Category Archives: 2017 Finishes

Scrappy Something

Wow – another quilt finished. This one is Scrappy Something and another top machine quilted over the Thanksgiving weekend.

I quilted Scrappy Something with green thread to match the background with a free-form Baptist Fan for the quilting motif. The reason this quilt was finished so quickly is because I machine stitched the binding using Suzanne Hyland’s Sew Precise Sew Fast Machine Binding technique. It is a great binding for charity and kid’s quilts – anything that will get a lot of love.

Merry Christmas Eve,

Marlene

Hemingway Quilt Finish

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I finished hand-stitching the binding on the Hemingway Quilt this morning.

This is another top that was machine quilted over the Thanksgiving weekend. It is quilted with monofilament thread and a meander motif in the center. In the border I used one of Angela Walter’s curvy designs.

Hemingway is the 21st finish for the year – only 4 more to go to make my 2017 goal. Guess I had better get working on the next one.

Happy Holidays,

Marlene

Blue Lake Cabin Finish

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Blue Lake Cabin (41″ x 41″) is the 20th finish of the year. The pattern is Lake Cabin in the book Scrap-Basket Sensations by Kim Brackett. My quilt looks different from Kim’s because I didn’t include the sashing between the blocks.

I used mono-filament thread to quilt Blue Lake Cabin. The center motif is cross-hatching, candy ribbon in the inner border and a fern design in the outer border. The size of this quilt was determined by the leftover 2 1/2″ strips from another project. It is a simple pattern but can be very dramatic with the right fabric choices. I think I need to make another bigger one.

Marlene

Valentine’s Morning Star

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I managed to finish September with a finish – Valentine’s Morning Star. The pattern is found in Magic Stack-n-Whack by Bethany Reynolds. This quilt top has always been a favorite of mine, but I lacked confidence in my machine quilting skills to make it a completed quilt. I am pleased with the final result and so happy that I (finally) just did it.

Marlene

Oriental Bento Box

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Oriental Bento Box was completed last weekend, just before I started working again. Hopefully this coming up week I will be able to get into more of a schedule and find some time to quilt. Anyway – Oriental Bento Box measures 50 1/2″ square and is the 18th quilt finish for the year. It is machine quilted with free-form Baptist Fans with the gold fabric as the binding.

Today I plan to start the machine quilting on this quilt –

I found a design I like for the diamonds in Angela Walter’s book Shape by Shape. This one has been waiting way to long to become a finished quilt.

Marlene

Ripples

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The last stitch was taken and now Ripples is a finished quilt. I like the bright colors and how the pattern shows off the fun fabrics.

Ripples measures 65″ x 78″ and is my 17th completed quilt for the year – only 8 more to go to meet my goal.

Marlene

Mini Wolf Wallhanging

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I finished the last hand work on the Mini Wolf applique wallhanging yesterday along with the eye.

In the picture it looks like a button, but it is fabric. The first circle I cut out was of white – white fabric for white of the eye, right? Well it was way too bright and stark, so I knew that I needed something different. After looking everywhere else, I finally found a strip of the background fabric in the strings bin. Gotta love those strings! So this fabric for the white of the eye is a circle from the lighter part of the background fabric.

Mini Wolf is the 16th finish for the year, so I am on track to complete 25 quilts for 2017.

Now it is back to the machine applique of all the petal shapes on the Honey Bee blocks.

Marlene

Long Time Gone

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The last of the hand stitching on Long Time Gone was completed yesterday evening. Since my border was wider than the directions, my quilt measures 69″ x 69″.

I am very happy with this quilt. I like the colors, the contrast and the fact that – except for a couple of fat quarters – all the fabric came from my stash.

The plan for tomorrow is to get the backing & batting ready for Ripples. I have a couple of projects that I want to get finished, then it will be time to complete the Lincoln block quilt top.

Marlene

Gray & Purple Hexagon Quilt

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This quilt top was pieced in 2011 and I started my blog in 2012, so this is the first blog photo of the Gray & Purple Hexagon quilt. It shrunk an 1″ with the machine quilting and now measures 38″ x 48″.

I am so happy with the machine quilting on this quilt and – as you can see – all the chalk washes away. My 2017 goal of 25 finished quilts is on track with Gray & Purple Hexagon as my 14th finish.

Next up is Long Time Gone. The plan is to start the machine quilting by the end of the week, so I had better get started on the quilt sandwich.

Marlene

Rainbow Braid

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Rainbow Braid is completed – this is the 13th quilt finish for the year. All the fabric for this quilt came from my stash (happy dance, happy dance) and the Thermore batting has a nice soft, drapey feel to it which I did not expect.

I am already planning the next quilt using this quilt-as-you-go technique, but before I can get to distracted with it I need to finish the Long Time Gone quilt top.

Happy Donut Day,

Marlene