Wednesday, March 31, 2010

First Day this year to

Hang some linens out to dry, oh they smell so good!

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Sit outside, get a little sun and hand stitch a binding (heaven)… oh and take a closeup look at a couple new charm packs, 12 days of Christmas and Make life, yum.

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Take a picture outside without freezing my buns off.  Progress so far on Rachel’s Pinwheel Quilt A Long.

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And do some weeding, but that’s not a pretty picture….

xoShawn

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Woodland Bloom

 

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Stacked coins quilt

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This sweet quilt measures a generous 47"x50". It stitched up very nice and is soft and cuddly, it has already been washed and dried.

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The stacked coins are so cute.

Fabric is "Woodland Bloom" by Lila Tueller for Moda.

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The quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted with a swirly - loopy - design, the double binding is a Hoffman paisley and is sewn on the edge by hand.

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The back is white with two rows of 4 and a half inch blocks down the middle.

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I really enjoyed stitching this quilt

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xoShawn

Thursday, March 25, 2010

A little sewing and a little walking

Stitched up some nautical flags for the porch, 5 or 10 more to go, they turned out pretty well, I need to look up the exact meaning, I do know pendants are numbers and the others are phrases or letters.  I should know since I’ve been boating my whole life, just never used signal flags.

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We have been walking each evening, trying to work off some winter weight……

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Come on let’s go?

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Chocolate is always way up ahead of us.

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The stream is a long way down, such a natural beauty.

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And a long way backup the hill too (of course I didn’t say I was walking up and down these hills/cliffs, we either start down at the bottom by the stream or at the top).

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I stitched up a couple pillows and I love both patterns. I found  this one from Moda Lissa, a really fun pillow with prairie points, this is my first try making them and it won’t be my last, thank you Lissa.

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The second tutorial is from You go Girl and I cheated and added a ruffle instead of the crocheted edge. I love the style of this pillowcase because it has a pocket to keep the pillow from sliding out, thank you Cassie ~ love it and I plan to make more!

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Yes Spring has sprung and it is amazing.

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Happy Thursday

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xoShawn

Friday, March 19, 2010

Happy first day of Spring

 

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Finally finished a Whirlygig Quilt

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Fun and easy to piece and measures 50”x60”

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Quilted in a loopy design on the seams

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Quilted in 3 pieces, “Garden Party” by Blackbird Designs for Moda.

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Looking forward to a wonderful warm weekend

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xoShawn

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Monday, March 8, 2010

Leftovers and Pinwheels

Inspired by Amanda at Crazymomquilts, I donated a couple Wonky Stars to her Quilts of Valor project and knew I wanted to make a quilt for myself using this fun block.

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I have finished piecing 30 Wonky Stars and I am hand quilting them individually, relaxing and fun I enjoy/love hand sewing. ;)

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I made a small quilt called “Beach Balls” with the fabric I had left over from the Wonky Star Blocks.

Inspired by a tutorial here *** Cluck.Cluck.Sew. Thank you Allison. This quilt was a lot of fun and I think I will make another. It measures 33.5”x44”.

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I used flannel on the back and had a lot of fun with the quilting!!

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Another quilt named by Kevin, the fabric line is Nautical and Nice so I think “Beach Balls” is appropriate.

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Looks cute on a table too!!

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Six blocks completed for Rachel’s pinwheel sampler quilt a long.

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xoShawn