Monday, March 16, 2015

A Couple a Little Ta Das

I have not completely finished a quilt in a long while, but I have a couple little projects completed.

The above wool quilt block is my part of a charity auction quilt my small group is doing this year for our local quilt guild. The quilt is from a 2005 series in Quiltmaker magazine named Home and Harvest by Erica Kaprove. I did the blanket stitch applique on my sewing machine and used DMC wool floss for the embellishing embroidery.

I have also finished another border of Auntie Green's Garden and sewn the first two middle borders to the quilt center. It is getting too big to capture in one picture very well.

Some of my stems are a very light green so the flowers look like they are just floating in mid air from a distance but on close up the soft lighter colors give a nice variety.

I think I am just going to leave it because I don't intend for this quilt to hang on a wall. I have started the bottom border next. There are five sections of flowers along the bottom so that will be my hand project for the next couple weeks.

I have also finished the Chubby Chicks top. I have the back pieced so it is ready to layer and start machine quilting.

My projects are lined up and waiting so to the sewing machine I go. Happy Stitching all.

 

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10 comments:

  1. JulieroseMarch 16, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Lovely pieces; I especially love (envy!!) Auntie Green's Garden--spectacular applique...hugs, Julierose

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  2. KarenMarch 16, 2015 at 1:22 PM

    I like the pot of wool flowers very much. And the chicks are cute as can be.

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  3. NancyMarch 16, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    Nice projects especially Auntie Green.

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  4. JanetMarch 16, 2015 at 2:08 PM

    Your Auntie Green border looks wonderful! It looks like such a fun project with lots of variety in the appliqued flowers - enjoy your stitching.
    Chubby chicks is absolutely adorable - what a great border :0)

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  5. helenMarch 17, 2015 at 5:44 AM

    Lovely chicks and beautiful Auntie Green!!
    Great work! So motivating!
    Best wishes!

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  6. LoriMarch 17, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Very nice! I like the green differences in Auntie Green as it gives it a vintage feel from the get-go.. So fun to have some finishes!

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  7. Every StitchMarch 18, 2015 at 2:10 AM

    Great progress! Auntie Green is so pretty - i like the way the vines stand out so clearly too :)

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  8. PaulaMarch 18, 2015 at 4:08 AM

    Your Auntie Green top looks really beautiful. I also like your wool block, I have never tried that, looks to be fun to do.

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  9. julieMarch 22, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    Love the embellishment on the wool block,

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