Never Say Never

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July 25, 2013

I have always said there are two quilts I would never make.

Grandmother’s Flower Garden

and

Double Wedding Ring

The pattern I am making this from is actually named Pickledish,

so I think this counts as still not making a

double wedding ring. (more on this quilt next week)

Since I have started many hexagon quilts, but never a true Grandmother’s flower garden, I think I am still good for my word. Let me rephrase that….

I have made

many

hexagons but not finished a quilt yet.

I may need to consult Barbara Brackman for this bit of

historical info, but I am willing to wager that

grandmothers flower garden quilts/tops are the most

collected item “in pieces” at

garage sales, estate sales, auctions, etc.

What is a quilt that you are nervous about tackling?

-modalissa

Hashtag quilt finished

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July 23, 2013

my Hashtag quilt is COMPLETE!

YEAH

Yippee

hurrah

I am so into the color ORANGE that I had to use
one of orange

prints from the Scrumptious line.

Scrumptious will be in stores October 2013

Who would have thought of a hashtag quilt before twitter
came along? This quilt was a class that
Camille Roskelley taught on Craftsy.
As soon as Camille told me she was doing this,

I had to sign up since I am a fan.
These 2 pics are from my instagram. Sorry for any duplication.

When sewing on the binding, I like to add a piece of the
selvedge so I can
remember what collection I used to make the quilt.

My friend Julie Hardgrave is a fantastic calligrapher.
She makes hand drawn labels for me!!
Call me lazy or smart, but I add my label in as I
add the binding.
That is when I remember to put on a label!

The quilting is yummy!!

Now the dilemma? Wash or not?

Don’t laugh, I know that is a silly question.

Eventually it will have to be washed. Normally I do
not wash my quilts until

they have actually been used.

Most of the time I am making a quilt for market

and I never want to run the risk of the

quilt being

“WRINKLED”

for the show.

What would you do?

-modalissa

Friday Yummy

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July 19, 2013

Today’s

Friday Funny

has been temporarily

renamed to

Friday Yummy.

The Dallas Sprinkles has this machine now.

Thanks goodness because the lines at that

store are out of control.

I hope there are not any news stories where the

ACM machine

“automated cupcake machines”

are held up for red velvet.

Have a sweet weekend.

-modalissa

sewing thimbles

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July 18, 2013

I recently went on a retreat.
YEAH ME!

Took several projects to work on but did not FINISH anything.
BOO HISS!

Then I succumbed to peer pressure and started a little thimble quilt.
WHY NOT?
Everyone else was.

The problem with this was everyone one else was happy sewing a pack or

two together, adding borders and FINISHING something.

But NO,

I thought it would be fun to buy a new set of thimbles
each time I go to a show.

I could keep adding on to make a bigger quilt.

At this rate, how many packs do you think it would
take to make a
QUEEN SIZE
thimble quilt.

If you want to make one small quilt or just start
collecting like me,

hollar at
Primitive Gatherings.

If interested in ordering these go to

Go
to the site primitivegatherings.us/shop,

They
are under FABRIC, Then
PRECUTS

So once again I have another project started. The upside is that

I have something

to shop for at every quilt show

for YEARS to come.

It is amazing the trouble that peer pressure

causes no matter your age!

-modalissa

Solid hexagons

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July 16, 2013

My love of hexagons continues.

Seems like odd colors right? A friend of mine sent a note with a cute graphic that inspired me.

from wit and whistle

The card was from Wit and Whistle. Isn’t it adorable?

I grabbed my accuquilt and proceeded to cut hexies.

The die has three different sizes, so I could play with various colors and sizes.

I sewed all of these together by machine. It was soo much fun.

Now, I am just trying to decide whether to keep it simple

or add some of the smaller

hexies as layers on top.

Oh the possibilities.

Blogger Girls Quilt Along

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June 29, 2013

The final month of the Blogger Girls Quilt Along.

Border and Sashing

Can’t live without these rulers now.

When Monique first showed us this quilt I was intrigued by the setting.

There are a lot of sampler style quilts on the market but the setting on this quilt really sets it apart.

I decided to use 3 different fabrics is the sashing to create a secondary design.
What looked hard was quite easy.

in progress

I told you I am not very good at choosing a controlled amount of fabrics. I guess I get bored easily.
As I worked on this each month I added more fabrics. some good choices, some not so much.

Stop by and see the color options at the other blogger girls.

Monique From Open Gate Quilts – opengatequilts.blogspot.com/

Sherri from A Quilting Life – aquiltinglife.blogspot.com

Thelma from Cupcakes ‘n Daisies ~ cupcakesndaisies.blogspot.com

Lissa from Moda Lissa ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com

Denise from Quilter’s Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/

Nicole from Sister’s Choice ~ sisterschoice.typepad.com

Lisa from Stashmaster ~ The-Stashmaster.blogspot.com

Get the pattern at Open Gate

for a limited time.

Friday Funny- 4th marriage

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June 28, 2013

Are You Ready For This!!!

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time.

The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband’s occupation.
“He’s a funeral director,” she answered.
“Interesting,” the newsman thought.

He then asked her if she wouldn’t mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.
She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years.

After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20’s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40’s, and a preacher when in her 60’s, and now – in her 80’s – a funeral director.

The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
(wait for it)
She smiled and explained, “I married ~

one for the money,

two for the show,

three to get ready,

and four to go.”

(Sorry I couldnt resist!.)

Happy Friday!!

So many choices

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June 27, 2013

I have a wonderful box of over 1000 half square triangles from my recent exchange.

NOW THE DECISION

What do I make with these? This whole triangle swap started because of Edyta Sitar’s book, Friendship Triangles and her yummy triangle papers.

Could it be possible that I am having commitment issues? I just can’t decide.

I even started a triangle board on Pinterest. More and More choices.

Yes, this has made my decision tougher.

Look at just some of the possibilities. Maybe a triangle sampler?

Of course, Edyta is not making it any easier for me.

She now has Laceys and Silhouettes that can be added.

This one is a stunner! Maybe?

images used permission of Laundry basket Quilts

What about a classic ocean waves?

I guess I will keep petting my triangles, sorting them into different stacks and then placing them neatly back in their box until I make the decision of what to make.

Does it count as an unfinished project if I haven’t actually started sewing the triangles together?

and the winner is

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June 25, 2013

and the winner of Kathy Brown’s new book is……………………….

Sandra said…
I really really and truly want this book for myself. I have at
least a zillion fat quarters to use up. I want to make every single
pattern that is shown in this book. I can do this, but I need to be a
winner. Thank you for the chance to win.

Sandi Timmons

I Spy Hexagons

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June 21, 2013

A while back I received a wonderful package from Quilt Jane. It contained this precious hexy flower with little cherubs and a hexy template. I asked Jane about the fabric and she said the fabric is
a print of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Two characters from children’s books
written by May Gibbs, a famous Australian author.

Note from Jane- The
attached photo is my book from childhood that I hope will be passed on through
the generations ( notice the Barbara Brackman William Morris backdrop
).
I decided to do an I SPY baby quilt for my first grand baby. No one is pregnant yet so i am taking my own sweet time collecting fabrics and adding pieces little by little.

The hexy section shown here is made from parts of the Funky Monkey line. the middle yellow monkey is me, the blue one is Gary. The hexies 1-5 represent each of the kids. My daughter-in-law is the green hexy wearing the pink dress with a strand of pearls.
(very top of pic) Her hexagon is connected to the number 1 since she is married to my oldest. My second son does give her a lot of grief so I thought it fitting to put her above #2 so she can keep an eye on him.