tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69881860933379805902024-03-12T10:57:26.109-07:00My Fabric ObsessionBecky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-30042467941716788622018-04-23T16:06:00.000-07:002018-04-23T16:07:10.327-07:00A fun baby quiltMy sister recently asked me to make her good friend a baby quilt. Now that it's been gifted I can share it. Her nursery theme is Classic Disney. My sister asked me for a Half Square Triangle (HST) quilt. Here is the inspiration photo my sister sent me. This is a poster that will be hanging in the nursery (I don't know anything more about it than what is in the picture).<br />
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So I pulled all the colors from the poster and here are the results! I love these colors so much, I'm sure I'll be making more quilts with them.</div>
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I did straight line quilting on my domestic.</div>
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And managed to find the PERFECT backing fabric. These are all classic Disney posters.</div>
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For the binding I decided to go with Lime. I hear the mama considered a lime crib, so I think she'll appreciate the little extra lime. </div>
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<i>Size: 40" x 54"</i></div>
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<i>Pattern: </i>no pattern</div>
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<i>Fabrics:</i> Stash</div>
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<i>Finished: 4/18</i></div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-8642730537198703012018-04-18T15:48:00.000-07:002018-04-18T15:50:37.389-07:00A bedrunner<br />
In 2011, I made my mom this <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2011/12/aviary-birdbath-finish.html">king size quilt.</a> My mother, and her mother before her, love to re-decorate so it was time for something new! After talking with her during a recent visit, we decided a bed-runner was the way to go. Here's the final quilt in her beautiful Florida room.<br />
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The pattern is "Pair of Pillows" from Angela Pingel's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quilters-Mixology-Shaking-Curved-Piecing/dp/1620331225/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524091276&sr=8-1&keywords=a+quilters+mixology">A Quilter's Mixology</a>. Which I have to say - I love this book. If you like curves, definitely check it out. She's got lots of creative patterns in there. I took a few more pictures before it was sent to it's new home.<br />
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All the quilting was done my me on my domestic machine. The narrow width of this made it so much easier to work with!</div>
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The backing is pieced scraps.</div>
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<i>Size: </i>approx 40" x 90" (I forgot to measure before sending away)</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i>Pair of Pillows, <a href="http://angelapingel.com/">Angela Pingel</a></div>
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<i>Fabrics:</i> Scraps and KonaWhite</div>
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<i>Quilted</i>: me</div>
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<i>Finished: 4/18</i></div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-61753519475477448842017-12-27T09:07:00.000-08:002017-12-27T09:07:31.490-08:00A special music quiltBack in 2013, I made a nautical quilt, stocking and two pillows for a woman having her first baby. I couldn't help her with her 2nd baby due to machine troubles. She's now having her 3rd baby and asked me to make a music quilt set for this baby in blues and greens! I finished this quilt earlier in the month, but held off on the post since the baby is due around New Years!<br />
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This quilt is my own design inspired by some photos the mom sent me.<br />
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I used my Silhouette to cut these applique pieces. However, my Silhouette is super old (maybe 10 years) and was never meant to cut fabric. It kind of stopped working mid-way through this keyboard and I wound up doing a lot of it by hand.<br />
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The rest of the shapes worked well, but I do think it might be time to retire the Silhouette until I can replace it with a new model.<br />
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I considered putting a cassette tap on here as well, but I figured the record would be enough explaining for mom and dad! Haha!<br />
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My favorite part of this quilt I think is the music striped binding!<br />
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This is the first quilt that I forgot to put my label on the back! I realized it after I had sewed the binding on, however, I had packed up my sewing room for Christmas and couldn't even sew a label together to hand sew on there!<br />
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Along with the quilt, I made a matching stocking. I used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Holiday-Projects-Stockings-Decorations/dp/160705678X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1512321900&sr=8-4&keywords=amanda+murphy">Amanda Murphy's Modern Holiday </a> book for the pattern. The name is hand stitched by transferring the name on the cream fabric and stitching on top of that.<br />
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She also asked for 2 pillows. I made one that links to the quilt with this little guitar.<br />
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The other links to the stocking which of course they both use quilt fabrics!<br />
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I hope the whole family loves these and that baby boy Ryan arrives safe and sound! What a wonderful new years gift.<br />
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-88553077155399632432017-10-07T06:14:00.003-07:002017-10-07T06:14:53.754-07:00The one in which I win a ribbonI posted about my Off Kilter quilt and mentioned that I entered a show and then never provided any follow up! Those of you who follow my Instagram have already seen these, but I think of this blog as my quilting journal. So here's the story of my first ribbon win!<br />
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I was inspired to actually enter this quilt into a show when we had a talk at <a href="http://www.phillymodernquiltguild.com/">Philly Modern Quilt Guild </a>by <a href="http://www.quiltyhabit.com/">Jessica Skultety</a>. She talked all about her experiences entering shows and encouraged us all to try. You've got to start somewhere right?<br />
