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oh so many paint-by-number birds!

Posted on May 13, 2009

Too many? I hope not. I do love them so, and I liked the idea of using a lot of this fabulous fabric in one quilt.

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I’m proud of myself for cutting into the fabrics. Typically I’m a hoarder, but perhaps this is a sign that I’m getting better…as this quilt used up practically my entire stash of the paint by number birds. I’ll probably keep searching for more though (still a hoarder at heart!)

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Someone mentioned the other day that when they use up their favorite fabrics in a quilt they then can’t give the quilt away. I’m in the same boat…

If you came over to my house, I may not be able to offer you a seat, as all available surfaces have currently been taken over by the ever-growing quilt stacks. They make me happy just looking at them, and so for now, I see no problem in having so many!

Oh, and I did donate the top quilt – the baby wonderland – to an online auction. (you can check it out here if you’re interested!) One down…

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small projects

Posted on May 11, 2009

A little gift for my mom for mother’s day –

A few new market bags for a local shop –

And the start of a new quilt –

Many many thanks to Julie and Joree for sending me some of the wonderful paint-by-number bird fabric. I’ve been hoarding it for a while, but now, in my attempt to actually use my favorite fabrics, I cut into them for this new quilt. I’m doing some more improv blocks and each center will feature one of the birds in one of the three colors. I really like each block individually, though I’m a bit concerned about how they’ll all work together in a quilt. We shall see!

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the colors of spring in 2012

Posted on May 7, 2009

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As named because that’s what I anticipate will be the actual date of completion! It’s huge (well, huge for me!) and I don’t really relish the thought of quilting it on my regular machine. In fact, I’m tired just thinking about it!

I started this quilt a few months ago and then promptly put it away so I could work on other projects. I was hoping to make a queen sized quilt for our bed (we definitely don’t need any more lap sized quilts!). At the time, we were still in the midst of a long winter and so I selected a bunch of spring-y colors. As usual, many of these fabrics are my very favorites, so I opted for this quilt design so I’d be able to see larger pieces of my favorites.

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I’ve used this design many times, but I’m not totally tired of it yet. I like the simple look as well as all the white. Plus, it goes together so quickly… even this size! And speaking of size – it currently measures 91″ x 99″, so it should be the perfect size after washing.

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Taking a picture of it was more difficult. Our neighbors most definitely think we’re crazy – I’m tying a quilt to a tree, Morgan’s on a ladder and then I’m running around taking photos from all angles. Perhaps it’s providing them with evening entertainment…

So here it is on the bed – I’ll be taking a good look now, as it might be the only time I see it on the bed!

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