So...here's what I came up with for the Statue of Liberty panel. I miscalculated the center portion but believe it or not, the wrong measurement was 60 inches! I wasn't about to rip it all out, so it is what it is... Although I do wish I would have shadowed the larger Lady Liberty instead of the placing blocks to the left side of the panel...sigh...
So...can you believe I found another patriotic panel?
Quilted and bound! Another finish...
I worked on sewing together my next panel quilt top. This is where I ended up. I'm not real happy with the top/bottom border treatment but I will definitely re-visit this idea. 😀
So, I found another patriotic panel.
I pulled a few fabrics as potential go-withs, along with a pattern I wanted to adapt.
Quilted and Bound! and so HaPpY to have another odd shaped panel finished. 😍
Here it is! I'm not even sure of the name of the panel....
After a little time with the seam ripper, the next panel quilt is assembled. Sometimes when I need to make adjustments to a pattern, it's more trial and error than anything else!
A few ladies from the Wisconsin guild invited the group to participate in a Zoom Sewing Time last night. So I joined in! Bonus sewing time for me as I usually don't sew after dinner time.
I prepped out my stars and some binding...
I arrived in the sewing space a little early so I made the binding prior to the designated time. The binding is ready to go...now to quilt the quilt!
pattern credit:
top row: ribbon star from Quilter's Cache
bottom row: Ohio Star Quilter's Cache directions
Linking up with: Susan at MidWeek Makers
A few days ago, like maybe last Friday a package arrived for me. It was my winnings from the QOV Working Stars FB page and all I had to do was post 'what' I was doing for Labor Day weekend. Names were drawn randomly and I was one of three lucky winners!
Here is my post I what I was doing Labor Day weekend...a lot of watching stronger peeps! LOL
Thanks to Carol, the admin of the group, Andria, who randomly selected the winners and Lisa Sutherland who has donated kits from her store that she closed that didn't sell. Lisa's Quilt Jubilee storefront. Lisa has a page of free patterns that are great for QOV's, take a look! If you want a free pattern, save it now as she is going to be taking the patterns off her storefront and publishing a book! I know that there are a few that are on my wish list to make! It cost me $2.00 to join the QOV Working Stars FB group for the year and what! a great return on investment!
So....I have this panel.
and I pulled these fabrics as go-withs.
and I want to use this Patti Hyder pattern as inspiration.
The string quilt is quilted and bound!
pattern credit: string blocks foundation pieced, public domain
top/bottom border: Lisa Sutherland Quilt Jubilee free patterns
pantograph credit: continuous Baptist Fans
For the backing, I used up quite a few of the leftovers from other quilts. 😀
I finished piecing the string blocks into a flimsy. The question was 'how' to add length to the square quilt to make it rectangular. I was thinking of braids at the top and bottom but the solution I remember (and pretty easy!) is "thanks" to Lisa Sutherland! The flag print is a little narrow but it was all I had in the stash. :)
I was at loose ends before I went to stay with DD and her surgery. I really didn't want to start a big project but I had a few hours before I needed to leave and could sew. In my move, I unearthed a very old project that consisted of 24 - 10 inch muslin squares and a few strips of one patriotic strip cut at 1.5 inches. Of course, it was NOT labeled but I think just about every quilter would come up with the same idea...
STRING BLOCKS!
So I set to sewing a few before DD's surgery and a few when I got home.
Here they are on the design wall with a few other fabric as possible go-with's.
A very Happy Labor Day and a grateful Thank You to all who work and have continued to work during this pandemic season!
When we arrived on Friday night, this was the lake front.
On Saturday afternoon this was the lake front after the family 'crew' worked diligently all morning.
I finished the quilting on the Ribbon Star quilt!
I finished piecing together the ribbon star quilt.
Did you guess that I made the Ribbon Stars?
Count = eighteen stars.
My sewing space is just as I left it, except with a few upgrades from DH!
He hung my sewing quilt that was a gift from my MIL.
He hung the cork board up! Won't DD be surprised that I moved right into her cork board...lol
Also Baby remains covered up...soon, sweetie, soon...as soon as the last load of laundry finishes in the wash.
