Now I can go back to working on my own projects without guilt - hooray! I'm WAY behind on my Civil War blocks and eager to get back to them. I did take time to make one this morning - the first one I've paper pieced. I think it took me longer to make it than it took to make all seven blocks the first week! I do like how it turned out - and can't imagine doing it without paper piecing. This is "Provisions", p. 179 of Civil War Love Letters.
Friday night I took time to attend a guild "sew along". Now that all my scraps are cut to size I'm very eager to use up my strings. I managed to finish 14 string blocks before we closed shop and went home. I really didn't intend to make another string quilt with red as the center strings, however I found the bunch that I'd cut and then lost when I was making the red center string quilt last year, so I needed to use them. This will most likely be another quilt for Hotel Hope.
I didn't do much stashbusting this week - none in fact except for the tiny pieces in the "Provisions" block - unless you count all the scraps I gave away. I added 13 1/4 yards with what came in the mail on Tuesday. That's OK - I believe I'm still comfortably in the negative so far this year - and I REALLY NEEDED these fabrics for my reproduction collection!!!!
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Gratitudes:
1. The monster is finished!
2. A patient, understanding husband
3. A very quilty weekend
4. Coffee with Joseph and Rebecca
5. Successful surgery for Rick's mom
14 comments:
Patti
congrats on finishing the huge quilt! and I love your civil war block and your string blocks.. :O)))
I am yet to start my civil war quilt, but I have been shopping (uh oh)
Lissa
Patti
I just seen your list of flimsies! HOLY MOLY! Lucky I am sitting down! do the 30's one first.. then send them to me! hahaha oh and the civil war repros ones..
You have been ONE busy possum!!!!
Lissa
Australia
I am so happy for you finishing that quilt...oh you have to be so relieved , I hope she loves it. Can't believe how many bobbins you used!
I want tomake that block too, waiting for EQ 6 to arrive so I can print out the harder CW diary blocks to make.
Kathie
Hi!
Really like the string-quilt...
Congratulations Patti - you must be very relieved! That's a lot of thread!
And I love that civil war block - it looks so modern!
Congratulations Patti on your finish of the monster...what a job. Love you CW block...I'm way behind and need to get stichin.
I've not kept up...how big is this monster? Congrats on finishing it! I know it has to be a relief.
Those monster quilts are a pain!
You may be tired of the red centered string blocks but I love them!
glad you got it done!
Your string quilt is beautiful.
How wonderful to have the big guy done *s* That CWD block is wonderful!
Did you know your blog was mentioned on Annie Smith's podcast?
Congrates on getting this big guy done.
Congrats on finishing the monster. I like your civil war blocks, and the strings.. my strings keep multiplying
Gosh Patti -- you've been busy!!! I can't even imagine what 4000 yds of quilting on a quilt would be -- I'll bet you were really glad for it to be finished!
MMMMmm I love your provisions block!
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