tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86603367543154788512024-02-18T21:16:07.212-05:00Farm Gal DesignsRachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-48870719479490436082018-07-22T21:48:00.002-04:002018-07-22T21:48:33.074-04:00Summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I don't know why, but I felt the need to dust off the blog tonight. I haven't written in ages. My baby is now almost two. My eldest is almost 9. And my wild middle child is starting kindergarten this fall. Life has been rolling along at bullet train speed. <br />
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Next week, my son is showing a calf at the county fair. He's also entering an amazing watercolor he made in TAG Art. I'm entering three quilts and a seascape photo. <br />
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The week after that, school starts. Yes. It still seems odd to start this early, but it's fantastic that the kids are done with the semester at Christmas. No going back in January to testing. And they get out before Memorial Day, so that's nice. Two kids will get on the bus this year, and that will simplify my daily commute. Mama can't wait - it's been a long and crazy year with childcare this year. <br />
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We have a pretty full calendar through Labor Day, and although it'll be stressful, there should be lots of fun memories made. I'll be squeezing in sewing a lot in the evenings and on the weekends. My current project is a school bus yellow dress for my daughter to wear to her granddaddy's retirement party. <br />
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Anyways, I just wanted to check in. I'm going to update my quilts page so it's current. And maybe, if the spirit moves me, I'll check in here more. We'll have to see how life rolls this fall. In the meantime, I do update my Instagram pretty regularly. I'm easy to find - @farmgaldesigns<br />
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It's been a long time, my friends. Over a year. The last you saw me, I had a baby bump. <br />
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Well, no more. The baby is 9 months old!<br />
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In September we welcomed our daughter Evelyn. She was dressed in mama-made from the start.<br />
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She's just begun pulling up to stand consistently, so walking is coming soon. I am still nursing, but I really miss sleep. I don't think she'll sleep through the night until she's weaned. Luckily for me, that'll happen in August when I'm away at a conference for a few days. Mama is just tired. And tired of being tired.<br />
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A lot changes with three kids. There's just more to do every day. Plus work. And church. It doesn't leave much time for DIY projects or blogging, or even sewing. Like right now, 10pm, I should be using every second of potential sewing time, but I'm writing this instead, and then I'll probably go to bed. Because: tired.<br />
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But, I do see a light at the end of the tunnel. Evie is starting to be able to play and take good naps on the weekends. My boys are at the age where I can send them outside to the back yard and tell them not to come back inside unless they are bleeding. On those rare weekends or evenings when we aren't following a busy schedule, I am starting to find some time to sew again.<br />
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Another reason to dust off ye olde blog is that I feel like God has been nudging and nagging me to begin selling quilts. I put up my Big Cartel shop last year(?), but I feel like I need to try harder, possibly go to Etsy or Facebook. No time makes this hard, but I am taking baby steps.<br />
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I can't promise a regular schedule, but I'm hoping to get some home projects done later this summer and fall, and hopefully some of those will be helpful in making our family and home operate more efficiently. I'm definitely not wishing away the current phase of life, but I can see the new phase in the future and am looking forward to it. <br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-54814638998642178142016-04-22T07:30:00.000-04:002016-04-22T07:30:17.821-04:00MN Cara Maternity Dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Y'all, I sewed clothing that I am proud to wear in public! <br />
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But wait, maternity, you say? Yes, baby number 3 is on the way. I'm just about halfway right now. We found out right after Christmas, and I've pretty much been a couch sloth ever since. Easter, however, is a special day, so I forced myself down to the sewing cave and made this. <br />
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The pattern is Megan Nielsen's Cara Maternity Tee, which I lengthened into a dress. I made a muslin for the first time ever and did a forward shoulder alteration. And it worked! My family and coworkers thought I bought it! And I was not self-conscious in it at all. <br />
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I actually cut and sewed it up in two hours on Easter morning (the muslin and pattern alteration was done beforehand). So it is a fast sew. The fabric is Art Gallery knit from the Skopelos collection. I was a little worried when I first held the fabric up against myself, but it works great when sewn into an actual shape.<br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-47614982267912808512016-04-16T10:57:00.000-04:002016-04-16T10:57:34.090-04:00Fair Isle QAL - Finally Finished<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The blog has been quiet for quite a while. I have some things to share, so I'll just do that as I can and keep things short and sweet.<br />
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This is the <a href="http://www.freshlypieced.com/p/fair-isle-sew-along.html" target="_blank">Fair Isle QAL</a> quilt. I had it long-armed since I had no clue what to do with it. The quilting is okay, but I'll still probably stick with quilting my own quilts in the future. I took these pictures back in January. <br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-22129431914894040052015-12-23T22:19:00.000-05:002015-12-23T22:19:10.548-05:0012.23<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, it's December 23rd. The house is getting towards clean, but there are still presents unsewn. I'll get to them tomorrow... soon... sometime.<br />
