Current progress on reproduction project

 Here is current progress on my most recent quilt top in reproduction fabrics.  It is a pattern from the book Preserving History by Julie Hendrickson. You sew diagonal rows onto the quilt body, and I have been working from the upper left, and the lower right.

Earlier progress report was in this post.

The quilt top is nearly square at this point, but I want to make it longer than it is wide, so a few more rows to go.  And there will be simple borders on the perimeter.

I just love reproduction fabrics, and I used a wide variety of prints and shirting fabrics in this quilt top.  Here is a close up to show the variety:

I'll be working on this later today, and later this week.  Then it's off to the Long arm quilter I use, for her to do her magic.

Edited Friday to add:  The top is done!  I have decided against adding borders to it.  about 56 by 74 inches right now.

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Silk Path now a top and Moving along a UFO

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.  Work at my day job has slowed down, and I am finally able to report on a finished top.

I have been sewing away on Bonnie Hunter's Silk Path Pattern - see the pattern HERE.  I am using dark blue and neutral fabrics - she used browns and neutral fabrics.

Here is a process shot:

Yes, Navy blue not black fabric.  I last blogged on this project HERE.

I am happy to report the top is now done, and going to the long arm quilter I use, soon, like next week.  The top is about 2/3 the size of the published pattern, about 58 by 87 inches.

Since it's done, I am picking up on another project I put on the back burner for a while, pattern from Preserving History by Julie Hendrickson:

Working on diagonal rows, upper left corner and lower right corner.  The white Squares finish at 2.5 inches.  All in Civil War and later reproduction fabric, and shirting reproduction fabric.  It's going to be a bit bigger than this.

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Blue and white log cabin quilt is done and bound

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.  Gosh I have been busy in my day job.  However, I did get my blue and white log cabin quilt back from the long arm quilter I love to use.  It sat for a few weeks but I did trim it this past weekend and bound it.

Start of project (Nov. 2023) described in this post.

Finishing the top (Jan. 2024) described in this post.

It is 100 by 100 inches - super big for me!  I bound the quilt in a blue reproduction calico and made just enough binding:

I use This Method to bind my quilts.  With her pictures, you can't go wrong.  You can see the swirling feathers pattern my long arm quilter did.  Wool batting, so it shows up well.

A picture of half the quilt:

And a close up:

This quilt is destined for our queen bed, here shown without pillows:

Yes, it's time to get some new curtains and a new bed skirt.  They are on order.  It feels great to get this quilt done!

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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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