Feisty - the Quilt

Feisty is my 2019 "Not a Mystery" quilt.

(for more on that, click HERE)

After countless evolutionary steps,

I used Marit's spiderweb method.

(you can read all of Feisty's previous entries on the blog

by clicking on the label at the end of this post)

I am beyond happy with the playful interaction

between the colors of the top and back.

Younger son and I ventured out for a photoshoot.

This was part of the scene - so peaceful.

The light was a bit harsh due to the hazy cloud cover.

In the shade under a tree.

A closer look at the back

under that same tree.

The finished quilt measures 51" x 66" 

Quilted with allover liberated fans 

using Glide thread in Nickel.

Quiltdivajulie

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“Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing?  Can one really explain this?  No.”

Pablo Picasso

Trick or Treat - October's Kitchen Table Quilt

Trick or Treat will be on our kitchen table this month.

It measures 63" x 63"

(in case you missed v1 of this quilt's top,

click HERE and read how it failed yet became v2)

This is the scrappy back anchored by this seasonal panel.

Quilted with liberated all-over fans

using Glide thread in Burnt Orange.

Back flipped to front.

Front flipped to back.

I am SO glad I bought this deep-toned Jason Yenter print 

even though I had no particular purpose in mind because

it turned out to be perfect as T or T's sashing and border.

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You can see photos of all our kitchen table quilts

including links to their reveal posts HERE.

Quiltdivajulie

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“Orange is the happiest color.”

Frank Sinatra

Fruit Smoothie - July's Kitchen Table Quilt

Fruit Smoothie - kitchen table quilt number seven

A "crumpled" photo of the quilt's scrappy backing.

One corner of the front.

One corner of the back.

Back flipped to front.

Front flipped to back.

Finished quilt measures 64" x 64"

This "stitch out" shows how Fruit Smoothie was quilted -

one band of color at a time using seven different top threads

(Pink in the center, then Cornflower, Autumn,

Coral, Mulberry, Viridian, and Raven)

and two different bobbin threads.

(Coral with Lead Grey for the two outer bands)

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August's kitchen table quilt top 

has been waiting for a long (!) time.

Last week I decided to change the backing 

for Shift Happens and it won't be long 

until it is ready for pin basting and quilting.

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Finally, congratulations to Linda M. from MO

who was the winner of the big box of scraps.

She wrote "OMG, I never win anything!

Thank you so much.  I always admire your vast stash 

and I can only imagine all the goodies and 

little gems hidden in your scrap boxes!   

I have only been quilting since 2012, 

so I don't have a large stash buildup yet."

Here's hoping the scrap infusion 

brings her a big burst of happiness!

Quiltdivajulie

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“Did you ever notice the color of Mary Poppins' petticoats? They were kind of orange and apricot and red. I think she had a secret life going on there.”

Julie Andrews

Hello July - the Quilt

Hello July 

53" x 63"

Started just over a year ago with the purchase

of a Mackinac Island by Moda layer cake

that I enhanced with more fabrics from the stash.

I die cut just over 300 4" finished tumblers.

What a delicious mix.

I used the very last pieces of Keiko Goke's 

Sashiko print for the binding.

Quilted using Glide thread in Graphite

and a lot of wavy vertical liberated lines.

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I have two more that I want to quilt

yet this month -- Gerful and Fruit Smoothie.

Fingers crossed! 

Quiltdivajulie

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“You are my blue crayon, the one I never have enough of, the one I use to color my sky.”

A.R. Asher

Fourth of July - the Quilt

Fourth of July started back in June of 2019 when

I was inspired by Linda's sharing of the "Bertha" quilt.

 

I raided the stash and cut a lot of 9" squares 

to make a Bertha quilt of my own.

(you can see Linda's quilt top here

and her finished quilt here)

In May 2020 I decided to repurpose my still-unused squares 

into hourglass blocks for the then-current AHIQ challenge.

My quilt top was completed in June 2020.

Now, a year later, Fourth of July is finished.

I'm really pleased with the scrappy pieced back.

