What's On My Table

My last "What's On My Table" post showed you these rather ... blah ... blocks, remember? With a little cutting, a little piecing, a little re-arranging, and voila!  She turned out real perty and is now awaiting quilting on my long-arm quilting machine!

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Thimbleberries Stash Reduction Sale!

If you love Thimbleberries Jelly Rolls, I have a deal for you at Busy Hands Quilts!

15# of Thimbleberries strips and pieces which is approximately 32 yards of fabric!  It fills a LARGE Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box!  

32 one-yard cuts of Thimbleberries fabrics.  A steal at $4.50 per yard!  That's more than 50% off retail!

For sale at Busy Hands Quilts on Etsy!

Welcome Winter Snowfriends Quilt

Quilt Stats:

• Quilt Top:  100% cotton Flannel Panel, quilt-shop quality
• Size: 32" wide x 38.5" tall
• Batting:  100% cotton, thin
• Backing:  100% cotton Flannel, Moda, navy plaid
• Binding:  100% cotton Flannel, Moda, navy plaid
• Quilting:  100% cotton Cream thread, straight line stitching around blocks and meandering stipple in the background of the snowmen blocks.

For Sale in my Etsy Shop, Busy Hands Quilts!!

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34 Thimbleberries Fat Quarters For Sale

34 Thimbleberries Fat Quarters For Sale in my Etsy Shop!

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What's On My Table

Here's a peek at what is or has been on my table over the last few weeks. 

These 1930s reproduction fabric blocks were on my table for a few weeks.  I kept making 8.5" blocks, trying to get just the right combination to go with the 16-patch blocks in the middle of the bottom row.  There are at least 80 blocks between the piles.  I couldn't get just the block I was after, so I have shelved this project for now.  I had intended to use this as the queen-sized focus quilt on my living room wall, but have decided these fabrics just don't fit there.  And, yes, you could say it is a big wall!

If you haven't heard of a 90-Degree Double Strip Ruler, you should check it out!  Many of these blocks were made with two 2.5" strips sewn together and then cut this fabulous ruler/template!  I LOVE it!

This wave quilt is on hold because my walking foot broke!  This glitch has put me in a major creative slump, and I am finding it hard to do any quilting without my walking foot.  I had come to depend on it sew much that I feel like I have lost a real good friend.  :{  And the seller isn't answering my emails about replacing it!

And here's a peek at what is on my design wall.  A quilt made from lighter greens and tans, all in Thimbleberries fabrics!

A Skirt For Mama

Recently I sewed myself this A-line skirt.  I'm quite tickled with it.  I used a black batik fabric I had in my stash and enhanced it with black grosgrain ribbon down the front and back.  The ribbon really added pizzazz.  This was the second invisible zipper I have put in, and they really aren't too difficult to do at all!  This skirt has a yoke  that is not on the bias, so it doesn't take as much fabric as other patterns I have used.  You can find the pattern at Marie Madeline Studio, and it is 50% off today!

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