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Harriet's Journey BOM
Originally Posted by QuiltingVagabond
(Post 8517125)
I'm going to a retreat this weekend, and plan to finish as many Harriet blocks as possible! I would like to get this one done so that I can move on to the Bonnie Hunter mystery later this month. Wish me luck!!
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Oh, a retreat. My quilting group cancelled their fall retreat. I seemed very odd not to pack up and take off for a long week-end early in October. I miss the chatter, focused piecing and quilting and more chatter with like minded friends. Lucky duck you, Quilting Vagabond.. Enjoy!
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I hope you have a great time QuiltingVagabond, and make good progress on your blocks!
I found my border fabric for Harriet, an aqua toile by 3 Sisters. |
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Here are my blocks for this month (I already had the Ds done because of working ahead). Throughout the journey I have continued to make questionable fabric choices that I know will not be optimal; I think it's a matter of curiosity about how they will look overriding my good sense..
I have only eight more blocks to go (!), not counting the two remaining applique blocks. I'm currently working on the oak leaves, which are not as impossible as I thought they would be. |
How courageous of you to use stripes. I avoid them because I want struggle with getting them going in the "right" direction. Why give myself a frustration headache, I say? Good for you.
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Just home from the retreat, I was able to finish 21 Harriet blocks, including the ones for November. I will post a picture once I get them uploaded. I still have 15 or 16 to go I think. Once I got to the retreat, I discovered I didn't have much of my background with me (lots more at home of course). So it became a little mind game to see if I could make it last. I came home with slightly more than a 12 inch square LOL.
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My November blocks
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Congrats, QuiltingVagavond. Good progress on your blocks. Sometimes having a shortage forces us to be creative! Good work, my quilting friend.
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Quilting Vagabond, your blocks look great! Sounds like the finish line is in sight for you after your hard work at the retreat!
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I have finished my blocks (!), except for the two remaining applique blocks. Next job is to figure out how I want to enlarge the several wonky, smaller by more than 1/8 inch blocks, and finalize my sashing idea.
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