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a label especially if there s a lot of info you want to include just iron your label fabric to a sheet of freezer paper you can cut the paper to size or use pre cut paper design the label in a word processing program and print the label using a dot matrix or laser printer note some sources say not to feed fabric through a laser printer but i ve done it plenty of times with no problems time for another cup of coffee and maybe finally some stitching time posted by angie at 9 25 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mardi gras memories tuesday february 7 2023 hometown quilt along my house is still in chaos from all the fixer upper projects so only a small amount of stitching got done this week the construction guys are trying to finish everything up by tomorrow once they re finished i ll just have time to get the house put back together before the boys arrive home next week for mardi gras sewing will probably take a back seat until after they leave and even though i ve been trying to focus on wrapping up some ufos i have been making plans to start a new project hometown quilt by diane knott used by permission of the quiltmaker quiltmania s 2023 hometown quilt along by diane knott you may have already read about the qal on quiltmania s blog or on diane s butterfly threads blog the first month s directions went live on january 11th i knew i wouldn t be able to start cutting and sewing immediately but i could rummage through the stash and come up with some fabric choices in email conversations with diane she hinted a new orleans themed fabric choice would be fun i have already done one new orleans house quilt but the thought of mardi gras houses is still appealing instead of modern mardi gras houses i could honor the antique architecture of new orleans with some reproduction purple green and gold mardi gras colors houses this jamestown fq bundle from nancy gere would be a good starting point or maybe a hometown christmas quilt old sturbridge village by judie rothemel this would be straight out of my childhood a very brady hometown bloomin bunch by maureen mccormick then there s the fig tree inspiration a little catalina hometown from joanna figueroa i haven t made a decision yet i might just have to write the fabric collection names on slips of paper and pick one from a hat are you inspired to join the qal and make your own hometown posted by angie at 7 56 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hometown qal tuesday january 31 2023 antique tiles needs a border my house has been in chaos for the past week as some much needed updates and repairs are underway i still managed to find some time to sew with an almost complete flimsy to show for it i took cynthia s wabi sabi quilts advice to try using white for the side and corner triangles i m very pleased the results thank goodness for the all in one quilter s reference tool to keep me on track for the layout and cutting sizes the top currently measures about 60 x76 i d like to add a border to give it a little extra size and to help stabilize the edges i m envisioning a narrow framing border followed by a wider white border i pulled a few fabrics from my stash to audition for the narrow border this stripe is my favorite but i only have a scant half yard maybe enough for a 1 1 2 inch border the colored dots look better in person than in the photo but i think they get lost with all the strong colors in the blocks plus all the bright white i have plenty of this striped fabric but i like it less because it has so much green it s probably what i ll end up using unless some other fabric jumps out of the stash and insists on being used i have lots of fabrics that read as solids so a calming blue or teal fabric might be a good choice i could even use that calming fabric for the binding thoughts as i was assembling all those blocks and sashing strips and cornerstones i needed a mindless leader ender project to make the stitching easier my quilt guild friend judy came to my aid pointing out a great stash buster project twirling at the disco she had already started assembling components for her own version of the quilt last night she shared her version of the quilt at our guild meeting i love that she used green for her background fabric posted by angie at 3 40 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels antique tiles quilt block twirling at the disco quilt tuesday january 24 2023 rewind sadly i don t have a lot of quilt making progress to report this week dear hubby and i are trying to wrangle some home remodeling projects and that s cutting into my quilting time last week was also the gulf states quilting association quarterly meeting and i was very involved in arrangements for that i did get to meet a blog reader and fellow gsqa member hi suzanne despite the distractions i did make a start on adding sashing to the antique tile blocks the next step is to add the remaining white sashing plus cornerstones in rainbow colors i have all the pieces cut i just need to stitch everything together i m debating what fabric to use for the side and end triangles with the white sashing i may need to use something with a little contrast or the blocks will just be floating in a sea of white i did a little bag sewing prior to the holidays i love the lola pouch pattern because it s easy to assemble and the finished bag is roomy enough for all kinds of stitching essentials i made two of them as christmas gifts for quilting friends but forgot to take pictures these flamingo bags will eventually go to my sisters dear hubby made two of these wooden chests as good bye gifts for co workers this is one he made for me many years ago it still lives in my sewing room is handy for storing all sorts of paraphernalia he asked me to come up with a way to gift wrap the chests so i made drawstring bags from some christmas fabric in my stash an aside dear hubby retired at the end of december after 40 something years in practice when he was cleaning out his desk he came across this picture from the early days no i m not in the picture the mustache is long gone but he still looks the same back in august i took a class at my lqs mes amis quilt shop and came home with a mondo bag what is a mondo bag it s a large quilted tote bag made with a fusible foundation that holds the fabric squares in place prior to stitching it s a fun way to use fabrics from jelly rolls charm packs or mini charm packs i had so much fun making the first mondo i made another i used one jelly roll terrain by kate spain for the two bags plus yardage for the lining i have another mondo fusible sheet waiting for inspiration i ve been envisioning a bag made with toile fabrics from my stash posted by angie at 3 24 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels antique tiles quilt block lined drawstring bag lola pouch mondo bag tuesday january 17 2023 ufos are calling there s nothing like that new year new projects feeling at the start of the new year you look forward to entering your tidy and organized sewing space ready to roll with an exciting new quilting project that does not describe my 2023 quilting new year definitely not a tidy and organized sewing space because there are too many ufos time to tackle the boxes and bins of projects that have been languishing first up antique tile blocks i started making these in late 