning! I hope that you got to see my Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House. If not, you can check it out in Related links below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Playing</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> with </span><span style="color: #38761d;">scraps</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last week I played with green scraps. I managed to piece together a green placemat for hubby. I think that it'll look good! This is for the Table Scraps Challenge, hosted by the Joyful Quilter. It's only due at the end of the month so that's when the free motion quilting (FMQ) will get done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOPpUhp54JDin97L2voR-0KzHuQCo4C3YjNX-J28YwKB7CvZ-e0WFz8kuw5Q2qROBMC4OHzM__Amw9o8uujSMQimXMX96o4Cq3HGLIp_5FR1lmnkP2vJHKQNRR3CuYAMtEJdIbBKmJ6pNq8LTzMO1AKGc7_QUmFPF-9KRPQxwln4uDGziDJxGJZqm8u4/s1186/1%20Jan%20green%20placemat%20pre2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1186" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOPpUhp54JDin97L2voR-0KzHuQCo4C3YjNX-J28YwKB7CvZ-e0WFz8kuw5Q2qROBMC4OHzM__Amw9o8uujSMQimXMX96o4Cq3HGLIp_5FR1lmnkP2vJHKQNRR3CuYAMtEJdIbBKmJ6pNq8LTzMO1AKGc7_QUmFPF-9KRPQxwln4uDGziDJxGJZqm8u4/w400-h259/1%20Jan%20green%20placemat%20pre2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green placemat for hubby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The placemat will be roughly the same size as the blue (mine) and the yellow (my daughter), which are about 16" x 11". There are many variations of green in there, including a pop of other colours. I'm looking forward to FMQ it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Meditation block</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After watching the first season of the Great Pottery Throw Down this week, I was so inspired that I had to create a meditation block.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnirWpiGuoiRbCMfqv6tLkx8igIuwxl_pxRJM-VrB364JI7AL2hpPUfPFmy6XAlKCGqTKW-L4Ei6W5McDMf3VyN1FWi1eqeU49tt907F34LU1SXsBRC_gefL62LcIpXLd7Z47CgNjcTg461wd_vRWvme0TNs5y1Wn3nhbyQUwpUz_7xRklXkPwo4hPBaM/s902/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnirWpiGuoiRbCMfqv6tLkx8igIuwxl_pxRJM-VrB364JI7AL2hpPUfPFmy6XAlKCGqTKW-L4Ei6W5McDMf3VyN1FWi1eqeU49tt907F34LU1SXsBRC_gefL62LcIpXLd7Z47CgNjcTg461wd_vRWvme0TNs5y1Wn3nhbyQUwpUz_7xRklXkPwo4hPBaM/w384-h400/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%201.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mediation block inspired by the Great Pottery Throw Down</td></tr></tbody></table><br />You might be thinking that this doesn't look like pottery....and you'd be correct 😁 The inspiration came from the finalists making a bone china chandelier. They were so lovely, translucent and flowing. That reminded me about the pieces that I'll be making for this spring and summer outdoor exhibition. I want my piece to be translucent, shimmering and flowing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll start with three suns, one in the morning, a bright yellow noon sun and then a sunset sun. Then I'll add blue for the sky, possibly with clouds and birds. The next level will be flowing green leaves in cascading greens while finishing with bright bold flowers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgKEYoZafDufqNN0BTML56NxnkPam0Ry6dCDF26AFZKOrxpT2Sm8vNg739o9_zwfRYG0l1vJ1Mwm7oQ60n3cKRxufmEc1wkVzU7Rm5JE4Ko_ot7ylipG41rKjcI98ntnIASIRVmkqf_u1P0CcY_arF1UXLnOD4jYLa8QeRW2P8GU-Y51Z1jQ10St8yc4/s577/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%201%20sun.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="577" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgKEYoZafDufqNN0BTML56NxnkPam0Ry6dCDF26AFZKOrxpT2Sm8vNg739o9_zwfRYG0l1vJ1Mwm7oQ60n3cKRxufmEc1wkVzU7Rm5JE4Ko_ot7ylipG41rKjcI98ntnIASIRVmkqf_u1P0CcY_arF1UXLnOD4jYLa8QeRW2P8GU-Y51Z1jQ10St8yc4/w400-h133/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%201%20sun.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun in the morning, at noon and at sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCjp3SZqDPoVxTDeAN3nmhw7WaGGo7mv-DqrgsUsdrJERFyZngGaR5MtjBpWIlXPl2kIZEh8NuH86cBoz7b1muHEPHV8uZMnKcyDALan0_IStgT4VQ9yUt4fI7n8BI2L_HjjIrlJv4ZEiYWrdmhh9fEjKHR35-kabAcocL3vZy26NY8Ckq-OfQgluyTo/s471/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%202%20sky.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="471" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCjp3SZqDPoVxTDeAN3nmhw7WaGGo7mv-DqrgsUsdrJERFyZngGaR5MtjBpWIlXPl2kIZEh8NuH86cBoz7b1muHEPHV8uZMnKcyDALan0_IStgT4VQ9yUt4fI7n8BI2L_HjjIrlJv4ZEiYWrdmhh9fEjKHR35-kabAcocL3vZy26NY8Ckq-OfQgluyTo/w400-h145/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%202%20sky.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sky, possibly with clouds and birds in flight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfTPpr56bCji12Og2XSR6wUTEQwKe0aNqQOfgp-onZe_UtYDvsBRCoUuS-wZmCTd9pmaQJTFIi4di8fYoE9CA7WfJNFZLfSAGxxb1HWMvJy7lMu6E2yKHHAIRm-qanIxpXAAhwPvXG6Q7tYz0IguCzA17Ta9qGilQMquU4PmKLbWVa1HjF9RR2MSACdA/s455/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%203%20leaves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="134" data-original-width="455" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfTPpr56bCji12Og2XSR6wUTEQwKe0aNqQOfgp-onZe_UtYDvsBRCoUuS-wZmCTd9pmaQJTFIi4di8fYoE9CA7WfJNFZLfSAGxxb1HWMvJy7lMu6E2yKHHAIRm-qanIxpXAAhwPvXG6Q7tYz0IguCzA17Ta9qGilQMquU4PmKLbWVa1HjF9RR2MSACdA/w400-h118/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%203%20leaves.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green flowing leaves in various greens</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtol-M1my1-Ca8rwCZyFpAkiOfnpNmuAZ-yoozXyUEkn0cUaYFCNWne_Lyh8s40xPvXdc-s8043uDxkqwCn-OWlWGEoZ34zI__PrrN9HJ6PETzFnsmtjsmZoqTmXEhqEuiUmfppVH8Gpt0gesIHM4F_JAH3kWKvKpLpmKpa4PDx2bakoLiedP30fi1AM/s567/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%204%20flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="567" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtol-M1my1-Ca8rwCZyFpAkiOfnpNmuAZ-yoozXyUEkn0cUaYFCNWne_Lyh8s40xPvXdc-s8043uDxkqwCn-OWlWGEoZ34zI__PrrN9HJ6PETzFnsmtjsmZoqTmXEhqEuiUmfppVH8Gpt0gesIHM4F_JAH3kWKvKpLpmKpa4PDx2bakoLiedP30fi1AM/w400-h84/Great%20Pottery%20Throw%20Down%204%20flowers.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful flowers</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be making these using Solvy water soluble stabilizer. I found an article in a 2016 Stitch Magazine called Dressed for Dinner. In the article, Carol Coleman used water soluble stabilizer as well as pieces from silk or other types of scarves to make napkin rings. This technique sounds perfect for making an outdoor sculptured hanging piece. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Other than the nest last week, I have made a few items with the Solvy. The flower shaped sculpture is the last piece that I made in the second course that I took with Amanda McCavour.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf76M0W4Jdp32OjRWDhdg5B03xsfq-affU0aqgr6fbshD_ed8qGC2Um5323AdHPLKos2xkT-B8uHKeedwWTEE-tl0Dnc1JwjZyKDqUPaFMpIPS9budaqBJneBooSWo2N_OmZRh5yCbzwWEjRb5JY4QXEpuF_i_hz-dX6jYi0UW1_LJb5NaOpN2zwcHN34/s800/scuptured5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf76M0W4Jdp32OjRWDhdg5B03xsfq-affU0aqgr6fbshD_ed8qGC2Um5323AdHPLKos2xkT-B8uHKeedwWTEE-tl0Dnc1JwjZyKDqUPaFMpIPS9budaqBJneBooSWo2N_OmZRh5yCbzwWEjRb5JY4QXEpuF_i_hz-dX6jYi0UW1_LJb5NaOpN2zwcHN34/w400-h360/scuptured5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower shaped sculpture made with thread and Solvy </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have a number for gorgeous scarves that I bought at great prices that would be perfect for this. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I love being inspired by other types of art. I didn't know much about pottery before watching this series. It was a real eye opener.</li><li>As I was looking for a link to the Great Pottery Throw Down, which is produced by the BBC, I found out that there is going to be a Canadian version of this coming this year. I hope that it is as respectful and enjoyable as the BBC series.</li><li>I loved making the meditation block and thinking about both the show and the piece that I'd like to make.</li><li>I've been hand-stitching a lot lately with my daily stitching on my tablecloth. I realise that some of the stitches that I've been doing are better done with a stabbing stitch, especially the leaf stitch. I'm going to try to pay attention to see if this applies to other stitches that I'm not so good at.</li><li>I'm looking forward to doing the FMQ on the green runner. Somewhere, I want to add a snowflake since that's the theme this month. I might use designs of the 4 seasons. </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/project-quilting-151-bird-house.html" target="_blank">January 14, 2024</a></li><li>Working on Project Quilting 15.1 at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/working-on-project-quilting-151-at-free.html" target="_blank">January 11, 2024</a></li><li>Scrappy Yellow Placemat on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/scrappy-yellow-placemat-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">September 06, 2023</a></li><li>Little Library and Table Scraps Challenges, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/little-library-and-table-scraps.html" target="_blank">July 01, 2023</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Pottery_Throw_Down" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Pottery Throw Down</a></li><li>Embroidered Botany Workshop at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2021/07/embroidered-botany-workshop-at-free.html" target="_blank">July 07, 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://amandamccavour.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda McCavour</a> </li><li>So much slow stitching going on, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/so-much-slow-stitching-going-on.html" target="_blank">January 09, 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://embroiderersguild.com/stitch-magazine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitch Magazine</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out, after you've link up below? <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-221-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/sewing-memory-quilts-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-slow-stitched-sew-tell.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/art-sketchbooks-on-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-making-headway.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>,<a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-189.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-189.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching_01608846556.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;">We have some wonderful FMQ to showcase this week. Thank you to everyone who linked up 😊!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Donnalee quilted 3 small quilts for her guild's charity group. She uses a <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-quilting-i-will-go-and-sweet-tweets.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">serpentine stitch</a> to quilt them. They look lovely!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1znKo1G3x5MCmGcT7FlR3DClEFaCIgQh4w2ts59732W53QFyNRainJPGH7emetA5Cum-l0B5l5tm978ybA0_edJOTXHYzhnEO4Fs_SPWYmevPQhYgZvXOTgpSN_uU7lTChv5MRUr7v6kiIIsfiVZ8ZIj_DRozVFxjGAjlB_77Ine_Zxi3kJetl__4QAI/s400/Donnalee-latest.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1znKo1G3x5MCmGcT7FlR3DClEFaCIgQh4w2ts59732W53QFyNRainJPGH7emetA5Cum-l0B5l5tm978ybA0_edJOTXHYzhnEO4Fs_SPWYmevPQhYgZvXOTgpSN_uU7lTChv5MRUr7v6kiIIsfiVZ8ZIj_DRozVFxjGAjlB_77Ine_Zxi3kJetl__4QAI/w400-h300/Donnalee-latest.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donnalee quilted these small quilts with a<a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-quilting-i-will-go-and-sweet-tweets.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> serpentine stitch</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Melva made this gorgeous <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/double-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">t-shirt quilt</a> using a reverse tie dyed fabric for the sashing and backing. She quilted it in a grid on point. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSmdhim3P571VfgByu6SNfq4pRFAJyPoBDEZsr9pVJUnlgsMRTfPBZRvFV7vhsAWG-uXoI7o15Qtvk5QhRS9Xsw5RBPRflcZhy53XrY0jGCDjSpNMTgzFvCrBcOQaWPbPCZvPCrT9UoZYovxz4U-UdMh7iX_9GR5bE508F9RTDjAIyPqI-1aaeeBdTGw/s640/Melva-t-shirt%20tiedye.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSmdhim3P571VfgByu6SNfq4pRFAJyPoBDEZsr9pVJUnlgsMRTfPBZRvFV7vhsAWG-uXoI7o15Qtvk5QhRS9Xsw5RBPRflcZhy53XrY0jGCDjSpNMTgzFvCrBcOQaWPbPCZvPCrT9UoZYovxz4U-UdMh7iX_9GR5bE508F9RTDjAIyPqI-1aaeeBdTGw/w320-h400/Melva-t-shirt%20tiedye.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melva's finished <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/double-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">t-shirt quilt</a> quilted in a grid on point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts had a wonderful finish with her <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/prismatic.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prismatic quilt</a>. If you're interested, you can purchase the pattern in her Etsy shop. This quilt is made with Island Batik solids.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IrbMomS7MuXFZAXyILbdbMij99n74B4lIl7cFe78ITGYH8OpNvUcRZ-iV6dEq4FCvmChcrCgD3K47g894sT1sF3B_ubP3NQC-_Zmkq1E8wGzEl5wEmhGbvviLMxSGSdJi7Rttonax3fiNak3_OepVqOlISN_deUT3lHpHNc0n-fUF22S8-mThyphenhyphenypp0U/s640/Preeti-prismatic.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="640" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IrbMomS7MuXFZAXyILbdbMij99n74B4lIl7cFe78ITGYH8OpNvUcRZ-iV6dEq4FCvmChcrCgD3K47g894sT1sF3B_ubP3NQC-_Zmkq1E8wGzEl5wEmhGbvviLMxSGSdJi7Rttonax3fiNak3_OepVqOlISN_deUT3lHpHNc0n-fUF22S8-mThyphenhyphenypp0U/w400-h350/Preeti-prismatic.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preeti's <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/prismatic.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Prismatic quilt</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sandra Walker of mmm quilts hosted last week's TGIFF. Her finish was another amazing <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/tgiff-postcard-from-sweden-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Postcard for Sweden quilt</a> (her third one!) She FMQ "flowing lines interspersed with various FMQ flowing motifs". It's very effective. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FpDSWNsIsCnRcs4B9j6PQEth1wFcHfn0SF2E-ViEfGcqYrm2uNPc6cZ3J989AGhb540kVVu_wESHJtzLSQAxeT8JUs6w6MzrYKpgW1r2hdQlcyTZLN-zGp3yDqHIJ4AjmcSLTevB34dcnZxzGWLgzMvPxlgi3P_AHpSTLsGITPKY7VdLypdaldtN1UU/s640/Sandra-Postcard.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="531" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FpDSWNsIsCnRcs4B9j6PQEth1wFcHfn0SF2E-ViEfGcqYrm2uNPc6cZ3J989AGhb540kVVu_wESHJtzLSQAxeT8JUs6w6MzrYKpgW1r2hdQlcyTZLN-zGp3yDqHIJ4AjmcSLTevB34dcnZxzGWLgzMvPxlgi3P_AHpSTLsGITPKY7VdLypdaldtN1UU/w333-h400/Sandra-Postcard.jpeg" width="333" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandra's third <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/tgiff-postcard-from-sweden-finish.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Postcard for Sweden quilt</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-15341317023676557622024-01-14T02:35:00.019-05:002024-02-01T11:50:16.304-05:00Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1<div style="text-align: left;">Hi and welcome! I did it! I've finished the first challenge of Project Quilting (PQ) season 15. I "discovered" PQ at the end of their 10th season, in March, 2019. Each year I've done as many of the challenges as I could. In fact, my first challenge was done within 16 hours! 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've had a whole week to prepare for this one. A lot of time was spent thinking and procrastinating. My last blog post was the beginning of the project. This one is my final product.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Home to feed</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the finished piece 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3k750_vMUTs_IH0-plgwJgNcn8a_pZiexOeNLSu3a6jngjlDq7FD3e12Eiy0GbY1ldRjVnrN3KXNSVWpUVDY8jX9lKRsZHIKjthYFHSgH0S7fqWOHd3wwHEZT0EUpzR0HGGcXycSGDRV38VNx_lhtGT9t88NPXwtc_lw1PME6mcE9o8Jhlx7Z-CjX1M/s1085/JPEG_20240114_010647_3185817672791613479.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1085" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3k750_vMUTs_IH0-plgwJgNcn8a_pZiexOeNLSu3a6jngjlDq7FD3e12Eiy0GbY1ldRjVnrN3KXNSVWpUVDY8jX9lKRsZHIKjthYFHSgH0S7fqWOHd3wwHEZT0EUpzR0HGGcXycSGDRV38VNx_lhtGT9t88NPXwtc_lw1PME6mcE9o8Jhlx7Z-CjX1M/w400-h319/JPEG_20240114_010647_3185817672791613479.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home to feed</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The story continues from my last post (see Related links below.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGLL5NCVguedd8znv4rw9DSAeMD7Y4sqMLAWu4JNcxOJn2xIRj3WS7e6RB5seGxwqwqRJQn0XMZxWkBhZefN3QM9Nu_qf3YQFi8KP29hh4Loy9q8HZI1OXGV7diQG68QQiAh3TFdO1i934bUfzsA3T-R33V1Smj7ITsiWb8oeAMu0EQ9wc1gqI5AXeuk/s864/PQ%2015-1%20Solvy%20drying%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="864" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGLL5NCVguedd8znv4rw9DSAeMD7Y4sqMLAWu4JNcxOJn2xIRj3WS7e6RB5seGxwqwqRJQn0XMZxWkBhZefN3QM9Nu_qf3YQFi8KP29hh4Loy9q8HZI1OXGV7diQG68QQiAh3TFdO1i934bUfzsA3T-R33V1Smj7ITsiWb8oeAMu0EQ9wc1gqI5AXeuk/w200-h178/PQ%2015-1%20Solvy%20drying%20b.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thread and Solvy circle drying</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While the circle was drying, I traced the close up of an image that I had taken of birds at the feeder. Here is what I got.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKh_wILFFRpMcOCPFf6v-unF9RbWe6m4SHQJRBDA2pTHAKd0vx7InGlO3ahhQYl2n-fhuQrCKWA-DlWjuhcKhXpqEsC6SmAZMphyphenhyphen-NEqUy1Psh37nGbrfNfolzBgb87eWx0h44NCTR2aXqjAaG4dDds_vKKhvl9K2vvSImOtzr9DKh2gc8zYOYBzUG-s/s1600/PQ%2015-1%20bird%20tracing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1600" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKh_wILFFRpMcOCPFf6v-unF9RbWe6m4SHQJRBDA2pTHAKd0vx7InGlO3ahhQYl2n-fhuQrCKWA-DlWjuhcKhXpqEsC6SmAZMphyphenhyphen-NEqUy1Psh37nGbrfNfolzBgb87eWx0h44NCTR2aXqjAaG4dDds_vKKhvl9K2vvSImOtzr9DKh2gc8zYOYBzUG-s/s320/PQ%2015-1%20bird%20tracing.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracing the bird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I then cut the fabric to the shapes of the tracing and used fusible web to put the bird together. <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4cY1MTKoV5vkpVrGWG1iNEN-vJp5PUz8aRNHH8fSGMAGooXTo2I7SeBxeMm6HPO62mB-9YicW9MwwLyIEiCnQnY8F1a4ctPdEAKSVz19YxTZ93f7W0gO38AdKp0thTL7I5QNDHWLSQ3fvJcoWShYIOYnRFCiPhjDYzVRT1EY4mwjHwf-aePqigS0OmQ/s1095/20240111_215012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4cY1MTKoV5vkpVrGWG1iNEN-vJp5PUz8aRNHH8fSGMAGooXTo2I7SeBxeMm6HPO62mB-9YicW9MwwLyIEiCnQnY8F1a4ctPdEAKSVz19YxTZ93f7W0gO38AdKp0thTL7I5QNDHWLSQ3fvJcoWShYIOYnRFCiPhjDYzVRT1EY4mwjHwf-aePqigS0OmQ/s320/20240111_215012.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting the bird together</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The next day, when the circle of thread and Solvy water soluble stabilizer was dry, I cut it in half to make the nest. I found a great hazy background, brown strips of hand-dyed fabric for the branches and tried out the nest. I cut the middle of the circle so that it would have jagged edges and then hand-based it to the fabric, making sure that it opened</div><div><br /></div>Once the bird was done, I did some free motion quilting (FMQ) on it. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQSPmgzECSORKIc81amnLJvl7Vwe5DaaMPJo_SChamBwNsjS9lrEz_bSOXHx5_nYBazIr4-XytCX66yXwuiRak574PlYRx7WLqqc8cRDvim0Kb39QMEotj2HZwyiQVY76cglEV2IDdsiQeHfIup4C719NQHAbQ6Xsny5GQ2YrIYdTd_LJJitGtJs0Kwg/s1253/20240112_113158.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQSPmgzECSORKIc81amnLJvl7Vwe5DaaMPJo_SChamBwNsjS9lrEz_bSOXHx5_nYBazIr4-XytCX66yXwuiRak574PlYRx7WLqqc8cRDvim0Kb39QMEotj2HZwyiQVY76cglEV2IDdsiQeHfIup4C719NQHAbQ6Xsny5GQ2YrIYdTd_LJJitGtJs0Kwg/w276-h400/20240112_113158.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird and nest attached</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My next step was to figure out where to place the leaves. I looked at several pictures of trees that I have taken and figured out a placement.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUad2BzBwB9GUpMEwgTEeFFR4jf467L3rLKETyAn9My1L6Vw2a2dBDu7J9FGxR5msLSmCW-D1iPdGoTU95OfNBFFTbHfMa1NQlfXUu_m8Ma4v6Do8UMwJ1OJXAnxCGagycqLW9TMTPeo5O8UCLY19XQ662w7jgxhA5wrpeomaZ_klMyV2egtYfhwmbMI/s976/20240112_113211.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="976" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUad2BzBwB9GUpMEwgTEeFFR4jf467L3rLKETyAn9My1L6Vw2a2dBDu7J9FGxR5msLSmCW-D1iPdGoTU95OfNBFFTbHfMa1NQlfXUu_m8Ma4v6Do8UMwJ1OJXAnxCGagycqLW9TMTPeo5O8UCLY19XQ662w7jgxhA5wrpeomaZ_klMyV2egtYfhwmbMI/w400-h354/20240112_113211.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to add leaves onto the quilt sandwich</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I backed 4 different green hand-dyed fabric with fusible web and then cut and attached the leaves. Next it was time to FMQ.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb8xRchAYyBW6r4HiL83cVttVhfv4P6_LtViD1Z6-2ZaCsMRngW_ONDHWVB6fg5qhYFRBr5WI5fD2_F-CYCKGYKsBTAu0ztGTXhwJqbwGyiAJP4QoqYOaPYumKnFx78DQqhZQPzZRPFosEUOpHxBDXUn_JdRyY-qNmfYYBMBhDob091zp5bkuPHc_NuI/s1132/20240112_123723-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1132" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb8xRchAYyBW6r4HiL83cVttVhfv4P6_LtViD1Z6-2ZaCsMRngW_ONDHWVB6fg5qhYFRBr5WI5fD2_F-CYCKGYKsBTAu0ztGTXhwJqbwGyiAJP4QoqYOaPYumKnFx78DQqhZQPzZRPFosEUOpHxBDXUn_JdRyY-qNmfYYBMBhDob091zp5bkuPHc_NuI/w400-h271/20240112_123723-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the leaves and FMQ them</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next comes the squaring up of the piece.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxvbbe8Z1pq2es1QsO-2YhSs7d6Nxue7gDaPZjB1_KccBmxtebuh40ZweiMomcrSM4iliO9TeODDcaN6aiuliW8XQI_h1GBQWuJp4sxPKsktKTv48Wrw-sq0ntk0TZwYxLTQAeJQKD-XWViE4XDZitt25Rzej1RtnfflMHLWplcTq58aRS5HiUGhcn0g/s952/20240113_102821.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="952" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxvbbe8Z1pq2es1QsO-2YhSs7d6Nxue7gDaPZjB1_KccBmxtebuh40ZweiMomcrSM4iliO9TeODDcaN6aiuliW8XQI_h1GBQWuJp4sxPKsktKTv48Wrw-sq0ntk0TZwYxLTQAeJQKD-XWViE4XDZitt25Rzej1RtnfflMHLWplcTq58aRS5HiUGhcn0g/w400-h323/20240113_102821.