tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47248069933119245272024-03-05T22:08:58.563+00:00Glinda QuiltsGlinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-83070881989151998872019-01-27T12:15:00.000+00:002019-01-27T12:15:00.610+00:00Can I remember how to do this??<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello 2019 ... hello totally neglected blog ... what happened to posting anything in 2018? </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">When I first started blogging, it was a way of cataloguing my photos and stories of what I was making, who for, why that particular quilt (or bag, cushion, etc) and what my choices and influences were. It was also fantastic for socialising with other quilters ... from all over the world - some I am blessed to now have as real friends in the real world. So why stop blogging?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">It is quick to just take a photo on your phone and instantly upload with a few lines and some hashtags and you also get instant likes and comments. What else?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">I don’t have the skills to </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128); color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">upgrade my blog - I can’t even remember now how I created it in the first place! It’s not ‘modern’ and I wonder if it’s time to say goodbye or totally revamp ...</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128); color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I blogged for me. I blogged to find quilting companionship and sharing of ideas. I liked telling the stories behind my quilts. None of that has changed.</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128); color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m going to have a hard think ... in the meantime, let me tell you the story behind my current quilt (image from Pinterest):</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128); color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I retired from the police after 30 years last August. In that time, I have been lucky to have worked with some incredible people and to have had the most interesting career, latterly in the area of drugs. In recent years, having quilting as a hobby was incredibly soothing and brought me some balance in a hectic world.</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128); color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My colleague Ian retires soon. We worked together in the last two years of our service. He is amazing at his job and passionate about education and prevention as the way of tackling the harms caused by drugs. I won’t politicise this post about my views on drugs as that belongs in a whole other forum ... but it is the inspiration for Ian’s retirement quilt and a nod to the important work we did together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Maths was never my strong point and I have already miscalculated twice exactly how many 3” blocks I’ll be cutting and sewing together but it is around 900! Technically, it is not going to be a difficult quilt to make but there is a lot of cutting and seam matching.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two reasons - I'm at home this week (as opposed to working in London) so have more time and as I've made a quilt top using Lorna's Squirrel pattern, it's only right I post about it and join her linky party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">I have bought a few of Lorna's </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/234623641/squirrels-in-the-park-baby-quilt-pattern?ga_search_query=Squirrel&ref=shop_items_search_3" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">patterns</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> (do please check them out - she's amazing) but hadn't yet got round to making them ... my Mum's friend's 70th birthday next month was my motivation. Mum and Christine will actually be staying with us on her birthday and she loves nothing more in the morning than sitting by the bedroom window looking out at the menagerie of birds, rabbits and squirrels that we feed each day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perfect recipient! I started by making two squirrels;</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aren't they cute? I can't tell you how easy they were to make. Lorna's pictures and words were just enough to guide me through. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Then I stopped ... did I want to make more squirrels or did I want to build a quilt around them? One of my quilty friends suggested an acorn. Inspired ... I went Google searching and found this fabby </span><a href="http://www.stubbornlycrafty.com/blog/acorn-quilt-block/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">tutorial</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> by Lisa at Stubbornly Crafty. I added a pop of Moda Grunge orange:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now what? I raided my scraps and stash and cut out a load of 5" squares:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And then I joined it all together. I love it! Please ignore green bedsheet - so thankful the spare bedroom is next to my sewing room :) </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">It's as if the squirrels are fighting for the acorn whilst playing in the autumn garden:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I won't even try and make excuses - I'm just going to mention a few things I've been working on since my last post. My quilting - this wonderful hobby - continues to thrill me. It consumes a lot of my spare time but the results (mainly gifts for friends and family) are so worth it. I get to play with so many fabrics, make up my own patterns and follow others', make quilts on my own and also in groups. