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Orca Bay Mystery Quilt Part 8

Posted on February 22, 2012 | 15 comments

It has been busy around here (mundane but necessary stuff), so I’m not accomplishing alot where sewing is concerned, but I am so happy I have completed the Orca Bay top!

The blocks that will become the pieced border:

Three borders sewn on:

I was going to stop with the white, pieced and black borders , but I thought it was too dark; that the top needs more color.

So I pieced an orange border:

And now the flimsy really is done.

It will be a while before Orca Bay gets quilted. I’ve never used a long arm service before, but I am saving my pennies for this one.

If you’d like to see previous posts on my version of the Orca Bay mystery quilt, you can follow my progress (including an alternate layout I made using EQ7) by looking under Categories > Quilts in the side bar.

Or:

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 1, click here.

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 2, click here.

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 3, click here.

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 4, click here.

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 5, click here.

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 6, click here.

For Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay mystery quilt – Part 7, click here.

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Orca Bay and Small Stuff

Posted on February 15, 2012 | Leave a comment

A little of this. A little of that.

See these two misplaced orange string blocks?

They are not misplaced any longer. I’ve ripped and resewed and now they follow the diagonal black blocks. I’m so happy that I only had to rework two of these little guys!

My sister created this beautiful bead necklace for me! (She loves me!)

In return, I am altering two blouses for her. Yes, I volunteered…she didn’t ask for anything. Yes…I hate mending and alterations! I can think of lots of things I’d rather do. I have a couple of clothing items that have been sitting in the sewing studio for months. They are mine…so I can let them sit there if I want. And I am.

One of the quilt guilds that I attend is asking members to create name tags. And a friend gave me an introduction to beading. So I thought I’d combine the two.

I found a leftover scrap from a quilt project to use for my tag (Oh yes, I love orange!).

Then I had to make things difficult for myself. Why did I think such a simple thing should be complicated with beadwork? I hope my name is somewhat readable when I’m through with this thing.

What’s the small stuff that you are working on?

Orca Bay Mystery Quilt Part 7

Posted on February 8, 2012 | 15 comments

My progress is slow, but steady. This week I am putting the blocks together and sewing them into a flimsy, also known as a quilt top.

The suggested method by Bonnie Hunter is to sew this design row by row. I prefer to sew sections of blocks together, so I have sectioned my quilt pattern. If you click on the photo below, you can see it close-up. This quilt is seven rows across by eight rows down.