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UFO's

I am happy to say I did accomplish a couple of things this summer besides making a skirt for my granddaughter (see this post).  I now officially have two UFO's.  My Ruby quilt is pieced with the backing made and the binding ready.

And my pinwheel quilt is now in the same situation.

The bad news is I won't be quilting them for a while...probably not until January...due to life happening (mostly regular stuff.)  The good news is I am going to NYC in a few days to visit my younger daughter and her husband!  I just might have to visit The City Quilter and PurlSoho while I am there.  And I just might have some purchases to show you when I get home.

 

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Pinwheel Layout

Right side up

I finished making the pinwheels and now have them all up on the design board in search of a pleasing layout.  Do I want the colors spread or concentrated?  Where do I want the light to fall?  Do I want a random layout, a planned layout, a symmetrical layout, or elements of each.  I take pictures of the layout and then try to look at them in different ways.


Sideways

Black and White

Upside down

I usually leave the layout on the design board for a few days to look at it in daylight and evening light.  I tweak until I am happy with it.  How do you layout your blocks?

 

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Pinwheel Progress

I am back working on my California Girl pinwheel quilt.  I am almost finished with all the blocks.

 

  This quilt will be very traditional with borders.  I love traditional quilts.  They are so warm and cozy.  But I've discovered some things.  This is not the kind of quilt I really enjoy making.  I am not that keen on using solid white either (even though some of my favorite quilts I see online use white.) I know I'll like this quilt okay when I am finished, but my pinwheel days are probably behind me!

Something Fun

This summer two of my granddaughters, ages 5 and almost 2, came to visit while their parents were on a trip.  We didn't get to do a lot of things away from my house because the workmen were here working on my windows.  I have a lot of toys...things I kept from the 70's and 80's when my kids were little...like the Fisher-Price Village and the Sesame Street Clubhouse with the original little people...and Barbies...and whole roomful of other things.  No one was bored. 

 

I asked my five year old granddaughter to help me choose a pattern to make a skirt for her.  She chose this one.  It's all about the twirl!  We then made a trip to Miller Dry Goods in Charm (about 4 miles from my house) where we shopped for fabric.  Look at what she chose all by herself!  The child has a good eye for color.  The blue color in this photo is actually a lavendar shade.  You know.  Princesses wear pink and purple.

 

 

I couldn't wait to get started.  I sewed and sewed and used up one spool of thread with a LOT of sewing left to do.  I had to stop until I could get to the store to buy the next spool.

 

 

I finished just before spool #2 ran out.

 

 

And here is the test drive!

 

 

 

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