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the end of May, a birthday quilt for my niece - fabric all from my stash and a delightful Kaffe Fassett pattern:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">June saw a dreadful tragedy in London - the burning of Grenfell Tower (a stone's throw from my work building) and, like many others, I felt compelled to make a quilt (pattern by Jeni B - </span><a href="http://www.incolororder.com/2011/08/giant-vintage-star-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">In Color Order</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">) for a family / first responder: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In July, the 14 Chernobyl Children arrived from Belarus and Ukraine for a month's R&R in North Wales and my lovely international Instagram group #ccllnorthwalesquiltbee again volunteered their time and skill to make each child a handmade bag and table mat:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">August and I finished the top of a Christmas quilt which introduced me to a friendly group of quilters in Australia as we finished blocks each week. Organised by </span><a href="http://saidwithlove.com.au/handmade-love-finish/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Anne</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> - she kept us on track, bless her, in a very relaxed manner. Because we all chose different fabrics (mine were all from my stash apart from the Moda French General Indigo sashing fabric), they all turned out wonderfully different. Pattern #handmadewithlove by </span><a href="http://www.thimbleblossoms.com/product/handmade-with-love-pdf-pattern-210" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Camille Roskelley</span></b> </a><span style="color: purple;">- can't wait to finish this: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a 'commissioned' quilt for my neighbour for her sister who was celebrating 40 years of marriage. This was challenging but I embraced the tests (embroidery / applique) - I loved making the scrappy back - she was thrilled:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Last week, I gave this quilt to my friend Gerrie, chair of our local </span><a href="http://www.ccll.org.uk/ho/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Chernobyl Children's Lifeline</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, she chose the colours, I made up the pattern and 47 children and teachers signed patches which I sewed into the back. She cried when I gave it to her (so did I!!):</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">And just tonight, I made these two squirrel blocks. I have had this pattern for ages and I can't tell you how happy I was to finally have found the perfect recipient to make it for. </span><a href="https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/squirrels-for-my-girl.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Pattern</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> by Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts and it really was the easiest pattern to follow. Thanks Lorna: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since my last blog post, I have finished 6 quilts - 5 of which I'll share with you tonight (the 6th is a surprise birthday gift for next week ... Sshhhhh!) </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Baby quilts are so lovely to make - and these two were just dreamy. The first came together really quickly from a charm pack and a bit of sashing and was a gift for a colleague at work:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">And this little darling is on her way to Ukraine in the morning with my dear friend Gerrie (chair of our North Wales link of </span><a href="http://www.ccll.org.uk/ho/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Chernobyl's Children Lifeline</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, a wonderful charity I have been supporting for just over a year):</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My niece's boyfriend was 21 last week and I had always planned a Star Wars themed quilt for him (he's a huge fan) but hadn't thought of any specific pattern until niece suggested a character he loves called Boba Fett. Boba who? No, I hadn't heard of him either :) Here he is:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The birthday boy (man!) was thrilled - and that's what it's all about; it's why we make our quilts unique and enjoy every stage of making them.</span></div>
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<br />Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-76392150071122784062017-03-25T08:34:00.000+00:002017-03-25T08:34:14.334+00:00Charity Quilt - Siblings Together<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">This is my 3rd year supporting the great work of this </span><a href="http://siblingstogether.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">charity</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> - and being part of a wonderful 'online' Quilt Bee. Each month - mine was January - the Queen Bee decides on a block and the other bees make it, send it to you and you make the quilt from them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple design and I just asked the bees to make scrappy blocks in red, yellow, green, orange or blue. A big block - unfinished at 18.5" - and with 12 of us in the Bee, it was always going to finish a good size. Bridgid from Australia joins in too so when she and one of the bees sent me two blocks and a newbie follower on IG asked if she could make me one too, I ended up with 16! Aren't they all fabby?</span></div>
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Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-45075975507519204432017-03-12T21:01:00.002+00:002017-03-13T15:02:50.212+00:00Gifts for 'Chernobyl' children 2017 ...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Please see these two posts from last year for the tutorials for a </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/chernobyl-childrens-quilt-bee-part-2.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">patchwork tote bag </span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">and </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/chernobyl-childrens-quilt-bee.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">table mat</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">. The ladies who volunteered to help me make each of the 17 children visiting North Wales from Belarus / Ukraine a bag and mat were very kind and very talented.