tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44888871756155558082024-03-14T20:01:08.854-06:00MARION MCCLELLAN The quilter formerly known as My Quilt DietAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618123039469432848noreply@blogger.comBlogger874125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488887175615555808.post-49254486285533936312019-02-11T14:30:00.001-07:002019-02-11T15:44:35.158-07:00#ScrappyChristmasHSTquilt Tutorial<img alt="" height="514" id="id_b1c2_42e2_aa98_6e14" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rUDrwLAn6dU/XGHpVKTnUfI/AAAAAAAAoA8/Zh04DMJQ_w8jY3dGz9RFD_HxyppbMP7KACHMYCw/s640/%255BUNSET%255D" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" width="640"><br>
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Everyone needs a cozy scrappy Christmas quilt for the holidays.<br>
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This beauty was made using three different layer cakes.<br>
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I used Hometown Christmas Edition by Sweetwater, Return to Winter’s Lane by Kate & Birdie, and Berry Merry by Basic Grey.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are going to cut your own 10” squares, you will need 126, make sure you have a wide variety of lights and darks. </div><div><br></div><div>Finished size 87” x 108”<br>
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Sort your 10” squares into contrasting pairs, put them right sides together, matching the edges as perfectly as you can. </div>
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Follow the simple tutorial here on my blog <a href="https://myquiltdiet.blogspot.com/2012/07/nearly-finished.html">HERE</a>.<br>
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When you start out with a 10" square your HSTs end up ~6-3/4” unfinished. With this method of making HSTs, it doesn't matter if they aren't all perfect.<br>
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Once your HSTs are all made, and pressed with the seam toward the dark side, you can choose how to lay out your quilt. Here are three designed I debated between. (I ended up choosing “A”). </div>
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I arranged them in a 17x14 block layout. </div>
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Then sew up and quilt as desired.<br>
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Marion McClellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795277700692488541noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488887175615555808.post-58499912379455898492017-08-18T11:21:00.000-06:002017-08-18T16:10:15.377-06:00Spider Web Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many of you have asked for the foundation piecing pattern for my Spider Web quilt. Here is the link to the pattern. (The .pdf version seems to print out the best for me ;))<br />
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Sorry, no instructions :O There are lots of tutorials on how to foundation piece. When I get a chance I will add some links and more info on my process ;) Hold tight until then, if you need the additional help.<br />
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Each completed block is 12.5" finished. Each block is made up of 4 wedges.<br />
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Please rememBer that this pattern is for personal use. If you would like to use it for anything other than personal use, please contact me at marion.f.mcclellan AT gmail<br />
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Matalie, Bardie, Enily, & KryStal.</div>
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One of my favorite things about swaps is the type of quilt you end up with.</div>
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As it turns out, when I made my 5 additional blocks, </div>
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...and guess what? It didn't matter at all!</div>
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Swap quilts give you a special gift from each quilter in the group. Each piece of fabric was chosen by my dear friends, just for me.</div>
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I love it so much!!</div>
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I will always treasure the friendships this quilt represents!</div>
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I have WAY more scraps than I thought!</div>
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I decided to make an improv quilt out of my solid scraps.</div>
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Do you like my creepy eye?</div>
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The beauty of Improv is that with a little surgery, I was able to make my quilt a more normal size, although <a href="http://happyvalleyquilter.blogspot.com/">Kairle </a>is very sad that her ping pong table no longer has the perfect cover!</div>
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They are getting so much better at withstanding my torturous outings!</div>
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You know those "Holy Grail" quilts that are on your bucket list? Well, the apple core is one of those for me!<br />
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So, imagine my delight when while scrolling through Instagram, I saw that <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/">Sew Kind of Wonderful</a> had an alternate layout for the <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/collections/new-products/products/4-mini-curvit-ruler">mini quick curve ruler </a>that made the apple core design.<br />
