tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16499542910806678502024-03-05T04:35:05.648-05:00Pond Hollow Quilts Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-57577313755761627532022-06-04T11:20:00.001-04:002022-06-04T11:21:50.539-04:00Humble Quilts Antique Block Challenge<p> These are the five antique quilt blocks I received from Lori at Humblequilts.blogspot.com. The challenge was to incorporate them into a finished quilt. They were quite wonky…seams were wide and uneven…dye was unstable. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPgpbw2k09C3CTBcTlo8Ufbjbu_kTa95fVknrQmx5mY_Qq8TRZe7FlPqyc2n4mDZtbmHnPsSA1bkMI8ni6tYD9cr05PcqDYQk3_Y2WaA0fc1mBDEjClA2xOUFQR9gemQiseKlutyK64b6OUPwnRlWtlialxyR8BaBmmXi5XN__06EymTUHZUUVqRQ/s3959/1EE3C788-D565-4C3E-9AE8-0B5904611FD2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3959" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPgpbw2k09C3CTBcTlo8Ufbjbu_kTa95fVknrQmx5mY_Qq8TRZe7FlPqyc2n4mDZtbmHnPsSA1bkMI8ni6tYD9cr05PcqDYQk3_Y2WaA0fc1mBDEjClA2xOUFQR9gemQiseKlutyK64b6OUPwnRlWtlialxyR8BaBmmXi5XN__06EymTUHZUUVqRQ/s320/1EE3C788-D565-4C3E-9AE8-0B5904611FD2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I took them apart….</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGTat9tvqCDkyp20Gb7PKiuX7mVh1oqT1oyLtynwSxD3dmcOhXbVPvhfz0SwGbcW3HyT_ESGTq6p7ej_rPEYeCZL3WtmSVFh0ErkZ1I7W2MiLlFCqFDuNCNcZ6UxVmnC_t4yLHMSoNRUOM7L5YlenW74nplyPG8_e2qU2DvQf1afD73RTrnl3UV_6/s1666/B200E64B-B45E-4179-86AE-61F71C3C2495.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1666" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGTat9tvqCDkyp20Gb7PKiuX7mVh1oqT1oyLtynwSxD3dmcOhXbVPvhfz0SwGbcW3HyT_ESGTq6p7ej_rPEYeCZL3WtmSVFh0ErkZ1I7W2MiLlFCqFDuNCNcZ6UxVmnC_t4yLHMSoNRUOM7L5YlenW74nplyPG8_e2qU2DvQf1afD73RTrnl3UV_6/s320/B200E64B-B45E-4179-86AE-61F71C3C2495.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>….and created a new little quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlEKg81NKkHvGxd8qN96d7CgNcTp_GUQY224M27-eaqjFuZXiLSNMItKGvwBpej5VJd6LJFVhzOAPu03QxECIPn8bgS7SbBxotrcvOlHqm81PunQrUQEHYmxeoOD7LzRi9ZwDYPAgCywPjEJnH1bxbIbOJNXkc86OA_19xu_TbBp0FpHTv-fc20Bu/s3137/5BDD4B71-A999-4005-898A-2D2C7CF4B802.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="3137" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlEKg81NKkHvGxd8qN96d7CgNcTp_GUQY224M27-eaqjFuZXiLSNMItKGvwBpej5VJd6LJFVhzOAPu03QxECIPn8bgS7SbBxotrcvOlHqm81PunQrUQEHYmxeoOD7LzRi9ZwDYPAgCywPjEJnH1bxbIbOJNXkc86OA_19xu_TbBp0FpHTv-fc20Bu/s320/5BDD4B71-A999-4005-898A-2D2C7CF4B802.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxSjG8Enl3NwoFiIcRV5it8iz6JZ1ryBLHD0tL7w-QukN9D8g_J8b4CEVonYgxFV-zSXopoO5cHdQYrv_S1_0PJA2qi3BR9LjC-VfugmGBCWLLAKmWHEH06ZFbpwZFUa_Rh1hE7PapJmbTpVS8D0nPC07aTLBNCNYYSmNQ5PsQitU9aRn4n30XQji/s4032/577CA6CE-BE61-48A5-810F-861F5A00D5D0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxSjG8Enl3NwoFiIcRV5it8iz6JZ1ryBLHD0tL7w-QukN9D8g_J8b4CEVonYgxFV-zSXopoO5cHdQYrv_S1_0PJA2qi3BR9LjC-VfugmGBCWLLAKmWHEH06ZFbpwZFUa_Rh1hE7PapJmbTpVS8D0nPC07aTLBNCNYYSmNQ5PsQitU9aRn4n30XQji/s320/577CA6CE-BE61-48A5-810F-861F5A00D5D0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The binding and inner border fabric is the last bit of this vintage print that I have hoarded for years. I still want to add some handquilting (especially to the center blocks) but I think this is close enough to “finished” for now! Thank you for the challenge, Lori!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuiRy-6yEs5QAB9MueKQ1ueqXDYfgnGTSq5qNbkcj2DplAdYFSWcL0x0TMAdrsvFg0pD6RsShyfSB6uYnLyV49_s9CZI3zedPY4E2UWBgtnyAIF5H6kbsr_H_DQoOGn8PQr2Ty2wsRD_cTHfMpyHsQNWQ1uPmDdWi9Y1HqdgaWmZ1gdlnL-OlislY/s4028/47A1DBDA-59CA-4345-8F74-FD9E5E0DE797.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="4028" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuiRy-6yEs5QAB9MueKQ1ueqXDYfgnGTSq5qNbkcj2DplAdYFSWcL0x0TMAdrsvFg0pD6RsShyfSB6uYnLyV49_s9CZI3zedPY4E2UWBgtnyAIF5H6kbsr_H_DQoOGn8PQr2Ty2wsRD_cTHfMpyHsQNWQ1uPmDdWi9Y1HqdgaWmZ1gdlnL-OlislY/s320/47A1DBDA-59CA-4345-8F74-FD9E5E0DE797.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-34201943724084452192018-11-07T09:11:00.001-05:002018-11-07T09:11:43.146-05:00More from Market!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is such fun to see so many Quilters, designers, bloggers, and teachers (so many people do all 4 things!) in real person at market. I spotted Kaffe Fassett surprising one of Kathy Doughty’s friends with a piece of fabric she apparently coveted. So sweet!<br />
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We saw a beautiful, vibrant quilt at one booth and were directed to the maker’s booth.....It was by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle! Their company, Modern Quilt Studio has gorgeous fabrics (check out their warp + weft yarn dye fabrics) which were showcased by these quilts. Their website <a href="http://modernquiltstudio.com/">modernquiltstudio.com</a> offers much better photos of the fabric than what I have here.<br />
