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Fret Not Yourself: Final Tour: Propellers and Planes with a List of Previous Posts
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Quilt, read, travel. Pictorial and Story Quilts. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Final Tour: Propellers and Planes with a List of Previous Posts. Propellers and Planes, my Steam Punk, hung in our guild show this week along with many fabulous quilts by members of SCVQA. It's the first, and probably only, photo of the entire quilt. The colors aren't quite right; they are much truer in the previous posts, but at least you can see the entire layout of the quilt. I used YLI invisible thread (nylon monofilament) fo...
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Piecemakers: October 2014
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Thursday, October 30, 2014. This quilt is an original design for my first grandson, Hudson Peter Lien. His nursery is decorated in a nautical theme and so my daughter Michaele asked me to make a nautical theme quilt in blues, sand, and gray, with red as an accent. My daughter, Michaele, holding Hudsons's quilt. Shells and whale were appliqued with satin stitch. Lighthouse blocks were paper pieced. Some of us ar...
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Piecemakers: May 2015
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Thursday, May 21, 2015. I made this Friendship Braid quilt for Hugs and Stitches. It was machine pieced from scrap fabric. The machine quilting was done in the ditch for the braids and a serpentine stitch for the border. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some of us aren’t there yet! Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association. View my complete profile.
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Piecemakers: September 2013
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Thursday, September 19, 2013. Hugs and Stitches Blue and White Quilt. I was able to create 3 kits out of several strips sets. (See May 2014 for second quilt made, Floral Garden Strip Quilt.). Quilted with wavy line in white sashing and straight diagonals in printed squares. The backing is a blue/white square print. Links to this post. Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Animal baby quilt for Hugs and Stitches.
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Piecemakers: August 2013
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Saturday, August 31, 2013. Jungle Baby Quilt for Hugs and Stitches. Bento box pattern, pieced and quilted by Nancy Smith; completed July 2013. Links to this post. Pieced and quilted by Nancy Smith, June 2013. The fabric was obtained in the annual Bay Area Shop Hop. Links to this post. What's the Point Memory Quilt. 88 X 98 queen size quilt, pieced by Nancy Smith; quilted by Golden State Sewing Center.
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Piecemakers: April 2014
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Hugs and Stitches Scrap Quilt. I made this quilt for Hugs and Stitches using scraps from my previous projects for this group. The quilt was machine pieced and quilted. I used scraps of bindings as well. Back of Scrap Quilt. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some of us aren’t there yet! Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association. Hugs and Stitches Scrap Quilt.
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Piecemakers: January 2014
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Close-up of quilting and blocks. Links to this post. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Primary Colors Kid's Quilt 1and 2. Someone donated nine quilt packets to our Hugs and Stitches ministry at church. Each packet contained the same pattern (9 patch) and included fabric. The solid fabric colors were yellow, 2 blues, and green. Really ugly! I was able to make two kid's quilts out of the packe...
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Piecemakers: February 2013
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Friday, February 15, 2013. I made this quilt for Hugs and Stitches. Machine pieced and free-motion quilted. Links to this post. I named it "Glorious Morning" because it reminded me of Resurrection Sunday. I put a Bible verse from Job on the back: I know my redeemer lives. Links to this post. This quilt was made for Claire Elizabeth Stevenson, born January 3, 2013. Claire is my grand-niece. Links to this post.
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Blossom Hill Quilts Links
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Is another favorite local store. One of the largest south bay quilt shops, they are also an authorized sales and service center for Babylock, Bernina, Tin Lizzie and Husqvarna Viking. They have a huge classroom area and a large selection of fabrics and supplies. Located in Sunnyvale. They have a newsletter and an extensive class schedule. The Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association. The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Is a local quilt shop in Morgan Hill with a well established online business. ...
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Piecemakers: August 2014
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8220;Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Tuesday, August 26, 2014. This quilt was made for Hugs and Stitches. The pattern was from Fons And Porter Love of Quilting magazine. The strip has bear ballerinas and the 4 patch colors were taken from the bear print. Quilt was machine pieced and quilted. Finished August 25, 2014. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some of us aren’t there yet! Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association.
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