Sunday, September 30, 2018

Scrappy Trips Finish

I started my Scrappy Trips on a whim back in August and I am so glad that I caved to the Drop Everything and Make It (DrEAMi!) obsession.
http://www.mmmquilts.com/2018/09/dreami-20.html#more
I am thrilled that I did not allow it to languish in my tops pile either! This is a free Bonnie Hunter pattern you can find here:
I made 36 blocks and it was about 72 inches square before quilting and washing. It shrunk to about 67 inches square.
 I quilted it diagonally using my Pfaff's large wavy stitch. The quilting really added a lot of texture and the curves broke up the monotony of the 90 degree angles of the squares.
 I took these pictures this morning in the glorious sun. I like how you can see the front through the backing.
I included my embroidered label on the backing and quilted right through it too.
I washed with three Color Catchers and they did their job! The orange is much darker than this picture shows. This is the first time I have had an orange bleed this much and it is even an old Robert Kaufman fabric from the Metro Living line--very nice quality.
I mentioned before that I do not have a purpose/owner for this quilt, but my dog, Bella, seemed to claim it the other night as I was binding it. She is not much a cuddler, but as soon as she jumped on my bed, she made a beeline to lay down on it. She did not care that there were Clover Clips on the edge or that I was actively sewing it. When she gets on my bed, she usually goes through a grooming routine and lays aloofly away from me, but not this night, straight to a deep, contented sleep on this quilt. She was definitely claiming it as hers! I think I would really like to make one of these even bigger using strips from all of my Bonnie and Camille fat quarter bundles. It would be gorgeous on my bed!
I claimed this shirt at Target as mine a couple of weeks ago. The Broncos play tomorrow night, so I will be wearing this as I spend today in my sewing room. I finished something which means I can start something, right?
My daughter, the one on the left, attended Oktoberfest in Munich this weekend. She already posted on Instagram that she will never go again--too many drunk people and crowds, but she can cross it off her bucket list. She just texted me that she is happily boarding her flight back to London now and starts her internship there tomorrow! 

15 comments:

  1. Your Scrappy Trips quilt turned out beautifully! I really like the quilting - still wish my machine had that stitch. How sweet that your dog loves it so much!

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  2. Your quilt is so joyful! Thanks for sharing how you quilted it. I’m never sure what to do when quilting tops that have lots of pieces. I don’t have serpentine stitch capability, but this shows that even close-spaced wavy walking foot lines could work. Using orange for a back sounds scary. Yea for you for having the confidence to go for it, and yea for Color Catchers!

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  3. What a beautiful quilt. I think trips quilts are some of the prettiest. My dogs love to lay on anything I'm working on, too. They just know, don't they?

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  4. Beautiful Scrappy Trips--I love how you quilted it...nice work..hugs, julierose

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  5. Hi Tanya, what a lovely quilt. It's great that Bella claimed it as her own :-)

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  6. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Jackson does the same thing...gotta love our pups. :)Have a great week!!!

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  7. Love your new quilt! That label is great too. :)

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  8. Oh, gosh, Tanya. Your Bella reminds me so much of our dog Dusty. She was an amazing dog, and we so rarely see anyone with the same beautiful mix of browns. So, keep the pictures coming, please! I did tear up a bit, seeing your girl all curled up, so sweet--brought back a lot of tender memories.

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  9. Bella has excellent taste! I agree with your assessment of the quilting on your TATW. Looks great! Liz in Houston

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  10. I love your scrappy trip around the world and the texture from the quilting. It's one I've always wanted to make using Bonnie's pattern Maybe I should DREAMi

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  11. Your Scrappy Trip quilt is a beauty. Love how the sun shines through the back and you get a hint of pattern and colour from the front. A most beautiful finish!

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  12. Great quilt and great job of quilting. Its surprising how much excess dye a fabric might have. My worst was a dark brown/burgundy Moda print.

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  13. Congrats! on completing Bella's new quilt. LOL!! EVERYONE in the family needs a quilt, right???

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  14. What a great finish. Love that Bella claimed this one!

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  15. A Trip Around the World quilt is on my bucket list and I will use the BH tutorial. As soon as I finish my En Provence and the Rick Rack Nines I have in the UFO pile! I am commiserating with you on the football front! Fingers crossed that "they" get it together soon!

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