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For now, let's just look at this pretty picture.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Long time, no see.<span>
</span>Life gets in the way again.<span> </span>It’s
hard to juggle everything as a wife, mother, and full-time worker.<span> </span>With a family farm to help support and a
creative brain that gets a little crazy dreaming of and starting (but not
always finishing) projects.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lately, I’ve been struggling.<span> </span>I feel like I am somehow, someday going to
have a home-based creative business, but I haven’t figured out exactly what it
will be – an online shop for quilts and other handmade goods, a booth in an
antique mall featuring quilts and reloved furniture, a brick and mortar quilt
shop?<span> </span>I don’t know.<span> </span>And I don’t know when.<span> </span>But I feel the call and lure, and I have a
feeling somehow I need to move towards that.<span>
</span>Lately I feel like I’ve been living in a mist, and I don’t know what the
right step is, or if it’s even something I should start working on now.<span> </span>Maybe it’s destined for a later season in
life.<span> </span>I’m just . . . confused,
unsettled, unsure.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">And this blog, I love it, I love having the record of things
I’ve made and accomplished.<span> </span>It helps to
look at it when I’m feeling frustrated.<span>
</span>But I have the same hazy vision of what it could and/or should be.<span> </span>I just don’t know.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wrote in my journal that “<span>I kind of wish God would just open that door wide and blow
me away with it so I know exactly what I’m supposed to do, but maybe he is and
I’m missing it?”<span> </span>Can you tell I have
issues with anxiety?<span> </span>And control?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Anyways,
I thought maybe I’m not the only one.<span>
</span>And everything I read on blog branding, etc. says to be you and authentic.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>So this
is me.<span> </span>Being authentic.<span> </span>Letting you know some of the thoughts and
struggles that whirl around in my brain.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oregon Trail looking West at Scott's Bluff, Nebraska</span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>All
that to say, I’m here.<span> </span>I’ve been doing
all summer but not posting.<span> </span>I feel like
I’m struggling through the murk of what I should/want to be doing.<span> </span><span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>I've got a few posts lurking in draft form, a newly finished quilt (and a not-so-newly finished quilt), and some other things to share, so I'm going to try and ease back in.</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I’m hoping that getting back in the saddle
will help me find my way.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> All I can do is muddle forward, right?</span></span></span></span></div>
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-70186738520998132652015-07-22T23:23:00.001-04:002015-09-04T20:57:24.023-04:00Vanilla Swirls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you remember way back or have trolled my archives, you may remember
a WIP called <a href="http://farmgaldesigns.blogspot.com/2010/04/double-star-creams.html" target="_blank">Double Star Creams</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
started the quilt intending to use it on our bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d read somewhere that you should make a
white quilt as your first quilt for your trousseau.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously I’m a big history dork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that was back before I figured out some
quilty things – my seam allowances were off, and the set-in seams weren’t
easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So after some horrendous blocks
and some okay blocks, it sat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Last year I finally figured out what to do with the poor quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made up several more blocks, decided I just
needed to finish it, sorted through and picked the best blocks, and promptly
turned it into a sweet, traditional, white quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And for once, a great name popped in my head,
turning Double Star Creams into Vanilla Swirls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The quilting stumped me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went
on a basting binge one weekend and basted this quilt plus three other baby
quilts I had waiting in the WIP pile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
sat as I tackled the easier quilting on the other quilts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had three different ideas – baptist fans,
straight lines surrounding the stars, or swirls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really loved the idea of the lines behind
the stars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could see it in my mind,
and it was a great effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, since
the quilt is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">swirl</i> quilt, I wanted
to evoke that feeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hang-up was
mostly in that I’d never quilted swirls before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And if you know me at all, I may look like I’ve got it together on the
outside, but inside I’m a great big chicken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>*cluck, cluck*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The other day, I finally decided I was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">doing</i> this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d watched
YouTube videos, sketched, and read tutorials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I propped up my Angela Walters book beside my machine and just
