May 2012 doll quilt swap - theme: Quilty chaos - crazy quilt - deadline noon est 4/30
05-30-2012, 05:20 PM
#753
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Location: Fort Dodge, Iowa
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This isn't a doll quilt, but I wanted to share it because it has been influenced and inspired by the doll quilt swaps! This is the quilt I made for my guild's quilt challenge in June. The theme is 2 color quilts ...having just done this in April in the DQ swap, I used the same palette I used for Almonds quilt and also used the same folded flowers I used in Almonds quilt. I was thinking of trying a scalloped edge, since I had never done one before and then I saw Moonrise's binding treatment on her crazy quilt!!!! I had to try it, since it mirrored the cathedral windows! I hand sewed the folds to match the windows and I love how it came out! I am think about adding some embroidery embellishment in the binding - seeing all of the incredible embroidery this month I want to try more!!!!
I hope people don't mind me sharing a non-swap quilt, but I am really excited by how much this group is influencing and inspiring my quilts!
I embroidered little beaks, eyes and feet on the birds
I hope people don't mind me sharing a non-swap quilt, but I am really excited by how much this group is influencing and inspiring my quilts!
I embroidered little beaks, eyes and feet on the birds
05-30-2012, 05:36 PM
#754
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Upstate, NY
Posts: 82
Thanks guys! I really enjoyed this one and am a little sad to be finish, LOL.
Almond, thank you so much! You are so sweet!
...speaking of the gallery, I just uploaded all of the quilts from this thread (I hope I got all of the quilters correct!) I didn't think to add this one, but I suppose I could
Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I am excited to go to guild on Monday!
Almond, thank you so much! You are so sweet!
...speaking of the gallery, I just uploaded all of the quilts from this thread (I hope I got all of the quilters correct!) I didn't think to add this one, but I suppose I could
Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I am excited to go to guild on Monday!
05-30-2012, 06:07 PM
#755
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Fort Dodge, Iowa
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Thanks guys! I really enjoyed this one and am a little sad to be finish, LOL.
Almond, thank you so much! You are so sweet!
...speaking of the gallery, I just uploaded all of the quilts from this thread (I hope I got all of the quilters correct!) I didn't think to add this one, but I suppose I could
Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I am excited to go to guild on Monday!
Almond, thank you so much! You are so sweet!
...speaking of the gallery, I just uploaded all of the quilts from this thread (I hope I got all of the quilters correct!) I didn't think to add this one, but I suppose I could
Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I am excited to go to guild on Monday!
05-30-2012, 09:21 PM
#757
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 864
got my mini jewel from jillnjo today .......... It is adorable ..... I am hoping mine will go out to her Friday .... it is all hand work ........my fingers are lovin it ...... posting pics tomorrow........its late and I'm sooooooooooooooo tired
happy sewing to all ........ CQRobin
happy sewing to all ........ CQRobin
05-31-2012, 06:05 AM
#759
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Thanks guys! I really enjoyed this one and am a little sad to be finish, LOL.
Almond, thank you so much! You are so sweet!
...speaking of the gallery, I just uploaded all of the quilts from this thread (I hope I got all of the quilters correct!) I didn't think to add this one, but I suppose I could
Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I am excited to go to guild on Monday!
Almond, thank you so much! You are so sweet!
...speaking of the gallery, I just uploaded all of the quilts from this thread (I hope I got all of the quilters correct!) I didn't think to add this one, but I suppose I could
Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I am excited to go to guild on Monday!
05-31-2012, 06:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: a small village about 65 miles north of NYC
Posts: 551
I received my DQ from gramabiese on Tuesday, I will post pictures tonight or tomorrow night, as soon as I dig out the camera.
My quilt to her is a little late because I am working without opposable thumbs at the moment - have a huge bruise on my left thumb, not sure how I did it, probably when digging holes for my tomato plants - and jammed my right thumb when reaching to shift gears on my car (I love driving my stick shift but sometimes it can be a pain...) also bent the nail back and ripped it down in the nail bed - not completely ripped off, have super-glued it to keep it on until it grows out past the bleeding stage - you don't realize how many times you use your thumbs until both of them are out of commission at the same time - hurts even to push the elevator button
I'm hoping at least one of them will be functional enough that I can finish the edging on her dq tonight, or tomorrow at the latest - I am an ambidextrous lefty, but that doesn't work for me right now 
I keep on forgetting and hitting the space bar with my thumb and it's beginning to throb - ouchy!
My quilt to her is a little late because I am working without opposable thumbs at the moment - have a huge bruise on my left thumb, not sure how I did it, probably when digging holes for my tomato plants - and jammed my right thumb when reaching to shift gears on my car (I love driving my stick shift but sometimes it can be a pain...) also bent the nail back and ripped it down in the nail bed - not completely ripped off, have super-glued it to keep it on until it grows out past the bleeding stage - you don't realize how many times you use your thumbs until both of them are out of commission at the same time - hurts even to push the elevator button
I'm hoping at least one of them will be functional enough that I can finish the edging on her dq tonight, or tomorrow at the latest - I am an ambidextrous lefty, but that doesn't work for me right now I keep on forgetting and hitting the space bar with my thumb and it's beginning to throb - ouchy! 
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