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Design Wall Monday – All Vintage

Design Wall Monday – All Vintage

My Great Granny Square blocks are done!  So they are off to the side waiting to be sewn into a flimsy.

Here’s one of my flea market finds.  While it’s not a traditional vintage quilt, it’s a great example of a frugal quilter using everything in her arsenal to make a quilt.

In fact, it’s not too far off one of the quilts I photographed at the AQS quilt show in Des Moines last week.

The quilter used orphan blocks and scraps to design this quilt.  I love both of them!

Here’s the rest of my vintage fabric pile!

And my favorite purchase is an orange Federal mug!!  If it’s orange I love it!

 

 

 

 

 

And apparently, I loved it when I was 12!  Guess who’s got the orange purse and shoes!

 

 

Thanks for looking!  Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

 

🙂 Linda

I decided to link to The Coloradolady:  Vintage Thingie Thursday

AQS Des Moines!

AQS Des Moines!

 

 

 

We had a great time at the AQS quilt show in Des Moines yesterday!  Lots of great quilts and lots of vendors!!  Check out the link for a slide show of the winners.  Here’s a quilt that doesn’t look like a quilt when it’s photographed!  It’s “Quilter’s DNA” by Roger Winchell of Asheville, NC.  Pretty awesome!!

 

 

 

 

 

Besides thread, my purchases were gadgets!  Normally, I’m all about fabric but everything I wanted was sold out!  So, I have 3 new tools to try out – Seam-Fix seam ripper, Spiral Eye Needles, and Pilot Frixion erasable pen.  I’m anxious to use them and will report back with a product review!  If you have already used these products, leave me a comment with your review!

 

Design Wall Monday – One More!

Design Wall Monday – One More!

 

 

Nineteen Great Granny Squares done!!!  One to go!  I’m excited to finish this quilt and add it to the “ready to quilt” pile!  I’ll have to find another project to make with my 5″ and 2.5″ squares, my pile didn’t get any smaller!  How is that?

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

Paisley Party – Design Wall Monday

Paisley Party – Design Wall Monday

 

In an effort to find some fabric for making Great Granny Squares, I found a stash of Paisley Party fabric by Red Rooster.  A few years ago I made a graduation quilt using this fabric and free pattern from Red Rooster.  The fabric is all cut to 4 1/2″strips and I couldn’t bear to cut it again into 2 1/2″ so I’m going to randomly sew it into rows and see what I get!  I have more of the white, green and aqua to make 32 more 4 patch units.  I love this fabric and what’s left will make a small lap or baby quilt.

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects!

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Design Wall Monday and September Finish

Design Wall Monday and September Finish

 

My design wall of great granny squares is growing!  A couple more weeks and I might get to the magic number of 20.

 

Do you have a favorite block?  It seems the last block I made is my favorite.  Here’s the last one I made.

 

 

 

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

 

 

 

 

 

I forgot to link my last post to A Stitch in Time September finish so I’m doing that today.

Here’s my Chevron Picnic quilt, finished!  My full post is available here.

 

 

 

Check out other finishes here!

September Finishes   
Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

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