started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it wasn’t too bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of stopping to figure out where I was
going or which way the next swirl should go, but not bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I think the end result works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a soft, allover pattern that goes with
the soft, cream colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m very
pleased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It almost makes me wish I had a
baby and a sweet nursery to decorate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
an airy, all-white room where I could drape it over a chair to use during cool
evenings. </div>
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Toile and tan backing with binding from backing scraps<br />
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Vanilla Swirls is listed for sale in my <a href="http://farmgaldesigns.bigcartel.com/product/vanilla-swirls-quilt" target="_blank">shop</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Baby Quilt.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The fabrics are leftovers from the </span><a href="http://farmgaldesigns.blogspot.com/2015/02/sparkle-punch-baby-quilt.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sparkle Punch baby quilt</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> made for my
nephew – but without the Star Wars fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I loved the color combo so much and had a bunch of extra squares, so I
made up a simple patchwork quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
may have seen progress pictures on Instagram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The quilt measures 36”x36”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
backed it in this almost-vintage Alexander Henry print (from my mom’s stash,
purchased when I was little) featuring cow hands and made the binding from the
last bits of two of the feature fabrics.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOiQ5bPucBSlfyh8VSd6pKBfGhFN9JhHAVtQvzJQNbH1L6EdhWoVGE-3zoPn8dF2hQtCkCnm1fHwgN_xzYw0jYCORNB6-Cb4Rmn1D5DoAvPkkh-Pqh5XEZDM3Kx8IBasDWUGWiTTU2aYf/s1600/FGD+Ranch+Hand+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOiQ5bPucBSlfyh8VSd6pKBfGhFN9JhHAVtQvzJQNbH1L6EdhWoVGE-3zoPn8dF2hQtCkCnm1fHwgN_xzYw0jYCORNB6-Cb4Rmn1D5DoAvPkkh-Pqh5XEZDM3Kx8IBasDWUGWiTTU2aYf/s640/FGD+Ranch+Hand+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The quilting is organic straight line quilting on either side of all seams. </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had a little fun with the photo shoot, digging out the rocking horse
and dragging it to the edge of the hay field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pretty sure my neighbors think I’m nuts.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ranch Hand is listed for sale in my </span><a href="http://farmgaldesigns.bigcartel.com/product/ranch-hand-baby-quilt" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">shop</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></span></span></span> </div>
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-67338746753419837852015-04-13T22:03:00.004-04:002015-04-13T22:03:31.668-04:00Staying Busy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
With quilt forts . . .<br />
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Tee Ball . . .<br />
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And Easter . . .<br />
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But I've finally gotten a few stitches in this last week! Lots going on around here during springtime!</div>
Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-88334659573365019592015-03-08T22:20:00.001-04:002015-03-08T22:20:40.858-04:00Two Rowan Tees<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I’m sharing my first finishes of the year (from back in January) – two Rowan Tee
hoodies.<span> </span>The pattern is by <a href="http://www.titchythreads.com/" target="_blank">TitchyThreads</a>, and just like the Small Fry Skinny Jeans pattern, I love this
one.<span> </span>It has a bunch of options, but I
made these the same way.<span> </span>I think it’s a
great basic tee pattern with plenty of possibilities depending on your
goal.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made two hoodies with long sleeves and hemmed sleeves and body and
topstitched just about every chance I got – shoulder seams, armhole seams, hood
seams, neck seam.<span> </span>It really made things
look nice.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The girl’s hoodie is a size 8 and is made from some Oliver + S knit
I’ve had in the stash for a while.<span> </span>(Yep,
I have some girly fabrics even though I have two boys – sometimes it’s too hard
to resist!)<span> </span>I have no girls to try it
out on, but I’ve heard it fits the recipient.<span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The boy’s hoodie is a size 6.<span>
</span>The black knit is from a size 2XL t-shirt, and the Star Wars fabric is a
quilting cotton.<span> </span>I got my Sam to try it
on (he’s a size 5 right now) and got nervous because it barely fit over his big
head and didn’t seem that much too big on him – and he’s a skinny mini.<span> </span>(Total sidebar - how cute is he?)<span> </span>I kind of wanted to keep it for him.<span> </span>But it was destined for a cousin.<span> </span>Luckily, it appears the hoodie fits said
cousin well since he is skinny.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">One note about the woven Star Wars fabric – I think next time I combine
the knit and woven, I might make the neckhole a touch bigger, just because the
woven doesn’t stretch with the knit and it was hard to get over Sam’s head.<span> </span>I don’t think it’s the pattern since he has
this problem with store-bought hoodies as well, but it’s a thought if you want
to go the combination route.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">These were my last (sewn) belated Christmas presents, so I was glad to
have them off my back.<span> </span>But I do love the
pattern and have plans and fabric for a Planes version for Sam.<span> </span>And now I want to make another Star Wars
version for my boys since that one turned out so cute.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you’ve kept up, I kind of disappeared after Christmas.<span> </span>The dang sew-jo just went pfffft and was