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Fortunately, I had a bundle of these beautiful mini florals that were begging to be cut into!<br />
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[Instagram is Satan! One day, never mind how long ago, I saw the most darling little bundle of floral goodness just floating in my feed for sale at<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/KiwiFabric"> Kiwi Fabrics (on Etsy)</a>. DARN! YOU! ALL! TO! HECK!! ...I had to partake.]<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Welcome to my stop on the <a href="http://quiltwithlove.com/2017/02/24/shade-marion-mcclellan/">RJR Fabric's What Shade Are You Blog Hop!</a>!!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am pleased as punch, pink and orange punch, to be participating in their blog hop!!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As I was wandering around quilt market, I stopped into the AWESOME AND AMAZING <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/">Sew Kind of Wonderful</a> booth. (Love you gals!). I showed Jenny the pic of the antique quilt on my phone and asked if she knew what it was. She told me that it was a traditional drunkard's path and that I would have the best luck recreating the blocks with their awesome <a href="https://sewkindofwonderful.com/products/qcr-mini-ruler">Mini Quick Curve Ruler</a>. (Their rulers ROCKS!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are probably wondering who the designer of this holy grail of fabric was? Well, of course it was the Queen of Design, none other than </span><a href="http://www.sisboom.com/" id="id_1f68_677d_d63_4b64" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Ms. Jennifer Paganelli, her Royalness, of the Most High</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Are you ready for the conflict? The the most perfect fabric of all time was out of print!! NOOOOoooooooo... <b>Several years</b> out of print and nowhere to be found!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So what did I do?? (...after I cried face down on the floor for a day?) I posted an ISO on IG and crossed my fingers. Yet again, the quilting ancestors interceded and a few WONDERFUL and glorious IG bffs found me yardage of this out of print loveliness. My life was now complete.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With my <a href="https://www.rjrfabrics.com/cotton-supreme-solids/" id="id_f86e_68e2_6d15_64b5">RJR Cotton Supreme color card</a> in one hand and the floral in the other, I chose three of the most lovey shades of pink (</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">b</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; word-spacing: 1px;">allerina, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; word-spacing: 1px;">fairy princess, & </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; word-spacing: 1px;">orchid)</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and one outstanding shade of orange (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; word-spacing: 1px;">carrot). Cute names, right?</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ...RJR really should name two, Blush and Bashful! ;)</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; word-spacing: 1px;">As I am a longarm quilter, the quilting was the most fun part of the whole project. In working with <a href="https://www.rjrfabrics.com/cotton-supreme-solids/">solids</a>, the quilting really stands out and shows itself off to the world.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; word-spacing: 1px;"><br></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="word-spacing: 1px;"><br></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; word-spacing: 1px;">I thought long and hard about how I would quilt this traditional design. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; word-spacing: 1px;">I finally settled on stitch in the ditch, a crosshatch quilting for the orange, and an outline and swirl-pebb</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; word-spacing: 1px;">le motif for the pink. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the curves and straight lines I use </span><a href="http://thequiltedpineapple.bigcartel.com/category/quilt-templates-rulers" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda Hrcka’s Quilted Pineapple Curved Templates and the QP Edge.</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> They pretty much rock!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="word-spacing: 1px;">I (almost) always start with <a href="http://www.winlinetextiles.com/" id="id_438b_cc21_16b2_230c">Winline Textiles 100% natural cotton batting</a>. It's my favorite, hands down. The next really important question is, "do I add a layer of <a href="http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/">Quilters Dream, Dream Wool</a> on top of the cotton?" The question was answered with an emphatic, "YES!"</span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="word-spacing: 1px;">Double batting adds to the quilts weight and warmth as well as making the quilting look AWESOME!! I love how the wool gives the quilting the extra "wow" factor, something every longarm quilter is looking for.</span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; word-spacing: 1px;">THANK HEAVENS!!, the new <a href="http://www.cottonandsteelfabrics.com/catalog/fabric/collection/43/?page=2" id="id_6f1f_aed1_c2c8_3e90">Cotton + Steel woven checkers in lavender</a> was the perfect match.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="word-spacing: 1px;">Is there anything prettier than a pile of prepped binding on the floor next to your sewing machine?</span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="word-spacing: 1px;">Any hoots, the binding went on like a dream. I (almost) always hand bind my quilts. I love the look, but mostly love the time I get to spend with my quilt, hand stitching (and binge watching something on Netflix or Hulu.)</span></span></span><br>
