MY CURRENT OBSESSIONS: Another top done

FLIMSIES READY TO MACHINE QUILT

1. Baltimore Album (1989)
2. Grandmother's Choice (1990)
3. 30's Daisy Twist (1993)
4. Halloween Friendship Blocks (1993)
5. Thirties Double Wedding Ring (1993)
6. Strippy Stars (1999)
7. Rosewood Cottage (2002)
8. Tangled Threads Autumn Block Exchange (2004)
9. PINS Double Nine Patch Block Exchange (2004)
10. PINS Round Robin (2004)
11. PINS Log Cabin Block Exchange (2005)
12. Pre-1830's Medallion (2006)
13. Heirloom Stitches BOM (2006)
14. Red and White Stars (2008)
15. NSQ President's Blocks (2008)
16. Shoofly Camping Quilt (2013)

FLIMSIES TO BE BASTED FOR HAND QUITLING

1. Cabin in the Pines (2013)
2. Posies and Points (2006)
3. It's a Wonderful Life (2005)
4. Jan Patek Mystery Sampler (2005)
5. Primitive Primer (2004)
6. Liberty Garden (2003)
7. Holiday Inn (2008)
8. Dulcinea (2013)
9. Summer in a Basket (2013)
10. Frosty and Friends (2013)
11. Where Liberty Dwells (2013)
12. Jack at the Gate (2013)
13. Dash of Spring (2013)
14. Love Is!(2009)
15. Donder and Blitzen(2013)
16. Sunflowers and Scarecrow (2013)

FLIMSIES BASTED FOR QUILTING

1. The Gentle Art (2013)
2. Contrary Wife (2013)
3. Blue and White Pinwheel Table Topper (2013)
4. Peace on Earth (2009)
5. Pink and Brown Four Patch (2013)
6. Butterscotch Stars (2013)

QUILTS FINISHED THIS YEAR (2013)

1. Emily's Quilt (2013)
2. Emma's Quilt (2002)
3. Gaggle of Geese (2001)
4. Oriental Feathered Star (1994)
5. Pink and Green Feathered Star (1995)
6. Friendship Garden (2004)
7. Hat Trick (2013)
8. Bunny Hop (2009)
9. Peter Cottontail (2013)
10. Five Hearts (2013)
11. Plaid Stretched Stars (2009)
12. Flag and Chickens (2009)
13. Dance of Angels (2009)

HAVEN'T STARTED YETS (HSY'S)

1. America
2. Anniversary Stars
3. Autumn Leaves
4. Birthday Rose
5. Brian's Quilt
6. Buds in a Basket
7. Chicken Little
8. Christmas Goose
9. Cottage Rose
10. Double Sawtooth Star
11. Elegant Garden
12. Fall
13. Flower Pots
14. Hearts, Flowers and Chocolate
15. Hippity Hop Penny Rug
16. Ho Ho Ho Penny Rug 17. Ho Ho Ho Santa Penny Rug
18. Hospitality
19. Journey of a Quilter
20. Let It Snow Penny Rug
21. Liberty Eagle
22. New Century Garden
23. New England Sampler
24. November's Song
25. Pineapple Tidbits
26. Plaid Flowers
27. Prairie Star
28. Rainy's Quilt
29. Samples of the Past
30. Scrappy Baskets
31. Spiced Pumpkin
32. Spring Blooms
33. Star Party
34. Sweet and Sassy Sunflowers and Scarecrows
35. Triple Four Patch
36. Warm Hearts Christmas Quilt
37. Wild Goose Chase
38. Window Box Quilt
39. Winter
40. Winter Folk Sampler
41. Winter Wonderland
42. Rotherfield Greys
43. Flower Box
44. Celebrate January
45. Celebrate February
46. Celebrate March
47. Celebrate April
48. Celebrate May
49. Celebrate June
50. Celebrate July
51. Celebrate August
52. Celebrate September
53. Celebrate October
54. Celebrate November
55. Celebrate December
56. Dresden Turkeys
57. Jan Patek Mystery Quilt 2010
58. Twirly Balls and Pinwheels

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Another top done

I have finished watching the five X-Men movies I borrowed from my son-in-law. I thoroughly enjoyed each one, and wish I could have seen them before I saw Wolverine. I discovered quickly that I had to watch the screen too much to allow for rotary cutting. Safe rotary cutting. So I started - and finished - the embroidered words on this eagle quilt top.

The designer stitched the name "Ann Hutton" on the left corner under the word "there". I had never heard of Ann Hutton, but American history was never my best subject. I tried to find out who she was, using "1797" as part of my Internet search string, but couldn't find anything about her at all. So I researched the quote, and found many, many references to it. Every one of them attributed the quote to Benjamin Franklin. So used his name, shortening it to "Ben" Franklin as there wasn't enough room in the corner for anything longer. I really like how this turned out. It will definitely be finished in time to join my other patriotic decorations next Summer.

3 comments:

Julierose said...: I love your applique pieces; haven't attempted to finish my Patek house as yet...still feeling under the weather and since I find it kind of "frustrating" to applique, it'll have to wait up on its shelf in my closet...hugs, Julierose; August 6, 2013 at 3:25 PM
Quilts And Pieces said...: Another wonderful finish!; August 6, 2013 at 6:57 PM
Chelsea said...: I think you're right about who the quote is attributed to, but while searching for Ann Hutton I ran across several reproduction samplers that were called MARY Anne Hutton 1801 Reproduction Samplers. Maybe there is a connection there?; August 6, 2013 at 11:00 PM

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Projects Finished in 2013

January - Hand in cast, Emily's quilt top
February - Heirloom Stitches quilt top, "Cabin in the Pines" quilt top, 31 applique blocks prepared for the "Civil War Applique" quilt, "Five Hearts" and "Peter Cottontail" finished tops, dressed a doll, cleaned out a bookcase. Holiday Inn quilt top
March - Friendship Garden, Pink and Green Feathered Star, Gaggle of Geese, and Asian Star quilts are finished. Finished two knitted hats and a pair of socks for me.
April - Fabric reorganized, quilt backing fabric made, singles spun, four little quilt tops finished, socks finished, Emily's quilt finished, UFO (Emma's Quitl) finished
May - Hand quilted and bound "Hat Trick", basted 14 little quilts for hand quilting, finished two little quilts, socks finished, Gentle Art pieced, 45 shoo fly blocks pieced, 22 basket blocks pieced, several Civil War Diary blocks pieced
June - 52 shoo fly blocks, Dulcinea quilt top, two rows of Civil War Diary completed, 9-patch 30's swap blocks completed, five small quilts quilted, some applique preparation completed
July - Many scraps cut into triangles and squares, applique preparation, 3 quilt tops finished
August - Shoofly top finished
September -
October -
November -
December -