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Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-91374297211561591162018-11-05T00:46:00.002-05:002018-11-05T00:46:51.515-05:00Houston International Quilt Market 2018!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am so excited to be attending Quilt Market in Houston this year! I will try not to put exclamation marks after everything, but I am very enthusiastic about everything I have seen and experienced so far. Market started on Saturday, November 3 and runs through Monday, November 5. Quilt market has been held for almost 20 years (1979) and is the only wholesale trade show for the worldwide quilting industry. Did you know that the quilting industry is worth an estimated $3.7 billion yearly (yes, with a B) in the US alone?<br />
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There are many educational classes, demonstrations, business seminars, and opportunities for networking with industry professionals. Each morning there are numerous Take and Teach classes offered. Basically, these classes are designed to teach shop owners how to use a new product, often providing hands-on opportunities to create samples to take home. The biggest down fall on these classes? There are so many to choose from and you can only take one each morning. This morning I took “All the Secrets for Ultimate Handbag Construction “ by Cheryl Kuczek of Paradiso Designs.<br />
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She brought virtually every handbag hanging on the wall behind her to our Take and Teach class. She went over all the important construction details for the basic construction of the bag and then the different design features of each pattern. She patiently answered questions and passed around all the bags so we could closely examine them. She also has cool skirt/clothing patterns available. <a href="http://paradisodesigns.com/">Paradisodesigns.com</a> is her website and she can be found on Facebook at Paradiso Designs.<br />
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There are almost 900 exhibitor booths in the convention center offering wholesale goods. Most were<br />
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Here are a few pictures of exhibitors that caught my eye:<br />
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This was one piece of fabric (no patchwork or blocks). It was colorful abstract design with some white spaces. The white spaces were each creatively quilted and the pink areas were all quilted alike.<br />
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The following photo shows the fabric unquilted on the left and quilted on the right.<br />
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This would be a great way to enhance a neat piece of fabric and practice your quilting at the same time.<br />
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Here is some gorgeous hand dyed wool.<br />
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Mary Flanagan’s wool fabrics are hand dyed. You could purchase a bundle of her woolens that were dyed together in the same batch. They are such beautiful colors.<br />
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Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-2630494236397997702018-08-28T20:31:00.000-04:002018-08-28T20:37:00.966-04:00Another Vintage String Corduroy Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my brother’s Corduroy baby quilt that Sallie and Annie Johnson made. There are a couple of things that amaze me about these corduroy quilts. First, the variety of fabrics. These were made in the late 50s. There are two corduroy fabrics in my quilt (shown at the top of the blog) that appear in Jack’s quilt as tiny scraps. Can you find them? Otherwise, no fabrics are used in BOTH quilts. That’s quite a variety.<br />
Another thing that amazes me is that the seams are not bulky. This is a string quilt and there are lots of seams, but the thickness within the blocks and where the blocks are joined together is all very smooth and even. I can’t even feel the seam allowances.<br />
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The binding and the backing are of the same fabric. It seems to be some sort of nylon fabric. It’s kind of heavy and has a corded texture to it. The quilt has never been washed.<br />
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When you view the individual blocks up close, this just seems to be lots of random string blocks put together. But when the whole quilt is view at a distance, it is obvious that the quilter/designer took a lot of effort to lay the blocks out in a special order. I love how the large “X”s appear in both quilts.<br />
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Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-6575604490065488862018-08-23T17:42:00.000-04:002018-08-23T17:42:47.818-04:00More from Pond Hollow Quilts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am currently working on two special quilts. One is a wedding signature quilt (used as the guest register) and the other is my daughter’s graduation quilt. Sigh. The graduation quilt should be finished by this weekend but it looks like that’s not going to happen. If I had just made a quilt using a pattern, I would be finished. But no, I had to make it so unique and incorporate lots of different special fabrics (most of which I didn’t want to cut too small because it would lose the animals depicted on the fabrics.....it has an animal theme). So this is what is on my design wall right now:<div>
