A is for Abacus.
Abacus is a bonus quilt made from leftover triangles while making the RSC blocks this year. I made a total of 30 Sister's Choice blocks, resulting in 60 bonus blocks. In the pictures below you can see how the herd grew.
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| In the beginning |
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| Red ones |
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| Purple Ones |
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| It grows! |
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| Almost there |
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| Finished Flimsy |
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| Baste, shall we? |
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| Finished!!! |
Since the leftovers triangles had bias edges the blocks are wonky which is just perfect for a baby quilt :-) Abacus finished at 39" by 41" and I am very happy with it. Here are a few close ups.
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| Joyful |
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| Colorful |
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| Black Binding |
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| Houses on Hills Backing |
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| Happy Finish |
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| And the back! |
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| Backing Fabric - So much fun!!! |
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| On Location |
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| Kayaks made a great backdrop |
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| Labelled |
Since the quilt is only 39" wide a strip of backing was leftover. It was dutifully pieced and turned into a zippered pouch . You'd be surprised if I didn't :-)
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| No Scrap Left Behind |
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| Zippered Pouch |
I hope to make the primary RSC quilt (using the Sister's Choice blocks) over the Christmas break.
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B is for Baby's Breath.
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| Baby's Breath |
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| Dinosaur Backing |
I met the mom-to-be (Maya) in summer when we went to Berlin, MD for our mini vacation. When Maya mentioned that she was expecting a baby, my mind went into quilt mode. Her favorite color is green. She also mentioned that her husband was fond of dinosaurs. I knew what I had to do.
The journey of this quilt follows in pictures.
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| Choosing Fabrics |
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| Low Volume Background Fabrics |
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| Blocks |
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| Design Wall |
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| Finished Flimsy |
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| Backing and Binding |
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| Brightens my Office |
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| Purple Binding :-) |
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| No caption required |
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| Hiya Bob! |
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| Ready to go! |
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| Dinosaurs Backing |
Baby's Breath finished at 42 inches square and was sent to the parents-to-be, where it awaits the new baby, due at Christmas.
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And Sea is yet to be.
Island Batik Blog Hop and Challenge begins on November 1, 2021. The theme is Storm at Sea. There may be a giveaway (or two) involved. Only one way to find out :-)
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And YAY for all my dear quilty buddies who are making and sharing the
Masala Box quilt.
Check out the visual feast!!! Which one is your favorite...cause I cannot pick one.
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| Golden Hues by Cathy |
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| All Brights by Karen of KaHolly |
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| Caribbean Blues By Mari |
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| Glorious Purple by Wendy! |
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| Muted Blues by Joy |
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| Fun in Aqua by Bernie |
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| Cheery by Sue |
Check out their blogs!!!
I will be sharing with
Angela's RSC linky and all my other favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.
