Saturday, September 25, 2021

Hey hey, a finish!

 Yes, it is back to Ripley's 

believe it or not today, I actually have a finish!

Big Ole Strings is done and dusted, 

as MAN says ( My Australian Niece).

I spent the morning, repairing 

a dog chewed blanket and patching 

a hole in a duvet for the kids .


I  fixed up this cozy blanket for my GD. 
It ended up being made into
2 small crib sized blankets they 
can use in the car this winter. 
Those blasted dogs!



  They are rescues 
so we make allowances but Mimi can 
only fix so many household linens!



Anywho, I did finish my project!


This design is one of my favorites and 
may end up as a repeater.  I am sure 
my lovely children each would like one!!



I even started some additional blocks so 
I feel  they are already committed to 
accepting and loving them. 

I started with some middles, 
just stitching together two high 
contrast strings and trimming them 
to a close to finished length. 



Then, after adding the strings to each side and 
trimming to size, ( these are 61/2") they 
are clipped together in a group of ten. 


There are about 100 plus of the 1/2 colored in 
the box already so I am well on 
my way to at least one more. 





My first turned out very well. 
The photo session outside 
went well and I have 
a dandy place on the railing 
to display it until gifting. 

The back of this quilt is made of 
20" squares. I find these use up 
smaller portions of fabrics and 
add a lot of interest to the back.
5 x 5 of the 20" squares
make 100" square back which 
is more than enough for my 
usual size bed quilt. 


So that is one thing checked off 
my todo list and 2 extra items complete!

Now to move on to the block chain
top and get something 
ready to stitch the rest of the day. 
Stay safe and sew on !
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6 comments:

  1. Lots of repairs and finishes - congratulations! Those dogs look entirely innocent - I can't believe it was them! Thanks for linking up to TGIFF.

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    1. We still haven't figured out who the guilty party is ! They do look innocent don't they! I have a great sew day camping tomorrow too, so I am working on my little houses! Have a great week!

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  2. Great quilt finish, Deb!! I think your pieced backing is a brilliant use of large leftover chunks of fabric. It makes the back almost as interesting as the front!

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  3. I know, right! It makes the quilt almost reversible . My eldest likes the backs too and often uses it as the top. Since my goal seems to be to surround myself with piles of fabric, I may start the in and out stash monitoring in the new year! It should be an eye opener!

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  4. Sorry about the doggie damage. I fixed some of that too.

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