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I believe at the time that this quilt was on my design wall. And I've told the story of how it was created in my <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2017/07/off-kilter-quilt.html">last post</a>. It started with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slbphilly/?hl=en">Sarah Bond's </a>pattern <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVAzqncBcet/?hl=en&taken-by=slbphilly">Tiger Melon Tiger Moon</a>. (her patterns are class based - you can't purchase them as paper patterns yet). And I combined it with Sew Kind of Wonderful's <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/products/metro-twist-paper-pattern?variant=785010055">Metro Twist.</a> So I was looking at this quilt and thinking - if I quilt this well, I can actually enter this one!<br />
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My guild has had exhibits at Mancuso's Pennsylvania National Quilt Exhibit for the past few years so I was familiar with the show and began the process of entering. One of my guild friends had entered also. She received her notice of acceptance and posted on social media. I was on vacation for the week and because they send their notices via postal mail, I had to wait almost a whole week to find out that I was accepted! I was shocked and thrilled!<br />
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The day of the show, a lot of my friends were at the show because our guild had another exhibit and one of our members (Sarah Bond again!) was giving a lecture. They all knew first thing that morning that I had gotten the ribbon. One had posted on FB teasing me. However, I was at work and had no idea anything had happened. I texted my good friend Denise asking her to go find my quilt. She sent me back a picture of just my quilt and says "do you want to see it's neighbor?". I replied yes, not even understanding why I'd want to see the quilt hanging next to it. And she sent me the ribbon!!<br />
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Of course I called her right away and we squealed like teenage girls at a concert! I wasn't able to see the quilt myself until the weekend. But the whole family came and we had a great time. I tried to get a picture of me with the kids and my quilt. Pretty much all of them came out looking like this.<br />
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I finally banished them and got the required photo of artist with quilt.<br />
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There were so many amazing quilts there. I put photos of a bunch of my favorites on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/myfabricobsession/">my instagram feed</a> if you want to see some really inspiring work. I was so honored to hang with many of these quilts. We'll see where this leads!<br />
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-55683099701698941862017-07-08T15:03:00.001-07:002017-07-08T15:03:05.408-07:00Off Kilter QuiltLately, my creative energy has been a bit low. Not sure what it is, but I did manage to finish this quilt a few weeks ago.<br />
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This quilt started as I took <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slbphilly/">Sarah Bond's Tiger Melon Tiger Moon Class</a>. I started making those navy and white melon pieces and randomly putting them up on my design wall. I decided I wanted them to be offset in a chain.<br />
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as I kept looking at them on the wall, they reminded me of something else. I realized it was <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/">Sew Kind of Wonderful'</a>s <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/collections/best-seller/products/metro-twist-paper-pattern?variant=785010055">Metro Twist pattern </a>which I had already made. I started making those up for in between the melons and really liked the way it fit!<br />
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The quilting was all done by me on my domestic Bernina 2something. Lots of figure 8's and close straight lines. You can see more of how it looks on the back.<br />
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I didn't get any close ups of the binding, but it's a Tula Pink fabric in a shade darker than the background green.<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Off Kilter</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i>combination of Tiger Melon Tiger Moon and Metro Twist <i>(links above)</i><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.com/collections/all" style="color: #8d568d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>stash</div>
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<i>Finished size:</i> 45" x 46"<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Finished:</i> June 2017</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-86541650840757562052017-03-28T03:30:00.000-07:002017-03-28T03:30:31.067-07:00Nautical Octagon quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You'll notice this quilt looks a lot like the last quilt that I posted. That's because when I made the last quilt, I let the kids cut a bunch of triangles with my AccuQuilt Go without doing any math. This quilt is the result of having way too many triangles!!<br />
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What I love about this quilt is that at first it looks like random triangles. But as you get closer you can see they are actually octagons!<br />
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I did free motion and ruler work quilting on this one and I'm quite proud of how it turned out. I really wanted to set those octagons off with the quilting because they are so "low volume". </div>
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The binding is fabrics from within the octagons.</div>
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And the back is more of the same.</div>
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I'm quite proud of this quilt in general because it was the first time I developed my own pattern. I had these triangles and wanted to make an octagon without doing any Y seams. It was quite an interesting process, but it came together well!! </div>
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You can find this quilt for sale on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/520923065/nautical-octagon-modern-baby-quilt?ref=shop_home_active_1">etsy shop</a>.</div>
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Nautical Octagon baby quilt</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i>none - my own<a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.com/collections/all" style="color: #8d568d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></a></div>
