Saturday, September 6, 2014

September Friday Night with Friends

I spent Friday Night with Friends virtually and a bottle of Redd's Apple Ale! I finished piecing this quilt for a 9 year old. It has Angry Birds fabric, not my favorite fabric or easy to figure out a design that would show the large print fabrics. I just cut a 3.5 inch squares for the centers and surrounded them with 3.5 inch strips making 9 inch finished square in square blocks. I plan on quilting it vertically along the seams and in the middle of the squares with a wavy stitch. Keep it simple is my motto when working with fabrics like this...Check out what everyone else accomplished here http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/today-is.html
Today I joined my mom and Lindsey for some real stitching with friends. I worked on my sewing machine cover and mat. I am going to try to machine quilt it diagonally tonight. This is a Lori Holt design from her row along book. It think it will be perfect to use for traveling with my Singer Featherweight. I pieced the hourglass blocks at the beginning of summer and just now got around to putting them all together, but I have a retreat coming in October and I want to have this ready. 
I also pinned this door hanger to hand quilt during football tomorrow for Slow Sunday Stitching. Be sure to check out what everyone else is working on here http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com My sister had started this one and I am finishing it, but I will probably make another one so we can each have one!

18 comments:

  1. The pumpkin and crow quilt is my favorite.

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  2. A few nice projects. I would love a door hangar like that.

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  3. You have some great project to here! Love the pumpkin!

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  4. So many lovely projects and lots of gorgeous colours!

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  5. I'll have to try that FNWF next month! All your projects are awesome....looking forward to seeing the doorhanger quilted. Have fun slow stitching today:)

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  6. I LOVE the pumpkin wall hanging....I have this pattern!! I am on the hunt! haha Like a dog with a bone...

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  7. Oh I love the colors in the angry bird quilt! I like your ideas for quilting it. What a great door hanger welcome sign for fall! Enjoy your stitching today!

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  8. That is going to be some machine cover and I love the door hanger project!

    As to Angry Birds...the recipient will love it! :)

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  9. You've been very busy! Love your be thankful banner it is lovely. Also your sewing machine cover will be a good to have finished. I put two pockets on the outside of mine to hold my instruction book and power cord. I also made a sewing mat with pockets to place under my machine, I added ties to it so I could roll it up when not using it.

    I posted a picture of it on May 19 2014 if you want to see it.

    Have fun stitching all these projects.

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  10. Beautiful projects. I like how you used the Angry Birds fabric....great piece..

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  11. Hi Tanya: Your choice of blocks for the crazy birds fabric is perfect for it. I like your sewing machine cover and the pumpkin door hanger. Have fun hand quilting it.

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  12. Great projects. I love the hourglass project and the pumpkin door hanger.

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  13. You have been busy! I have a fall runner UFO somewhere that I should try to finish soon...Good luck with your hand quilting!

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  14. What a busy productive FNwF you had :-)

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  15. Lovely work Tanya. It is always a little harder if you don't love the fabric but the quilt looks great.

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  16. Wow! You have been busy. If you ever need a pattern that works well for large prints, I've had a lot of luck with the "Perfect 10" Pattern from Swirly Girls Designs.

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  17. What great projects...I especially LOVE that hourglass piece...another one to add to my list. Enjoy football!!!
    Debbie
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