I have certainly been enjoying everyone's photos of the Spring flowers that they have been posting. Daffodils, crocus, tulips and etc. No flowers here for awhile, it got down to zero last night and warmed up to about 20*. Everything is still covered in snow. We store our winter's wood in the basement with the wood stove and we are getting low. What we have will probably last a couple of weeks. Not to worry, we still have plenty outside, it just means a new chore of bring in wood every few days. We will keep the woodstove going through April and part of May, then things will be warming up. Now onto Springtime quilting news!
Springtime Album is a quilt I have been working on for years! It started as a sew along, and I am not sure what happen to the other participants, I lost track. The pattern is from a booklet by Jeana Kimball, Old Voices, New Impressions. If you were a participant in the sew along I would love to hear from you and see your quilt. All I have left to do is sew down the binding, which will be my slow stitching for this Sunday. I will link up with Kathy and the other slow stitchers HERE as soon as I can.
The quilt finishes at 56" x 56", the blocks are 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" and the borders are 5 1/2" wide. It is hand quilted, which took me forever even though I love to hand quilt. I am so glad to have this quilt all most completed!
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So now I want to start my next hand quilting project, but not sure which applique top I should choose. As I was looking through my photos I realized all of these tops were made doing quilt alongs with Barbara Brackman of Civil War Quilts blog spot HERE. I think you can still find the free patterns for these quilt alongs on her blog if you type in the name of the quilt into the search bar. Or you can purchase them from her Etsy shop HERE
First up is "Ladies' Aid New York Sampler" 2022 sew along.
She had a sew along in 2024 called "Kentucky Classic" which I did not participant in and a new one this year called "Liberty's Birds", which I may do. She also has a a sew along each year for pieced quilts, but I don't do those.
So I need to choose one and get batting and backing for it so I can get started. I am leaning towards the blue "Freedom's Friends" or :Cassandra's Circle". I had fun making all of these, applique is my favorite!
Thanks for reading, I know it was a long post. Until next time happy quilting! Rebecca
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I made a red/green applique quilt from patterns of Jenna Kimball one year - she has beautiful quilts I would hate being tied to a wood stove for heat and have to always remember to stock it back up. Have you ever lived any where other than Alaska - I always think Alaska sounds like such a beautiful place to see -- all the wild animals and the scenery but I do not know if I could take the long winters. We have only seem what you do from a cruise ship & ports of call which I know is such a small portion of the state and isn't really "seeing" Alaska as a whole.
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose we'd expect warmer weather in Alaska in March, but it still surprises me how cold it is there. And the wood! What a lot of work to keep warm.
ReplyDeleteSpringtime Album is beautiful! You've put a lot of stitches in to quilt it. So much detail to look at and see. Congratulations on the near-finish!
Ohhh, I love the Ladies' Aid New York Sampler, especially those hearts in the corners. Your other quilts, Cassandra's Circle, Freedom's Friends (both), and Herbarium are gorgeous, too. You make beautiful quilts, Rebecca!
Your quilt is beautiful! It doesn't matter that it took a long time to hand quilt, what matters is you enjoyed yourself and it looks beautiful! Enjoy stitching the next quilt, my personal choice would be the blue one. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finish! What a beautiful selection of tops for your next hand quilting adventure, each one is so lovely. Applique is a special skill that I'd love to acquire one of these years. Have done some rudimentary applique but definitely not the quality of yours. I lived in Alaska for several years in the 1970s and early 80s, on the outskirts of Anchorage, I really enjoyed our time there, it would be fun to visit again sometime and see how much it has changed.
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