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>> one girl making perfectly imperfect things >> ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341745201774028399noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530951157569990971.post-69914192983698012282016-03-28T03:22:00.000-04:002016-03-28T03:22:28.708-04:00Farmer's Wife 1930s QAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have to admit, I've been lousy with keeping up with my blocks for the<a href="http://verykerryberry.blogspot.co.uk/p/farmers-wife-1930s-quilt-along.html" target="_blank"> Farmer's Wife 1930s quilt along. </a>Although, I'm not certain why (aside from being distracted with other demands). The patterns for these blocks are flawless and total dreamboats to work with! The seams match up so nicely. I love that, especially since I don't generally follow the rules when it comes to quilt patterns.</div>
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I will also admit that I overestimated the contrast between these two fabrics that I used. Not to publicly shame myself, but I thought the blue would seem much more pronounced as it does before chopped into 2 inch squares. So, to get the full effect I was going for, go ahead and blur your eyes. Yes, that's more like it…that's what i was going for. </div>
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I realized the colors weren't right after sewing 3 triangles together using the foundation paper pieced method. By the time my brain registered what was happening with the contrast, it was too late. This is vintage fabric folks, precious little bits. I will absolutely use this block in the quilt and remaking the block is not likely to happen. Perhaps it will grow on me, but I'm a little sour about the imbalance here. I plan to continue with my original quilt plan to use vintage fabrics with the exception of solids, in various shades of red, white and blue which I think will finish nicely. </div>
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-Truly visualize how your fabrics will play with one another before you cut. Keeping in mind size of fabric design and color (both blurry eye viewing and normal viewing).</div>
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-If it helps, tape out the shape on your ruler and place over your fabric to see what color is most pronounced. </div>
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Thanks for hosting, <a href="http://verykerryberry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kerry!</a></div>
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I was admiring the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Farmers-Wife-1930s-Sampler-Quilt/dp/1440241465" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff8585; font-family: Cantarell;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt by Laurie Aaron Hird</span></span> </a>when Kerry announced her quilt a long group and what better reason to follow through with good intentions than to join a group. This is my block, Blossom. I chose to foundation piece the block to keep it neat and tidy as these blocks finish about 6 inches square. </div>
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I have also decided to use authentic, vintage 1930s and 40s prints for this quilt. The solids are not vintage as those tend to be harder to come by, I have used Moda 'Betty's Red' for this block. This project will be a good use of my scrap bin fabrics and deconstructed damaged quilts that I have rescued over the years. However, foundation paper piecing tends to eat up fabrics or maybe thats just me? I may opt for the EPP templates to hand piece some blocks. I love that the book comes with printable patterns for english paper piecing or foundation piecing as well as coloring/layout pages to plan each block. I'm looking forward to knocking out quite a few of these blocks as the weather cools. </div>
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And for some reason, I am drawn to red and blue vintage fabrics so that theme may emerge as well. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">-When paper piecing, follow the order for sewing and joining sections provided in the patterns and your seams will nest nicely</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">-I used Best Press on the fabric before cutting into individual pattern pieces, which helps at keeping your block crisp at every step</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">- I used a 2" strip for the smaller pieces, which I then sub-cut as needed</span></div>
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Oh, how I love a good triangle quilt. </div>
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Even more when it is gender neutral. </div>
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So bright and cozy, this one. I've been meaning to share it for quite awhile! </div>
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Hello fine people, thanks for coming to my little corner of the internet. Today I am celebrating <a href="http://such-designs.com/2015/04/story-party.html" target="_blank">Carrie Bloomston</a> and S T O R Y, her latest (and greatest) fabric collection for Windam Fabrics. This is my third time sewing with love for Carrie to introduce her fabric collections and I'm super excited to share it with you! This is my story in pictures. </div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>Check out all of the other amazing projects made with S T O R Y</u> </span></div>
