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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Dust Off an Old Book Blog Hop

Once again, Bea @ Beaquilter is hosting the Dust Off an Old Book Blog Hop.  I participated last year and made my version of the Redwork pattern from The Modern Quilt Workshop by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr.

I don't have many quilt books, so I choose a project from the Quilt in a Day GO! Qube book by Eleanor Burns that came with my Ready. Set. GO! Accuquilt cutting system.




I choose the Louisana project and used my Accuquilt to cut all the pieces.  I used Kona:  Sprout, Orchid Ice, and Peony.


The bonus of using the Accuquilt to cut the pieces, they all fit together nicely, and there is no trimming needed.


I decided to handpiece this project.  It gives me the opportunity to be creative in the evenings when I'm too tired to sit at the sewing machine.


I did big stitch hand quilting using perle cotton.  I started out stitching the purple triangles.  I was undecided on the green rectangles, but thought I could continue the triangle theme but didn't factor in the bottom of the triangle.  But I liked the effect.  I attempted a triangle in the small pink triangles, but I managed not to have distinct points at the top of the triangle, so it looks like curved stitching.


When I choose the Kona colours, I thinking spring and Easter.  I used Kona Canary for the binding.  This finishes 16 inches.



This is the list of bloggers participating in the blog hop this week:

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10 comments:

  1. Stitchin At HomeMarch 3, 2021 at 7:44 AM

    A happy spring piece, I love the big stitching!

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  2. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork AppliquéMarch 3, 2021 at 12:51 PM

    Bright and beautiful! Your hand quilting is perfect, and really looks like the pinwheels are curved.

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  3. Cynthia's Creating ArkMarch 3, 2021 at 6:04 PM

    A baeutiful projet. Hand piecing in the evening is alway good. Your hand quilting really sets it off.

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  4. KathleenMarch 3, 2021 at 6:57 PM

    Way to go! Love that you used the Accquilt book and cutter...so smart!

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  5. CarlaMarch 3, 2021 at 10:17 PM

    Great idea to use that book. I love that you handstitched it all and used spring colors to make us all smile!

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  6. beaquilterMarch 4, 2021 at 8:09 AM

    ahh I should have known it was from that book :) a great project and love your quilting on it!!

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  7. EmilyMarch 4, 2021 at 8:05 PM

    I love your big stitch quilting! It looks fabulous!

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  8. The Joyful QuilterMarch 5, 2021 at 11:04 PM

    Way to make use of that book AND your cutter, Anja!!

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  9. IzzyMarch 7, 2021 at 9:20 AM

    This is really lovely Anja! Your “rounded” big stitches give the piecing so much movement - reminds me of wind blowing on pinwheels.

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  10. Leanne ParsonsMarch 10, 2021 at 1:25 PM

    This is beautiful, Anja! I love the movement the big stitch quilting gives it.

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