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piece ready to bind and then add a bit more FMQ</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We went to visit family and I finished the binding as we talked. This is the picture that I took once it was done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVwt-TZ1iOXS20HjPtEJ4uE0sPZjGiyJ1Nni8ikk3FWrJIKFMREN9VLhpg9FRJIysMAL3WN7PSYmkZNGysf3ZM9fCvo1uIuc45eDofCYVTE3pCNtAf21rCw-bAU8eUWDbh5xZ6oj-eDpVP0i36hVus9NKAg3uaCJOkb4uHJt84gBNDE5BjMrxPdxg6ug/s944/20240113_173133-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="944" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVwt-TZ1iOXS20HjPtEJ4uE0sPZjGiyJ1Nni8ikk3FWrJIKFMREN9VLhpg9FRJIysMAL3WN7PSYmkZNGysf3ZM9fCvo1uIuc45eDofCYVTE3pCNtAf21rCw-bAU8eUWDbh5xZ6oj-eDpVP0i36hVus9NKAg3uaCJOkb4uHJt84gBNDE5BjMrxPdxg6ug/w400-h325/20240113_173133-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binding on but not quite finished</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once I got home, it was time to figure out how to finish it. I knew that I needed FMQ in the background but I didn't know what to do with the nest. After trying a couple of different things, I ended up making two chicks with their beaks open, waiting for food. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used the same technique as the bird to make them. I did get creative by using markers to make the beaks and darken some of the FMQ that I had done on the chicks. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3EtlS-8donTxU8JwhEqmpqh0XABMpBmArj82CkrmmChUZWy2sFlizguwM6Oqp5xz7ACTsdY9Iz-sX0Q2t__xg7PJ8rBbizC8JvjRy6QisIDN69cBcEAUo9aaY0jY6JnbpKP1P3vYIRIhytm3Pej5npZHi1CvFd0gl-gm243G0Srt3-s-MZIee9c7-1k/s1127/20240114_010402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1127" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3EtlS-8donTxU8JwhEqmpqh0XABMpBmArj82CkrmmChUZWy2sFlizguwM6Oqp5xz7ACTsdY9Iz-sX0Q2t__xg7PJ8rBbizC8JvjRy6QisIDN69cBcEAUo9aaY0jY6JnbpKP1P3vYIRIhytm3Pej5npZHi1CvFd0gl-gm243G0Srt3-s-MZIee9c7-1k/w400-h306/20240114_010402.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home to feed - made for the PQ 15.1 Bird House Challenge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On my visit, I saw this great poster. I thought that you might like it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xGZkFvgWOssGbT8Uj-tKr5PdoJF6lWSrrzh4yTEkKb4q71KIqERd3-6pOxZxAWp58Vhyxeob74_8nPPw2r-sgJJrUNzXKWfmMt-k1W6mOqZVHKO73ldIAL8xVA7AcG7rreAYennvUSWoAmIncrZB-Nx-WGdv-tDxBGLT3Tm1Q2gQ6-q6saFFbUIY8aM/s1114/20240113_154848-1.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xGZkFvgWOssGbT8Uj-tKr5PdoJF6lWSrrzh4yTEkKb4q71KIqERd3-6pOxZxAWp58Vhyxeob74_8nPPw2r-sgJJrUNzXKWfmMt-k1W6mOqZVHKO73ldIAL8xVA7AcG7rreAYennvUSWoAmIncrZB-Nx-WGdv-tDxBGLT3Tm1Q2gQ6-q6saFFbUIY8aM/w276-h400/20240113_154848-1.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I may have made my first challenge within 16 hours of the deadline, but this time I made it within 10 hours of the deadline! Sometimes life just gets busy. Oh well, it's done 😊</li><li>I really enjoyed this whole process, from the Solvy to the FMQ and last minute chicks.</li><li>If I'm rambling it's because it's very late and I need to sleep!😴</li><li>You may wonder why I bound the piece before it was actually finished. I have to admit that I do this quite often. Especially on a small piece, a little bit of extra FMQ is not going to affect the piece enough to make a difference. I like to see what it looks like and then add what needs to finish it.</li><li>I did make a few mistakes this evening but it all turned out well. If it wasn't for the deadline and company coming for brunch, I would have finished FMQ the piece later, after a good night sleep. Since that wasn't going to happen, I just kept going.</li><li>I'm so happy with my first finish of the year. I do want to make more bird themed art quilts, so I'm off to a good start. </li><li>I'm so happy that I was able to find and use my photos of birds and trees. You never know when they will come in handy.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlXkUguxWoyGJmccipMmzKP3hO61-oXsArU43vK8yACB9g0fK97QuAHJYoRIxhnkm4wOE9htMSuiOkgfbAo0f8UJsFdFv4t5PI4sZ04u77v83WOUnHgJEl3vYz4lbz8ablZGqduf_E4CDEtMgXTJgFE3LgiFPpl7eSzTXui7YtsahyMTUIo8CVow9aQI/s500/Project-QUILTING-Season-14-8-500x500.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlXkUguxWoyGJmccipMmzKP3hO61-oXsArU43vK8yACB9g0fK97QuAHJYoRIxhnkm4wOE9htMSuiOkgfbAo0f8UJsFdFv4t5PI4sZ04u77v83WOUnHgJEl3vYz4lbz8ablZGqduf_E4CDEtMgXTJgFE3LgiFPpl7eSzTXui7YtsahyMTUIo8CVow9aQI/w200-h200/Project-QUILTING-Season-14-8-500x500.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Working on Project Quilting 15.1 at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/working-on-project-quilting-151-at-free.html" target="_blank">January 11, 2024</a></li><li>Discovering Project Quilting - Chocolate Cravings, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2019/03/discovering-project-quilting-chocolate.html" target="_blank">March 24, 2019</a></li><li><a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/01/15-1-bird-house-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Linking parties<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun parties. Thanks so much Trish and Kim for bringing us this amazing challenge! I'm linking up to <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/01/15-1-bird-house-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1</a> as well as many other super linking parties. <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-return-to-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/working-on-project-quilting-151-at-free.html" target="_blank">Free Motion Mavericks</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-220/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/giveaway-4-double-nine-patch.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-fun-stuff-to.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-188-fmq.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/01/stitching-stuff-week-2-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-green.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-15-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-418.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-slow-stitched-sew-tell.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/sewing-memory-quilts-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa5D4JHxay6fo_6NHGEFRo9wc4yuOQE3BsgA3Cwo0jNwO9QpXxIMfqmC7EZ9TRjJ_mE8Snj3TdNSvg2ayKMz6XCQJ9EsX-yoluDkdaWVe5C5QYFuWGMdUpqhMl3RG15SOU6SMgdtpf0En2cbEk-lcM0DJZCG8CaTmrv-SMB-7pwHkilj7OIrIUOCsTEw/s1080/Favorite%20Finish%20Button%20JetGirl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa5D4JHxay6fo_6NHGEFRo9wc4yuOQE3BsgA3Cwo0jNwO9QpXxIMfqmC7EZ9TRjJ_mE8Snj3TdNSvg2ayKMz6XCQJ9EsX-yoluDkdaWVe5C5QYFuWGMdUpqhMl3RG15SOU6SMgdtpf0En2cbEk-lcM0DJZCG8CaTmrv-SMB-7pwHkilj7OIrIUOCsTEw/w200-h200/Favorite%20Finish%20Button%20JetGirl.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Guess what! I was featured on<a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-221-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Put your foot down</a> and <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/three-plus-three-and-ntt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>. Yeah! Thanks 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Update February 1, 2024</b>:</span> I have linked up to my Favourite Finish with Quilting JetGirl. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Home to feed can be seen (and purchased) at <a href="https://chez-lucien.club/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chez Lucien</a> in the Ottawa market for the month of February.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Project details</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3k750_vMUTs_IH0-plgwJgNcn8a_pZiexOeNLSu3a6jngjlDq7FD3e12Eiy0GbY1ldRjVnrN3KXNSVWpUVDY8jX9lKRsZHIKjthYFHSgH0S7fqWOHd3wwHEZT0EUpzR0HGGcXycSGDRV38VNx_lhtGT9t88NPXwtc_lw1PME6mcE9o8Jhlx7Z-CjX1M/s1085/JPEG_20240114_010647_3185817672791613479.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1085" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3k750_vMUTs_IH0-plgwJgNcn8a_pZiexOeNLSu3a6jngjlDq7FD3e12Eiy0GbY1ldRjVnrN3KXNSVWpUVDY8jX9lKRsZHIKjthYFHSgH0S7fqWOHd3wwHEZT0EUpzR0HGGcXycSGDRV38VNx_lhtGT9t88NPXwtc_lw1PME6mcE9o8Jhlx7Z-CjX1M/w200-h160/JPEG_20240114_010647_3185817672791613479.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Home to feed art quilt</div><div>Made for the Project Quilting 15.1 - Bird House Challenge 1</div><div>Size: 11½" x 9"</div><div>Materials: Solvy water soluble stabilizer, thread, commercial and hand-dyed fabric, markers, fusible web</div><div>Technique: free motion quilting, hand basting, </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-92141193328104865542024-01-11T00:00:00.002-05:002024-01-14T02:37:02.370-05:00Working on Project Quilting 15.1 at Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 564 of Free Motion Mavericks. In the last few days, we've had cold and wind, snow, then snow pellets followed by freezing rain. Tomorrow it's going to be cold (it's all relative!) and sunny. It's January and winter in Ottawa. 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Working with Solvy</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a lot of searching in my studio, I found my Solvy water soluble stabilizer where it was supposed to be, but at the bottom of the container. That's why I missed it the first time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLeLRNvIBUe9qYg8Na09uOqD1zXeLvqPAw14sWqyTTC1w130qmXAyWcWJZ1o0qslhSVYjAeGWA6jWU516L5ymDTyMMnqHfMurTxIq98G325WEoi3djg7LatPsdtB7_4aB6CG8eeDVCdg7pQHsUCNpTdm-Kj-Quzj784RT-z84UbWBUWi_9GtMQC5MR8o/s922/PQ%2015-1%20nest%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLeLRNvIBUe9qYg8Na09uOqD1zXeLvqPAw14sWqyTTC1w130qmXAyWcWJZ1o0qslhSVYjAeGWA6jWU516L5ymDTyMMnqHfMurTxIq98G325WEoi3djg7LatPsdtB7_4aB6CG8eeDVCdg7pQHsUCNpTdm-Kj-Quzj784RT-z84UbWBUWi_9GtMQC5MR8o/w375-h400/PQ%2015-1%20nest%20a.jpg" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nest of thread and yarn for my bird's nest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The theme this week on Project Quilting, Season 15, is birdhouse. Since I only have a week to finish the piece, I want to keep it simple. I'm making a nest of thread using Solvy. Once it's dry, I'm hoping to cut it and possibly mold it, into a bird's nest. If I have to mold it, I can wet it a bit again since there is still glue in it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used the heavy Solvy as the base and attached a light version on top of the thread sandwich. I free motion stitched it in a hoop but with the light stabilizer on top, I couldn't see where I had stitched. So I removed the sandwich from my hoop and flipped it over to stitch from the back. It doesn't make any difference since I'm using the same thread in the top and bobbin.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ATe-RnVSPNu_vQ5TmxcFI0DUemchQYJtwSr-TdQBTJjiAaY3CXuf7IiFWZX4Rn-n_RqF5RlsBkDK_uk-itzmp2BXm6nmDUnvI-uY1i3uzDI-05V46yIl5-jIwcS1xbWOJYtT9JplSIshuLhiTEZEnF5Pa-xaETCu-Vm51LquDtBcLfD54WoTFwNStdg/s784/PQ%2015-1%20nest%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="784" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ATe-RnVSPNu_vQ5TmxcFI0DUemchQYJtwSr-TdQBTJjiAaY3CXuf7IiFWZX4Rn-n_RqF5RlsBkDK_uk-itzmp2BXm6nmDUnvI-uY1i3uzDI-05V46yIl5-jIwcS1xbWOJYtT9JplSIshuLhiTEZEnF5Pa-xaETCu-Vm51LquDtBcLfD54WoTFwNStdg/w400-h391/PQ%2015-1%20nest%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top of the sandwich with a lighter stabilizer</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0gRh-g5s-dsl27FBKvOWicdmQNCylWKeMTmTRJDLgiV9PPAz6EsJFKwCV7XGh27l24EfiCUA0_MxKLz_6BRcLaR5P9SgB5wYsNnaFtZZM5oQSFS71H9B7wYiYEpRyg__KnKnAACaOPnfehoNzwV0FLxmmZKcnEUz4jDdjw_Zng8maukBQBTZd5wFu30/s812/PQ%2015-1%20nest%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="812" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0gRh-g5s-dsl27FBKvOWicdmQNCylWKeMTmTRJDLgiV9PPAz6EsJFKwCV7XGh27l24EfiCUA0_MxKLz_6BRcLaR5P9SgB5wYsNnaFtZZM5oQSFS71H9B7wYiYEpRyg__KnKnAACaOPnfehoNzwV0FLxmmZKcnEUz4jDdjw_Zng8maukBQBTZd5wFu30/w400-h379/PQ%2015-1%20nest%20b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the Solvy sandwich of thread<br />where you can see the stitching </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I took the photos above after I had trimmed the excess stabilizer so as not to have too much glue in the final product. Below, you can see the thread sandwich after it's been rinsed. It's still a sandwich, but it's my FMQ thread that's keeping it together.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCKzA1jUI4MleYDgv-hWaOwmDll2bZOzXELukxKEHWObTd7HnMw-e7LmWkFPRQpufWmSxLA9C7WpCn5cC_jNyaJRfgwg8DzcAg3YoVrssKQtdrKJNw4FmJ28mpeZf5LLFUMH1ZmGmg2GsLgeebDMZsj8KuIuIvd2ckatsVPA-XXfFz0WRrqWArOf2WnY/s864/PQ%2015-1%20Solvy%20drying%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="864" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCKzA1jUI4MleYDgv-hWaOwmDll2bZOzXELukxKEHWObTd7HnMw-e7LmWkFPRQpufWmSxLA9C7WpCn5cC_jNyaJRfgwg8DzcAg3YoVrssKQtdrKJNw4FmJ28mpeZf5LLFUMH1ZmGmg2GsLgeebDMZsj8KuIuIvd2ckatsVPA-XXfFz0WRrqWArOf2WnY/w400-h355/PQ%2015-1%20Solvy%20drying%20b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the top of the sandwich</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFDEWkR7k174T0bzDUiWXU1laFmZUC4fYZDXeoHS6CTBIuTkPElql_sz98C2pppK8wbP86QXgzrc8S0UM3AHhMnPDcB2hZ11JtEBjckHhPtEfBdYu2hxJwWKf6ItYjEY6x7p-UFqkyLcIbKRmnGNeTeRWjH8KuruMSDNGqFawp4JLoSQ2b69YaD4jZFM/s774/PQ%2015-1%20Solvy%20drying%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="774" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFDEWkR7k174T0bzDUiWXU1laFmZUC4fYZDXeoHS6CTBIuTkPElql_sz98C2pppK8wbP86QXgzrc8S0UM3AHhMnPDcB2hZ11JtEBjckHhPtEfBdYu2hxJwWKf6ItYjEY6x7p-UFqkyLcIbKRmnGNeTeRWjH8KuruMSDNGqFawp4JLoSQ2b69YaD4jZFM/w400-h398/PQ%2015-1%20Solvy%20drying%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the thread that was at the bottom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It's now hanging to dry. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll deal with this to make the nest.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the notes that I took as I was thinking about the piece. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hazy background?</li><li>Branch (appliqué or stitched) with a 3D nest (attach the Solvy half sandwich)</li><li>Mama bird on the branch (appliqué)</li><li>Possibly a few chicks in the nest with open beaks</li><li>Use bird photos from this summer</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Bird photos</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've just traced one of the birds from my photos. The closeup image isn't great, but it was good enough to trace. I'll be creating the bird separately as an appliqué and then adding it to the piece. I haven't decided yet if it will be a "real" bird or a fanciful one.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh255GmfjV6vVCRU2WaB9P3J0JKmhQ9-X8nE5PU77DhH8dxd_qg9tZbiBHZuam2mE5yJd1HWYZrj445NRyoFxZBnQeqPaI8Js1FaxsfliuzJ3fC0dKL5oe_ymIw1p0V7THakKy9zj30ZrlwmWaKBAi7NI1Kwc3gY4XeScwpAva9fbuZeedFIWctVa0Xq_I/s1075/20230708_135359-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1075" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh255GmfjV6vVCRU2WaB9P3J0JKmhQ9-X8nE5PU77DhH8dxd_qg9tZbiBHZuam2mE5yJd1HWYZrj445NRyoFxZBnQeqPaI8Js1FaxsfliuzJ3fC0dKL5oe_ymIw1p0V7THakKy9zj30ZrlwmWaKBAi7NI1Kwc3gY4XeScwpAva9fbuZeedFIWctVa0Xq_I/s320/20230708_135359-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of the bird that I traced</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMfjcunz3cVYs_71kekxbi7tE76gKgkNJ9DNrP3kySKzALy5L5Zt_LhFce8PL0Z9Sv7kPd4-WffayWu9CVKMEKLlgIa7Ic29NjvgqaNcyF_D5mz-O54YkznmAoeRiMpjcJeuRCm8kQW122jSQ5eoHG_Pjs57xcA-XN71GsZhV9HeBjyVv1qVrtKtvd6Y/s1442/20230708_135359.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMfjcunz3cVYs_71kekxbi7tE76gKgkNJ9DNrP3kySKzALy5L5Zt_LhFce8PL0Z9Sv7kPd4-WffayWu9CVKMEKLlgIa7Ic29NjvgqaNcyF_D5mz-O54YkznmAoeRiMpjcJeuRCm8kQW122jSQ5eoHG_Pjs57xcA-XN71GsZhV9HeBjyVv1qVrtKtvd6Y/w240-h400/20230708_135359.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was party time at the feeder!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtYmMsh-jjzvmxvWjOjFOYsSkcjpYEBiRqwc6gKSuK6imGWJ0sUf7Kjs-OIEPuxGyTydlgIh3jUbSfcZRwTil2BJgbpyXvE4Cuqn4xFqBcU0jFrh2WmWhdTJXnwwZQxsZmlkKcbAV53bThffKEEWNYRU-dAWZg8vwKZpcYo_X_uPu2hYneo9gHHz3m5c/s1137/20230909_104229.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtYmMsh-jjzvmxvWjOjFOYsSkcjpYEBiRqwc6gKSuK6imGWJ0sUf7Kjs-OIEPuxGyTydlgIh3jUbSfcZRwTil2BJgbpyXvE4Cuqn4xFqBcU0jFrh2WmWhdTJXnwwZQxsZmlkKcbAV53bThffKEEWNYRU-dAWZg8vwKZpcYo_X_uPu2hYneo9gHHz3m5c/w270-h400/20230909_104229.jpg" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For your enjoyment, another full house!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I've got an idea and notes on how it might be done. </li><li>I'm just totally winging it. Based on experience, it'll work. It's mostly a matter of how well.</li><li>I've been wanting to make some bird art quilts since I took those pictures this summer. I really did fall in love with the families of birds that fed in my back yard.</li><li>I'm looking forward to playing with the Solvy mass of threads and turn it into a 3D bird's nest. </li><li>If I don't run into technical challenges, it could be done by Sunday noon.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://kimlapacek.com/project-quilting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Quilting</a>, Season 15.1 <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/01/15-1-bird-house-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bird House - Challenge 1</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out after you've linked up below? <a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-return-to-off-wall-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last week, Bernie at Needle & Foot had her <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2024/01/05/first-finish-of-2024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first finish of the year</a>! She practiced her free motion quilting (FMQ) on a quilt for the grandkids to use. She choose a design from Christina Cameli's Step-by-step Free-Motion Quilting. Have a look at the great quilt she made!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s_0nOTw137VxGVrDVepSxOmO_Zgx555DLwzGlt1k9ljDlmnAP7LHnXUSzwe0WgsRXq1QUg6QpnbAx-09G9hNJSRUBVWdQA6M86XvapPUR3oqypublUXU0eJ0xE0ZDPJ9P5_fyh-q7XDszbPkdcPZ5FWLXg7e3sZSozBntG07T9DnoTpQhzRstxwvWT8/s1536/Bernie-FMQ1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s_0nOTw137VxGVrDVepSxOmO_Zgx555DLwzGlt1k9ljDlmnAP7LHnXUSzwe0WgsRXq1QUg6QpnbAx-09G9hNJSRUBVWdQA6M86XvapPUR3oqypublUXU0eJ0xE0ZDPJ9P5_fyh-q7XDszbPkdcPZ5FWLXg7e3sZSozBntG07T9DnoTpQhzRstxwvWT8/w300-h400/Bernie-FMQ1.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2024/01/05/first-finish-of-2024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first finish</a> of the year by Bernie at Needle & Foot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjSS9qcN83k6Q2ZXaZSq-xWaOmIPcSTMU339jY6VKrWPFJnMwP5kXZKxxaHx7kvA0KKt6uQfL7LIA9EmhlmvhXVrCqGRbNhwGhUVbhP4YaliUy45Yfv6LYLq6jj4cIenjYWZ_wKB6yNVfwdFEX0CFyNZAvkUsBXYBP1nAIp0Jep3ZZUdMCpt1ZYZ-M7s/s1536/Bernie-FMQ1%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1396" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjSS9qcN83k6Q2ZXaZSq-xWaOmIPcSTMU339jY6VKrWPFJnMwP5kXZKxxaHx7kvA0KKt6uQfL7LIA9EmhlmvhXVrCqGRbNhwGhUVbhP4YaliUy45Yfv6LYLq6jj4cIenjYWZ_wKB6yNVfwdFEX0CFyNZAvkUsBXYBP1nAIp0Jep3ZZUdMCpt1ZYZ-M7s/w364-h400/Bernie-FMQ1%20back.jpg" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2024/01/05/first-finish-of-2024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soft quilty back</a>!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra at mmm quilts had another stunning finish! This is <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/sofias-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia's quilt</a> - a commission for a baby girl. Look at those gorgeous hearts and feathers! The pattern, created by Sandra, is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1626014691/sunset-strip-pdf-quilt-pattern-throw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Strips</a>.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb5rm-Wv0hcCZd_UMc-fdu9d93C3bVAYqtDPaGwCroTscx7BwbFXLIypV7e8tKejbaRt3LZO-RiOBXWa24MwqTJv7KFojgLbfnLJQhsoajkuAMsIQ1qD_CptP_kzAfXN_Kj4m-ShZe6WnOAwKx5JE5GTFKvvyZ33wO3IWLc8vYocavpLxaZrVmVzYplA/s640/Sandra-Sofia%20quilt.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="554" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb5rm-Wv0hcCZd_UMc-fdu9d93C3bVAYqtDPaGwCroTscx7BwbFXLIypV7e8tKejbaRt3LZO-RiOBXWa24MwqTJv7KFojgLbfnLJQhsoajkuAMsIQ1qD_CptP_kzAfXN_Kj4m-ShZe6WnOAwKx5JE5GTFKvvyZ33wO3IWLc8vYocavpLxaZrVmVzYplA/w346-h400/Sandra-Sofia%20quilt.jpeg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/sofias-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia's quilt</a> by Sandra at mmm quilts</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIf-2l6xHxSG6CDX2ZGjECZrcsw8y1xRCI992fZ3_T8df3iJIt7mjagf3XhyphenhyphenDhMPU5VAnJhnH_QQNy7g3oHVh405Ev4H6zo5Rn69S7LTEUvQp-ysHdZyva3cjyUFjl1dDg1yiegF_biaZaH6un93imzxb_RJ2EJru_kUKK6xh41Tuu6La0qzDwWn2ZNg/s640/Sandra-Sofia%20quilt%20details.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIf-2l6xHxSG6CDX2ZGjECZrcsw8y1xRCI992fZ3_T8df3iJIt7mjagf3XhyphenhyphenDhMPU5VAnJhnH_QQNy7g3oHVh405Ev4H6zo5Rn69S7LTEUvQp-ysHdZyva3cjyUFjl1dDg1yiegF_biaZaH6un93imzxb_RJ2EJru_kUKK6xh41Tuu6La0qzDwWn2ZNg/s320/Sandra-Sofia%20quilt%20details.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Details of the quilting on <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/sofias-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia's quilt</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-71506977308192182992024-01-09T23:01:00.010-05:002024-01-15T10:46:08.071-05:00So much slow stitching going on<div style="text-align: left;">Hi! I hope that you're doing well! I've been doing so much slow stitching in the last few days, some of it mindfully and all of it playfully with gratitude! 😊 It's a lovely start to the year. And, I woke up to lots of snow on the ground. It had to happen and it is really lovely. The reflection of the light on the snow makes for bright days, even when it's cloudy.😎</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Daily Stitching</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In my planning post, I mentioned that I would like to have a daily stitching practice, possibly some intuitive stitching à la Karen Turner. If you don't know this artist, check her out in Related links below. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was thinking of a small panel but remembered that I bought a hand-woven cotton tablecloth in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar in 2012. I bought it because it had squares that could be embroidered. It's about time that it got stitched!😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq80hfFUpea5q08VlZvDzHaKCXYOEdzVrrgtRso7cv7asZyphwf0uaCrzL1cHyi8aoOS_7JdzYCj_MyGrjlopqI-rdKd2XqpwSJu_rwsaSR4wqcygPNWq3Ebcna4SaRJFlCJuIRi0Js8iOPulZ_lvJIZNDcd4qT9zytiwCQ_1iNZa2adyLtNXAvGBJKms/s1200/Tablecloth%20Jan%201-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1200" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq80hfFUpea5q08VlZvDzHaKCXYOEdzVrrgtRso7cv7asZyphwf0uaCrzL1cHyi8aoOS_7JdzYCj_MyGrjlopqI-rdKd2XqpwSJu_rwsaSR4wqcygPNWq3Ebcna4SaRJFlCJuIRi0Js8iOPulZ_lvJIZNDcd4qT9zytiwCQ_1iNZa2adyLtNXAvGBJKms/w400-h256/Tablecloth%20Jan%201-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a handwoven tablecloth to stitch my daily blocks</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The tablecloth is 16 squares wide by 20 squares long. That's 320 squares, so almost enough for a full year! There are 3 rectangles between each square so that each block is evenly spaced. I started on January 4th, so had a few blocks to catch up on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIRpY2OnF_X8bN8jI0pl2Ezib44NMve4E5CheRc8lQz8vRhZqYsewHZb8kTkl4G3vB1d-RfVWMsqRQ0RY4UupbVAoEh50w62L5bofWHcwD2xgk01GIqxwJAhqmYPFQdynPoaOzs8QDpPONerHb0xfVp16TbHs1ibyzXufINyNl74m68qP2vS0pecV-QM/s2494/Jan%201-6%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="2494" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIRpY2OnF_X8bN8jI0pl2Ezib44NMve4E5CheRc8lQz8vRhZqYsewHZb8kTkl4G3vB1d-RfVWMsqRQ0RY4UupbVAoEh50w62L5bofWHcwD2xgk01GIqxwJAhqmYPFQdynPoaOzs8QDpPONerHb0xfVp16TbHs1ibyzXufINyNl74m68qP2vS0pecV-QM/w400-h124/Jan%201-6%20a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six blocks stitched to date.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I started to write this post on January 6th but realised that my pictures were pretty horrible. I didn't think that it mattered if I ironed the cloth, but for the pictures, it sure did. So, it's taken me 3 days to finally get around to that. Now I have a little bit more catching up to do. As you can see, it's a daily-ish challenge or practice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are closer images of each stitched area.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4clcE_XoRsUSJPlHZhZnHhju2DjKQbZ1DCa82g-kBro6DM5aiLk1WTimPloeb7MTBI5u1mGUmEo5xsvrzLAH5GRXJoGWDeeJXIh79TuS7YkYaKsostxsKLxs_D_ozJU0YjLYr3dq5D047wWMhAwHQ-N3g-KwPGAnfeD1RZGcX0H_-NWcS840FwcOeSg4/s1914/Jan%201-2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1914" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4clcE_XoRsUSJPlHZhZnHhju2DjKQbZ1DCa82g-kBro6DM5aiLk1WTimPloeb7MTBI5u1mGUmEo5xsvrzLAH5GRXJoGWDeeJXIh79TuS7YkYaKsostxsKLxs_D_ozJU0YjLYr3dq5D047wWMhAwHQ-N3g-KwPGAnfeD1RZGcX0H_-NWcS840FwcOeSg4/w400-h180/Jan%201-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 1 and 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4AHbJ-5HNfHFcKclZYtlV0B4ZACp3iVxbIg8_Jm5XLtxg6ZUsDV_nC3FI_k-xEiuBIecGoMTiO7vhqhy1p_9uztJxIwhgJSHLfQaiQq-ZayOS8k1iNeOL-ap6Uwl4oI-HVpWsCztDym8GiVWtpH_aPD9w3GXixeViaAdVJ3bq0SuY5oj_CK0XQFYaiA/s1073/Jan%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1073" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4AHbJ-5HNfHFcKclZYtlV0B4ZACp3iVxbIg8_Jm5XLtxg6ZUsDV_nC3FI_k-xEiuBIecGoMTiO7vhqhy1p_9uztJxIwhgJSHLfQaiQq-ZayOS8k1iNeOL-ap6Uwl4oI-HVpWsCztDym8GiVWtpH_aPD9w3GXixeViaAdVJ3bq0SuY5oj_CK0XQFYaiA/w320-h258/Jan%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking down the path.<br />Is the path uneven?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8XVemgzoZwljnZO-f4EB9I0LPBHSuv_YY4OwS_Ek-g-KcPQLT5DJ9BsUEnStb-KozL2Bs5EERx-Vx6VZPj2UWTqJq38jd7kL-etN_tipR1z38XHcz_XE8pGmSxt2CIr7MWtjFY9Im-5yrFTy3ep9hAmHbsOy2UQd_EoKsGik2Ag_EyCe3SfS7n9YLoE/s883/Jan%202.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8XVemgzoZwljnZO-f4EB9I0LPBHSuv_YY4OwS_Ek-g-KcPQLT5DJ9BsUEnStb-KozL2Bs5EERx-Vx6VZPj2UWTqJq38jd7kL-etN_tipR1z38XHcz_XE8pGmSxt2CIr7MWtjFY9Im-5yrFTy3ep9hAmHbsOy2UQd_EoKsGik2Ag_EyCe3SfS7n9YLoE/w196-h200/Jan%202.jpg" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If feels like spring. <br />Dreaming of flowers.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFCzAPOY1keaGvfW0YtVVrV4NEuckw658k0zDdzBQIKTt8_u6PVXRY36-tGiAAt7dpta6W5vaieKXhBL2QX89kpblrA7UlzjZor4O7R1oCpB0xuhsJ0AQci8fTn_RtG1ci7BCwqK1QVfrJ79MhFK1LkjOU05c6BVrgucugCeK-fSVj0V3AZykzvza-9k/s1605/Jan%203-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1605" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFCzAPOY1keaGvfW0YtVVrV4NEuckw658k0zDdzBQIKTt8_u6PVXRY36-tGiAAt7dpta6W5vaieKXhBL2QX89kpblrA7UlzjZor4O7R1oCpB0xuhsJ0AQci8fTn_RtG1ci7BCwqK1QVfrJ79MhFK1LkjOU05c6BVrgucugCeK-fSVj0V3AZykzvza-9k/w400-h215/Jan%203-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 3 and 4</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fqqYmpf0INWxnBRdfr4ilEGUqNWrpiM3c9mJJunvZGwLmPW2mvvP3MxnAMqV2mz2P41DOgXod5GKddKgiWyBt47roYpC8nA3HqEteZXtJpvfqkBWjjVuNB01VpuRm7nqbDu2k_9QNrf6e0VQiNZAUQx9xc3Zg1VO7agFdNyI7lpFZ5Jwor23PkLCR7g/s956/Jan%203.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="956" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fqqYmpf0INWxnBRdfr4ilEGUqNWrpiM3c9mJJunvZGwLmPW2mvvP3MxnAMqV2mz2P41DOgXod5GKddKgiWyBt47roYpC8nA3HqEteZXtJpvfqkBWjjVuNB01VpuRm7nqbDu2k_9QNrf6e0VQiNZAUQx9xc3Zg1VO7agFdNyI7lpFZ5Jwor23PkLCR7g/w320-h290/Jan%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaves or feathers in the wind.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eO17bcWguNgtYeWxZJ1dUNXclhKM_SXhdfelUrVs1G25EDlaGqr4dWwUvYNIk4nc8s6SJVMrm_L_fyEimpFxtuDgF6yrP5T08ZDr6Mc9MvFAbOZmzvWSNhmD1CCDquYM4_npVvkTe5UaYfx4_R3okhPOYSdiDw-BqjZqnERCAhE3gKLnoKrJSX0ap4c/s957/Jan%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eO17bcWguNgtYeWxZJ1dUNXclhKM_SXhdfelUrVs1G25EDlaGqr4dWwUvYNIk4nc8s6SJVMrm_L_fyEimpFxtuDgF6yrP5T08ZDr6Mc9MvFAbOZmzvWSNhmD1CCDquYM4_npVvkTe5UaYfx4_R3okhPOYSdiDw-BqjZqnERCAhE3gKLnoKrJSX0ap4c/w181-h200/Jan%204.jpg" width="181" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers for mom.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBtSYBrDjeovD8amjVLBMCyL-UbnoCrcM5F7n4BL2XZPDVnq0VdAfvpJ02MnGt1d5JiFxfEhsqr4u07dmMt2F-CKotqztpyoG0KnZqRfWgzcpvrnStFOhil3ZOAEf4Tjz3ZhGCfG4RpdzJ3LiVhMPmU3fFhpJpd_-kWSelbbq5lCls8LMLbLGg7rVfcM/s1632/Jan%205-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1632" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBtSYBrDjeovD8amjVLBMCyL-UbnoCrcM5F7n4BL2XZPDVnq0VdAfvpJ02MnGt1d5JiFxfEhsqr4u07dmMt2F-CKotqztpyoG0KnZqRfWgzcpvrnStFOhil3ZOAEf4Tjz3ZhGCfG4RpdzJ3LiVhMPmU3fFhpJpd_-kWSelbbq5lCls8LMLbLGg7rVfcM/w400-h211/Jan%205-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 5 and 6</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXjBriZ8ZaQepce8Ho5UNdDBFrwKalcCQJp-H2AAO8EzJiAVDyMbCaZPXe7vXgh-nlZu6ZIe9fUZRgG5k72nBlPhSQr2U0G6mBo12xrPf0pUhyphenhyphenCVVwZKM4Ms8ZTXUb-SaI4Z3V54iXwaVshnEsqiQJq4UNPWFCFrfB8onE2UluE3PoD9LC9fIsya4pAM/s979/Jan%205a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="979" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXjBriZ8ZaQepce8Ho5UNdDBFrwKalcCQJp-H2AAO8EzJiAVDyMbCaZPXe7vXgh-nlZu6ZIe9fUZRgG5k72nBlPhSQr2U0G6mBo12xrPf0pUhyphenhyphenCVVwZKM4Ms8ZTXUb-SaI4Z3V54iXwaVshnEsqiQJq4UNPWFCFrfB8onE2UluE3PoD9LC9fIsya4pAM/w320-h282/Jan%205a.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memories of the garden path. <br />Snow is coming.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBiIQqXJ0SfagwdsbkeWlTDPKOGjT7s-kGq39-4KS7bUV544htAYeGj2jcDBwtowpuje72Mu487TD-fEkseTv-THsrDXGPQvb_XmEPo1od8E3LiffROAg8WSLgfjeo0kPmXj_RSPnf30FVjndrez068Q8x_uCdJfNVj3yYhhwwAxB_gs-zAfaE1_j3PM/s991/Jan%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBiIQqXJ0SfagwdsbkeWlTDPKOGjT7s-kGq39-4KS7bUV544htAYeGj2jcDBwtowpuje72Mu487TD-fEkseTv-THsrDXGPQvb_XmEPo1od8E3LiffROAg8WSLgfjeo0kPmXj_RSPnf30FVjndrez068Q8x_uCdJfNVj3yYhhwwAxB_gs-zAfaE1_j3PM/w174-h200/Jan%206.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Life's many curves.<br />Enjoy the adventure!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #364eea;">Snow People - Snow Happens</span></h2><div><br /></div><div>In my planning post, I mentioned that I had started the "Snow Happens" embroidery. It's so cute. Of course, I can't just embroider it - and I can't just use the same blue for the whole thing! That would be boring and I would never get it done. 😊</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my progress.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUFjpbBbcl3jRPBuaXLuGo8lLuZv96KUOu0ZjGgOQuv-JkjgQM5PHGNiNT0tmW1EqSAGs06WSMke1Eim4m272oivqY991E3bKnd2_mKx_l0fqsA206PgIo0sXNQV5ajym2JZAj1r541-116wHIKBiP5vAaGAQIUwGaE3NwL7ouXT3tGn3B6tq-K_q5To/s2166/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%20all.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="2166" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUFjpbBbcl3jRPBuaXLuGo8lLuZv96KUOu0ZjGgOQuv-JkjgQM5PHGNiNT0tmW1EqSAGs06WSMke1Eim4m272oivqY991E3bKnd2_mKx_l0fqsA206PgIo0sXNQV5ajym2JZAj1r541-116wHIKBiP5vAaGAQIUwGaE3NwL7ouXT3tGn3B6tq-K_q5To/w400-h160/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%20all.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four of the five snow people partially stitched</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I haven't started on the faces or hats since I'm not sure what I want to do with them. I made the first snowman's scarf using a scrap piece of large white yarn that my girlfriend gifted me. I used a cross stitch to keep it on. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwaQtmPNT_kq1lguqsIcj0Rpy7GWSd3r9AFl2WdLxjXIWzhFOWaUIq9T7mYKRICx3kr274elXuw6h42r0SJqD6wsI2wFOMKgMX6SVrcWSUyZa1xFO5xAxBvX9VZ_2SzqK8evGCkXA8JulamLzRq6yK0NaWhvIZjW8Awb63UvBkOjhv0ST5etINAdStV8/s1213/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1213" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwaQtmPNT_kq1lguqsIcj0Rpy7GWSd3r9AFl2WdLxjXIWzhFOWaUIq9T7mYKRICx3kr274elXuw6h42r0SJqD6wsI2wFOMKgMX6SVrcWSUyZa1xFO5xAxBvX9VZ_2SzqK8evGCkXA8JulamLzRq6yK0NaWhvIZjW8Awb63UvBkOjhv0ST5etINAdStV8/w400-h254/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First two snow people</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu1R0wKtVb68U9TSHsGLLKkvng_kXvcC9D3DOeL7b5hLS_AWvx8brKNBt6kA_7OnUzJwYctdYtHmHYufLOJ_EaWPNE3g7v2A3NwEGanNQSJoWFzaYnLGbKxIpeXkm5b42w17RIxU-YbwfQe3g5qWWkoQVvfP5xajPYaONJfFx8OCfXJNQ3Zqb8aM-o6E/s869/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu1R0wKtVb68U9TSHsGLLKkvng_kXvcC9D3DOeL7b5hLS_AWvx8brKNBt6kA_7OnUzJwYctdYtHmHYufLOJ_EaWPNE3g7v2A3NwEGanNQSJoWFzaYnLGbKxIpeXkm5b42w17RIxU-YbwfQe3g5qWWkoQVvfP5xajPYaONJfFx8OCfXJNQ3Zqb8aM-o6E/w354-h400/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%203.jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the first snowman and his scarf</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDBK8ZwnKa_dM0FbUhrc6Tp5b2Djc_T-MixNgKPk_qO_4vAHbGXKlX6LCfvB7G_5zupodYIx53-4NuSo-7rU3AqH0wsk-KyB4iQNp-F0gUC83v4_LwX64z70b6-sN0dsqE62cwov0cyfCV5VRuFdygpoKHWPOvTMiibxqfbZS3uyycT_yNzhXmcfsR3I/s1093/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1093" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDBK8ZwnKa_dM0FbUhrc6Tp5b2Djc_T-MixNgKPk_qO_4vAHbGXKlX6LCfvB7G_5zupodYIx53-4NuSo-7rU3AqH0wsk-KyB4iQNp-F0gUC83v4_LwX64z70b6-sN0dsqE62cwov0cyfCV5VRuFdygpoKHWPOvTMiibxqfbZS3uyycT_yNzhXmcfsR3I/w400-h281/Jan%209%20Snow%20People%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outlines are done. Now for the fun stuff!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The tablecloth for the daily stitching is very large. When I stitch on it, it feels like a lovely blanket. It's going to be a lot of fun.</li><li>Lesson learned - iron the fabric before taking pictures to post!</li><li>I've been stitching almost every day but needed a couple of days off. I'm really trying to listen to my body and its moods.</li><li>I do mindful stitching when I'm working on this challenge. Mindful means paying attention to what I'm doing and what I'm feeling in the present. The audio book is for my other embroidery project.</li><li>For each square, I pick a few colours and start stitching. The only rule I have is to not undo anything except a minor tangle, if I have to!</li><li><span style="color: #364eea;"><b>Snow Happens</b></span></li><ul><li>I haven't figured out what to do for the faces and hats of the snow people yet.</li><li>I used the iron around the stitched leaves since my stitching was quite different from the outline. However, I'll have to re-do parts of the outline since some of it got erased. </li><li>I love the first snowman's scarf and I want to do something similar for each of the scarves, hats and jacket. </li><li>I'm starting another audiobook, so that the snow people should stitch up quickly!</li></ul></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://stitchinglife.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Turner Stitching Life</a></li><li>Snow Happens by <a href="https://www.birdbraindesigns.net/snow-happens-embroidered-table-runner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bird Brain Designs</a></li><li>Making Plans on my 600th post!<a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/making-plans-on-my-600th-post.html" target="_blank"> January 04, 2024</a></li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #364eea; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Let's see what's going on out there! <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-8-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/sew-tell-party-january-8-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-417.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-220/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down,</a> <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-188-fmq.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>, </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-46503261502105594412024-01-04T00:00:00.005-05:002024-01-07T13:47:34.393-05:00Making Plans on my 600th post!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">Happy 2024!</span> This first post of the year is also my 600<sup>th</sup> post. 🥳 Yeah! Thanks Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl for hosting this wonderful party again. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the last couple of years I've tried to minimize and generalize my plans - that's the best way for me to get realistic and possibly follow them. Last year my intention for 2023 was to learn by playing, with mindfulness and contentment. I still think that this is a great intention to work towards but I've tweaked it a bit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">For 2024, my intention is to learn by playing, with mindfulness and gratitude. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjJ81Z1cpF5YnHPBiiSOmRrRGJQaLqeXIht4rCksL3SlOj0YmAGyChgC-rxVmZ1wa2yjQJdB8NU4-00FkebI3ZR17CKAZ4grMf8ZcNQDKhDAWUCFNAi-82QgvbbANb_RvWEebKDdZi09ACI7gmUBYblKwj7OMlRgABrtwzcAdCgTeqEsxvfrvBX6ELtM/s960/Anna%20Quilt%20Finished%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjJ81Z1cpF5YnHPBiiSOmRrRGJQaLqeXIht4rCksL3SlOj0YmAGyChgC-rxVmZ1wa2yjQJdB8NU4-00FkebI3ZR17CKAZ4grMf8ZcNQDKhDAWUCFNAi-82QgvbbANb_RvWEebKDdZi09ACI7gmUBYblKwj7OMlRgABrtwzcAdCgTeqEsxvfrvBX6ELtM/w300-h400/Anna%20Quilt%20Finished%201.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna's <a href="https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/things-do/danish-culture/what-hygge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hygge</a> t-shirt quilt December 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Quilts</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are two quilts that I will be starting:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PSUZBu889KHhFsrX0ntVvmQCB-JJ1Uth1jptCqIM0CAL75H5a5Sqf5oiS1EuoXDlEkP6rOGY1b4LgZ5I4fwns5A1FOUeH6T76NKXSZwYUDNay0VuIvDgD3Je5qJ4bW8MmxoKV58woiRhUS4wNyePkJWLfzF93SDL9XakLlo3AW_xYPQQRnWs1XhBekg/s1207/Day%202%20Paddington%20swatches%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1207" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PSUZBu889KHhFsrX0ntVvmQCB-JJ1Uth1jptCqIM0CAL75H5a5Sqf5oiS1EuoXDlEkP6rOGY1b4LgZ5I4fwns5A1FOUeH6T76NKXSZwYUDNay0VuIvDgD3Je5qJ4bW8MmxoKV58woiRhUS4wNyePkJWLfzF93SDL9XakLlo3AW_xYPQQRnWs1XhBekg/w200-h143/Day%202%20Paddington%20swatches%203.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swatches and plan</td></tr></tbody></table><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>my daughter's <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/12/planning-for-2023.html" target="_blank">Paddington Bear quilt</a>, and</li><li>my husband's panel wall hanging.</li></ol><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQnAFIhYlXyZqVYRUiykwpxOfoyfWRetTCX0OUZOFT41M3FTx5Mm2iCwRo0v6La5rxGudoYb-MfSU3Jr6vsPe8tNDbALzSOj6-tQV1wt8lfOPce_8UE3pKppa5bRV0BiWw3s-LVp-UbKlbqEcmbpxQ-z0Co2S3XYoyaFyksEb1tDxfylOxyhMrNVoyaw/s1118/Paddington%20Bear%20on%20dark%20gray.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQnAFIhYlXyZqVYRUiykwpxOfoyfWRetTCX0OUZOFT41M3FTx5Mm2iCwRo0v6La5rxGudoYb-MfSU3Jr6vsPe8tNDbALzSOj6-tQV1wt8lfOPce_8UE3pKppa5bRV0BiWw3s-LVp-UbKlbqEcmbpxQ-z0Co2S3XYoyaFyksEb1tDxfylOxyhMrNVoyaw/w309-h400/Paddington%20Bear%20on%20dark%20gray.jpg" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've started the Paddington centre panel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxdAKfPdhH2c1bQ4CQA6JBuRWduBJ_JyTyxvSV_oAXla7Q45FxhDLEtBCEQl7ahqj-JmtzhwNKQLFgcNYJRGiIJa6oFEPslhQlfC58SPRJ7X9P4h-WKOIIB-C_nADLpQTgW0cC3rghZwz1wiB_nVGKs4CgHc4kfVLcHt0ea1UraUsoB3x9d7oCAvWycM/s573/Quiltmaker%20May-June%202023.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="423" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxdAKfPdhH2c1bQ4CQA6JBuRWduBJ_JyTyxvSV_oAXla7Q45FxhDLEtBCEQl7ahqj-JmtzhwNKQLFgcNYJRGiIJa6oFEPslhQlfC58SPRJ7X9P4h-WKOIIB-C_nADLpQTgW0cC3rghZwz1wiB_nVGKs4CgHc4kfVLcHt0ea1UraUsoB3x9d7oCAvWycM/w148-h200/Quiltmaker%20May-June%202023.png" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double Decker Bus<br />Quiltmaker <br />May/June 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I'll be working on my <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/06/final-rainbow-neighbourhood-quilt-top.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainbow Neighbourhood flimsy</a>, and finally, I'm really looking forward to free motion quilting (FMQ) my friend's quilt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've committed to participating in the SAHRR (Stay At Home Round Robin) again this year. I'm planning on making a medium sized wall hanging. That should help me keep up without stress. I love this challenge and the ladies who run it are so much fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>It's going to be busy in the quilt making department but I have lots of time, no deadlines and some fun work ahead! 😊<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Challenges and Hand-made Books</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will once again be participating in the Joyful Quilter's <a href="https://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/p/2024-table-scraps-challenge.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2024 Table Scraps Challenge</a>. I love making small scrappy projects each month. The fun of this challenge outweighs the deadline factor 😁 I'm already planning to make 3 more scrappy placemats for the rest of the family.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySfF_0SM3uR3jvItMilvFnKXFaFq8rqQurGmzAJlgbwQA7foFBREMuX7uvBDMtNX5TNUYb3PGV-k5Txv33Y1-W_Ao0tPOeQWSoWTNpKRlkHl9SGBQXN-kt4vhwtVvLbBI4-6qvzleYx8EX6y7jvSQOzOa54rzDl-t9unULSfOlH-PkVyN2NWCJS-J5Hw/s1436/8-Aug%20Yellow%20placemat%20with%20blue%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1436" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySfF_0SM3uR3jvItMilvFnKXFaFq8rqQurGmzAJlgbwQA7foFBREMuX7uvBDMtNX5TNUYb3PGV-k5Txv33Y1-W_Ao0tPOeQWSoWTNpKRlkHl9SGBQXN-kt4vhwtVvLbBI4-6qvzleYx8EX6y7jvSQOzOa54rzDl-t9unULSfOlH-PkVyN2NWCJS-J5Hw/w400-h214/8-Aug%20Yellow%20placemat%20with%20blue%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/scrappy-yellow-placemat-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Two scrappy placemats</a> done in 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kimlapacek.com/project-quilting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Quilting</a> starts January 7<sup>th</sup>. I'm really hoping to use my quilting calendar to keep track of events such as this. I've added it to the calendar - now I just need to remember to look at it! 😁 Speaking of calendars, I also need to make myself a <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-agenda-cover-and-update-on-free.html" target="_blank">FMQ agenda cover</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hvtDQjuLvbqVT9yMw4T8oKsg30dMCp4r6lcWhjphzDjF8er0DM3gTUytdoM6PPDgbGOmguc8tbQjuYkFSrc43ZABVqNO8UhsFlBV_Px1hNOfdp125SRMx1iLZz5Vl7PMZrb5SAh2gPh-xRRA53AMEYShtGmshUj3vR1k80NzShFjmQr9E9073fmgKJk/s1057/2023%20PQ%20-%20Journal%20covers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1057" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hvtDQjuLvbqVT9yMw4T8oKsg30dMCp4r6lcWhjphzDjF8er0DM3gTUytdoM6PPDgbGOmguc8tbQjuYkFSrc43ZABVqNO8UhsFlBV_Px1hNOfdp125SRMx1iLZz5Vl7PMZrb5SAh2gPh-xRRA53AMEYShtGmshUj3vR1k80NzShFjmQr9E9073fmgKJk/w400-h286/2023%20PQ%20-%20Journal%20covers.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the agenda and journal covers that I made in 2023<br />as well as the three <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-linking-party.html" target="_blank">Project Quilting projects</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm looking forward to making more handmade books this year. Although I'm no longer in the Handmade book club, I still have many books to make and all kinds of fun ideas for their uses. I'm also planning on leading a playdate with the Out of the Box (OOTB) fibre artists group this winter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I procrastinated writing this post and made a Crown Binding. It's a type of Artist book structure and is made mostly by folding paper. I'm not surprised that my books turned out quite wonky - I was never good at origami. It's an accuracy challenge thing 😏</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAa6oWcSFAfXL1YOj4TiUvEkY6waHgB_c0xEfEsZ0J-D8zUS88UW_Kw2dN_A8iFkEPO0hv7iDisZHXtu4XgocdxVipPJ_R7NVRYMfR7Kx2gucg-IY1euFvbUSv49dn4U8VGwMkuuG0ZKefou3wH8E1GBtS_lZdfXGpiDBBB-zhJZqB7tW6SAyQikZ1ts/s1304/Crown%20Binding%201-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1304" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAa6oWcSFAfXL1YOj4TiUvEkY6waHgB_c0xEfEsZ0J-D8zUS88UW_Kw2dN_A8iFkEPO0hv7iDisZHXtu4XgocdxVipPJ_R7NVRYMfR7Kx2gucg-IY1euFvbUSv49dn4U8VGwMkuuG0ZKefou3wH8E1GBtS_lZdfXGpiDBBB-zhJZqB7tW6SAyQikZ1ts/s320/Crown%20Binding%201-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 crown bindings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdQtyc8H1F6Na2Aby25kafFaBoCtxzCdiVYOpDevPTejGxQXYR6zeWuAxLZ7QlaEFPwde43UNE9x29dISjq_lwO4GhKk_XNCem8KC-EVY0lXDQPn9JFPMFjRvhRbJelMtgKSTalrq6IQdpbKb0M_aT1N6qjNtfe5hC7oCX-QMlyC9YnH8efrPvs87Gz0/s1057/Crown%20Binding%202a.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1057" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdQtyc8H1F6Na2Aby25kafFaBoCtxzCdiVYOpDevPTejGxQXYR6zeWuAxLZ7QlaEFPwde43UNE9x29dISjq_lwO4GhKk_XNCem8KC-EVY0lXDQPn9JFPMFjRvhRbJelMtgKSTalrq6IQdpbKb0M_aT1N6qjNtfe5hC7oCX-QMlyC9YnH8efrPvs87Gz0/w200-h164/Crown%20Binding%202a.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the structure <br />keeping the pages in place</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Art Quilts and Mindful Stitching</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I tend to spend time stitching and working on art quilts between the larger quilt projects. As much as I love quilting, I need to make art quilts. It nourishes my soul. The art quilts often involve mindful stitching, but I do want to stitch every day. I'm still a member of the TextileArtist.org Stitch Club. I don't make each project but I tend to go back and forth, depending on my mood. