I'm making good progress on the borders of
my Vicksburg Quilt.


I added some green sashing because I think I cut my
fabric too large - I had an inch left over. I am also
going to add some bows along the border. I like
the way that it looks. I love this quilt ~ Thanks
Again Dawn for the BOM!

"I'm making a Quilt For ME" ----> see side
bar for Linda Poole's Facebook page.
I'm keeping the Vicksburg Quilt Just For Me!
It's fun watching everyone's progress on their
quilts

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At our Guild meeting this month; our lecturer
was Teresa Fusco. Originally from Brooklyn!
Teresa now lives in Pa. She was an instructor
at The Quilter's Palette in Fleetwood, Pa. but
sadly the shop is closing at the end of the month.

Teresa dazzled us with her art quilts which are
made using beads, raw edge applique, and bright
beautiful colors. Most of the quilts that she made
are her own designs. Here are a few:

Reverse Applique

Here's my favorite!

I just love this one! The Amish do not wish you
to take their photos, so Teresa drew the three
boys.


Teresa will still be giving classes and she is working
on her web site; which I will add to my blog list.
I love her!

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I wrote about this quilt back in September ----


There is a "sister" quilt to this one and Ann Holte
from my Quilt History Study Group made a pattern
for it!
She Calls it the "Lancaster Diamond Quilt" and you
can buy the templates at her web site
HERE These Quilts are on display at the the
Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum until the end of
the year.

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Another quilt that I wrote about last year was one
brought to our Guild by Marylou McDonald.



It was the Mary Potts Album Quilt and it has
85 blocks! Marylou was still working on the
patterns and now it is finished and for sale
at the Winterthur Museum Store. You can

CLICK HERE to purchase this pattern. I'm
very tempted to buy it! Maybe for Christmas I'll
treat myself.

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As you can tell - I'm really getting into Photography
and I love it!

Here's some Pics that I recently had taken - I hope
you enjoy them!

A Cardinal with a New York attitude!

I only have eyes for you dear.

It's a Bug's Life

Nobody's Perfect

Have a great week and see you in September.

Vicksburg Quilt also Lancaster County

Last week, Dawn from
Linen Closet Quilts, gave us the last instructions
for finishing our Vicksburg quilt!!!

I still consider myself a "new" quilter and
was a bit apprehensive about the blocks
not only being "on point" but also having
"cornerstones". I've have only made 1 quilt
on point and never one with cornerstones.
I was a little concerned that I would screw
it up but I didn't!

I'm really liking it!

I was trying to use whatever I had
in my stash - no buying new fabric
as Dawn had suggested. And I'm
happy to report that I did it! I just
needed more beige/neutral for the border
and didn't have any BUT I did have
a couple of yards of white on white.

So I thought "Why not tea dye it?"
And that's what I did and I think it
came out very good.

* All I have left to do now is to applique
twelve pieces onto the borders and
four swags.
* Square up the top
* then add the borders

I just love the way Dawn's quilt came out
Go and take a peek!

Topiaries
Conestoga Gardens
(click on the pic to enlarge)

Love the bird's nest in the hat

Have been waiting so long
for the horse to "fill in"
I passed this way almost every day.


Dragonfly or butterfly?

A bear lifeguard!

Kitchen Kettle Village
Intercourse, Pa.

Buggy Rides!


I buy my plants here every year.



In back of the parking lot.
Glorious sky!

Lancaster is a Great place to visit -
but a better place to live!

Squares -> Process

I took the Process Pledge from
r0ssie.blogspot.com ----> see side bar.


I have lots and lots of fat quarters that
I have collected and decided that it's
time I used them up!

I like the look of scrappy quilts and
I love box quilts. So I decided to do
a Bento-like quilt.

And here's what I came up with:

I like it and think that it's pretty cool (even though
I know there is a couple of boo boos in it - shhh)

The inspiration for this quilt came from a
pattern that I bought at one of the local
Quilt Shops.

