Episode 130: Can This Quilt Be Saved?

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So that “Harvest Traditions” quilt pattern turned out to be a bust. Terrible instructions! So what to do with all that fabric that I cut out? How about a modern maple?

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I have seven more leaves to make. I’ll use leftover fabric from the Harvest quilt for the backing. Because the fabrics I have are creams, beiges and tans, I’m going to call this my “Muddled Modern Maple.”

Took a paper-piecing class yesterday and think I finally figured out what I needed to figure out. Here’s a block I made:

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Finally, inspired by my paper-piecing teacher’s use of a light box, I found a nifty tutorial online and made one myself using a scrapbook storage box and some touch lights. Neat!

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Episode 128: Halloween Quilt and the Next Big Things

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will's 2013 pumpkinWill’s pumpkin. Boo!

The Halloween quilt seems almost impossible to photograph. The fabrics are too active, if you know what I mean. But here are a couple of attempts:

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Next up: Thanksgiving quilt (here’s a link: http://www.mccallsquilting.com/blogs/blog/2012/08/17/friday-freebie-harvest-traditions-lap-quilt-pattern/)

And then the Christmas quilt! http://www.keepsakequilting.com/productdetail/7362.htm