my Friday finish.

Yay!  I finally finished my seeing stars quilt.  Oh my.  I was beginning to think I never would.  For the strangest reason, it just somehow kept getting pushed to the back burner.

 

I am so happy with how it turned out.

 

The hand quilting was finished a few days ago and the binding was finished yesterday.  

 

I don't believe I have done all my chores faster than I did on Thursday, knowing that as soon as they were done, I could work on the binding, then wash and dry.

   

I just love all the crinkly goodness when you take a quilt out of the drier.  Don't you? It was actually still warm when I took these photos.

Thank you Allison for a great tutorial.  It was so much fun! 

Take a look at Allison's new patterns!  I NEED spin cycle!  :o)  It went on my birthday wish list just as soon as I saw it.

Have a wonderful weekend.  xoxo

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my happy blogger quilt.

my happy blogger quilt is finished.  and boy am i in love.  each square from all over the world and feels like a great big hug.  warm and crinkled up, right out of the drier.  my favorite.

right after i left the room ... ms. elizabeth made herself at home.  lizzy tested.  lizzy approved.

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Yippee!

My first swoon block is done.

Oh how much fun these are to make!
stats.
background fabric : Robert Kaufman Kona in "snow"
pink fabric : Lecien Flower Sugar Pink Paisley Rose Bouquet
yellow fabric : Pam Kitty Ping Pong in yellow

Wanna see my next block fabrics??

Tanya Whelan Grand Revival

   Pam Kitty Morning Lake House Dry Goods
Powder Puff, red 

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delivery day.

To say these quilts are dear to me would be an understatement.  I have scurried about finishing them for two sweet little girls of a special lady I know.

Every quilt has a story, and these two represent to me, a friend who has stood by me in some of the darkest days and has sincerely bathed me and my family in earnest prayer.

The Lord promises that our trials are only for a season, they are there to increase our faith in Him as well as shape and mold us into His image, and that particular season mentioned has passed.  But a trial is a trial, and in my own humble way, I am hoping to bless this sweet lady, for being a silent angel of prayer and a speaker of truth that encouraged me beyond anything I had hoped and prayed.

And that wraps it up for my sew and tell contribution. 

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It is so much fun!

Happy Friday!

my mini.

Amylouwho is hosting a fun mini quilt challenge.  On the heels of a fabulous time at The Sewing Summit.  And with prizes even!  
I took Amanda's class on making mini quilts.  That girl is so creative!!  And super fun!   I think all of us left out of her room determined to make mini quilts!  I know I sure am!!  :o)  What a fun way to show off those tiny scraps of fabric that you love and are unwilling to part with, not to mention, I would love to learn different embroidery stitches and would be fun to do it on a much smaller scale.

My mini is actually from a little while back.  I think I even blogged about it.  But since it is intended as a Christmas present, it was tucked away for wrapping and mailing.

It was so much fun to pull it out of it's little box and look at each fabric (my friend loves Mary Engelbriet as much as I do) and to play with some photo taking.

Each half square block measures 2" finished.  It was finicky to sew together,  but I love how it all turned out.  I was able to do a little hand quilting and can hardly wait to pop it in the mail!

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good morning and welcome to my little contribution to sew and tell

In addition to sewing and cutting out blocks for my fall quilt,

I pretty much spent every waking moment working on this ...

a rag quilt for my mother in law.

And when I say every waking moment, I mean just that.  

I began cutting the 10" squares on Sunday 

and pulled it out of the drier on Thursday before lunch.

This girl's a mammoth!  There are 110 blocks (which translates to 220 - 10" squares of fabric and 110 - 8" squares of batting in each block).  

This is the largest rag quilt I have made.

A few little stats:

We were on a strict budget and needed a quilt made, this size.

So I went to Connecting Threads to purchase the  

16 yards needed.  Their fabric is nice quality 

and you just can't beat the price.The picture above is a favorite fabric.  When I was sewing with it,all I could think about was my Nanny's bedsheets.  Sweet and soft.

 

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