invisiblegirl.org » quilting http://invisiblegirl.org Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Granny Squares #10, 11 & 12 http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/granny-square-10/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/granny-square-10/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:27 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3175 Untitled

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Only 8 more to go!!

]]> http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/granny-square-10/feed/ 0 Stash Report – Week of May 20, 2012 http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/stash-report-week-of-may-20-2012/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/stash-report-week-of-may-20-2012/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 20:59:28 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3177 This week I worked on Granny Squares from my stash and I stopped by JoAnn’s last night to get some Granny Squares and small yardage. I want to try and use all different pink fabrics on each Granny Square, but that’s going to be hard!! Maybe I’ll use the solids twice at the very least :blush: Here are the new fabrics I picked up:

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Also apparently I did last week’s counts wrong so here are my NEW counts:

Used this Week: 0.25 yards
Used year to Date: 0.25 yards
Added this Week: 1.25 yards
Added Year to Date: 1.25 yards
Net Used for 2012: 1 yards

Happy Quilting!!

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]]> http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/granny-square-8/feed/ 0 WIP: Granny Squares #6 & #7 http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/wip-granny-squares-6-7/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/wip-granny-squares-6-7/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:54 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3167 Untitled

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Only 13 more to go… x_x

]]> http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/wip-granny-squares-6-7/feed/ 0 Stash Report – Week of May 6, 2012 http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/stash-report-week-of-may-6-2012/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/stash-report-week-of-may-6-2012/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 13:35:40 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3147 I was inspired by Judy over at Patchwork Times to sit down and measure out my stash of fabric. I didn’t really want to face how much fabric I might have shoved under the bed, lol. After all the measuring and adding, I estimate my stash to be around 97 yards!! :omg: And that’s not even including my scraps bin, which has a couple of charm packs and a layer cake in it… :blush:

I’m going to start as of today; I have no idea how much fabric I’ve used so far and I do not want to figure it out!! So here’s my stash report:

Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 0 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 97 yards
Net Used for 2012: 0 yards

I really need to get rid of some fabric apparently!!

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Quilt Story

Oh my goodness! No sooner do I see that I was featured at JAQS, I continue clicking through my blogroll and see that Positively Perfect was featured on QuiltStory’s Fabric Tuesday, too!

My quilt on QuiltStory!

This is the first time one of my quilts has been recognized in the quilting community like this, I’m just so excited! :) I’m glad so many people like the quilt. Thank you Heather and Megan! :)

]]> http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/my-cup-runneth-over/feed/ 0 I was featured on JAQS! http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/i-was-featured-on-jaqs/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/i-was-featured-on-jaqs/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 00:22:39 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3136 How exciting! My Positively Perfect Quilt was featured on JAQS Studio’s MADE BY ME Linky party! I took a screenshot:

Featured on JAQS blog!

Featured on JAQS blog!

It’s nice to be recognized for something you put so much hard work into, isn’t it? :)

Speaking of JAQS, she has a really nice Etsy shop as well as an online store. I simply love the fabrics she stocks!

Thanks Q! :)

]]> http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/05/i-was-featured-on-jaqs/feed/ 0 Positively Perfect Quilt: Completed! http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/04/positively-perfect-quilt-completed/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/04/positively-perfect-quilt-completed/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:40:41 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3125 The quilt for mu cousin is finished! I used this Positively Perfect quilt pattern and a jelly roll of Cape Ann fabrics, among others, to make it. I tried to get some outdoor pictures of the quilt this time and I also messed around with the contrast and other settings in Photoshop, so maybe this time my pictures are a bit better!

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You can see the quilting really well in this shot. I did a diamond pattern on the pluses and dots, and then lines on the borders.

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The back was pieced together using leftover pieces from the two border fabrics on the front, and leftover pieces from the Jelly roll. I also had one more plus left over somehow, so I used that in the backing, too.

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You can see the binding a bit better on this one. I used all the leftover stripey fabrics from the jelly roll to machine bind my quilt. I love that I can just grab a few strips from my Jelly roll to bind the quilt! Makes things so easy.

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This “made with love” label was on one of the selvage pieces! How nice is that? So I added in my name and date to the label. Forgive the smudging… I want to keep things as anonymous as possible. :blush:

Happy Friday!

Linking up!
Finish it Up Friday over at Crazy Mom Quilts

Fresh Poppy Design

]]> http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/04/positively-perfect-quilt-completed/feed/ 10 Granny Squares! http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/04/granny-squares/ http://invisiblegirl.org/2012/04/granny-squares/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:12:25 +0000 Erin http://invisiblegirl.org/?p=3103 Still working on my Positively Perfect Quilt, I actually finished the backer tonight but couldn’t jump into quilting it just yet. I don’t have a big enough space in my home to baste quilts, so I take it to our shop and baste it there. :)

So in the meantime, I got started on ANOTHER quilt that will be a wedding gift! I saved some of the pink jelly roll strips from the Positively Perfect quilt to use on this one. This girl seriously LOVES pink; her wedding this summer is pink-themed. The bridesmaids are even wearing pink dresses! (I should know… I just picked mine up!)

I have been wanting to try out a Granny Square block, it seems like they’ve been popping up ALL over the quilting blogosphere! I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try it out. I’m SO glad I did! I am LOVING Granny Squares! They’re so FAST and EASY to make, I got three done in just about an hour and cut out the pieces for a fourth. Here they are on my improvised design wall:

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I seriously need to get some better lighting in this apartment.

It’s going to be really fun coming up with new color combinations with this. I want all of the blocks to have at least SOME pink in them. This one combines some Cape Ann prints (pink) with Michael Miller (yellow):

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Some more Cape Ann with a purple solid I picked up in the remnants bin:

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And these are both Cape Ann:

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So, three blocks down, at least 17 more to go! I hope this one comes together quickly. I want to have it ready for the bridal shower, which is just around the corner.

Have you make Granny Squares yet? What quilting design do you think you would use?

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