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<i>Finished size:</i> 37"x37"<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Finished:</i> 3.2017</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-16246218866737427972017-03-26T12:07:00.002-07:002017-03-26T12:07:26.574-07:00Nautical Triangle Baby Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently finished up this sweet little nautical quilt and wanted to share it here. This quilt was made with my accuquilt go cutter. I had my two little minions cut a bunch of fabrics up for me knowing that I wanted to make a basic triangle quilt.<br />
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The nautical novelty fabrics are Cinderberry and the rest is from my stash.<br />
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Aren't those little animals and mermaids the cutest!?</div>
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I did a very simple straightline quilting on this to keep it soft and cuddly.</div>
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The binding is all the yellow print from within some of the triangles.</div>
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You can see more of the creatures on the back.</div>
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This sweet little quilt is for sale on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/520921785/nautical-triangles-baby-quilt?ref=shop_home_active_2">etsy shop right here.</a></div>
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Nautical Triangles</div>
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<i>Pattern: none</i><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.com/collections/all" style="color: #8d568d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></a></div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>stash</div>
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<i>Finished size:</i> 46" x41"<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Finished:</i> 3/2017</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-85608566306892127812017-03-07T15:36:00.000-08:002017-03-07T15:36:19.829-08:00Second Alphabet QuiltWhen I made my last alphabet quilt, I made two at one time. I never showed photos of the second one. Recently we had an unusually warm day, so I set up my photo equipment and took some photos of this adorable quilt.<br />
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I used primary colors for this quilt so it will work for a boy or girl, or even an adult! The original quilt was meant as a gift for a teacher which I think is a great idea.<br />
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It's tough to see unless you enlarge these photos, but the quilting is detailed and custom and really makes an impact in person.<br />
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And yes, the "HI" was done in a different color so it stands out deliberately. Cute right!?<br />
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This quilt is currently for sale in my Etsy shop right <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/503301958/handmade-pieced-alphabet-quilt?ref=shop_home_active_2">here</a>.</div>
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Alphabet Mini Quilt</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i><a href="https://www.primitivegatherings.us/shop/product/4173-mini-alphabet.html" style="color: #8d568d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mini Alphabet</a><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.com/collections/all" style="color: #8d568d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></a></div>
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<i>Finished size:</i> 42"x 42"<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Finished:</i> 6/2015</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-85595146647346453182016-10-31T10:17:00.000-07:002016-10-31T10:17:00.637-07:00Boomerang quilt<br />
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I have another boomerang quilt to share. This one's pattern is from <a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2015/10/boomerang.html">Jaybird Quilts.</a> I loved her take in only solids so I decided to do all solids as well. I used Moda Blueberry Thicket bunch for this and added navy for the outside.<br />
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Once the quilt top was put together un-quilted, I realized it need custom quilting or the pattern was going to disappear.<br />
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So I took my knowledge of ruler work on a domestic which I've learned from <a href="http://www.freemotionquiltingadventures.com/">Amy Johnson</a> and got to work!<br />
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Some of these boomerangs were done free motion and some were straight lined.<br />
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This was definitely an exercise in patience! It took me a few weeks on my little Bernina, but I had Orange is the New Black to keep me entertained. I think I'm one of the last people to have watched that show! Haha!<br />
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But I'm glad I did it, and am thrilled with the results. And - my quilting skills definitely improved throughout the top! The back is one big wideback. It needed to be simple after the detail on the front!<br />
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This one is definitely staying with me for the time being. It's going to be a while before I'm ready to part with this I think!<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Blueberry Boomerang</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i><a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2015/10/boomerang.html">Boomerang by JayBird Quilts</a></div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>Blueberry Thicket Moda Bundle<br /><i>Finished size: </i>56" by 72"</div>
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<i>Finished:</i> September 2016</div>
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My latest in the clamshell series is Mr. Octopus. I shifted to a sea-green color scheme for this one and again worked all from stash. I think I could make nautical quilts for the next 3 years and not run out of fabrics!<br />
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I'm also really perfecting my wavy free motion quilting! I might use it on everything going forward! There is a whole mixture of fabrics in here from Tula Pink's Neptune, to Heather Rosas Under The Sea as well as some fabrics with texture like prints.<br />
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The back is more of the Grunge print that I used as the 'sky' on the front and more of the green ocean color with my label pieced in.<br />