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Lol. Looks like I did cut those fabrics pretty small after all! Those of you who are familiar with Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran probably notice their influence on this design. I will add a few rows of black/white fabric to give some visual relief from all the color and pattern. Here is a glimpse of some of the fabrics:</div>
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If I had it to do over again, I would choose a pattern, maybe <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-mountain-majesties.html">Bonnie Hunter’s Scrappy Mountain Majesties</a> or something else with a repeating block (but still using scrappy fabrics). When you use a pattern, most of the time-consuming decision making has been done for you......never underestimate how much work is involved with figuring out block/piece sizes to get everything to fit together. At this point, I am keeping Gwen’s advice in mind: if it’s too long, cut it off......if it’s too short, add something. </div>
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Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-58078156421291230942016-09-04T16:15:00.000-04:002016-09-04T20:31:47.196-04:00Parker's Chevron Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the layout for my son's quilt. He looked through my Pinterest "Quilt Inspiration" board and chose this quilt. He wanted the same blue background and solid fabrics used in the photo I had pinned. Sigh. I have collected fabrics for years and years....and have virtually no solids. What's a girl to do? Go fabric shopping! Most of the solids are Kona cottons. I moved right along with the cutting, but matching those points has been a chore. If I followed Christa's instructions to the letter, I probably would not have this problem. https://christaquilts.com/2013/10/15/cover-girl/ is the link to her post.<br />
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I am happy with this block and wish all my points matched as well as these do.<br />
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The photo below shows two blocks sewn together. Most of the points in that photo do not match well. I am not concerned about every point matching perfectly, but I do want the finished quilt to look nice.<br />
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Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-61174686029417857792016-08-13T10:42:00.000-04:002016-08-13T18:33:42.710-04:00Hourglass Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently finished this Hourglass quilt. I am happy with the way it turned out but plan to add more quilting, maybe some by hand.<br />
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A post by Amanda Jean <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-beginning-of-epic-quilt.html">here</a> inspired me to use this pattern. Then, Bonnie Hunter announced the Hourglass block would be the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2016/07/hourglass-leader-ender-challenge.html">Leader-Ender</a> project for 2016. I look forward to making another one!<br />
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Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-22178384048979914572016-08-06T20:24:00.000-04:002016-08-06T20:24:15.076-04:00My very first post!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Welcome to my very first post on my new blog, Pond Hollow Quilts. My name is Sally and I live in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. I absolutely love fabric! If I compliment you on your shirt or dress or pants, I am probably thinking how beautiful it would be cut up and used in my quilt. I admit to buying some clothes just because I want to eventually cut it up for a quilt, and discouraging my children from buying anything made of non-quilty fabric (no polyester or knits). (We do lots of ironing, matter of fact I am starting to break away and encourage some wrinkle free clothing because neither teenager irons.) I am blessed with two sweet brothers-in-law who enjoy fine clothes, and gift me with their beautiful cotton shirts when they can no longer wear them. Likewise, both of my sweet sisters save all their natural fiber clothes for my quilt-making efforts. I try to stay away from fabric stores as much as possible. There is no way I can use up all the fabric I already have if I continue to buy more. But sometimes, a little new fabric gets the creative juices going. I had rather buy new fabric than new shoes! </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Pond Hollow is the name of a small rural area in South Carolina where my two great-aunts, Sallie and Annie Johnson lived. They made scrappy quilts, using fabric scraps, old clothes, and textile remnants that people gave them. They did not purchase fabric to make into quilts. That would have been too extravagant. All of their sewing was done on a Singer 99 treadle which I now use. Their quilts are mostly string quilts and all are quite heavy. (I <i style="font-weight: bold;">always</i> think of them when I am at the dentist and they lay that heavy blanket on me before an X-ray. That is what their quilts feel like.) The one featured here is made entirely out of corduroy! It is about 56 x 48. This was my 'baby' quilt that was made for me in the 50s. Thankfully, my mother didn't lay it on TOP of me! It was meant to be put on the floor and I would play on it. