FUTURE BUILDERS

aubrey and madison outside in the snow on sunday.....they were out there for hours! every so often i would trade out gloves, mittens and hats for warm dry ones straight from the dryer....

PIECES FROM THE PAST

this is a new little project i've started......not that i'm finished with other projects.....just felt the need to start yet another so it can sit unfinished now and then!

these are some dresden flowers.....not sure of the "official" name of them but that's what i'm calling them. my mother gave them to me because she knew she would probably never get to them. we believe they were made by her grandmother coder.....some maybe made by her mother....we aren't completely sure...... there are many fabrics that are included in the flowers that brought back memories of dresses that mom had when she was little.

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so my plan is to use the blanket stitch on my sewing machine to attach the flowers to my blocks......i know....for some of you out there this would be considered a sin....to use my machine instead of stitching by hand....but here's the deal.....i either machine stitch and save a bit of time or just keep the flowers in storage....never to end up on a quilt because there is never enough time to sit and hand stitch.

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i'm going to also make blocks to go in between each of the flower blocks.....i'm going to make the irish chain blocks to do that......so far i'm on my third try.....squares were too big on the first block....got it right on the second but have since seen a quilt along on someone elses blog that pieces the irish chain together in a different way then i've done....it appears to be a much cleaner block then the one i've come up with....less seams....not as busy.

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so when i've mastered my irish chain blocks i will cut the blocks to attach my flowers to.

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oh yeah....the fabric for the irish chain blocks is also old....sorry...."vintage".....i went thur mom's stash and pulled out many that look like they are from the same time as the flowers......and no aunt alice....i didn't even make a dent in the stash......but have come up with many ideas of other quilts that i could make with what she has on hand.....

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i guess now is when i tell you to tune in later to see the finished quilt.....hope you enjoyed the little sneak peak !