On Thursday, I went to a guild members home for fabric. Another member is giving away her fabric stash since she doesn't feel up to sewing anymore. I gathered some fabric.
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| free fabric |
I can use some of this for the I Spy quilt.
Three of us wen to a quilt show on Friday. Prairie Star Quilt Guild had there bi-annual quilt show. I usually don't get to attend this quilt show, since it falls on the same weekend as my family reunion, but my family reunion has been moved to June, so I could attend.
We started the day by going to a quilt shop. I had a gift certificate to this quilt shop. I didn't know that this shop is closing before the end of the month. I checked out their scrap deal (scraps by the ounce), and found some for the I Spy quilt and also some larger pieces (1/2 yards to a piece that is several yards long) that I will use for different projects. Sitting on a shelf, she had a Singer bentwood case. I asked if it was for sale, and made an offer. The case was locked (no machine in it), so I couldn't tell what condition the inside was in. Hubby had to help me get the case unlocked, since I didn't have a key.
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| locked bentwood case |
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| base is in nice condition with the attachment area cover |
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| missing the hinge pins that hold the machine in place |
This case is for a 3/4 size machine. I have a few of those that need a base or case. This will fit the bill nicely. I should be able to find some hinge pins and a key.
I also bought some fabric at this quilt store (had to use my gift certificate).
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| larger pieces, especially the bottom one which is several yards |
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| from the scrap bucket |
Following are photos of some of the quilts at the show.
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| great quilting on this one |
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| gotta include some seasonal quilts |
This next quilt is one that I'm also making, using it as a leaders and enders quilt. I've actually gotten a lot done on parts of mine. It is Sue Garman's Omigosh!
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| 1/2 inch squares in this Omigosh! quilt |
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| one of the challenge quilts |
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| I like how she added the photos |
This next quilt is for Barbara, since she does so much embroidery with her quilts.
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| EPP pattern |
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| up close, all hand stitched and quilted |
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| another block up close |
You won't believe this next quilt. I thought the Omigosh! quilt had lots of tiny pieces, but this one has even more. She paper pieced this quilt during the pandemic and it took her 14 months of intense work. I show the quilt with someone in front so that you can see how large the quilt is and how tiny the parts are.
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| all flying geese |
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| up close |
I have this next pattern, but I haven't made it yet.
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| up close of above quilt |
I got blocks from the next quilt, that were already stitched, off the freebie table at my large quilt guild a couple of years ago. I haven't put them together, since I just didn't know how I wanted to set them. Now I have a good idea. Maybe mine will be done before Christmas 2023 (we'll see). It is wool work, and I haven't done anything with wool (yet).
This next quilt is a great way to use all the coordinating fabric with small panels.
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| up close |
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| up close |
We all hit the scrap fabric booth (fabric from the guild's quilters). It was very organized. They had pre-cuts, fat quarters, buckets of scraps (by either color, fabric type or novelty) and larger than a fat quarter was rolled up with rubber bands. Of course I wanted to find fabrics for the I Spy quilt (it needs 7-9 inch squares). I also found neutrals for backgrounds and a few fabrics for other projects, too. I also bought some fabrics from vendors.
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| scraps |
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| backgrounds (including a 5 yard cut from another quilt store we stopped at on the way home) |
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| fat quarters and vendor fabrics |
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| larger cuts |
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| more fat quarters |
We stopped at another quilt store on the way home. I had another gift certificate, and bought 5 yards of background fabric (shown with the backgrounds above). That quilt store was having a sidewalk sale.
Yesterday I washed and treated (for bleeding) all the fabrics I'd acquired on Thursday and Friday. Now to iron and star cutting out fabrics for the I Spy quilt. I've already pulled a few fabrics out of my stash and started cutting them out.
While I was pulling fabrics out of my stash for the I Spy quilt (before the quilt show) I checked to see how much ric-rac I have. I found much more than I thought I had, so I have a good start. The pattern says I need at least 27 yards, so this is only a dent, but at least I can get started on blocks.
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| ric-rac from my stash |
Off topic: I had Panda Express for lunch on Thursday, after picking up all the fabric. When I opened my fortune cookie, I got 7 fortunes. Each fortune was different. I'm a very fortunate lady, I guess.
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| 7 different fortunes in one cookie |
