2019 Fabric Moratorium
#1551
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Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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I've been cutting the next project and pinned the rest of the Scrap Metal blocks that I can. About to go in and sew those but I decided to get that fabric put away for now on the Sea Scene. So the panel was a recent thrift store buy, expensive for me at $3.99 but I just couldn't not get it... The rocks were a thrift store scrap from last year for $1.50, the scrap was just barely large enough and not enough to miter the corners. When I went to Hobby Lobby to buy my spray baste, I saw they had a great gravel print that would make excellent binding, that will be another $4.50...
The second picture shows the fabrics that are auditioning for the other side. I'm going to do something based on one half of this:
need the book or magazine
Using larger pieces of print (6" or so??) and smaller pieces of the teal. BTW, bought that entire bolt for $15. It's amazing what I find in the thrift stores! I really want to use the turtle fabric but the colors on the other two fabrics work well together and I definitely have enough of them.
The second picture shows the fabrics that are auditioning for the other side. I'm going to do something based on one half of this:
need the book or magazine
Using larger pieces of print (6" or so??) and smaller pieces of the teal. BTW, bought that entire bolt for $15. It's amazing what I find in the thrift stores! I really want to use the turtle fabric but the colors on the other two fabrics work well together and I definitely have enough of them.
Last edited by Iceblossom; 10-25-2019 at 08:55 AM.
#1553
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Location: Ranger, Texas
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Thank you everyone for your understanding. I guess I used my 2 travel exemptions from my trips on the bike. I returned from Big Bend on Sunday, with a total of 1892 miles, never leaving Texas!
To make up for my purchase, I've spent the last 2 days using stash. I drew up an art deco pattern & made a block, then started on a Halloween piece for my table. I'll post pix when I'm finished.
To make up for my purchase, I've spent the last 2 days using stash. I drew up an art deco pattern & made a block, then started on a Halloween piece for my table. I'll post pix when I'm finished.
#1554
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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Today's goal is to get rest of the rows of the Scrap Metal top together, probably won't start on sashing today.
I realized yesterday that I didn't trim down my setting triangles, usually I do this on purpose but I'm not quite sure if it will be an issue when I start putting the rows with the sashing. I decided not to think it through but to keep sewing and determine if a fix is needed or not when I have more data
I just finished cutting the kit for my next project. It doesn't have a name yet but I'm starting to call it Branta's quilt. Branta (like Iceblossom) is one of my main rpg (role playing game) characters. She is a dwarf hunter, and is a bit of a silly goose -- Branta is part of the latin name of some geese, particularly the Canada Goose. I actually wanted something for snow goose but didn't find anything that fit and that I liked.
It's came from this thread, the picture shown was one of the tests...
Needing Help Finding A Quilt Pattern
I am changing the red strips to white with a rather large red pin dot (that is the dots are small but the scatter is large!), the one I just got the other day. The cherry fabric is part of my Walmart buy from earlier this year. I believe I have enough to make the back with it, and definitely could if I pieced it with a bar of red or whatever. The gingham one is dated 1997 from In The Beginning, so I probably bought it when the shop was still open... It's been closed for a long time though so I can't be certain.
I've used up all the piece of the red, and all the background for the geese fabrics. And I know what my next project is -- all in all a win even if I hadn't even thought of the quilt before this past week I had thought to put the fabrics together in my "potential" box.
I realized yesterday that I didn't trim down my setting triangles, usually I do this on purpose but I'm not quite sure if it will be an issue when I start putting the rows with the sashing. I decided not to think it through but to keep sewing and determine if a fix is needed or not when I have more data
I just finished cutting the kit for my next project. It doesn't have a name yet but I'm starting to call it Branta's quilt. Branta (like Iceblossom) is one of my main rpg (role playing game) characters. She is a dwarf hunter, and is a bit of a silly goose -- Branta is part of the latin name of some geese, particularly the Canada Goose. I actually wanted something for snow goose but didn't find anything that fit and that I liked.
It's came from this thread, the picture shown was one of the tests...