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They absolutely loved their gift bags - each contained a table mat to take home to their Mother / Grandmother, a patchwork bag, some sweets and either a tissue holder or wallet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">They were such a hit, Gerrie (chair of the </span><a href="https://www.ccll.org.uk/northwalescoast/index.php?ctlPage=home" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">North Wales Chernobyl Children's Lifeline</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">), asked me if we could do it again this year. Of course we can - as soon as I put the request out on my </span><b><a href="https://vibbi.com/m/1458652461383570339_300310654" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Instagram </span></a></b></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for this year's group of children, I had a host of wonderful quilters ready to sign up again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The requirements are the same as last year - if you can make a bag <b>and </b>mat - great - if you can only make one - that's also fantastic. We have 22 volunteers this year and 14 children (aged between 9 and 11: 12 girls and 1 boy - and an older boy who is 14) so any extras will be gifted to the helpers and / or given to the children with siblings back home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A nice size finish for a tote bag is 14" long by 12" wide with nice long handles (27") and a table mat 16" square or bigger would be lovely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year, I have varied my makes and I used a Moda Charm Pack (generously gifted by one of my dear IG friends, Katrina) to make two tote bags - one for one of the children and one for one of the helpers:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you all so very much - I will tag all my helpers for 2017 on Instagram - please use the hashtag #ccllnorthwalesquiltbee - and I have created a link up so the bloggers can share their makes here:</span></div>
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Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-21884740193793966342017-02-25T21:55:00.000+00:002017-02-25T21:55:00.800+00:00The absolute joy of quilting ...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I opened my blog to tell you about a Star Wars character quilt I'm making as a 21st birthday gift when I remembered I hadn't post about the FOUR quilts I've made so far this year ... Oops!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's why I love my hobby - you get to make such a variety of quilts, bags, table mats, etc etc. And the first two months of the year have been creatively perfect for me and busy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I take my inspiration from all over but for this quilt, my god-daughter's Mum sent me a photo of her bedroom:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And instead of keeping it simple - which would have been fine - I drew a stag on graph paper and decided to surround him with improv / geometric blocks ... as you do! It took some time and a lot of Kona Solid greys and was a biggie (for me) to free motion quilt but I got there in the end:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of my best friends from school is 50 this year and so she just had to have a quilt too. She loves the colour blue ... I had a Moda charm pack and thought about cutting each square in half to make it go further ... and found an image on Google which I thought would be perfect ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">I used some blender yardage I had in my stash and a little bit of vintage fabric and added some hearts in the corners of the borders for a bit of interest. Was so lovely to hand it over in person:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">I know many quilters extol the virtues (and patience) of their husbands / partners ... mine really is a saint! AND he helps me baste my quilts ... he has been asking for a quilt of his own for a few of the 7 years I've been quilting and his patience finally paid off. Along the way, the blocks decorated my sewing room walls for a few months though: </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">Made entirely from scraps, the rainbow blocks contained all his favourite colours. He arranged the layout and chose the colour of the sashing and I think you can tell he was happy to finally get it:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">And finally a 'proper girly' quilt. Made for hubby's cousin in Miami, she chose the colours - pink, blue, lavender and I designed a pattern to fit:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with </span><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/bruiser-quilt-complete.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Crazy Mom Quilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> and </span><b><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-quiltcon-2017.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</span></a>.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Happy New Year, everyone ... feeling a little tired today but motivated to sew and blog as I am Queen Bee for this month's </span><a href="http://siblingstogetherquiltgroup.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Siblings Together Quilting Group</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">. This will be my second 'bee' collaboration and fifth quilt for this fabby </span><a href="http://siblingstogether.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">charity</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A reminder why I love being part of this group and we make these quilts every year:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We began the 2017 quilts in October and these are the blocks I have made so far, starting with this cool design improv block for Carol @ </span><a href="https://therunninghar.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/x-marks-impro-quilt.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">The Running Hare</span></b></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">In November, Mary @ </span><a href="http://mary.emmens.co.uk/2016/11/05/siblings-together-november-block/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Mary Emmens</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> requested a couple of red paper pieced blocks - these were fun to make:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">And last month, Sheila @ </span><a href="http://mindfulquilter.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/siblings-together-december-block.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">chezbudsmam</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> asked us to make her a couple of delightful Greek Cross Blocks: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here is the block I am requesting - and a quick tutorial, should it be needed. Although mine is made from my scrappy citrus greens, I am hoping to get a variety of red, yellow, orange, light blue and green blocks - my only stipulation is that the block be made using just one colour and that the star be a dark blue / navy solid fabric (or similar). </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The block finishes at 18.5" and is made from 16 x 5" squares and 8 x 2 and 3/4" squares:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To make the star points, lay one square against the corner of the 5" square and sew on the diagonal - I like to draw a line but you can just eyeball it too:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you, STQB ladies - can't wait to see what you come up with. I will post on my Instagram account and back here to show you. </span></div>