I love this pattern but didn't want to use the
technique. Someday I will....

So I drew out a pattern size that I wanted -
I wanted a child size quilt so I didn't want
my block too large - the overall quilt top
should be about 40" x 40" .

(pretty professional huh?) (-:

Use all different colors and prints. I used
12 but you can chose how many you would
like - more or less depending on the look
you want.

Color A will be for the 6" x 6" block (cut 1)
Color B will be for the 2 1/2" x 6 (cut 2) and
the 2 1/2" x 10 "(cut 2)
Color C will be for the sashing.

Start with the center 6" x 6" block and add
the 2 1/2" x 6 to the top and bottom of
the block. The add the 2 1/2 x 10" sides.
I like to press my seams open because
if I'm hand quilting; it makes less bulk
for me to deal with.

Now that your block is finished; it's
time to cut it into four squares. The block
is now a 10" square. Take your ruler and
measure 5" and cut down the middle.
Then cut the two halves .



Now each block should measure 5" x 5".




As you can see this is my design wall for now.
Whatever works
Here's where you decide which pieces to
mix for your blocks.






At this point you can either use a sashing
or not.
I looked through my stash and found
about one yard of yellow that I liked.



I added the middle sashing first
Color C - 1 1/2" x 5" - once the two sides
were sewn together and pressed.





I added the center
Cut from Color C - 1 1/2" x 10 1/2"
and ironed my seams open.
Trim




And there you have one completed square!

For the sashing in between the rows; I
could have either cut and measure one long strip
or do it individually - like I did.


Cut 1 1/2 x 10 1/2" of Color C

I sewed all the top sashing on first

Then cut 1 1/2 x 11 1/2 " of Color C
Sewn to the "right" of the blocks
Note: I cut a little extra and then "square" it off.

This is what it looks like when
laid out on my design bed (-:


As you can see the left side and
the bottom is without a sashing.
I did the bottoms first
Cut 1 1/2 x 10 1/2" of Color C
Cut 1 1/2 x 11 1/2" of Color C
and sew on the left side of
each block and "square" off.

Now hanging on my wall
A closer view

And so this was my process - Okay, Okay
- I should have been posting day by day
but I forgot! So I just did it in one day.

The quilt top took me a couple of days
to make.


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Here is the finished Quilt!

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Here's another easy one that I started
last year

and just sewed the rows together last night.
This quilt top was made with some fat quarters
and left over fabric from other quilts.
Some of which I cut into strips and store
in shoe boxes.


Isn't that pretty!
This is the same pattern block as
I did on the previous quilt.....


.....The only difference is that you cut down
the center of each block and then
mix and match. Simple!

Again you can make it any size
that you wish.
Happy Quilting
Here's what's blooming

Red Hot Poker

Macro photo of Red Hot Poker

Tip: Make sure your feet are not in the photo

Vicksburg
designed by
Dawn Heese
Linen Closet Quilts

I am finished with my last 4 blocks! Yeah me!

Hospitality Block

Southern Rose Block

Although I did a booboo on this one ~ I forgot
to turn the top petals ~ I still think it came out
good!

Cactus Block

Trumpet vine

I cheated and used less leaves but hey ya
gotta do what you gotta do.

Now waiting for the last block from Dawn.
I only used fabric that I had in my stash ~
that makes me happy! I can't believe that
I'm all caught up!

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You meet the most amazing people on Facebook!
Have you ever heard of Adam Chenevert?
I found him on Youtube.com last year while
looking for a tutorial on free motion quilting
feathers.

Take a look at some of his quilts Here
at Machine Quilter's Resource. You're gonna love it!


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Here's what is blooming
This week in my Garden















Ice-burg Roses ~ Climbers

Foxgloves

Wild Flowers

I call these butter cups
but I think that they are
in the Primrose family.

Now that I'm finished with my blocks
and awaiting the next one; I'm going
to do some hand quilting on my Wagon
Wheel quilt. I have neglected it for a
long time.
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