Sometimes, a New Start is warranted

 Good Day, and welcome to my blog!  I am still here, though busy with my day job, and sewing some blocks.

In a previous blog entry, I told you all about my start of Bonnie Hunter's Silk Path blocks.  See her pattern HERE.  I have been continuing along, sewing in between work days and travel.

I might have 20 blocks done.  Still quite a few more to do.

This weekend (and I had Monday off) I was itching for something new, something fun, something fast.  And I have a jelly roll of 1930's reproduction fabrics, purchased on my travels.  Did I say fast and easy?

Nine patches, but with the light fabrics on the outside corners and center.  I plan on purchasing a blue reproduction fabric for sashing and borders.  Then these nine patches will really 'pop'.  Ah, another unfinished project, but I am finding these fun to do.

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A finish: Snow Day Pattern

 Good day, and welcome.

I have a finish to show off:  a pattern called Snow Day.  I blogged about the finished top HERE in early 2020.  So this is a UFO finish (Un-Finished Object).

The pattern is from The Big Book of Civil War Quilts:

The pattern is by Gayle Bong, and she set her blocks on point.

I used a straight set.  I also used reproduction fabrics more towards the late 1900's, not Civil War repros (yes there is a difference).  More blues, reds, claret, blacks, double pinks.

Here is mine.  Pardon the keystoning.

And a close up of the border:

I set the leftover border fabric aside in 2020, and so I had to search and dig to find it for the binding!  I like to bind my quilts in the same fabric as the outer border.  Quilted by a local long-armer, thin cotton batting.

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I have started: Silk Path

 Hello and welcome to my blog!

My last blog post was about my behemoth blue and white log cabin quilt top - finally done, and soon to go to the quilter.

Since I had my blue and white fabrics out, I started cutting out pieces for Bonnie Hunter's Silk Path pattern.  She did hers in brown and white, I am doing mine in blue and white.  I have sewed strips, but I have put one block together, to see how it looks:

There is good contrast between the light and dark fabrics.  I like the interlocking squares, and when (many) more blocks are made, it looks really complex.  I am very busy in my day job but I hope to get back to this soon.

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Blue and White Log Cabin top is DONE

Good day, and welcome to my blog.

This behemoth project is now assembled and ready to go to the long arm quilter!

In recent days I have finished adding logs to the 100 10 inch blocks (finished size), trimmed them all (yes all 100) as my seam allowance varied and some were a little too big.  I then set groups of 4 blocks together as described in an initial post on this project.

Even trimming doesn't always help.

Those blue logs are supposed to line up, and the edge of the blocks should line up too!  Precision and accuracy are so important when the logs finish at 1 inch wide.

Anyway, 9 groupings:

And 12 units together: 

Final size is 5 by 5 blue units, for 10 by 10 block setting or 100 by 100 inches.  Yes it's a behemoth, and my sewing area floor cannot show it all:

This top contains many different fabrics, but I have used just dark blue/navy fabrics, and white/cream/beige fabrics, and constant yellow centers.  I am so happy to have this done, and ready to take to the long arm quilter, probably next week.

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Viridian