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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Mail Call!

Three things to be happy about:
(1) a stubborn mule (you get to feel superior!)
(2) children running
(3) eating breakfast for dinner

I got a very welcome package in the mail yesterday!

Remember my Scrap Crystals quilt, taught by Bonnie Hunter on her August 2013 Alaskan quilters' cruise?

(In case I haven't mentioned it, my approach to a quilters' cruise is this ... I work diligently during class time, perhaps I might drop in during the evening extra sewing time, but the bulk of the at-sea time?  I'm enjoying the ship's pools, shops, clubs, casino, eateries and just plain people-watching  - if I go home with only one block pieced, that's perfectly fine with me!)


I finished the top last April, I showed the finished top in this post.  In mid-September I sent it off to Missouri Star for quilting.

I'm quite satisfied with the results!  They estimated a 7 week turnaround - it was about 8 weeks but I wasn't in a hurry.


Can you see the quilting pattern?

(This iPad shot came out really dark)

I wasn't particular about the pattern, it's such a busy quilt!   But I picked a snowflake meander just because the quilt is called Scrap Crystals.    



I chose a backing fabric, they threw in the batting for free and trimmed it - and I had the audacity to ask for the scraps!

Well shoot, I paid for em...



Lots of scrappiness in this quilt!



The sashing treatment is different from Bonnie's.  I pieced blues and greens to make the strips, used neutral diamonds as cornerstones.

I blogged about making the pieced sashings here and here.

Just have to make the binding and a label and this UFO is officially finished!

Now to tackle that Texas Tumbleweeds... sew forth and sew on...

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4 comments:

  1. gayleNovember 16, 2016 at 9:42 AM

    What a beauty! I now have crystal envy!
    (Actually, I remember feeling this envy last spring when you were working on the borders. Still want to make one of these myself, and now even more!)

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  2. The Slow QuilterNovember 16, 2016 at 9:42 AM

    The quilt looks great, looking forward to seeing up close at the next meeting.

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  3. Vroomans' QuiltsNovember 16, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    It's beautiful and I like the quilting motif you chose for it. I am lucky to have a local quilter who sometimes has things back to me the next day (when I'm in a pinch).

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  4. LizA.November 16, 2016 at 11:15 AM

    What a happy day for you! Mine is inching slowly up to the top of my UFO list. Maybe after I get the piano key border for Tumalo Trail done....Finally got all 64 blocks done.

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