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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Quilting WIPs


Phew! That was a week I am happy to leave behind. Sometimes life bites you in the arse, eh? Anyways. Enough about that. Let's talk quilting!

Since I gave you a knitting project update the other day, I thought I would also give you a peek at some of my quilting WIPs (happy, Alison?). I appear to be suffering from a bit of quilting attention deficit disorder these days, with several projects on the go and lots of hacking and slashing going on.

First up- I cut up this pile that I had shown you earlier....

And put it back together like this:

I used this pattern from Four Wise Monkeys on Sew Mama Sew, which of course seemed a perfect use for my Children at Play fabric. I've decided not to stop here, though- I plan to do some calculations to add some borders to convert this from a lap quilt to a double bed size. Back to that later!

Also- am feeling a little Christmas-y....

And have also used my Go! Baby to make use of my Bonnie and Camille Ruby layer cake. I may have utilized a bit of slave labour for that one ;)


Off I go to stitch these back together again!
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9 comments:

  1. Little Island QuiltingSeptember 17, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Excellent - glad to see normal service has been resumed. I was getting worried at one point and was thinking of hitting the 'unsubscribe to this blog that is not longer talking quilty stuff' button.

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  2. randi--i have to saySeptember 17, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    happy to see you saying goodbye too stress! i have to make a point of doing that quite often too.

    I really like your quilt top. the design is great and the fabrics, i love them! :)

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  3. ShaySeptember 17, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Nice to see you make your kids earn their keep and thank goodness you broke out the fabric. I really was starting to wonder whether the yarn gremlins had spirited the real Kristie away.

    Hope next week is a better one. meantime - Margaritas!

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  4. felicitySeptember 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Fun!! i'm glad you and Stress took a break. You can do so much better!

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  5. bethanndoddSeptember 17, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    I heart those windmills!! Hope stress stays away for awhile ;)
    Smiles~Beth

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  6. Katie BSeptember 17, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Sayonara, stress! I'm loving your Children At Play quilt so far! And I'm thinking Christmas too...I'm sending Christmas fabric to my bee next month.

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  7. LynneSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    I loved the "poster" at the top of the page! I chuckled and WM raised his eyebrows (he's putting a new cover on the ironing board).
    Glad your bad week is behind you and quilting is bringing you pleasure!

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  8. Kate S.September 18, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Glad you survived your stressful week... I LOVE your children at play windmills quilt top, how adorable!! I have been eyeing this fabric, this makes me really want to pick some up :)

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  9. Go-Go KimSeptember 19, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    I would be lost without my slave labor,LOL! Love the quilt top and cannot wait to see the Go! Baby one!!!. I think my slave labor has a crush on your slave labor...he said...Wait Mom, go back up...to see your cutie ;o)

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Your comments make my day! Sharing projects with others makes it all the more fun. Thanks for your kind words!