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FOTY Triangles Mid August 2011
I continue to cut triangles for the Fabric of the Year 2011 quilt. I have many fabrics that need to be pressed, so it is a continuing process. My sewing machine is back, temporarily, so my pressing has slowed down … Continue reading
FOTY 2011 8/2011 Triangles
I am making progress on the pressing and cutting and you can see the quilt that is next in line from the fabrics I have cut. The design wall is getting to be too small these days iwth so many … Continue reading
FOTY 2011 Triangles – End of July 2011
The triangle collection is growing, but not fast enough. The halfway mark for the year is long past and I have piles of fabric to wash and cut. Sigh. I pressed a bunch while I was on the phone over … Continue reading
Lorajean’s Flags
I was looking through my Flickr Feed when I came across this quilt of Lorajean’s. Remember my Flickr trick from ResearchBuzz? My eyes nearly popped out of my head for a couple of reasons. this is one of the layouts … Continue reading
FOTY 2010 Again
I promised, in the completed project post, to post the professional photo of FOTY 2010 once I got it back. Here it is. I am really please with the way the photo came out. You can really see the quilting … Continue reading
FOTY Triangles
I have been making a big effort to press the fabric that I have washed recently. First it is really uncomfortable to sit and sew with a big pile of fabric poking me in the back. Also, I felt so … Continue reading
Finished: FOTY 2010
Yes, Fabric of the Year 2010 is finished. I took it to the photographer today so that it can be professionally photographed before it goes to the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles Show. This is not a great … Continue reading
FOTY 2011 -Small Triangles
I liked the way this group of colors looked together. Even though I didn’t have enough to really make a large picture, I thought this was worth showing. It makes me think about how I want to arrange the triangles.
FOTY 2011 Triangles – End of May
Here are so more triangles for FOTY 2011. I am not pressing and cutting them as fast since I am working on other projects, but I am working on them incrementally.
FOTY 2011 April 2011 Pieces
Here is the first group of triangles that will end up as Fabric of the Year 2011. I am doing something this year in that I am including many fabrics that I am using this year, but aren’t new. The … Continue reading
Fabric of the Year 2010 Top & Back
As I mentioned in the Zig Zaggy post, I am working on finishing tasks for a number of quilts. One of the tasks I finished was the back of the FOTY 2010. The Zig Zaggy quilt back was miserable to … Continue reading
Zen Quiltmaking
I had an appointment with Colleen yesterday to talk about the quilting for the Frosted Stars, the Frosted Stars Leftovers and the Purple Quilt. I wanted to bring the Fabric of the Year 2010 top over as well, but I … Continue reading
FOTY 2010 Progress: 2/25-2/27/2010
When I started piecing Sunday (the only day I had to piece over the weekend) the above photo shows where I started. I felt a little quilt nervous breakdown-ish. The reds and pinks were really making me a bit crazy. … Continue reading
FOTY 2010: Week of 2/14 Progress
This is what I was working with last weekend. Remember when the blues were a problem? Well, at the point I took this photo, the yellows and greens were giving me fits and I could tell the pinks were next. … Continue reading
FOTY 2010: Week of 2/7 Progress
I hung up FOTY 2009 in my hallway yesterday. It can be seen when people walk in the front door. I received a ton of compliments on it, which was very kind of people. I was planning to take it … Continue reading