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not really working on an art quilt right now but I do have an embroidery started. It's called <a href="https://www.birdbraindesigns.net/snow-happens-embroidered-table-runner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snow Happens</a> by Bird Brain Designs. I've had it forever in my stash and I've already started. I'm not going to show you more progress since it looks really bad with the pattern stitch lines in. Once I iron off the lines, it will look great - just not the same as the pattern! 😁 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDIxWw5tr9cIIf1yonlvmdpXplaD7UpXxpx-muavD_pPqGcoT_pO8uUvdcq3piUi-xQOCWtYPB6yQgA_58GCc2RkTJeJYeQJSughkx0XoxUiEm-iz6ffmMf-LDlChaiCIXo-u2sGISS2_FOIohhC6cfc0k33kxaYRp4nKmEVvS22p_yHiKtseDXpTAYw/s768/Snow%20People.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDIxWw5tr9cIIf1yonlvmdpXplaD7UpXxpx-muavD_pPqGcoT_pO8uUvdcq3piUi-xQOCWtYPB6yQgA_58GCc2RkTJeJYeQJSughkx0XoxUiEm-iz6ffmMf-LDlChaiCIXo-u2sGISS2_FOIohhC6cfc0k33kxaYRp4nKmEVvS22p_yHiKtseDXpTAYw/w200-h200/Snow%20People.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitching the Snow people</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLWnLz-TpKsC9hFkcXyDwNmquX-J8Im9QpMC4K1Ukfa15NWJDFZHDUXZoKoelVGcIL25PR4QJWn5brjIn-RV0fCzV7onuP1-enGxOJCeZAYoRzRxc-xGRG38ANxp-d0HfE35e7t8L6NRgb1lqPIvpVjle8_4MI04tkIbO6CqAa1Qr9ykFS7JStIdAmOY/s1440/Pattern%20by%20Bird%20Brain%20Designs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLWnLz-TpKsC9hFkcXyDwNmquX-J8Im9QpMC4K1Ukfa15NWJDFZHDUXZoKoelVGcIL25PR4QJWn5brjIn-RV0fCzV7onuP1-enGxOJCeZAYoRzRxc-xGRG38ANxp-d0HfE35e7t8L6NRgb1lqPIvpVjle8_4MI04tkIbO6CqAa1Qr9ykFS7JStIdAmOY/w200-h200/Pattern%20by%20Bird%20Brain%20Designs.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.birdbraindesigns.net/snow-happens-embroidered-table-runner" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Snow Happens</a><span style="text-align: left;"> by Bird Brain Designs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be making a wall hanging for my son's girlfriend. Instead of those diamonds on the pattern, I was thinking of working with hexies. Once I figure out how large I want to make it, I'll design the wall hanging with various elements on it. I have until next December, so I should be good. I know that it isn't very mindful but as long as I have audiobooks to keep me going, it will get done!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going to try doing some mindful stitching by either starting a small panel of intuitive stitching à la <a href="https://stitchinglife.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Turner</a>, or possibly following the <a href="https://www.zenstitching.ca/winter-blues?cid=3d18cc40-f271-4b0c-a256-02e73b359840" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitch Away the Winter Blues</a> with Kate Ward of Zen Stitching. The objective isn't the end product but rather the process.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Participating in Shows</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be participating in the Common Thread Quilt Guild's quilt show this spring. I plan to enter Version 2.0. I will also be making some really fun fibre art as part of an outdoor exhibition. The art will live outside for a few months. I'm really looking forward to playing and seeing what I can make. I made these prayer flags last winter and they survived the outdoor very well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1X3VMOIoscgll-Ky5X-RndkRthRYWbUBQD0RNKEwiG8zAnjAv0S5VgrFqbcbaB-zJwd3yf76fy6j4XiImtCwTMypvPBiXJwUfZFTFfLCecDCUp9X1o5g8GCNK3p3IG9jh7dy0E8DE0xi6BT-UIscDD27HFICcbghiQ56bvQQIhPabqRqyj3BOgsbIWQ/s1624/Prayer%20Flags%20winter%202022%20d.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1X3VMOIoscgll-Ky5X-RndkRthRYWbUBQD0RNKEwiG8zAnjAv0S5VgrFqbcbaB-zJwd3yf76fy6j4XiImtCwTMypvPBiXJwUfZFTFfLCecDCUp9X1o5g8GCNK3p3IG9jh7dy0E8DE0xi6BT-UIscDD27HFICcbghiQ56bvQQIhPabqRqyj3BOgsbIWQ/s320/Prayer%20Flags%20winter%202022%20d.jpg" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flag in the tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWHCDTSTSAJy9ssRMOoE_cwWffhEb3UALfbNcmdINg_UUIEj4E3rvKb_gSTKSD_r7AFbiPB1aLVYUmtBW1OSmKyqxiioiWldAXWWWJcch_PCWWfO3hnCDoHHu0SFaA3fq2Zv_W2Uld5aeC9a87ZzSHEfzH68YjQ8x37qJAm3uQyEvvWaGDV3sTyVpFsg/s1468/Prayer%20Flags%20winter%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1468" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWHCDTSTSAJy9ssRMOoE_cwWffhEb3UALfbNcmdINg_UUIEj4E3rvKb_gSTKSD_r7AFbiPB1aLVYUmtBW1OSmKyqxiioiWldAXWWWJcch_PCWWfO3hnCDoHHu0SFaA3fq2Zv_W2Uld5aeC9a87ZzSHEfzH68YjQ8x37qJAm3uQyEvvWaGDV3sTyVpFsg/s320/Prayer%20Flags%20winter%202022.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prayer flags on the snow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>As I look at my post, I realise that I have a lot of things that I want to do in 2024.</li><li>If there are very few deadlines, I should be OK. The stress comes with trying to meet deadlines, not in the playing with fabric and fibre 😊</li><li>I want to emphasize the playing aspect. If it's not fun, when why do it?</li><li>Playing gives me the freedom to try things, make mistakes and sometimes even work my way out of those challenges.</li><li>It's amazing to see all of the snow that we had last winter. Right now the ground is just covered in leaves. There was a light covering of snow on Christmas day but it was all melted by the afternoon with the rain we got. </li><li>I'm looking forward to another wonderful year of learning and playing. I am extremely grateful for the gift of time that retirement has brought. </li><li>Wishing you all happiness, health and fun in 2024! Here's to another 600 posts!</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCIqPTQLBNP8jf3uRjlU9F7g6eu2PMr1zstLg-ONT0l5PfCmVKeiA4-Ssn0KB2NnfISQHpTXu3oxdz_PXzwQiU8wSMnFZE_jhL6jt2AxPwwsF_yX4DhxYWYi42J2QaSCcM839N9kOEdvWQiud47XzJLh8bjbOchNPJmkJimbqAJPgKVbVvV3lSbl0d4A/s1080/2024QuiltingPlanningParty.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCIqPTQLBNP8jf3uRjlU9F7g6eu2PMr1zstLg-ONT0l5PfCmVKeiA4-Ssn0KB2NnfISQHpTXu3oxdz_PXzwQiU8wSMnFZE_jhL6jt2AxPwwsF_yX4DhxYWYi42J2QaSCcM839N9kOEdvWQiud47XzJLh8bjbOchNPJmkJimbqAJPgKVbVvV3lSbl0d4A/w200-h200/2024QuiltingPlanningParty.webp" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, particularly <a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2023/12/15/2024quiltingplanningparty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#2024QuiltingPlanningParty</a> with Yvonne, the Quilting Jetgirl! <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-1-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monday Making</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-new-years-sew-and-tell-party.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-416.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-219/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/grey-gingham-quilt-and-finished-or-not.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (Or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-new-year-new.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-187-labels.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-something-new.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/first-slow-sunday-stitching-party-for.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/01/stitching-stuff-week-1-of-2024.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 563 of Free Motion Mavericks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last week DonnaLee made some really cute <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2023/12/yet-another-christmas-project-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas Tree coaster</a> as well as more placemats and a runner. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpSbfELJumNiDypKV6pv8hbhZgOzcPLgUF_1GWc8dGfVqn-rJ61WlKjm8NmoV2NE7ESnoliEYa5i2g7n73K4j16ZApFuXbgZ3QH52JCiwIG5CpZ5-MN909L6GsdGO-EgzXCI18geqhQyDa4E44qadAzsoltU4ujUAytksm6kd24K3L87AcbWNnqA3Di8/s640/Donnalee-Christmas%20coasters.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpSbfELJumNiDypKV6pv8hbhZgOzcPLgUF_1GWc8dGfVqn-rJ61WlKjm8NmoV2NE7ESnoliEYa5i2g7n73K4j16ZApFuXbgZ3QH52JCiwIG5CpZ5-MN909L6GsdGO-EgzXCI18geqhQyDa4E44qadAzsoltU4ujUAytksm6kd24K3L87AcbWNnqA3Di8/w400-h300/Donnalee-Christmas%20coasters.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DonnaLee's sweet <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2023/12/yet-another-christmas-project-and.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Christmas Tree coaster</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Gail of Quilting Gail had a few finishes in December. One of her favourites was <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/29/phd-in-2023-december-report/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanishing Star</a>. What a gorgeous quilt!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pYL94C3m5alkFs1LwQDQK7DWx2bTWA0c5VxDaiACdiqeL4YD8utseUXjNfPiG7krqkoH15yz6imX1KlG1NDOIhbQrj9AtbAYBMz2NhiZR2o7e7jaFsdvrpvhhatm378PgHN45ihNeloTMp0InpItdFqS2EwPfe6Zrpf0sJsK1tFIVIaHL7ihEG0NfwM/s2038/Gail-Vanishing%20Star.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pYL94C3m5alkFs1LwQDQK7DWx2bTWA0c5VxDaiACdiqeL4YD8utseUXjNfPiG7krqkoH15yz6imX1KlG1NDOIhbQrj9AtbAYBMz2NhiZR2o7e7jaFsdvrpvhhatm378PgHN45ihNeloTMp0InpItdFqS2EwPfe6Zrpf0sJsK1tFIVIaHL7ihEG0NfwM/w354-h400/Gail-Vanishing%20Star.webp" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gail's <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/29/phd-in-2023-december-report/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanishing Star </a>quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Melva of Melva Loves Scraps finished her final quilt of 2023! It's a <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/wonky-star-toss-final-finish-of-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonky Star Toss quilt</a>. What a fun finish 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFha4ixZMW969H0esRMrMyyZ5flKRMUG9WJeQgnH7MKE_pWZKBktomzJcQvwIkwHMMH0DrHXmljzh7vlawPXjh6MOy0KAGewvNfkMkU-Yzv1f15DyvyA3k9QgGUYVawo7VG0g6vexVMwrnDzXOD9d5eSdQMVoMf-ZwZhY_nh_EVPj3AiY4KMSbZykxrqI/s640/Melva-wonky%20star%20toss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFha4ixZMW969H0esRMrMyyZ5flKRMUG9WJeQgnH7MKE_pWZKBktomzJcQvwIkwHMMH0DrHXmljzh7vlawPXjh6MOy0KAGewvNfkMkU-Yzv1f15DyvyA3k9QgGUYVawo7VG0g6vexVMwrnDzXOD9d5eSdQMVoMf-ZwZhY_nh_EVPj3AiY4KMSbZykxrqI/w300-h400/Melva-wonky%20star%20toss.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melva's <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/wonky-star-toss-final-finish-of-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonky Star Toss quilt</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, from Frédérique of Quilting Patchwork Appliqué, here is the beautiful <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-2024-goals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patio quilt</a> that will be quilted in 2024!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1C962iR57hKON0sm_lGjVozvzIcXkkhgiZ-6DzQquHquDmd_R_OYcICrCdsA_27vi-N3b8GbpMRCOLGTHAw0SqOh05fX19P_xhDnywbRx2OBYPz6g0BK5hcdTEwSNqOLlRAd0mKNz1CKWr7bTzbaVc0JLEnREUwmpjSg1mAMc-6cTk1TstYR-MVx0v4/s400/Frederique%20Quilt%20Patio_pieced%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1C962iR57hKON0sm_lGjVozvzIcXkkhgiZ-6DzQquHquDmd_R_OYcICrCdsA_27vi-N3b8GbpMRCOLGTHAw0SqOh05fX19P_xhDnywbRx2OBYPz6g0BK5hcdTEwSNqOLlRAd0mKNz1CKWr7bTzbaVc0JLEnREUwmpjSg1mAMc-6cTk1TstYR-MVx0v4/w319-h400/Frederique%20Quilt%20Patio_pieced%20top.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-2024-goals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patio</a> - finished and to be quilted in 2024!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-81992763898667774532023-12-28T00:00:00.009-05:002023-12-29T22:46:26.493-05:00Table Scraps Challenge on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 462 of Free Motion Mavericks - our last linking party for 2023. This week, if you don't have anything new to link up, why not link up a favourite post or quilt? It doesn't have to be free motion quilted, just a excuse to join in the fun 🍷🍾🎄🥳</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">A colourful scrappy mug rug</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">December's colour for the challenge is rainbow and the letters are S, H, and E.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do you remember the teal scrappy improv runner that I made for my brother's birthday? Well I had pieced a mug rug with the same fabric but never got it finished....so here it is. To add something special to it, I used some of my Jag's fancy stitches. I added them to my sampler page and quilted up the mug rug with different stitches and variegated thread.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_mt3PkjD5Rw1uoKphM0sLdsNeJOuljtbxafBdBJcJGCTjOozNNvtcSS4yZPl5UmnQY5lbMn7lON-IiWwJoYwJtuNA8lwki2ZaMu03YbdD8cor3m0k3QZ3vMiCkLTY8kYo6mcwp3I18qFjXdWWxy-0tCvUs_V0JmnfqdxXckdxLXnpHnOa3rdsicYaUs/s1201/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_mt3PkjD5Rw1uoKphM0sLdsNeJOuljtbxafBdBJcJGCTjOozNNvtcSS4yZPl5UmnQY5lbMn7lON-IiWwJoYwJtuNA8lwki2ZaMu03YbdD8cor3m0k3QZ3vMiCkLTY8kYo6mcwp3I18qFjXdWWxy-0tCvUs_V0JmnfqdxXckdxLXnpHnOa3rdsicYaUs/w288-h400/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%202.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful scrappy mug rug</td></tr></tbody></table><br />You can really see the stitches clearly from the back. That was a lot of fun 😊<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GKincqYZ4fbOugDRmJt55yCCRW-1inhT1Y8gENAFJHN5m1QVcdJytYUWUz8Sdj-pAN3hlJgzd6cR9CeLBMAtWvsaxYbv8Sz7Ga0qfY8E8i4L62OtGxmrcldgifZ2ZBL0XlH91-40IcuMeMe2ZZwjwSm_VgczaNTrMGimbCbaD4KDppnEL8EYGE85AkQ/s1070/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%205back.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1070" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GKincqYZ4fbOugDRmJt55yCCRW-1inhT1Y8gENAFJHN5m1QVcdJytYUWUz8Sdj-pAN3hlJgzd6cR9CeLBMAtWvsaxYbv8Sz7Ga0qfY8E8i4L62OtGxmrcldgifZ2ZBL0XlH91-40IcuMeMe2ZZwjwSm_VgczaNTrMGimbCbaD4KDppnEL8EYGE85AkQ/w400-h323/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%205back.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the mug rug - what fun stitches!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There's not much to say about the construction except that I stitched it and then removed the batting from the edges. That left me with some backing fabric that I then trimmed and sewed down to make the binding.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcchakiM3G8YhHKpZinO9cfyDQdVfm8bdRNf_6WrOfK39VpPpJTnRm1GIAPELd2x27eGLi9TBy5tz-8g7lj-Pwxx1hXlnRdBmexU2RrXidGafPZVGylcBd_vLgFdMHbcdwtC7N1QRatgP6Ql9wHI6Fq0TvFjIceUnwhayOrOy-SbFrfASyk1VrGZo2TWk/s861/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%20pre1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcchakiM3G8YhHKpZinO9cfyDQdVfm8bdRNf_6WrOfK39VpPpJTnRm1GIAPELd2x27eGLi9TBy5tz-8g7lj-Pwxx1hXlnRdBmexU2RrXidGafPZVGylcBd_vLgFdMHbcdwtC7N1QRatgP6Ql9wHI6Fq0TvFjIceUnwhayOrOy-SbFrfASyk1VrGZo2TWk/w356-h400/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%20pre1.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitched mug rug</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I had originally decided to cut the binding to one inch, but that was too wide. I ended up cutting it to ¾" and then folding it twice and stitching it down. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaujM7v1kKVpSmXjINSaogF5NHho1EcaAoY1VLxeiZb77UP2WoEZ6T12KVJ7LimPoA9rnUB15aSf6xCHanVjo4E8V_pHDy4YEW8erXo5zaAoOPd3TF6j-fb5FXrE5c88H1tVOLADuBnUdor_cnQxcwXwl3eFhZx885W7_7UfdDlS0giZcS4C20dCMUkw/s998/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%20pre2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="998" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaujM7v1kKVpSmXjINSaogF5NHho1EcaAoY1VLxeiZb77UP2WoEZ6T12KVJ7LimPoA9rnUB15aSf6xCHanVjo4E8V_pHDy4YEW8erXo5zaAoOPd3TF6j-fb5FXrE5c88H1tVOLADuBnUdor_cnQxcwXwl3eFhZx885W7_7UfdDlS0giZcS4C20dCMUkw/w400-h308/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%20pre2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Batting removed to make the binding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>You can see the different stitches that I used (click the image for a closer view). My binding is really not great but it will stay together!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2IOog7gYuhp-WKOprrd9R7UG9AkIA83t6bAS74fnm3aE1M8_IzZbnmtFG7UwPmA4A5VzAkHYnBWc_1IyjdD9sew45wc6gBgDhJs95RF_EkUCLLgM0ATrTler_piRP02BgeQ-SoJd2Vlr_-C71CYIB1K2sbmKSfOX1OngQ7lZP_ianzqY9ntCpIBziY4/s973/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="973" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2IOog7gYuhp-WKOprrd9R7UG9AkIA83t6bAS74fnm3aE1M8_IzZbnmtFG7UwPmA4A5VzAkHYnBWc_1IyjdD9sew45wc6gBgDhJs95RF_EkUCLLgM0ATrTler_piRP02BgeQ-SoJd2Vlr_-C71CYIB1K2sbmKSfOX1OngQ7lZP_ianzqY9ntCpIBziY4/w400-h316/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rug mug stitched with fancy machine stitches</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This is the stitch sampler page that I added to while I played with the stitches. I made several pages like this at one time, but got bored! At least I'm adding to it when I play with stitches....and when I'm really feeling smart, I'll even sample the stitch before I use it 😃. The two complete rows on the left were made before I stitched the binding on my niece's t-shirt quilt last week.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnVBFHDP5fcsT3JZnDh1P4enwxlV_u6ZGJQN47hyy9mhZqx-xbCM-dlss_eIexLjJeQDkfGLS_Nr65Fd6-iSMkjfI_czTf4AR9zF_Vt2mgKPlgOxQQpEqrK1VYKq-lgU5eE8Sh6mZ7ZW9cKqKfhKqpUGw7Tg2W2S5dMgOlJJp2Y5cUYBlSctptrathjc/s906/12-Stitch%20chart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnVBFHDP5fcsT3JZnDh1P4enwxlV_u6ZGJQN47hyy9mhZqx-xbCM-dlss_eIexLjJeQDkfGLS_Nr65Fd6-iSMkjfI_czTf4AR9zF_Vt2mgKPlgOxQQpEqrK1VYKq-lgU5eE8Sh6mZ7ZW9cKqKfhKqpUGw7Tg2W2S5dMgOlJJp2Y5cUYBlSctptrathjc/w381-h400/12-Stitch%20chart.jpg" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitch samples</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the holiday season, I bought some Twining's Gingerbread Tea. It's black tea with ginger and cinnamon. I'm not a huge tea drinker, but it's really good with maple syrup! 😋</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwC-dH73SO4coZ9HJkR_7tT-1OSO9RhbbeZGcK4kxKn99c-O7b24qjSdbxcShHkbHPRFLIYJZ4GB8xcQ0IK6cU0XphpmIur2M5MxOPi4_H4m0T6cOs8gABJs56CWLVnTasW85r79BTbVE3MGv-5Zq8-OPUU9eTl1j6h8OpX9KPmYjzLepI2oN7zs4vC8/s895/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="895" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwC-dH73SO4coZ9HJkR_7tT-1OSO9RhbbeZGcK4kxKn99c-O7b24qjSdbxcShHkbHPRFLIYJZ4GB8xcQ0IK6cU0XphpmIur2M5MxOPi4_H4m0T6cOs8gABJs56CWLVnTasW85r79BTbVE3MGv-5Zq8-OPUU9eTl1j6h8OpX9KPmYjzLepI2oN7zs4vC8/w400-h386/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mug rug, tea and chocolate. Yeah! </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wrote a post yesterday about the Best of 2023. I took the opportunity to go through the year's projects to see what I accomplished. For the 2023 ABC Table Scraps Challenge, I have one WIP (work in progress - Swirling Leaves 3) and there is a mug rug that was for February but was finished in October and never blogged about. Unfortunately the December mug rug is missing, but I'm not redoing this photo. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6NCwT6x5z4Ny8LwcXIeTJR-sW88Rkofo-Cmo2WdcWf4lhhVL6bKuQGmcYmiLFyl6_W2pJWdYiXqi9QPsAoRPAHbXhdwWuebo3rCxCq2GLOMFXDl-2j0GwM_cA8H-_nECX2x5WxsJGXdgC1utxIsy2dtYdp8ApLGF-ZR3oHKmqrRFE4l5rWmNaidrcZg/s1053/2023%20table%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1053" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6NCwT6x5z4Ny8LwcXIeTJR-sW88Rkofo-Cmo2WdcWf4lhhVL6bKuQGmcYmiLFyl6_W2pJWdYiXqi9QPsAoRPAHbXhdwWuebo3rCxCq2GLOMFXDl-2j0GwM_cA8H-_nECX2x5WxsJGXdgC1utxIsy2dtYdp8ApLGF-ZR3oHKmqrRFE4l5rWmNaidrcZg/w400-h311/2023%20table%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year's 2023 ABC Table Scraps Challenge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">What I learned</span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Using the fancy stitches wasn't difficult, unless you have to stop and start over. Depending on the stitch used, that can be pretty tricky.</li><li>Trust me when I say that you do not want to have to pick these stitches out!!!!</li><li>I used one of the stitches for the t-shirt quilt. The first corner was difficult because the machine got stuck, but the others went well. I though that it would be the same here, but I didn't realise that working on a much narrower binding wasn't the same. The corners were harder to fold on this smaller quilt and binding.</li><li>I'm happy with my mug rug and I'm sure that my brother will like it. It was a <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Scrappy, Happy Endeavor</b></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A Scrappy Improv Runner Reveal at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-scrappy-improv-runner-reveal-at-free.html" target="_blank">September 28, 2023</a></li><li>Secret FMQ and T-shirt Quilt Update on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/secret-fmq-and-t-shirt-quilt-update-on.html" target="_blank">September 21, 2023</a></li><li>Best of 2023 Linking Party, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-linking-party.html" target="_blank">December 26, 2023</a></li><li>T-shirt Quilt Finish on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/12/t-shirt-quilt-finish-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">December 21, 2023</a></li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to many linking parties. Why not check them out, after you link up below? I'll be linking up to the Joyful Quilter's <span style="text-align: center;">December </span><span style="text-align: center;">2023 ABC Table Scraps Challenge when it opens, as well as <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2023/12/midweek-makers-415.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/merry-christmas-from-sew-tell.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-218-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a>, </span><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/12/triangle-pouches-not-sandhill-sling.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://www.fritschinstitches.com/post/harnessing-the-holiday-wormhole" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/patchwork-quilts-186.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-starry-finish-and-finished-or-not.