Diary
I thought it would be fun to keep a diary of my current quilting projects so you could follow along with my progress (or lack thereof) towards completion. I’ve included clickable thumbnails so you can view larger images as I go along.
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Victory Quilt: Fala
The second video in Eleanor Burn’s Victory Quilt series covers two blocks…Mr. Roosevelt’s Necktie and Fala. Here is Fala…
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Blue Bayou: Friendship Star
After a frustrating morning working with RSS feeds, I decided to reduce my blood pressure by starting on the second…
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Victory Quilt: Mr. Roosevelt’s Necktie
The second video in Eleanor Burn’s Victory Quilt series covers two blocks…Mr. Roosevelt’s Necktie and Fala. I’ve finished Mr. Roosevelt’s…
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Blue Bayou: Panel 1
The first panel is done. Each block has a finished size of 9 inches. I will add the outer sashes…
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Blue Bayou: Monkey Wrench
I’m having a lot of fun doing both an afghan and a quilt using the same blocks….here’s the third quilt…
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Victory Quilt – 1941 Nine Patch
My template tool for this square arrived and I’m finally ready to start. I’ve decided to follow along doing the…
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Blue Bayou: Ohio Star
I thought it would be interesting to make a quilt matching the Quilt-to-Crochet sampler afghan I’m currently working on. I’ll…
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Waiting for the Postman
I’ve decided to make the Victory Quilts sampler squares in the order Eleanor Burns has published her videos. Unfortunately, I’m…
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Kaleidoscope Star – Lesson 1
The image reflects the completion of Lesson 1 of Sue’s tutorial. The center blocks and star points are fussy cut…
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Quilting Round 3 of Navajo Nation
I’m chose to quilt using a coordinating pattern for the main diamond in this round. The small accent diamonds…
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Adding Round 3
I assembled 2 rows of 12 Sugar Bowl squares for the top and bottom sections of this round.
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Making Third Round Blocks
Quilting the last round definitely took longer than I anticipated. But, I’m continuing to plug away at this baby. I’m…
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Quilting Round 2
I've chosen three different patterns for the center of the Navajo squares for this round. This first one will be…
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Adding the Second Round
I’ve finished piecing together 14 additional Navajo squares. I then assembled 2 rows of 3 squares (sides) and 2 rows…
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Pattern Modification
I’m still plugging away at making the Round 2 Navajo squares. At the same time, I’ve been making some modifications…
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Quilting the First Round
First, I quilted in the ditch around all the various pieces of this round. After evaluating the round, I decided…
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Adding The First Round of Blocks
I've completed assembling the blocks for the first round. I sewed together the blocks making 4 rows (one for each…
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Making the First Round of Blocks
I’ve finished quilting the center section of the quilt and am now ready to start assembling the first round of…
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Quilting the Center Section
I've assembled the backing, batting, and center section together using basting spray. I'll stitch in the ditch around all the…
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Cutting & Piecing the Center Section
I’ve just started work on my second design, Navajo Nation. This is my second design project but my first design…
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