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Emily's method and shell size was exactly what I was looking for!</div>
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I find it challenging to fill spaces with the perfect quilting. </div>
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I seek inspiration from all over quilting-dom 🤓</div>
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I am so happy with how this quilt turned out. </div>
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"Where?" I said, assuming she had discovered some previously undiscovered wall. </div>
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My sweet angel mother did spring for the perfect backing for me. 😍😍😘😘</div>
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I LOVE it!! Thanks, Mom!</div>
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My little bookshelf quilt that I made just under the wire to represent the 167 books I read last year 😊</div>
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I have been searching for an illusion quilt I would like to make. </div><div><br></div><div>Of course my first and forever choice would be Geta Grama's Flower Ball quilt. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6a4c_9703_e993_cbc7" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A5QqMNrKLeI/WJzDA2mX2KI/AAAAAAAAlbA/daEG8YVS-LQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>(This picture is from Geta's blog post about the making of this amazing quilt. <a href="http://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/2013/04/about-friendship.html">http://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/2013/04/about-friendship.html</a>)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The first time I saw this quilt I fell straight way in love with it. SO AMAZING!!</div><div><br></div><div>...but, there is no time for such a complicated design. While I was surfing Geta's etsy shop, I discovered that she has many optical illusion patterns. 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It really needed it 😉 </div><div><br><img id="id_86ce_631c_cddf_f375" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1D_NBwzJTLU/WJzDZHMwJ5I/AAAAAAAAlbQ/ZU4_kGjpB_4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><br>I had one plan for the quilting in mind, but the quilt required a totally different plan, as some quilts do 🤓. Quilts can be so very bossy sometimes. <br><br><img id="id_bc89_c7f7_dcb8_90b3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RnbWdj_jGO0/WJzDmYt5g6I/AAAAAAAAlbc/3DfPjc6huqk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><br>I had so much fun with the feathers and crosshatch quilting. <br><br><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/203337660?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0" width="500" height="281" id="v_id_8c60_1f34_d6c5_885e" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></div><div><br></div><div>I love the contrast of these two quilting motifs. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_9b21_ea78_bbcc_c993" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0E_WC1QqFgY/WJzDt_OrLXI/AAAAAAAAlbk/WYi5cuIKJsE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>For the binding, I had no choice, really. What else, but black and white bias gingham binding??</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_c91b_4364_33bf_3c64" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N3KXWg6XoiA/WJzDtmAcZAI/AAAAAAAAlbg/89jlqdqNKw4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div>The gingham is from my 1970 gingham stash from someone's grandmas attic. 🤓. Seriously. 😎</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_fd40_9173_6466_886f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dr90Bqk_x8M/WJ0L6znbRpI/AAAAAAAAlcQ/4BCJ_J9EE80/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>One of my daughters stopped by and mentioned that the hearts reminded her of the lifesaver creamsavers 😀, so that is what I named my quilt. </div><div><br></div><div>(Does lifesaver still make those?)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1ee6_f109_df65_77e0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dn9wZPGyfCU/WJ0L1LvWP1I/AAAAAAAAlcE/de7yzxgisIM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>The hearts are the 14" size that comes in the pattern. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e270_8b9c_3b2e_f282" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mDimeSiYBcc/WJ0L6FtbgZI/AAAAAAAAlcM/aJAs_Mw9brg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>I love how the quilting looks from the backside. 😍😍😍 </div><div><br></div><div>Happy Valentine's Day!! </div><div><br></div><div>Y'all come back and see us again real soon!</div>Marion McClellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795277700692488541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488887175615555808.post-81850467635057983492017-02-10T02:58:00.000-07:002017-02-10T09:34:36.321-07:00Rainbow 🌈Pineapple 🍍 <div>For a very long time, I have wanted to make a traditional pineapple quilt. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_81b1_3fff_b3e2_bb02" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_sV2UTllkWA/WJ0SUc_BMqI/AAAAAAAAldk/nlc5j54vdQ8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>I searched out many patterns and tutorials, and alas, I decided that Amber Johnson's AMAZING foundation pieced pattern was the one I HAD to do! (It's perfection!) 