tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151454182727716292024-03-12T12:59:43.867-05:00Sing While Crafting!sharing crafts, quilts, and other bits of life :)Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-80284995006739506792015-09-14T10:10:00.000-05:002015-09-14T15:31:16.989-05:00Scrapping for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis<style>
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Last year I was asked to participate in an auction that
benefits Cystic Fibrosis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
organization I worked with is called Scrapping for a Cure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was started and is still run by
Rachael McGuire and her family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rachel is the mother of Kaitlyn; a pretty fabulous 9 yr-old diagnosed
with cystic fibrosis at 18 months old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rachel and her sisters have been hosting a scrapbook retreat ever year
since 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made a quilt last
year for the auction and helped to raise <strike>almost $2000 </strike> over $8,600 (Edit: the $2,000 was from a different and singe event - garage sale- they hosted this year that will go towards the 2016 donation); the most they have risen
since they began doing the auction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I learned about this cause and event through my friend Tara,
Kaitlyn’s aunt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tara is probably
the most creative person I know (and I know a ton of creative people).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is that person you aspire to be and
hate at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We met
scrapbooking about 5years ago and have been friends ever since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The scrapbook retreat happens in March, here in
Memphis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its always filled with
fun, prizes, classes, and friends (new and old).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is usually a pop-up shop or two for those who run out
of supplies too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been and
have volunteered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
blast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am hoping that this year
I will be able to join in the fun again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The quilt – The colors for CF are purple and blue, so I
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I quilted in a stipple pattern using aurifil 50wt thread in
Dark Purple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The background is
Kona cotton Purple and the binding is Konna cotton Mulberry.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we did pick up and recycle that bottle someone left. ;)</td></tr>
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The quilt finished at 72x72</div>
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I had more people want to buy this quilt from me than any
other quilt I have ever made – so next year I am telling people about the
auction before it starts instead of after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol</div>
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Check out the Scrapping for a Cure <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scrappingforacure/timeline" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/scrapping4acure/" target="_blank">website</a>
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I am hoping that this year will be even bigger and better
for them and I have been asked to make another quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have sent a request out to my quilt guild members for
fabric donations and/or block donations for a scrappy star quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 2016 quilt will be even better than
the 2015 I just know it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-7183810153383268672015-05-21T17:14:00.000-05:002015-05-21T17:14:29.968-05:00Color Explosion - ROYGBV categoryMy second entry in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/" target="_blank">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> is my Color Explosion mini quilt for the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/05/15/spring-2015-bloggers-quilt-festival-roygbiv-quilts/" target="_blank">ROYGBV category</a>. <br />
I made this mini for the <a href="http://www.schnitzelandboo.com/">Schnitzel and Boo</a> mini quilt swap. I picked through my scraps and tried to find my favorites for each color. I used <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/">Elizabeth Hartman</a>'s <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/octagonal-orb-quilt-block-tutorial.pdf">octagonal orb</a> block and it came out about 16inx16in. <br />
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I call it Color explosion because it starts out small with the low volume colors in the center and just gets brighter. Real original. lol<br />
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I quilted with a baptist fan design - using my walking foot...so cheating. The thread was Aurifil 2024. <br />
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You can see my two original posts <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/07/scrappy-to-rescue.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/07/and-then-i-gave-it-away.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This is the first rainbow anything I have made, and I am in love with it. I think I should make one for myself. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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- Katelyn<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-39311125671620826822015-05-21T16:43:00.000-05:002015-05-21T16:43:29.691-05:00Triangle Baby - Small Quilt Category<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My first entry to the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/" target="_blank">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> is Triangle Baby. I am entering the 40x45 baby quilt in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/05/15/spring-2015-bloggers-quilt-festival-small-quilts/" target="_blank">Small Quilts category</a>. </div>