Needing Help Finding A Quilt Pattern
I am changing the red strips to white with a rather large red pin dot (that is the dots are small but the scatter is large!), the one I just got the other day. The cherry fabric is part of my Walmart buy from earlier this year. I believe I have enough to make the back with it, and definitely could if I pieced it with a bar of red or whatever. The gingham one is dated 1997 from In The Beginning, so I probably bought it when the shop was still open... It's been closed for a long time though so I can't be certain.
I've used up all the piece of the red, and all the background for the geese fabrics. And I know what my next project is -- all in all a win even if I hadn't even thought of the quilt before this past week I had thought to put the fabrics together in my "potential" box.
#1555
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
Posts: 7,941
The electric company had our power off for an hour this morning, so I finished cutting fabric for a kit, the one with 25 different fabrics in it. Then when the power came back on I got the first 2 borders on Bellagio, just have the last wide border to put on. My son is here doing some carpentry work on my decks, now that I have fed him some lunch I can go back downstairs. I still have the 2 quilts I finished yesterday to trim and make binding. I need to get them in the mail Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Bellagio is my last quilt to finish, then I can start on something else. Haven't decided what will be next.
#1557
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Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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Well, hubby is sleeping in pre-bowling date so I'm being quiet in the other end of the house. Wish I could sleep in, wish I could sleep for that matter! We've rescheduled the daycare talk with the kids until this coming Saturday.
Yesterday I started pinning on the sashing for the Scrap Metal quilt during the Michigan game, go Wolverines! Got all of the long pieces on and still have 4 little ones, but I'm out of pins until I get the others sewn. I must say, with all the counting errors I made on this earlier, it is so gratifying to find my math held up and I do indeed have enough of the sashing. Whew, big relief because if there was a problem, there wouldn't be a good solution. Anyway, today's goal is to get the sashing sewn and pressed.
I'm afraid I got a little overzealous with trimming the back for the Seahawk Pink top, it may shift a bit while quilting and I may need to patch in a little more back, but won't know until I do a couple of my stabilizing rounds of quilting. That will probably be Monday. I had intended to have that to work on in my small group but I got distracted by the "next" project. So small group project will be drawing the diagonal lines on the back of my geese background squares.
Yesterday I started pinning on the sashing for the Scrap Metal quilt during the Michigan game, go Wolverines! Got all of the long pieces on and still have 4 little ones, but I'm out of pins until I get the others sewn. I must say, with all the counting errors I made on this earlier, it is so gratifying to find my math held up and I do indeed have enough of the sashing. Whew, big relief because if there was a problem, there wouldn't be a good solution. Anyway, today's goal is to get the sashing sewn and pressed.
I'm afraid I got a little overzealous with trimming the back for the Seahawk Pink top, it may shift a bit while quilting and I may need to patch in a little more back, but won't know until I do a couple of my stabilizing rounds of quilting. That will probably be Monday. I had intended to have that to work on in my small group but I got distracted by the "next" project. So small group project will be drawing the diagonal lines on the back of my geese background squares.
#1560
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Iceblossom...you get so much done! Only wish I could get as much accomplished...way to go.
I just accepted 3 small bags of scraps...but most are "Precuts" from gals who cut straight!. A variety pack of red strips. A big zip lock of 3" and another of 3 1/2". I'm thinking of using some of the squares and making a low volume background with some applique. But what should I applique?
I'm tickled pink...Grands stopped by yesterday and helped me set up the bed in the "new" bedroom. It's all painted--Melted Butter, too. Have a shelving unit to move out, but that can wait. I have tons of assorted boxes and little bins to go through and make sense of. But maybe I will stop and sew on the new inspiration as a creativity break!
I just accepted 3 small bags of scraps...but most are "Precuts" from gals who cut straight!. A variety pack of red strips. A big zip lock of 3" and another of 3 1/2". I'm thinking of using some of the squares and making a low volume background with some applique. But what should I applique?
I'm tickled pink...Grands stopped by yesterday and helped me set up the bed in the "new" bedroom. It's all painted--Melted Butter, too. Have a shelving unit to move out, but that can wait. I have tons of assorted boxes and little bins to go through and make sense of. But maybe I will stop and sew on the new inspiration as a creativity break!
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