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Quilt details Name, Recipient, Size, Start/Finished date, Pattern and Fabrics used "Mary-Anne Under the Sun", previously knows as the One Block Wonder quilt, or the OBW quilt For Marianne 173 x 185 cm (length x height). started on 17.4.2015. Pieces for the blocks were cut 6.6.2017. Q uilt top got done on 4.10.2018, and quilt was finished 22.10.2018. my own improvised pattern; a center medallion out of OBW-blocks, with surrounding borders made out of the bonus triangle pieces that came from the OBW-blocks. About the fabrics used: The yellow fabric was actually a curtain I bought second hand sometime before April 2015. Batting, backing and binding fabric: Single layer of (80 g) polyester batting from Kruunun Kangas, pieced together to become wide enough. Backing was pieced together from some white cotton fabric from Kruunun Kangas, and a donation fabric from Annikki or Frida (I'm not actually sure here) with a white background and lots of...

I was feeling really flu-crappy three days ago. Taking care of oneself comes kinda second when the kids have the flu too. *sigh* Anyway, I was cleaning out stuff from the cutting table, since I had gotten those place-mats and towels done. And I found a small baggie with already fussy cut small Christmas blocks. So, I took the leftover natural white I had used on my Rainbow quilt, and found some matching reds, and made some not-quite-economy blocks. And no, I had no idea what to do with them. Next day, I squared them up and placed them on the design wall and tried to figure out what I could do with them. I quickly realized that unless I wanted a Christmas-themed baby quilt, it needed more blocks. I pieced together some from the small leftovers I had. (I think I managed okay with this one, the seam runs straight through the center) So...after having gone through my novelty fabrics for Christmas themed ones in green-white-red, I found one with present...

Oh happy day - the borders have been added! And I think they turned out great. I'm truly amazed by the fact that I - after reading up on color theory and then trying my best while also using an app tool to help - actually managed to create a quilt with a color palette that WORKS! Even the scrappy fabrics I've used for the hexie flowers work together well. On the overview photo some of them look a bit muted, and some of the oranges are so bright they shine, but close up the effect is much better.  Oranges, browns and red. With pink, and some odd greens, light blue and a few yellows. Writing that down makes it sound like an insane mix. The patterns on the fabrics are also an insane mix: florals, geometrics, polka dots, stripes, pastoral idylls and solids. Also, and in this I'm thankful for all the comments I got on Instagram for these photos, I noticed that I've chosen autumn colors. Without thinking. Visa det här...

I have only the borders left until the top is done. I have - only - the borders left... Nearly done with one, look: It feels like this is taking forever. Because of these borders. That I pinning on, and sewing, one at time. Because I really don’t need any more pins-and-needles related accidents. Twice have been quite enough, thank you kindly. It’s official now. I have BLED for this quilt. Damn those pinning needles... #scrapquilt #tickertape #rainbowquilt #needlesareawful Ett inlägg delat av Linnea Grönstrand-Mölsä (@linneagronstrandmolsa) 3 Aug 2018 kl. 4:51 PDT That was the first one. The second one was when my little boy started kicking  me on the lap and legs while I was sitting on the sofa (and sewing on the first border). He kicked a pin straight into the right side of my right knee. I bled through the pajama-pants I was wearing, and I won’t hand-sew while sitting there in a looooong long while either now. That much pain was quite eno...

Because we've had both the stomach flu and normal flu in the family here the last week, I've been sewing to keep up my sanity. It isn't easy, when you can't leave the house because you don't want one child's flu getting any worse, and you're stuck indoors for a whole week. There' only so much that doing laundry, cleaning and cooking can do to make you feel better. Letting the kids watch movies is one way to make them sit still and try to relax and not think about how bad it feels when mommy has to wipe any their snot every 5ish minute. So, the kids have asked to see "Pippi pirater!" (1) and "Pippi Ville Villekulla brinner!" (2) and "Bilar!" (3) a lot. And I mean A LOT. (1) Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven (2) På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump (3) Cars (the Pixar movie) Like, we've seen Cars once now nearly every day. Talk about indoctrination, and mommy tiredness! But, in the middle of it all, I remem...