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Design Wall Monday

I have too many projects in progress and I tend to flit from one to the other instead of finishing something. This zigzag has been on my design wall for weeks. It's not big enough and I just couldn't decide to how to make it bigger since I used two thrift store aloha shirts for the fabric. Last Friday I found another of the navy and white shirts in goodwill. Whoever would have thought that two identical size xxl shirts that were made in Hawaii would end up in my small town. I have some kona yellow that I think will work instead of the other print. I want to have this finished before I go back to the beach with my cousin. She hasn't been able to spend much time at her beach home since her brother had a brain bleed, but we all hope she will back there full time soon.

Stash Auditions

Auditioning stash for alternate blocks.

Two of these are a definite no. I could put the blocks on the diagonal on all but the first one. I have enough blocks for a large quilt for my bed. Will I regret not making something like this for alternates?

If you think one of the solid blocks would work let me know which one you'd choose. 

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I enjoyed a beautiful four day weekend with family at the beach. I took a quilt to work on but never took it out of the car.  Look who we found on the beach......Santa!

I'm way behind on Judy's UFO challenge,but still trying to catch up.
I pulled out my double delight blocks and think I may finish it by the end of June.

I think I will cheat on the alternate blocks and use a solid block. Finished is better than perfection....right?

SMS Giveaway Winner

We have a winner! Comment # 139

Judy C right here in my home state. Ironic since I had comments from all over the world.

 JCnNC said...

Wonderful book - quilting in North Carolina - awesome giveaway. Judy C

I wish I had books for everyone. I do plan to give away some more quilting books soon. 

Thanks for all the comments and a special thanks to followers.

Giveaway Day!

The big day is finally here Sew Mama Sew's giveaway day.

My giveaway is a copy of Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts by Carrie Nelson. There are 13 great designs in this book. The giveaway is open to everyone ....so good luck. To enter just tell me what part of this big old world you live in. For a second chance to win follow my blog and leave me a comment letting me know you're a follower. Good luck!

Visit Sew Mama Sew to see all the great giveaways!

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First off a big thank you to QuilterChic and Quiltmaker for my 100 Block III win. I have loved looking at all the blocks in this neat book. Visit QuilterChic here to see her block.

If you are interested in winning some beautiful Katie Cupcake Sugar Blossom fat quarters, visit the Katie Cupcake blog

Thanks for stopping by. Wishing you a peaceful day,Anna

help.....fabric hunt

My poor zigzag quilt is still not finished. I like the top but think it is too small. I got the idea to put a border on it and wanted a large floral with purple,green and gray as the dominant colors. Sounds easy enough doesn't it? I have searched high and low ....web shops,ebay,etsy........with no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions? I used almost all the fabric I had for the top and they were all older and not available anymore. I did see something  in the new Lecien line Tudor Lane,but not sure I'm patient enough to wait for it to hit the shops. Any suggestions are welcome!

Thanks for stopping by, Anna peacefully piecing

Blogger's Quilt Festival

It was hard to choose a favorite quilt for the Blogger's Quilt Festival, but I finally chose my jelly roll sampler quilt.

This was a quiltalong offered by Moose on the Porch. Most of the black and green fabrics were in my stash. I didn't use a jelly roll but cut strips from fat quarters and yardage. I used my leftovers for the quilt back.

My quilt model tested the quilt and gave it her seal of approval.

I machine quilted with straight lines and finished with a scrappy binding. The very best thing about this quilt is my son asked if he could have it and I gave it to him for his 23rd birthday.Check out all the beautiful quilts at Blogger's Quilt Festival  

finally!

Civil War Legacy quilt is finally finished! All the imperfections disappeared for me when I put that last stitch in the binding and spread it on the floor. My quilt model approved too!

This was my March UFO so I'm running behind,but better late than never. Hope to get my April UFO pin basted this afternoon and I've pulled the box with my May UFO off the shelf....so there may be hope that I will get caught up.

Thanks for stopping by!