Quilted with rows of my liberated fans

using Glide thread in Graphite.

48" x 60"

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Next up for FMQ will be Hello July . . . 

Quiltdivajulie

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“Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.”

David Bowie

Lagoon - Kitchen Table Quilt for June

Lagoon is our kitchen table quilt for June.

(for those who have wondered, I take these

glamour shot photos outdoors but we actually

use the quilts indoors on our kitchen table)

This is the backing for Lagoon.

Quilted with all over liberated fans with spiral centers

 using Glide thread in Aquamarine.

(you can read the quilt's back story HERE)

Back flipped to front.

Front flipped to back.

Six kitchen table quilts completed . . . 

six more to go.

Quiltdivajulie

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“Color is the least expensive thing to put in a house.”

Ruthie Sommers

Dumpster Diving 11 - Mischief Maker - the Quilt

And then it was finished . . . 

Dumpster Diving 11 - Mischief Maker

48" x 60"

This was my 2020 Rainbow Scrap Challenge project.

I made two blocks each month January-October

loosely following Angela's color prompts.

Each of the blocks was quilted using

one of twenty different colors of Glide thread.

(you can read all of the previous posts

for this quilt using the label for Dumpster Diving 11

below the quotation at the bottom of this post)

I saved the excess binding from Spotty Town - 

and there was just enough to use on Mischief Maker.

(just enough = less than 8" leftover)

This is the second of the quilt's corners.

This is the third corner.

And this is the fourth corner.

The colorful birds were absolutely the right choice.

(one consistent bobbin thread was used)

I know that I've declared Mischief Maker

to be the end of my Dumpster Diving series . . . 

but that does not mean I'll stop playing with 

the boxes of leftover 1.5" scrappy strips.

There will be enough, even after the six Etcetera quilts,

to make lots of different kinds of utility mats.

Because, in the end, these little bits and pieces 

are just so much fun to work with and,

when sewn together, have so much impact.

Quiltdivajulie

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"This may sound a bit simple, but the rainbow was my teaching source about mixing color."

Jim Prescott

Heliophilia - the Quilt

Heliophilia (love of sunlight) is finished.

(for such a sunny quilt, it was a very gray day to take outdoor photos)

The first time I posted about this quilt top is HERE.

The scrappy pieced backing was sewn together in November 2017.

and was originally intended for Partly Sunny.  

The top for Partly Sunny had a long and winding story -

you can read parts of it HERE 

.  

I am so glad that Lynne didn't want to use the backing

because I absolutely love it!

Liberated unmarked free motion quilting  

with my beloved all over fans and flowers

(with a few paisleys and pebbles added for good measure)

using Glide thread in Buttercup.

48" x 60" 

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In other outside-the-studio news - 

DH and I received our first doses of COVID vaccine yesterday.

Younger son gets his second dose today.

The on-site drive-through process was a breeze

compared to the frustrating and erratic online appointment systems.

Funny (not "ha ha" funny) story -

The online system used for the second doses flaked out multiple times

while trying to get him registered for an appointment -

and then we ended up with two appointments

on two different days in two different locations.

I spent enough time on hold cancelling the extra one

that I was able to attach the binding to Heliophilia

and have all but the last few inches flipped to the back 

and machine-sewn down - thank goodness for speaker phones!)

Quiltdivajulie

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“She turned to the sunlight.  And shook her yellow head and whispered to her neighbor: ‘Winter is dead.’”

A.A. Milne

 

Grassy Creek Geese - the Flimsy

The top for Grassy Creek Geese is now sewn together.

(you can read about this project's inspiration

using the labels at the end of this post)

I will straighten the side edges after this one is quilted.

It's 54" x 68" (give or take) at this point.

And joy of joys, I think I've found the right quilt

for this gray scrappy binding that's been in the stash

for eons (after being rejected multiple times before).

I took this photo while sewing the top together.

(obviously before it was pressed)

I think this quilt will become a regular member 

of our autumn quilt rotation - starting NEXT fall.

Quiltdivajulie

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“There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen”

Christopher Morley