I made 2 Peace on Earth tops, similar but each very scrappy. This first one is now complete with free motion quilting and a sleeve on back for hanging. It finished at 30 x 37. I used 2 glide threads on the top, a medium gray and a navy in the black fabric so I could see where I stitched. I used a forest green in the bobbin to match the fabric on back.
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I have been working on christmas items these past few weeks. I fell in love with an item in the Connecting Threads catalog. It burned in my mind until I had to make one. What was I thinking...lots of piecing and lots of applique. I also work under the theory that if you're gonna make one, it's just as quick to make two at the same time. I have the top to the first one ready to sandwich and quilt and the second top is waiting for the trees. It is fusible applique. I think I will quilt with silver thread which will sparkle in the black background. I will stitch it down & quilt at the same time. My letters are a tad too big but I love it anyway. Of course, one is for me and I will gift one.
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I got out the christmas fabrics... progress seems very slow. Today I have this small octagon candle mat to share. It finished at 18 inches. I created it from a photo on the internet. If I made another one, it will definitely be larger at 24 inches. It was a bit of a challenge trying to get the striped portion to be the same width as the larger corner triangle sections.
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I've started some christmas sewing. This is messy business. This week I made these two toppers. They are from the Swirling Star pattern designed by Krista Moser. You can get your own free pattern HERE .
They finish at 24 inches hexagon shape. I used some gorgeous fabrics with a gold metallic accent.
Naturally I quilted them with Military Gold Glide thread and a dark green glide thread in the bobbin. I free motion quilted them, with and without rulers. Here is the view from the backs.
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I have been drawn to Fat Quarter Shop lately and their temptations with stitch alongs and precuts. I wasn't interested in precuts in the past but this quilt along has demonstrated how easy it is to work with 5 & 10 inch units plus the variety of prints in a collection is always fun.
This past week I stitched up week 3 and 4 of Holly Jolly Christmas.
I also quilted up my Star of Wonder topper. It measures 48 inches point to point. I used fleece on the back. I thought of doing a free motion loops and snowflakes but it wasnt happy being moved about in all those directions and not stitching nicely, so I ended up using the walking foot. I would have done better quilting it on my sit down machine but there is a queen size project tying up that area right now.
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I have joined in with the Holly Jolly Bar quilt along. It is a free quilt along but you will need the Holly Jolly Bar book which is only $10.00. You can read all about it HERE .
Here are my blocks for weeks 1 and 2. I must admit I am not fast at picking fabrics from a collection to make it scrappy. I think I like it so far. This is a project I shouldn't have started because I have so many other ones happening.
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I finished off Sulky Village this week. I wrote about it earlier HERE . I just couldn't settle on the proportions of 30 x 48 with the letters attached at the bottom. So, I removed that bit and used it for the handing sleeve on the back. The top was made waaayyy back in 2004 when I didn't have a stash variety of prints or colors. It is entirely paper pieced back in the day when I was just beginning my quilting journey. The hanging rod is only 24inches, so it's a bit gathered at the top when hung this way.
I free motion quilt on a Janome Versa 18 sit down. I opted to stitch an allover design looking like water waves for a quick finish. I used Superior bottom line thread in the top so it wouldn't show up too much. It finished about 30 x 40 now. I am SO SO ready to get into my box of christmas fabrics !!
Here is a pile of close up pics. There is lots of detail in those little pieces of fabric.
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In July I was sewing up the 2024 Christmas Mystery offered by Fat Quarter Shop. It was a lovely design, but I was not thrilled with effect of the finishing step. So my piece hung on the design wall until ideas percolated. I imported a photo of my quilt center into EQ, then played around with options, which is a rabbit hole always worth falling into. Initially, I picked a very intricately pieced narrow 4 inch border. So much work and so me. I let that simmer until I came up with a more reasonable solution. I quickly stitched up that plan before I could change my mind. I am delighted with the outcome. I haven't quilted it yet but that should be fun. It measures 48 inches, point to point. It needs to be a topper, as cutting into it for a tree skirt would ruin the design.
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Sulky Village is FINALLY a flimsy. It was entirely paper pieced waaaayyy back in 2004. I tracked down the free pattern which you can still get at SULKY Village (BOM 2004) (sulky-shop.de) . I paper pieced letters for the name to include on the project. Now that I have the top together, I wish I had made those letters LOTS smaller, but it is done now and ready to free motion quilt. I want to get it finished and move on. It measures 30 x 48. I'll hang it on the porch this winter.
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This is a work in progress. A free design recently shared by the Jelly Roll Club Meeting Room on Facebook. It was lots of fun to cut and sew together. I pulled from two collections of fat quarters for the larger squares and the sashing pieces. I still need to quilt it .... hopefully before the year is over. It measures 65 x 85 and will fit a twin bed nicely.
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