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WIP Wednesday and first FAL finishes

I’ve had a real productive week thanks to my new long arm.  On Friday I was given 5 quilt tops that were donated to the High River Quilt Project.  I’ve managed to quilt 3 of them so far.  They are all quite scrappy and colourful so I just used  a simple all over meander.  As a bonus this also means that I have the first 3 projects for Leanne’s 4th quarter FAL done.

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I’ve also finished piecing Tropical Punch so it is waiting in the queue for FMQ.

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Joining lots of linky parties this week:

Linky Tuesday @Freemotion by the River

WIP Wednesday @The Needle and Thread Network

WIP Wednesday @Freshly Pieced

Wow me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

Whimsy Wednesday @The NY Melrose Family

Wow us Wednesday @Savvy Southern Style

Needle and Thread Thursday @My Quilt Infatuation

Thursday Threads @627 Handworks

I Quilt Thursdays @Pretty Bobbins

Really Random Thursday @Live a Colorful Life

Anything Goes Monday @Stitch by Stitch

2013 WIP  Size   Current status
Pink & blue batik  King   waiting for borders
Asian Shadow Box  King   waiting for borders
2012 BOM ‘Blues’  King   quilt top
2012 BOM ‘Opera  King   quilt top
Kimono  Wall hanging   quilt top
Waterlily  Wall hanging   quilt top
One block wonder  Queen   piecing
Peacock  Lap   quilt top
Leftovers I  Lap   Binding
Leftovers II  Lap   quilt top
Tropical Punch  Lap   quilt top
Blue Hydrangea  King   FMQ
Dragonflies  Wall hanging   Binding
Xmas Surprise  Lap   Piecing
High River Charity  Lap (x2)  quilt top
2013 Completions   Size
2011 BOM ‘Spring   King
Blue Odyssey   King
High River Quilts   Lap (x3)
Kassidy’s flannel   Baby
Sue’s Summer Breeze   Queen/King
Star Surround QAL   Lap/Twin

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WIP Wednesday

I’ve made quite a bit of progress on Tropical Punch.  All the blocks are finished and I’m just starting to sew them all together.
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I’ve started working on another Xmas gift.  I can’t show much because I don’t want the recipient to see too much and make the connection that it is for them.

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Linking up to WIP Wednesday at The Needle & Thread Network and  Freshly Pieced, Needle and Thread Thursday @My Quilt Infatuation and Linky Tuesday at FreeMotion by the River.

2013 WIP  Size   Current status
Pink & blue batik  King   waiting for borders
Asian Shadow Box  King   waiting for borders
2012 BOM ‘Blues’  King   quilt top
2012 BOM ‘Opera  King   quilt top
Kimono  Wall hanging   quilt top
Waterlily  Wall hanging   quilt top
One block wonder  Queen   piecing
Peacock  Lap   quilt top
Leftovers I  Lap   Binding
Leftovers II  Lap   quilt top
Tropical Punch  Lap   piecing
Blue Hydrangea  King   FMQ
Dragonflies  Wall hanging   Binding
Xmas Surprise  Lap   Piecing
2013 Completions   Size
2011 BOM ‘Spring   King
Blue Odyssey   King
Kassidy’s flannel   Baby
Sue’s Summer Breeze   Queen/King
Star Surround QAL   Lap/Twin

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WIP Wednesday

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I have made some progress on “Leftovers II”.  I think that adding the cream sashing has really helped to improve the design.  Unfortunately this new design calls for a few more 3×3 blocks that my original design so I have to do a little more cutting and piecing work  before I can finish assembling all the blocks together.

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I took an APQS long arm for a test drive.  I decided to use my “Leftovers I”  quilt top as the guinea pig.  I did a panto design and it turned out pretty good for my first time on a long arm.  I’ve been dreaming of owning one for a while now….after the hands on play time……I am really, really, really wanting one now.  It only took 3 hours to quilt it…..it would have taken me way longer on my domestic machine.

Linking up to WIP Wednesday @ The Needle and Thread Network , Freshly Pieced and Needle and Thread Thursday @My Quilt Infatuation

2013 WIP  Size   Current status
Pink & blue batik  King   waiting for borders
Asian Shadow Box  King   waiting for borders
2012 BOM ‘Blues’  King   quilt top
2012 BOM ‘Opera  King   quilt top
Kimono  Wall hanging   quilt top
Waterlily  Wall hanging   quilt top
One block wonder  Queen   piecing
Peacock  Lap   quilt top
Leftovers I  Lap   Binding
Leftovers II  Lap   piecing
Blue Hydrangea  King   FMQ
Dragonflies  Wall hanging   Binding
2013 Completions   Size
2011 BOM ‘Spring   King
Blue Odyssey   King
Kassidy’s flannel   Baby
Sue’s Summer Breeze   Queen/King
Star Surround QAL   Lap/Twin

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WIP – Week #6

We are at the exciting step of assembling our Star Surround QAL blocks. Here is my first one…only 15 more to go.

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No sign of my Kona solids order so I’ve given up on that idea and bought two other fabrics to use as background for my ‘Leftovers II’ quilt. I hope the idea in my head turns out as nice in real life. Tomorrow I will start laying out the blocks and see if I like the design…if not…then I’m going to have to come up with a new way to assemble the blocks. No worries, it is just all part of the creative process.

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Linking up to WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced and The Needle and Thread Network

2013 WIP Size   Current status
Pink & blue batik King   waiting for borders
Asian Shadow Box King   waiting for border s
2012 BOM ‘Blues’ King   quilt top
2012 BOM ‘Opera King   quilt top
Kimono Wall hanging   quilt top
Waterlily Wall hanging   quilt top
One block wonder Queen   piecing
Peacock Lap   quilt top
Leftovers I Lap   quilt top
Leftovers II Lap   piecing
Star Surround QAL Lap   piecing
Blue Hydrangea King   FMQ
Dragonflies Wall hanging   Binding
2013 Completions   Size
2011 BOM ‘Spring   King
Blue Odyssey   King
Kassidy’s flannel   Baby
Sue’s Summer Breeze   Queen/King

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