The Off-Kilter Quilt

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Me and Torie at Foster’s Market in Durham. We had a great visit, and Torie bought me quilty gifts. Yay, Torie!

Loved this quilt shop in Charleston. Thanks to April for recommending it!

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Arrrgggh–my hexies are melting!

Autumn Tints Block:

Bear Paw:

The two together:

The Grandma’s Attic blocks:

Have a great week!

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The meet-up was grand! It was so fun to meet fellow podcasters and podcast listeners! Have fun looking at my out-of focus-pictures.

The real celebrities: The Podcast Listeners!

Tanesha and Pam!

One half of Jack, a blue-ribbon winner by Sandy Curran of Newport News, VA

The Bleak Midwinter by Ruth Powers of Carbondale, KS

Detail from A Bleak Midwinter

Detail from Sampler Gone Awry by Linda M. Fielder. I loved this quilt, but the picture I took of the whole thing is out-of-focus. Here’s one more detail, though:

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Say hello to Travis.

 

Not much accomplished the past few days, but I hope to be inspired by the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. More on that next week! For this week, a little chat, a little ramble. It’s all good.

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First, here’s how the back of the Sawtooth Star quilt turned out (click on it to see the quilting):

Now, here are some pix of the quilting. You might get a better view if you click on the picture:

And here’s the first star for the red and white quil

Have a great week!

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Finished the Sawtooth top! It looks like this:

And here are my pillows. Aren’t they swell?

Have a great week!

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Here’s a picture of the pot:

 

 

That’s all I’ve got. See you next week!

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More stars. I’ve actually gotten six finished, but one didn’t work.

Finished my January BOM block. Fun!

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Here’s the first batik sawtooth star. Only fifteen more to go!

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At last, I bring to you … the Bento Box!

And here are the as yet unrevised blocks for the Hexagon Garden quilt I’m making from More Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott.

Have a great week!

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Sorry to miss last week–too much pre-Xmas crazy!

Here’s Razzle Dazzle, for those of you keeping score at home:

 

Next: The Bento Box. See you next week!

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Caitlyn’s Pinwheel quilt and Razzle Dazzle are done! Today I bought the border and backing fabric for the Bento Box quilt, which needs to be done by next Thursday. Piece of cake!

Here’s the Pinwheel quilt, front and back:

And here’s just the front:

The Man took Razzle Dazzle pix, but hasn’t emailed them to me yet. I’ll post them soon!

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Can I finish my Christmas quilts? It remains to be seen …

Here’s Razzle Dazzle with one set of borders. I’ll add another set tonight and quilt it over the weekend.

Next week I’ll have pix of Caitlyn’s Pinwheel and the finished Razzle Dazzle for you, and hopefully some Bento Box progress. Fingers crossed!

Oh, Katie of Kate’s Quilting Daydreams asked for a picture of the curved hearts stencil. Here you go, Katie! Post an episode soon, would you?

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The votes have been cast and the winner is …. Bento Box No. 2–the mixed up version!

I have made a slight revision and taken out the bright red/white block out. So here’s what I think the final draft will look like:

Hope you like it! Hope my MIL likes it, too.

 

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How to decide, how to decide? So many choices when it comes to putting a Bento Box quilt together.

So, here’s the picture of the more simple option:

 

And here’s the more mixed-up Bento:

 

Which look do you like better? Tell the truth!