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Finished (or Not) Friday</a><span style="text-align: center;">,</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Project details</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO4X8gFnb-tgkdlFOd63FFoo46sYwLaSL2gP7WeBT2bOZQCX7zVhRbxHJMLBmG0aMONRsJ413cgY6F4AXg9ze_oqx2p1oNJzb3q3U5J1otvgojvfq1SBveQC9Gf239-g4ZAx3K2ki4Ub2tl8ucJx7EU7VfWcBUiehiJ7LxFZCPKABe3C5Rtb7sk_mVcE/s1180/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO4X8gFnb-tgkdlFOd63FFoo46sYwLaSL2gP7WeBT2bOZQCX7zVhRbxHJMLBmG0aMONRsJ413cgY6F4AXg9ze_oqx2p1oNJzb3q3U5J1otvgojvfq1SBveQC9Gf239-g4ZAx3K2ki4Ub2tl8ucJx7EU7VfWcBUiehiJ7LxFZCPKABe3C5Rtb7sk_mVcE/w146-h200/12-Dec%20mug%20rug%201.jpg" width="146" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: center;">Colourful scrappy mug rug</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Made for the December </span><span style="text-align: center;">2023 ABC Table Scraps Challenge</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Size: 7" x 8"</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Material: commercial cotton scraps, variegated thread</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Technique: improv piecing, quilted using fancy machine stitches</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div><br /></div><div>Gail reminded us that the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2024 Stay At Home Round Robbin </a></span></b>is happening again soon. Here is one of the quilts that she has made during the challenge. Check out her post if you're interested in participating this year!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjumcH5DyNceJpvi5I2mpn-TVMUvnJJwSFOEjRkQmc9tZlMvMVU83jYOCIO4O9o2a1TV4TajZm8H6wa_YJdaA959IXG_bnvX2FeAENBfBhGSUN5ZX73dspFI9ByfHV71XSbxEuV3OcngH5KHZe4K_hCTaoCb3FEX9mhABjIRyakK1iGdOGtFdVxlaj8qM/s979/Gail-SAHRR-example.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="803" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjumcH5DyNceJpvi5I2mpn-TVMUvnJJwSFOEjRkQmc9tZlMvMVU83jYOCIO4O9o2a1TV4TajZm8H6wa_YJdaA959IXG_bnvX2FeAENBfBhGSUN5ZX73dspFI9ByfHV71XSbxEuV3OcngH5KHZe4K_hCTaoCb3FEX9mhABjIRyakK1iGdOGtFdVxlaj8qM/w328-h400/Gail-SAHRR-example.jpg" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Gail's previous <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SAHRR quilt</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qmaI8Zn36lIB7ftfihE4o1sjWnFfIBuNIGnYwk7HMvl3QfBJ-WR5X8OXekK92L14KGgT7BGSJM7-peUZeY7qjAPOhfyEed8m5hSlspDPxqJBontRre6GzCZ-jM4W2WAuDzrn9-yLU2Hl0hcF7QjzuSHS3gRt8NO9g98Orvg13KdTEUm8Rc4STaaiGJY/s492/SAHRR%202024.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="482" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qmaI8Zn36lIB7ftfihE4o1sjWnFfIBuNIGnYwk7HMvl3QfBJ-WR5X8OXekK92L14KGgT7BGSJM7-peUZeY7qjAPOhfyEed8m5hSlspDPxqJBontRre6GzCZ-jM4W2WAuDzrn9-yLU2Hl0hcF7QjzuSHS3gRt8NO9g98Orvg13KdTEUm8Rc4STaaiGJY/w196-h200/SAHRR%202024.png" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Thank you Melva for linking up to the party. Here is Melva's mini, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/mini-quilt-5152-star-of-wonder.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star of Wonder</a>. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWS-v2jHTTKUMTgKjyCmjo9IyUtscnH0wN3UMnDuMA_LhFJRMZY64k0DhKSmMjuTFtrQdfWoB2Wh7IRFjtqHgv-CS9YRLBTrfd3behPv8rIR34pTXs8G2wGVDATM0FRchDZ3yNZcLZEOD8iR9D95OMFHAkbo2oaHpLyq0COy1KUHuDqQL-D9RX4aSd7g/s400/Melva-star%20of%20wonder.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWS-v2jHTTKUMTgKjyCmjo9IyUtscnH0wN3UMnDuMA_LhFJRMZY64k0DhKSmMjuTFtrQdfWoB2Wh7IRFjtqHgv-CS9YRLBTrfd3behPv8rIR34pTXs8G2wGVDATM0FRchDZ3yNZcLZEOD8iR9D95OMFHAkbo2oaHpLyq0COy1KUHuDqQL-D9RX4aSd7g/w400-h400/Melva-star%20of%20wonder.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Melva's mini, </span><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/mini-quilt-5152-star-of-wonder.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Star of Wonder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>It's now your turn!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>
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Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-79870767663728624862023-12-26T22:10:00.009-05:002023-12-29T22:16:02.162-05:00Best of 2023 Linking Party<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvbdajHGZwYUxlhRGM8bKIfH1TF__o8OuVK16IurCcE8oh8Pn7GNilvKTIpPywFg97JdcvULCFHDoJJGWB07wp8-XEmT2blxQV2igKYdCK5oKje1xYIeknPQZETqJWNK_pZwsJyzBM-kSGovs0A_kJDKjhOjtZ5pc0kxVExx7qD8bQB7SPZFj-KAdguU/s640/Best%20of%202023%20IG%20sq.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvbdajHGZwYUxlhRGM8bKIfH1TF__o8OuVK16IurCcE8oh8Pn7GNilvKTIpPywFg97JdcvULCFHDoJJGWB07wp8-XEmT2blxQV2igKYdCK5oKje1xYIeknPQZETqJWNK_pZwsJyzBM-kSGovs0A_kJDKjhOjtZ5pc0kxVExx7qD8bQB7SPZFj-KAdguU/w200-h200/Best%20of%202023%20IG%20sq.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>I'm so glad that Cheryl of Meadow Mist is hosting this great party again. I looked at my posts, and I've been participating since 2016. Not bad since it looks like I only missed her first year. Thanks Cheryl 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Overview of 2023</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is my first full year of retirement. I'm assuming that this has made a difference. However, as I re-read my 2022 post, I'm not sure that much has changed. Is it a groove or a rut? I've reviewed my projects, crunched the numbers and will let you know in the "What I learned" section below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My 2023 projects can be broken down into five categories, and all of them include fibre, mostly fabric and some paper. Many are free motion quilted (FMQ) while others are hand-stitched. I've also included WIPs (works in process), which may have become UFOs (unfinished objects). All were started, worked on or finished in 2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bed quilts and throws,</li><li>Small quilty projects, </li><li>Artsy projects and quilts, </li><li>Meditation stitching, and </li><li>Hand-made books.</li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Bed quilts and throws</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've changed the name of this category this year. It was previously called FMQ but that's more of a technique than a category. This section included bed quilts, baby quilts and throws, whether they be finished or flimsies 😊.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A7jJvL0ylp5e-wHYn_HA0k_8SDVH4wO0C2Yz1o9NmuHTEXylM9LagJmhY0oBxd-CFBbUl9h8h6Z2nkl6FMmK7L9jAeAg-AwHDpi6-al0XO5TrAfcdwy6RZBcG4lyVzQIhKghZYvOxxhF20CpeiBcq6tqDtjTVyHCEPTKXK74Gn4t6yGfRXdR5CURBM8/s1030/2023%20quilts2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1030" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A7jJvL0ylp5e-wHYn_HA0k_8SDVH4wO0C2Yz1o9NmuHTEXylM9LagJmhY0oBxd-CFBbUl9h8h6Z2nkl6FMmK7L9jAeAg-AwHDpi6-al0XO5TrAfcdwy6RZBcG4lyVzQIhKghZYvOxxhF20CpeiBcq6tqDtjTVyHCEPTKXK74Gn4t6yGfRXdR5CURBM8/w400-h323/2023%20quilts2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/version-20-quilt-finished-on-free.html" target="_blank">Version 2.0</a> finish ✔ <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/06/final-rainbow-neighbourhood-quilt-top.html" target="_blank">Rainbow Neighbourhood flimsy</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/12/t-shirt-quilt-finish-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">T-shirt quilt</a> ✔<br /><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/sahrr-lap-quilt-and-extended-free.html" target="_blank">Daisy quilt flimsy</a> , <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/03/sahrr-top-finished-at-free-motion.html" target="_blank">SAHRR flimsy</a> and <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-hexie-finish-and-junes-omg.html" rel="" target="_blank">Wild Hexies baby quilt</a> ✔ </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Small quilty projects</span></h2><div><br /></div><div>This category includes projects made through Project Quilting (PQ), the ABC (Table) Scraps Challenge 2023, as well a some squirrels such as FMQ journal covers.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">ABC (Table) SCRAPS Challenge 2023</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcxZFJe6Efg4hqexmMXgD8JB14ooow2rHND8tVXCOlWXi8TdIz4iXnAQJTBGYkUz4AHnsFlZae3FTBZHGpAak8onDK10k2XF8ugUEveGqB3PbEqQxOWf6mY7csk1XZKvICAjXqB6U1uMkba0vH8ufpZ5yMIFQkR7med_N8vKxu1v8EqwWWyXmKRy08Ss/s1053/2023%20table%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1053" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcxZFJe6Efg4hqexmMXgD8JB14ooow2rHND8tVXCOlWXi8TdIz4iXnAQJTBGYkUz4AHnsFlZae3FTBZHGpAak8onDK10k2XF8ugUEveGqB3PbEqQxOWf6mY7csk1XZKvICAjXqB6U1uMkba0vH8ufpZ5yMIFQkR7med_N8vKxu1v8EqwWWyXmKRy08Ss/w400-h311/2023%20table%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/04/march-finishes-and-april-omg.html" target="_blank">Green Microwave Fabric Bowls</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-scrappy-improv-runner-reveal-at-free.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Improv Runner</a>, </div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/progress-on-swirling-leaves-3-for-free.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swirling Leaves 3 (WIP)</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/04/wild-hexies-and-indecision-on-free.html" target="_blank">Indecision</a>, </div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/scrappy-yellow-placemat-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Yellow Placemat</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/little-library-and-table-scraps.html" target="_blank">Dotty blue placemat</a> <br /><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-gorgeous-red-basket-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Gorgeous Red Basket</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/06/daisy-beauty-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">Daisy Beauty</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/blue-and-crazy-for-januarys-table.html" target="_blank">Crazy Quilt Topper</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Project Quilting and FMQ Journal Covers</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In 2023, I participated in 3 Project Quilting (PQ) challenges. I also started the new year with a new FMQ journal cover and made 4 more journal covers in October.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rfdTx1hUHzX8sNajOpcjs0vR8mpcqnVzptJhHqNlqWbp3rVcBwusgf1_XfT0GY9XBFdCQ2kFTrewcfOPh0LJwOQRFV5HGB5BInSZNhrJOHBPkSZ3PF28vuSh1s5l-uHHCLnDVUIL4rn8_893FXlPenUGc_gqXsHG20t1LbM0dsXN3rtl-IKFhiDHbPA/s1057/2023%20PQ%20-%20Journal%20covers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1057" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rfdTx1hUHzX8sNajOpcjs0vR8mpcqnVzptJhHqNlqWbp3rVcBwusgf1_XfT0GY9XBFdCQ2kFTrewcfOPh0LJwOQRFV5HGB5BInSZNhrJOHBPkSZ3PF28vuSh1s5l-uHHCLnDVUIL4rn8_893FXlPenUGc_gqXsHG20t1LbM0dsXN3rtl-IKFhiDHbPA/w400-h286/2023%20PQ%20-%20Journal%20covers.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/fmq-journal-covers-at-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Pink Journal Covers</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-agenda-cover-and-update-on-free.html" target="_blank">FMQ Agenda Cover</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/project-quilting-144-novel-project.html" target="_blank">PQ 14.6 Conquer A Fear</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/fmq-journal-covers-at-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Blue & Green Journal Covers</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/project-quilting-144-novel-project.html" target="_blank">PQ 14.4 A Novel Project</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/project-quilting-141-and-slow-sunday.html" target="_blank">PQ 14.1 The First One</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Artsy projects and quilts</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All of these projects and quilts originated through workshops presented by TextileArtist.org. I've been a founding member since June 2020. I haven't participated in all of the workshops but I've really enjoyed every workshop that I've followed😊. It's a great way to keep learning with simple projects that can be taken to the next level. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've done so many projects this year that I had to separate the group in two.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFKmmJ59qgKxoQDL6tdk3BAaj8UoxntgyxZWyumQDlgFdVnfov-1qYLcRbaiAedo8D62d6YJcWPvQfJf13ci_09mpO4lh55txSU1XAeiTICxQdXmAKoVjvR9kFbng6YZjzobkSYTb1rJbvt90GYYo9LIpL5jR_MPi8XV5hyphenhyphenFE_Nmp_hQx8aeKrAXle7o/s1296/2023%20art%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1296" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFKmmJ59qgKxoQDL6tdk3BAaj8UoxntgyxZWyumQDlgFdVnfov-1qYLcRbaiAedo8D62d6YJcWPvQfJf13ci_09mpO4lh55txSU1XAeiTICxQdXmAKoVjvR9kFbng6YZjzobkSYTb1rJbvt90GYYo9LIpL5jR_MPi8XV5hyphenhyphenFE_Nmp_hQx8aeKrAXle7o/w400-h290/2023%20art%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/stitching-and-watercolour-on-free.html" target="_blank">Stitching and watercolour</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-handmade-album-covered-with-glimpses.html" target="_blank">Glimpses of Antarctica</a> </div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/off-grid-sampler-is-finished.html" target="_blank">Off the Grid Sampler</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/06/learning-whitework-techniques.html" target="_blank">Whitework</a>, <br /><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-new-art-project-with-fmq-on-free.html" target="_blank">Fish WIP</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw5mLwix4DT/" target="_blank">Stitching on eco-printed fabric</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/mindful-stitching-and-thread-sampler-at.html" target="_blank">Thread Sampler</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAruzsH3JTUo5r5bm9DY_uYmt6MkKIGY-J6fQdWpCShLdjiNcKBJCdBECBri_gr18AIpPmFibDRB5mBw-lA3CbaSNkWPBdzb6HwR-8SY3NbsaS6kNG-hvtqVBh0mYD5j6qCgj7PEKEoZMkU-8YdydfT13i7xK7wrl1x8nld3VSj_5UNWY3ep3fMB_LlU/s1242/2023%20art%202a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1242" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAruzsH3JTUo5r5bm9DY_uYmt6MkKIGY-J6fQdWpCShLdjiNcKBJCdBECBri_gr18AIpPmFibDRB5mBw-lA3CbaSNkWPBdzb6HwR-8SY3NbsaS6kNG-hvtqVBh0mYD5j6qCgj7PEKEoZMkU-8YdydfT13i7xK7wrl1x8nld3VSj_5UNWY3ep3fMB_LlU/w400-h233/2023%20art%202a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/fall-fling-market-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Squirrel!</a> <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/slow-stitching-to-create-ephemera-1.html" target="_blank">Ephemera 1</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/abstract-free-motion-embroidered.html" target="_blank">Perspective</a>, </div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/04/cars-trucks-and-mixed-media-collage-on.html" target="_blank">Mixed Media Collage</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/01/going-somewhere-is-finished-on-free.html" target="_blank">Going Somewhere</a>, </div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-large-experimental-sketchbook-on-free.html" target="_blank">Experimental sketchbooks large</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/05/making-experimental-sketchbook.html" target="_blank">small</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Meditation Stitching</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A lot of the Artsy projects would qualify as meditation stitching, but I've kept this as a separate section to highlight some of the work that I've done, particularly as mindful stitching blocks commemorating special events. I'm also including English paper pieced (EPP) hexies in this category. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhYwi4iGlmbRJhbBezUC2PbMMon-N3sev60DAc34Me0FtOEopJRXlnui1g9YPIHvqTNGwUxtdYNVeIgMS0aQq3bJd7vj1GHshhO0JjCZPmh6HDvdtHRjZtlP72peEa3gP15m2b9wa4hV14Ih2IfMrPO6Fo7SyJ1Kf1SVz2OgZuRYSbJjx0mfqrwO-AYk/s947/2023%20mindful%20stitching.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="947" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhYwi4iGlmbRJhbBezUC2PbMMon-N3sev60DAc34Me0FtOEopJRXlnui1g9YPIHvqTNGwUxtdYNVeIgMS0aQq3bJd7vj1GHshhO0JjCZPmh6HDvdtHRjZtlP72peEa3gP15m2b9wa4hV14Ih2IfMrPO6Fo7SyJ1Kf1SVz2OgZuRYSbJjx0mfqrwO-AYk/w400-h360/2023%20mindful%20stitching.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/fall-fling-market-on-free-motion.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Fly, Fly Away</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/mindful-stitching-and-thread-sampler-at.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Rent meditation block</a><span style="text-align: left;">,<br /></span><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/so-many-projects-on-go.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Card with natural elements</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrWEvPvrKpe/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Fibre Fling Meditation Block</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <br /></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqo944muXID/?img_index=1" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Cabane à sucre Brazeau</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Hexies</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I participated in #100hexies100days 2023 again this year. Unfortunately, I only made it to Week 11 (of 15) on Instagram, and Week 4 on my blog. 😒 I did make more hexie flowers that I'll try to post on Instagram and eventually on the blog in the new year. 😁</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SlgPQC20NRAagntNq0n-wcEG8sx98AINrHffVyMEijBFgoxMk4b_PS_BOkrrJ4UHpWBGq6oeBNELtNWPnIoPN6MCZzIyTNv024MAOicEjljTZ_u47YAgB8-Bk4BugslNGI9jS2ubOylnxn08ewYZISUT5y6FMJDLx7wROU-HZOVKS9xdU-bOpImOegw/s998/2023%20hexies.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="889" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SlgPQC20NRAagntNq0n-wcEG8sx98AINrHffVyMEijBFgoxMk4b_PS_BOkrrJ4UHpWBGq6oeBNELtNWPnIoPN6MCZzIyTNv024MAOicEjljTZ_u47YAgB8-Bk4BugslNGI9jS2ubOylnxn08ewYZISUT5y6FMJDLx7wROU-HZOVKS9xdU-bOpImOegw/w356-h400/2023%20hexies.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/an-exhibition-and-hexie-love-on-free.html" target="_blank">Hexie Love</a> and <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/more-hexie-fun-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">Hexie Fun</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cws_n_jpUF4/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 5</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CwyLIBBJHx-/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 6</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxddeE1LgEW/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 7</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxqOBf0LknC/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 8</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx8rI8op1Xi/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 9</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx_nItCp1uJ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 10</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzNKT9gLxuU/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Week 11</a>, </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Hand-made books</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made quite a few hand-made books and journals since I was a member of the Handmade Book Club for most of 2023. It really came in handy for making journals and books as gifts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDBLuO5Hb3bUnJ0518eB0KYo90YtKI_lYLFdYRwxBkTvNl1q2B4QDkIJRc3DNo96q58-YgWzpXUeJ8I4g6IpXGx1s-yvsvZ9qLazemXOrG9obc8z3gMy1ddlcuUHfMThj7QGD-BOLUyL9ruaZBSP2Ecq_Wle8kuhSkuzI-dDcyM4wnwO3HiS0uPDN5co/s1195/2023%20books%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1195" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDBLuO5Hb3bUnJ0518eB0KYo90YtKI_lYLFdYRwxBkTvNl1q2B4QDkIJRc3DNo96q58-YgWzpXUeJ8I4g6IpXGx1s-yvsvZ9qLazemXOrG9obc8z3gMy1ddlcuUHfMThj7QGD-BOLUyL9ruaZBSP2Ecq_Wle8kuhSkuzI-dDcyM4wnwO3HiS0uPDN5co/w400-h286/2023%20books%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/03/making-journals-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Upcycled Traveller's Journal</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-journal-and-more-notepad-cases.html" target="_blank">Fabric journal-long and link stitches</a>, Nature printed fabric book,<br /><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/updates-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">3 Booklet Journals</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/refillable-notepads-cases.html" target="_blank">Refillable Notepad Cases</a>,<br /><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/02/wonky-stars-and-hand-made-journal.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Butterfly Binding Journal</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-handmade-album-covered-with-glimpses.html" target="_blank">Glimpses of Antarctica Journal</a>, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/07/little-library-and-table-scraps.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Little Library</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOJJaaY1EFIcC0ZM3dmpkzdOpMuHsJRyAZBWffo7ZRMd70P4EWAbqd0gVVUzQV1iO9OTg8YVdbXmeYEXa-IzDsWntfSOddZ9rhwp4Kuw6XB6WU_BwdmHDvftrWkrF1BJ_1by2SRfFO5HVjVQ1As9PzFNLUX9ecXB-9N9hOHlICjvx-h-XrN649hHfZ2o/s949/2023%20books%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOJJaaY1EFIcC0ZM3dmpkzdOpMuHsJRyAZBWffo7ZRMd70P4EWAbqd0gVVUzQV1iO9OTg8YVdbXmeYEXa-IzDsWntfSOddZ9rhwp4Kuw6XB6WU_BwdmHDvftrWkrF1BJ_1by2SRfFO5HVjVQ1As9PzFNLUX9ecXB-9N9hOHlICjvx-h-XrN649hHfZ2o/w393-h400/2023%20books%202.jpg" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/fall-fling-market-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Journal with Hour-glass binding</a>, Whirlwind or Dragon Scale Journals, <br /><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/updates-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">Booklet Journal</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvQQoDTJbgn/?img_index=1" target="_blank">Single Sheet Coptic Binding with Map cover</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I was not surprised that QALs (Quilt Alongs) resulted in WIPs or UFOs again this year. </li><li>However, I was very surprised that I worked on so many larger quilts. That is definitely a result of retirement and having more time to play during the day! 😃</li><li>The beginning of the year was busy with finishing Version 2.0 and creating my SAHRR quilt. I managed to miss a few of the Project Quilting but did get three done. </li><li>The ABC (Table) Scraps Challenge 2023 was a lot of fun. I would usually remember near the end of the month but playing with scraps is always enjoyable, so I managed to participate in most of them. I have a quick one coming up for December - keep a lookout for it!</li><li>It looks like I've been busier than ever with the TextileArtists.org's stitch club. For many of the workshops, I've done more than one project, or a bigger project. I also want to go back to a few of them and continue trying things out. </li><li>I haven't done that many meditative stitching blocks, but I really like the idea of making some that commemorate an event. I just find that these are best done soon after the events, and somehow that doesn't happen often. </li><li>Most of the Stitch Club projects involve hand stitching and are usually meditative in nature.