I've Not Been Idle

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Cari-in-Oly

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Posted 1565419077	Reply with quote #1

I haven't had internet at home for over a month so I have to be at someone else's house to check out what everyone's been up to. I've been busy at my sewing machines of course. I'm doing the Connecting Threads Mercantile BOM which I don't have pics of yet, and in between each shipment I've made these - This was a partially completed top with the pattern and extra fabrics I bought at a quilters estate sale. It was a royal PITA to complete since there were several cutting mistakes in the magazine pattern. It's also supposed to have a final scrappy border on it but I called it good at this point and used the leftover fabric to make a scrappy binding. Someone with a lot more skill than I have is going to have to quilt this one, too much negative space here for me. The hexagon table topper was a kit I bought who knows how long ago. Super easy to do. When I finished it I made a bigger half hexi with some charm squares I had. This little wall quilt is another kit. The pic doesn't do it justice. Gorgeous batiks in purple, green and turquoise. Paper piecing made it easy to do. And last but not least, here's a baby quilt I just finished and put on the frame - The mom-to-be LOVES bears. I just had to do something different than a blue teddy bear quilt. Found the bear print at Hobby Lobby and pulled the other colors from my stash. Not sure how I'm gonna quilt it yet. Cari __________________ Olympia Washington
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Chaly

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Posted 1565442270	Reply with quote #2

You've been really busy doing some beautiful work. My favorite is your bear quilt - this is so cute and unique. You'd did the colors and pattern so well. Can't wait to see your Mercantile quilt when finished.
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WI Lori

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Posted 1565451926	Reply with quote #3

Cari, what a great summer it's been for you, busy sewing and having fun. Love your projects! __________________ Lori in Wisconsin
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khogue

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Posted 1565467116	Reply with quote #4

Wow Cari you HAVE been busy! Love the baby quilt and the batik wall quilt. __________________ KarenH in OK Singers 66, 201, 221, 237, 306 328
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Mavis

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Posted 1565523360	Reply with quote #5

You have had some productive sewing time this summer; well done! I seem to make small bursts at the sewing machine in between long spells of wearing myself out with all the yard and garden work! And then there's fishing up north, card club once a week, etc! __________________ Mavis
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Cari-in-Oly

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Posted 1566094530	Reply with quote #6

I'm almost finished with the Mercantile BOM quilt, just the final white border to put on and I'm stalling because I hate doing slab-o-borders. A huge family blowup has me all turned around and out of sorts so my quilt ended up with the rows out of order but it is what it is, I'm not tearing it apart now. I hope to get the bear quilt finished next week. I ordered a panto that I hope will look good, it's bear claws from Urban Elementz. Cari __________________ Olympia Washington
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WI Lori

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Posted 1566129874	Reply with quote #7

Cari, I love your quilt! Maybe just a narrow slab to finish it, same width as your sashing? Sorry to hear about family concerns. Time will mend the raw edges and you all can darn yourselves back together. (Oh, that's a bad analogy, but it stays!) __________________ Lori in Wisconsin
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Mavis

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Posted 1566133821	Reply with quote #8

Cari, your quilt looks great! Who would ever know if the order of blocks or rows was "out of order?" Your quilt, your layout. Best wishes for smoother going in the family. Every family those not so fun times, it seems. __________________ Mavis
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Christy

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Posted 1566135040	Reply with quote #9

Wow Cari, you've been so busy! I am a pretty slow quilter, so I'm amazed at all you've done! I spend two days, sewing and un-sewing, so I'm back where I started! What is a slab-o-border? __________________ Christy Ukiah, California
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Cari-in-Oly

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Posted 1566192413	Reply with quote #10

Lol, a slab-o-border is a boring plain border, as opposed to a pieced border. I hate measuring the quilt, averaging the measurements, finding centers and quarters, blah blah......no matter how careful I am the border ends up being too long. But knowing that, if I trim it at all before I sew it, it ends up too short. Not my favorite way to finish a quilt top. Cari __________________ Olympia Washington
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Chaly

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Posted 1566442111	Reply with quote #11

Quote: Originally Posted by Cari-in-Oly I'm almost finished with the Mercantile BOM quilt, just the final white border to put on and I'm stalling because I hate doing slab-o-borders. A huge family blowup has me all turned around and out of sorts so my quilt ended up with the rows out of order but it is what it is, I'm not tearing it apart now. I hope to get the bear quilt finished next week. I ordered a panto that I hope will look good, it's bear claws from Urban Elementz. Cari So expertly done and a very beautiful quilt. Your order of the rows looks fine to me. This must have been a lot of work with all the different blocks and piecing.
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Cari-in-Oly

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Posted 1566444117	Reply with quote #12

Quote: Originally Posted by Chaly So expertly done and a very beautiful quilt. Your order of the rows looks fine to me. This must have been a lot of work with all the different blocks and piecing. Thanks. The only thing really that made it more work was having to cut the pieces for each block individually. It was fun, but I don't know if I'll do another sampler just for that reason. Cari __________________ Olympia Washington
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Mrs. D

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Posted 1566494842	Reply with quote #13

Quote: Originally Posted by Cari-in-Oly I'm almost finished with the Mercantile BOM quilt, just the final white border to put on and I'm stalling because I hate doing slab-o-borders. A huge family blowup has me all turned around and out of sorts so my quilt ended up with the rows out of order but it is what it is, I'm not tearing it apart now. I hope to get the bear quilt finished next week. I ordered a panto that I hope will look good, it's bear claws from Urban Elementz. Cari Congratulations Cari. Wow. Thumbs Up on your beautiful quilt! Love all the great color combinations you selected. What machines do you like to use for piecing your quilts? __________________ Mrs. D - Wisconsin http://www.1893victorianfarmhouse.blogspot.com
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Cari-in-Oly

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Posted 1566528553	Reply with quote #14

Linda I like which ever one I'm using at the time lol. All of these were sewn on my tan Singer 301. I didn't choose the colors for the BOM quilt, it was 4 months of kits. Looking at it as a picture I like it better than standing in front of it. Some of the blocks I really like but some of them, well, the prints that to me clash made my teeth hurt sewing them up lol. I suppose that's why I'll never be a famous quilt designer. Cari __________________ Olympia Washington
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