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<br />Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-68445592554845587932016-12-31T10:31:00.003+00:002016-12-31T10:31:44.125+00:0013 ... unlucky for some?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">13 - not an unlucky number for me as that is how many quilts I finished in 2016 (plus 3 WIP quilts in various stages to start me off in 2017!) 12 out of the 13 quilts, I gave away to friends, family and charities:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 13th quilt is ALL MINE! As it should be ... I sewed my first two pieces of fabric together in January 2010 thanks to my dear friend Penny (an extremely accomplished quilter and crafter) and she supplied lots of green and pink fabric to keep me going. I just never got round to finishing it - shame on me - until this week and I'm so glad I did.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a snapshot of my year which, as well as still learning new quilting things, also included making some lovely new quilting friends - farewell 2016 ... it was a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to more quilting adventures in 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Thanking Amanda Jean @ </span><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/rainbow-quilt-complete.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Crazy Mom Quilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> and Sarah @ </span><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-one-final-quilt.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> for keeping us on track all year with our Friday finishes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I finished this quilt a couple of weeks ago and it arrived safely in Florida on Tuesday ... phew! I started it back in March but, for various reasons, I just didn't get around to finishing it for 8 months which isn't like me. I think it might have been because I wasn't working to a deadline ... the quilt was for hubby's darling cousin but it wasn't for a birthday, a wedding or a specific fixed date.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Looking back ... I might have also been a little busy making lots of other gifts too ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And this very special quilt which went to Dallas (<a href="http://dallasmodernquiltguild.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/quiltsforpeace.html" target="_blank">Quilts for Peace</a>): </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And let's not even mention all the Pants Bags, cushions, tissue holders, zipped pouches, table mats that I have made and gifted since March ... oh, and the Siblings Together Quilting Bee and my other Bee and 3 other WIP quilts ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And these photos this week of cousin Natasha, as well as a beautiful message, cuddling her quilt make me so happy that I finally did finish it. Better late than never, hey? Look at that adorable face ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with Amanda Jean @ </span><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/straighforward-quilt-top.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Crazy Mom Quilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> and Sarah @ </span><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-two-down-one-to-go.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">. </span><span style="color: purple;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have become such a poor blogger (still blaming Instagram!) that I'm not sure if anyone will even read this post - except for Aunty G ... hello </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>x </b></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">- but I was going through my photos since I last blogged and really wanted to capture what's been going on. I'm linking up with </span><a href="https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/2016/11/lets-bee-social-153.html?m=1" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Lorna</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> @sewfreshquilts and will see what I've been missing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">September was our return to the USA. </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before the trip, I made my friend Gerrie some patchwork gifts out of her brother's shirt:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It had been 5 years since our last USA visit and there was a lot to cram in - combining our 15th Wedding Anniversary, with a family wedding and visiting relatives in Maryland (MD) and Pennsylvania (PA). </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cousin June has quilted for nearly 40 years and had a bit of a destash just for me:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Yes, I was very happy to take dozens of yards and fat quarters off her hands! We also spent a few days at Lewes Beach, Delaware and June and I 'got lost' for a couple of hours in the lovely </span><a href="http://www.maresbearsquiltshop.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">Mare's Bears</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> fabric shop with the friendliest and most helpful staff.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And yesterday, I finished making for my friend 8 little Pants Bags for her 6 year old to give as Christmas presents to her school friends:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What a couple of months and what variety! One of the most used hashtags I add to my Instagram posts is #ilovemyhobby ... and I do - after nearly 7 years of discovering Patchwork and Quilting (thanks to this special lady): </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the six years since I started quilting, my darling husband (DH) has received the sum total of a Pants Bag and an iPad cover from me ... this is all the thanks he has had for the countless hours of quilt basting he has put in! