6. Orange quilt cut.
7. Blue quilt cut.
8. Luminary #1 cut and partially pieced.
9. Luminary #2 cut.
10. Village quilt partially pieced.
11. 3 yard quilt #1 cut and pieced. Quilted on the longarm by me.
12. 3 yard quilt #2 cut and partially pieced.
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3. * Baby quilt #2 designed, cut, and pieced. Quilted and bound by the longarmer.
4. * Birthday quilt designed, cut, and pieced. Quilted on the longarm and bound by me. Delivered.
5. * Charity quilt bound. Delivered.
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Pieced and quilted quilt. Features aqua and teal solid fabric and #florabowley patterned fabric.
Day 101: #the100dayproject
Got a lot done in the last 100 days. Quite proud. Worked on 12 projects, finished 4. #quiltsky
1. Vintage quilt quilted on the longarm
2. * Baby quilt #1 cut and pieced. Quilted and bound by the longarmer. Delivered.
Day 94: #the100dayproject plugging along in the last three projects. Still a lot if sewing to do. We’ll see if I finish what I intended.
No photo. That’s been the hardest part of this project.
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What do you want to commit to between now and Day 100? 3-4 more projects ready for the longarm
How will you celebrate your project, no matter how many days you did?
Buying myself a table insert for my sewing machine.
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Quilt blocks using #florabowley abstract floral fabric and teal and aqua solids.
Day 86: #the100dayproject took some time away from sewing for birthdays (big ones 🎂) and house issues. But easy to go back last week. This is the current project (1 of 9 ongoing 🤣 - that’s too many 😱)
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So cute
Back of baby quilt. Moon and stars and people in yellow and orange on turquoise background.
Front of baby quilt featuring houses made with a variety of African fabric on a cream background.
Baby quilt front featuring NYC themed fabric. Teal, aqua, yellow, grey, and cream.
Baby quilt back. Fabric featuring a variety of animals in a NYC themed neighborhood.
Picked up two finished baby quilts today. #quiltsky #quilting
Diamond shaped white paper template sitting on sewn strips of aqua, lavender, purple, blue, fuschia fabric - sitting on a fabric covered pressing pad.
Day 69 #the100dayproject just back from quilt retreat. Made progress but did not finish anything. Didn’t take many photos - it was so good to visit and focus. #quiltsky
The panel on the back features a reproduction of antique painting “Dragon in Clouds” by Hiroshige.
Finished quilt front featuring vintage silk fabric arranged in an improv nine patch. Mostly cream, red, black, blue, and grey.
Image of a finished quilt back. White circles on red with an inset panel featuring a reproduction of a painting of a dragon.
Day 63: #the100dayproject finally finished dh’s birthday quilt. I’m tuckered out. But overjoyed. #quiltsky
Strips of pastel fabric on a dining table. Mostly aqua, pink, and purple.
Day 62 #the100dayproject I’ve got 5 quilts going at once. It’s either working or sending me over the edge. Not sure. Below are the strips for the pastel #luminaryquilt.
Partial quilt block pinned, using green, beige, and pink precut pieces. Sitting on a dining table cover.
Day 60 #the100dayproject
Feeling productive. Hit most of the subunits pinned. Yippee! #quiltsky
Close up of black, red, and cream quilt - partially quilted - on the longarm.
Day 58 #the100dayproject finished the quilt on the longarm. Now to get the lint off of it, snip threads, and bind it.
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Yes!! It’s from long ago. 😀 Useful! This is a great retreat - we have 4 days of sewing. Hope you get to one - if it would work for you.
3) Dh’s quilt needs 1 more border. Headed to the longarm tomorrow with it. And must make binding. Plan to finish it at the retreat.
4) #Tilda #colorfultownquilt pieces need to be sorted and organized. Plan to have subunits ready to sew.
5) log cabin- cut fabric and sew. Send off.
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1) #luminaryquilt with #alisonglass fabric. Strips of light & dark are done. Making middle strips. Background to be cut. Plan to have all diamonds finished.
2) 2nd luminary quilt - fabric is cut. Plus more ordered so wider range of colors. Background to be cut. Plan to have strips sorted, pinned.
Pieced strips of light fabric for luminary quilt diamonds. Grey, pink, aqua, lavender, purple, blue. Sitting on a neutral felt board.
Pieced strips of dark fabric for luminary quilt diamonds. Magenta pink, turquoise, purple, blue. Sitting on a neutral felt board and green cutting mat
Day 52-57 #the100dayproject #quiltsky
So much going on this past week preparing for the upcoming #quilt retreat. Lots more to do.
Strips of fabric in a variety of colors and patterns. Green, magenta, lavender, navy, orange, peachy pink, aqua.
Day 51: #the100dayproject cut fabric for the #luminary quilt. Sewing will happen today. #quiltsky
Beautiful!!
Stacks of fabric being sorted into mid and dark colors. Pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple - all patterned - most from Alison Glass.
Day50!! #the100dayproject
2 words to describe first 50 days: refreshingly productive
Hopes for next 50 days: to finish piecing 6 more quilts. Thankfully, I have a quilt retreat at the end of April!
What would feel really good to say on Day 100: Wow! I finished all that!
A stack of orange fabric. All washed and pressed.
Day 49 #the100dayproject I took about 10 days off. Which was rejuvenating. Spent the last few days washing fabric. Today was pressing and cutting. Will cut and sew tomorrow. Working on 2 quilts. This is the fabric for the orange quilt. #quiltsky
Stack of starched and pressed orange fabric half yards hanging on a drying rack.
Day 37 #the100dayproject
Washing and starching and ironing. Can’t wait for the next step.
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Quilt backing of red fabric with a white circle pattern and a panel inserted featuring a reproduction of antique painting “Dragon in Clouds” by Hiroshige.
Day 36: #the100dayproject check-in
Word to describe the journey: refreshing
How’s it going with the vehicle: Love that I chose at least 15 mins/day quilting with the option to skip and make up days
What I am learning about myself: I love daily progress
Commit to: finish the quilt this week
A close up of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Looking through the arch up to the sky.
The Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO.
Before we lived in St. Louis, we would visit. This is from the first trip we made to the #Arch. After we moved there, I would love to see the arch in the distance, while I was just driving around town. Miss that.
#blueskyartshow #stl #stlouis
9 patch quilt in progress. Blocks are mostly vintage kimono fabric mixed with scraps and fabric scrap gifts. Mostly black, dark blue, cream with pops of red and coral. Still needs borders.
Day 30-35 #100dayproject
Diligently working on this 60th birthday quilt. Just figured out the backing. Longarm appointment in 3 days. I’m ahead of schedule! 🤣❤️
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8 silk improv quilt blocks (mostly black, grey, cream, with pops of red) laying in a grid in a wood floor
Day 27-29 #the100dayproject The Gee’s Bend Retreat was fantastic. #geesbendquiltingretreats #quiltsky #quilting
Day 23-26
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Caught up on all my sewing minutes. #geesbendquiltingretreats
Will add pictures later.
Headed to the Gee’s Bend Quilting Retreat tomorrow. Excited to return.
Packed and plotted and repacked. Packed 4 projects - now only taking 2. Phew! Still need to pack clothes in the morning.
No sewing but I’ll make up the time. #100dayproject #quiltsky
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Thank you.