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A while back I wanted to try out triangles. My cousin was having a baby girl and I knew that would be the perfect small project to try them out for the first time. I had a 60 degree triangle ruler and after picking out a few scraps of pink fabric I cut the largest sized triangles I could, 5.5 inches. Then I used some Kona Berry for my background - man does it pop!</div>
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I love the randomness.</div>
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</span>Aurifil 50wt in Pink Taffy. The varigating thread looks so nice. <br />
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Thanks for visiting. Please be sure to check out all of the other quilts in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/" target="_blank">Blogger's Quilt Festival.</a> <br />
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March's birthday love's bright colors and low volume. Her fav brights are lime and orange. Those colors are not quite my forte so when i picked out the fabrics I was afraid that I wouldn't like how it turned out.<br />
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I decided on a pineapple block because she loves Rita from <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/" target="_blank">Red Pepper Quilts</a>. And her fav fabric combos are b&w and rainbow. <br />
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I had no idea how long this little paper pieced block would actually take me! With my limited sewing time, her birthday quickly came and went without a finished table runner. <br />
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Then I had these four cool pineapple blocks and realized that would not be enough. <br />
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The table runner is 14x28. That is fairly small. But I told myself that she might have a small table AND you don't want food to actually go on it, right? :)<br />
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These kids thought it should become a toy - lol.<br />
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So have you made a table runner before? What is your go to measurement? How how to you decide how long to make it?<br />
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Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-5492869512163013722015-05-08T11:23:00.002-05:002015-05-08T11:23:28.886-05:00Giving is livingWell, I already missed a week. Opps. I think Test weeks are gonna be no post weeks. <br />
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I wanted to share the two #birthdayclubhandmade gifts I sent off for the October and December birthdays. I loved making these gifts - doing things I had never tried before and "new-to-me" patterns. <br />
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Abby is a huge starwars fan - so I made a circle and started hand quilting during lectures.<br />
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I was so happy it actually looked like the death star when I was done. It ended up being about 12x12. <br />
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I used a paper piecing pattern for the dresden. And turned it into a pillowcase. I have a dresden ruler...but I have never used it. Someday. Do you have any special rulers you love to use? Any dresden tricks to share?<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-29970353703347817602015-04-24T08:30:00.000-05:002015-04-24T08:30:01.857-05:00Birthday Club HandmadeMostly I live in the library, which doesn't allow sewing machines. <br />
Nursing school is my life right now and that is just how it is. The really sad part is that I miss sewing a tiny bit more than I miss my friends (sometimes - I mean we all have to work pretty hard to find time to hang out even when I am not in school). <br />
But I have had the coolest opportunity...<br />
Instagram has lead me to a whole new set of friends, friends I have never meet, but totally love. They are hilarious and incredibly talented (I tend to follow makers). Through IG I found myself in a birthday group. We are a small group (as to not get overwhelmed), just 7. That is 7 months out of the year instead of 12. The goal is to make something for the birthday girl that she will love and that is totally handmade. I have made several new friends and love making gifts. <br />
My birthday was first and I didn't really know what to expect -<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous machine quilting and hand quilting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">@kelseysews made this amazing mini</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then @argyle24 used my FAVORITE AMH print to make a purse and pouch. I use them everyday.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">@michelledale79 - look at all those blues! and that quilting! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">@purplepoppyquilts gave me a rainbow and branched out to paper piece for the first time - fantastic!</td></tr>
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I am one lucky girl. I have been truly blessed in swaps. I have had wonderful partners. I know some people have not had the best experience with swaps and that makes me SO sad cause I think they are so much fun. And a great way to get to know quilters from afar. Check out what my group has done on IG with the hashtag #birthdayclubhandmade.<br />
Have you ever participated in a swap? What did you think about the experience?<br />
