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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Work in Progress...



I had to bring out the step stool.  This is a biggie.  The HSTs are 5.5" and it is filling up the design wall entirely.  Ack!  Tomorrow I will start sewing it together.  It actually grew much faster than I thought it would.  I was staring and staring at it and then I decided that I needed to shift the whole thing to the right by two columns.  I moved every last stinking HST over.  Even though that was a total pain, I wanted the off centre effect to be more pronounced.  Nobody sneeze!!!!


(All those boxes to the right in the other room are just my school stuff that needs to get moved into my new office but that too is a work in progress.)

This is before the move right...  It was too centred.  


Then I started making another needlebook.  I love making these.  I used some itty bitty sawdust scraps and some linen scraps.  I need to do all the fun stuff now.  The little pages need some pretties.


And I canned beans.


And we ate these...
We had some people over to pick blueberries and the little kids had a picnic tea party under the blueberry bushes with these.  Total yum!


Linking up with the Needle and Thread Network and Lee at Freshly Pieced for Work in Progress Wednesday.
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26 comments:

  1. Susan J BarkerJuly 30, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    gorgeous projects all around! and off centre does give the HST quilt a definate boost!

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  2. TammyJuly 30, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    Oh how pretty...I lvoe how you moved it over. Looks really good.

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  3. BarbeJuly 30, 2013 at 6:35 PM

    my goodness it went together really fast, wonderful scrap assortment too, lucky, lol. it is looking really nice. a value quilt is on my bucket list too, maybe next year.

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  4. PaulaJuly 30, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    Wow! That's a lot of HST's! Looks great!

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  5. reganJuly 30, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    LOVE it off center! Awesome! And those muffins look amazing! Can I have your recipe!?!

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  6. What Comes Next?July 30, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    love the off centre HSTs very pretty. You've been busy all around - the muffins look yummy!

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  7. KatJuly 30, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    I really like the offset as well. You are sure prolific! Looks great!

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  8. DeannaJuly 30, 2013 at 8:42 PM

    I love love love your HST's! And how come you have beans already? I planted early and they're only just getting bigger than my pinky.

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  9. FrancineJuly 31, 2013 at 1:12 AM

    this looks really great! I just (last night) finished a baby quilt in this same pattern - love it!

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  10. DebbieJuly 31, 2013 at 4:50 AM

    The off centered layout is much better. This is just a great way to learn value and end up with a quilt!

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  11. Marjorie's Busy CornerJuly 31, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    How r u getting all that work done? lol Great quilt!!!!

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  12. Judy H July 31, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    I agree, the off-centered layout is better. I have to get a design wall up and working soon.

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  13. mtnquiltrJuly 31, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    I love the HSTs, It's so interesting to look at. You get so much done, I've commented on that before. Maybe that says as much about me as it does about you!!!

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  14. Cynthia FJuly 31, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    Ooooh love love love! And the off centred version is perfection!

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  15. Heather D.July 31, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    The quilt is going to be gorgeous Cathy. I agree as well, you did the right thing by shifting it over.

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  16. Little Island QuiltingJuly 31, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    I was going to start with 'wow, wow, wow' but then I got side-tracked by your beans! Why are they yellow...in my world they are green!
    Anyway...love, love, love where this is going.

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  17. AnonymousJuly 31, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Wow your WIP is scraptacular. It is going to be beautiful when finished.

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  18. Leigh AnneJuly 31, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    This is fantastic! It really was worth moving it all over :)

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  19. Deb@asimplelifequiltsJuly 31, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    Your WIP is gorgeous... I just love your layout! It's a WOW!!!

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  20. sara velderJuly 31, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Gorgeous quilt, I like the off center approach!
    The blueberry muffins have me salivating on the keyboard right now!

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  21. KathyJuly 31, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    Fabulous looking quilt. You were right to off center it. Think when we do big quilts like this we need bigger walls...lol

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  22. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    Your quilt is going to be beautiful when it is finished, it is awesome right now. I agree with how you moved it all to the right, I think it looks better. great job! I could eat a jar of those beans and a whole pan of those muffins right now...yummo!

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  23. JoJuly 31, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    LOVE your HST quilt. I to run out of space on my design wall. One day I will make a bigger one.

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  24. noga quiltsJuly 31, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    Wow! This quilt is amazing! Love the HST. Yours is really beautiful

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  25. mumasuJuly 31, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    Your quilt is looking good and blueberry muffins, yum :)

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  26. CitricSugarAugust 13, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    That value piece is going to be so great - I have wanted to do a value quilt like this for a while.This might be the push I needed - thanks!

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