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look what i rediscovered? a quilting project that i started when we were living on the east coast and i was spending most of my time doing things very "un" creative! i squeezed this project in during some of that time but as most of my larger quilting projects end up...it's not done yet!
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i didn't use a pattern rather i just laid all my existing scrap pieces on the bed and mixed them around until they all fit to make a rectangle; any place that needed some more color or to cover a space i added the top stitched pieces. each piece/row was sewn together then laid back out with the others to figure out where the next piece would go. kinda a puzzle quilt i guess!
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i have an intresting mix of fabric sources here. the lovely pinewheel floral is a Tracy Porter design (one of my faves), the ticking stripes are some basic calico's from the fabric store and the green plaid and the white eyelet actually are some repurposed shirts that i received free as samples!
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of course a sprinkle french knots here and there !
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i added some small little crochet applique pieces that also are embellishments snatched from a sample shirt.
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several pieces of this quilt are actually top-stitched over the other pieces. i'm hand quilting this which is why it's still not done and why it will still continue to take some time. i hope to do a little bit here and there when i can to get it moving along.
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2 comments:
I love the variety of fabrics in this, and embelishments are always such a great addition. I'll be looking forward to seeing this. Keep up the quilting, it will definitely be a beautiful piece to have finished. I don't know what size it is, but it will look great on a wall.
Your site is amazing, I would love to see more!
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