tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28847153032733808902024-03-18T22:47:13.005-07:00Lazy Lab Quilt CompanyMelaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-25542850682265887262019-09-10T05:37:00.003-07:002019-09-10T05:37:43.396-07:00Bright Star I feel like I say this all the time ... but, it has been ages since I posted.<br />
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Lots going on. Trying to get my shoppe (Lazy Lab Quilting Company - <a href="https://www.lazylabquiltingco.com/">https://www.lazylabquiltingco.com/</a>) rolling. Having a ball teaching lots of classes and making lots of samples.<br />
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Here is a quilt that I just finished yesterday. It is Bright Star, a level 3/6 BeColourful quilt that finishes at 45” square. It was a delight to make. Most of it was sewn at my trailer!<br />
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I offer this as a pattern or as a kit in my shoppe.<br />
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I spent the past weekend making these lovely Summer Dreams kits with it.<br />
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Kits for Summer Dreams, Bright Star and Chasing Dreams are available in my shoppe. <a href="https://www.lazylabquiltingco.com/">https://www.lazylabquiltingco.com/</a></div>
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-89708052468179847152019-06-24T04:09:00.002-07:002019-06-24T04:09:22.045-07:00June Update Wow! I haven’t updated my blog in FOREVER. These days I post most of my work in progress and finishes on Instagram. If you’re on Instagram you can follow me at Melaniemmacdonald. I post there a couple of times a week.<br />
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So much has happened since I last blogged in March.<br />
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I am getting more familiar with the embroidery module on my new sewing machine. More on that with pictures in a future post. It’s great fun!<br />
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I did a truck show for the Limestone Quilt Guild in Kingston, ON.<br />
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Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-5010369855493914642019-03-18T05:02:00.001-07:002019-03-18T05:02:53.826-07:00Summer Dreams Is Now A Completed Quilt TopI forgot to post about my most recent finish, Summer Dreams.<br />
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This top was finished a week ago today. It was an absolute joy to work on and I’m thrilled with the results. That diamond border - wow! I love it!<br />
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She is now in the possession of my friend and quilter for finishing. I can’t wait to get her back.<br />
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Summer Dreams is a level *4 BeColourful pattern and finishes at 62” square. My version is made with the BeColourful Rainbow Collection from Anthology. Kits are available. Please email me if interested.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-45885809935584239412019-03-07T04:57:00.000-08:002019-03-07T04:57:37.866-08:00Summer Dreams Update I am so close to finishing Summer Dreams.<br />
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There is one more diamond border to add. The diamond piece is assembled and one of the two corner stars is made. With any luck that second star will be finished tonight.<br />
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After the diamond border there is only a round of sashing and the final border.<br />
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It would be wonderful to finish this on Sunday.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-82892432635046464812019-02-25T04:06:00.001-08:002019-02-26T05:35:42.596-08:00Summer DreamsRight now it feels like we’re trapped in eternal winter, so working on a quilt called “Summer Dreams” seems appropriate.<br />
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This is a level 4 BeColourful quilt and when finished will measure 62”x62”.<br />
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I decided to use white as my background and I’m loving how it’s going together so far.<br />
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With any luck, I’ll finish this beauty next weekend.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-2367363775881415452019-01-28T03:50:00.001-08:002019-01-28T03:50:58.784-08:00Aurora Quilted and BoundMy Aurora is quilted and bound. I love her! She turned out gorgeous.<br />
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Aurora is a level 5 BeColourful pattern and I started it in June during a class with Jacqueline de Jonge at Nancy’s Calico Patch in Newport News, VA. What a great experience that was!<br />
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My friend and quilter, Jacqueline Gaudreau, quilted it using the Marmalade pantograph in light grey coloured thread. The grey was the right choice to use given the all the colours in the top. It blends beautifully. I love it! She did a wonderful job and really brought “life” to it.<br />
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I think this is the seventh quilt I’ve had quilted using the Marmalade panto. On one hand I feel I should mix it up and try something different, but on the other, I love everything about this panto. It just suits the quilts I’ve made so far.<br />
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Hopefully, I’ll have another finish to share later in the week.<br />
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Happy Quilting,<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-71429870408090892242018-12-02T13:28:00.000-08:002018-12-02T13:30:52.673-08:00Old Hockey Game Quilt These days I devote almost all of my sewing time to making BeColourful quilts, but when I saw this one at a recent retreat I knew I had to drop everything and make it for my partner’s birthday.<br />
