Monday, January 16, 2012

Pink Lemonade



My top is finished! I saw Lori’s post after watching Downton Abbey last night and just had to go down to the sewing room and finish it. It looks a bit warped in the photo, but is actually pretty straight. I haven’t decided if I want to hand or machine quilt it.

Along with Pink, I’ve been working on my Lone Star – three diamond borders finished – one more to go and then I need to figure out what to do for the corners. I have templates to make 6” Lemoyne stars but the borders will finish at 6 ¾” wide. I guess I could add strips of background fabric to make it fit or draft a slightly bigger star. I think I will have just enough of the background fabric so I need to plan carefully.

I’m making additional pinwheels for the Stars and Stepping Stones in leader/ender fashion.


I had some oral surgery last Wednesday, a dental implant, so I wasn’t feeling up to sitting at the sewing machine for a couple of days. Instead, I did some hand quilting on Lori’s QAL from last year. I have just a little more to go. I hope to finish it in time to enter in the QU quilt show.  I’m also entering Concord, Cranston and PeterPan and the Lone Star if I can get it done by the end of February.

Looking forward to more of the same stitching this coming week. I also plan to do some cleaning out around the house. I set out 3 big bags full of stuff for a local charity last week, filled another bag since, set aside some things for a consignment shop and moved some things into my daughters bedroom. If her life goes as planned she won’t be in it for over a year so I decided to use it as storage for a while. I freed up some space in my sewing room – a good thing as long as I don’t fill it up with something else!


I've been meaning to share this with you - a tray my husband made back in the 90's when he was into woodworking. Didn't he do a wonderful job? It's on a chest in our family room.

Happy Stitching!

23 comments:

  1. Pink Lemonade is soooo cute!! Love the plaids - looks like such a fun sew-a-long! I'll have to try the next one.

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  2. P.S. Your husband's woodwork is beautiful!!!

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  3. Lovely Pink Lemonade! I was very tempted by this QAL, and it was really hard to resist. Too many fun things going around!!

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  4. Your pink lemonade is very fun! I need to get my corner blocks made now.
    I love the QAL quilt you are currently hand quilting. I was not in blogland at that time, or I'm sure I would have made that one. Maybe some day I will go back and make it.
    Too bad your husband isn't still doing woodwork. That is an incredible tray!

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  5. Love your pink lemonade. I have the corners to do yet. All your projects look great!
    I need your motivation in my sewing room.
    Your DH did a wonderful job with the tray. Besides the Lemoyne Star look they remind me of antique wooden thread winders. Lucky you!
    Thank you for sharing.

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  6. your pink lemonade top is wonderful ~ really like the yellow that you have chosen. my corner blocks are finished but i'm not sure about my yellow yet . . . once i get that figured out i'll be sewing it up and thinking about how to quilt it. btw: how will you be quilting yours?

    the tray that your husband made is gorgeous~!!~an heirloom piece and something to treasure.

    :-)
    libbyQ

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  7. Your Pink Lemonade is very beautiful and your husband's work wonderful !

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  8. Love the way the blue pops out in your Pink Lemonade. Hope you are feeling ok after the dental work. You still seem to be getting so much done. My daughter told us she is moving out again, so ,my husband gets his music room back.

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  9. Woo-Hoo! Love your Pink Lemonade quilt!! How fun to have put hand stitches in Midnight Stars:)
    Your hubby is quite a woodworker! It is beautiful!!

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  10. Your Pink Lemonade quilt is great love the colors and the wood tray that your husband made is lovely!

    Hope you are feeling better!

    Hugs, Carolyn

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  11. Your quilt along top turned out great - love the pink you used. I must get going, lol.

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  12. Yummy, Maureen. Your husband does beautiful woodworking.

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  13. Wow, you are quick. I got my top done today. Any ideas on quilting?? The tray is gorgeous. Such a talented hubby.

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  14. Your Pink Lemonade is looking wonderful, my schedule hasn't allowed me to get that far yet, but soon.......
    Love the wood work that your husband did, what a lovely piece!!!!!

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  15. Love your Pink Lemonade! So Sweet! I am a handquilter too. Your husband did a beautiful job on that tray! Hope you are feeling better!

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  16. Your Pink Lemonade turned out great! I see you did the one from last year also. I thought about doing that one but didn't. I still might go back and do it - I really like that little quilt.

    Your husbands tray is beautiful!

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  17. I'm trying to decide how and what to quilt on mime too. I just got the top done in time for the Link-up today. Nice to see so many different quilts. I'll have to look at last years too.

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  18. The brighter blue blocks in some of the Pink Lemonade quilts have been catching my eye. Nice.

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  19. Very pretty lemonade quilt. Loved your hand quilting photo!

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  20. Your pink lemonade quilt is lovely. Love the tray, too.

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  21. The Pink Lemonade is very cute! I like your fabric choices. I'm considering hand quilting mine too, and am also working on hand quilting a past Lori quiltalong quilt, Strawberry Fields. Love your husband's tray--it is wonderful.

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  22. Your version of the pink lemonade quilt along is just delightful. Your fabrics are just a little brighter than mine and it is a good look. I am impressed by the lovely cover to your keepsake chest. Your husband is a talented woodworker.

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  23. your pink lemonade quilt is really lovely & bright! this was a fun QAL, i've really enjoyed seeing everyone's take on Lori's antique quilt :)) cheers, Marian

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