2021 as a rainbow scrap challenge project after laying out the blocks in different configurations i decided to set them on point and use sashing and cornerstones to add some distance between the colors and fabrics my calculations told me i needed to make some additional blocks to get 5 rows of 4 blocks and 4 rows of 3 blocks got that since my 2 inch strip bin was overflowing it didn t take long to assemble the block components i found additional background fabric in my stash so i should be good to go for the sashing and side triangles can i finish up this flimsy by the end of the month another rainbow scrap challeng rsc project that got set aside blackford s beauty blocks i started these just to play with the block construction but i didn t have a specific layout or finish in mind i love the chain effect created by the four patch blocks so i think i ll speed up my production of these and go for a large ish quilt the blocks finish at 16 inches the rsc color for january is blue brights and darks and i ve already prepped two blue blocks and then there are the blackford s beauty blocks in reproduction fabric scraps these might languish a bit longer mostly because my repro scrap stash is not huge i m thinking this will be a smaller project wallhanging size for example then there s this good sized bin of purple green and gold yellow scraps left over from the mardi gras memories quilt i d much rather use up as much of this fabric as possible than return it to the shelves what do do when you want to use up lots of scraps pull out your accuquilt 5 inch tumbler die of course that s just scratching the ufo surface but these should keep me busy for a couple of weeks posted by angie at 6 36 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels antique tiles quilt block blackford s beauty quilt block tumbler quilt monday january 9 2023 as the needle sews hi quilting friends i thought my quilt blogging days might be over as i lost my blogging mojo somewhere during the second half of 2022 i decided to take a break from blogging and see if i was well and truly finished with the medium it s only been in the last few days i ve thought about giving the blog a visit i don t know how my blogging efforts will carry out in 2023 but i m going to make a start and see what happens even though i lost my blogging mojo i didn t lose any quilting mojo here are a few finished projects from 2022 i finished this mini quilt in june 2022 with plans to share it for wendy s the constant quilter monthly mini challenge i never got around to posting it as i got called away to help my mom move to an independent living facility the selvedge basket blocks were made in 2016 for a blog hop celebrating diane knott s first book scrap quilt secrets it doesn t show up in the pictures but i hand quilted some flowers inside the basket handle then machine quilted the basket outline now i have the perfect easter wall hanging yay i finally finished blackbird designs gathered harvest quilt well it s still waiting for binding sleeve and label but i should have that finished by the end of january undercover in chicago v a mystery quilt by debbie caffrey my local quilt guild does a mystery quilt every year as a new member this was my first year to participate the goal is to finish the quilt and share it at our annual christmas meeting in december i m happy to say i met the goal i still need to add a label so i ll share more pictures when that s done bonnie hunter s carolina chain the blocks were made as a rainbow scrap challenge project and finally assembled late last summer the finished quilt has already been gifted and i forgot to take more pictures another rainbow scrap challenge project burgoyne surrounded which got started in 2017 the picture only shows the block arrangement prior to assembly but they got assembled and are awaiting their turn to be quilted mardi gras memories pattern by diane knott my regional quilt guild gulf states quilting association will be holding their quarterly meeting this month in new orleans my local guild cotton pickin quilters is co hosting the meeting and our theme is mardi gras mardi gras will be celebrated february 21 this year the call went out for mardi gras themed quilts to decorate the meeting venue so of course i had to contribute fortunately i had started the quilt much earlier in the year so it wasn t a huge hurdle to finish ok that s enough for now i still have some holiday projects to talk about and then there s that pesky planning for 2023 quilts maybe the blogging mojo is returning posted by angie at 4 33 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels burgoyne surrounded quilt block carolina chain quilt gathered harvest mardi gras memories scrap quilt secrets selvedge quilting undercover in chicago v tuesday june 14 2022 red white and blue twister quilt finish i m still trying to stay focused on finishing my gathered harvest appliqué quilt but i managed to sneak in some binding on a long standing ufo according to a previous blog post i started the quilt in early june 2012 i loved collecting all the red white and blue fabrics for the quilt but didn t love the resulting quilt top and put it away to marinate i rediscovered the quilt top about 2 years ago and inspiration struck i added the white white on white scattered stars and blue moda grunge borders and was happy with the result after some starry quilting by diane knott butterfly threads quilting all that was needed was binding a hanging sleeve and a label i m still working out the label idea but the binding and sleeve are done the quilt design reminds me of fireworks so i think the name will be illuminations inspired by john adams thoughts on how american independence should be celebrated in a letter to his wife abigail he wrote i am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as a great anniversary festival it ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to god almighty it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade with shews games sports guns bells bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more posted by angie at 9 55 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels red white blue quilt twister quilt monday may 30 2022 may mini green gumbo may s mini quilt was inspired by wendy s the constant quilter april mini quilt when i saw wendy s charming mini it reminded me of the two and four quilt another quilt she inspired me to make i already had the green reproduction scraps out to choose fabrics for a blackford s beauty block so i decided to try my hand at wendy s mini quilt thanks to barb s fun with barb helpful nine patch tutorial i had the nine patch blocks made in a twinkling the remaining strippy construction didn t take much longer and soon i had a mini quilt top as i was assembling all those little green scraps i wondered what name i could give the quilt it struck me that all those green fabric bits were like the ingredients for green gumbo or gumbo z herbes zahb gumbo z herbes is a traditional dish often served during lent it s made with a minimum of at least five leafy greens more varieties may be used but one must always have an uneven number of greens for the pot a good creole cook might include mustard greens collard greens turnip greens cabbage lettuce spinach scallions etc traditional gumbo z herbes is meatless but 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