Friend's On Friday-Margery

 These are two baby quilts I quilted for Margery and my friend Vicki W bound.

Perfect post for the 1st day of Spring!

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The Quilting Outcome!

Last week I asked for your suggestions on quilting this gift.

Your input-really helped. Thank You!

 I did swap out the two blocks that had bad contrast!
It just made me feel better.

Added Justin & Ashley's names.

Played around with swirls and pebbles.

 This is a gift for Ashley & Justin for their wedding shower next month. 

Justin has been one of my sons closest friends since grade school.

I find it a bit of a challenge to not make a wedding gift too feminine or too masculine.

That is with the pattern, the fabrics and the quilting.

This is also my March-ALYOF. 

So I am a bit early--which is rare!


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Globe Trotting!

While globe trotting, I discovered this globe at a second hand store.

It needed to come home with me.

Since we were flying, I shipped it along with other found treasurers

 which included some silk. 

I covered it with chalk paint and added a combo of quilting and zen-doodles.

Kinda fun to have around!

Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tonights Cocktail!

Nutty Irishman traditionally in coffee
or
Nutty Irishman for the non-coffee people



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Any Thoughts?

This quilt needs to be quilted during March.

I need it for a gift in April.

Any Thoughts on the quilting?

There is one HST on the left (near the center square) where the contrast is not great.

Would you leave it in or take it out and replace?

This is also my March-ALYOF Goal.

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Modern Rag Rug! Tut-Link

In January, my friends over at Nini & The Sea posted their weekly Inspiration Linky Party . If you are not apart of this--there is always great ideas and wonderful links. This particular post got me thinking about all my scraps and wanting to find some useful use for them. 

So I am adding 

"Rug Maker" to my list of titles.

This is what I did!

Invited Nini over to see if we could actually do this!

Beside thinking we will have Carpal Tunnel by the time we are done--

It was very... easy!

Twine Making Video Link-- CLICK HERE to Nini & The Sea's blog.

 Then it was onto cutting large scraps down to 1 inch (or near that) strips. 

 Once I packed a few zip lock bags of strips--It was off to Mexico, Florida and Texas.

I Twined EVERYWHERE!

Cars, airports, motels, and lounging on a beach chair.

 You don't have to have over-sized spools but it does look pretty in the house!

Set you machine to Zig-zag.

And then sew, and sew and sew spirals.

I like having a variety of sizes.

 Tip-Use up all those wound bobbins in all colors!

My friend Nini would try to coordinate colors when Twining.

The only rule I had was not twisting either two dark or two light together.

Other than that--You will never notice in the scheme of things.

When you are done sewing the spiral, hold it up to the light. 

You will see if you missed spots and sew over again.

I also went around the last coil twice to reinforce the ends.

Some will be lumpy when you are done.

Take your iron and steam the heck out of them!

This flattens them.

 This is not where I will keep the the rug but I am liking it against the dark floor!

This is its new home! 

Our guest bathroom has a odd sink base so I shaped it to go around it.

 I Love It!

This my February-ALYOF! 

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