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And it's time again for the Circle of Life Auction at my work, Doylestown Health. The proceeds from this auction go to support our Cancer and Hospice programs. I've donated this quilt to the auction and bidding is held online. So if you've wanted one of my quilts and want to support a good cause at the same time, this is your opportunity! The <a href="https://portal11.bidpal.net/Portal/bpe298040/catalog/item.html?id=109&categoryId=">link is here </a>to view and bid.<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Clamshells and Octopus</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-91680426867902228062016-10-25T07:06:00.000-07:002017-03-07T16:04:32.737-08:00Clamshell and Whale**This quilt is now for sale in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckyMoyerWorkshop?ref=l2-shop-info-name">Etsy shop</a>**<br />
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The next in my series of clamshell/wave quilts is Mr. Whale. For this one I went back to the coral color palate because I still had plenty of this fabric left to use.<br />
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Not much to say about this one. It's very similar to the <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2016/10/clamshell-with-seahorse.html">last one</a>, here's a close up of Mr. Whale and the quilting. It was again free motion on my domestic Bernina.<br />
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For the back I found lots of cool stash prints to use.<br />
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Here's a close up of the fabrics within the clamshell waves:<br />
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The binding is scrappy, made from the prints within the clamshells.<br />
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And my label is pieced in the back as usual.<br />
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If you know anyone who would like this quilt, it is listed in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/BeckyFabricObsession/tools/listings/471724991">Etsy shop</a>.<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Clamshells and Whale</div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>stash<br />
<i>Finished size: </i>approx<i> </i>50" by 60"</div>
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<i>Finished:</i> August 2016</div>
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After designing this <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2016/05/another-nautical-quilt.html">Clamshell and Anchor quilt</a>, I thought it might be fun to play with the idea in different colorways and see what I could come up with. The next few posts will be some of the results I've had with that experiment.<br />
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My first version is using a similar blue on blue color scheme with a cute little seahorse (they are one of my favorite sea creatures). Here's a close up of the little guy!<br />
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As you can see from the first photo, I was lucky enough to have this quilt chosen for a Philly MQG Exhibition at the Mancuso quilt show. It hung next to Andrew Joslyn's modern quilt.<br />
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And I got the obligatory shot of me with the quilt!<br />
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Some details on it... here is a better shot of the fabrics used in the clams. This was all stash...surprise, I have a lot of nautical fabrics!<br />
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And this one is a better view of the quilting. I did this free motion on my little domestic Bernina.<br />
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The blue ocean fabric is a jaquard and the photo below shows the cool blue dots that are on it. I don't know enough about how this fabric is made, but the spots aren't printed, they are done with the weave somehow.<br />
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The back is more stash pieces put together with my label.<br />
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I'm really happy with this little guy and hope you enjoy seeing a few variations of this quilt in the future!<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Clamshells and Seahorse</div>
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<i>Finished size: </i>58" by 70"</div>
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<i>Finished:</i> August 2016</div>
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My most recent quilt finish is one that has been waiting in my sewing room for a few years. I very rarely remake a quilt that someone else has made, but this one caught my eye and for some reason I really wanted to make it just like the sample. This is the <a href="http://bheitland.wix.com/zenchic">Prism quilt by Zen Chic</a> which uses her fabric line Prism as well. </div>
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The piecing was all done by paper-piecing which was actually quite fun. And satisfying since all the points lined up so nicely. But when I was done, I was totally stumped on how to quilt all that white space. My generous friend <a href="http://mylifeinquilts.blogspot.com/">Denise</a> agreed to let me use her long arm for this one. So I started marking out the lines I wanted to quilt on this.<br />
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Here it is in progress on the longarm.<br />
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I did a combination of ruler work and free motion within the lines. It's in no way perfect, but as it's my first attempt at this kind of work, I'm pretty proud of the results.<br />
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I deliberately chose a variegated thread that blended with the background fabric just in case my quilting was atrocious! But that made it really hard to photograph the actual quilting.<br />
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It was really fun to work this way and of course not be shoving this through my 5" throat space on my Bernina!<br />
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<br />I used the fun dotty print from the line for the binding.<br />
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And the back is a solid piece of fabric that I got from my LQS that matched well. I don't remember the name of it, but it has a subtle pattern on it (again, to mask the quilting if it turned out terrible!). I have since added my label.<br />
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Overall, I'm so happy with how this turned out and I hope to get to do more of this work in the future!<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Prism</div>
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<i>Pattern:<span id="goog_935790460"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_935790459">Prism</a></i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_935790461"></span></a></div>