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The pattern is the Good Old Hockey Game by Kristieocd on Etsy.<br />
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I quilted it using a loose meander and backed it with Moda Fireside to keep it soft and cuddly. The colours are for the Montreal Canadiens. The best part is that he LOVES IT!<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-56347590874750317102018-11-19T19:00:00.000-08:002018-11-19T19:00:00.238-08:00Now An Authorized BeColourful Teacher!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am so pleased and proud to announce that I am now a fully Authorized Teacher for BeColourful quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is my bio: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After admiring quilt magazines in grocery stores for years, Melanie finally worked up the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">courage to make her first </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">one in 1998. She had a borrowed sewing machine and absolutely no </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">knowledge of quilting, whatsoever. The results </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were predictably disastrous, yet she was </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">completely and immediately hooked. In the twenty years since she has </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">become an extremely </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">adept and ambitious quilter, always willing and excited to try new techniques and tools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />What started as a hobby has turned into a lifelong passion. Melanie is always making quilts, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">talking about quilts, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">admiring quilts, looking at patterns, petting fabric, going to quilt shows, or </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">packing to go on retreats with friends </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who are equally </span><strike style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">obsessed </strike><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">passionate about quilting.</span></div>
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Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-26549519037703734752018-10-20T05:34:00.000-07:002018-10-20T05:34:02.635-07:00Aurora Is A Completed Quilt TopAurora is now a completed top! Hooray!<br />
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This is a level 5 BeColourful pattern.<br />
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I started this top at a class with Jacqueline de Jonge in June at Nancy’s Calico Patch.<br />
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This is my 5th BeColourful quilt (I made Brilliant Beauties of Joy twice, so maybe this could be considered my 6th?).<br />
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I’m focused now on completing Enchanting Stars, a level 6 pattern. I’m keen to get that one finished so I can start making the 2018 BC patterns, which are STUNNING! Wish me luck!<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-46285571122025456412018-09-11T04:28:00.002-07:002018-09-11T04:28:38.826-07:00Circle of Life Quilted and BoundI am so pleased to show you my completed Circle of Life quilt.<br />
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This is the very first Be Colourful/Jacqueline de Jonge quilt I ever saw. I marveled at it. Looked at it obsessively online and thought “I could never do that”. But, here it is and I could not be more pleased with it. </div>
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It’s special on its own, but even more special to me as it was mostly constructed during my class with Jacqueline at Nancy’s Calico Patch in Newport News, Virginia. What an incredible experience to spend a week with my favourite designer! Everything about the experience well exceeded my hopes and expectations. </div>
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Jacqueline has just released her 2018 designs. Each one is spectacular and on my “must do”. I have to hurry up and finish my Aurora so I can get to the new patterns! </div>
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But now I’m back at it and loving it again!<br />
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My centre square is now sewn to the outer square. I’m not 100% happy with my Y-seams, so I’ll go back and redo those once I’m finished with the spiked border pieces.<br />
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Once the Y-seams are fixed and the spiked borders complete there are just two small borders to attach and my Aurora will be complete. My goal is to have it done by September 8th.<br />
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<span id="goog_86342379"></span><span id="goog_86342380"></span><br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-86977352635958069062018-08-03T03:58:00.002-07:002018-08-03T03:58:18.425-07:00Aurora Update #5I think I was subconsciously avoiding working on this quilt this week, thinking that the 4 Y-seams would be a nightmare. But, it’s going along great. I have two of the four sides attached and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as I had feared. Circle of Life had 16 Y-seams, so maybe that makes this feel easy-peasy.<br />
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My goal for the coming week is to get the other 2 sides attached.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-9391462033493153342018-07-24T04:00:00.002-07:002018-07-24T04:00:37.803-07:00Aurora Update #3I’m still having a great time slowly working on my Aurora quilt.<br />
