this is my new favorite!!! i'm in love with this quilt. i could make 100 more. (literally i could with all the scraps i have);) i just love it and can't wait to see everyone elses.
i straight line quilted this quilt. i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the grid look on this but DO NOT LIKE straight line quilting AT ALL!!!!! i will do this style when i thing it works for the quilt other than that i'm sticking with stippling! WAY easier!!! i didn't buy any fabric for this quilt either!!! i'm loving this whole using what i have theory!!
just a closer look at the front. this quilt measures 62x85. i have a feeling that i will be using this quilt A LOT!!! i want to take it everywhere i go.:) i'm a total nerd and i love it!
i used some walmart green polka dot that at one point i had 15 yards. i don't think i have any yardage left.:( oh well. it was used at least.
since i have been gone for awhile i thought i'd share a few of the reasons why. one is this quilt. my new pink and orange quilt. IT'S A LOT OF PIECES. and i'm still not done cutting out. not to mention all the small sewing that needs to happen. but i really think this quilt will be worth it.
i'm also working on the stippling of this quilt. hopefully, i will be able to post it done at the end of this week. cross your fingers.:)
other stuff that's kept me busy (like most people) are kids and holidays. this is some of the fun the boys and cousins had on the 4th.
the cousins.
what made this year sooooo much fun for the boys was that they got to light some of the things!!! i wasn't so sure but my parents my sister and brother-in-law and my husband all assured me that we would all be right there!:)
i have also been dealing with a stressed cat. i'm not kidding. he was having internal problems and the bet told me it was due to stress. how does peter (the cat) spell stress. R-U-B-Y.:) we have to work on keeping ruby away and destress our cat. we are crazy!!!
lastly, i woke up about a week ago and thought that a woodpecker was going to town on one of our trees outside. well, come to find out it was the tree spliting. so now our tree looks like this...
kind of sad. and we have one more that needs to come down. we are going to only have one tree out front now. i'm usually talking very badly about these trees come time to rake but now that it's down i was sad i ever got mad at all the leaves it made.:) oh well, we will plant a new one and in 25 years or so we will have a decent tree again.:) only 25 years or more.:) Hope you are having a FANTASTIC summer.
this is my new favorite!!! i'm in love with this quilt. i could make 100 more. (literally i could with all the scraps i have);) i just love it and can't wait to see everyone elses.
i straight line quilted this quilt. i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the grid look on this but DO NOT LIKE straight line quilting AT ALL!!!!! i will do this style when i thing it works for the quilt other than that i'm sticking with stippling! WAY easier!!! i didn't buy any fabric for this quilt either!!! i'm loving this whole using what i have theory!!
just a closer look at the front. this quilt measures 62x85. i have a feeling that i will be using this quilt A LOT!!! i want to take it everywhere i go.:) i'm a total nerd and i love it!
i used some walmart green polka dot that at one point i had 15 yards. i don't think i have any yardage left.:( oh well. it was used at least.
since i have been gone for awhile i thought i'd share a few of the reasons why. one is this quilt. my new pink and orange quilt. IT'S A LOT OF PIECES. and i'm still not done cutting out. not to mention all the small sewing that needs to happen. but i really think this quilt will be worth it.
i'm also working on the stippling of this quilt. hopefully, i will be able to post it done at the end of this week. cross your fingers.:)
other stuff that's kept me busy (like most people) are kids and holidays. this is some of the fun the boys and cousins had on the 4th.
the cousins.
what made this year sooooo much fun for the boys was that they got to light some of the things!!! i wasn't so sure but my parents my sister and brother-in-law and my husband all assured me that we would all be right there!:)
i have also been dealing with a stressed cat. i'm not kidding. he was having internal problems and the bet told me it was due to stress. how does peter (the cat) spell stress. R-U-B-Y.:) we have to work on keeping ruby away and destress our cat. we are crazy!!!
lastly, i woke up about a week ago and thought that a woodpecker was going to town on one of our trees outside. well, come to find out it was the tree spliting. so now our tree looks like this...
Love the quilt and totally understand that you want to take it everywhere!