</li><li>I had fun doing the first half of the #100days100hexies 2023. I do have a few more hexies and hexie flowers stitched, so I'll be posting them on Instagram <strike>eventually</strike> soon since many are made with Christmas fabric. It would be nice to finish the 100, even if they are late!</li><li>I made quite a few books, journals, sketchbooks and booklets this year. The playdate that I was organising was postponed, but I did play with different materials for booklets to get ready for it. I'm looking forward to presenting it later this winter.</li><li>I also started a separate page on the blog for book making. I hope that have that finished in the new year.</li></ul><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Reflections on my plans for 2023</span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>As I reviewed <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2022/12/planning-for-2023.html" target="_blank">my plans for 2023</a>, I realised that they were mostly met.</li><li>My intention for 2023 was to "<b><span style="color: #e06666;">learning by playing, with mindfulness and contentment</span></b>". I feel that I did play more and I generally have to be mindful when hand-stitching. I really tried to stay away from the stress and minor chaos that I'm so good at creating, however... </li><li>participating in two quilt alongs (SAHRR and Rainbow Neighbourhood), especially at the beginning of the year, contributed to that minor chaos... and they did create two UFOs. </li><li>There was also some major stress and chaos in finishing the t-shirt quilt. I'm so happy that it's done. My niece really loves it - and I couldn't be happier!</li><li>The courses that I took outside of the Stitch Club and the Handmade Book Club were not really worth it. I hope that I'll remember to give these a pass!</li><li>I've also been generally disappointed in the free events that are offered on the Internet. I think that I'm not the target audience for these and hope to remember to give those a pass also!</li><li>I have been hosting the The Free Motion Mavericks linking party alone this year. It's a lot of work but I generally enjoy it. Since it's a specialty linking party, I know that no everyone is interested in linking up or even do any FMQ. I am really grateful to all of my readers who link up when they can. I really, really appreciate it.</li><li>Free Motion Mavericks also encourages me to do FMQ. I suspect that I will have enough projects in 2024 to keep me going for another year. 😊</li><li>It's been a full year since I've taken my retirement and <span style="color: #e06666;"><b>I LOVE it!!!!</b></span></li><li>The biggest change has been that I no longer have to guard my weekends. I used to fight so hard to keep others from taking time from my weekends, and usually didn't succeed! Now, I spend my weekends gladly with my family because I know that when the week starts over, most of that time will be mine to play with in the studio 😃, or not (but at least it's my choice).</li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking to many parties. Why not check some of them out? <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best of 2023 with Meadow Mist</a>, <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/design-wall-monday-december-25-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/merry-christmas-from-sew-tell.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-218-linky-party/" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a><span style="text-align: center;">, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-starry-finish-and-finished-or-not.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/12/triangle-pouches-not-sandhill-sling.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, </span><a href="https://www.fritschinstitches.com/post/harnessing-the-holiday-wormhole" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/patchwork-quilts-186.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div></div></div>Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-85147461840805089842023-12-21T18:57:00.007-05:002023-12-26T22:21:48.829-05:00T-shirt Quilt Finish on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 461 of Free Motion Mavericks. I delivered the quilt to my nephew last night at 10:30 so that he could pack it up to bring to Denmark. He lives down the street so it wasn't a long journey. He and his roommate are tall men, so they helped me take a few quick pictures of the quilt. Thanks guys!😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">A Finished T-shirt Quilt</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's done and since I drove my nephew to the airport... I know that it's way to Copenhagen ✈ </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxVYZaHFaQR-FbnNabqJlwWMoX-HcDZz8IQB1mgBQP7Ddkzky-ujZHiQZdtaKt8Ryb8SJ9p79o2NcxXi274YVfL2byk17c5bX6-Pe2VsXhPsQB45l-gSAUrsrucLoIcufJU76Hgzn4O7yCoQWVtJQlu1JzfS8pdXfPEHPmqaf87HVyriIGU16-uAzwro/s884/Anna%20FMQ%20finish%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="884" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxVYZaHFaQR-FbnNabqJlwWMoX-HcDZz8IQB1mgBQP7Ddkzky-ujZHiQZdtaKt8Ryb8SJ9p79o2NcxXi274YVfL2byk17c5bX6-Pe2VsXhPsQB45l-gSAUrsrucLoIcufJU76Hgzn4O7yCoQWVtJQlu1JzfS8pdXfPEHPmqaf87HVyriIGU16-uAzwro/w400-h391/Anna%20FMQ%20finish%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A finished queen size t-shirt quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I'm not going to go through all of the blocks, mostly because since I don't have the quilt with me, I can't really see from the pictures what I quilted on them! 😎 Here are just a few highlights. <div><br /></div><div>I had quilted stars in the sashing of this t-shirt but wasn't sure what or with what thread to quilt the t-shirt. In the image below this one, you can see the threads that I used. I FMQ with the neon orange while I originally used the variegated thread to zig-zag stitch the "14" panel from the back of the shirt to the front. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMteuDsZPV_HtoVMT7utqeOePA1CSRkv3Jzx5Nu61ismW2-BI9i-cP9T5fkMIpsEEkgABcT-65pQUolTR4HeY4yaqQOb-l21WaRjrC5sJN80MA-7CaVWnyCWIJe-AFBvmjpueC-YwfLzUIWG4P42jPI8r94rEp5JntH-FEZnAaTQqIKTsIk73exBMb3A/s977/Anna%20FMQ%207%20stars%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="977" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMteuDsZPV_HtoVMT7utqeOePA1CSRkv3Jzx5Nu61ismW2-BI9i-cP9T5fkMIpsEEkgABcT-65pQUolTR4HeY4yaqQOb-l21WaRjrC5sJN80MA-7CaVWnyCWIJe-AFBvmjpueC-YwfLzUIWG4P42jPI8r94rEp5JntH-FEZnAaTQqIKTsIk73exBMb3A/s320/Anna%20FMQ%207%20stars%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free Motion Quilting (FMQ) the bright orange t-shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwE-LCg0H4CTmy2G7v-gBrS7qXz4KJUFYOpgUMKFGxHD_PH7m3AaWj3JyB-zQx_2di2zI-MdYFm7SATU1z7CYEgKxrGARbMdHcHCpcnYWxLfIWrdQm_3CK3QKu8Z0WBpBhjrMMz_z7vhgGK9HmG7aDim-AOh2PDEpXulzqFaMr_BpysbF989tZHBL5yg/s1332/Anna%20FMQ%207%20stars%20thread.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwE-LCg0H4CTmy2G7v-gBrS7qXz4KJUFYOpgUMKFGxHD_PH7m3AaWj3JyB-zQx_2di2zI-MdYFm7SATU1z7CYEgKxrGARbMdHcHCpcnYWxLfIWrdQm_3CK3QKu8Z0WBpBhjrMMz_z7vhgGK9HmG7aDim-AOh2PDEpXulzqFaMr_BpysbF989tZHBL5yg/w260-h400/Anna%20FMQ%207%20stars%20thread.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Threads used to stitch the t-shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>On the next two Ottawa Lions t-shirts, I FMQ the sashing with some dot-to-dot diamonds and other designs within the squares and rectangles. It was good to do something different.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOdbqKulslVOkFogZkDIpki2XFV4YqBxsBq3cC2Tmox2KQ6SuJhXx0Bz6Q-wZ3CfMn3ZDHx821qgi3ROExazfo5zhZEK8bg5-n02q1Im30PKWlMFUL_-tLwCIqQt3V5URHqWr0TTtA6faijwJBkm-M3nAmV-Fn_Ps0zNY_RzhUv4wR_UegdiQ7dtTuIc/s877/Anna%20FMQ%2019a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="877" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOdbqKulslVOkFogZkDIpki2XFV4YqBxsBq3cC2Tmox2KQ6SuJhXx0Bz6Q-wZ3CfMn3ZDHx821qgi3ROExazfo5zhZEK8bg5-n02q1Im30PKWlMFUL_-tLwCIqQt3V5URHqWr0TTtA6faijwJBkm-M3nAmV-Fn_Ps0zNY_RzhUv4wR_UegdiQ7dtTuIc/s320/Anna%20FMQ%2019a.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using dot-to-dot FMQ in the sashing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90B5aeukwhwthcEvNTvF3pjRFtzFO5-1QPNWR8WDbjiOnRClVSSfdG9IYq6disyp5X3M-pTGVBrmK6DiQ-ns1Kqar1ZAa8oc9P_3mdloWe0pJR5vI3nQzOipJwwvNIAXu1vBKoDBtaqESXkwjrkYgz-vSL7nkPCO5b3C1fwslmXB9j3YvcV3otQ0ADwY/s1018/Anna%20FMQ%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1018" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90B5aeukwhwthcEvNTvF3pjRFtzFO5-1QPNWR8WDbjiOnRClVSSfdG9IYq6disyp5X3M-pTGVBrmK6DiQ-ns1Kqar1ZAa8oc9P_3mdloWe0pJR5vI3nQzOipJwwvNIAXu1vBKoDBtaqESXkwjrkYgz-vSL7nkPCO5b3C1fwslmXB9j3YvcV3otQ0ADwY/w200-h170/Anna%20FMQ%2018.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dot-to-dot FMQ</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The last t-shirt quilted was the New York one. For part of the sashing, I FMQ some lightning bolt designs. I then quilted the contour of the buildings, signs and statue. I used a pink thread to fill in the sky.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrcF9kPQiavVgGeTW58ZEUsUYLsLbeVKCNHJEAwDkbmct1nmXLgKoxObcoospjATnLUcweOq1QASM2gStnCx66iJFwmtSHtumG0uqK8Ea4oHky0CPr2wyhK5m847NvOmIvAQz69dPppBLM_kRJ3psd1PfyzWNAUXcuzIOCJqz2NIlPtQ3PgxJXQZ5OHo/s1038/Anna%20FMQ%2021a%20NY.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1038" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrcF9kPQiavVgGeTW58ZEUsUYLsLbeVKCNHJEAwDkbmct1nmXLgKoxObcoospjATnLUcweOq1QASM2gStnCx66iJFwmtSHtumG0uqK8Ea4oHky0CPr2wyhK5m847NvOmIvAQz69dPppBLM_kRJ3psd1PfyzWNAUXcuzIOCJqz2NIlPtQ3PgxJXQZ5OHo/w400-h333/Anna%20FMQ%2021a%20NY.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FMQ the New York t-shirt </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e;">FMQ the Border</span></h2><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't sure what to FMQ in the two side borders. I knew that it had to fill in the space quickly without being too fiddly. I found the design in Angela Walter's second book, Shape by Shape Collection 2. She calls it the Serpentine Clusters. It has three serpentine lines and then a row of feathers. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUl8AgI4Q-pooImplHaM4ST2FYhuRSskYYimu-sYx3oADQUsf3E0c62w5NPEDBFBZuQ2fTwEEs4B-K4j3lzEafYbDv8v0WVI7hQ0_tNUHG8H2bj3T-91hkvKExCZMQsxLgTy89ItWKPaydyFeePnAqaDx88ljh-oY8p356mUq7A36AQJL-m_ZxPzp3ls/s1151/Anna%20FMQ%2022%20border.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1151" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUl8AgI4Q-pooImplHaM4ST2FYhuRSskYYimu-sYx3oADQUsf3E0c62w5NPEDBFBZuQ2fTwEEs4B-K4j3lzEafYbDv8v0WVI7hQ0_tNUHG8H2bj3T-91hkvKExCZMQsxLgTy89ItWKPaydyFeePnAqaDx88ljh-oY8p356mUq7A36AQJL-m_ZxPzp3ls/w400-h268/Anna%20FMQ%2022%20border.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angela Walter's Serpentine Clusters design in the two borders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Squaring the Quilt</span></h2><div><br /></div>I am accuracy challenged at the best of times. With a t-shirt quilt, you just make it up as you go along since most blocks are different sizes. It's difficult to square things when you can't really measure from anything. All I could do was make each side straight-ish and then see if the quilt could be folded in half properly.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMFok0qsxbxyLdXGOwCMNP2sRyRnNiKp5BoTroDVtsk_qgybybQj58lP-fAj5TMLxZRwWi4AeqEYufylCSQEgKEULIITTRn-zENVKedw-FsEUkpQmPMOyeJcm-LicTyI3Fke5ENzzgpf6iD51oY0B1fv9t84rqqye8Fmfjg-ukXYBtHGLQPf5gE0VgWE/s1115/Anna%20FMQ%20squaring.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMFok0qsxbxyLdXGOwCMNP2sRyRnNiKp5BoTroDVtsk_qgybybQj58lP-fAj5TMLxZRwWi4AeqEYufylCSQEgKEULIITTRn-zENVKedw-FsEUkpQmPMOyeJcm-LicTyI3Fke5ENzzgpf6iD51oY0B1fv9t84rqqye8Fmfjg-ukXYBtHGLQPf5gE0VgWE/w275-h400/Anna%20FMQ%20squaring.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straightening the border sides</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The quilt didn't past the folding or wonky test. Since these are just the borders, I knew that I could adjust them as required.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZgM5ZkFppZDOIPbGsXjSMraxv09BHKV-lv3HFqCHlmVynOBt9czw_MZw-ngm6qV0Q_rNq52y6CeqffKECUDatMpCXGe-YlkvM1TaBmeFTFNUVzp36dxLRtyVqCUd79yaPBU99B3GpecrWqoNKzKBB7D3gs4l2EBq_RWr6KHZ8Yxhpx4Kuigy4hzYUrU/s918/Anna%20FMQ%20squaring%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZgM5ZkFppZDOIPbGsXjSMraxv09BHKV-lv3HFqCHlmVynOBt9czw_MZw-ngm6qV0Q_rNq52y6CeqffKECUDatMpCXGe-YlkvM1TaBmeFTFNUVzp36dxLRtyVqCUd79yaPBU99B3GpecrWqoNKzKBB7D3gs4l2EBq_RWr6KHZ8Yxhpx4Kuigy4hzYUrU/s320/Anna%20FMQ%20squaring%201.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Folding the quilt lengthwise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa4JUZcQtqV-lUyVwai0iG9Nt1PC3lFQdgJt66IJM8t7uCKpHWiBvuF13JK0VNFxol1QugLB5HPMFHQfGAHpTIIXnm1escValPOzFJ38NB1xUUc5yQftnlWXE37acKPy66e9w9_u6HQfeK312y3gZDmXWV8aQLIj-f-mhtBQHlCTRv8m0JzQZs-jy8Mw/s1879/Anna%20FMQ%20squaring%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa4JUZcQtqV-lUyVwai0iG9Nt1PC3lFQdgJt66IJM8t7uCKpHWiBvuF13JK0VNFxol1QugLB5HPMFHQfGAHpTIIXnm1escValPOzFJ38NB1xUUc5yQftnlWXE37acKPy66e9w9_u6HQfeK312y3gZDmXWV8aQLIj-f-mhtBQHlCTRv8m0JzQZs-jy8Mw/s320/Anna%20FMQ%20squaring%202.jpg" width="147" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimming the edges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I put together strips of the Kona Solids that I had used for sashing in the quilt. I was lucky that the sashing also used 2½" strips. I was able to use many of them for the binding and didn't have to do too much cutting. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1CJosApgqTYlkeDS7rnR8hacTV28QMohvXEPYFBRVdgVOnbx9DUg7cXdT4IhZLVRYEKZl0EAhLs1mj92HYzZ584lYl0vK3XxYkCcpSaYyLJ4eMZHL4te_Z04bZQ16QbZZZQtoJYlUL83x1YYnNXCe5blZZfLVyzocrTXgCyY7sXp44jG3gHIQslct94/s1247/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1247" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1CJosApgqTYlkeDS7rnR8hacTV28QMohvXEPYFBRVdgVOnbx9DUg7cXdT4IhZLVRYEKZl0EAhLs1mj92HYzZ584lYl0vK3XxYkCcpSaYyLJ4eMZHL4te_Z04bZQ16QbZZZQtoJYlUL83x1YYnNXCe5blZZfLVyzocrTXgCyY7sXp44jG3gHIQslct94/w200-h123/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%201.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting strips after squaring the quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nYUJiSxElb_gFQFwb9YPNEPYnUbeMNiK6yuybrYesLeF8j9Du3UtkJS4h3CBEiZSKL5Zd2ZPPKdsZQKEbGU1cfkLUBVcBoGRESGwmryxTRVu6In-CkNmQPZSOYOxoHBsJnhcB7AHoNSBt4gU1LR3PS9_xmXh8RjsT3YVD3eROgrOgnlhH5Hozf7vwAI/s1317/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1317" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nYUJiSxElb_gFQFwb9YPNEPYnUbeMNiK6yuybrYesLeF8j9Du3UtkJS4h3CBEiZSKL5Zd2ZPPKdsZQKEbGU1cfkLUBVcBoGRESGwmryxTRVu6In-CkNmQPZSOYOxoHBsJnhcB7AHoNSBt4gU1LR3PS9_xmXh8RjsT3YVD3eROgrOgnlhH5Hozf7vwAI/w320-h187/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strips of binding ready to be sewn together</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I then used Quilting Jet Girl's Tips for Making / Planning a Scrappy Binding. It was very useful (see Related links below). I needed the binding colour used around the quilt to be a different colour from the fabric it was going to be attached to. Otherwise, the binding tends to recede and looks like there is no binding. </div><div><br /></div><div>I put the quilt on our king size bed and placed each strip down where I wanted. Then I very carefully stitched them in the correct order and side. It was then time to attach the binding strip to the back of the quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixooc5VB1Bt2AHRBhtpTyGn8IEWvBi1suQzSvpNTb8q4jiLk85-ib1FkwlisqZQfXv9YrVojEd1Og1IOM0elB1-AyO0MC8Nbk3GJOWOm-GAB3VSEGdJcNOAzgdY2tXRgU427483oD6jaSy7rBU8KF-j2lgH3CgdNORGefZxbyGndn2xMnXUm0Sq-auGG8/s1033/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%20on%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixooc5VB1Bt2AHRBhtpTyGn8IEWvBi1suQzSvpNTb8q4jiLk85-ib1FkwlisqZQfXv9YrVojEd1Og1IOM0elB1-AyO0MC8Nbk3GJOWOm-GAB3VSEGdJcNOAzgdY2tXRgU427483oD6jaSy7rBU8KF-j2lgH3CgdNORGefZxbyGndn2xMnXUm0Sq-auGG8/w298-h400/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%20on%20back.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attaching the binding strip to the back of the quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Finally I turned the binding over and stitched it using one of my fancy stitches. It was the first time that I did this, and I really like the result. My wavy stitching pattern isn't straight but it doesn't show as much as a straight stitching line that is wonky! 😁<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0S1xefTfmfqz_VyxQcGG04-V250Ns2w8ryG4qvm-OoIPaPb7DwaXiyQyQ3Kb7aoHcn1LDmUmT76Y7plBHi2B53BASKEbMip_D4JzCDo11YvGngjnuH6jCj04P-tUapB4Wbl7Cb0CQefCrB8R-vDPPn8JTMtqiMz2jFrA80SeixznJYs8JqrI7lDERLeI/s2007/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%20stitched.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0S1xefTfmfqz_VyxQcGG04-V250Ns2w8ryG4qvm-OoIPaPb7DwaXiyQyQ3Kb7aoHcn1LDmUmT76Y7plBHi2B53BASKEbMip_D4JzCDo11YvGngjnuH6jCj04P-tUapB4Wbl7Cb0CQefCrB8R-vDPPn8JTMtqiMz2jFrA80SeixznJYs8JqrI7lDERLeI/w276-h640/Anna%20FMQ%20binding%20stitched.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitching down the binding with a fancy stitch</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Here's a couple more pictures of the finished quilt. I hope that my niece will take some so that I can post them.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EXkXjb-UuWwM5575Ejirqx5NxAmMciHVJUv66EGn9D-CI0Rd2QdzQk3n9SJ9XUG1fNk4GrBipQ7O-V5RKbC8i7uYbK3i6c0QFoChVicDj6N9Eu5LXdS36iWfDfGh2KuH3GHBrwC8lffr34oqF6WvUt5OEdvw0uRTUr7b-Vz5v0OTj5OhKp5fZpIieLU/s1085/Anna%20FMQ%20finish%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EXkXjb-UuWwM5575Ejirqx5NxAmMciHVJUv66EGn9D-CI0Rd2QdzQk3n9SJ9XUG1fNk4GrBipQ7O-V5RKbC8i7uYbK3i6c0QFoChVicDj6N9Eu5LXdS36iWfDfGh2KuH3GHBrwC8lffr34oqF6WvUt5OEdvw0uRTUr7b-Vz5v0OTj5OhKp5fZpIieLU/w284-h400/Anna%20FMQ%20finish%202.jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the finished quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlmEykluqjsFy8N6w1eVNN-DTNTvPY8kpzLUBJFfqqq64EwQDI7CcdOblUhpMedePIugLGPmpi1qyl9GdjunwKL0edh7T4t8g60QjCjh5kChb6K3V-TB3bwiE8dhFdv7SrIZpDDJL5akFAAJUdF-PFpqu7duY4gzuHxnTPmkU0UySuziHBcb7sQlus-0/s891/Anna%20FMQ%20finish%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="891" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlmEykluqjsFy8N6w1eVNN-DTNTvPY8kpzLUBJFfqqq64EwQDI7CcdOblUhpMedePIugLGPmpi1qyl9GdjunwKL0edh7T4t8g60QjCjh5kChb6K3V-TB3bwiE8dhFdv7SrIZpDDJL5akFAAJUdF-PFpqu7duY4gzuHxnTPmkU0UySuziHBcb7sQlus-0/w400-h388/Anna%20FMQ%20finish%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best pictures I could get of the finished quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>FMQ a quilt that did not have batting was different. There is no doubt that the quilt would have been too heavy for my niece with batting.</li><li>The FMQ went well. I only had issues with tension a couple of times. I'm not sure what happened but when I re-threaded the machine, everything was fine.</li><li>All of the thread used for FMQ was polyester. The bobbin thread was Superior Thread's Bottom Line (60wt). I used two more colours of Bottom Line. There was also 4 colours of Madeira polyneon, 6 colours of Glide polyester thread and then the neon Orange polyester thread from Coats (I think). They also needed the same tension, so that was great.</li><li>As I mentioned, I used Quilting Jet Girl's Tips for Making / Planning a Scrappy Binding. I know that the colour of the binding needs to be a different colour from the fabric that it's attached to, otherwise the binding tends to recede and it ends up looking like there is no binding. </li><li>I knew that I wouldn't have time to hand-stitch the binding so I found a video, "How To Bind a Quilt on a Sewing Machine with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star". It taught me what I needed to know and except for one corner, the stitching went really well.</li><li>I decided to use the wavy stitch from my machine since I knew that a straight stitch line would not be straight. I also wanted something a little bit wide to attach the binding well. </li><li>Now that my niece's t-shirt quilt is done, I can focus on Christmas 🎄🎅 and other projects.</li><li>I'm also looking forward in participating in the usual end-of-year blogging posts. See you then!</li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GVA05MxXTU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How To Bind a Quilt on a Sewing Machine with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star</a> </li><li><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2023/12/08/tips-for-making-planning-a-scrappy-binding/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tips for Making / Planning a Scrappy Binding</a> with Yvonne, the Quilting Jet Girl</li><li>Angela Walters, Shape by Shape Collection 2 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZDS3QQhFqY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">preview</a></li><li>T-shirt Quilt posts:</li><ul><li>Back to FMQ the T-shirt Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/12/back-to-fmq-t-shirt-quilt-on-free.html" target="_blank">December 13, 2023</a></li><li>T-shirt Quilt FMQ on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/t-shirt-quilt-fmq-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">November 22, 2023</a></li><li>Updates on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/updates-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">November 17, 2023</a></li><li>FMQ the T-shirt Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/fmq-t-shirt-quilt-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">November 09, 2023</a></li><li>T-shirt quilt top done on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/t-shirt-quilt-top-done-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">October 05, 2023</a></li><li>Secret FMQ and T-shirt Quilt Update on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/secret-fmq-and-t-shirt-quilt-update-on.html" target="_blank">September 21, 2023</a></li><li>Update on T-shirt quilt at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/update-on-t-shirt-quilt-at-free-motion.html" target="_blank">September 13, 2023</a></li></ul></ul></div><div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not link below before checking these out? This quilt was my <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/12/december-one-monthly-goal-finish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">December OMG</a>. I'll link up when the party opens! <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-217/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put your foot down</a> (at the Quiltery), <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2023/12/midweek-makers-414.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/design-wall-monday-december-18-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday,</a> <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/sew-tell-december-18-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/patchwork-quilts-186.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-ridiculously-easy-retrospective.