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April 13th <a href="http://tiacurtisquilts.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tia Curtis</a>, <a href="http://www.sillymamaquilts.com/story-party-giveaway/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brooke Sellmann</a>, <a href="http://jillmcnamara.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jill McNamara</a></div>
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April 14th <a href="http://emptybobbinsewing.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shea Henderson</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/giucy_giuce" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Giuseppe Ribaudo</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/ohjennymae" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenny Kelly</a>, <a href="http://www.quiltdad.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #ed6c6d; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">John Q. Adams</a></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">I used the Glam Clam pattern by the talented <a href="http://www.latifahsaafirstudios.com/" target="_blank">Latifah Saafir</a> which can be found on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/glam-clam-quilt-8/61605" target="_blank">Craftsy </a>as a free download. Having only done a few curved piecing projects in the past, I would say this is the perfect pattern for those ready to get their feet wet with curves. </span><br />
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There are so many things I adore about this video. Carrie's casual approach to making art: Don't over think it, just do what feels natural. Well, that is my philosophy. I have been "one girl making perfectly, imperfect things" since 2007. It's not just a motto, its a way of life. I don't do slapdash, but I think a lot of us could really benefit from straying away from the patterns and just letting loose with form and color. I get many emails asking, is there a pattern for that? What size did you use? What are the names of the colors? Sure that's all well and good, and I try to oblige when possible, but to stray away from a cookie-cutter recipe? That's where the magic happens. It is where we truly grow as artists and makers. In the video, Carrie gives you the basic skills and language to approach creating from a different perspective.<br />
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Carrie is a trained artist and her work speaks for itself. If you're ready to try a new approach for quilt making, this is your video. I was hardly through watching the video before I was toting my laptop into the studio to start ripping fabric to make the Nest Quilt that Carrie was demonstrating. Now, I fancy myself a crafter, but seriously, I didn't have single glue stick that wasn't dried up and crusty. I improvised using tiny squares of heat n' bond. So, you might want to get your hands on one before you make plans for this quilt. Just sayin'. I especially love that when you're not laboring for perfection, the process is enjoyable and freeing. After playing with fabric an hour or so, I had a quilt top!<br />
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No pattern. No rules. A custom quilt made with Michael Miller Cotton Couture solids : mint, black, white. The dot is Michael Miller Petit Point in Onyx, which is sadly, becoming a chore to find. These fabrics are simply scrumptious, they piece and quilt just like butter. If you haven't used them..I suggest you give it a shot. I promise it'll be worth it. As always, thanks for stopping by! </div>
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Have you heard about AMB fabrics? It's a new line by Clothworks, which produces quality, solid quilting weight fabrics here in the U.S.A. The cotton is grown in American soil and milled right here, a philosophy I can vibe with. You can read more about the AMB story <a href="http://americanmadebrand.com/about/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and see all 50 great colors <a href="http://americanmadebrand.com/the-fabric/" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div>
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I am incredibly honored and thrilled to have been selected by American Made Brand {AMB} to represent my home state of Michigan in their virtual blog tour of each of the United States, it's a road trip! No gas required. This challenge asked each contributor to design a license plate for their state, with the idea that each block will be incorporated into a quilt, it's the ultimate national quilting bee.<br />
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<b>My License Plate Block:</b><br />
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Far from perfect, and not quite as I first drafted, but I'm super pleased with it. The letters are paper pieced using <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/300-paper-pieced-quilt-blocks-carol-doak/1006386917?cm_mmc=googlepla-_-book_25to44-_-q000000633-_-9781564775344&ean=9781564775344&isbn=9781564775344&r=1" target="_blank">Carol Doak's 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks</a> book, and yes, I tediously reduced the patterns to 1 inch, leaving 1/4" seam allowance around the perimeter for sewing the pieces together. I'm just hoping nobody looks at the back of this block ;) For the state, I fused Heat and Bond to the back of the fabric, traced the state on the paper side, used really sharp snips to cut around it, then fused it to the background fabric with a steamy iron. To finish the state, I took a single strand of embroidery floss and made tiny blanket stitches around the edges. The block is 6.5" x 12.5" So if you're a glutton for tiny piecing punishment, give it a shot.<br />
