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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

WIPs - Community Service detour, 25th Baby!, and Sporadic Circles

Thought I'd do a WIP post since it's been a while -




This project has snuck into the priority line. There's been a call for quilts for the Colorado flooding disaster relief. So instead of getting the border onto this UFO and setting it aside for attention again in a few weeks, I'll finish it up as soon as I can and drive it up to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, which is the drop-off point. They need lots of quilts for any bed size. This one is a queen.




I figured it's great for man interest with its strong geometric design and bold jewel tones. No flowers or pink.  ;D   I got a back patched together from stash, and just have to wait for black batting to arrive. They were all out at the local quilt store. Can't believe I walked in there and out without buying a new quilt kit - such GORGEOUS fall fabrics in there!!!

I'm in the process of playing with my acrylic overlays to figure out how I'll quilt it all. I'm aiming for a fun play of FMQ work, but I don't want it to be too heavy for soft draping or to take so long on my table top that the call for quilts ends before it's finished. 




I'll be marking a fair bit since this is so huge and I'm trying some motifs that are not yet worked into my hands' memories. I keep getting all kinds of super fun ideas for out-of-the-box quilting inspired by such as Margaret Gunn, Kay Bell, Judi Madsen, Kathy Schwartz, Jenny Pedigo, among many others - but those ideas are all more intense time-wise and density-wise for the demands of this need.

I suspect that in the end I'm going to have a really difficult time letting this one go! I love how that back turned out - it'll be a good two-for-one. But the need here in Colorado is great, and I'm very happy that in this busy thesis-time of mine, there is an appropriate UFO in an advanced-enough stage to participate.

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My anniversary quilt is still inching along. I put a quota for myself of making 2 footballs and attaching them each day, filling in other seams as they come up ready to be sewn.





I have three rows completed, left separated in three baby quilt sized chunks. I have no desire to work 9 long rows of attachments - or more than 1 long one, for that matter!  So I'll be putting this together in 9 chunks, then work those together in progressively larger sections until there's only one seam-line spanning 9 rings.





I do love this quilt more and more as it emerges, though I get sick of seeing it day in and day out.





So, until I pulled the flood quilt onto the priority spot, when I couldn't stomach pink anymore and had time for sewing after football duty - I would let myself make a circle from my birthday bash set. I think I have 12 now. There will be 42 altogether, and I just do whatever comes to mind at the time, making a line through one here, or a triangle frame around a frog face there. . .   It's a fun diversion. It'll be waiting for me again when I get the flood quilting finished.  :D

And one last photo - this wee young tree outside the orthodontist's office gets massive points for Fall Enthusiasm today!

 

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13 comments:

  1. The flood quilt is beautiful and will be so appreciated! I'm sure they won't get many of that size, you're a really good person :)

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  2. Hi Lyn! I follow you through BlogLovin. I really enjoyed your post today. Your charity quilt is lovely and will be greatly appreciated. I LOVE your Double Wedding Ring. Are you using any special technique or ruler? I am just starting my Bali Bedrunner using Judy Niemeyer's paper piecing methods.

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  3. Beautiful quilts and so generous to donate a quilt it will be well loved and appreciated

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  4. All of your projects look great... and I love seeing glimpses of red around lately too!

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  5. You've been busy. Aren't pool tables great substitutes for design walls? Been thinking about you and all of the rain in Colorado. (right after the fires, oh my!)

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  6. Great Post! All your progress looks amazing, but that flood quilt is so admirable - it will be very well received I'm sure! Looking forward to seeing it's finish.

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  7. I love your circles, they are going to make a cool quilt! I'd really like to know how you're making them, they look perfect.

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  8. Wonderful quilts! Kudos to you for making a flood quilt, I'm sure that it will be greatly appreciated. I love your circles, they look like a great opportunity to just play.

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  9. That quilt says "Colorado Sunset" to me! Beautiful! And, I am so glad you are donating it to such a worthy cause. I am trying to get some things together to donate to Colorado as well! Your DWR is beautiful as well, and I understand where you are with it........I have been there, done that!

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  10. Whoa! I love that bright happy dont you just wanna cuddle up with me quilt! Very nice. :)

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  11. That is a beautiful and generous gift to give for the flood victims. Kudos to you. That is one of the prettiest, if not the prettiest, wedding rings quilts I've seen.

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  12. Great quilts! Love love love the circles! And that double wedding ring looks really daunting. But is going to be so gorgeous!

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  13. These are all fabulous quilts, how generous of you to make such a beauty to give away! I adore your Anniversary Quilt, the colours you've chosen are spot on, they really speak to me, I think it already looks so charming. Be careful with your circles...they look addictive, as in, I think I could make one myself and I have 100 other WIPs to do first! What is it about them? They just look like such fun :)

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