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauties Pageant</a>, <a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/tgiff-posh-santa.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TGIFF with Anja</a>, </div><div>I'm linking this post up to <a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2023/12/tips-and-tutorials-on-the-22nd-47-importing-photos-to-eq8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tips and Tutorials on the 22nd</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtlgkXI3hbRo_TY6zMEzQAU7BuLodEhvpHzViQByNux5K6_0t8fcsLiTR6A8Gg-4uCvowJhtuzAeM-d1eD7xf6NafXykqjsxfrGcfNi52Z082o466exYWV0ImSy55QulDM2WatYfrNzKDQvhFnlBdgFfmM8YctcmFzkgGKTyE3kNUWqAlcUZiFjrVl1k/s936/Christmas%20Tree%20Window%20Hanging%20final1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="936" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtlgkXI3hbRo_TY6zMEzQAU7BuLodEhvpHzViQByNux5K6_0t8fcsLiTR6A8Gg-4uCvowJhtuzAeM-d1eD7xf6NafXykqjsxfrGcfNi52Z082o466exYWV0ImSy55QulDM2WatYfrNzKDQvhFnlBdgFfmM8YctcmFzkgGKTyE3kNUWqAlcUZiFjrVl1k/s320/Christmas%20Tree%20Window%20Hanging%20final1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2021/12/christmas-tree-window-hanging.html" target="_blank">Christmas Tree Window Hanging</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div><br /></div><div>What wonderful quilts we had last week. I haven't visited everyone yet, but I will! 😊</div><div><br /></div><div>Denise of the Quiltery (Love of Geese) made this really lovely <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/virtual-cookie-exchange-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas hanging</a> for both the Virtual Cookie Exchange and the Island Batik Ambassador Celebration Challenge.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n7wU65WZlrFhk1RLPIn05ao-r6JOI1IgynBg707nikpkDzCRvwwzV68olUTGof-PKu7_a9rSqp3ndCb4shcG9W-CIwdsoh4wslAG7FNzbKaUbq0gaR8W8KJHl4SoQNPGjJTaJdKN8b2fmNdJ-6HQA0NTtyCAQJp-pzjACvv3l90U00otM9Bz9Yyoe4Y/s640/Denise-Christmas.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n7wU65WZlrFhk1RLPIn05ao-r6JOI1IgynBg707nikpkDzCRvwwzV68olUTGof-PKu7_a9rSqp3ndCb4shcG9W-CIwdsoh4wslAG7FNzbKaUbq0gaR8W8KJHl4SoQNPGjJTaJdKN8b2fmNdJ-6HQA0NTtyCAQJp-pzjACvv3l90U00otM9Bz9Yyoe4Y/w300-h400/Denise-Christmas.webp" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/virtual-cookie-exchange-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas tree and gift wall hanging </a> by Denise </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Donnalee finished her first <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2023/12/mshroom-collage-finish-and-football.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fabric collage piece based on mushrooms</a> that she saw on a trip to New Zealand. What a great finish!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSzkpY11d7qlQ8ciWCG4d4BShE68QRY2xNp5ul48QGFTxaGA7he9q7ZY7YbFBCq8WCLMJLWcZRcL_Ex0AEku9nRKqRywaHCSq-fxh_PhZEKuUlF1NBGQh0O3SEDhE1becZRkwKtSD0OBUO5UdENtsfFEWGbi8fUvAWQfd9v5zW1WVetKYw0JQdSWrraQ/s640/Donnalee-mushroom.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSzkpY11d7qlQ8ciWCG4d4BShE68QRY2xNp5ul48QGFTxaGA7he9q7ZY7YbFBCq8WCLMJLWcZRcL_Ex0AEku9nRKqRywaHCSq-fxh_PhZEKuUlF1NBGQh0O3SEDhE1becZRkwKtSD0OBUO5UdENtsfFEWGbi8fUvAWQfd9v5zW1WVetKYw0JQdSWrraQ/w400-h300/Donnalee-mushroom.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2023/12/mshroom-collage-finish-and-football.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Mushroom fabric collage piece</a> by Donnalee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Melva of Melva Loves Scraps, finished her <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/sew-tell-december-11-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">customer's t-shirt quilt</a> and it's been delivered. It really looks great with the sashing and border fabrics.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1ioiYkLt8KfcoKVGRD3Vmq7N4yg7mu987cuNo5GgiUMG08L2kc4Xktfz_fdq1qmuvvgfNSTCfCkNOzXxSfuJOnFYHX0NaXEBI_Y6OUfrUjSN5voPY4_xUiCtk1xYwHhWxRBKeIGQfF90S6UdD5Rv2mQz24MxdKdrX1lFoB4e_qY23AdIqENmA585c1c/s400/Melva-tshirt%20quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="400" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1ioiYkLt8KfcoKVGRD3Vmq7N4yg7mu987cuNo5GgiUMG08L2kc4Xktfz_fdq1qmuvvgfNSTCfCkNOzXxSfuJOnFYHX0NaXEBI_Y6OUfrUjSN5voPY4_xUiCtk1xYwHhWxRBKeIGQfF90S6UdD5Rv2mQz24MxdKdrX1lFoB4e_qY23AdIqENmA585c1c/w400-h378/Melva-tshirt%20quilt.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Melva's finished </span><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/sew-tell-december-11-2023.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">customer's t-shirt quilt</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Quilting Gail participated in the monthly <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/14/my-quick-trip-to-california/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Classic Car Colour Challenge</a> hosted by Jen @ Patterns by Jen. What a great quilt! I especially like the border piecing. Gail did “Wild” or “Graffiti” quilting in the centre. The outside was quilted using Silly Moon’s Rocket ruler.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BOXuAwMMD-6m1nYt82DoGwLD0vqpTYKj_JC_FASJaCrKFXdEKG0buMCHPFfCepWd3ymE1Vl-rEUtnZe5dk3ZRtmg2_K2rMp9KF3pFEZG42pKYl5RoFe8y0fqJLFtxH8qjRHjpKBJ4x4hKypra3ABKT3Tl-sKlcsiFgvLfdNA-88e1rCGtYIST0h51Kg/s1024/Gail-Classic%20Car.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="880" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BOXuAwMMD-6m1nYt82DoGwLD0vqpTYKj_JC_FASJaCrKFXdEKG0buMCHPFfCepWd3ymE1Vl-rEUtnZe5dk3ZRtmg2_K2rMp9KF3pFEZG42pKYl5RoFe8y0fqJLFtxH8qjRHjpKBJ4x4hKypra3ABKT3Tl-sKlcsiFgvLfdNA-88e1rCGtYIST0h51Kg/w344-h400/Gail-Classic%20Car.webp" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gail's <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/14/my-quick-trip-to-california/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Classic Car Colour Challenge</a> finish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Sandra of mmm quilts made a <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/12/christmas-tree-farm-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas tree farm quilt</a> for her daughter. What a wonderful finish! My feathers sure don't look like that! 😀</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtWxRyuuneRJ4EYKkPqghCGz-zy1qSbGP-evmPiZFaYOcBWiiHm8jKQ-op5stLYZiFPD2kzIYFSWeB35XAR_BwrSM-TuemufHSzmVxIN2hAn_p4ktFD9qD8Eo3JGnE3hugB95E-66huyZ7BVe34lcitAVI96pDhByM_9CjU5SZIzZW3nU274h9VLPuuw/s640/Sandra-Christmas.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtWxRyuuneRJ4EYKkPqghCGz-zy1qSbGP-evmPiZFaYOcBWiiHm8jKQ-op5stLYZiFPD2kzIYFSWeB35XAR_BwrSM-TuemufHSzmVxIN2hAn_p4ktFD9qD8Eo3JGnE3hugB95E-66huyZ7BVe34lcitAVI96pDhByM_9CjU5SZIzZW3nU274h9VLPuuw/w300-h400/Sandra-Christmas.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sandra's </span><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/12/christmas-tree-farm-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Christmas tree farm quilt</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Thanks so much for participating! It's now your turn.<br /><div><br /></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-29439300416198426352023-12-13T20:21:00.005-05:002023-12-17T14:58:49.313-05:00Back to FMQ the T-shirt Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 460 of Free Motion Mavericks. I have been able to do free motion quilting (FMQ) this week. It felt good to be back home and at my Jag (my sewing machine) 😁 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e;">FMQ the T-shirts</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I started quilting the outlines of the hearts on this lovely t-shirt. Once I finished the hearts, I added the row of ruffle to the top of the block. Isn't it cute? 😍 I'll come back and do the sashing when I have blue thread in the machine. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYNW2EISwJRiEg0X2nAdJYsVbCtqZohjn4E87x4fndDix4c_PAldzpPrvySKpwAb2p3npF74Gk7nbmMtiG1T1IQdxHZVk28O1ktzeSPNxVf1U7Qt-DVlSxme1rqhQ97qs291U-7a4herk966RXqsvonACBvHev7Z_WTgK0YyEwY7K8UtBQFEX1GESgy0/s900/Anna%20FMQ%2010%20hearts1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYNW2EISwJRiEg0X2nAdJYsVbCtqZohjn4E87x4fndDix4c_PAldzpPrvySKpwAb2p3npF74Gk7nbmMtiG1T1IQdxHZVk28O1ktzeSPNxVf1U7Qt-DVlSxme1rqhQ97qs291U-7a4herk966RXqsvonACBvHev7Z_WTgK0YyEwY7K8UtBQFEX1GESgy0/w341-h400/Anna%20FMQ%2010%20hearts1.jpg" width="341" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely heart t-shirt with a ruffle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I then FMQ some of the t-shirts whose sashing I had previously quilted. In this case, I just wanted to keep it simple. They are mostly wavy lines.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf08lE3RJWKNiNhkKkauT32H1kQg57_GlebT6RWjdfXZfJ6Kyr8ak3QKhOOz2mBBppdxThZmKnLFxGzw5vPD-68faHkvfsZ3VSX0HYKF-HkXSsoWKR9vAukWL1dFV4bVy47hG4_eIeG210Ed7OzOVhpRPRbf5tSslWYnCTgxb8tYpkV3dhLU6Edwwdbo/s1430/Anna%20FMQ%209%20shirts%20Garneau.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf08lE3RJWKNiNhkKkauT32H1kQg57_GlebT6RWjdfXZfJ6Kyr8ak3QKhOOz2mBBppdxThZmKnLFxGzw5vPD-68faHkvfsZ3VSX0HYKF-HkXSsoWKR9vAukWL1dFV4bVy47hG4_eIeG210Ed7OzOVhpRPRbf5tSslWYnCTgxb8tYpkV3dhLU6Edwwdbo/w241-h400/Anna%20FMQ%209%20shirts%20Garneau.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three high school t-shirts ✔</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I just FMQ around the people and outlined the letters. After adding the photo to this post, I decided that it needed a little more quilting.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L2hrRbqdp4-lsDNVnnfG8m3_VVHPLWQ53sMeJzGaZU3BTRJzCz5Kl99Whey4P4fwUpI5cbajMmYOO7s_3C2xYGwt2O2_dDJYmg81EFRF79t5Qa85IAY-EQMUMvDw4gpuGDRbPyCUq0aN4Tcvf-K69qyeqWRjQgKLfHbUMliYaVL42UkUUsW3VkQrwHM/s1013/Anna%20FMQ%208a%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1013" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L2hrRbqdp4-lsDNVnnfG8m3_VVHPLWQ53sMeJzGaZU3BTRJzCz5Kl99Whey4P4fwUpI5cbajMmYOO7s_3C2xYGwt2O2_dDJYmg81EFRF79t5Qa85IAY-EQMUMvDw4gpuGDRbPyCUq0aN4Tcvf-K69qyeqWRjQgKLfHbUMliYaVL42UkUUsW3VkQrwHM/w200-h152/Anna%20FMQ%208a%20stars.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlining the group and name</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY6hY2J__NHn-wF7Q-rxW75UXuOHy4GyeEvpKG1ZwJ1jtNMWNXm-gcW1KEPWe0vNK6uPiq64M9v8ntBasI46tU0DfmcxDcL1BXRdwv8Jeb2mxSxGuJXNVWg7FFN_ZlyFMpGVEnoIjHL2h3wTtT7GKNXkMLYon0WQwqxOE0TVgyPRebUC5A7VxZRqc6kc/s1051/Anna%20FMQ%208b%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1051" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY6hY2J__NHn-wF7Q-rxW75UXuOHy4GyeEvpKG1ZwJ1jtNMWNXm-gcW1KEPWe0vNK6uPiq64M9v8ntBasI46tU0DfmcxDcL1BXRdwv8Jeb2mxSxGuJXNVWg7FFN_ZlyFMpGVEnoIjHL2h3wTtT7GKNXkMLYon0WQwqxOE0TVgyPRebUC5A7VxZRqc6kc/w200-h146/Anna%20FMQ%208b%20stars.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding more swirls in white</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I then started another t-shirt block. On this one I <strike>fudged</strike> improvised the sashing a lot because the t-shirt had to be cut at odd angles. I FMQ linked squares and rectangles and then went around the letters. I didn't want to stitch over the image too much because it's rubbery, but I went around the hat and it seems ok. I love the sentiment of this t-shirt...I guess my niece and I have that in common 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxBlz1FZptqsM4kRUepkkvsD2KZ7IrPFadXgSQLpWC-2dzoci9VdFSDJsat0xBV7LDFA3PMpXf8VMw41lcSXA3ND0_r6lHEp1cZHqFxtA30XX6lYFYqJUHnHyGcnhWdczQRiP5jfjwX7qtm04arVPxxPYqcvp6nk2iAR85gtSAnrO0SxFYjEz1pIT7Y0/s826/Anna%20FMQ%2011%20morning.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="826" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxBlz1FZptqsM4kRUepkkvsD2KZ7IrPFadXgSQLpWC-2dzoci9VdFSDJsat0xBV7LDFA3PMpXf8VMw41lcSXA3ND0_r6lHEp1cZHqFxtA30XX6lYFYqJUHnHyGcnhWdczQRiP5jfjwX7qtm04arVPxxPYqcvp6nk2iAR85gtSAnrO0SxFYjEz1pIT7Y0/w400-h373/Anna%20FMQ%2011%20morning.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Linked squares and rectangles in the sashing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a couple more blocks. I had fun with the Bridge t-shirt. I FMQ clouds in the sky, then water below, with fish and a sailboat. It's not obvious but it will be a fun discovery 😊 I'll be FMQ the border when that navy blue thread comes out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8sUZ77HeD81duq2ahmAMsRU5Ty4HpMmKvepfcYoFf33lU4IujsRQ-sftysalH7F_DCyiDCcYZkQB14RDGTLDc_-uGKvBjFiDnCwcB_t1ulyN6ed_p6EQ7A7MF7eTBMPZPN4pQ4jmTVyouC2iBj7wALdXr5vtzWSa5Iss2MVANW_EO7lzMYR0lTmhLgs/s974/Anna%20FMQ%2012%20bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="974" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8sUZ77HeD81duq2ahmAMsRU5Ty4HpMmKvepfcYoFf33lU4IujsRQ-sftysalH7F_DCyiDCcYZkQB14RDGTLDc_-uGKvBjFiDnCwcB_t1ulyN6ed_p6EQ7A7MF7eTBMPZPN4pQ4jmTVyouC2iBj7wALdXr5vtzWSa5Iss2MVANW_EO7lzMYR0lTmhLgs/w400-h355/Anna%20FMQ%2012%20bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge t-shirt with FMQ landscape elements </td></tr></tbody></table><br />For this t-shirt block, I used some dot-to-dot type FMQ for the sashing. The sides have rather rough diamonds, the bottom is covered with echoed paisley and the top is another variation from the dot-to-dot design. On the t-shirt itself, I quilted a row of meandering flowers at the bottom and then some swirls. I also outlined the girl. Isn't she precious? She reminds me of my niece when she was young!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO9-YT0kMMw28OPu_o_4nWYinzilgrgdNLKRy_Dc_poAGr9SwiMGHb2vuse0PLTlBdfMm9fuRDAi42LXWlCiNVR897pIVs_rlgWXgjMCutY1Ka6Sfnxh4YOSv8-CtuVpMPANiXoQBWkRHq-ur-3ig0-kZ5pCugIHLP7buyNperLCT9c0165fHimdehO0/s907/Anna%20FMQ%2013%20soccer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO9-YT0kMMw28OPu_o_4nWYinzilgrgdNLKRy_Dc_poAGr9SwiMGHb2vuse0PLTlBdfMm9fuRDAi42LXWlCiNVR897pIVs_rlgWXgjMCutY1Ka6Sfnxh4YOSv8-CtuVpMPANiXoQBWkRHq-ur-3ig0-kZ5pCugIHLP7buyNperLCT9c0165fHimdehO0/w381-h400/Anna%20FMQ%2013%20soccer.jpg" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dot-to-dot variations in the sashing</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For this next t-shirt, I had a dilemma. I FMQ the Anna Canada t-shirt following the very faint lines that are in the t-shirt fabric, and I outlined the numbers. However, you can probably see the extra t-shirt fabric on one side. It's more than a little pucker and it will be vulnerable to ripping so I went back and sewed it down by giving it a slight tuck. It took quite a few lines of stitches but it's better than a huge pucker. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrYgW56AvNryiO-ZBzBBqiP61u7bpUUf-llN7jI6qM5u3ZEuO4PZzfCf5uWmxtxs7Tg2P-9_RVOovwH9HPe_uhCd4BrT6563h5PjwpK8j7P1JSbnMJTJVEm-uhIJIWLaw7XRr0y4ipJDTsOGqk9ztSLHlsqmKwyJ0U5EqUVd2uii_Dhc7pSnccvKxKZg/s783/20231213_161915.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrYgW56AvNryiO-ZBzBBqiP61u7bpUUf-llN7jI6qM5u3ZEuO4PZzfCf5uWmxtxs7Tg2P-9_RVOovwH9HPe_uhCd4BrT6563h5PjwpK8j7P1JSbnMJTJVEm-uhIJIWLaw7XRr0y4ipJDTsOGqk9ztSLHlsqmKwyJ0U5EqUVd2uii_Dhc7pSnccvKxKZg/w314-h320/20231213_161915.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puckers stitched down</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZinf1ARo1ANcTWolS-8DqE8tN7e14jFnP-R67EekIajUed_Oo8zlBO9-vAxedEB6o-mmhqPZdTtFlCrftIhTrwXmQ__cXqkWzBSFbOeFnwlaaz4qvp9JjJHgoJliDtBc8Cm1IY_w8mO3hpLUrEpEzX6Y6k7_MiBrWBH2aWb4prjrv0ha2wFv2re-FWk/s1066/Anna%20FMQ%2014a%20purple%20soccer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZinf1ARo1ANcTWolS-8DqE8tN7e14jFnP-R67EekIajUed_Oo8zlBO9-vAxedEB6o-mmhqPZdTtFlCrftIhTrwXmQ__cXqkWzBSFbOeFnwlaaz4qvp9JjJHgoJliDtBc8Cm1IY_w8mO3hpLUrEpEzX6Y6k7_MiBrWBH2aWb4prjrv0ha2wFv2re-FWk/w144-h200/Anna%20FMQ%2014a%20purple%20soccer.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dilemma that <br />needed to be fixed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The emoji t-shirt was FMQ with a kind of flowing algae design with white thread. It's much better than what I usually do, which is to circle around each element. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I went back to the music t-shirt and added more looped filling within the t-shirt. As I cropped the image, I realise that I'd be going back once more to put a few lines between the locations at the back of the t-shirt. That has flatten it out well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFnbgKRxgOFzXnSt8ruivO-DViOrW_NO-arjuREvNcjaNxvodt0xzKn-1Qy5UWnp7siAShdYY64yvdzxAYs1XjkfZ6fdejquRihGT3xaZ_Kk_IiUjXpprqIawkuGRCFS0hc-T6l27Arckxzc6bgp31XlDOSl05yJNbhTU__b3yUcDBREteA0lTYJXOIk/s818/20231213_162025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFnbgKRxgOFzXnSt8ruivO-DViOrW_NO-arjuREvNcjaNxvodt0xzKn-1Qy5UWnp7siAShdYY64yvdzxAYs1XjkfZ6fdejquRihGT3xaZ_Kk_IiUjXpprqIawkuGRCFS0hc-T6l27Arckxzc6bgp31XlDOSl05yJNbhTU__b3yUcDBREteA0lTYJXOIk/s320/20231213_162025.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Additional lines of FMQ to flatten the t-shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-LFNHIG9ctjo2GKzI8ESJ3LgdA9rKiUabC5Fnro8aC_dQB4gTHyLVwzRtlhByoQU5ppgGAWo-DOLSJW02kNZjh7NnRyUn6B5Df3x9lXdO2J7NVcMye5wJtUy-HVlgS6D8E8aHxrl4nAAc3CGw9GGdSgukYBsCAhJyZKF888QqIPlYETiD4Rt4wsnZTA/s1322/20231213_111804-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-LFNHIG9ctjo2GKzI8ESJ3LgdA9rKiUabC5Fnro8aC_dQB4gTHyLVwzRtlhByoQU5ppgGAWo-DOLSJW02kNZjh7NnRyUn6B5Df3x9lXdO2J7NVcMye5wJtUy-HVlgS6D8E8aHxrl4nAAc3CGw9GGdSgukYBsCAhJyZKF888QqIPlYETiD4Rt4wsnZTA/w131-h200/20231213_111804-2.jpg" width="131" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of the t-shirt </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the t-shirt that I was working on when I ran out of bobbin thread and called it a day. I have to eventually publish this post! For this pink t-shirt, I'm FMQ some allover large echoed flowers. It's a lot of fun but is time consuming. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaZ7dEZ0Q8dQmYaHdVhHyO0lzzuqi1xX2IcsZ2e35JWGF8eJjDMJTXq1yQUeicb9bUygGNaa0vvV5qJBvdl-TDyNKEOieAFWCFhn-fR90DBCPvMnDlYgRb1tlt3fGCVFmSJm6SnoQl1y-BW0CMvzS6QnwiHqL8MOel3Y6hzoAYMOr2Rjo-sYT6A_uWjM/s832/20231213_161931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="832" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaZ7dEZ0Q8dQmYaHdVhHyO0lzzuqi1xX2IcsZ2e35JWGF8eJjDMJTXq1yQUeicb9bUygGNaa0vvV5qJBvdl-TDyNKEOieAFWCFhn-fR90DBCPvMnDlYgRb1tlt3fGCVFmSJm6SnoQl1y-BW0CMvzS6QnwiHqL8MOel3Y6hzoAYMOr2Rjo-sYT6A_uWjM/s320/20231213_161931.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FMQ allover large echoed flowers</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The FMQ goes quickly when I know what design I'm going to use. It always slows down when I have to think of something new to use.</li><li>I spent a few hours looking for and drawing out some fun designs. This time, I went back to Leah Day's 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs. I drew then out and added them to my FMQ journal to keep track of.</li><li>It turns out that even if there is no batting, I still need to quilt all over or there will be loose fabric that can get caught, as I showed you. </li><li>Considering how accuracy challenged I am, I'm pleasantly surprised that there haven't been more problems.</li><li>I did manage to cut the backing too much at the top of the high school t-shirts. I left the top sashing unquilted for now, so that I can add a couple of inches of backing. 😒</li><li>Of the 25 t-shirt blocks, I have 7 more blocks to complete, 1 t-shirt only to FMQ (not the sashing) and I've almost finished the pink all-over block.</li><li>All of this, including the binding needs to be finished by next Wednesday. It will be done ✔</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>T-shirt Quilt FMQ on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/t-shirt-quilt-fmq-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">November 22, 2023</a></li><li>Updates on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/updates-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">November 17, 2023</a></li><li>FMQ the T-shirt Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/11/fmq-t-shirt-quilt-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">November 09, 2023</a></li><li>T-shirt quilt top done on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/10/t-shirt-quilt-top-done-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">October 05, 2023</a></li><li>Secret FMQ and T-shirt Quilt Update on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/secret-fmq-and-t-shirt-quilt-update-on.html" target="_blank">September 21, 2023</a></li><li>Update on T-shirt quilt at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/09/update-on-t-shirt-quilt-at-free-motion.html" target="_blank">September 13, 2023</a></li><li>Leah Day's <a href="https://leahday.com/pages/quilting-design-gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">365 Free Motion Quilting Designs</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-81188346021025824962023-12-07T14:42:00.007-05:002023-12-11T11:46:51.581-05:00Able to thread a needle!<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 459 of Free Motion Mavericks. I don't have any FMQ, although I've been thinking about it and practicing my designs on paper. The results of that effort will be for next week's post. This week I'm so grateful to be able to thread a needle and do some embroidery. It's going to keep getting better from here 😊 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Adding orange stitches</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't been able to thread a needle in over a month. Surprisingly enough, threading my sewing machine (my Jag) was not a problem. I think it's because the sewing needle hole is straight on. So before my eye operation, I was able to work on my niece's t-shirt quilt. The weekend after my operation, I tried to thread a needle. At first I used a small needle threader but eventually I didn't need it! Yeah!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This piece was already about half done and I got it finished this week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMCUBWUNynN_yQdY33_Y6lPF356eKDV8pOO4gMLYPLXVWqYKp0ZW9Xi9h8l8oq_QB4lslXU_tWJt18_Zq1yowPmGiJibyUVTUUv_Yqj8wAdYSFjXuFIM6CwgEa8W6sIh-6yog4FRkv9p9wekDrIyiaa74PrOw6I9gJiBjeBOIL8H66Ph2IDC7AsMYFCs/s870/20231203_094121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMCUBWUNynN_yQdY33_Y6lPF356eKDV8pOO4gMLYPLXVWqYKp0ZW9Xi9h8l8oq_QB4lslXU_tWJt18_Zq1yowPmGiJibyUVTUUv_Yqj8wAdYSFjXuFIM6CwgEa8W6sIh-6yog4FRkv9p9wekDrIyiaa74PrOw6I9gJiBjeBOIL8H66Ph2IDC7AsMYFCs/w398-h400/20231203_094121.jpg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with orange fabric and thread</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is the green fabric and thread play from March. I believe that this exercise was part of the 2023 Sketchbook Summit. We were supposed to play with paint, but frankly, I'd rather play with fabric. I used a variety of hand-dyed fabric and different embroidery thread combination to see how they look on the various colours. I also mixed different colours of embroidery thread together to see what that would give. I learned this in the TextileArtist.org workshop with Katherine Diuguid (see link in Related links below). It can be quite effective, but you have to look pretty closely at the stitching.