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All the New York Beauties are now attached to the Flying Geese units.<br />
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My goal for this week is to sew in the 8 semi and quarter arch units into the middle star unit.<br />
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I used fabrics that I had on hand. Some of the batiks have prints on them which have resulted in a “riot”of colour. While this chaos pleases me I notice (with disappointment) that it distracts from the technical aspect of the quilt. It’s hard to see the perfect points, etc when the fabrics are screaming for attention.<br />
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I do like it, but it the future I’ll shy away from busy fabrics when I want the piecing to shine.<br />
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The goal for this week is to get the last New York Beauty arc done and to get four semi-circles sewn in.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-20634415302384046632018-07-05T03:52:00.000-07:002018-07-05T04:57:32.571-07:00Circle of Life Completed Quilt TopTwo weeks ago I was very, very fortunate to spend 6 days with Jacqueline de Jonge!!! Wow! What a dream come true!<br />
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The session was being taught at Nancy’s Calico Patch in Newport News, VA. It was almost 1200kms from my house, but it was the closest course I could get in to with Jacqueline before 2019. So, I made the trek and it was well, well worth it.<br />
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I can not say enough about Jacqueline. She is an amazing designer AND teacher. I am planning on taking more classes with her as soon as I can.<br />
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As I was staying for 6 days (two 3 day classes) I brought two quilts to work on; Aurora and Circle of Life.<br />
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Below is my completed Circle of Life quilt top. I had all the components completed before class. They just needed to be sewn together. I thought it would be quick and that I could move on to the second pattern I had begun earlier in the week.<br />
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Well, I discovered that I had made several critical mistakes with Circle. But, with Jacqueline’s help all were addressed successfully and now I have a beautiful and flat top.<br />
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As always, I learned a TON through the mistakes and the corrections and I’ll be a much more competent quilter as a result.<br />
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Thank you, Jacqueline, for all your help! Can’t wait to take another course with you!<br />
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<span id="goog_1970783827"></span><span id="goog_1970783828"></span><br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-80498603385050581842018-04-20T04:02:00.001-07:002018-04-20T04:02:15.893-07:00White Brilliant Beauties of Joy Finishedi just got back from my spring retreat. My friend and quilter brought my white Brilliant Beauties of Joy quilt back. She did a wonderful job and it looks stunning.<br />
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This is a Jacqueline de Jonge BeColourful pattern called Brilliant Beauties of Joy.<br />
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I had the binding ready to go and it is now a complete quilt.<br />
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This top was a joy to make and went together so well. I made a black version previously, you can see it <a href="http://lazylabquiltcompany.blogspot.ca/2018/01/white-brilliant-beauties-of-joy-update.html">here</a>.<br />
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I love the pattern so much that I am thinking about making it a third time.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-48125725736499116662018-03-23T09:00:00.000-07:002018-03-23T09:00:00.220-07:00Mod Flamingos Finished! I’m happy to report that after a year of languishing in the UFO Pile, my Mod Flamingos is finished!!!<br />
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A year ago I got confused and overwhelmed by the instructions and put it away.<br />
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When I decided to finally finish it, it went really fast and was so fun that I couldn’t believe I didn’t finish it sooner.<br />
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It’s finished and I’m delighted with it! I’m also thrilled that I now have an empty project box. Yeah!!!<br />
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Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-48302692922057210362018-02-07T04:09:00.001-08:002018-02-07T04:09:54.233-08:00Circle of life Progress I started my Circle of Life quilt a couple of weeks ago.<br />
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I cut all the pieces in advance which really helps speed the process up and allows me to “just sew” which is my favourite part. I have all the pieces labeled in ziplocks in my project box. I love being able to just go to the box, pick out the right bag, and sit down to sew with no thinking about sizes and cutting, etc.<br />
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I had a few difficulties with my lone star. The instructions were clear and I liked how they finished, but for some reason each piece ended up a bit larger than the template. I used the template to trim them down to the proper size. I hope that was the right thing to do. I guess we’ll see, won’t we?<br />
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I had a great time sewing the checkered border which is straight paper piecing. Because I had all the pieces cut, it was rather mindless sewing (which, to me, is a GREAT thing) and I was able to watch the fourth season of Grace and Frankie which is the best season yet!<br />