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Three quilts, in particular, have caught his eye recently - each of these he has coveted and actually been 'quite disgruntled' at me giving them away! The first was my friend Mandy's half squared triangle extravaganza:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have three quilts to share with you today - all finished in the past few weeks and one finished on Monday. I have been neglecting my blog (again) in favour of Instagram ... which is a shame and something I need to think about. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started making this quilt at the end of 2013/beginning of 2014. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">Inspired by the Help for Heroes colours, I had always intended it go to a </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/help-me-find-home-for-this-one.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">serviceman </span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">and my friend Jennie </span></span><a href="http://porchswingquilts.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">@porchswingquilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> had someone in mind for me in the USA. A simple design of 5.5" squares and half square triangles, it came together really well:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then I broke my shoulder (ouch!) and it had to be put to one side. Fast forward 2+ years and I finally finished it:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">With Jennie's blessing, this week the quilt arrived safely in Dallas and thanks to Lee </span><b><a href="http://dallasmodernquiltguild.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">@dallasmqg</span></a> </b><span style="color: purple;">it will be given to a child of one of the police officers killed in July's shootings. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Another safe arrival - this time in Maryland - is the wedding quilt I have made for my cousin Kenny who is marrying the lovely Kelly in 2 weeks time. Kenny's grandmother (my great-aunt) was a quilter and when we last visited USA in 2011, his Mom gifted me all of my great-aunt's fabric </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/usa-september-2011-we-had-wonderful.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">stash </span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">which I have made several quilts out of for the female family members. So, I just had to make Kenny and Kelly a quilt out of it too:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Hidden stars is a pattern in this </span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Layer-Cake-Jelly-Charm-Quilts/dp/0715332082/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/256-7043936-0607742?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3DEZH2NBHVYN503AKXTY" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">book </span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">by Pam and Nicky Lintott, it came together like a dream. I added the white rose fabric and a couple of 'civil war' fat quarters but, in the main, all the fabric as from my great-aunt:</span></span></div>
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Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-35932923257361833472016-06-25T20:22:00.001+01:002016-06-25T20:22:51.322+01:00Charity Quilt - Siblings Together Quilting Bee 2016<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am so pleased to share this finished quilt with you. Not only because I think it is beautiful (well, I would say that, wouldn't I?!) but because of the wonderful quilters I got to collaborate with over the year making blocks for their quilts and them making blocks for mine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We could each choose the design of our own blocks - I designed this 18.5" finished block and I asked for yellow, blue, orange and green fabrics with a white background:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I ended up with a couple of extras so used three on the back (after checking that no-one would mind) and they went perfectly with some stripey fabric I had in my stash - I do like the backs of my quilts to be as 'tidy' as the front - do you?</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And with grateful thanks to these fabulously talented and kind-hearted ladies: </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sewlovetosew/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>Maria</b></span></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickyeglinton/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Nicky</b></span></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imgrum.net/user/picosailors/1182153251" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Jane</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/harwoodhousedesigns/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Sonia</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joanne333jones/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">J</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joanne333jones/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">oanne</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/justsewsue/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Sue</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maryemmens/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Mary</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therunninghare/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Carol</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mackandmabel/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Julie</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannlib/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">H</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannlib/" style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">annah </a> <span style="color: purple;">and<b> </b></span><b><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/beetea_creates/" target="_blank">Brigid</a>, </span></b></span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">here is my finished quilt:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">This is my 3rd quilt for the charity this year - my first one was a collaboration with </span><a href="http://www.pikore.com/joandesan" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Joan </span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">from Ohio:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And this last one ... I love them all. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">I do hope the child / young person who will receive this quilt this Summer thanks to the wonderful charity - </span><a href="http://siblingstogether.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Siblings Together</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> - will love it too:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with Sarah @ </span><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-dreaming-of-new.html" style="color: purple;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, Amanda Jean @ </span><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/patchwork-chenille-rug.html" style="color: purple;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Crazy Mom Quilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;"> and the </span><a href="http://siblingstogetherquiltgroup.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Siblings Together Quilt Group</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">.</span></span></span></div>
Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-57190789615831207682016-06-04T09:39:00.001+01:002016-06-04T10:01:43.623+01:00Great tutorials :)<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A little reminder of the work CCLL North Wales do: t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hey are part of a national charity that helps children living in Belarus and Northern Ukraine who still suffer the effects of low level radiation some 30 years after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. </span></span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are bringing 17 children (12 girls and 5 boys) to North Wales this July to stay with Host Families - whilst here, the combination of uncontaminated food, fresh air and sunshine, exciting trips out and lots of exercise does the children a power of good. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I met the local chair recently (Gerrie) at a talk she was giving - she was incredibly inspiring and passionate about her work - this drew me to her and so I introduced myself. I told her I was a hobby quilter and asked what could I do to help. We agreed a tote bag and a small table mat would be perfect gifts for the children and their families. Knowing I couldn't possibly make all of this by myself (as fast as I am!), I put out a request on Instagram and got 16+ volunteers within hours - I was thrilled at the wonderful response. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please do search the tag #ccllnorthwalesquiltbee on Instagram to see what 'my gals' have been making. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">All these projects are great to make (including mine!); even better to give away and also are wonderful form of therapy when you just want / need to sew little things quickly. Thank you to all the quilters who share their time and creativity in whatever way to make life just a little bit easier for someone else - someone they've never even met but share this passion with.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with Amanda Jean </span><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/sunnys-quilt.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">@crazymomquilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> and Sarah </span><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-everyones-winner.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">@confessionsofafabricaddict</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Hello all - so please see yesterday's </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/chernobyl-childrens-quilt-bee.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">blog post</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> which was all about the charity - </span><a href="https://www.ccll.org.uk/northwalescoast/index.php?ctlPage=home" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Chernobyl Children's Life Line</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> (CCLL) and the new Quilt Bee I've formed for the lovely ladies who've volunteered their time and fabric to help me make 17 children and their families a couple of quilty gifts to take back home to Belarus. The children will be coming to North Wales for a few weeks in July so we only have until then to make the gifts ... no pressure, then!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">My Instagram </span><a href="http://www.pikore.com/m/1260860089716849975_300310654" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">post </span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">has the names of these wonderful quilters - they are such a talented and kind-hearted bunch and live as far away as USA and Australia ... I'm in the UK, as are the majority of the volunteers ... so this really does feel like an international endeavour.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">There are 12 girls (aged 9 upwards) and 5 boys visiting. Gerrie (the Chair) and I spoke about what to make and she said the children would love a patchwork tote bag. I'm not sure the 5 boys would ... will have to think of something else for them (maybe a lined drawstring bag - or as I call them a 'Pants Bag')?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">If any of the 16 ladies want to make a boy's gift, please let me know - if not, I am happy to make the 5 Pants Bags and I know for sure that none of the girls' Tote Bags you make will go spare ... these families really have very little.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">On with the tutorial. Like yesterday, though, please do feel free to make a bag using <b><i>your own pattern and techniques</i></b>; this is just how I made mine today. Please do skip the bits you know with your eyes closed but I'm writing this for at least one lady who asked me to 'keep it easy!'</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>7) </b>So far, I have just used fabric scraps but you are going to need a larger piece of fabric for the lining and handles (unless you choose to mix and match (up to you).