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Hello, Spring...

5/13/2016

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You're finally here!  As I am sitting here typing away I hear the birds chirping outside my window.  It's wonderful!  Today I finished the binding on one of the two table runners that I made from this sweet Vintage Picnic fabric line by Bonnie and Camille for Moda.  I started with a Cutie Pack (a precut fabric pack of 16 fat eighths) that I got from The Little Foot Quilt Shoppe.  I added some yardage for a border and the backing.  I am a little short on the binding fabric for table runner #2, so I'll have to go fabric shopping :-)
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This table runner pattern is the one I taught at our church sewing/quilting group.  The pattern is called Hobo Rails - a scrappy version of the traditional rail fence pattern.  You can find the pattern on Craftsy here.

In between client quilts I did some custom quilting on these with cream thread.  I really like how they turned out.  They will be teacher gifts at the end of the school year.  Here are some pictures.  I like the back as much (maybe even more than) the front!
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The prints in this fabric line are so happy and fun to work with.  

​Below is another sample of the same pattern that I made for the class.  I quilted it on my regular sewing machine with straight lines in a grid, and it gives the table runner a whole different look.  It even makes the piecing look a little different.  That's the cool thing about quilting.
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Have a great day, and thanks so much for visiting.
​I'm linking up at Crazy Mom Quilts Finish It Up Friday.
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Friday Finishes

5/6/2016

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Yeah!  It's Friday!  Here are some crafty things that got accomplished this week.

The picture above is the quilt made by the Sew Sews, the new sewing/quilting group we are forming at our church.  You can read more about this quilt and the great group of ladies here.  I finished the longarm quilting, and my mom finished the binding this week.  It looks great!  If you are in the Butler, PA, area and would like a group of ladies to sew with, please contact me.  We would welcome you!
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Today we had another gathering of the Sew Sews, and I worked on some curvy log cabin blocks using the Creative Grids Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool.  I'm using scraps that I've accumulated over the last 20 years or so.  I really like making these, and it's a great feeling to be using up some old fabric.  There are so many layout options.  I have 7 blocks made, and I probably need 80 or so of these to make a decent size quilt.  Good thing I'm not in any hurry.
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Last weekend I got my spinning wheel out because I just felt like doing something different.  It's been a couple of years since I've done any spinning.  I recently ordered some lovely dyed wool to spin from an Etsy shop, but I wanted to finish up what I had on some spools first.  These skeins are made from alpaca wool that I purchased from a local farm.  Not sure what this yarn will become, but hey, I got it done!
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I've been longarm quilting this week, too.  I just don't have any pictures of that work yet.  All you moms out there, wishing you a happy Mother's Day, and I hope you are able to get some sewing and quilting done this weekend.  Even if you aren't a mom, I wish you a wonderful weekend with lots of free sewing time!

Linking up over at Crazy Mom Quilts Finish It Up Friday.  Thanks for visiting!
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