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<b>My State, Michigan: </b><br />
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Michigan is the Great Lakes State, it's the Mitten State, it's home to Motor City, the birthplace of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation" target="_blank">Gibson Guitars</a>, <a href="http://bellsbeer.com/" target="_blank">Bell's Beer</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamazoo_Promise" target="_blank">Kalamazoo Promise</a> and <a href="http://classic.motown.com/history/" target="_blank">Motown </a>music. Michigan is home the largest freshwater coast in the world, which lends well to the fruit and wine producing industries. If you haven't traveled to Michigan, I recommend you do so. Please enjoy some of my favorite Instagram photos depicting some of the beauty of Northern Michigan. You can find me on Instagram at @cbhandmade<br />
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Old Mission Peninsula<br />
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Where the Platte River meets Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear National Park<br />
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Downright sweet example of a Michigan Made vintage 9 patch quilt.<br />
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Because you can't do Northern Michigan without fudge...<br />
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A very clean and simple half-square triangle herringbone quilt. The backing is a lusciously-soft Michael Miller print. </div>
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Once again, I was lucky enough to play with some pre-release fabric and oh my dear, I adore it! This here is <a href="http://suchitysuch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SUCH Design's </a> second collection for <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Windham Fabrics</a>, <a href="http://baumtextile.uberflip.com/i/288669" target="_blank">"PAINT".</a> Thoughtfully and playfully designed, Carrie Bloomston has done it again. The texture of her painted solids are rich and dreamy, the text prints are tasteful and inspiring. I got mad love for this collection. </div>
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I adapted a pattern called 'Sorbet Mini Quilt' by <a href="http://swimbikequilt.com/" target="_blank">Katie Clark Blakesley</a> from the book <a href="http://www.vintagequiltrevival.com/" target="_blank">Vintage Quilt Revival</a> to make this quilt. I was really happy with the results, lots of pop, just enough neutral. Win-win. I did some heavy-duty, double grid quilting on this little guy, mainly because I didn't want to be finished with it.<br />
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This here's a custom baby quilt I finished back in May but am just now getting around to sharing. I often get requests for custom quilts and a lot of times I just can't accommodate them. I couldn't say no to this color combo, despite how busy I've been lately. This quilt was made for Tara Marshall, an interior designer in Canada looking for something special for her own baby's nursery. I just loooooove this quilt. </div>
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Tara Marshall can be found at <a href="http://www.mckinleyburkart.com/">McKinley Burkart</a>, an award-winning architectural and interior design firm located in Calgary, Alberta Canada. She also tweets a bit on twitter at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/marshall_tara">tara_marshall@marshall_tara</a></span></div>
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I live in a small apartment and continually struggle with organization of sewing and craft supplies...creative nature? Possibly. Craft supply hoarder? Most definitely. Anyway, when you find yourself in my predicament, closed system storage is the way to go. So, I found an old metal storage cabinet on the cheap-cheap and knew I could put it to good use. I used to have one very similar and in a fit of crazy, I "gave" it away, along with many other things during a change of residence. I have regretted letting it go many times but was stoked to have re-found this little treasure.<br />
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The cabinet was in need of some TLC, but the most I was willing to manage was putting a bandage of sorts over the nastiness of the shelves. I removed the old shelf-liner and cleaned each shelf as best I could, but not wanting to spend tons of time on this with paint, sanding and scraping: I opted for a band-aid. I used Con-Tact paper in a wood-grain pattern to cover over the rusted and scuffed metal hidden under the decades-old shelf-liner that was in the cabinet when I bought it. </div>
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I measured the dimensions of each shelf and cut the contact paper to size, using my cutting mat and rotary cutter (gasp) that I use for my sewing and quilting projects. I added a couple of inches at the front so that it would wrap around the lip of each shelf (notice the notch in the corners). </div>
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I peeled the backing from the Con-Tact paper, beginning in the left corner and then started smoothing it down (pictured above is how it looks when you get to the far right). I worked left to right until it was all stuck down. </div>