</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had some gorgeous pink in my stash - from this, I cut one continuous piece - 12.5"</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> wide by 28" long for the lining:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and 2 x 28" long by 5" wide fabric for the bag handles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>8) </b>You'll need a bit of batting - I keep off-cuts trimmed from quilts especially for bag handles - you'll need - 2 x 28" long x 1.25" </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>9) </b>Fold in half length ways, then press - then fold a 1/2" on each side and press. Then put the batting inside, fold in half and press again:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>NOTE</b>: you will have to leave a 5" gap (not sewn) on one side of the lining - don't have it too close to the bottom because you will be boxing the corners next:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>22) </b>Nearly there - I promise - now you are going to top stitch the bag (between 1/8 and 1/4") being careful not to catch the handles. Again, I go slowly here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And here she is: one Patchwork Tote Bag for a little girl to take back to Belarus in July:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've said it before - the generosity of quilters never ceases to amaze me. I also think when you are generous of heart, you recognise that quality in others and are drawn towards them. That is true of my Quilty Friends both in Blogland and Instagramland - several of whom I have met in real life - others I have corresponded with, have exchanged gifts with and would love to meet up with one day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">So when I asked for some help on Thursday to make some gifts for a charity I have just got involved with -</span><a href="https://www.ccll.org.uk/northwalescoast/index.php?ctlPage=home" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;"> </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">Chernobyl Children's Life Line</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> (CCLL) - lots of special people put their hands up and said, "Yes, I'll help!" and I am so thankful. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just a little background: at the beginning of May, I went to a meeting with my Aunty G where Gerrie Bayley (Chair of the North Wales CCLL) was giving a talk about the charity and what they do. They are part of a national charity that helps children living in Belarus and Northern Ukraine who still suffer the effects of low level radiation some 30 years after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are bringing 17 children (12 girls and 5 boys) to North Wales this July to stay with Host Families - whilst here, the combination of uncontaminated food, fresh air and sunshine, exciting trips out and lots of exercise does the children a power of good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was drawn to Gerrie - she devotes so much time to these children and their plight - so we spoke after the talk, I explained I was a hobby quilter and asked how I could help. We spoke again on Thursday morning and have agreed each child will go home with a patchwork tote bag (Pants Bag for the boys?) and a quilted table mat for their Mum / Dad / family at home. Gerrie explained their families really don't have much at all and a little table mat would brighten up their homes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For all my helpers (our hashtag on IG - #ccllnorthwalesquiltbee), here is my tutorial for a quilted table mat finishing at 16" x 16":</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2) You don't have to follow my pattern - you don't even have to go with 16 patch block (but 16" x16" is a nice sized finish)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For my design, I chose 4 different fabrics and cut accordingly. </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I chose the fabric for the 8 squares first because I had 1/2 yard of it so I could use on the back as well - the backing will need to be about 19" x 19" so you could just use a different Fat Quarter for the back if you didn't have 1/2 a yard to use. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then, I pulled the other 3 fabrics to co-ordinate ... but again, please use what you have / what you fancy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And one from me:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you again from the bottom of my heart to all my Quilty Friends for volunteering their time and fabric to help me make these gifts for the 17 children and their families and I will be back tomorrow with the Bag Tutorial.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm always late for the party, never on trend, usually the last to know! I had seen on Instagram some posts about buying quilting patterns but hadn't completely cottoned on ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">You can read all about this wonderful campaign on Lindsey's blog </span><a href="http://lrstitched.com/blog/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">LRstitched</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> - if you haven't kept up - like me - and bought a pattern from a self-publishing pattern maker each Monday for the 5 Mondays in May, please think about what I've done tonight ... bought 5 patterns in 5 minutes! I may be slow to start but I'm quick when I make up my mind to do something :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Pattern #1 - Triangle Dance from Carla @</span><a href="http://createinthesticks.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">creatininthesticks</span></b></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ladies, thank you for sharing your talents with us and for taking the time and care to help the rest of us be a little bit brilliant too ... you're amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Linking up with Lorna:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9th April, I posted this on my IG feed:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I honestly came back in here to tidy up ... now I'm seeing #fabricscraps #stashbusting2016 for a boy's #siblingstogetherquilts #siblingstogether #quilt 💙 I need help 🙏🏻🤔😂</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And so it continued. These 20 X 12.5" 'improv' blocks totally made from blue, black and grey fabric scraps were an absolute joy to make. There was no real rhyme nor reason to how they evolved but I tried not to cut into the scraps too much. So if I picked up a larger piece of fabric than I needed, I put it to one side until it was a perfect fit:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... and decided to sash the blocks with red Makower Spraytime adding a friendship star at each joint:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And all finished - about 55" X 65": </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This will be in the post on Monday. I really hope the young boy? who gets this at camp this summer enjoys the 3D 'crazy' quilt I've made him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">A reminder why I, and many others, support this fabulous </span><a href="http://siblingstogether.co.uk/the-need/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">charity</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't think I've yet to make a quilt I didn't like but I've definitely made a few that I love (off the top of my head: Amsterdam / PBF's Wedding / Piano / Snooker Table) and this is in that category. Why? Because it was a gift for our nephew (who was 24 on Thursday) whom we dearly love, the design and execution challenged me and it is so very different to anything I've made before. What I didn't love was sewing all the black fabric ... harder on the eyes than I was expecting!