ReplyDeleteAlso look forward to the quilts in progress! (QUIPs wouldn't be a bad acronym either..)
Any idea why your trees are splitting? I've never heard of that before. But I understand it's heartbreaking to cut one down, so many years before a replacement is there. Wonder how loggers do it, I guess it's not much different from working in a slaughterhouse...
Cheers,
Christine
http://cuttingedgequilt.blogspot.com/
Love your quilt!! I'm going to have to add that to my list of things I want to do (like I need to add more things to that list!). Sorry about your tree, its always sad to lose a mature tree. You might want to check out a honey locust for a replacement. I work for a commercial real estate developer and we use them a lot on new construction. They grow very fast and the leaves just kind of disintegrate when they fall in the autumn which means no raking. I'm in Louisville (Kentucky) and I'm not sure if they grow everywhere but you might check. they're really pretty too!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the quilt. I can see why it's your favorite. I love white in quilts. They just make everything pop.
ReplyDeleteWhat size was each block? I'd love to make one?
I just love love love this quilt! The colors are so vibrant and the pattern is so simple. The quilting is great too. Simple but does lend something to the whole piece. Love it! Jenn
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and I'm not even sure how! Love the nine patch quilt! Gorgeous! I started cutting out my squares but had other things to do and I didn't have enough squares yet. Maybe this will be a fall project for me. :D
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt! It is just beautiful. I can see why it's your favorite. I love the contrast of all the colors against the white.
ReplyDeletelook at all those little pieces. I can not wait to see what your are transforming them into. I love your 9 patch quilt. I hope mine turns out.
ReplyDeletegreat quilt......I may have to make one myself! ;o)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if your other tree has the same problem, but did you know that you can bolt some trees together so that they will not completely split? They'll continue to grow and even cover up the bolts eventually.
ReplyDeleteYour nine patch looks wonderful! I haven't started to sash yet, but was wondering what to use for binding - I love the green polka dots! I'm just getting ready to start my own ornage and pink quilt! I can't wait to see what yours will be like.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning quilt.
ReplyDeleteI can see why you love it so much.
Andi :-)
Fabulous!!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteyour new favorite quilt is amazing!!! i just love love LOVE it! (i'm laughing that you could make 100 more of them...just by using your scraps. i'm in the same boat!)
ReplyDeleteand poor poor peter... :(
OK now I've got to get my rear in gear and finish my 9 Patch. Yours is fantastic, I like what you did on the back too! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteAwesome quilt!! I'd carry it around with me too :)
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is amazing. Makes me want to get to work on something new.
ReplyDeleteReally love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteOh yes this quilt is just fabulous. I love it. Still haven't done mine. I really have to...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! Great quilt, and kids! Hoping the cat becomes less stressed and that poor tree!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love seeing your life in pictures! The 9 patch is GORGEOUS and I can't wait to see the pink & orange.
ReplyDeleteOh your quilts are AWESOME!!! I love them too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I've got a nine-patch on my to-do list for sure! Well done!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and FUN! quilt Heather. I think Amandajean has met her match in you! ~Hjordi
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, your quilt is just beautiful! I am definitely inspired! And all that straight line quilting? You are brave!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates - I love seeing what you are working on!
I love your quilt!! I bet it is like an I spy quilt for you. You can look at it and remember where the scraps came from. Your new quilt already holds lots of memories!
ReplyDeleteit is so great what you put in this blog-entry: joy (the great, great, great new quilt), sadness (the gone tree) and a very interesting cliffhanger (how will the cat do??) - love it all!! and i am totally admiring your quilting: great job, it looks really good!!
ReplyDeleteah, and please keep us posted on the poor cat, i love that pic by the way :-)
Love that 9-patch quilt...I'd be takin' it along everywhere too!
ReplyDeletethere is so much fun in hanging out with the cousins! i'm over from simply this n that looking for insiration. i finished the top of my first quilt this month :)
ReplyDeleteI am really pretty new to quilting and don't have much of a stash at all but LOVE this quilt and want to make it asap! Would you consider selling some of your scraps? I love the fabrics you used and if you have a bunch of small pieces you'd like to be free of I would be VERY interested. Let me know.
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Thanks!