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Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-83564642511664862622015-04-15T19:31:00.001-05:002015-04-23T23:38:53.684-05:00Hiatus Over <style>
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My SIL and her three kiddos are living with us until my
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I have been hand piecing and stitching in my “spare time”
during lectures at school and quick little 10 min breaks while studying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helps to save my sanity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may never finish a project, but it
makes me happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to this I took
the leap and joined on the bandwagon with the La Passacaglia quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a pattern by Willyne Hammerstein
from her book Millefiori Quilts. It is all over IG and I just couldn’t
resist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got the book, templates,
and precut papers from <a href="http://www.pinkdoorfabrics.com/search?q=Millefiori" target="_blank">Pink Door Fabrics</a> – for an amazing price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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do it that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its like I don’t
know what is gonna come next so it stays exciting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may need
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Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-90339478596462460202014-08-01T13:44:00.000-05:002014-08-01T13:44:18.236-05:00Learning is HexyI taught a short lesson on English Paper Piecing to my local quilt guild recently. I brought everyone some 1.5in Hexagon paper pieces (we are a super small guild - though trying to grow - so it wasn't a big deal to make 7 Hexagon paper pieces, each, for everyone). <br />
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After I thread basted two for demonstration, I went home and basted the rest of my hexagons with my brand new Sewline Glue Pen. <br />
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I liked using it. It was certainly faster for me (though not by as much time as I thought it would be...there is always a chance I was doing it incorrectly - I just don't know what could have been done differently. lol). After I basted the hexis I tried to use the glue pen to baste my diamonds (posted previously <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/05/im-seeing-stars.html">here</a>). I hated it. This just did not hold the way that I thought it would. I guess the way that the fabric is folded is just so different that I had a rough time with it. Back to thread for those.<br />
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I sewed them together and then hand appliqued down to a nice teal color fabric (first time!).<br />
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Next I <i>had</i> to hand quilt it. This is a big "first-time" project for me, glad I put it on a small scale. <br />
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Wee bit of my Instagram progress: <br />
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And now it is bound, washed, and in use!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used many fabrics from my <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-blue-discovery.html">bed quilt</a> and <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/03/pillow-talk.html">pillows</a>... So it matches!</td></tr>
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Loving my hexi mug rug. Do you have any eep tips for me? Or perhaps some hand quilting advice for this newbie? ;)<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-50728914268751676902014-07-25T19:29:00.000-05:002014-07-25T20:53:36.146-05:00Quilt of Valor TopAwhile back (I start a lot of my posts like that don't I?) I posted about making a <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/02/quilt-of-valor-blocks.html">Quilt of Valor</a>. Well we (the Memphis Area Modern Quilt Guild) didn't quite all get our blocks finished by April. But that was fine because I was super busy. lol. So when I got all of the blocks I tried laying them all out to see what pattern/order they should go in.<br />
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When I got to this stage ^, I knew I had it. So I started sewing. Lots of family visits and other crazy obligations kept me from finishing the top, until this past Sunday. <br />
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I love how all of the blocks stand out and kinda blend in at the same time.<br />
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Our state's Quilt of Valor representative lives on the exact opposite side of the state...So we will be working with our local VA Medical Center to give this quilt to a local OIF, OEF, or OND veteran (Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation New Dawn). After speaking with the VA's volunteer coordinator and finding out that they don't get many QoV (due to the fact that the representative is so far away - we have a long state) I really want to make another. But we will see...There is so much going on. <br />
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Like finishing this up, for starters. I put the top together, Janet over at <a href="http://simplypieced.blogspot.com/">Simply Pieced</a> is making the back and will be basting it too, Kelly from <a href="http://myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com/">My Quilt Infatuation</a> is going to be quilting and binding the quilt, and then our newest guild member, Carolyn, will be making the presentation bag for the quilt to go in. I am SO EXCITED!<br />