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">When quilting enjoyed a new popularity in the late 70s-early 90s, I was so excited and searched eagerly for directions on how to make something like these Pond Hollow quilts (my great aunts had passed away by this time.) Alas, everyone seemed to be enamored with Sunbonnet Sue, Grandmothers Garden, appliqué, Lone Star, many other quilts made with templates, patterns, etc. This was not what I wanted. I couldn't find any bit of information about these scrappy types of quilts. Bonnie. Hunter. When I stumbled upon Bonnie Hunter ( Quiltville.blogspot.com ), I had found my answers. I can never thank her enough for educating me about scrappy quilt-making and using vintage sewing machines. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">So! Is that enough history for my first post?! I hope this will evolve into a fun blog, covering quilty things but also including other day-to-day issues as life dictates. I am still figuring out the fundamentals of blogging, so please be patient. I would enjoy hearing from you!</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Take care,</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Sally</span>Sally Langston Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649954291080667850.post-83817924714430306502016-08-06T19:43:00.000-04:002022-11-08T08:33:35.960-05:00My Second Post!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First, I want to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my first post. Lots of words of encouragement and I appreciate every bit of it! I have been wanting to post again, but have not been able to get another photo to load. I think I finally have one on this post, but I would like to show close up photos of specific blocks/fabrics in the quilt. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Looks like maybe I need to establish a Google photo library or something? I thought there would be a way to transfer photos on my iPhone or iPad to the blog post.<br />
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The quilt at the top of this second post is also made entirely of corduroy fabrics. The fabrics in this quilt are not the same ones used in the first corduroy quilt I showed you....with the exception of two tiny scraps from quilt #1 used as corner pieces in two blocks in quilt #2. I think it is amazing that there was such a variety of corduroy fabrics available in the 50s. I am sure many of the fabric pieces were given to Aunt Sallie and Aunt Annie by friends that worked for various textile mills....probably some end of bolt pieces. My mother always commented when pointing out a particularly odd-colored or patterned fabric in one of their quilts, "I am sure they didn't buy THAT fabric. Probably someone from the textile mill gave it to them." Oftentimes, those "odd" fabrics add a certain spark to the quilts, don't you think? Once I figure out how to put multiple photos in one post, I want to show close ups of the different corduroy fabrics. I wish we could still buy some of these. It really would be awesome to reproduce some of them again. Out of curiosity I weighed this quilt.... 9 lbs. <br />
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I am working on a quilt for my son who recently graduated from high school. Was hoping to have it finished in time for him to take it to college this fall, but not too sure I will meet that goal! Thankfully, our weather will be warm a little longer. Maybe it will be completed in time for cool weather. I had him look at my Pinterest board of Quilt Inspirations so I could get an idea of what he wanted. He specifically chose this quilt. https://christaquilts.com/2013/10/15/cover-girl/ I hope that link works! It's the quilt she has on the magazine cover, with the navy background fabric. The only problem with this quilt is.....it's made entirely of SOLID color fabrics! I have a HUGE collection of fabrics and only a very few pieces of solids. Sigh. So it's been interesting working with just solid fabrics. I am still sewing the blocks together into rows. There are so many seams to match. I am not a perfectionist, thankfully, but I do want it to look nice! Thinking ahead and trying to figure out how I will quilt it. It will be done on one of my domestic (not longarm) machines. How would you quilt it?<br />
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