Virtual Quilting Weekend -- November 10-12, 2017
11-12-2017, 10:51 AM
#121
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 474
I have completed two blocks and a third is ready to be attacked by my lil twist ruler! Had to go out and buy more fabric! One charm pack wasn't enough! I have really enjoyed seeing and hearing about everyone's projects. A lot of productivity happening this weekend!
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11-12-2017, 12:19 PM
#122
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Join Date: May 2017
Location: Mount Pleasant, WI
Posts: 579
I had high hopes of finishing my blue sampler, but that will not happen this weekend. I keep changing my mind on how to quilt it, so I have spent a lot of time picking quilting lines, which is not very fun. I was going cross-hatch it, jumping over the sashing but I just did not care for that. So now the feed dogs are dropped and the ruler foot is on. I will try quilting each block.
I doubt I will finish today. Right now there is an apple/cranberry buckle in the oven and creamy rice pudding on the stove. It is one of my brother's birthday today and it is dinner at my folks tonight. I also need to finish the weekend household chores before the work week starts. The weekends just fly too fast.
It has been wonderful to see how productive everyone else has been. I really enjoy these VQW
I doubt I will finish today. Right now there is an apple/cranberry buckle in the oven and creamy rice pudding on the stove. It is one of my brother's birthday today and it is dinner at my folks tonight. I also need to finish the weekend household chores before the work week starts. The weekends just fly too fast.
It has been wonderful to see how productive everyone else has been. I really enjoy these VQW
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11-12-2017, 12:27 PM
#123
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North of the equator.
Posts: 1,384
Rob, the collage looks great! Sister-in-law is now on her way south. We have had lunch and cleaned up the yard and covered a car for the winter. Now what to work on for the next 2 hours until I have to go to work? Think I will do some hand sewing on a Jinny Beyer BOM I started in 2015. Thank you for the suggestions on the one I am going to work on on Monday. Only problem is I'm not that great at following the panto-graph on the long arm. Will post picture when done.
11-12-2017, 12:39 PM
#124
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
Posts: 5,753
Thanks Watson.
Trisher- Those blocks are really neat. I did a large twister once, but did it as an all-over pattern and it about drove me batty trying to get it laid out in a way that looked good. I like the way you're doing them with the light sawtooth border around each block-- they still have the tessellated effect, but the addition of the borders will add a secondary pattern on top of that and give it some structure.
Here's what I've been working on this afternoon. I thought I would be able to get it ready for some thread painting and then quilting, but when I looked at it I decided that there were some areas that needed to be darkened in order to pop the focal points up some, so there's still a few areas that haven't been painted yet. I used a very fine line Sharpie marker to do the original drawing on a piece of muslin and the coloring has been done with Inktense pencils and fabric medium.
Rob
Trisher- Those blocks are really neat. I did a large twister once, but did it as an all-over pattern and it about drove me batty trying to get it laid out in a way that looked good. I like the way you're doing them with the light sawtooth border around each block-- they still have the tessellated effect, but the addition of the borders will add a secondary pattern on top of that and give it some structure.
Here's what I've been working on this afternoon. I thought I would be able to get it ready for some thread painting and then quilting, but when I looked at it I decided that there were some areas that needed to be darkened in order to pop the focal points up some, so there's still a few areas that haven't been painted yet. I used a very fine line Sharpie marker to do the original drawing on a piece of muslin and the coloring has been done with Inktense pencils and fabric medium.
Rob
11-12-2017, 12:42 PM
#125
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: South Central Indiana
Posts: 1,931
Raggiemom... sorry to hear you are under the weather - I haven't been very productive this weekend either. I went Christmas shopping with DD yesterday and just can't seem to get going today.
New Years Day for VQW sounds good to me!
Great work everyone!
New Years Day for VQW sounds good to me!
Great work everyone!
11-12-2017, 12:45 PM
#126
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 9,299
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I finished the 4th and last doll quilt this morning and packed them, along with a doll and and other toys and goodies
into shoeboxes for one of my favorite charities (not sure I'm allowed to mention it specifically).
Why do the pictures that appear correctly oriented on my screen get turned sideways when I'm drafting a post?
I can't figure out how to turn them on here.
Anyway, the second one:
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More coming...
I finished the 4th and last doll quilt this morning and packed them, along with a doll and and other toys and goodies
into shoeboxes for one of my favorite charities (not sure I'm allowed to mention it specifically).
Why do the pictures that appear correctly oriented on my screen get turned sideways when I'm drafting a post?
I can't figure out how to turn them on here.
Anyway, the second one:
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More coming...
11-12-2017, 12:52 PM
#127
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 9,299
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The checkerboard one uses all the same fabrics as the one in the previous post.
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Lastly, the mama and baby dolphin quilt is the last one I made after being inspired by the church dash quilt swap here. It's 12.5 plus binding, and seems the perfect size.
The checkerboard one uses all the same fabrics as the one in the previous post.
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Lastly, the mama and baby dolphin quilt is the last one I made after being inspired by the church dash quilt swap here. It's 12.5 plus binding, and seems the perfect size.
11-12-2017, 02:07 PM
#128
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,016
I've finished the dresden plate quilt I wanted to today! I have a second quilt sandwiched and ready to go tonight 
I tried to upload pictures of the two quilts but the upload failed. and thank you, I'm feeling better . Looks like LOTS is getting done this weekend.
I tried to upload pictures of the two quilts but the upload failed. and thank you, I'm feeling better . Looks like LOTS is getting done this weekend.
11-12-2017, 02:34 PM
#129
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,832
Finished. It's on stretcher bars, no binding. The art gallery is changing it's exhibit this week to winter/holidays.
It is improvisational pieced. Reminded me of houses, so it got roofs, chimney and smoke. Then railing on the fron and a road. Finished it reminded me of old cabins at the lake. There are also 6 companion pieces 10x12".
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It is improvisational pieced. Reminded me of houses, so it got roofs, chimney and smoke. Then railing on the fron and a road. Finished it reminded me of old cabins at the lake. There are also 6 companion pieces 10x12".
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