I've been keeping busy lately, although I haven't really worked on anything much; not sure where the time has gone. The end of the school year always feels that way.
I finished the horse cross stitch last night, pulled out the frame, and noticed this:
What in the heck am I going to do? The frame is a little too small for the stitching. How annoying. Maybe this is a good time to start working on my unfinished-for-more-than-10-years-cross stitch houses project.
I also pulled out this Kimberly Einmo mystery quilt from 2005. It was published in the AQS magazine. I think I quit working on it because I noticed I'd sewn part of the blocks wrong. Looking at it now, I really don't think it will matter much. I re-pressed the seams so that the blocks are a little flatter. It should be interesting piecing this one together. My seams weren't especially good/consistent back then. I've improved a lot in 12 years! I'm hoping to get this top put together in the near future. I think it will be a good one to practice quilting from the front of the frame. Here are the two blocks that make up the majority of the top:
I'm having a sewing date with some of my friends this weekend. I'm going to work on this project:
I haven't updated my progress on the #sewcialbeesampler in a while, so I thought I'd share the 15 blocks I've completed so far. I took all these photos at the same time in the same conditions. I find it weird how different they all appear in regards to exposure, etc. Plus Blogger is fighting with me on how they will be displayed. Sorry they're in such a long string.
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block 1
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block 2 |
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block 3 |
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block 4 |
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block 5 |
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block 6 |
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block 7--I think this may be my favorite. |
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block 8 |
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block 9--this one turns out dull no matter how many times I photo it. :( |
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block 10 |
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block 11 |
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block 12 |
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block 13 |
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block 14 |
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block 15 |
Registration for MQX Midwest opened Monday and I signed up for three classes--one lecture/demo, one hands-on class, and one trunk show/lecture. I also signed up as a volunteer in my off-time. I'm a little nervous, but it should be fun. I have four months or so to stew over it! Ha!
I was looking for a video about using Leader Grips and found an excellent one by Seder Quilts. You can search on You Tube and find the video. As a result of watching, we bought lots of magnets over the weekend!
Have a great week.
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