There was progress in August!

One thing that got done was my one monthly goal with Quilters Corner. I quilted and put the binding on the double four patch baby quilt!

Double four patch baby quilt

This simple block is a standard beginner block and it was a joy to put together. The quilting is done in diagonal straight lines using a standard weight thread alternating red with yellow. Generally it takes me a few evenings in front of the television to get a binding finished. Looking at this, it looked like I could stitch it down by machine. And I did. Seriously, why hadn’t I thought of this earlier. Instead of taking a few evenings it took less than an hour and no one is going to notice. This is a charity quilt that I’m hoping will be well used and laundered and dragged around. Although not very babyish, it measures 36″ x 47″ and it does have color.

Well that wasn’t the only thing I got done. There was mad progress on my Kinship Fusion quilt a long!

100 blocks 100 days Kinship Fusion Quilt-a-long

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with this one. It has been a blast to participate and such an inspiration to see how other quilters have interpreted the blocks in fabric. I’ve used what I have on hand and I’ve dubbed this “selective scrap”. The color story reminds me a bit of Froot Loops. If you would like to take a peek at how others are working their blocks out, go to Instagram and check out #100blocks100days2019. There are over 3900 posts! There are many people participating from all over the world! Check out Gnome Angel at https://www.gnomeangel.com for more inspiration about this project and others.

But wait there’s more! I finished a “two-fer”! This was a piece from several years ago that I finally sent off to Terry Burris Quilting. Well it’s back and I put a binding on it and it to is now complete!

When you flip the Paper Lanterns quilt over you get a more serene look. The panel is beautifully framed by the Asian inspired prints.

The lantern block was very simple to construct and made good use of the prints I had collected over the years.

Paper Lantern Block

Although I don’t recall exactly where I found the block pattern, I suspect it was a magazine from about 10 to 12 years ago.

I also had a wonderful time with my friend Susan who came down and we had quilt camp. She was working on her pizza box project. I kind of got involved in that too.

First Audition of Susans Pizza Box Quilt

This may not be how she assembles it, but it sure did give me ideas on what to do with some of my 2 1/2″ squares. I was totally smitten!

Hope your bobbins are full and you too are making progress!

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About divadiversion

Creative procrastinator. Cock eyed optimist. Family historian - with the story being the important part. Quilt coach, lecturer and creator. Scrapbooker, card maker. Modern vintage. Wine lover. Explore new places, let's travel - let's go!
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6 Responses to There was progress in August!

  1. Annie Morgan says:

    Fun quilts again, Diane. I also got all involved in the links and Instagram. Nice way to enjoy my morning coffee. Thanks!

    • It’s like a rabbit hole! By following Instagram for Trinkets, I found the Kinship quilt-a-long, and now I’ve found more! I’m going to have to be selective in order to be able to keep up. Right now I’m eyeing the 365 challenge. But so many UFO’s to complete first.

  2. rl2b2017 says:

    Good morning! What fabulous eye candy you are sharing with us today. One is better than the next, although I have to say those blocks for your Kinship quilt are my favorite. Such rich tones and lovely colors – it is going to be beautiful. ~smile~ Roseanne

    • Roseanne – thank you! I’m loving the block a day quilt-a-longs. What a wonderful opportunity to practice piecing a variety of blocks and see what others are doing with the same canvas. Thank you for stopping by!

  3. Marilyn says:

    Hi Diane! Finally hooked up with your blog! You have inspired me to finish my UFOs and did get one finished. Keep up the good posts and thank you! Marilyn

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