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOdZmziNtKuCrF2EUFbuMnQhlWc05Ebf5XY9bewcjj7g9RjCuWLC8URrmrE6cOPcR1ba1nLSGg_852RNQNMEwXlYt6M4coGmBR80s8fT_M_kPWrI4FQAsucXn2H1cSQYEFwOytkR_FjShx3jtfN-hR3HzgUiRdu9m8npd8yP8LKwAFR3oxlGBDibRkQU/s875/20230326_102555.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="875" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOdZmziNtKuCrF2EUFbuMnQhlWc05Ebf5XY9bewcjj7g9RjCuWLC8URrmrE6cOPcR1ba1nLSGg_852RNQNMEwXlYt6M4coGmBR80s8fT_M_kPWrI4FQAsucXn2H1cSQYEFwOytkR_FjShx3jtfN-hR3HzgUiRdu9m8npd8yP8LKwAFR3oxlGBDibRkQU/w400-h395/20230326_102555.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with green fabric and thread</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">These samplers are attached to my Upcycled Traveller's Journal. I hope to make a few more colour studies. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4FFotdoePM8CsEdbK_UUa2C3vsnlb766CFRyNK8YxmJO1ZtOU1kBW6-IIetY9if9qX0zTst3fMTwXEoX9KX0fZzItWLY9he_6NDDRovjICsMZVG2gxV6f0kKS4f2KRU76MqYgvNlEPFJ9MPt8HPRkd_LGERRG49S9OgSyOO8XHPAjdzRo6leU3bLMEI/s1123/Upcycled%20Travelers%20Journal%20cover%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4FFotdoePM8CsEdbK_UUa2C3vsnlb766CFRyNK8YxmJO1ZtOU1kBW6-IIetY9if9qX0zTst3fMTwXEoX9KX0fZzItWLY9he_6NDDRovjICsMZVG2gxV6f0kKS4f2KRU76MqYgvNlEPFJ9MPt8HPRkd_LGERRG49S9OgSyOO8XHPAjdzRo6leU3bLMEI/w308-h400/Upcycled%20Travelers%20Journal%20cover%202.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upcycled Traveller's Journal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;">Learning Hardanger</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I saw a lovely tree ornament from Epida Studios and just needed to make it (and learn Hardanger embroidery). I've been following the tutorials and am sort of getting the hang of it. It's far from perfect but it's very cool. I don't think that I'm using the correct size of fabric but that's what I had, so there! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDmVOFB7w9Zp3CxPg9718ZrM80VMtWClelGZjDdr5h6odcRLYBAnVPfUaEsk2Rd_67UPxE_nrJGmYf3FhMTIMqxFTmMab7w2Xh5Y3X5Y7pCkTzLagVYYoX72YwuPuvLC-zXrOVSHhB2gIhDOr9vZC-_mK0P9dAucDOnrkIOsfiwHQf06OEg0KegX66Pg/s973/20231207_131725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDmVOFB7w9Zp3CxPg9718ZrM80VMtWClelGZjDdr5h6odcRLYBAnVPfUaEsk2Rd_67UPxE_nrJGmYf3FhMTIMqxFTmMab7w2Xh5Y3X5Y7pCkTzLagVYYoX72YwuPuvLC-zXrOVSHhB2gIhDOr9vZC-_mK0P9dAucDOnrkIOsfiwHQf06OEg0KegX66Pg/w316-h400/20231207_131725.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Future Hardanger tree ornament</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm using a large #5 perle cotton in dark red and then a #8 thinner green. I used a FriXion pen to help me keep lines straight. That will just iron off once I'm done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VQ7UnUsixawZvfgaU_MQBcijdDrDCmnf9qdts8kWU7SI7m1TD8pqTZsKw9bET5afQIlsF_0J2_Rlm339OV6FbL4YOFmeDmIRtygxVUy99jbVvGUvsioIrUYtt9mFXV8gVXgqe-K9Fg-K17HwFH_3gW-06mMoK_6iD3pRa2SGs8GxVm75zxCSe-fRFRU/s1026/20231205_195212.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VQ7UnUsixawZvfgaU_MQBcijdDrDCmnf9qdts8kWU7SI7m1TD8pqTZsKw9bET5afQIlsF_0J2_Rlm339OV6FbL4YOFmeDmIRtygxVUy99jbVvGUvsioIrUYtt9mFXV8gVXgqe-K9Fg-K17HwFH_3gW-06mMoK_6iD3pRa2SGs8GxVm75zxCSe-fRFRU/w300-h400/20231205_195212.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning Hardanger embroidery</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I'll be making more colour studies eventually. They are easy to make and stitch. Very meditative😊</li><li>Once I finish the sampler, I'm hoping to make a small tree ornament in Hardanger.</li><li>Hardanger is traditionally made all in white but that would be even harder to see, so I'm going modern at this time!</li><li>I have figured out that doing Hardanger during the day really helps me see the stitches and fabric better.</li><li>My eye is getting better and every day I can see a little more. It sure made me grateful for sight, colours and life!</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mindful Stitching and a thread sampler at Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/08/mindful-stitching-and-thread-sampler-at.html" target="_blank">August 30, 2023</a></li><li>Making Journals on Free Motion Mavericks, <a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/03/making-journals-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">March 23, 2023</a></li><li><a href="https://www.epidastudio.com/epida-designs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Epida Studios</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out before linking up below? <a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2023/12/midweek-makers-412.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midweek Makers</a>, <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/design-wall-monday-december-4-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/let-it-snow-sew-tell-december-4-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sew & Tell</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2023/12/wednesdays-sneak-up-on-me.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/not-my-quilt-and-finished-or-not-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished (or Not) Friday</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2023/12/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-finally-gifted.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?</a>, <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-stocking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peacock Party</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/patchwork-quilts-184.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/12/oh-scrap-two-bit-blocks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/slow-sunday-stitching.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>, <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/12/stitching-stuff-week-48-of-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch 2023</a>, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We have a couple of cool quilts from Sandra at mmm quilts. The first is a baby quilt version of <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/12/sunset-strip-pattern-release.html#more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Strip</a>. Sandra just released her new pattern. It's really gorgeous and very versatile. Look at all of the FMQ on this baby!😍</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFSOXO8qmFxqd6I8csjgdElgB694W9GIg1wLC3Rj_Iz83Mgbo7oJyAyCaaIZXwmXl5iA2vxvZJ1CFsHSodbkej3QrCyX0kud8gmZHAbzTbI0ySPlmrEqOwd18-VyFsFEuNvuhROsm9O7bu7zPjemLfeIhEoMfYlFaYyHlePqhmY51jvnnBJSe_vEILTk/s640/Sandra-baby.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFSOXO8qmFxqd6I8csjgdElgB694W9GIg1wLC3Rj_Iz83Mgbo7oJyAyCaaIZXwmXl5iA2vxvZJ1CFsHSodbkej3QrCyX0kud8gmZHAbzTbI0ySPlmrEqOwd18-VyFsFEuNvuhROsm9O7bu7zPjemLfeIhEoMfYlFaYyHlePqhmY51jvnnBJSe_vEILTk/w400-h400/Sandra-baby.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Baby quilt version of <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/12/sunset-strip-pattern-release.html#more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Strip</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This next quilt is from another of Sandra's designs - <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/11/broken-heart-syndrome-and-grace.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace</a>. The quilting is straight lines in the half heart, and feathers in the background. I'm sure that it will bring comfort to the new owner.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5lZ59IH4Z47vJpyPNY40maOfB6pGDyz4oUj_cK5Z69bKGwV5pZW7GBpcHw5kfRTqMc88etW3wM15WYisQvuOt0MVUp2Ne0kCqGhSHufaUseEz7A0eKcRH9QUfHMHe4zfVH8gb6mWbMv3d_TrZ_2zb2YCGqi0YITwaaMifKKo-ARILBzrHxzh7EHam0k/s640/Sandra-broken%20heart.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5lZ59IH4Z47vJpyPNY40maOfB6pGDyz4oUj_cK5Z69bKGwV5pZW7GBpcHw5kfRTqMc88etW3wM15WYisQvuOt0MVUp2Ne0kCqGhSHufaUseEz7A0eKcRH9QUfHMHe4zfVH8gb6mWbMv3d_TrZ_2zb2YCGqi0YITwaaMifKKo-ARILBzrHxzh7EHam0k/w300-h400/Sandra-broken%20heart.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/11/broken-heart-syndrome-and-grace.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace pattern design</a> by Sandra </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's now your turn!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Andree G. Fauberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891791406203329867.post-6763083058865533572023-11-29T19:58:00.010-05:002023-12-02T10:25:43.780-05:00Diversions on Free Motion Mavericks<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to week 458 of Free Motion Mavericks. While travelling, we were able to go to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. It's one of my favourite art galleries, located in a beautiful wooded area in the northern part of Toronto. I have a few photos to share as well as some lovely photos taken at the Toronto Zoo, which was open and not busy - my kind of place!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">McMichael Canadian Art Collection</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We took a tour of their latest exhibition, Conversations. It was very interesting. My daughter took photos of the David Milne (1882-1953) art for me. I love his winter landscapes and one day I want to explore making something like them with textile. I'm sorry that I don't have the correct titles for you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_olUM1fjQwbV_eVH9KSIGW097JqaVsteBljJ9cMhGr2NyhFCDaKbYWg7T_fSkyN_SLFVhuIHUJBdwMg7D5T165mtvfFTiERs6Yj2DaBHU9q2B8ePz7z8Kkn-34WHmmLAC8pawMwSobY9kLdftOPJK5d_CE2C4iZu7Pi6yJReEyAvso1VMjQqMsq7Q8Q/s2184/Milne%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="2184" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_olUM1fjQwbV_eVH9KSIGW097JqaVsteBljJ9cMhGr2NyhFCDaKbYWg7T_fSkyN_SLFVhuIHUJBdwMg7D5T165mtvfFTiERs6Yj2DaBHU9q2B8ePz7z8Kkn-34WHmmLAC8pawMwSobY9kLdftOPJK5d_CE2C4iZu7Pi6yJReEyAvso1VMjQqMsq7Q8Q/w400-h366/Milne%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A winter landscape by David Milne</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQtn_cJiWwppa9eY0SQ_A_4juNq7045MEZkufLKIXkBXOT8ang17A7kpX5ycQ6PiSU-PYQy5ncH1WNIxctFxQtK3lfPYrmZfPvUWKuZMhUdGXp40xybkH5UnUC3IOXM8f4sscB6coajduIa7NiPPYeN-5ciIEZpxtaU_eEU1Y92DS9bxrqO7Vdb9zKDQ/s1935/Milne%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1935" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQtn_cJiWwppa9eY0SQ_A_4juNq7045MEZkufLKIXkBXOT8ang17A7kpX5ycQ6PiSU-PYQy5ncH1WNIxctFxQtK3lfPYrmZfPvUWKuZMhUdGXp40xybkH5UnUC3IOXM8f4sscB6coajduIa7NiPPYeN-5ciIEZpxtaU_eEU1Y92DS9bxrqO7Vdb9zKDQ/w400-h338/Milne%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another winter landscape by David Milne<span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpHKhDN9JnuYiJzZIx_ZhUNQh3rNTOkfTUnEMD21ecYp377BdCcfG7Q2zpkXybA9tBRPERzGw2a-YHbnWtfzrT-Od9yjvuSRGYCyoZ7IWk0nbWb2FI8yVJRZmqTX3UIyLphDCAUAJYwKMLAODFAkscF-yE5p06Ddg5cbGpLisGzNnHnCgpGoqGIieLI8/s1747/Milne%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1747" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpHKhDN9JnuYiJzZIx_ZhUNQh3rNTOkfTUnEMD21ecYp377BdCcfG7Q2zpkXybA9tBRPERzGw2a-YHbnWtfzrT-Od9yjvuSRGYCyoZ7IWk0nbWb2FI8yVJRZmqTX3UIyLphDCAUAJYwKMLAODFAkscF-yE5p06Ddg5cbGpLisGzNnHnCgpGoqGIieLI8/w400-h331/Milne%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cabin in winter by David Milne</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>There was also an exhibition on Cobalt, Ontario. Yvonne McKague Housser (1897-1996) is an artist who painted quite a few pieces of Cobalt in the 1930s. Some of her paintings were of the French Canadian settlement in Cobalt, where my grandparents probably lived. </div><div><br /></div><div>Every time I go to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, I visit another of her Cobalt paintings.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UTx8lotZBhB958b545IESLYn-exMhiNDkD9cfyACsdvy09D1JD6CcoTp-HN8nhJSBS02DzwgViOYhN7lm3L2ru455W80OaJKCVdjP0KC9x-qbMqbF27MDA_tJNQgLaZrExarE9MvDKUg9EItj4O_D-rOHcXa6tSNEN6coaZNDpXrEt1V_SzpVBF8MQ4/s1907/Cobalt%201a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1907" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UTx8lotZBhB958b545IESLYn-exMhiNDkD9cfyACsdvy09D1JD6CcoTp-HN8nhJSBS02DzwgViOYhN7lm3L2ru455W80OaJKCVdjP0KC9x-qbMqbF27MDA_tJNQgLaZrExarE9MvDKUg9EItj4O_D-rOHcXa6tSNEN6coaZNDpXrEt1V_SzpVBF8MQ4/w400-h374/Cobalt%201a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer scene of Cobalt Ontario by Yvonne McKague Housser</td></tr></tbody></table>\<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi5EtFmhYQeABMbEm4V-zWoRCWiTsx979L7Kcm2tdrVQHUCiUrkAIhYuOFmZrGS30b5joADdx7omzYvJ8x4957QHf2m49If8rLNEWFYN8QFfE-dtRQ8dsdRHgdOSc77ubUmklh7m3fALP4Cc-iQE91pVdG3OcPr1v7k7foTQHhFoHe40gl7ULVDsgy5Y/s1921/Cobalt%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="1921" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi5EtFmhYQeABMbEm4V-zWoRCWiTsx979L7Kcm2tdrVQHUCiUrkAIhYuOFmZrGS30b5joADdx7omzYvJ8x4957QHf2m49If8rLNEWFYN8QFfE-dtRQ8dsdRHgdOSc77ubUmklh7m3fALP4Cc-iQE91pVdG3OcPr1v7k7foTQHhFoHe40gl7ULVDsgy5Y/w400-h356/Cobalt%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter scene of Cobalt Ontario by Yvonne McKague Housser<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2><span style="color: #b45f06;">Toronto Zoo</span></h2></div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter took a few fun pictures at the zoo. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5agem09QaoK6H00YaGixL98LswKHzwMTIBvJuk-kpjjY4IlB0mAcy8SCX01VbyUMKAHu3l3T6-XQL-PDgyexWIKHHsO-raAmn6Zkbp6II_SbHhNxNfc9CEp-aazR1xlDmtE4qhlkO7UbTcmdzXuBXSCcCpNgOLB60QKN6uFhwaCCipbMS9L5xScTf5AE/s3072/polar%20bear%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="3072" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5agem09QaoK6H00YaGixL98LswKHzwMTIBvJuk-kpjjY4IlB0mAcy8SCX01VbyUMKAHu3l3T6-XQL-PDgyexWIKHHsO-raAmn6Zkbp6II_SbHhNxNfc9CEp-aazR1xlDmtE4qhlkO7UbTcmdzXuBXSCcCpNgOLB60QKN6uFhwaCCipbMS9L5xScTf5AE/w400-h390/polar%20bear%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polar bear, in need of a good bath!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmf1QnpeQwuol1UcTtxz7VLH40OTlyYnfcjRit55bjgm0juru1w02YAUZ2kZ7grEfw6Gbm9vgm6OQlmVB2vvn6IrnmLnTmyqvB0riWr5PS1YgtvaqHjMnstZwwLLOy5roFScMbBLolRoSqeZVh62vLOCaFGvBnIl4-fznKi-MQyJHBG_p2hlcSFG98NLU/s2169/polar%20bear%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmf1QnpeQwuol1UcTtxz7VLH40OTlyYnfcjRit55bjgm0juru1w02YAUZ2kZ7grEfw6Gbm9vgm6OQlmVB2vvn6IrnmLnTmyqvB0riWr5PS1YgtvaqHjMnstZwwLLOy5roFScMbBLolRoSqeZVh62vLOCaFGvBnIl4-fznKi-MQyJHBG_p2hlcSFG98NLU/w385-h400/polar%20bear%202.jpg" width="385" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polar Bear chilling in her space</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Apparently the Komodo dragon had been zooming around before we got there - you can see the tracks all around him. He was resting while we visited!</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlajed-0noexm3ifyiS0SXNGEnGrJJomLEksxvyZj0rdqSdaspvZ6Y6ywmg9B2LrFbSdOdEYx-TqCXAkmiuKmZFEV_sgmg1U0eXuMOgqk3aYFJI3uYkJCSd0ykQ1CNFlKP7W9ijljwh1Bm5YCnm5sAKsSkeh30v05fVaY93je3ZcKh_mWkrwYc5iS8xM/s2748/kimodo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="2584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlajed-0noexm3ifyiS0SXNGEnGrJJomLEksxvyZj0rdqSdaspvZ6Y6ywmg9B2LrFbSdOdEYx-TqCXAkmiuKmZFEV_sgmg1U0eXuMOgqk3aYFJI3uYkJCSd0ykQ1CNFlKP7W9ijljwh1Bm5YCnm5sAKsSkeh30v05fVaY93je3ZcKh_mWkrwYc5iS8xM/s320/kimodo%201.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Komodo dragon at the Toronto Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />There were two golden lion tamarins. A plush version of this little guy came home with us 😊<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JNGsNN4MKIlTsXqBnzvBVtPw4kq3KOmoeG0fXMit_NFwV4qti6Udht60iMRFNmGYlXiQPsblmDPBatuSFTzdliUvU7o48PhGTp2Un4oR0NBXY2gtiGbL7AZvzjb_aMUaZPClqDi5hACK_iFfh02NocDqej0gMmor-QU4iCbSwniR-ZuKyP3elE7mU_E/s1471/monkey1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1438" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JNGsNN4MKIlTsXqBnzvBVtPw4kq3KOmoeG0fXMit_NFwV4qti6Udht60iMRFNmGYlXiQPsblmDPBatuSFTzdliUvU7o48PhGTp2Un4oR0NBXY2gtiGbL7AZvzjb_aMUaZPClqDi5hACK_iFfh02NocDqej0gMmor-QU4iCbSwniR-ZuKyP3elE7mU_E/s320/monkey1.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden lion tamarin at the Toronto Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We just had to take a picture of this goat in his play area! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-tfUC7ovdyytuTKl-xZdCb2Ud5x2miDYrVSdvS3uptDPmX2p4k3e7nSYvYv_p8KWdlTa7ApUW4EWpeHuVrOe3Ccgh6PoGUY0IsP3zyOxwtFoX13Zn04F-XwAV1vd-A1W8iuoRfi6VNCQ84N9MJ8EojJsWXtA_CxfKtJcqI42uOJ0PkSK4WvGzLxJEXk/s4624/goat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-tfUC7ovdyytuTKl-xZdCb2Ud5x2miDYrVSdvS3uptDPmX2p4k3e7nSYvYv_p8KWdlTa7ApUW4EWpeHuVrOe3Ccgh6PoGUY0IsP3zyOxwtFoX13Zn04F-XwAV1vd-A1W8iuoRfi6VNCQ84N9MJ8EojJsWXtA_CxfKtJcqI42uOJ0PkSK4WvGzLxJEXk/w400-h300/goat.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goat posing for us at the Toronto Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">One Monthly Goal</span></h2><div>My December's One Monthly Goal is to finish up my niece's t-shirt quilt. Hopefully I'll get back on track very soon! 😎 </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-ELc21gSonyBEakSMbtvR0_dxcPI5ZCd8h24NaQ9QZVedOj2neX6byZfD2ezlzRZC8A_1LLoUGEEFcOwHGsur68-yB9VS6O4269k3y0Qiyke4XV5QBODsj_7f_SIdQxCP-iavI5e-LEf6sGfMC6GdzZ_YjLXWZEvkjpyByDPqXlojNfB0Lv0yKFce94/s1313/Anna%20Quilt%20top%20done%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-ELc21gSonyBEakSMbtvR0_dxcPI5ZCd8h24NaQ9QZVedOj2neX6byZfD2ezlzRZC8A_1LLoUGEEFcOwHGsur68-yB9VS6O4269k3y0Qiyke4XV5QBODsj_7f_SIdQxCP-iavI5e-LEf6sGfMC6GdzZ_YjLXWZEvkjpyByDPqXlojNfB0Lv0yKFce94/w264-h400/Anna%20Quilt%20top%20done%201.jpg" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My niece's t-shirt quilt is my December OMG</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">What I learned</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I am so happy that we got to visit both the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the Toronto Zoo. We were able to take our time and visit at our own pace in both these amazing spaces. The volunteers were wonderful.</li><li>Art and animals - they always make me happy 😊 </li><li>After these visits, it was good to spend the rest of the week resting and recuperating. </li><li>My husband, daughter and son were amazing. Thanks!</li><li>I want to thank all of the doctors, nurses and staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital for their amazing care.</li><li>I'm so looking forward to going home at the end of the week. With any luck, I'll be able to resume my art work soon!</li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Related links</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://mcmichael.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McMichael Canadian Art Collection</a></li><ul><li><a href="https://mcmichael.com/event/cobalt-a-mining-town-and-the-canadian-imagination/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cobalt: A Mining Town and the Canadian Imagination</a></li><li><a href="https://mcmichael.com/event/conversations-masterworks-from-the-mcmichael/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conversations: Masterworks from the McMichael Canadian Art Collectio</a>n</li></ul><li><a href="https://www.torontozoo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toronto Zoo</a></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.torontozoo.com/animals/Golden%20lion%20tamarin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden lion tamarin</a></li></ul></ul></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Linking parties</span></div><div>I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. Why not check them out after you link up below? <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/put-your-foot-down-215/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/patchwork-quilts-183.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts</a>, <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/12/peppermint-purple-2023-sal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peacock Party</a>, </div><div><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/12/december-one-monthly-goal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">December's One Monthly Goal (OMG)</a>, </div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Free Motion Mavericks</span></h1><div><br /></div><div>Gail of Quilting Gail has created many wonderful projects using Island Batiks' Wild Blooms fabric line. Nova was in McCall's May/June issue while the Stepping Out quilts were made using two different backgrounds fabrics. Check out the FMQ on these <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/11/24/island-batiks-wild-blooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lovelies</a>!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJ-J38y6jmbLzZmYmYR54SKAdiIEh8KAwrAaZTrFITuqWKEVZhRt61Okl0VHPk4Ovd6F9sZfaKLi_DTEdHjPhS_GxpxfJpKDQ-nDkphvGRD93SLVK75XpZtVMUC7DBYQjjo_dLdinSHmPH-IVWeL_qGCgouPXNzD0Df-E9yWKBE9itR-24cUbNsa9Wfo/s1024/Wildblooms%20Gail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJ-J38y6jmbLzZmYmYR54SKAdiIEh8KAwrAaZTrFITuqWKEVZhRt61Okl0VHPk4Ovd6F9sZfaKLi_DTEdHjPhS_GxpxfJpKDQ-nDkphvGRD93SLVK75XpZtVMUC7DBYQjjo_dLdinSHmPH-IVWeL_qGCgouPXNzD0Df-E9yWKBE9itR-24cUbNsa9Wfo/w400-h400/Wildblooms%20Gail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/11/24/island-batiks-wild-blooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nova quilt </a>in McCall's Quilting</td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWOF5bDeUUQHgJH0dRb4QVJ1d9hPOm0piz-ot3IubddLUHM14gWhwEpU9qRMldM8lSSgjBAVzRMsnlHJ7c9qvixya0yYym91ybH1JiOEiJ6KzBzKeyoN_DJyaSGUKzxwfJnERQWJA8_gb_7TgP6SwFirn8nwVcf1APrySg_SR97CsI7JUUbRVM3XBJbk/s2400/Gail%20light.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWOF5bDeUUQHgJH0dRb4QVJ1d9hPOm0piz-ot3IubddLUHM14gWhwEpU9qRMldM8lSSgjBAVzRMsnlHJ7c9qvixya0yYym91ybH1JiOEiJ6KzBzKeyoN_DJyaSGUKzxwfJnERQWJA8_gb_7TgP6SwFirn8nwVcf1APrySg_SR97CsI7JUUbRVM3XBJbk/w300-h400/Gail%20light.webp" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping Out in a <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/11/24/island-batiks-wild-blooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">light background</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcgS8dCe84H92LXkCRfhGUcrQSRXqYfOvHqw8eynaHJQjxac7Q2u5_Z5aK98470o8A1bexkGP-DnZ3nb-SqgETDZuVQyeveenZw1dhyphenhyphen6VoB9z7bLORbDpPpo4mTq-MW4h4v3mg3r_wEDSHfh_1_OHx6h-1M_GUnjj_4rRZgl3MQgvwS_zddYWbCTZPzw/s1800/Gail%20dark.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcgS8dCe84H92LXkCRfhGUcrQSRXqYfOvHqw8eynaHJQjxac7Q2u5_Z5aK98470o8A1bexkGP-DnZ3nb-SqgETDZuVQyeveenZw1dhyphenhyphen6VoB9z7bLORbDpPpo4mTq-MW4h4v3mg3r_wEDSHfh_1_OHx6h-1M_GUnjj_4rRZgl3MQgvwS_zddYWbCTZPzw/s320/Gail%20dark.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping Out in a<a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/11/24/island-batiks-wild-blooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> dark background</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's now your turn!</div></div>
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