The progress on the rail fence is great. I decided to make an accent color...I had the most of teal...and have it look like a trailing rail fence. I first sewed the teal to the dark, but that didn't show the trail. So I switched and frogged the teal onto the lighter. Much, much better....
Only a few spots to fill in.
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Last Thursday afternoon, DD asked if she and Angie the dog would be able to go to the cottage over this July 4th holiday if she had enough days off. Well, the cottage belongs to my in-laws...while they like dogs...they really are NOT pet friendly. Last year, I just gathered a couple of quilts and twin bedding to use 'my stuff' so my 'City Girls' wouldn't ruin 'Grandma's stuff'.
Panic time...I hadn't made that second quilt or brought the second set of twin sheets.
I went to my trusty parts department and dug out as many black.white and gray 2.5 inch strips I could fine.
I then cut a few more from the stash cupboard.
This will be a rail fence, easy and sleezy....Just what the doctor ordered for a twin quilt to be made in three days!
There is a new update at the cottage....no TV and no internet. So I have scheduled a few posts to appear. If I find wi-fi, then I'll link it up with Judy at Design Wall Monday.
Today is the first Saturday of July of the color red! One of my favorite colors!
Time for my Happy Blocks.
Five with red/white and blue sparkly dogs...
and five with Shopkins fabric I picked up off the free table at guild...
A quick run through the long arm with my favorite panto, serpentine and Bible Verses is done! (and bound, too!)
This Bible Verse panel quilt is coming along fast. After the initial shadows were made, it's been pretty straight forward sewing. I got the wild outer border a few weeks ago at a Quilter's Stash Sale that had passed away. The event was ca$h only and all proceeds were donated to the Casual Quilters QOV fund. After getting home and going through 'what' I 'brought'...I thought I needed to have given more $$. The least I can do is use the fabric as a donation as a way to honor our fallen fellow quilter...
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I've had this panel in my stash for what seems like forever! I finally decided to pull it out of the closet and use it...
This is still available for purchase and I was thinking about getting another yard so that I wouldn't have so many repeats but then I thought, 'Let's just use it'. I also decided to make these panel blocks into shadow boxes. One of my first blogger friends shared how to make the shadow boxes a long time ago and I still remember and use her technique. Thank you LindaJ!
I have a finish! The Lightening Fast Jelly Roll quilt is ready to go! I bound it in the various reds that I used in the blocks.
When I left off on my current quilt, Lightening Fast Jelly Roll by Primitive Gatherings, I was debating to re-use reds for the missing blocks or enhance the red stash...
Well, I went to a fabric stash sale and got more reds!
Here are all the blocks on the wall. Each block finishes at a whopping 16 inches!
Here they are all sewn together.
pattern: Lightening Fast Jelly Roll by Primitive Gatherings
On Saturday, DH and I met up with DS and his GF. and We took a boat ride! I love boat rides! It was fun to see the kids. It's been far too long...since Christmas and they only live about 60 minutes north of us.
Note to self...try to visit more often. :)
So, I did a 'thing'.
I'm pretty sure that I inadvertently promised a few compassion quilts for the hospice not too far from me. I was looking for a place to donate a few larger quilts and when I corresponded with the contact person, I was told that they are looking for twin size quilts that are NOT gender specific. Ummm....so much for those floral and pink UFO's I have been finishing up.
So I started a new quilt in reds and grays, careful to limit the floral patterns in the fabrics. I wanted a quick and easy one. My choice is Lightening Fast Jelly Roll by Primitive Gatherings. The first 5 blocks went together pretty quickly.
Then the next set.
Now I am stalled. This is my supply of red. I need 6 more blocks. Do I buy more red or repeat the reds I already have used? That its the question...
pattern: Primitive Gathering's Lightening Fast Jelly Roll
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