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Gallery Quilt – Finished

February 20, 2012 in Uncategorized | 13 comments

I was able to finish my gallery quilt this week.

Just in time for my sister’s birthday. She commented to me one day that she really loved this quilt (she saw me post it on Instagram… kind of forgot she was on Instagram!) and I had to try really hard to keep it in that it was for her for a birthday/housewarming present.

I knew I wanted to make  a quilt using the Heather Ross fish in bags print. Sister kind of has a thing about fish, and keeping them alive… anyway… I thought for a really long time about how to use them, since I only had a little scrap, not even a fat quarter.

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Mario Pixelated Quilt – Done!

January 20, 2012 in Uncategorized | 8 comments

I finally finished it. Just five months after I gave it to Brad for his birthday, I actually finished his gift.

2,292 squares later, it is done. And I love it.

So does Lottie. Her new thing, every time I’m working on a quilt, is to ask me if I’m making her a new hiding place.

Each side square is one of the power-ups. I know, I mixed versions of the game, which my brother already gave me grief for. I know I have more than one 1up. And I’m totally ok with that.

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Christmas Quilt for Mom

December 29, 2011 in Uncategorized | 9 comments

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I’m just not sure, until you’ve met her, if you can understand how awesome my mom is. You’ll just have to trust me. She’s brave and strong and (almost always) nice and genuinely a good person.  So for Christmas, we wanted to do something really special for her. See, my mom also has Multiple Myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Just over a week from now, she will be checking in to the hospital for a nice long stay to have her 2nd stem cell transplant. She won’t be able to spend as much time with us as she normally does, so my sister came up with the idea of making her a quilt. Which means, I got to make her a quilt.

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Fast and Furious for Mother’s Day

May 11, 2011 in Uncategorized | 18 comments

No, not the Vin Diesel movie. I contemplated action movies – deciding what to give to my mom as a gift. Instead, I made fast and furious quilts. I’ve also seen them referred to as 1600 quilts. Me, I’m calling it my “Umpunzel” quilt.

Have you seen these? I first saw it at my local quilt shop, and it was so lovely. Turns out, it’s ridiculously easy and quick to make – hence the name “fast and furious.”

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