July seems to have flown by, maybe because I was a little busier than normal. I had a dreami moment that took up a whole bunch of time, plus vacationed at my son's place.
This is a photo-heavy post.
I have been trying to use up some of my scraps, a little bit of truth tea here. I don't think I'll ever use them up. They multiply like crazy! I'm still working on the 2'' squares. If you want to read about my plus quilt using the 2'' squares go here.
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| scrappy 4 patch |
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| more scrappy 4 patches |
I tried to control the scrappiness of the 4 patches, keeping the colours close yet not identical.
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| a little bit of Canadian pride included. |
Now to put those 4 patch units into a top.
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| there were a number of layout possibilites |
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| layout option #2 |
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| option #3 |
I wanted to add a border or two. This is where I flew by the seat of my pants as I had no concrete idea of what I wanted just a few thoughts whirling around in my mind. That can be dangerous, to say the least.
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| auditioning border ideas |
I went up north to visit my son and his family. The peace and quiet of the lake while I kayaked daily, helps calm and settle one's mind. This has been a trying year at best.
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| I love this photo of the sun reflected on Tyson lake |
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| My oldest grandson(13) and my youngest granddaughter(4). we normally catch and release unless the fish is injured too much. I did catch the first and biggest bass |
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After a hard morning of fishing, a nap was required. I made this quilt for my grandson when he was two, it has been well-loved and travels with him
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After getting back from up north, I had a week to finish the top and get the quilt all done that included free motion quilting on my domestic machine. This quilt is 80'' x 71'' a little bigger to quilt on my machine. I used my favourite thread Aurifil in the following colours #2123 a light yellow for the quilting the 4 patches and strips, it blended in well. I also used #2024 in the white border and #1148 for the turquoise borders.
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| feathers and straight lines in the borders. Ribbon candy in the turquoise border. |
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| the best overall photo I could get |
