Author: Mary

Assembled

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The Autumn Windmills top is done. Thanks for the input on the border … most of you seemed to feel like I did that the darker one was a better frame for these blocks.

And since I just can’t waste the leftover bits of the strip sets, there’s a doll quilt too. I’ve got the pieces sewn together already and I’ll put a small border on it tomorrow.

I’ve set aside the other leaf print with a green and a neutral fabric and will probably use it for one of the 3 fabric quilts using the leaf as the focus fabric.

Stolen

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I know sharing my quilts on the internet leaves me open to people using them for their own purposes but imagine my surprise when I was on Pinterest and this popped up … yes, that’s my quilt and photo with my website clearly stamped on it.

When I clicked the link, I find it on sale at this website. They claim to work with designers but I’m assuming they just steal the ideas they want to use. I’ve written and asked them to remove it immediately. Let’s see if they respond.

Which border?

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I finished the windmill blocks today and I’ll look at them on and off over the next day or so and move some around but the big question is which border fabric to use.

The one on the right is my favorite but as I was making the blocks I felt the darker one on the left looked better with the blocks … I’m still leaning that way but I’m waffling a little. What do you think?

A visit

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Keith took me to get my haircut this morning and then he ran in and did the grocery shopping … I’m so lucky he not only doesn’t mind but actually likes doing it because I don’t like to grocery shop at ALL.

This afternoon I sewed an hour before the kids came for a short visit and for dinner … and sewed an hour afterwards. I’m making progress on the Windmills quilt and expect I’ll finish up the blocks tomorrow.

I felt very happy to see my girls two days in a row! With Chris and Becky working full time and the girls both in softball they stay very busy. I’m not complaining … we get to see them a lot more than we did when we were in Tampa and that’s one of the reasons we moved up here full time.

Adam and the kids are coming to visit next weekend and they’ll come back and have dinner with us all while Adam is here.

A new start

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I had a busy day so didn’t sew but a few hours today, making a start on my Windmills quilt for National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. I’ve got 24 blocks made and some others in progress and will sew a little on it tomorrow night.

So what was I doing the rest of the day? We went to watch one of Rae’s softball games. It was great to get outside and to see my girls!

Mo sat and chatted with me.

And Rae posed for a photo with us in between the game we watched … which her team won … and the next game they had. We only stayed for the one game which left a little time for sewing before dinner.

Assembled

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The Monkey Wrench top is done and I love how it turned out. I will write this one up for the website within the next week or so.

Jelly Rolls

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Did you know tomorrow is National Sew a Jelly Roll day? Stephanie from my HeartStrings group shared that nugget so my plans changed a bit today. Instead of doing some assembly AND binding, I’m trying to get the Monkey Wrench blocks together so I can sew along this weekend.

I knew I had some Autumn Jelly Rolls from Connecting Threads in a bin somewhere … and bonus … look at the border fabrics I found with them.

I don’t usually use a border on my Windmill quilts but I will on this one. I quickly drew it out this afternoon. Of course the blocks will be scrappier than shown … Not sure which border I’ll choose yet. I’ll make the blocks first and then decide.

Brief Instructions for my Windmills quilt

So all I needed to get ready to sew this weekend was a background fabric …. Yep, the ones I wanted to choose from were in the bottom two bins but Keith came downstairs and moved the bins around so I could look through them.

Are YOU going to sew a Jelly Roll quilt this weekend?

Monkey Wrench

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The blocks are done and ready to be assembled … with any luck over the next few days I’ll get the top done. It’s simple but I’m happy with how this one is turning out!

After finishing the blocks, I started hand stitching the binding on the Rainbow HeartStrings quilt. I’m being careful not to sit and stitch more than 30 minutes at a time without getting up and doing another activity … I’ve done 2 “ 30 minute sessions” so far and am a little more than halfway done so this will probably be finished tonight or tomorrow.

I won’t get any quilting done this week – it was kind of silly to think I’d be up to that yet but I’m very happy to be sewing and happy for the progress I have made.

Lunch

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Keith got me out of the house today and took me to lunch by the lake. Definitely lifted my spirits just like being back to work.