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Here is an up close shot at some of my favorite blocks from the quilt.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Jenny</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Susan</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Lori</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Sarah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Kelly</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.qovf.org/">Quilt of Valor</a> is truly a great project. What a way to say thanks. Not all of the recipients will really know what it means or what went in to it, at least not at first. But they will someday. And then they will get that we said thank you and really meant it. You should check the <a href="http://www.qovf.org/">organization</a> out.<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-6111466837944341672014-07-22T08:00:00.000-05:002014-07-22T08:00:08.919-05:00Pretty Pink PrincessCan you get more girly and princess-y than pink and gold?<br />
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I wasn't sure I was going to love so much glam, but I do!<br />
I added a 1in border so I wouldn't lose any of my points in binding. So the quilt top became 50x50. <br />
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I practiced a regular swoon block <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/04/practice-block-swoon_28.html">here</a>, before doubling the block size and making this quilt. I'm a tad ocd, but it was most likely not necessary. The block is super easy, just a bunch of steps/pieces.<br />
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In fact, it really took no time at all to put this together. The quilting, however, is another story. <br />
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I chose to FMQ in a Stipple pattern for this quilt. I wanted something that would no detract, but that I could practice at the same time. I picked a pretty light pink thread that matched the pink background.<br />
It was going great...until I turned it over.<br />
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I was devistated. The front looked amazing. But the back - was a monster. My bobbin tension was <i>all</i> kinds of OFF. I had quilted 3/4 of the quilt and 1/4 of that - looked like this.<br />
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I cried. I threw the quilt. I went to sleep. The next day I got to unpicking my mess. It took me <i>days.</i><br />
Then I finally got to get back. I checked my tension and set to work.<br />
Until this:<br />
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I don't know what happened. Honest. I did not sew through this pin. Yet it still got stuck...in the bobbin thingy (I know - be astounded by the technical jargon). <br />
And it broke my machine.<br />
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Not sure if you can see - but the needle wouldn't go down because it was hitting the bobbin thingy.<br />
There were more tears, some cursing, and complete boredom.<br />
Don't you hate it when you CAN'T do something - then that one thing becomes the <i>only</i> thing you want to do.<br />
Alas, my local repair shop fixed it first thing on Monday and I got to get back to it.<br />
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Of course, I am sure that you realize that by the time I got the machine working again, all I wanted was to finish this quilt. To get it out of my sight and never see it again. But, I still love it. <br />
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She crinkled up so nicely in the end. <br />
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And you can't see any mistakes on the back - so glad that light pink blended so well on both sides. lol<br />
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Truly fit for a princess - Stubborn, pitiful, full of drama and high maintenance, and fabulously beautiful. <br />
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Quilt Info:<br />
washed - it's about 48.5x48.5<br />
Fabrics -<br />
Top -> Michael Miller Glitz Metallic Quarter Dot Pearlized Blush<br />
Michael Miller Mirror Ball Dot Sunshine<br />
Kona Cotton Medium Pink<br />
Back -> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name">Michael Miller Glitz Metallic Confetti Single Border </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name"> </span><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name"> Pearlized Mist</span></span></span><br />
Binding -> Michael Miller Mirror Ball Dot Sunshine<br />
Pattern - Swoon (by <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/">Thimble Blossoms</a>) <br />
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I Only hope that the princess this quilt now belongs to doesn't give her mother as much trouble. ;)<br />
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- Katelyn<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-42282014512056999932014-07-20T13:36:00.001-05:002014-07-20T13:36:32.039-05:00Happy Mail - Mini Swap VersionI posted earlier about the mini quilt I made for the Schnitzel and Boo Mini quilt swap <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/07/scrappy-to-rescue.html">here</a> and <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/07/and-then-i-gave-it-away.html">here</a>.<br />
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It was rough mailing it off. But Look what I got in the mail:<br />
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A gorgeous mini and fabulous goodies! Its blues...I love blues. ;)<br />
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I love what my partner Katie made me!<br />
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Those are some cool fabrics and neat quilting.<br />
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And her quilt tag is so cute. <br />
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Check her out on <a href="http://instagram.com/katierosegkpf">IG</a> and <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/101379876@N05/">Flicker</a>.<br />
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I have enjoyed this swap SO MUCH! It has introduced me to so many new IG friends and tons of new blogs too. @sewgoclimbing and I keep saying we have tons of new minis to make now. lol. They were all so much fun and so beautiful.<br />
