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New Charms!

New Charms!

 

A big thank you to my charm swappers!  I was getting low on light charms and now I have lots to choose from!!  Back to sewing more PSQ blocks!!!

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Got Charms!

Got Charms!

 

Look what was waiting for me when I got home from vacation today!!!   Charms from six of my wonderful swap partners!  Aren’t they lovely?  And the best news, there’s more to come!

Now back to work, sewing PSQ blocks with some longarm quilting mixed in!

Happy sewing!  🙂 Linda

 

The July PSQ Charm Swap Begins

The July PSQ Charm Swap Begins

 

It’s charm swap time again!  Here’s the link to Mary at The Curious Quilter for all the info you need!

My pic shows 10 blocks complete but as of today I have 20 blocks finished.  Each block contains 64 – 2″ charms and is 12″ finished.  I’m planning to make a queen size quilt with no sashing and no borders so… I’ll need 56 blocks or 3,584 charms with no repeats!!  And that’s what’s so amazing about swapping!  For the last swap, I received 700 charms, none of them were the same!!!

If you’ve ever wanted to try a Postage Stamp Quilt, now is the time to start!  Check out Mary at The Curious Quilter for information, pictures and ideas!

Home from vacation surprises!

Home from vacation surprises!

I love coming home from vacation (I missed my sewing room!) and having fun packages of fabric waiting for me!

My Ugly Fabric Challenge partner has sent me 4 wonderful fabrics, not ugly to me, and a sweet pincushion kit!

And another set of charms arrived from my friend in Australia!

I’m only sad that it’s too late to start sewing!!

More later when I’ve had some sleep!

Linda

Design Wall Monday and Meandering Feathers

Design Wall Monday and Meandering Feathers

In my effort to find fabric for cutting charms, I found some nearly finished blocks for a “bulls-eye” quilt or wall hanging.  I finished sewing the stacked concentric circles and cut them into 4 segments.

I was playing around with arrangements but I’m back to my original plan of making them into “bulls-eyes” because I will probably need to trim the finished 4-patch to a standard size.  I love the raw edges, too!

The PSQ blocks hang out on my design wall for inspiration!

Here’s a recent quilt that I finished for Emily.  The quilting design is Meandering Feathers.

Emily wanted a freehand E2E and this looks great with the big blocks and borders, adding lots of movement and texture.

I ordered a specific color of Superior OMNI thread for this quilt and used it in the needle and the bobbin with very good results.  The only difference I noticed is the need to wind more bobbins because the thread is heavier than So Fine 50, my usual bobbin thread.

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

Thanks for looking!  Linda

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