😍</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_9849_f6b9_8347_1fbc" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HMqhIluraZY/WJ0R-MR6p2I/AAAAAAAAldE/SxEgjGPNMGE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>I took her paper pattern and blew it up to 16" ...well, actually my friend Kris did the blowing up 😘</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1180_1583_e976_9301" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NW1c4yjULWI/WJ0R7iSVESI/AAAAAAAAldA/yGn8sBkdDc8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>For the fabric, I used Tula Pinks True Color collection. Perfection!</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_5e47_2548_dc2b_9ce2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-efe9FNfYmqA/WJ0SJHqQBvI/AAAAAAAAldQ/pGiys4Bgyg0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>For the light sections, I used various low volume prints, including silver metallics. In the end, I needed one more block, so I decided on a gold metallic block. 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Marion McClellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795277700692488541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488887175615555808.post-21597149289526585542017-01-31T06:20:00.000-07:002017-01-31T06:20:17.550-07:00A Reading RainbowThe year 2016 was a great year for reading for me. I read or listened to 167 books 😱<div><br></div><div>A friend of mine (she is also a quilter and avid reader) suggested that I make a bookshelf quilt to commemorate my accomplishment. </div><div><br></div><div>Of course I did just that!! 😘😘🤣😂🤣</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_f6b9_e1fb_92b6_ed49" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NhxEZPOPuE0/WHPGJnaDWnI/AAAAAAAAlIw/U2i93bE0TG4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_6c5b_79c2_c05c_6a20" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rZTvwJsCUZA/WHPGTHYZH7I/AAAAAAAAlI4/YDxy3H5EaGU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_f973_e706_c1f6_65e3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GIZsJj5RVRY/WHPGRTWrlGI/AAAAAAAAlI0/rODcKmrXzbM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Marion McClellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795277700692488541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488887175615555808.post-49061708093366599492017-01-25T01:16:00.000-07:002017-01-25T10:18:52.163-07:00Cutting Mat & Ruler ToteWhile sitting around, enjoying the boring lazy days during the holidays, I decided I needed to make myself a tote for my large mats and rulers to haul them all to sew days.<br>
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Marion McClellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795277700692488541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488887175615555808.post-12353771342786516382017-01-23T08:52:00.001-07:002017-01-23T08:52:15.415-07:00Sunday Book Review<img id="id_f13e_af98_36de_e8ff" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v8WfKa4aSQc/WIYmrgIvtSI/AAAAAAAAlLk/9tRH8OwsPyM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">#SundayBookReview (except on a Monday 😱)</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">#Homegoing by #YaaGyasi. Very good. The story follows two African girls, one who is sold into slavery and one who stays in Africa. The book follows their descendants across the centuries to modern day. 🐸🐸🐸🐸</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">#Delerium by #LaurenOliver. This is a YA series about a future where love is a disease that has been eradicated. 🐸🐸🐸 🐛 </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p>
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My quilty BFF, Natalie brought me this darling baby quilt to longarm for her!</div>
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She had a great plan in mind for this sweet flimsy.</div>
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Today is one of those days that I LOVE my job!!</div>
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My daughters best friend married her husbands identical twin. </div>
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So, my grandson's cousin is also his half sister... genetically speaking.</div>
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So... of course, because my grandson has a new half sister and a new cousin and my daughters best friend has a new baby, I had to make her a quilt!!!</div>
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I love this color way!! Such a cute quilt!!!</div>
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...and orange peel quilting is my FAVORITE!!!</div>
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A dear friends son got married.</div>
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She made this beautiful quilt and I quilted it.</div>
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The colors and design were so beautiful!!!</div>
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How awesome is YELLOW??</div>
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This beautiful Quilt is a wedding present for a customers daughter...</div>
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...who loves yellow!</div>
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...and sunflowers!</div>
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I had so much fun quilting this cheerful quilt!</div>
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