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So, now I need to use 16 Y seams to attach the checkered border to the lone star unit. This is the point at which I’ll learn if I made the right decision in trimming the lone star pieces and if I attached the New York Beauties to the lone star correctly. Yikes.<br />
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I feel this could go either way - a huge success or tremendous disappointment. We’ll see!<br />
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<span id="goog_1873486237"></span><span id="goog_1873486238"></span><br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-82783805483979648962018-01-18T09:19:00.001-08:002018-01-18T09:19:04.359-08:00Fire Truck Quilted and Bound!I guess this is my first full finish of 2018!<br />
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Only took two weeks from start to end. As always, I love the finished product.<br />
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I was able to get some Moda Fireside for the backing which makes the quilt so snuggly and soft.<br />
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It's quilted with a large meander using grey King Tut thread. Batting is Warm and White.<br />
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I hope the little guy likes it, but if not I think I saw Grandpa eyeing it.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-19478860543263732132018-01-11T19:05:00.001-08:002018-01-11T19:05:17.511-08:00Fire Truck Top Every Friday I look forward to the "Finished Or Not" link-up on Crazy Mom Quilts blog. I LOVE looking through all the quilt pictures! Sheer delight!<br />
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A couple of months ago Kitchen Table Quilting posted a picture of a Fire Truck quilt. She even provided a tutorial!! <a href="http://www.kitchentablequilting.com/2017/05/firetruck-quilt-tutorial.html?m=1">http://www.kitchentablequilting.com/2017/05/firetruck-quilt-tutorial.html?m=1</a><br />
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I was deep into my Brilliant Beauties of Joy when I first saw the Fire Truck, but I copied the link and vowed to make it for my grandson.<br />
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I have a million 2.5" squares around, so only needed to purchase the background fabric.<br />
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After only a few nights the top was done!<br />
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The tutorial was awesome & I'm thrilled with the results!<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-24302520345396974702018-01-03T05:03:00.000-08:002018-01-03T05:03:20.692-08:00White Brilliant Beauties of Joy Update and 2017 ReviewI've had a lot of progress on my white Brilliant Beauties of Joy since I last posted. In fact, I finished it on New Year's Eve making it my last finish of 2017! I wasn't expecting to be done for another 2 weeks, so that was a pleasant surprise. I love how it turned out!<br />
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And I got my black Brilliant Beauties of Joy back from my friend and quilter. She did a wonderful job. I'm thrilled with it!</div>
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In terms of 2017, I accomplished quite a bit. I quilted and bound O Canada, Jane Deere (Plow Day), Aloha and Whimsical Garden. I pieced, quilted and bound my scrappy Irish Chain. I pieced my black and white Brilliant Beauties of Joy! </div>
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In 2018 I hope to make Aurora and Circle of Life, two other Jacqueline de Jonge patterns! </div>
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My goals for this coming week are to 1) get the striped & white border made and sewn on, and 2) get the rainbow border strips sewn into the 4 border units & hopefully get them sewn on. I'm not sure if that is too ambitious. We'll see.<br />
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Sincerely hoping to avoid the mistake I made in the rainbow last time.<br />
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<br />Melaniemmacdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510107491612650909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884715303273380890.post-24426948393919587342017-11-27T17:55:00.000-08:002017-11-27T17:56:05.979-08:00Week 3 BBOJ UpdateHere's where I am after 3weeks on the white version of Brilliant Beauties of Joy.<br />
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Wish I had taken more in progress photos.<br />
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Working on the rainbow border now. I hope to avoid the mistake I made last time.<br />
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I'm loving it so far.<br />
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I was looking through the "Made By You" section on the Be Colourful website http://www.becolourful.com/made-by-you.html<br />
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The BBOJ that I just finished was the third I've made with a black background, so I was a bit bored of black. One person on the Made By You page had made the quilt with a white back ground. It was gorgeous. Another person had omitted every other colour in the arcs to make them appear more "spikey". Also gorgeous.<br />
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Why not combine the two elements that I like?<br />
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Here's the centre of my white-spikey BBOJ. I am in love! <br />
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With the exception of three colours and the white, I had enough fabric to make this one! Here's a gratuitous picture of fabric!<br />
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