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Thanks so much for Kristy at <a href="http://www.schnitzelandboo.com/">Schnitzel and Boo</a> for putting it all together!<br />
This has been such a wonderful and eye-opening experience. I just can't wait to do it all again (I think I have said that 5 times. opps. But you know it's true.)<br />
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Have a lovely weekend!<br />
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- Katelyn<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-14155446589549786872014-07-14T09:00:00.000-05:002014-07-14T09:00:01.959-05:00And Then I Gave it Away...*Picture Heavy Post<br />
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I finished the quilting and binding, sent it off, and waited... <br />
My partner was out of town. But she got it yesterday!<br />
I am so excited. She told me that she loves it. So that is...well...fantastic!<br />
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I went with baptist fans for quilting. I don't think I will be doing that again. Perhaps I just need practice, but it was crazy hard and time-consuming. I do love the affect though. <br />
Then my gray binding pulls it together. <br />
I adore my finished mini-quilt.<br />
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I worked hard to pick all of my scraps - I wanted them perfect. <br />
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of couse I made a card...<br />
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I enjoyed this process so much. I LOVED making new friends and creating new things that I have never made before. I can't wait for next year. <br />
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See my original post <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/07/scrappy-to-rescue.html">here</a>. <br />
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The <a href="http://www.schnitzelandboo.com/">Schnitzel and Boo</a> Mini Quilt Swap has been a blast. I cannot wait to do it all again next year. <br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-57658739761093415982014-07-05T08:30:00.000-05:002014-07-05T08:30:00.058-05:00Scrappy to the rescue!I signed up for the <a href="http://www.schnitzelandboo.com/">Schnitzel and Boo</a> mini quilt swap. (So did hundreds of other people. Lol) I had never made a mini and was super excited to make one - and to #makeaquiltmakeafriend. I got my partner email and we seemed to have lots in common, like fabric designers and quilters we like- but she likes rainbow. I have never made anything rainbow before. Perhaps that stems from the ROYGBV requirements of my previous job. 😩 😉.<br />
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I think I love rainbow now. </div>
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And I am wondering why I had to be so selfless, first to use scraps I do not have any more of (for a stranger) and second to give this away (to a stranger). I hope I really do have a new friend when this is over. 😜. </div>
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I can't wait to finish everything and mail it all off! <br />
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(link for original quilt swap post on Schnitzel and Boo <a href="http://www.schnitzelandboo.com/2014/05/schnitzel-boo-mini-quilt-swap-round-two.html">here</a>.) </div>
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Recently, it seems, my Kona favorite is Berry. I have bought (and used) so much of that color. I am gonna need something new and bright very soon. But for now - I love how it mixed with these pink prints.<br />
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All of the prints came from my stash except 3 that I bought as fat quarters. I am enamored with the randomness. My mother is not. Good thing it isn't for her, right? <br />
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The back is all Kona - bright pink, azalea, camellia, carnation, medium pink, baby pink.<br />
I was going for an ombre look. I thought it would be fun and people are loving that now. I got the idea from <a href="http://www.bettycrockerass.com/" target="_blank">Jen @ BettyCrockerAss</a> when she did a <a href="http://www.bettycrockerass.com/2014/03/a-simple-quilt.html" target="_blank">simple solid baby quilt</a> in grays and citron. <br />
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The straight-line quilting was a bear. But completely worth it in the end. I think the quilting is my absolutly favorite part of this quilt.<br />
I used Aurifil 50wt in Pink Taffy, such a beautiful variegated thread.<br />
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This is for my cousin's baby Abbie. She will be here around the end of July. I gave it away this weekend and the future Momma loved it YAY!!! Quilty goodness strikes again!<br />
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Do you have any triangle tricks to share? Like how to keep those seams from getting too hefty at the points? I would like to know that one. lol Have a great week!<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-9243801803723822992014-06-26T08:51:00.001-05:002014-06-26T08:51:26.632-05:00So Curvy WIPI don't know about you, but sewing curves - that seems terrifying. Well it did. <br />
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I LOVE curves in quilts. I just never understood how to cut them, or sew them, or contemplate them. lol. But I decided I wanted to learn and my first step was getting some templates.<br />
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I got the 6in (finished) templates from Jen over at <a href="http://www.bettycrockerass.com/">BettyCrockerAss</a>. She has an etsy shop and had some templates made. They weren't expensive and I really wanted to learn how to use them...<br />
Then I got them and I was so excited. She even sent cute charm squares with them. <br />
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They are not perfect, but as perfect as they can be for a newbie. ;)<br />
I used am elmers glue stick to hold my fabric in place and that was WAY better than pinning for me. <br />
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Originally I just pulled out scraps, but now it is going to be something. I just have to get the right background fabric. <br />
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Have a lovely weekend! <br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-81867778106920248172014-06-24T07:13:00.002-05:002014-06-24T07:13:54.816-05:00Jacob's LadderMy sister and I love quilts. We didn't always. We recently had a conversation about how we just thought they were old weird blankets- I know... we were crazy. <br />
But right about the same time (in different countries) we discovered a love for quilts, old and new.<br />
My sister received a wedding ring quilt from her mother when she got married. She never used it... until the summer of 2011. She decided it would look nice on the guest bed in her daughter's room. This was the same summer that I decided I wanted to learn to quilt and the same summer that I went to Germany and stayed with her for 5wks. <br />
I have spent at least 5 minutes staring at it every time I have visited her ever since. It's gorgeous. Of course I can't find any of my photos of it...but I promise to post some next week sometime. <br />
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But on to the point of this post (So sorry has taken this long if you have kept reading). I was just at my sister's house visiting a few weeks ago. And on my first evening there she and I went to the guest room to make up the bed...when we were finished she went to the closet and pulled out a big bag and said, "Merry Christmas!" I opened it up and there was a vintage quilt.<br />
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I was SHOCKED. <br />
That might even be an understatement. I cried.<br />
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Wendy explained that she and her mom decided that I should have one of their heirloom quilts. Since I loved them so much - that way it was going to a loving home. Mary (my sister's amazing mom) sent Wendy pictures of all of the options and Wendy picked this one. And then forgot it when she came for Christmas.<br />
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It is amazing. I didn't know what the pattern was called (Jacob's Ladder) until I saw a friend make one on Instagram. <br />
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This was made around the 30's. They folded over the binding (I have never done that, but apparently it is common). <br />
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This block is my favorite.<br />
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Two of the pieces are wrong side. It is just neat. Wendy and I loved looking through all of the fabrics and trying to figure out what they were used for originally.<br />
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She told me that she picked this quilt for me because it has a lot of Gray and Blue in it. Go Tigers! ;)<br />
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I am still in awe of this quilt. And in my amazing family. How cool is this as a gift? <br />
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Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-19875367374846690192014-06-12T08:00:00.000-05:002014-06-12T14:20:52.575-05:00Practice Block: Caesar's CrownI did a practice block for my swoon - Sorry I haven't posted anything about the non-practice, it is a gift and I haven't gifted it yet...I am not so patiently waiting.<br />
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But in the meantime, I made another practice block. This time a paper pieced block by <a href="http://www.sewwhatsherlock.com/" target="_blank">Sew What, Sherlock?</a> called <a href="http://www.sewwhatsherlock.com/conversion-project-caesars-crown-pdf-pattern-now-available/" target="_blank">Caeser's Crown</a>.<br />
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I wanted to practice it, because (1) it was paper piecing, (2) I needed to know how much fabric it would take, and (3) I have it in mind for something special. <br />
So I called my mom up and had her pick out some fabrics from my stash. I knew that I would print the pattern a wee bit smaller to have a smaller block (they regularly finish at 24 in), so I planned on turning it into a pillow for my mom (hence her picking the fabrics). <br />
She chose oranges - Two from Happy Go Lucky and one Timeless Treasures print.<br />
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Then I set to work making the block...<br />
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Cute, right? But once I made it, I wasn't sure that I wanted to use it (the pattern, not this specific block) for my original purpose anymore.<br />
Then I quilted it and everything changed.<br />
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I am in LOVE. I am super proud. Apparently quilting small is easier for me. I wondered...quilting my <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/01/virtual-bee-finish.html" target="_blank">sister's quilt</a> was easier, more fun, and turned out better than anything else I had ever tried. <br />
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Now I feel a need to make and quilt more small things. I think my mom's new office may need a mini...<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-59955634122619783772014-06-07T08:30:00.000-05:002014-06-11T22:21:18.139-05:00Suprises are the best... sometimesI feel as though it has been months since my last post. Over the last two weeks I have been in the hospital several times - not for me. My grandfather began bleeding internally and he was rushed to the hospital. We were told that there was not much chance he would be ok. They put him in the ICU (as they no longer perform surgery for his type of bleed) and tried to stop the bleeding with medicines, blood, and plasma. Let me tell you, those chairs in the ICU waiting room are rough. Through many prayers and loving thoughts - He got to go home!!! They stopped the bleeding and he is doing well. He is still a bit weak, but he is also still here. So, WIN!<br />
