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Showing posts with label OP. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

YAY! A Finish!

7:15 PM | Posted by Mel
This is the quilt I made during Pat Sloan's online Orange Project Challenge at the beginning of this year.
I've had the binding and backing (a nice soft yellow chenille) ever since I got the top done, but haven't got it quilted until now.
One trick to get it done was to put it on my 'to-do' list for the Charming Girls Quilt Club, the other trick was finding time at the quilt shop when the long arm wasn't being used!
I quilted free-hand in a very 'wonky' manner since the piecing is also haphazard.
I love the look of quilts after they've had a spin in the wash.
If you like the blocks, follow my Wonky OP tutorial!
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

OP Top

11:54 PM | Posted by Mel
Well, I had a ball making these fun blocks! Thanks Pat for the challenge to work with ORANGE! Prior to this weekend, the only time I used orange was to make pumpkin appliques. Don't get me wrong, I do like orange, just never thought about it as a focus color I guess! This quilt top will get a border of all the scraps I trimmed off the blocks. I will work on that during this week, and then get some Minky for the back and the quilt will be ready for Thurber Herkamer Lawrence!! (No, that's not his real name, just a name we all call him since his parents haven't decided yet!) The little one is due to arrive this April. OH! And even though I had a wonderful time during my first cyber retreat, it was accentuated today by finding out that I won an ORANGE GIVEAWAY!!!! Thanks to Natalie from School of Crafts Like me, she constructed the block differently (not like mine or Pat's) and she did some darling coasters out of the OP block that you should check out - real easy and fun!
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Adding some WONK to the * * OP * *!!

11:33 AM | Posted by Mel

Finished quilt using OP blocks with my wonky technique.
Quilt for my nephew Collin.


To see a close up of the quilting, click here.

Thanks for the kind comments on my OP block!

This year my mantra is :

"Try something new,
do something differently,
enhance what I have."

So that's what I did to this fun and easy block by Pat!

Here is how I do it:


Is this making sense? I hope so!!



Are you going through measurement withdrawls?


Need a break??
Go grab some CHOCOLATE then get back to it!

Almost done!!


Well, what do you think of yourself? Fun block right?
Again, thanks to Pat Sloan for the basis of the block!




Click here to see how I quilted it!


OH, and while on the subject of ORANGE, my favorite orange food has got to be my mother's Peach Cobbler!! I'll even share the recipe!
Peach Cobbler

1 quart peaches with juice (my mom bottles her own peaches)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

3 Tablespoon of cornstarch

Combine in large sauce pan.

Cook, stirring constantly until it thickens.

Pour into 1 1/2 quart casserole dish, double recipe for a 9X13 pan.

Topping:

1 cup flour

1 Tablespoon sugar

1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoon shortening

1/2 cup milk Mix dry ingredients.

Cut in shortening.

Add milk and mix well.

Drop spoonfuls dough on top.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes or until brown.

Extra yummy with real vanilla ice cream!



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Friday, February 20, 2009

* * OP * *

6:43 PM | Posted by Mel
OK! Here's my SHOUT OUT to the participants and Pat of the OP Challenge!!!
I stressed out about this challenge, not knowing what to expect, so I bought over 7 yards of fabric for this and as soon as I saw Pat's blocks, I headed out to the quilt shop again to get different fabric!!!
Yes, I'm doin it 'lazy' style!
I plan on making the blocks for a baby quilt for a nephew that will be born in April. I think the combo will make a darling boy quilt!
I will post a picture of the finished (baby) quilt when I'm done, hopefully this weekend!!
Have a fun and creative weekend!!
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Sunday, February 1, 2009

This and That

3:13 AM | Posted by Mel
Christine of Once Upon a Quilt is having a GIVEAWAY!! She will announce the winner on her birthday February 7th.
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This is what I got from my secret sister for January. It's a quilted Valentine's bag that held a box of CHOCOLATES and a kit to make a charming Valentine table runner! Very sweet!!
THANK YOU!!!
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These are my fabrics for Pat Sloan's Orange Project . I need to get some more 'range' in my oranges and pick just two other colors.
This project is so good for me since this year I am trying to be more creative instead of just following a pattern.
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I found a fun and easy tutorial for fabric covered magnets at JCasa Handmade's blog. There are numerous tutorials on her creative blog, but this one I could actually do with my son!
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Here are my feathered friends I made for Regina's Bird of Change Exchange.
I made five and will get five different ones back!
It's a glorfied version of a bird I came up with to use as gift toppers for my Christmas gifts as shown below.
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Here are some fabrics I picked up to make Market Bags by Portabello Pixie. I'm giving one away at my One World One Heart giveaway going on until February 11th. You can sign up HERE if you haven't already!
Be CREATVE!!
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Monday, January 21, 2008

For YOU!

2:41 PM | Posted by Mel
Here are some tutorials and/or patterns I came up with.
Use them as you like, but please give a shout out to me, I worked hard! I would love to see the finished product though, so send me a picture! melissa266(@)gmail(.)com
Please, if you find an error or if anything is not clear, leave a comment so I can fix it.
Adding some 'wonk' to the OP
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Stack and Cut Crazy Squares My First Tutorial!

You will need at least four different fabrics cut at 6" square.

For each block follow the following proceedures:

Stack four fabrics at a time.

Make a slice through fabrics with your rotary cutter. Stay with in 1/2" of the corners.

Take the top fabric from one of the two halves and put it on the bottom of the pile.

Sew the two halves together with a 1/4" seam. Press your seams. Make sure you keep your block in order as you sew and iron. Don't worry about squaring your blocks yet, we'll do that after we sew the second cut back together.

Stack your blocks again. This time cut your blocks in two on the opposite side of your first cut. Now take the top TWO pieces from one of the two halves and put them on the bottom of the pile.

Sew the halves together then press seams. Square up to 5" square. NOTE: Any size of block can be made. Just cut your beginning squares 1" larger than what you want your unfinished pieced square to be.Vary the angles in which you cut your squares. This will give each set a different look.

Use this technique to make placemats (see next tutorial!), table runners, wall hangings, hot pads, baby quits, full sized quilts etc!
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