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<i>Fabrics: Zen Chic, Kona Cotton</i><br />
<i>Finished size: </i>73" by 73"</div>
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<i>Finished:</i> April 2016</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-46018611383476021512016-05-04T11:36:00.000-07:002016-05-08T08:56:19.172-07:00My christmas quilt - a bee quilt with lessonsLast year I joined the <a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2015/01/the-bee-hive-a-quilt-block-tutorial-series/">Bee Hive</a> quilting bee run by <a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/">Blossom Heart Quilts</a> and got put in a wonderful hive of women. We got along so great last year we decided to keep going this year! More about that later though. My month to bee queen was August and I decided to make a Christmas quilt since I still don't have one. I chose the <a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2015/05/the-bee-hive-ripples/">Ripples</a> Block in red, green and black. And I'm so thrilled with how this came out! Though it wasn't without drama.<br />
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I decided since this was a quilt I would bring out once a year that I wanted to so some special quilting on it. I have also been taking Amy Johnson's Craftsy class "<a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/quilting-with-rulers-on-a-home-machine/5270?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=1&rceId=1462126921953~ywndwioc">Quilting With Rulers on a Home Machine</a>" and wanted to try out my new skills. By the way, the class is wonderful! I loved it so much I'm taking her 2nd class. And here are the results!<br />
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I even used a sparkly thread for those stars. It was very finicky to work with, but the sparkle it adds was totally worth it. It was very hard to photograph and capture it, but I tried...<br />
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The drama came in when I washed it. When the quilt came out, it had bled ALL over. This was despite having about 6 Color Catchers in the wash with it.<br />
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This is one small area, but the entire thing looked like this. I literally stood in my laundry room and cried! All the work my bee mates and put into it and all the work I had done quilting and it was a MESS! Then I hit up the internet. People recommended a product called Synthropol which is apparently sold in quilt shops. However, it was Sunday evening so that wasn't going to happen. A friend from my guild told me that Blue Dawn has the same chemical make up as Synthropol and what it does is keep the dies in the water from adhering to your fabric. So I got out a big plastic bin and filled it with water, Dawn, my quilt and a bunch of color catchers. I let it soak overnight and in the morning, dumped out the pink water and pulled out the color catchers which were dark pink. I soaked it again all day and this time the water ran clear. I let the quilt line dry and to my immense relief it looks SO much better!<br />
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There are a couple of small spots, but for the most part, you'd have to be looking for them to see them. And the lesson I've learned going forward... <i>add 1 cup of white vinegar to your wash load</i> with a fresh quilt. It will also keep the dyes from sticking to your quilt!<br />
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So back to the photos. Here are some more close ups of my quilting...<br />
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And the binding is a fun polka dot.<br />
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Many thanks to the ladies in my bee hive. They did tremendous work! I almost hate to put it away until Christmas!!<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Christmas Ripple</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i><a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2015/05/the-bee-hive-ripples/">Ripple Block</a></div>
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<i>Finished:</i> April 2016</div>
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As with before, the clamshells were cut on my Accuquilt Go and pieced together. The anchor is applique. <br />
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The fabrics are Kona solid and Michael Miller The Littles. I forget what the white fabric is. It's a tone on tone that I got at my LQS.<br />
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I quilted free motion swirls on this one with my domestic machine and was pretty happy with how they turned out. I will say - it was tough to find a mint green thread to match that fabric. It's an unusual color!<br />
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I used the stripe from The Littles for the binding because I LOVE a stripey binding!<br />
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My label is pieced in the back.<br />
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Shortly after I finished this, we had Volunteer Week at work. Each department decorates to show our appreciation. The theme this year was...wait for it.... anchors! Needless to say, I was in charge of decorating. I hung this quilt and <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2014/06/anchor-quilt-finish-2.html">this quilt</a> in our entry area. When people found out I sell my work, the baby quilt was immediately snatched up! Guess I need to make another one! :)<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Anchor and Waves in Blue</div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i><a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=the+littles">The Littles</a> plus stash<br />
<i>Finished size: </i>58" by 70" </div>
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<i>Finished:</i> April 2016</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-85251163770637491362016-02-22T03:20:00.000-08:002017-03-07T15:27:43.948-08:00A little boy Boomerang quilt.**This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop right <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/503304002/zig-zag-quilt-with-adorable-novelty?ref=shop_home_active_1">here</a>**<br />
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I've been wanting to make the <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/emily-herricks-boomerang-downloadable-pdf-quilt-pattern">Boomerang Pattern </a>from <a href="http://crazyoldladiesquilts.blogspot.com/2013/09/sharing-time-boomerang.html">Crazy Old Ladies</a> for a while now. I'm trying to pay more attention to "my style" and I'm definitely drawn to more graphic, geometric quilts.<br />
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Probably over a year ago, I saw this little monster fabric and just had to have it. Since then, I've been collecting what I would call "little boy" fabrics with no specific purpose.</div>