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;">I have had the best birthday weekend and I want to thank you all in Blogland and on my </span><a href="http://www.pikore.com/glindaquilts" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">IG</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> account for your birthday wishes. The winner of my birthday giveaway was </span></span><a href="http://www.pikore.com/anuxms" style="color: purple;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Anu</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> in Finland and she chose the pouch and tissue holder so my friend Kate gets the Pants Bag for her birthday tomorrow! (The log cabin pouch is an iPad case for me!) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Giving really is as much fun as receiving:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I feel very blessed not only to have all that new loveliness to play with but to have a husband who truly gets my <strike>obsession</strike> hobby and doesn't moan about all the time (and money!) I spend on quilting ... thanks Nick X </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">As if that wasn't enough, I also received these gorgeous birthday gifts from my very kind and talented friends </span><a href="http://patchyrose-pearl.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Fran</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> and </span><a href="http://majasparadis.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Maja</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">. From Fran, a mini Pants Bag:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And from Maja, two delightful little pouches:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">And on to my scrap busting because I need more space! I am continuing the theme of my scrappy </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/scrappy-quilt.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Siblings Together quilt</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> by using up more blue scraps for the backing. Not sure exactly how this will turn out yet! And I pulled some drawers and bins of other colours and have started on some log cabin duet blocks. Again, no idea where this is going!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Since pulling all the blue and grey scraps out for my Siblings Together </span><a href="http://glindaquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/scrappy-quilt.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">quilt</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">, I cannot seem to stop touching my fabric scraps! What's strange is the more I use up, the more I seem to make! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Today, I have made a few gifts all from scraps. Firstly, I look at the fabric colours and sizes and that helps me to decide on a design / object. Also I find great inspiration from the Internet and other quilters. This block was inspired by </span><a href="http://pikore.co/profile.php?id=1655902282&name=cathyewbank" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Cathy's</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> quilt:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The large glass of bubbles was for scale but did get drunk eventually! Then I made a Pants Bag (so called because when I travel, I don't like putting my drawers in other people's drawers so I can just keep my pants in a bag hanging up!):</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made a start on this quilt top before bedtime last Saturday and cracked on with it on Sunday; I was on a roll and finished it today ... am thrilled! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with Amanda Jean @ </span><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/maine-morning-mitts-and-procrastination.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Crazy Mom Quilts</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> and Sarah @ </span><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-its-important-to.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;">.</span></span></div>
Glinda ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724806993311924527.post-28443732554532254472016-04-12T19:38:00.000+01:002016-04-12T19:38:14.257+01:00Scrap busting / stash using ... c'mon! <div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... and I STILL had <strike>zillions</strike> loads of scraps left over. So, when I got my new ironing / sewing room table, I bought some baskets to house most of the scraps:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On Saturday, I made a mess in my sewing room ... yes, really! So, after dinner, I went back in just to tidy up (honest!) and put some scraps in the baskets:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But then I got to thinking - what if I made a boy's quilt for Siblings Together from scraps?! And that was that ... before going to bed, I had decided on making improv blocks - 12.5" so reckoned 20 blocks should do it and I started:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By bedtime on Sunday, I had made all 20 blocks! They were a dream to make and I tried not to trim the scraps too much and just looked at each block as it formed to see what strip would go where next:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Did I tell you I was a messy quilter?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't have a design wall but I do have cream walls and washitape:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And today, I started to add some sashing:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">I think this will be a great quilt for a boy / young man. Linking up for the first time with </span><a href="http://mrsssewandsow.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/scraptastic-tuesday-april-link-up.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Nicky</span></b></a><span style="color: purple;"> at Scraptastic Tuesday.</span></span></div>
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