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My New Project

Karen · 12 Comments

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Ok, it is not really new–I cut the original 3″ inch strips and sewed them together in March of 2008. The next step was to cut them on a 45 degree angle, then sew them together again. I had a fear of the 45 degree angle, so I put the entire project under the bed and slept on it, literally, for over a year.

(This is the pattern I am using)

Today was the day I decided to tackle those cuts. My folding table is stored behind the back seat of the truck. My iron is in the linen closet. Scissors, rotary cutter, thread, magnetic pin bowl are in the wicker trunk in the living area. The sewing machine, folding chair, cutting mat and rulers are all kept under the bed. It took a while to gather everything together, but I finally got started. Then I couldn’t figure out how to place the ruler on the fabric to accomplish the 45 degree cuts. Dang.


The guy who lives next door is a carpenter. I went over there and asked him about it, so he came over and helped me figure it out. Thanks, Dennis. Between the two of us we got it. He went home and I worked on it all afternoon. The picute above are all the strips I cut today. They are numbered because you have to sew them together in a certain order to get the pattern to come out right.

There are eight sections in all. I finished three of them today. This is going to be a really large quilt, queen sized at least. This one is for Becca and Ken. I have another set of strips all sewn together, with all the same fabrics except one (I didn’t have enough of all the fabrics to make two quilts). The second one is for Seth and Sarah. I am going to send both of them to be quilted by the lady who quilted Becky’s quilt for me. I think these are going to be gorgeous.

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  1. diane says

    June 21, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    Wow! That is so beautiful. How clever are you? I'm amazed at how much stuff you can store in your van.

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  2. PiggyTailsBoutique says

    June 22, 2009 at 4:22 am

    WOW!!! I can't even sew a straight line LOL Very beautiful, I have a weekness for quilts. I would love to go to one of those shows. And the quilts that are 'art' breathtaking!

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  3. Sweetpea says

    June 22, 2009 at 4:58 am

    Are you forgetting somebody in these beautiful quilts???

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  4. Cheryl says

    June 22, 2009 at 5:31 am

    Wow!!! That is awesome. I wish I had a quilter's vision. I can never see past a piece of fabric to the design! So do you only do the top decorative part of the quilt? I thought you did the entire quilt.

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  5. Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries says

    June 22, 2009 at 6:27 am

    This is going to be an absolutely stunning quilt!!!

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  6. Dee says

    June 22, 2009 at 6:49 am

    oh my gosh I can see why you slept on it for a year, it looks so intimidating. Your doing a great job so keep going! It looks great

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  7. Sarah says

    June 22, 2009 at 7:19 am

    Looks like the quilts are coming along good! I am sure they will e amazing when they are finished xx

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  8. Gaelyn says

    June 22, 2009 at 7:40 am

    I'd have never figured out the 45 degree cut. Thank goodness for Dennis. Looks beautiful so far. I'm sure they will love it. You are so ambitious.

    Have fun hiking today.

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  9. Karen says

    June 22, 2009 at 8:05 am

    Diane: My trailer is 34' long. There is a storage compartment under the king sized bed that holds a lot of "stuff".

    PiggyTails: Amazingly, all the seams in this quilt are straight lines. It is really not as hard as it looks.

    Sweetpea: My darling girl, I already gave you a quilt, so I have to get everyone else their first one made before I start on seconds. But there is another one in my head for you, dear.

    Cheryl: I do my own quilting on smaller quilts like crib size and twin size, but on larger ones I send them out. I haven't figured out how to get a long arm quilting machine under my bed yet, hahaha.

    Queen: Thank you!

    Dee: Yes, I made myself get it out and work on it today, because I have another one I want to make and I have a rule for myself that I have to finish one project before I can start another. If I didn't have that rule, there would be way too many UFO"S.

    Sarah: Your's is next. Maybe it won't be another year.

    Gaelyn: I don't know if it is ambition or stupidity.

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  10. teeni says

    June 22, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Oh, how pretty! You are so talented! The kids are very fortunate to get these quilts from you. 🙂

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  11. Susan says

    June 22, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    You are doing a great job! I am the same way. Measure twice or three times or more and then cut. Sometimes, think about it for a year and then cut. Glad your neighbor could help. He was right on!

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  12. Gramma& Grampa DeVault says

    June 23, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    just found your blog, we live in our rig full time too, its kinda hard to hold my craft stuff but its working out,pam

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