Friday 15 April 2016

Pick Your Size

This past week I quilted two Lone Star quilts for friends.  One was made using 2 1/2" strips with 1' sashing.  Working in the smaller scale is a bit of a challenge, but Joan was up for it.


This little beauty finishes a little over 40" square.  The plan is for this to be a wall hanging.


Barb's quilt was made with 4" strips and 1 1/2" sashing.  Add a couple of borders and it finishes at 93" square.  What a difference the strip size makes!


Both quilts have a bit of my doodle quilting on them.


I often take pictures of the corner quilting at the top so that when I get to the border at the bottom a couple of days later, I can remember what I did.  Saves having to roll the quilt back on the longarm to check.  I've had to do that a time or two.




My Splendid Sampler blocks are coming along.  I'm using whatever scraps I have hanging around my cutting table.  The little dots on the quilt shop block is so old I don't even remember where it came from.  I'm struggling a little to get caught up on the blocks from my last holiday.  Oh well, I can only do what I can do!

Linking up with Finish it up Friday.


6 comments:

  1. Beautiful Lonestar quilts and quilting! I love your Splendid Sampler blocks. It tickles me to hear you just use whatever scraps are laying around on your table. That's my MO, too!
    XO

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  2. Well done Joan & Barb!!! Stunning. Quilting is lovely and a wonderful finish
    Bravo Ladies����

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  3. Oh to get mine finished.... I need a kick in the butt.
    Beautiful job again Linda. I'm making my SS blocks with no rhyme or reason my theory is if they get done that's a bonus... I was on a roll but seem to have hit a rut in the road.

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  4. digital photography----one of my favorite quilting tools!

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  5. The lone star is always beautiful. Well done!

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  6. It is interesting to see the difference in use of strips for different sizes of the same quilt.
    Your sampler blocks are coming along well.

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