Wednesday, November 9, 2011

W.i.P wednesday

Alrighty it is my first WIP Wednesday, Yay!

This is a pretty good week I only have a couple projects that i'm currently working on...



My sixteen patch quilt flimsy which is almost complete! I just got all the blocks complete and the flimsy sewn together this weekend. When it gets to the quilting point, this will be the first one that i hand quilt.






This is another of the Christmas Projects however it is currently unfinished (a mug cozy in need of a button).








This isn't really a project but it was my fun task of the day. I took most of my charm packs (I am the queen of charm packs by the way) and sorted them by colors so that maybe I will be more liberal in my use of them. It was fun going through all the packs and seeing the different patterns.

And while this isn't a quilting project I do have a WIP for a couple of my classes, so I'm gonna go now to work on them! Yay and check out more WIP Wednesday posts on


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26 comments:

  1. Heather D.November 9, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Your projects look great! I particularly like those mug cozies.

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  2. Quilt GeniusNovember 10, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    Congrats on the desire to hand quilt... Maybe one day I will have time to try it. :)

    Mary
    http://www.quiltgenius.com

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  3. JuliePicklesNovember 10, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    That's a good idea to mix up the charm packs and sort them by color. I too often fall prey to using fabrics from the same collection because they're all right there together and coordinate with each other, why not? It has made me too lazy to look for other prints that may coordinate and mix things up. I haven't been able to bring myself to mix up my fat quarter bundles that I have, I still have them put together by collection. I just can't do it! This is something to ponder though, thanks!

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  4. OliviaNovember 10, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Thanks for the comments, I never wanted to hand quilt until very recently when i just started to love the look so much.

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  5. AllisonNovember 10, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    your 16 patch is beautiful, good luck with the hand quilting. I'm amazed by the patchwork in your mug cozy :)

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  6. OliviaNovember 10, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Thanks Julie, I didn't mix them all up my giddy is still all together, but i've been looking and i realized that i would have more to work with but it still hurt at first.

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  7. MaggieNovember 10, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    I love the mug cozy! I've been meaning to give that a go, myself, but haven't yet gotten my act together yet (and so keep scorching my hands)!

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  8. CilleNovember 10, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    God luck on the hand quilting. It's a lot of fun and very relaxing and it will look great on your project.

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  9. Elizabeth DacksonNovember 11, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    That's a great idea with the charm packs, I might just try that myself - maybe I'll use some of them!! Love your 16-patch project, too!

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  10. UnknownNovember 11, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Great job on all your projects. I can't wait to see more.

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  11. LeilaNovember 11, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    I think we are all liking the charm pack idea. You aren't going to school in Boone, IA are you? I live in Huxley.

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  12. OliviaNovember 11, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Ah, no Boone, NC. Appalachian State University!

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  13. AnnabellaNovember 12, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    I love to hand quilt - good luck with your 16 patch!

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  14. LeanneNovember 12, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Your quilt is lovely, handquilting is a great idea!

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  15. JenniferNovember 13, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    organizing the charms by colors is a great idea!

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  16. Katy CameronNovember 13, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    WTG on the 16-patch, I've not been anywhere near brave enough to try one of them yet!

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  17. SelNovember 13, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Oh, rainbow charm squares! I love the pretty colours.

    And the 16-patch quilt is neat: the colours put me in mind of the Sunkissed range.

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  18. Marsha CooperNovember 13, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    I've been looking through your recent posts. You have so much going on. I so want to just keep working and working myself.
    I am going to give hand quilting a try too...just not sure on what.
    I'm working now to try to complete things to have in my etsy shop with Christmas so close. You know, just on the off chance that something might actually sell. I know hand quilting will take a very long time and I already have other things that take awhile like making the rugs.

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  19. OliviaNovember 13, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Sel's Quilting Blog: the sixteen patch is made of 2 charm packs of sun-kissed and some tonal yardage

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  20. Christie describeHappyNovember 14, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Your 16 patch is amazing, how big are the squares? And it does sound like fun going through a ton of charm packs and color sorting them! Happy sewing!

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  21. RachelNovember 14, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Going through fabric is always a happy time for me! I get so inspired. Love all your piles of potential there.

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  22. OliviaNovember 14, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    The squares are 2 1/2", the blocks are 8"

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  23. LeeNovember 14, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    The 16-patch is beautiful! Good luck with the hand-quilting—it's quite an undertaking but I just love the look so much! Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : )

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  24. AlNovember 14, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Cute mug cozies!

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  25. Marci GirlNovember 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    I love how you sorted your charm packs, that is a genius idea! Great mug cozy too!

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  26. Foolish FeathersNovember 15, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    I love charm packs too! Cute mug wrap! You are doing well on your table runner.

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