gone.<span> </span>But, I’ve been slowly revving it
back up during the last couple weeks.<span> </span>One
of the things that has helped me recover it was quilting and binding my Gypsy
Wife quilt! It's been a year since I started (the QAL started last February), and I can pretty much say I enjoyed the entire process. It's a rare project that doesn't get to the "hate" part of the love-hate-love cycle. <span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">At first I was waffling on how to quilt it. Originally, horizontal
lines.<span> </span>Then, fancy quilting because I
could.<span> </span>Then, what type of fancy
quilting, maybe simple was best.<span> </span>Then,
and I thought this was the winner, ditch quilt the blocks and horizontal lines
on the background strips.<span> </span>That was it.<span> </span>And then I started quilting.<span> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The very first line I sewed right over the block (that I was supposed
to ditch/outline stitch).<span> </span>Whoops.<span> </span>Oh well, that decision was made, and it just
meant the quilt was quilted faster.<span> </span>I am
not one to rip out unless it’s really bad.<span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was quilted over a weekend, marking with a hera marker (pretty sweet),
and the binding took a week.<span> </span>I decided to hand bind in case I enter it in
the fair.<span> </span>I’ve been machine binding
everything lately, and it is so much faster (if not quite as pretty from the
back).<span> </span>The hand binding has been exceptionally
slow, and revealing in that I really do need to find a thimble that works for
me.<span> </span>I've tried several different kinds, but I guess I need to try a few more.<span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Love the decision to go with low-volume strips. This quilt makes me so happy! The dark plum binding does not photograph true at all (it's really not brownish). This next photo probably shows it the closest (also in the raccoon block and a couple others). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyways, back to the subject at hand, my beautimous quilt!<span> </span>I love her!<span>
</span>She is wild and crazy, and I’m so glad to have my own couch quilt.<span> The star block is probably my favorite, although I love that rainbowtized HST block beside it as well. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to <a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/gypsy-wife-quilt-along/" target="_blank">Michelle </a>for starting the QAL last year!</span></span></div>
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-8388598319405212222015-02-13T12:54:00.001-05:002015-02-13T12:59:23.003-05:00Sparkle Punch Baby Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I’m sharing my first quilt finish of 2015 – a baby quilt for my
nephew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister-in-law is due in
March, and I threw her a baby shower a couple weeks ago, so I had to have an
awesome gift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pattern is the <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2012/01/sparkle-punch-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">Sparkle Punch QAL by Elizabeth Hartman of Oh!Fransson</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started off planning for a
48”x48” quilt, but partway through I was getting tired of the sew, check,
press, trim, press, trim for EVERY PIECE OF EVERY BLOCK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I changed it to a 36”x48” quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quicker to finish, and I can use the extra
squares for another project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The effect of the crazy pressing and trimming is awesome, but the whole
obligation sewing thing (even when I am the one deciding on said obligation
sewing) combined with my sewing ADD/flakiness was putting me over the edge with
this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have something like four new
projects I want to start (plus my UFOs), so I wanted to get this one done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was 75% done with the top and had a slump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple nights procrastinating and I finally
put on my big girl pants and finished up the top<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By that time I was on a deadline, so I made this quilt my biotch and
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I do like the color scheme and the fabrics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are mostly new, but I have leftovers to
add to the stash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can I just say, the
steak fabric is freaking awesome, especially since we are a farming
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s from the Farm to Fork
collection by Lily Gonzalez-Creed for Windham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The mustard/gold Glamping dots are pretty nifty as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the Moo fabric is Milk Cow Kitchen by
Mary Jane for Moda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have some of the feed
sack<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> fabric from that collection waiting for the right
project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-63504524577016230982015-01-05T14:26:00.001-05:002015-01-05T14:26:30.601-05:00Gypsy Wife QAL - December<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's the final month of the Gypsy Wife quilt along hosted by <a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/2014/12/27/gypsy-wife-qal-final-link-up/" target="_blank">Michelle at Factotum of Arts</a>. December's task was to assemble the top. I think we all underestimated how much time it would take. I think I spent somewhere between 12-16 hours on it. Maybe I'm just slow?<br />
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I'm not in love with the blue and purple strip on the left, but my laziness is winning so far. Too much work to swap it for another.<br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-30361443590879833562014-12-31T20:23:00.001-05:002014-12-31T20:23:34.484-05:002014 in Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another year gone. I decided to make some collages of my projects this year as a way to look back with them all in one place.<br />
