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How I Spent My Saturday Afternoon

Posted on May 17, 2020 | 24 comments

I had a very pleasant Saturday afternoon off from the day job, so I spent the time doing some prep work for sewing.

Bonnie Hunter had a leader/ender bow tie challenge back in 2011. I decided to make this quilt back in 2018 (you can see that post here, and you will find a link to BH). No hurry. Nope. None at all.

I’ve been out of cut squares to make more bow tie blocks, so I cut a few more. I don’t have a picture of those, but I do have a picture of the finished blocks.

There are more than 578 little bow ties in this basket!

Remember the Lets Sew Quilt Along?

I have finally pin basted it!

While I had the pins and table set up, I pin basted Floral Reflections, too.

The inspector got involved…she had to check out the safety aspect!

I will be working on ESS (Every Stinking Seam…Cindy Needham’s version of SITD…Stitch in the Ditch). This will take a while!

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Quilt on!

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Tagged Bonnie Hunter, bow tie, Floral Reflections, free QAL, LCsCottage, leader/ender, Lets Sew Quilt Along, Partners in Design, pin basting, Quilt Nouveau Designs

Lets Sew Quilt Along Layout

Posted on September 13, 2019 | 19 comments

I am happy to say that I have all 13 blocks from the Lets Sew Quilt Along sewn together!

Before the deadline of September 23rd!

My version is 65″ x 67″…a pretty good size…not so much a wall hanging. I’ve taken an indoor photo so you can get an idea of how big it is.

I made a big cutting error when I cut more of the black and white tiles. I cut them bigger than the size that I had planned for.

I was in a hurry. I am absolutely sure that had nothing to do with the error!

I imagined Tim Gunn looking over my shoulder.

Keep calm and carry on.

Make it work.

I think I might need lime around the outside. I may be making one more border. But that is not happening anytime soon.

I have a week off from work, and I am so looking forward to taking a trip!

Partners in Design

Sewing Machine Block

Quilters Mug Block

Spinning Spools Block

Quilt Shop Block and Segment 1 Wrap Up

A Pressing Issue (Iron) Block

Tomato Pincushion

In Stitches Block and Segment 2 Wrap Up

Who’s Got the Thimble Block and Segment 3 Wrap Up

Lets Sew Quilt Along Layout

How I Spent My Saturday Afternoon (Pin Basting)

Lets Sew Quilt Along Peak 1

Lets Sew Quilt Along Peak 2

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Tagged free QAL, lcsottage, Lets Sew Quilt Along, Partners in Design, Tim Gunn

Lets Sew Quilt Along Segment 3 Wrap Up

Posted on September 1, 2019 | 14 comments

Block 13 of Segment 3 of the Lets Sew Quilt Along QAL is called Who’s Got the Thimble? and is designed by April Adams of Janda Bend Quilts.

This was a fun and easy block to make! The shelves of colorful thimbles are a great addition to this quilt along!

And I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the resident feline made off with the missing thimble!

To wrap up Segment 3, participants are asked to show a photo of our four blocks together.

Next up, setting all thirteen blocks together into a flimsy!

To join in the fun, visit Partners in Design.

Sewing Machine Block

Quilters Mug Block

Spinning Spools Block

Quilt Shop Block and Segment 1 Wrap Up

A Pressing Issue (Iron) Block

Tomato Pincushion

In Stitches Block and Segment 2 Wrap Up

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Tagged April Adams, free QAL, Janda Bend Quilts, LCsCottage, Lets Sew Quilt Along, Partners in Design, quilt blocks, Who's Got the Thimble