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Then 5 days later - my mom had surgery. This was scheduled and she is fine and at home now as well, but I feel as though I have been living in a hospital for weeks. <br />
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But I did complete something...Hard to believe, I know.<br />
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<b>I finished my granny square quilt!!! </b></div>
(you can read previous posts <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/04/granny-squares.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/04/wip-granny-top-complete.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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I have wanted to make one for awhile...but other than that want, I never had a reason to do so. Then my mother told me that my next quilt had to be for my grandmother. At first I just sighed. I knew she was right, but I had been looking around for fabric and patterns that I thought my grandmother would like...but I never found anything. <br />
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I decided on the granny square because it wasn't too modern for my grandmother and it was something I wanted to try. So with a "deadline" I set out to find the right fabric. Of course I found out fairly quick that I didn't know what that was. My mother told me that her favorite color was green. What??! Her house is FULL of purple and that is all that I had been looking at. But before I even started looking for greens, I found myself at JoAnn's staring at Denyse Schmidt prints - in purple and blue. No green, lol. (Specifically Blossom Reel, Croquet, and a few others I'm not sure the name of.) And then...I searched for green. I only found one print and settled for it.<br />
I was worried. I knew that I loved the prints and colors, but I just wasn't sure it would be loved by others. <br />
But I got started anyway. I LOVED the way it started to come together. Once I pieced the top together I went searching for a border and backing. I found the fabulous green (moda - flats diamond rings) and It was perfect and fell in love with botanica sketch earth for the back.<br />
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The binding was hand stitched on (perfect for those nights in the hospital with my mother). It is a moda bella color that I got from my local quilt shop.<br />
And I quilted it with a free motion meander stitch and Aurifil! First timer - its amazing. But I did have plenty of trouble quilting at the beginning. Perhaps I had to get used to the Aurifil and perhaps it was just a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. But i finished it up and love the crinkle.<br />
I wanted to give this to my grandmother for her birthday - her birthday is in September. She will be 83 years old. I could not wait till then - So I gave it to her on Tuesday!<br />
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She said she was shocked. She never would have guessed I was going to give her a quilt. She was thrilled that I used white (apparently I never used white, huh). And that she thinks it is the most beautiful thing I have ever made. (So I am pretty sure she likes it, lol). Then we sat there for 30 minutes while she looked at each and every block, picked out a favorite, and smiled the whole time.<br />
I couldn't have guessed (or wanted) a better reaction. I love her!<br />
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*I have decided to call this quilt Spring Breeze. It makes me think of
those spring days when you walk outside and the wind is blowing scents
of honeysuckle and flowers your way (you know the 2-3 times it's not
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- Katelyn<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My </span>second entry for the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2014/" target="_blank">blogger's quilt festival</a> is for the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-modern-quilts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_blank">modern quilts category</a>.<br />
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I wanted to enter my <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/01/game-over.html" target="_blank">Space Invader's</a> quilt.<br />
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I loved making this quilt so much. It took me quite a while, but every time I completed an invader I did a little dance....and named them. :)<br />
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For the back (my favorite part) I used 1.5 inch finished squares.<br />
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The quilt finishes at 58x64. I machine pieced the quilt, and machine quilted it (on my home machine) with an all over boxy pattern. <br />
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I gave it to my nephew for Christmas and he will not (according to my sister) sleep without it. <br />
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I have Elizabeth Hartman to thank for the inspiration. She made a <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2012/04/elliots-space-invaders-quilt.html" target="_blank">space invaders quilt</a> on her blog <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/" target="_blank">Oh, Fransson</a>! way back in 2012. <br />
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- Katelyn<br />
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I have chosen to enter my <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-blue-discovery.html" target="_blank">"Blue Discovery"</a> quilt in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-large-quilts/" target="_blank">large quilt category</a>. <br />