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This year saw four quilts finished. My Farmer's Wife quilt (top left) won 1st place at the county fair and 2nd place at the State Fair. The Momo Baby quilt (bottom right) will be for sale when I get my shop going over the next couple of months. Two of these were on the UFO list.<br />
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I also completed five quilt tops that are patiently awaiting quilting. Three were UFOs at the beginning of the year.<br />
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The Gypsy Wife Quilt Along - tonight I'm working on putting the top together. <br />
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Clothing. Still working on figuring out my body and the best way to sew for it, but I did better for the kids. <br />
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And a catchall of randomness. I built a new sewing table (needs blogging), made doll beds for my cousins (but have no finished pictures!), and made an assortment of other things. Overall, I had a pretty doggone productive year considering I work full-time. Here's to a crazy 2015!<br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-38209157514979355042014-12-30T23:03:00.000-05:002014-12-30T23:03:00.033-05:00Tova #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The second in the parade of Christmas gifts is this Wiksten Tova top for my sister. She is in England getting her masters in Museum Studies at University College London, so I had to send this one across the pond. I was afraid it wouldn't arrive in time, but she got her package on Christmas Eve. What perfect timing. <br />
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I don't have a picture of her in it yet. It's a straight size XS like her last one (grey birds) and is made from Cotton + Steel fabric. She says she feels like a painter in it. I'll say the easing of the sleeves was fantastic this time around. I tried to take my time and do a good job but of course forgot to put a tag in it. <br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-70391826333225758552014-12-29T22:40:00.002-05:002014-12-29T22:40:34.683-05:00Baci's Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today is project number one in the parade of Christmas presents and year-end finishes. This was a UFO - the guest room quilt - that had been in the works since at least 2012, if not before. <br />
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The HSTs were all sewn, and all that was left was to piece the top. Several rows were sewn in September, and then it sat. At the beginning of December, the top was completed and quilted in utilitarian style, 1/4" on either side of all seams. <br />
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Being very pink and not really my style now, I changed the quilt from a full-size model to a lap quilt and sent it to my husband's Baci (grandma) for a Christmas present. <br />
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It's been a month again. This fall the kids had viruses, a sinus infection, I had a sinus infection, then a crazy Thanksgiving with a power outage, etc. I lost my sewing mojo a bit. <br />
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But, I've found it again, and I managed to finish up my Gypsy Wife blocks on November 30. Then I had to wait until this weekend to photograph them with some actual sunlight! <br />
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Here they are, the last of the blocks for the Gypsy Wife quilt. <br />
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I love these half square triangle blocks. I made the first one and then had the wild idea to rainbowtize the second one. I love it even more. </div>
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December is all about strips and assembling. That is going to have to wait until after Christmas for me, but hopefully by New Years Eve I'll be rocking out a quilt top! </div>
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Linking up this month at <a href="http://www.nohatsinthehouse.com/2014/11/gypsy-vagabonds-unite-november-giveaway.html" target="_blank">No Hats</a>!</div>
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-90484203507526113282014-10-30T05:00:00.000-04:002014-10-31T11:34:42.597-04:00Halloween Pillow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I made this pillow back on October 17th - a little sewing here and there throughout the day and it was done. It's a shameless copy of the orange and black pillow on <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2014/10/orange-black.html" target="_blank">Cluck Cluck Sew</a> - it was too cute not to! Her pillow is more about the colors, while mine is a bit more busy and includes my tiny stash of Halloween fabrics. But people . . . I loves it!<br />
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And, I discovered the golden hour. I want to bathe in these pictures. Is that weird?<br />
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I couldn't pick just one, or two, or three. <br />
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It only took 91 pictures to get five good ones . . .<br />
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The back is Riley Blake Witch Hazel. I wish I had a bolt of it.<br />
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It's going to be sad to pack away the pillow cover in a few days. Maybe I'll have to make a Thanksgiving pillow next?<br />
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Stats:<br />
-18" pillow cover<br />
- Zipper closure<br />
- Made up of half square triangles<br />
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Linking up to <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/10/finish-it-up-friday.html?m=1" target="_blank">Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts</a></div>
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We're almost done!!! Just a few more blocks (and a bunch of strips) to go in the Gypsy Wife Quilt-Along. The October blocks were a bit challenging from a fabric selection standpoint. I'm trying to use different combos but make sure the colors are spread out evenly.<br />
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Here are the "big" blocks.<br />
Nurses Cross - not perfect in the center but I still like it.<br />