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I had a wee-bit of an issue getting the Con-Tact paper to adhere properly to some areas of the shelves, likely a result of the condition of the paint surface I was trying to stick it to. I remedied that situation with my trusty Mod Podge, applying it directly to the shelf and front lip of the shelf then smoothing the paper over it with my fingers for a nice finish. Worked like a freaking charm. I'm so glad I spent the hour or so making this cabinet functional for my purposes. </div>
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You may notice on the second shelf from the bottom where I hadn't used the Mod-Podge to secure the shelf-paper under the lip. It made a big difference in this little project. I'm thrilled with how this turned out...it cost just dollars to do, very little mess and totally made the inside of this cabinet useable. Score. </div>
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modern, baby quilt with traditional appeal.</div>
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1 winner will receive a scrap bag of each of the scrumptious prints (at least five inches square) of Collage by <a href="http://suchitysuch.blogspot.com/">SUCH Designs</a> for Windham Fabrics, available in July. There is one print from the line I used up, so ya won't be getting that one. sorry.<br />
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I had the pleasure of creating this dimensional flying geese quilt with <i>Collage, </i>a brand new range of fabrics by<a href="http://suchitysuch.blogspot.com/"> SUCH Designs</a> for <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.net/">Windham Fabrics</a>. The fabric is scheduled to be released in July. Carrie Bloomston is the artist responsible for the impeccably designed fabrics I used in this quilt. I couldn't help but play with the rainbow-y graduation of colors when laying out the fabrics, they seem to beg for it.</div>
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You can read more about Carrie's inspiration for this line on<a href="http://suchitysuch.blogspot.com/"> her blog,</a> get to know her! She's going to be around for awhile, she's a tried and true artist...I can't wait to see what else she's got up her smock sleeve. <a href="http://suchitysuch.blogspot.com/">She's also got links</a> to all of the other designers that were making some magic with this fabric....they are all having giveaways too!</div>
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To celebrate the arrival of Collage, SUCH Designs and Windham fabrics are offering up a layer cake (10" squares) of the entire range. You don't have to wait until July to get sewing if you win one! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Congrats to Barb! Random.org chose #153. <a href="http://witsend2.blogspot.com/">Barb and Sharon of the blog Wits End.</a> Does this mean you'll have to share the fabric? Uh oh. </span></div>
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Perhaps you don't sew? Or want to double down on your chances of winning something? Head over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/CB-Handmade/334648509907556?ref=hl">Facebook page,</a> where you might win one of the two coin purses shown above. Adapted from the<a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/2009/08/gathered-clutch-pattern.html"> Gathered Clutch Pattern</a> by Anna Graham of <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/">Noodlehead. </a>She's an amazing designer and she'll be showcasing Collage fabrics on her blog April 18th!</div>
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The hand-printed backing fabric on this quilt makes me melt. It's quite possibly the nicest fabric I've ever worked with. The price is reflective of the quality and the care put into creating this gorgeous textile. In other words, you won't find this in a bargain basement! It has the hand and drape of a buttery, vintage muslin, perfectly soft and broken in, truly a dream to sew with. You can find it <a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/fabric5meterbolt--camille.aspx">HERE</a>, if you happen to be interested. I will seriously take this fabric into consideration when it comes time for sewing for my hypothetical babies...until then...</div>
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And a lively backing fabric called<a href="http://freespiritfabric.com/core-pages/gallery.php?gal_id=368"> Silent Cinema</a> by Jenean Morrison for FreeSpirit fabrics. Centering this puppy on the back proved to be a bit of a chore, surprisingly so. I ended up choosing my 'center' and ironing the fabric into quadrants taking care to split each of the tiny little flowers that that run the warp and weft into halves. Then I carefully pinned it to registration marks I made on my batting that corresponded with the center marks on all four sides of the quilt. Phew! Avoidance of this task might be why I use non-directional prints and solids so much in my quilting. Do you have any tricks for centering backing fabric? I'd love to hear...</div>
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Could alternatively be titled, <i>Mourning Nurse Crawley. </i>Alas, I thought that would be a tad morose title for a baby quilt. Inspired by my <a href="http://craftyblossom.blogspot.com/2012/11/red-cross-baby-quilt.html">Red Cross Quilt.</a></div>
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