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This is my third family quilt post. Post one is here, and post two can be found here. My family quilt posts were inspired by my sister posting about why she quilts on her blog. This quilt is from my husband’s side of the family. His maternal grandmother made it. It is made in the…
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It’s finally ready! I know I showed you the wallhanging a long time ago. No excuse, really. I felt I needed to do more with it. So, I added the tabletopper option. I think this could work with your theme print inside the blocks OR as the main centre fabric. You could even use three…
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Can I blame my sister for missing my promise to post a family quilt on Wednesday? Probably not! But I can share a quilt by the same maker as the one she blogged about on Sunday. Check it out here. This is my quilt made by my maternal great grandmother. It is a very simple…
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You can tell it’s the summertime and I have other things taking up my quilting time – like sunny days at beaches! {and working. . .} I am still making, just slowly. This is where my Joyful Girl ended up for a few days, with one side border and a ‘rooftop’. As she sat and…
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Painted Ladies made by my Aunt Faye {in the ’80s I think} My sister prompted this post – and a few more like it. This is something I have been meaning to do for awhile now. She posted her quilt made by my Aunt last Sunday. At the time we shared a room with twin…
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This is another project I am doing as part of the Follow Your Bliss Makealong. If you haven’t peeked at the flickr pool lately, you should:) Some other makers are working on their projects and taking off on their own paths to bliss. I also started working out some ideas for one more project sometimes…
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Camping surrounded by all the different greens of the forest is always inspiring.We snuck away for two nights to Chutes Provincial Park. {It takes us longer to pack up than to get there!} I even had some time to work on my Happiness Key wallhanging. I ran out of the pink floss for “Friends” and…
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I have been playing with blocks to go around my embroidered girl block.I got stuck trying to figure out how to make this look like I thought I wanted it to look:) Play has led to more little ideas like this – I plan to add different stitches and maybe even some lace to this…
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This is what my “making” area looks like in my sewing space today.I had a plan for the next part after the stitchery – then changed my mind. Part of my personal challenge for this project is to use colour combinations that I usually don’t.A quick look through my blog shows that I rarely use…
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Updated June 2020 to give a new working link to the Inspiration Words. Ready, Set, Stitch! Welcome to the beginning of the Follow Your Bliss Makealong! I hope you enjoy the journey. Use what you want, share what you make, check out what other people create too. To start I have put up the Inspiration…