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Then inspiration struck and I knew this pattern would be great to show these fabrics and still keep the quilt masculine.</div>
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I didn't have enough "novelty" fabrics so I hit up my stash to fill out the requirements for this quilt.</div>
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Backing with flannel is my new favorite thing and I found the most adorable 'monster' flannel!</div>
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And sure enough, as I was putting this one together, my 4 year old little boy (he's four!?) was totally drawn to this and kept asking if he could have it! Of course he could have it, but then he didn't understand that he had to wait until it was finished!<br />
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I think I've mentioned before that my quilty goal for this year is to improve my quilting skills. I've been taking <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/quilting-with-rulers-on-a-home-machine/5270?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=8&rceId=1456139557062~6fkumoza">this Craftsy class </a>from <a href="http://www.freemotionquiltingadventures.com/">Amy Johnson</a> and got all the gear to start ruler work on my domestic. This quilt had to be a guinea pig!</div>
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I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out. My son is already snuggling with this one and that's really all that matters.<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Monster Boomerangs</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i><a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/emily-herricks-boomerang-downloadable-pdf-quilt-pattern">Boomerang by Emily Herrick</a></div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i><a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=the+littles">The Littles</a> plus stash<br />
<i>Finished size: </i>58" by 70" </div>
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<i>Finished:</i> February 2016</div>
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<span id="goog_745374363">Warning, this will be a picture heavy post because I just love this little quilt. This is my own design and I'm really happy with how it turned out. My sister in Florida asked me to make a quilt for her girlfriend who is having a baby this winter. She's doing a nautical room and my sister requested the coral and navy combo.</span><br />
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The fabrics are almost all <a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=the+littles">Michael Millers "the Littles" </a>line (which I see they have now expanded beyond nautical!!) and they are all nautical related. Whales, life preservers, boats and anchors. There are two other prints that weren't from that line that I snuck in, but I don't remember the names. One are little crabs that say "crabby" and the other is a boat print.<br />
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I did the clamshells with my AccuQuilt Go clamshell die and sorted them by color so it would mimic waves at the top of the ocean.<br />
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I free motion quilted the whole thing with swirls so it gave a watery effect. I used navy thread on the bottom, a coral in the middle and white on the top and only coral on the back.<br />
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And the binding is a gorgeous coral stripe from The Littles line by Michael Miller which I think sets off the quilt perfectly.</div>
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And now it's on it's way to Florida for a baby shower next week! I hope the mom loves it as much as I do.</div>
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Anchor and Waves</div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i><a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=the+littles">The Littles</a> plus stash<br />
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-51182292882473160522016-01-27T05:30:00.000-08:002016-01-27T05:30:06.028-08:00Pollyanna Swap with Philly MQGAt this month's meeting, we had our Pollyanna swap with the members. We use a site called Elfster to organize it and I highly recommend it if you'd like to set up something like this. The individuals sign up, create wish lists and the site matches up the partners. It allows you to ask anonymous questions of your parter too! <br />
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Anyway, I got my good friend Cathy who asked for a table runner 32" in length. She requested neutrals with a pop of red. I've been in her house before so it helped me know what to make for her! I had a mini charm pack of Circa 1934 which had the perfect colors. The size of mini-charms are perfect for english paper piece hexagons and I have the plastic templates for them so they technically aren't paper pieced! These hexies are all sewn together by hand and then machine appliqued down to the cream fabric.<br />
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The back is a solid piece of the typewriter print from this line.</div>
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It looked pretty good on my coffee table I must say. I almost kept it! I know Cathy loved it though and I'll be sure to visit it sometime!</div>
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Table Runner</div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>Circa 1934, Cosmo Cricket<br />
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This was for a swap that the <a href="http://www.phillymodernquiltguild.com/">Philly Modern Quilt Guild</a> did at the Fall Retreat. The challenge was for everyone to take a traditional block and 'make it modern'. </div>
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The pattern is <a href="http://shop.prairiegrasspatterns.com/product/dahlia-pdf-quilting-pattern-129">Dahlia by April Rosenthal</a>. And I was be honest, it's not for beginners. It uses templates, or she sells acrylic templates. There is a lot of hand prep before piecing. I was already working on a number of these for myself so I had a bit of practice before doing this one! </div>
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We did our swap at the retreat by pulling numbers from a hat and Nicole got my quilt. I'll take some pictures and post the amazing mini that I relieved later!<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i>Modern Dahlia</div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>scrappy mix<br />
<i>Finished size: 25" x25"</i> </div>
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<i>Finished:</i> November 2015</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-4632078600314063102016-01-04T06:09:00.000-08:002016-01-04T06:09:00.151-08:00Ocean Waves bee finish<div style="text-align: center;">
