Avoidance sewing
March 10, 2008
It’s amazing what you can get done when the in-laws are in town. Don’t get me wrong, they’re wonderful people who are sweet and kind to me and I’m lucky that I have them. But I’m sure at least some of you understand the whole in-law thing. Especially when they show up for a surprise weekend stay.
But I had some Joel Dewberry Manzanita fat quarters itching to be made into something…so here’s what I did with my weekend.
It’s the Snapshot quilt from the Happy Hour quilt book. I used 13 fat quarters and this went together lickety split. I must applaud the excellent cutting instructions in the pattern. They give two options (one for slightly small fats and one for full fats) which was so great. I mean, how many patterns really respect the fact that fat quarters (especially if you pre-wash) never end up giving you a full 18″x22″?
I have the backing done too…so now I have to pin baste and decide how I want to quilt this. Seriously - any suggestions? I’d love to just stitch in the ditch, but I think the non-quilted areas will be too large (the squares are 8.5 inches wide). But I don’t want to get too fiddly - because I don’t have the patience to stipple etc and because I don’t want to mess with the clean modern lines.
I bought the fat quarters through the Pine Needle Quilt shop. They do EXCELLENT quilt kits and bundles. I have their Hip to be Square kit too and it’s gorgeous. But you can also get a full Manzanita fat quarter set at the Fat Quarter shop.
Sheesh. If this is the kind of productivity I can eke out when the in-laws are in town, I should invite them up every weekend. Uhhhh…let’s just pretend I didn’t think that.
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Magik Quilter | March 10, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I love the colours and the sheer modernity of it…I think you should invite them to live with you…am still pondering the quilting.
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Rebekah | March 10, 2008 at 4:04 pm
too funny about the inlaws!
love the pattern of the quilt and the manzanita fabric! such a pretty quilt! wonderful job!
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celestinacarmen | March 10, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I love the colors. It’s beautiful.
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kelly | March 10, 2008 at 9:20 pm
i love it, so clean and fresh. the colors are great, i am so impressed that you accomplished this with house guests! -kb
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lucy | March 10, 2008 at 11:43 pm
The colours are amazing. Looks like it’s a quick project!
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Janey | March 11, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Great colors. I just this pattern for my kids school fair you can see it on my blog. Mine was done in brights since they’re doing a Mardi Gras theme. I would use a beige thread that blends with your fabric and then do some sort of all over pattern, it doesn’t need to be tiny stippling. Good Luck.
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thedomesticdiva | March 12, 2008 at 9:52 am
love it!
I think the stitch in the ditch would be just fine on this modern quilt.
With friendship,
Lisa
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Alice | March 16, 2008 at 2:52 am
I love this SO much! All your fabrics have me drooling lately.
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fiona | March 19, 2008 at 11:03 am
love love love the quilt, can you send your inlaws to my house?? i think quitling different size circles randomly might look cool, a real contrast to the stright lines.
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Knitsational | April 26, 2008 at 3:44 am
Gorgeous! I really love this.