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Flags Quilt

October 2, 2012 jennifer Quilting and Sewing

I finished this quilt at the end of July but completely forgot to take pictures of it.

I’m so happy with how it turned out. I love the fabrics in it (England Swings, by Rebekah Merkle, with some Flower Sugar and a bit of Jennifer Paganelli) and I particularly like the way it has a crisp, patriotic feel without being entirely red, white and blue.

I also love the zig zag edge on the top and bottom of the quilt, which I bound with my favorite gray dot. I used a vintage sheet for the back. It reminded me of the ocean, and my Grandpa, and flags on ships in a harbor. I love the light blue ticking and wish I had ten of this sheet!

And so it’s been my summer quilt of choice on cool evenings.

This is my 6th finished quilt in 2012. Got to get going on others and finish them up!

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Quiet Morning

September 24, 2012 jennifer Musings on Life and Beauty, Quilting and Sewing

Around 4:30 a.m. I heard the click of my front door closing as my parents left for their journey home. Two hours later I was quietly getting my oldest two students and husband out the door for the day while the other children slept. They have no school today. The house was so still… the only noise being the breeze making it’s way through various open windows throughout the house. It’s a cloudy, cool morning.

My life is loud most of the time, so I chose to sit quietly in the stillness of the morning for a bit. From the living room couch I watched the curtains flutter in the wind as I tried something new:

I’m finally caving in to the hand quilting trend. It was kind of nice to snuggle under the quilt I was working on while being productive!

It lasted long enough for one stitching line in one small area before I heard the sound of footsteps upstairs. Then came quiet voices and a “Mommy!” from the three year old. A few seconds later there was an eruption of sound and my real day is officially begun. I’m off to do laundry, pay bills, clean the house, prepare food, organize play dates, and so forth.

But there is also this single running stitch to smile about.

A beautiful start to a gray but happy day.

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Vintage Holiday Quilt Top

September 17, 2012 jennifer Quilting and Sewing

The pictures aren’t great, but the quilt top is finished! Simple sashing and borders were a relief after wrestling with octagons. I’m very happy with this quilt and hope to make one or two more of the same pattern but in different colorways.

On the bottom row, I swapped blocks 10 and 12. I wasn’t laying the blocks out when I made number ten or I would have used different fabric choices because of block 7. I didn’t like the two blocks with the darkest red right next to each other so the switch works for me.

Because I’m making this entire quilt from scraps, I was thrilled to have enough yardage for the outer border. It’s totally strange to be taking pictures of a Christmas quilt on my green lawn, but I’m so happy to be getting this done now.

On to the backing and basting!

Jennifer