This quilt began in <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2014/05/queen-bee-this-month.html">May 2014</a> when I asked my bee mates from the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/webeewithit/pool/">We Bee With It </a>Bee to make me blocks for an Ocean Waves quilt.</div>
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They came through with great blocks but I wanted to make more so it would be larger. Needless to say, that mean that it sat for a bit before I was able to get to it!</div>
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A year a half later and here it is! Philly MQG had our fall retreat which I was lucky enough to attend. I knew it was a perfect opportunity to get this quilt finished. I pieced it in advance and had the top ready to go for the retreat.</div>
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At the retreat I was able to baste it and start working on the quilting. (yay for high working tables at the hotel - saved my back the basting ache!) The quilting was done on my domestic machine with a walking foot technique from <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/instructors/jacquie-gering">Jacquie Ghering's Next Steps in Walking Foot Quilting</a>. I used my <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.com/">quick curve ruler</a> to mark the curves on this and I'm so happy with the results. I think this next picture of the back shows it off the best.</div>
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I'm always amazed when bee quilts work so well. When I made my color requests, I asked for any shade of blue or blue green and look how fun these scrappy blocks are!</div>
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A huge thank you to the girls of the We Bee With It group. Sorry it took me so long to put these beautiful blocks together!! </div>
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This quilt has already been sent to my sister who loves blue. I will admit I gave it to her a bit selfishly so I know that I can go visit it! The binding is a scrappy mix of blues that I had on hand.</div>
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The first finish as a result of this is my Apron Strings quilt. I <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-quilt-top-finish.html">blogged about the top finish</a> and my issues with it in 2013 and it's been sitting around since then. After a break from it, I decided to keep the quilting simple.<br />
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You can't see it well in the above photos, but the quilting is straight line to mimic the lines in the quilting. <br />
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The backing is the leftover strings, yardage and my label all pieced together.<br />
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Binding was a fun print I had on hand that matched the blue perfectly.<br />
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I did have a couple of seams pop when I was doing the quilting. I remembered that when I made this quilt, some of the squares did not come out perfectly square and I must have tried to stretch the piecing. I wound up stitching over those seams on the top of the quilt. As a result, this quilt was donated to the local women's shelter. Hopefully, despite my frustrations with it, it will provide someone with comfort and warmth!<br />
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<i>Quilt name and pattern:</i> <a href="http://www.thesweetwaterco.com/?product=apron-strings-pattern">Apron String</a>s</div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>Chloe's closet - Moda<br />
<i>Finished size: 48"x 48"</i> </div>
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<i>Finished:</i> December 2015</div>
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Philly MQG brought in Lizzy House this past weekend for a lecture and Meadow Quilt workshop. It was such a wonderful event. I met some new people, and of course was inspired. Her lecture was all about her journey to where she is now. A lot of what she said resonated with me in terms of my daughter and how I'd like to encourage her. It was fascinating to hear what's she done in order to accomplish all she has!<br />
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Here's a close up of the Meadow Quilt. Lizzy only teaches this class in person and there's a good reason for that. It's an experience! And the quilt is complicated. It's so much easier to learn the techniques when you see it all in person. And if you have troubles, Lizzy is right there to sit down and sew with you.<br />
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She went around and spent one on one time with each person discussing their fabric selections. As you can see, I've gone with a very different color palate than I usually use. Because of that, I was lacking some oomph. With some tips and ideas from Lizzy, I revisited my stash when I got home and expanded my color palate some. My 'centers' will be a dark charcoal which should break this up nicely.<br />
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But while we were at the workshop, we did a "test" block to get the techniques down. Here was my test block:</div>
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And everyone hung theirs on the design wall. It's neat to see what effect different color combinations have! (sadly I was early taking my picture and a handful of people are not represented on here).</div>
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It was a great time. If you can get to one of Lizzy's classes while she's still teaching this quilt, I would highly recommend it! I'll keep posting here (and on Instagram) on the progress of my Meadow.</div>
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This quilt will be going up for silent auction to support <a href="https://portal11.bidpal.net/Portal/bpe295095/catalog/items.html?itemType=1">Doylestown Hospital Hospice and Cancer Institute</a>. Every year the employees donate baskets of items for the Circle of Life Auction. Our department pulled together a "Warm and Cozy" basket featuring my quilt. It also includes a bottle of wine, chocolates and fuzzy slippers. This year, they've added electronic bidding so you don't even need to attend the auction to bid! This means, if you are interested in bidding on my quilt, you can do so right <a href="https://portal11.bidpal.net/Portal/bpe295095/catalog/item.html?id=84&categoryId=13">here</a>!! It's item #1004 from Doylestown Hospital Administration. (please ignore the terrible photo, they posted a picture of the back of the quilt! It will be displayed in person). The bidding site gives you the capability to put in a minimum and maximum bid and it will increase your bids for you.<br />