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Old Maid's Puzzle (I made the half square triangle blocks and then realized those are for next month so had to go back and do these).<br />
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And the filler blocks.<br />
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Next month are the last few blocks, and then it's assembly time. It's always nice to have this QAL as a break from other projects each month. It's the first QAL I've actually done along with everyone (not finding it after the fact), and I've enjoyed it so much that I'm already trying to figure out quilt-alongs for next year. <br />
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Linking up with the QAL at <a href="http://squishedfairy.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/october-gypsy-wife-qal-and-link-up.html" target="_blank">iamacraftykat</a>! </div>
Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-38786464205386654152014-10-02T05:00:00.000-04:002014-10-02T05:00:05.215-04:00Staple Dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's my most recent effort at sewing something for myself: the April Rhodes Staple Dress.<br />
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I bought it as part of Perfect Pattern Parcel this summer, but it sat basted since the beginning of August. I'm not sure why, as it was quick to sew up.<br />
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I did some finagling with the sizing, cutting a size L on top with a size XS neckline, grading out to size XL in the hips (I am currently a RTW size medium on top and size 14 on the bottom). My fabric seemed like it would work fine, but as I sewed it up I realized it has a bit too much body. I want to try again with a slinkier fabric, maybe taking in the top part more and eliminating the pockets. I think if I lost a few pounds (as I need to do) the full/flow-y cut would suit my pear-shaped figure better.<br />
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Here's a detail of the shirring, which went pretty well for my first time. <br />
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Even though it didn't turn out quite the way it looked in my head, I wore the dress in public today and didn't get any strange looks. :) That's a win in my book.<br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-75935358985555998472014-09-28T22:35:00.001-04:002014-10-01T20:12:54.526-04:00Gypsy Wife Quilt Along - September Blocks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another month down in the Gypsy Wife quilt along!<br />
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I finished the two Puss in the Corner blocks months ago when I was working ahead. Love these.<br />
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And the square in square fillers were completed this weekend. Still sewing on the coffee table. I really need to carve out a little time to finish my new sewing table. I need to get it back in order for the "sewing season." <br />
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Happy quilting!<br />
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Linking up to the September Gypsy Wife QAL <a href="http://hydeeannsews.blogspot.com/2014/09/september-gypsy-wife-quiltalong.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-37263228414359102452014-09-12T15:10:00.002-04:002014-09-12T15:10:26.049-04:00Fancy Fox Quilt Top<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A couple weeks ago I rewarded myself for finishing a project (I can't even remember what it was) by letting myself make one Fancy Fox block. I bought the pattern by <a href="http://www.ohfransson.bigcartel.com/product/fancy-fox-quilts-pdf-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Elizabeth Hartman</a> back when it first came out, and it had been patiently waiting . . . well, one block wasn't enough.<br />
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I may or may not have become a bit obsessed.<br />
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42 foxes were sewn in a week.<br />
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And the top was completed by the end of week two.<br />
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That's some kind of record for me.<br />
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Now I have to piece the back, and then it joins the pile of quilts to be quilted . . . if I ever get my new sewing machine table built. <br />
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Linking up to <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/09/terris-quilt.html?m=1" target="_blank">Finish It Up Friday</a> at Crazy Mom Quilts!</div>
Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-6128166474584057932014-08-27T22:12:00.002-04:002014-09-06T22:03:25.975-04:00Gypsy Wife Quilt Along - August LinkUp!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Update: I'm spending the evening watching my beloved Hokies play, but I had to
drop in for a quick update during halftime to announce that the GWQAL
winner for July is <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/13301895@N02/">Jeanie</a>! I hope you enjoy your goodies! </i><br />
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Greetings!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This month
is my turn to host the Gypsy Wife Quilt-Along link party!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re just tuning in, we are making the
fabulous Gypsy Wife quilt by Jen Kingwell following the<span style="background-color: white;"> <a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/2014/01/10/gypsy-wife-quilt-along-schedule-giveaway/">schedule</a> put </span>together
by Michelle at Factotum of Arts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
Flickr grou<span style="background-color: white;">p is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/2517508@N22">here</a>.</span><br />
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The main block was Indian Hatchet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I meant to take pictures as I sewed, but the
