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I'm planning to use these fabrics, sewn into 4 patches and with lattice strips. |
This will be the border for a table cloth. |
Close up of the top fabric. |
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I'm planning to use these fabrics, sewn into 4 patches and with lattice strips. |
This will be the border for a table cloth. |
Close up of the top fabric. |
This next quilt is amazing and Lori did most of the appliqué by machine.
This shows the quilting better than the front. I did straight line stitching on the border in green and 2 rows in yellow. |
One day last week when I was digging through a box of scraps, I came across this small quilt top. It measures 9" x 9". I love little quilts like this and use them in various places, such as on a bed side table at home or on a trip in a motel. Also, I have one on the bathroom counter to set glasses and other things on. It feels good to finish it even though it is tiny.
Hope you are having a nice summer and are staying cool enough!
I went to my local quilt shop (LQS) a few times, but am keeping my purchases small because I'm saving up on buying fabric until my birthday at the end of this month. My LQS gives us 25% off for our birthday so I am trying to think about what I might want to buy when the time comes. In addition to the 25% off, I have 2 punch cards worth $25 each. When I went there yesterday, I saw some new fabric by Tilda that I really liked, but I want to have a plan for anything that I buy, so I will be trying to come up with ideas.
I went on an outing with the ladies in my Bible study group and we went to the Pittock Mansion in Portland. Here are a few pictures.
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It was a perfect day. |
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The view of Mt. Hood which is about 70 miles east. |
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Another view of Mt. Hood and more of the city of Portland. |
Again, I have to apologize for being so slack when it comes to blogging. You have heard the excuses before, so I won't belabor them again.
Last weekend was the quilt show for a guild that I am a member of (and am not on the board). The show was a huge success and was held in McMinnville, OR (we meet in Dayton, OR). I will show some of my favorite quilts from this show now.
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A 91 year old quilter made this. Such a sweet lady! I had met her and her daughter during my morning walks and then they joined the same guild I am in. |
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I think this one was one of the most impressive quilts and I took a picture of the info sheet - I hope you can read it. |
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When a new neighbor moved in across the street, I was delighted to find out she was a quilter and she joined this guild also, so we take turns driving. This is a |
About a month ago I went to a quilt show with a friend and I am finally going to show you the pictures that I took! The show was in Hillsboro, Oregon and if you read other blogs from this area you probably have seen the quilts already. There were so many wonderful quilts and quite a few vendors.
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This was a very well done Dear Jane in bright colors! |
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This one might have been my favorite - I love purple. |
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This one was very interesting a I loved the scrappyness. |
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A man made this one and I loved the soft colors. |
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This one was gorgeous and very impressive. |
The show was in great venue and it was so refreshing to go to my second quilt show after not having any for years. There is another one next weekend that I might go to even though I have a craft show as well. It's not too far away and my "business partner" can handle the craft show if I go for a couple hours.
This morning I basted a lap quilt, 2 table runners and a small wall hanging. The lap quilt will be for sale, as will the table runners. That is, if I get them finished. This is a busy week as both of the guilds that I belong to have meetings this week. Then I signed up for a Gentler curves & circles work shop with Karla Alexander. If I wasn't so busy I would be happy about going, but I might offer my space to someone else if they want to take it. I rarely take a class so I'm not sure what possessed me to sign up.
Thanks for visiting!