After yesterday’s post, I got out my stitching book. Then out came some of the extra pieces for a Storm at Sea block and I began arranging them to see if I liked the look of them all mixed up. I think doing the remaining blocks like this is going to give a lot of motion to the quilt. The ones that are 2-fabric blocks will remain as the centre or perhaps the outer edges of the quilt. That’s still to be decided.
Having a stitching book like this is fabulous. I can lay out my block and then just close the book and, as I used batting for the pages of the book, the pieces will remain there until I open the book up again and begin to stitch. I took two appliqué blocks that I wasn’t going to use in a quilt, layered them with batting and backing, quilted it in a 1″ cross-hatch and then bound it. Then I added pages made from batting.
This bow-tie quilt hasn’t been seen for ages. It’s a queen-sized quilt made up of 3″ blocks. I had started to quilt it quite a while ago but ended up putting it away once I realized there was a problem with the basting and that I was going to have to take both my quilting and the basting out, press it as pleats had been basted in and then start over. It has been on my mind the last little while and I finally dragged it out yesterday. While I’m not planning to work on it this weekend, it will be done over the next couple of weeks.
I mixed up everything in this quilt – batiks, checks, plaids, ’30s fabrics, florals, you name it. The only constant was the muslin. Looking back, I can’t believe I traced all those pieces from templates.
When we have cereal in the morning, Baxter loves to have a bit of the milk. He’s not shy about asking for his share, either. If we’re not quick enough, a paw is quite likely to reach up and try to snag our spoons just to remind us that he’s waiting.
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What a great idea with the book! And WOW I love the bow tie quilt, it is gorgeous. The fact that you mixed up so many different fabrics gives it way more interest too. How funny is that, my kitties do exactly the same thing with the cereal milk. In fact they hang around the table waiting for the bowl.
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that bow tie quilt is just gorgeous, Baxter is such a little cutie………
Gill
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I LOVE the bow tie quilt. I agree it needs to be finished. Too pretty not to use or display. Baxter is such a funny cat. My cats also do the paw begging thing.
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Love the bow tie quilt! And the mixed up S at S block! Still haven’t made myself a block book…
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love the scrappy block. I do agree that it adds to the motion go the quilt. like a swirling eddie.
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Love your bowtie quilt!
Baxter does run the household, I believe. My question, does he control the remote control for your tv? 🙂
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Your scrappy blocks looks like a mosaic laid out like that. I think the mixed blocks will add a lot.
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A stitching book? Gosh what a great idea. Who knew?
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Great idea with the book! I’ll have to file it away.
I still trace everything from templates 🙂
When I have breakfast, Macros always leaves his and comes tosee what I’m having… “what’s that? Looks yummy. You gonna share?”. Only after mine is finished will he go back to his. But if it involves chhese, milk or yoghurt, he gives a good thought to tackling me for it, lol.
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More beautiful hand piecing! One day I’ll give up work and have a go myself. What an inspiration your work is? I bet you have won many prizes 🙂
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Oh yes – definitely, finish that bow tie quilt! Love that scrappy Storm at Sea block, it really shows the movement of the ocean. Today’s Baxter pic really shows off his mane, doesn’t it?
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Oh my, what eye candies!!!! I love that bowtie quilt!!!
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I love the storm at sea block and the fabrics you are using are just perfect….I like the assortment…like the see is in fact stormy
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Love the bowtie quilt…so discouraging that you have to start over with the basting. But it will be worth the effort…it’s a fabulous quilt!
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