Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Cutting, Cutting, and some more Cutting :)

In January of 2016, I have the wonderful opportunity to do a trunk show of the quilts from Irish Chain Quilts as part of the Quilt St. George Retreat!!!!  I can not wait as I love to share these quilts.  However, I realized a bit ago that I have a bit of problem as several of the quilts from Irish Chain Quilts are on a Shop Hop that has become so popular it is booked out way past January.  Meaning several of the quilts won't be home to show . . . .So  . . .  I am working on some remakes!!!  And it is so much fun to get to be making some of these again!!!!  This last weekend I spent Cutting, Cutting, and then Cutting some more for 3 new Irish Chain Quilts!!!

The first to be cut up was some of the cool toned leftover's I had from my Tucker Prairie Fat Eighth Bundle by One Canoe Two.  I just love these beautiful prints and paired off with that beautiful Navy Grunge it is going to make a stunning Breaking Up quilt!!!


Then it was time for some cutting with scissors instead of a rotary cutter.  And it was a lot of cutting but oh so much fun as I added in some favorite movies while cutting, ie. Pride and Prejudice, North and South, and Jane Eyre ;)   I used a beautiful layer cake of Flutter by Amanda Herring that I picked up at my first market!!!  It think it is going to make the prettiest Daisy Chain baby quilt!!!  I just love the oranges, reds, and blues together!!!


And finally, I grabbed all of my bits and pieces of different "whitish" solids and a beautiful bundle of Peppered Cottons that I picked up at this last Spring Market Sample Spree and got to cutting!!!   Don't you just love those beautiful trim leftover.  And yes, I love cool tones together, they are just so calming and happy making!!


And that huge stack of squares will be turned into a Bitty Bits quilt . . . only I will be doing the opposite layout this time, ie . . . the chain of triangles will be in the whites and the background will be in all the beautiful colors!!!  I can't wait to see it done so ya, I might have to start on this one first ;)


So now that all of that cutting is done . . . it is time to get sewing!!! 

Linking up these new WIP's to Lee's ;)
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8 comments:

  1. Can't wait to see all of these, especially the last one. The reverse-color quilt is sure to be stunning!

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  2. Each and every one of your Irish Chain Quilts are spectacular! Your book is on my Christmas wish list! Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful day creating!

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  3. Breaking Up is on my cutting table right now! Weeeeoooo!

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  4. I can't wait to see them done! I love your fabric choices!

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  5. I want to see the Bitty Bits quilt finished, too! Please post some pictures of your progress, can't wait.

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  6. Just finished a threat catcher,finished a bag ,making hot pads and maybe an apron.

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  7. Lol just proofread! That is a thread catcher not a threat catcher which might be handy :)

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  8. Can't wait to see them finished! And the three movies/miniseries you just listed are my top 3 go-to movies while sewing too :) Which version of Jane Eyre do you watch?

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Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa