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Sometimes Keeping A Secret is Hard Work!

1/27/2015

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We've all been there.  We've all had exciting things to share but for one reason or another we haven't been able to share.  I am proud to say that I can finally share a very special project that I have been working on since last SPRING.  

My cousin, Meredith, headed to Queens University last September.  My ever so clever Aunt Joan wanted me to create a memory blanket for Meredith to use while she was away at University. 

Meredith has been involved in dance her entire life and had collected quite the collection of t-shirts and dance costumes.  Rather than have all of these things take up space in the back of a closet, my Aunt asked if I could use them to make a quilt.  Nothing too complicated.  Of course, I always make things MUCH more complicated than needed. I like everything that way!

The majority of clothing was secretly delivered when my Aunt delivered my new-to-me coffee table that she had beautifully refinished.  The remaining items (school uniform kilt & shirt) were delivered much later after Meredith finished the last year of high school.

I wanted to create something that was a little bit more than regular patchwork squares.  I had seen several quilts on Pinterest that were "Polaroid Quilts".  I thought this style of quilt would be perfect for a memory quilt!  I wasn't able to find the original source of this style of quilt, but there are plenty out of examples and tutorials out there. 

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Working with knits, and other materials was a bit tricky.  It was also tricky pressing the blocks with the  t-shirt printing.  All pieces were very carefully "fussy-cut" so that each memory was captured.  I quilted the sashing of the quilt only and left the "Polaroids" unquilted.  I used a random overlapping square free motion style of quilting.  I was hoping that they would resemble randomly stacked photos.  I used a dark grey minky backing to make the quilt super comfy for studying.
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It really was such an honour to be entrusted with such precious memories.  It also allowed me a little glimpse into all of Meredith's hard work as a dancer,  volunteer and student.   It really makes your heart burst with pride.  This quilt truly tells a story.
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Quilty Resolutions

1/2/2015

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Here we are in 2015! A new year of promise. Can you believe that it is already here?  2014 flew by in a flash and was a really fantastic year for me, my family & friends. I can only hope that 2015 is even better!

I have spent the last couple of weeks of 2014 frantically trying to finish some projects just in time for Christmas.  In fact, I was working on one Christmas Day. I'll be sharing those projects very soon.

After a lot of reflection over the last couple of months, I have made a very difficult quilty resolution for 2015. I will not be taking on any new custom orders/commissions for 2015. This has been a hard one for me, mostly because I have a REALLY hard time saying 'no'. I love creating things for people  and it's hard to turn down an opportunity to do so. But saying 'yes' to everything isn't always a good thing either!  

I am still going to be quilting and making things in 2015. This year I will be exploring my craft and making the collection of things that I have wanted to make for some time. I have many, many ideas in my head and in my sketchbook.  You may even see some of these things for sale on my website as I have been told I can't keep everything for myself. Ha!  

I hope you will continue to follow my quilting journey and read about the things I create in 2015!

Happy New Year!






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