Last Angled Frames Finito!

A bright 4th finish of the 4th quarter.

 The last of the Angled Frames tops I made to show all the different ways to use the pattern.

 Used "A Stitch in Color" by Malka Dubrawsky.

 Crazy brightness at work!

(Same tree showing off the two sides!:)

Also made a wee tree skirt for a young lady in Scotland....it's whizzing it's way over there right now!

Onto some more WIPs....but first I'll enjoy the unseasonable warm weather!

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Fourth quarter list.

Rainbow Angled Frames...third finish

This top has been hanging around since the beginning of last year when I posted the Angled Frames tutorial on Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along.

 I gave the top to my pal Pat to practice with her new long-arm machine...just have fun Pat!

I do believe she did and I love the all over large stipple...sort of like a jigsaw puzzle!! 

 It was also my first attempt at machine stitching the binding on the back then turning it on to the front and doing the same thing!  What a brilliant idea...thanks Lynz! 

 Now if this was a special quilt for someone I love then hand stitching would be in order but since this was one of seven tops I made for the tutorial I gave it a whirl!  It think this will be the perfect picnic blanket for me and hubby...when it finally gets warm!!

If you are interested in making your own Angled Frames the tutorial button is there on the right AND you can visit ORBC Quilt Along where there are and always will be free tutorials for your sewing pleasure!:)

Now I need to get working on this little bag o'pleasures!

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1st quarter 2015 list.

4:4 of 6 fini!

I'm on a roll. Lots happening but I am finding time to get stuff done on my

Fourth quarter Finish Along 2014 list.

This quilt is extra special.  Last month one of the workers at our gym lost her mom.  I asked her if she wanted me to make a quilt out of her mom's shirts....she had already donated everything...or she thought she did!  Alas a couple of sweatshirts and a tee escaped the thrift shop bag.

Yep....cat behinds... I can work with that!

 There was a pink Angled Frames top waiting to be finished.  Maybe it was waiting for this project?  Sure made the finish easier, especially since I didn't have a lot to work with. 

 Sashed the blocks cut out of the shirts...add a little backing yardage....

 ...done, finito, fini, finished!

Kitty behinds...Bwhahahaaaa!!:)  Hopefully this will give a little comfort!

(coworker and pal Cathy is that blur on the right!:)

In the meantime my boss is in Houston at Quilt Festival. Here is a shot of the Webfabrics.net booth. We have been cutting and bundling like crazy to get ready for this weekend. Fantastic isn't it?:)  Sure wish I could be there but the rest of us are holding down the shop!:)

If you are lucky enough to be there stop in and say dolores sent you!!:)

Can't beat a Beautyberry bush.  It just keeps on giving!:)

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Second Quarter Finish Along III+

For my third Finish Along 2014 of this quarter I grabbed the right pile and found the perfect pattern by Anna of Noodlehead fame.  

(That little petunia in the pot was a broken piece I popped in there...just noticed in this photo that it's blooming!!)

 The 241 tote....fun, fun, fun!  This is the front...

 ....and this is the back! 

 I think Anna's Super Tote pattern is calling my name

 cause you know one can never have enough bags!

Can you get over those Dogwoods?  

They are called Kousa Dogwood and what's nice about them is they bloom way after the native Dogwood and the blooms last so long!  

Oh...and I finished another Angled Frames this time starting with a square in the middle.

The fabric is Hearty Good Wishes by Moda....finally finished for my Father-in-law three months after I gave him the top for his birthday! Oops!:)

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Patio redo fun!

While cleaning out my bag of leftover binding I decided on a new project!

(leftover bindings sitting on the new coverlet my folks gave me for an early bday present!)

The bindings across the top are big enough for future projects....the bindings underneath are made from smaller scraps soon to be joined to the ball in the middle and one day...one day...to be made into a rug!:)

  A little mini made from leftovers of PB&J now lives with Pam for correctly guessing about my new driveway project.  I still need to dig the other side!

One of the many quilt tops made from the Angled Frames tutorial is now a baby quilt heading to the UK

 This mini now lives in Oregon with Jodi.  Made for this month's Mini QT Swap...theme was "traditional"     pinwheel, log cabin or stacked coin.  I sort of went out of the traditional box with my stacked coin!

(Lousy photo taken at night!)

 There were a few extras in the package.  Those buttons have nine holes so you can make any letter of the alphabet on them!

Birch Trees....8"x 8.5".  I miss it!

Now for the patio redo...this is how it looked before.  Needed to be a little bigger since we put the chiminea there on the right.

Couple hours later then bench has been moved to the opposite side and hubby  has added a little low wall to hold back the dirt and those lighter colored flat stones to extend the patio.  Most of the flat stone was leftover granite countertop from remodel jobs laid shiny side down. Score!!

It might not look much bigger but we can put a couple more chairs there when we have a fire.  Old kids desk needs to be cleaned up and moved elsewhere...but that's the girl's next project...not mine!

Love, love, love Solomon's Seal in all stages of growth.   

It is a foot higher and blooming now!

On the way home Mother's Day weekend, after a lovely day with my parents and siblings, we stopped in Old Town Fredericksburg to stroll and check out all the little shops.

Of course the rare and used book store Riverby Books was the girl's favorite stop. 

 "Dad...this is how I want my bedroom to look...one day!"

In an antique store I found another future project!!

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Makes with the leftovers from Angled Frames!:)

Leftover bits makes....said they were coming and here they are....finally!

Above are the half square triangles (hst) that I stitched from the cut ends of the Angled Frames quilt tops made for the Round 15 at Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along.

Want to see some makes?

 One of our customers made a couple of pillows from the two quilts she donated to our 2014 Quilt Drive.

 Another customer made this adorable stuffed Kitty Cat from her leftovers. So sweet.

Below are my makes!:)

I call this mini "Flying West" cause after working so hard to get the border pieced in the same direction I realized I had the center facing left!:)

"Limeade" had more hst because I used fat quarters...bonus!:)

 A long Humbug bag now hold my supplies for the mixed media class I'm taking online.  

Can't wait to start!

 Was going to make two boxy bags but got lazy and made one a wedge.  Love zippy bags!

But my favorite make was a gift for my dear mother-in-law.

A clothespin bag....I want one too!!!:)

Springtime in D.C.

Hope you're having great weather too!

Now let's see what you made with the leftover bits...make sure to post your photos in the 

Old Red Barn Co. flickr group!!

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Don't forget to #angledframes  !