Sunday, March 22, 2015

Weekend Stitching

I have a finish--two actually!!
Buttermilk Basin Mystery Block 3
I forgot to mention that the flower I used is just the shamrock with an extra leaf in place of the stem.

Austen Family Album has been finished for a few days,
 but it took a while to pry my quilt holder away from tree-felling so I could get a picture outside. 

I cross-hatched the setting triangles and used an egg&dart design in the sashing.
The piano key border is bead-boarded.
All the quilting was done with Aurifil 50wt cotton # 2021

I don't know why, but out of all 36 blocks, this one is my favorite!
I like that the label is nailed down with quilting.

These wool hexagons are waiting to earn their stripes.
Hopefully that will happen this weekend!
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20 comments:

  1. Hello Karen! What a beautiful quilt. Your quilting is fabulous! Love the cute little wool block too! You have been busy! :) x

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  2. What a cute BB block! Loving anything Spring-ey right now. Your finished Austin quilt is lovely! Hugs, Julierose

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  3. Your quilt is fabulous, and love your BB block, I am leaving shamrock off and making another bee..

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  4. Congrats on a gorgeous finish! And I love the beehive block! Enjoy your stitching today!

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  5. Your quilt is perfect for the Spring season! Fabulous colours and quilting! The bee block is cute too. Happy stitching to you!

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  6. Love the bumble bee on your block. It came out great and I just love that quilt. Blue and yellow are always a favorite of mine - that label is really neat too.

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  7. I love the quilting on your Austin Family Album - perfection! Just the right balance that it enhances not detracts from the beautiful pieced blocks. I never thought about adding the label before quilting ... what a wonderful idea.

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  8. I like the flower on your bee hive instead of the shamrock. I am going to stitch mine today and think I will change mine too. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. That quilt is awesome - the color, the quilting, the whole thing looks great.

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  10. Austen Family Album is absolutely beautiful. Your quilting is wonderful.

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  11. Cute cute BB block! The Austen Family Album quilt is gorgeous. Love the quilting you did!

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  12. Congratulations Karen on a beautiful finish. The border and quilting suit the pieced blocks perfectly. Love the label with the image of Jane.

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  13. Your beehive turned out very well.
    Love that quilt! Beautiful colors, excellent quilting. It is like a Spring morning! : )

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  14. I think Jane Austin would want your quilt! Well done!

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  15. Wow, you have been busy. The mystery block looks great.
    The quilt finish is stunning. Beautiful work with all the blocks and the quilting.
    And you have more wonderful hexies waiting. Fantastic!

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  16. Nice quilting on the blue and yellow sampler quilt.

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  17. I love blue and yellow quilts and this one is exceptional. Love the quilting on it too as you did such a great job on those block borders. Thanks for linking to WIPs Be Gone. Now I wonder what you'll show this week?

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  18. Your Austen Family is stunning. Wonderful fabric choices as well.

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