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The fabrics are all high quality quilt shop cottons. Mainly Joel Dewberry's Birch Farm line. I mixed in some Art Gallery and the background is Kona Raffia. </div>
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Quilted by me on my friend Denise's long arm. I love the added softness the swirls give!</div>
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The backing is all the hydrangea print because it was my favorite in the line.</div>
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And a close up of my label...</div>
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Scrappy binding of the same prints.</div>
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<i>Quilt name:</i> Charity Windows</div>
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<i>Pattern: </i>Summer Porch - Eleanor Burns </div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>Joel Dewberry -Birch Farm, Kona Raffia, Art Gallery Oval Elements<br />
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<i>Finished:</i> October 2015</div>
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<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-57910836929421002152015-11-01T05:08:00.000-08:002015-11-01T05:08:21.611-08:00Sarcastic/Nerdy Guild swap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Philly MQG decided to have a Sarcastic/Nerdy swap based off of the online swaps that use profanity or are focused on fandom. We use Elfster to get matched up for these swaps and you can find out if your partner has an obsession with certain shows, movies or characters through the site. Or based on their sense of humor you could do something a little more risque!<br />
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I wasn't 100% sure of my partners use of profanity so I stuck with some quilting fun. This bag challenged me several times. It's a <a href="https://www.noodle-head.com/">Noodle Head </a>pattern called the <a href="https://www.noodle-head.com/product/caravan-tote-pdf-pattern">Caravan Tote </a>which I highly recommend. What challenged me was getting the heat transfer on their correctly. My original design was based off of one on CafePress that I can't get to load up here. (just google Serial Quilter and you'll find it.) I made myself a t-shirt as a tester.<br />
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Then when I started to do the bag, I just resized it, cut it out on my silhouette and put it on the piece before sewing it to the bag. However, I had not read the whole bag pattern yet and didn't realize the bottom of the bag required 3" of the side panel in order to make the boxed bottom! All of a sudden my quilter girl was too big and I had no more heat transfer material!!<br />
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What you see is the result of re-thinking. I decided to enlarge the rotary cutter and scissors and cut from a sparkly iron-on that I was able to get locally.<br />
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The bag itself is so cool! Inside the side panel (and my awesome rainbow zipper) is a subdivided pocket for tools.<br />
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Another pocket inside the bag itself, and then snap closures. I did the handles with fabric covered webbing.<br />
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And because swaps always require a little more love, I found a few things to include. This funny little pin:<br />
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And I made this little zip pouch out of sewing themed fabrics.<br />
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She loved everything! Now to get working on our retreat swap project!!<br />
<br />Becky (My Fabric Obsession)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09264800140397196483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988186093337980590.post-76273568925569438112015-08-24T11:32:00.001-07:002015-08-24T11:32:09.472-07:00Another Charity Quilt finish<br />
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This quilt has actually been finished for a few months. It's been sitting waiting for me to put the binding on it!! So I decided that it's going to go to charity just like my <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-triangle-quilt-for-kids.html">last quilt</a>.<br />
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If you haven't joined and donated somethin for the Quilts for Kids 2015 effort you should consider it. You have till the end of the month and she's doing a bunch of great giveaways as well. Not to mention, it's all for a good cause.<br />
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This quilt was packed with the last one and sent to <a href="http://www.quiltsforkids.org/">Quilts for Kids.</a> I'm hoping it will appeal to an older child who may not like all the novelty fabrics typically found in kids quilts. <br />
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The "solid" fabrics in this one are actually shot cottons which are notoriously hard to photograph. Let me just say, they are fabulous in person. And the "background" is a chambray.<br />
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This quilt was made during the <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/2014/01/mod-olives-qal-fabric-requirements.html">Mod Olives quilt along</a> at Sew Kind of Wonderful. If you haven't seen her Quick Curve Ruler, I definitely recommend it. I've made several of her quilts and they are always stunning and easy to do! She's got lots of great you tube videos if you are a visual learner like me.<br />
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I long-armed this quilt at my friend's house the same time I did <a href="http://myfabricobsession.blogspot.com/2015/07/clamshell-quilt-finish.html">this quilt</a> back in July. I will say, it had a couple of bulky seams that needed me to be careful. But going slow takes care of that.<br />
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Here's a close up of my machine binding. I used the edge stitch foot and it helped me keep the line steady and perfect!<br />
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The back is a piecing of stash fabrics and my label as usual!<br />
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<i>Quilt name:</i> <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/2014/01/mod-olives-qal-fabric-requirements.html">Mod Olives</a></div>
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<i>Pattern: </i><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/2014/01/mod-olives-qal-fabric-requirements.html">Mod Olives</a> </div>
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<i>Fabrics: </i>Various<br />
<i>Finished size:</i> <i>38"x48"</i></div>
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<i>Finished:</i> August 2015<br />
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