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This quilt was such a labor of love. It was my first large sized quilt. I used a lattice quilt pattern I had found online, but it was for a baby quilt and I didn't know how to resize correctly or do quilt math. So needless to say, I went back to the store several times for more of the avocado background fabric. <br />
But the squares - I saw those fabrics and knew that I had to make something from them.<br />
Blue is my favorite color and I couldn't pass up those combinations. <br />
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I purchased all of the fabrics from JoAnn's. I machine pieced the quilt and the quilt back. I had the it quilted by a local long-armer, but I hand stitched the binding (and I love the way it brings the quilt together).<br />
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The quilt measures 87x87.<br />
I love using it, and even made a few pillows to match.<br />
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Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-4756824609028712762014-05-13T09:30:00.000-05:002014-05-13T09:30:01.224-05:00I'm Seeing StarsI mentioned in my <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/05/wip-sparkle-punch-fabric-pull.html" target="_blank">last post</a> that I had cut out some of the extra fabric I had for the sparkle punch quilt for other projects as well.<br />
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Here is one:<br />
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After all of the fun I had learning to English Paper Piece with hexagons (<a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2014/02/english-paper-piecing-small-project.html" target="_blank">post here</a>), I had to start a new EEP WIP. I decided to make a diamond star quilt. When the pieces all come together it should look something like this:<br />
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Of course I am not only using green. It just seems that way right now. I still have many more greens to go...<br />
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It is seriously fun watching them come together - Like a mini triumph with every block. But considering how long they take me to make... finishing one is kind-of a real-life reason to celebrate. lol<br />
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So many more to baste. This is a project that is going to take me forever - I'm setting my goal for 8 years. ;)<br />
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But I did decide I needed a quick finish from these and made a quilty friend a mugrug/mini:<br />
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hope she likes it.<br />
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I am off to do a sewing lesson with my nieces and nephews...wish me luck!<br />
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- Katelyn<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-44542679820114694122014-05-09T09:30:00.000-05:002014-05-09T09:30:03.096-05:00WIP: Sparkle punch fabric pullLate last year I wrote a <a href="http://singwhilecrafting.blogspot.com/2013/10/fabric-fun.html" target="_blank">post</a> about wanting to make a sparkle punch quilt for my niece. I bought tons of fabric along the way and am only repeating one fabric in the entire front of the quilt...and it is one of the side 1/4 stars. I went crazy. But it has been so much fun, and I am already using the fabrics in two other quilts as well (meaning I cut the fabric out...I haven't actually sewn with it yet. lol). <br />
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I have all of my different sets of squares cut out. I have also cut all of my background fabric - I am using Kona Coal. I cannot wait to see how the colors play off the Coal. It will probably be late next week before I get to sew any of this, but I can't wait! <br />
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Look at that rainbow fun!<br />
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I'm off to my sister's to meet my newest niece. Yall have a great weekend!<br />
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- Katelyn<br />
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<br />Katelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515145418272771629.post-81287998670376687592014-04-28T07:00:00.001-05:002014-04-28T07:00:09.148-05:00Practice Block : SwoonI don't like to jump in. I am not a risk taker. I like lists,
practice, and room for error. So when I make new things, I don't want
to use my intended fabric. I practice.<br />
I have been wanting to swoon for a while, but I just don't have the time right now. However, my friend Janet over at <a href="http://simplypieced.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Simply Pieced</a> made a beautiful double swoon (go <a href="http://simplypieced.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-spiral-swoon.html" target="_blank">here</a> for her post) earlier this year, and I just had to copy. But I couldn't just make the swoon...I had to practice first.<br />
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is the regular 24x24 swoon block. I was going to make it a large
pillow, but now it might become the center of a baby quilt. We shall
see...<br />
I had tons of fun with this block and think that if I do
make the quilt in the future (I mean I already have fabric picked out
and set side, so...) I will make all the blocks in a factory, chain
piecing kind of order. That will make it all go faster (I think).<br />
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But I can't wait to go ahead and get my hands on these!<br />
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They just scream "pretty princess" to me!<br />
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Do you have any swoon advice?<br />
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- KatelynKatelyn @ Sing While Craftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052489616319280115noreply@blogger.com7