Sewing Circle

So I decided I would see how long it actually takes to make a quilt. (A clear sign that I need a life).

Sunday I got up sat on my deck staring at the boats, went to lunch with a friend... and then set to work. Cutting, sewing, cutting, sewing... two size blocks... fairly large blocks to keep it simple: 20(ish)"x3" and 10(ish)"x5.25"...

There was a 4400 marathon on so I spent a lot of time watching that... I really need rear speakers...
Anyway... the point is Sunday I got the entire thing pieced, sandwiched, quilted (stitch in the ditch method), and trimmed by the time I was ready to go to bed. Yesterday I got home from work put binding on it (which is much more of a feat than you may realize...

and now it is complete... I don't know if I will do that again anytime soon but it was nice to see how much actual time it takes.

I think I am going to send this one to my year long swap partner from getCrafty since her birthday was Sunday and she has sent me some stellar things so far…

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I am hosting a sqare swap on getCrafty it is the third or fourth one I have done... the squares are pretty cool and a fun way to make a crazy quilt; to incorporate fabrics you might not have seen; and to see squares up close and personal that you may have been previously afraid to attemp. Here is a picture of some of the squares that I have received so far.

If any of you are interested let me know!

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Ok I couldn't just finish the first and not the second... now it is complete... I used cotton for the back and some flanned I had that matched, but not enough to do the whole back with.
I also practiced my binding on this one... it looks better than the pea quilt and was a little easier; but I still do not love doing it.

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I finished the pea quilt! I used this really soft green fabric that looks like peas... I even did binding on the edges which I hate doing.

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Oh baby. My quilt is sewn together and all three layers are pinned together!

Time to quilt this sucker!

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I got super industrious this weekend since I had time off and was actually home for once in what seems like ages.
I spent time piecing together a few baby quilts... 2 to be exact. I forgot to purchase batting so the finishing will have to wait until this weekend... They both measure 45"x45"

This is the one is baby farm animals for my friend pregnant with a boy:

This one if for a friend pregnant with a girl but HATES pink and purple:

I am hapy with them...

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