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And now to the linky and prizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This month’s givea<span style="background-color: white;">way is provided by two of our own. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Julie from <a href="http://627handworks.com/">627 Handworks</a> is donating a Fat Eighth bundle of Cotton + Steel Basics (Netorious print), and Michelle at <a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/">Factotum of Arts</a> is donating a Hexagon pack of Figures by Zen Chic for Moda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Rachel http://www.blogger.com/profile/06326096004719034434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660336754315478851.post-2384155890009548942014-08-15T06:00:00.000-04:002014-08-15T06:00:03.148-04:00Willow & Co. Mulberry Tunic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The summer round of Kids Clothes Week came around a few weeks ago. I had great intentions but just couldn't make it happen. But I did work on some clothes for my boys. Here is one of the items I've finished - the Willow & Co. Mulberry Tunic.<br />
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I made the smallest size (18m) for Will. He generally wears 18m ready-to-wear clothing, but this is still a little big on him. At least he'll be able to wear it through the fall. <br />
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The fabric is some quilting cotton from my stash. I think it originally came from Walmart (you know, those rare ones that still have fabric departments). The buttons are from a thrifted mens' shirt. <br />
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The pattern was a pretty easy sew. The only part I had trouble with was the turned cuffs, and I think that was partially because I was tired. Once I realized how to flip the cuffs, everything was fine. <br />
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There's another Mulberry Tunic in the works for Sam, but who knows when that'll get finished. My sewing room is a huge mess right now - I've been sewing on folding tables for years but am finally working on getting a proper table. </div>
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</xml><![endif]-->Hooray!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 11
months of piecing (on and off, not every day) and 50 hours of quilting (spread
over three months), my Farmer’s Wife quilt is finished!<br />
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Behold.<br />
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Do you know how hard it is to photograph a quilt this big? Bad wind!<br />
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Signature at the bottom.<br />
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128 blocks (111 from <a href="http://www.thefarmerswifequilt.com/">The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt book</a> +
17 from <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">Barbara Brackman’s website</a>)</div>
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Approximately 93” x 103”</div>
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3 boxes of basting pins</div>
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50 hours of quilting</div>
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39.5 bobbins of quilting thread<br />
Quilted with Juki TL2010Q </div>
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Began: January 2012</div>
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Completed: July 21, 2014<br />
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After marking the entire quilt with Crayola washable markers in varying colors, there were only two blocks with this yellow fabric that didn't get it all out. And I'm sure a little spot attention will get it all the way out. There are other blocks with the same fabric that had no issues, and plenty of other blocks with the blue marker. <br />
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I frickin' love the feather border. It was worth the marking and the work.<br />
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To be honest, after all the work, finishing the quilt was a
bit anticlimactic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just put the last
stitch in and put her in the washer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess sometimes a
mammoth project will do that to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was almost relief that it was done, but I did enjoy almost every part of this
quilt. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">**It probably doesn’t help that I entered the quilt in our county
fair and am considering entering it in the state fair, so I haven’t actually put it on our bed yet.**</i><br />
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Each block is quilted differently.<br />
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I loved piecing the
top because the blocks were all different – I never got bored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved marking and basting once I finally
decided to quilt it myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the
actual quilting because I couldn’t believe I was actually free motion quilting
a queen/king sized quilt on my domestic machine and it looked decent!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I love that I can look at this quilt on
my bed every day as a reminder that I am awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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And that’s not bragging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The quilting (and even the piecing) is nowhere near perfect, but it is
th<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>e best I have done to date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am going to be proud of that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tend to be self-deprecating and
uncomfortable with praise, but I think we quilters need to remind ourselves
that we have a special craft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
everyone can or wants to do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">are</i> awesome for making quilts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i>**She won first place in her class at the county fair! Admittedly there weren't many quilts, but I was proud to get a blue. Now to decide on entering the state fair. Possibly submit to a "real" quilt show???**</i></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i>Linking up to <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/scrap-happy-again.html">Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts</a>. </i></span></div>
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