Wednesday, February 2, 2011

WIP Wednesday

I had a super productive day on Saturday.  My family was cooperative and found lots to occupy their time while I hunkered down in my sewing room for most of the day.  A rare, but much appreciated occurrence!

First off, I spent a few hours ripping all the paper off my string blocks and sewing them together. The top is now done and waiting for me to decide on the backing fabric.  With so much going on on the front I am leaning towards some sort of solid. But we'll see...

Strings

I revisited my Vintage Sheet Quilt.  After getting stuck and a bit frustrated on it I left it alone for about 4 months.  After digging it out and spending some time on it this weekend the top is now done.   I think I've decided to use this quilt as a starting point in regards to decorating my girls' room.  I'm thinking bead board and ticking sheets.

Vintage Stars

Finally, I picked up this quilt from the quilter and dropped off my Star Wars quilt, the one for my niece, and this one.  I was really feeling bogged down with my huge pile of tops waiting to be quilted.  (Quilting would  be my LEAST favorite part of the process.)  Now that someone else is quilting them I should be able to concentrate more fully on my ever expanding list for 2011. 


WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
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15 comments:

  1. Marjorie's Busy CornerFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    very nice...I especially love the string quilt....

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  2. Wandering MinstrelFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Those vintage stars are beautiful. And go, you, on sending off flimsies to be quilted! There's something great about freeing some mental project space...

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  3. Angie @ CraftedAnglesFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    I know your pain with removing paper foundation. But the string quilt looks great! I like the vintage stars -- they look great!!

    Angie - http://craftedAngles.com

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Oh the vintage stars and the string quilt look awesome, and I love that you have a vintage Star Wars sheet to back a quilt with!!

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  5. MeganFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your strings quilt!!! Yummy!

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  6. LeslieFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Your stars look awesome!

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  7. TimolilyFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    I thought the first quilt was a photo mosaic and then I realised that it was actually the quilt..wow, it's amazing, really stunning :-)

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  8. Elizabeth DacksonFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Thanks for the eye candy! Especially the string quilt, it looks fantastic :)

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  9. monika@mysweetprairie.caFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    I love the strings, I love the stars. Pretty pretty!!

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  10. Kimberly WhiteFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Your quilts are beautiful ... I'm particularly intrigued by string quilts these days ... I'm going to have to try one soon =)

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  11. LeeFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Both of these quilts are just gorgeous! Incredible work!

    Thanks for linking up with WIP Wednesday, have a fabulous week! : )

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  12. Becky (My Fabric Obsession)February 2, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    wow, both quilts are beautiful! I LOVE the string quilt. They are on my to-do list this year and I love seeing what everyone comes up with.great job.

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  13. AlisaFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Both are beautiful! Way to go!

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I just love your strings quilt!

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  15. MelissaFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Great colors on the string quilt!

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