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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

add more to the list

If you've come here from the Blogathon Canada hosted by Sew Sisters Quilt Shop, welcome to my blog!  I'm not always very regular here, but I do post sporadically.  I'm more active on Flickr as that seems to be more mom friendly.  It's easier to post a picture with a couple words than it is to write up a post when you have two little ones around.  If you're on Flickr, my name there is Principiessa.  (I chose that name because my husband, who is Dutch, claims to know some Italian and this is the word he, ahem, knows.)

I have a bunch of WIP's going on now and I want to show that I am actually working on them!  Some are over a year old, but I'm slowly chipping away at them.  

I'm still busy with my Hexy MF.  I'm not pregnant anymore (phew) so it's much easier to sew on this one.  I have only to attach 4 more flower to the stems and I'm ready to quilt, or sent it off to the quilter.  


I'm finishing the binding on my Stack n' Whack quilt.  Only two sides left to bind and I keep thinking to myself - Just get it done already!  


My Simply Solids Triangles Quilt is still a top, and I still haven't decided on a border or not.


To add to the pile, my Get Your Hex on bee blocks are almost all here and they will need a plan too!

it's so hard to take a good photo when winter is here.
This project is smaller and has to get done sooner as it's due to be sent in January.  I've become a mild swap addict and this bit of piecing is going to become a doll quilt for round 14 of the Doll Quilt Swap.

I've fallen in love with this block, and I'm not even sure what to call it!  Is it square in a square, or fussy cut squares.  If someone could help me out to find the real name, that would be great.

Anyway, I've gone with Moda Cheddar and Kona Slate for the surrounding squares and bits of Heather Ross for the fussy cuts.  I'm thinking of backing it on magentas to match the centre mermaid square and than bordering the whole mini with some low volume fabrics.

everything is a bit too bright in this photo...
I'm so on the ball with this project.  I can't send until January and I'm ready to get the whole thing done now.  I hope I'm not doubting myself by the time it's time to send.

5 comments:

  1. loved the hex-mf... beautiful!!!

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  2. What gorgeous quilts! Love the hexie so much.

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  3. I hear you on the mom friendly, however I'm more busy on Instagram :). I'll be watching your work on Flickr, though! Lovely work on the Hexy MF quilt.

    I love those little blocks at the end of your post too. I think it's called an economy block. That's what Rita at Red Pepper Quilts is calling them: http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2013/08/economy-block-quilt-in-progress-tutorial.html

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  4. Oh my! The colours in your hexie quilt are fabulous. I just love it. I have my top done, but haven't quilted yet either. Have fun!

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  5. Lots of wonderful projects happening here. My kids are older now and they are very encouraging with my blogging, I even managed to convince photographer son to take some photos for me occasionally.

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