Posts filed under “Bees / Swaps”

The Last Round

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Do you see that thin strip right before the purple border? That was my first addition to Hermione J. Schwartz’s quilt. Don’t be fooled this took me a bit of time; the blue strips are 1/4 inch wide. I really wanted something that would be more patchy to bring what Anne did out towards the [...]

Anne’s Quilt

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I decided for Anne’s quilt that I would not add anything new, pattern wise, and stuck with the circles and geese. The amount of maroon fabric was dwindling so I decided to switch the colors around. I think it brightens the whole quilt and gives it less of an oriental feel. Not that oriental is [...]

Kris’s Quilt

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For this round of Once ‘Round the Country, I was able to work on Kris’s Quilt. The picture below is from Robin and it shows what I received in the mail for my turn. For some reason I just kept having a mental block with this one so what I did do, did not end [...]

Once ‘Round the Country

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This is the amazing center block I got to start out with for Robin’s quilt! It is truly as stunning in person as it is in this photo. I am always amazed at the quality of work she does. Everything is always perfect, from the piecing to how all the seams are ironed in back. [...]

Once ‘Round the Country

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I joined another Bee! I am really happy about this because it is with some of the ladies that were in Snip.Sew.Send with me; Anne, Kris, Robin, Adrienne, and me. This is my inspiration fabric, I saw it and fell in love This is the fabric I am sending out. The start of my center [...]

A Postcard Swap

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I recently joined a postcard swap to start saving up postcards to put in my continent boxes for wingnut. Jo from A bit of this and a bit of that hosted the swap. Here is a link to see what others received. I have recived postcards from three of my fellow swappers so far. I am [...]

Circle of Wonky Stars Tutorial

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Original post is here. I was asked a couple times from various people for more details and instead of mailing everyone individually I decided to just write a post about it. The size of the block is 10 1/2″ by 10 1/2″. So it would be 10″ sewed. For an idea about how big the [...]

Snip.Sew.Send – July

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This month begins round two for Snip.Sew.Send. Unfortunately some of the ladies had to step out due to life changes but they will be missed! Now there are only seven of us and we will make two blocks so that we end up with a total of 14. July was Lula Dahl‘s turn and she requested [...]